Would You Rather…?

[Double Mocha Man]

46 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Would You Rather #49:

Let's say you arrive at the course for your round and only have time for one of these:

Would you rather warm up at the putting green?

OR

Would you rather warm up on the driving range? 

Driving range. Got to get loose.I can walk by the putting green and see how they are rolling in terms of speed.

[coachjimsc]

47 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Would You Rather #49:

Let's say you arrive at the course for your round and only have time for one of these:

Would you rather warm up at the putting green?

OR

Would you rather warm up on the driving range? 

Putting green. I suck at putting so I need all the practice I can get.

Also I can only make so many swings in a day so I would rather make them on the course.

[ChetlovesMer]

54 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Would You Rather #49:

Let's say you arrive at the course for your round and only have time for one of these:

Would you rather warm up at the putting green?

OR

Would you rather warm up on the driving range? 

Range for me. Much like @mcanadiens as I age I need more time to loosen up. 

Plus, although it's not always the case. I have been to a number of courses at which the practice green is very unlike the rest of the greens. Which I find interesting, not sure why it's like that, but it happens. 

[mcanadiens]

29 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

I have been to a number of courses at which the practice green is very unlike the rest of the greens.

No doubt. My home courses have been pretty good about that, but there are definitely places where the practice green is an after thought. Some flat bit of turf where the grain might be substantially different to the course.

Had one really weird experience that went the other way at Cassel Hills in Vandalia. They've got this super undulated practice green. The day I played it, that practice green was bikini-waxed fast. Scared the crap out of me so bad, I left everything short for the front nine. Then hammered everything well past on the back.

 

 

[DoubleAce]

1 hour ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Would You Rather #49:

Let's say you arrive at the course for your round and only have time for one of these:

Would you rather warm up at the putting green?

OR

Would you rather warm up on the driving range? 

Putting green. That's where the scoring is done. I've frankly never been all that big on hitting the range ahead of a round. For better or worse, my swing is pretty consistent. So a range session prior to playing really doesn't do much for me. 

[DaveP043]

2 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Would You Rather #49:

Let's say you arrive at the course for your round and only have time for one of these:

Would you rather warm up at the putting green?

OR

Would you rather warm up on the driving range? 

The range, I'm another old guy, it helps me to work up to full swings before I get to the first tee.

30 minutes ago, DoubleAce said:

Putting green. That's where the scoring is done. 

This is unlikely to be true.  I might gain or lose 2 or 3 strokes putting, deviation from "normal", but I can lose many more strokes with poor full swings.

[dagolfer18]

2 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Would You Rather #49:

Let's say you arrive at the course for your round and only have time for one of these:

Would you rather warm up at the putting green?

OR

Would you rather warm up on the driving range? 

Putting green without a doubt. Even if I only have five minutes, that’s usually enough time for me to get a feel for how the greens are rolling that day. And based on my history of no range balls, the odds that I hit at least a half decent tee ball of the first are in my favor.

[DoubleAce]

34 minutes ago, DaveP043 said:

This is unlikely to be true.  I might gain or lose 2 or 3 strokes putting, deviation from "normal", but I can lose many more strokes with poor full swings.

For you, maybe. For me putting is what will make or break my round. 

[Darkfrog]

4 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Would You Rather #49:

Let's say you arrive at the course for your round and only have time for one of these:

Would you rather warm up at the putting green?

OR

Would you rather warm up on the driving range? 

I normally tee off at sunrise, and I don't leave myself time for either choice. But if I had time, I would prefer to make some swings on the range.  I'd rather get my body loose and my full swing feel tuned up. It only takes me 1-2 holes to get a sense of the green conditions.

[Carl3]

3 hours ago, mcanadiens said:

practice green was bikini-waxed fast

Wasn't Gary McCord banned from the Masters for using that type of language? 😁

I hate it when the practice green bares no resemblance to the other 18 greens. It is usually that case where the practice green is like a 12 stimp and the rest are like 6.

[WillieT]

5 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Would You Rather #49:

Let's say you arrive at the course for your round and only have time for one of these:

Would you rather warm up at the putting green?

OR

Would you rather warm up on the driving range? 

Ideally both, but if pressed the range as it helps loosen me up.  When I don't I am even more all over the place off the tee and the fairway. 

Also, on a number of the courses I play, the practice green is nothing like the course greens.  There are several that are very much the same as the course greens and they are the ones "if" I had to choose would pick the green over the range.  

[DeadMan]

5 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Would You Rather #49:

Let's say you arrive at the course for your round and only have time for one of these:

Would you rather warm up at the putting green?

OR

Would you rather warm up on the driving range? 

I would go for the driving range. Getting loose and seeing what my ball flight is like is more valuable to me than seeing a few putts. Even if it's only 10 swings, it's useful to me. 

[boogielicious]

8 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Would You Rather #49:

Let's say you arrive at the course for your round and only have time for one of these:

Would you rather warm up at the putting green?

OR

Would you rather warm up on the driving range? 

Range to loosen up. Even if I don’t have time, I still loosen up first.

[dennyjones]

Would You Rather #49:

Let's say you arrive at the course for your round and only have time for one of these:

Would you rather warm up at the putting green?

OR

Would you rather warm up on the driving range? 

 

I'd rather warm up on the driving range.    I've played a few courses w/o a driving range and I feel it takes me a few holes to feel like I can swing w/o some compensation from being stiff.     I still like to hit the practice green even if it's just two or three putts.

[KMP]

If I am getting to the course in time for only one of the outlined options that means it is not a competition or a special round of any kind. Therefore, I head to the putting green if I cannot get on earlier.

[billchao]

12 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Would You Rather #49:

Let's say you arrive at the course for your round and only have time for one of these:

Would you rather warm up at the putting green?

OR

Would you rather warm up on the driving range? 

You mean what would I do if I arrived at the course early? 😜

Since this is a WYR, I’d putt.

Normally I play pretty early so if I had an extra 20 minutes before my round I’d drink another cup of coffee in my kitchen and leave later. Or sleep in a bit longer. It’s barely daylight out anyways.

My normal routine is arrive at the course 15 minutes before my tee time, check in, roll a couple of putts and then chat with the starter for about 5 minutes. If I’m running short on time I’ll skip the putting.

My swing gets longer as I get more loose anyway. That’s not a good thing.

[boogielicious]

2 minutes ago, billchao said:

My swing gets longer as I get more loose anyway. That’s not a good thing.

[KMP]

4 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Damnit gumby... your swing too loose now. It makin your ball fly all over the place.