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Great Putter or Great Driver?

Poll Results: Would you rather be a great putter or a great driver?

 
  • 73% (41)
    Putter - it's all about putting it in the hole!
  • 26% (15)
    Driver - Grip and Rip!
56 Total Votes  
post #1 of 24
9/4/09 at 12:50am
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Golf Monthly magazine recently ran a poll: which would you rather be, a great driver of the ball or a great putter? The results were 72% putter, 28% driver. Interesting to see what the Sand Trap folks think.....

Me? Tough question, but I tend towards driver. There is something just viscerally satisfying about knocking a ball long down the fairway. And I can't ever remember having to take penalty strokes or losing a golf ball because of my putting.
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post #2 of 24
9/4/09 at 12:54am

Re: Great Putter or Great Driver?

I already consider myself a pretty good driver... so I'll say putter, just so I'd know what it felt like to be money from 15 ft and in.
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post #3 of 24
9/4/09 at 12:58am

Re: Great Putter or Great Driver?

without a doubt driver... YOu can make birdies from the fairway being an ok putter. It's hard to make par from the woods
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post #4 of 24
9/4/09 at 12:58am

Re: Great Putter or Great Driver?

You use your putter more than any other club during a round. Easy choice for me.
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post #5 of 24
9/4/09 at 1:05am

Re: Great Putter or Great Driver?

a great driver i would be a plus handicap if i had shots at greens more often
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post #6 of 24
9/4/09 at 1:49am

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I think a driver is like the golf source of "instant gratification" whereas a putter is like "delayed gratification".

I prefer a kick ass putter, because ultimately i use this club on every hole probably 2-3 times more then my driver.
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post #7 of 24
9/4/09 at 1:54am

Re: Great Putter or Great Driver?

Originally Posted by is2linda View Post
I think a driver is like the golf source of "instant gratification" whereas a putter is like "delayed gratification".

I prefer a kick ass putter, because ultimately i use this club on every hole probably 2-3 times more then my driver.
Why not both, you then start and finish a hole with gratification.
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post #8 of 24
9/4/09 at 1:59am

Re: Great Putter or Great Driver?

Originally Posted by mc0388 View Post
Why not both, you then start and finish a hole with gratification.
Because that would upset the balance of the universe.
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post #9 of 24
9/4/09 at 2:00am

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I am a great putter and save my %$# so many times making 10+ footers. Most of my golf buddys are good drivers and i watch them 3 putt greens all the time and i win the hole. You can drive 290 and il drive 250 we both hit iron shots on the green, i hit my putt you dont. Have fun losing strokes on every green. Easy decision. PUTTER!
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post #10 of 24
9/4/09 at 2:03am

Re: Great Putter or Great Driver?

Originally Posted by whip_it_out View Post
Because that would upset the balance of the universe.
LOL! This man knows what he is talking about!
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post #11 of 24
9/4/09 at 2:26pm

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Putter, I can recover from a poor drive, can't from a poor putt.
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post #12 of 24
9/4/09 at 4:11pm

Re: Great Putter or Great Driver?

If I could chose only one it would have to be putter.

Reach in two and drain it/ tap in. Better than sometimes reaching in one sometimes two, then three or four putting.
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post #13 of 24
9/4/09 at 4:24pm

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This is a no brainer. Putter.

I totally agree with the comment you drive it 290 and I'll drive it 250.

I finally realized about a month ago that I need to spend time on my short game and not worry about getting an extra 20 off the tee. I revised my practice routine and now spend a lot more time on the practice greens. I've dropped my handicap from a 16.2 to a 8.9 in the last two revisions. It's due mainly to my chipping but I'll bet at least a stoke or two is putting related.
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post #14 of 24
9/4/09 at 4:26pm

Re: Great Putter or Great Driver?

No brainer, PUTTER. If you can get in the close vicinity of the green in reg, you should save par a big % of the time
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post #15 of 24
9/4/09 at 4:27pm

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Putter. Definitely. I wouldn't mind losing some serious accuracy in every club from the 6-iron to driver if I could trade it for the difference in the putter.
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post #16 of 24
9/4/09 at 4:30pm

Re: Great Putter or Great Driver?

Easiest question ever --- PUTTER

The reason pros are pros is not because they drive it 300+ (although that helps). It's because they scramble like crazy and average less than 29 putts a round on wicked greens.

Driver is the sucker answer here...
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post #17 of 24
9/4/09 at 4:48pm

Re: Great Putter or Great Driver?

No brainer = Putter

Isn't like 65% of your strokes on putting/chipping?

Drive for the show, but puttin' for the dough!
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post #18 of 24
9/4/09 at 5:36pm

Re: Great Putter or Great Driver?

Originally Posted by becksfan2185 View Post
Easiest question ever --- PUTTER

The reason pros are pros is not because they drive it 300+ (although that helps). It's because they scramble like crazy and average less than 29 putts a round on wicked greens.

Driver is the sucker answer here...
Amen brother
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