Re: Short shots vs long shots

On Aug 31, 9:23 pm, Howard Brazee <how...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

So if you shoot 90, 45 of your shots were within this range (?)
That can't be right (?)

Pretty close.  Usually the number is smaller.   What is a reasonable
number that I should strive for?

I've never put that number in the form of a percentage, but I do track
my shots from <50 yards, and I'm usually pretty happy if the number is
between 36 and 40.
Anything over 40 and I've got probs with my short game.

Now I might hit more greens that you do, and it is easier to get a lag
putt close than a chip so your numbers will probably be a little
higher. However, you should still strive to get this number below 40
per round. Unless you have a terrible greenside lie or a severely
sloping green, there is no reason you can't knock the shot close to
the hole for a one-putt.

The Oldest Member always argued that you should try to lag long putts
to within a 3-4 foot circle or some other such nonsense. I say you
should try to hole them just like you'd try to hole a 6-footer or a 10-
footer. An archer or target shooter isn't just trying to hit the
target ... he aims for the bullseye. Just as with your putts, you
should try to hole your chips as well. When you practice and get to
the point that every chip shot looks just like a putt, you give
yourself a tremendous amount of additional birdie opportunities. Also,
it takes a lot of pressure off your long game knowing that anything up
there near the green will be a good birdie chance. Having a good
short game allows you to be more aggressive and shoot for the flags,
which also lowers your score. The guy that looks like he can hole out
from anywhere is a dangerous opponent. Nobody wants to play that
guy. Give me the long hitter any day.

I look at it like this. I can practice until I'm blue in the face and
I'll never hit the ball as long as Young Joseph or Sparky. However,
there is no reason that you or I or anybody without a disability
cannot learn to excel in the short game. It doesn't require strength
or flexibility, only practice, technique, and a little bit of nerves.
Oh yeah, and memory. I never practice my short game anymore so
anytime I play well it is from memory. But at some point in my past I
learned the feel of the shot so I try to recall that feel. Perhaps it
was the hours I spent chipping into a bucket in the front yard or
trying to hit balls into the trunk of my Cadillac (from the side), but
that feeling is in there somewhere ... it's just a matter of calling
it forward at the right time.








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