Amy Y

I agree with most who replied to this post. I will take accuracy over distance any day. When I first started playing I would kill the ball with no thought to placement. As you might imagine by scores were horrible. Didn't take me long to realize that it is more important to be accurate than powerful. Any who, those are my two cents.

Amy.

Fourputt

I'll take accuracy too. Just wish I knew where to find it

I've read articles in the past that say that grooves have nothing to do with putting spin on the ball for tee shots. They are only there to give the grass someplace to mush into when it is between the ball and the clubface on contact. That is why the modern square grooves give more spin from the rough than the V grooves that I grew up with.... more volume in the groove. A driver can have a completely smooth face and it still won't help to correct a hook or slice... that comes from your swing.



Rick

Golfbum

Police

Around any course id say accurace is a must be/have ok on some par 4s/5s you can get away with it (only sometimes) but say this for example:

You are all square the 18th is a 205 yard par 3 your opponant hits a 5 wood and hits it to the back of the green leaving him/herself a 8 footer ...you step up to the ball and give it a whack with your 6 iron and send it left of the green into the trees...you fail to get it out and lose the hole and the match.

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* Callaway fusion 4 wood Stiff shaft
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* Titleist spin milled 60*
* Odyssey white hot #5 Mallet
* Callaway HX Tour 56

Tomm

srothfuss

I prefer an accurate shot over a shot that goes farther, but ends up in the rough. Since the beginning, I haven't been a long hitter so in order to keep up with the "guys" I've was forced to make a more accurate shot.

"Drive for show" & "Putt for dough"

Fore!

most true.

Police

Now that is a motto i stand by

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* Srixon w-506 driver Stiff shaft and tip
* Callaway fusion 4 wood Stiff shaft
* Taylormade R7 TP irons Stiff shafts
* Titleist spin milled 60*
* Odyssey white hot #5 Mallet
* Callaway HX Tour 56

Tomm

ghost

Actually, it would cause better accuracy. The grooves create spin, and with an imperfect swing, the grooves are what cause a horrendous slice/hook, etc.

Don't believe me? Go and smear a thin coating of vaseline on your driver face, and watch how much straighter it is.

Eliminating the groove/spin from the ball helps you hit it straighter, not the other way around.

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Fore!

why did you put vaseline on your driver?

ghost

Buddy of mine told me to try it, because I used to have a huge slice.

Granted, it's totally cheating, but it was one of those 'check this out, you won't believe it'...

And he was right. Smashed the ball straight.

Of course, every couple holes you had to re-apply it. Tried it once, got a good laugh out of it, but didn't feel any better knowing that at the time, I still couldn't hit it straight without some sort of gimmick.

Glad at least THAT part of my game has improved

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