Whats your strategy?

[mrgilmore]

Simple. How do you play? Attacking? Cautious? Distance? Accuracy?

For me its all about accuracy!

[Craig Mac]

A little of each

[MellowYellow]

I hit the ball and pray it goes straight?

I am more aggressive with clubs based on my comfort level with them.

My driver, PW, 9 and 8 I am aggressive with relative to my other clubs cause I feel I get the desired results most often.

My 5 wood or 7 iron (why is my 7 iron cursed I dont know??) I need a WIDE margin for error because I never know when my 5 wood is going to shoot off at about a 30 degree angle to the right of where i was aiming, on a tight fairway this can be DEVISTATING!

[x-forged]

I definitely play risky and aggressive. Its hurts me sometimes, but thats what makes golf fun for me. I like to go after every pin and take the risky shot. thats just how I roll...

[GaijinGolfer]

Attacking. No risk, no reward.

[bogeyhitter25]

I play fairly cautious. If I try to take a risk on the first couple of holes, and it doesn't pay off, and I hit a triple bogey (or more) it throws off my entire round.

[Franco!]

I go for every pin.
If I miss the green, at least I'm close to the hole.
I'll usually go for the green on par 5's for the same reason.
I'll hit driver every hole as long as the fairway doesn't run out where I can hit it.
Aggressive as hell.

[CG031]

Attack and accuracy. I don't hit the ball far, so I always use driver off tee. I always go for par 5's in two even if I know I can't reach....that way I can be close to have an easy pitch shot instead of a full wedge or nine iron or something.

[Dent]

I'm a huge gambler, I do whatever it takes to get it to the green and Try every stupid shot possible.

As far as trying to get it close to the pin on a tough position with a water hazard in front, I play real safe and play to the middle. I'm a Cautious Gambler

[golf_junkie27]

Ever since I shot a 38 over the back nine, I've played to what the course is giving me. If the shot calls for driver, driver it is. I'm also using more club and being better with my tempo.

At the end, though, it's still about course management.

[Dent]

Ever since I shot a 38 over the back nine, I've played to what the course is giving me. If the shot calls for driver, driver it is. I'm also using more club and being better with my tempo.

I have awful course management, I never really "place" my drives, I always seem to attack the pin.

[golf_junkie27]

I have awful course management, I never really "place" my drives, I always seem to attack the pin.

I have stopped doing this. I'll give you an example. There are a couple of holes that run right to left and the greens do the same. The fairways are pretty narrow, Par 4s, about 420 on average. Instead of trying to work the ball, I'll position myself and hit to a particular area. I'll let the slope of the fairways do the rest. Same idea on the greens.

It was the best I've ever felt on a golf course.

[Dent]

I have stopped doing this. I'll give you an example. There are a couple of holes that run right to left and the greens do the same. The fairways are pretty narrow, Par 4s, about 420 on average. Instead of trying to work the ball, I'll position myself and hit to a particular area. I'll let the slope of the fairways do the rest. Same idea on the greens.

I also felt that as well! One day i was playing really safe all day long, and I enjoyed the game soo much more! I don't know why.

[golfnut_rlv]

Fairway's and Greens. Keep it on play, go for it only when I am without doubt.

Enjoy.

[b-squared]

My strategy is playing aggresive, and risky. I often take drives which focus more on power than accuracy, and I focus on my short and putting game more so than my approach. My main weapons and assets are my aggressive long drives, paired with my short/putting game. I've been focusing on this style of play since I started playing, because I love good putting strokes coupled with long drives, thats my strategy ...

[cbe_golfer]

From 150 or less, aggression is my first name because I can really hit it close from that range one out of two times. I really fancy my chances from close range. My scores are more because of one blowup hole in every nine but I am getting there....sub 10 in three months.

Driver - ultra conservative...i will take 240 yards in the middle every time over that 280+ yard bomb. Since my 905r, I have started making this pretty easy..summer and warm temps help too...will keep it like this for some more time.

Three wood to 5 iron - ultra ultra conservative. Thats till about 165 yards. Many times gets me bad results..to the extent that I think i should have hit 6.
6-iron - kind of aggressive.
7 iron onwards - aggressive.
Putter - I stalk. I do three putt..but I like my chances almost every time.

[Avid Golfer]

Simple. How do you play? Attacking? Cautious? Distance? Accuracy?

I believe it should vary depending on the hole you are playing. Where are the hazards? Is the pin in a sucker location? Do you have a good angle where your mishits will leave you with a relatively straight forward next shot? Are you likely to be in trouble if you go for the pin and miss by a little? How is your distance control for the day? Do you have a good idea of how far each of your clubs

really carries distance wise? I think it is important to factor in each of those when choosing if you should be agressive or cautious. Using that type of strategy (think then choose) along with decent mechanics will usually keep you away from big numbers and keep you scoring fairly consistent from one hole to the next and one round to the next. (Worked for my bogey-less 69 on Friday -shown on my score card link below- ).

[polodinks]

my first shot of course i want in the fairway but i play differently on every shot and hole, depending on lies and spots im in. i have gotten pretty risky from a 100yds in with my wedge ill try anything, i kinda have no choice but to go for the gusto since i cant use a driver so every shot really counts and any mess-ups has a huge impact on me