Re: Laser VS GPS : The Jackie Burke Method

On Wed, 31 May 2006 08:13:31 -0700, larry <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

The best advice you're ever going to hear about scoring came from my
Head Pro the other day. He said most of us (the members) miss most
greens short--and end up scrambling to recover. They miss routinely
because we all seem to think we are going to hit the perfect shot we
made on the range (after hitting that same club 5 times in a row). So
we conclude that our standard 7i distance is that distance. It isn't.

On the course he says we would score lower if we adjust for likely
less than clean impact, less than perfect lie, wind, and bad bounces
etc. That means choosing at least one MORE club. If your ball is
out that optimum 7i distance, choose the 6i at least and maybe the 5i
so we can swing smoothly to ensure the ball lands pin-high even if we
duff it.

Sometimes hitting short isn't a bad idea. We've gotta learn course
management, and we've gotta learn the short game.

I counted my missed approach shots the other day, and "short" didn't
stand out. It wouldn't have won at all if it weren't for 2 fat
shots, and changing clubs anticipating a fat shot is not a good
strategy. Now short chips is a different story - I've got to fix
them - without changing clubs.
.

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