cbwheeler

I'm a streaky player in general it seems. I'm either on or not, yet somehow my scores are very consistent. I probably have variation of +- 3 as my scoring range. I suppose it is because if I'm doing well in one area, I seem to counteract that with another area.

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Will

Im all about the driver personally. I also am not good with the driver, so the rough comment is quite true. Im getting it worked out though. IMO being long gives you such an advantage if you can keep it under the control.

I have a pretty decent scrambling and short game really. Ive been in the trees enough to perfect a low punch out, the ability to curve around a tree etc. Im not that short off the tee, nor long, but I do hit my long irons well, and my woods are decent (except the 3)

Im more a middle of the green player. I cant work the ball at all.

I let them creep into the hole, makes for a more spectacular celebration that way IMO.

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DennisM

I will consider course design, risk/reward and all that if I'm playing somewhere that I'm not too familiar with. On the other hand, at the course I play the most, it's pretty open and I have a routine that suggests hitting driver on 14 holes that are either par 4's or par 5's. I can only recall hitting 3 wood from the tee on one short par 4 when I had a big wind behind me one time. At a local public course I also play a lot, there are a couple or three holes where something less than driver off the tee is good management.

The strength of my game has always been reasonable length off the tee, not monstrous like people think I should be, considering my height, but that reasonable distance is also coupled with being pretty controlled. In other words, I tend to hit a lot of fairways. From there is a matter of hitting greens, which means I'm hitting shorter clubs sometimes not well suited to the posture I have to assume for my 6' 7" height.

As for the 6' putts, that's a comfortable distance for me and I have a pretty good touch for it. I will play the downhill or sidehill putt to break, but usually cram the uphill putt in the hole.

What I almost always play to break are the 3' putts. It's hard to use my stroke for something so gentle... probably a sign of future yips.

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cbwheeler

Lately I've been throttling back a lot off the tee. I suppose that has always been the most hectic part of my game. Usually everything else stays halfway consistent, but some days I'll be in every fairway and some days I'll be in the tall grass all day.

It does depend on the hole and I suppose to severity of the rough, but I'd rather be 150 in the fairway, than 100 in the rough. It's hard to hit wedges from the rough.

What annoys me is, I know the exact reasons why I'm so inconsistent off the tee and it's just three really small things, but I'll tell you what, sometimes small adjustments are harder to make than big ones. I'm sure we've all been there.

Good answers guys. I like readin about how you all play. Keep em comin.

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stevel1017

Today I switched drivers, put my Ping in the truck and hot a Calloway knock off with an R shaft, lost 20 yards, but put it in the fairway. Hate losing the distance, but love the control. Took the left side of the course out of play. I'm thinking my Ping driver with an R shaft may be the way to go.

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300Yards

I'm a solid putter. I've always had a knack for reading the greens, etc, so staying steady in the putting dept. is no big thing for me. I used to go the putting course a lot when I was younger, so my distance control, and accuracy are pretty good. There are times when I miss putts I should have made, but that stuff happens, and I accept it as part of the game.

fitz-uk

So what kind of player are you? Are you the kind of player that likes to go for broke off the tee and give yourself a shorter distance into the green, which is usually from the rough, or do you like to be safe and try to put one in the fairway giving yourself a longer shot in?

To be honest, of late I have been testing the water by hitting 3 woods from the tee instead of drivers. I am a little off my game at the moment and anything slightly off is transfered into my drives it seems. I have changed so that I now prefer to 1) be able to find my ball from the tee, and 2) have a decent lie so that I can actually make a decent approach shot.

Do you have a great scrambling game or a great short game? Are you short off the tee, but good with long irons or fairway woods?

I am generally a longer hitter of the ball, consequently I never really bothered with my short game. Big mistake! Now it bites me in the ass, however it is something I am working on this year - hopefully by next year my short game will be adequate. Having said that, I have always been strong from greenside bunkers

Do you always fire at pins or do you play to the middle of the green? Can you work the ball both ways to give yourself the best path to the flag and the best miss, or are you a one shot wonder type of player?

I can work the ball both ways, however I find it harder to create a draw. This comes down to some old bad habbits in my swing - lessons get me back on track. I tend to think about my score before I fire at the pin or not. As a 14 handicapper I am quite content by knocking the ball onto the green in regulation then 2 putting. There are some holes that are made for attacking the pin, its knowing which ones are not that can help your score

Do you ram those 6 footers into the back of the cup, or do you coax them in and let them die?

I try to get the pace so that if I do miss the ball runs 12 - 16 inches past the hole, thats my optimum pace.

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white_tiger_137

I will play it safe off the tee once in a while, but if I do opt for driver (90% of the time) there's no holding back. I will try to take one side of the hole out of play. Water left and a few trees right. Take the water out of play, and take the DAMN water out of play. There's nothing worse than trying to play safe and getting wet anyways.

I don't mind the rough. It's my home. I'm comfortable there. I've got a great punch shot from being under trees all the time. I've got a great flop shot from being behind trees all the time. That's why I can score as well as I do with the swing that I have.

As for laying up, I'm no wuss, but I'm not stupid. If I have 320 yards to the green on a long par 5, I probably won't try to smoke a 3 wood 240. I wouldn't make it to the green anyways, and I've got a better chance of keeping it in play with a 200 yard 4 iron.

I like to fire at pins. I can work the ball if I really need to, but I'm much more comfortable playing my 5 yard draw if at all possible. I've got good distance control with my irons, and my chipping is good enough that I can get up and down most of the time even if I'm just off the green.

I'll ram in any putt shorter than 12 feet, but I try to die in the longer ones.

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Augied24

So what kind of player are you? Are you the kind of player that likes to go for broke off the tee and give yourself a shorter distance into the green, which is usually from the rough, or do you like to be safe and try to put one in the fairway giving yourself a longer shot in?

- I uaually like to hit a clean shot down the middle of the fairway and use my 8-10 iron (2004 Big Berthas have the trusty 10 iron) to get to the green. You know you will always have a good lie in the fairway and I hate hitting a monster drive and come to find out that my ball has landed with a pretty bad lie in the bunker!

Do you have a great scrambling game or a great short game? Are you short off the tee, but good with long irons or fairway woods?

- I have a descent short game that helps me knock some strokes of my game and I really enjoy hitting my 3 and 5 Cleveland Launcher Woods because I can hit these guys about as far as I can my Ping G2 Driver! The ball really jumps off those Clevelands!

Do you always fire at pins or do you play to the middle of the green? Can you work the ball both ways to give yourself the best path to the flag and the best miss, or are you a one shot wonder type of player?

- Whenever I am having a good day on the course, I like to hit those miracle shots to the green that are only 1-3 feet to the pin! Recently I have not been able to play that much, so right now I would consider myself just a one shot wonder who gets lucky every now and then.

Do you ram those 6 footers into the back of the cup, or do you coax them in and let them die?

- I am a very soft putter who believes that I would rather leave it short than long.

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