Great Putter or Great Driver?

[Clambake]

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.

[Big_M]

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.

[opie]

without a doubt driver... YOu can make birdies from the fairway being an ok putter. It's hard to make par from the woods

[Silzildrummer]

You use your putter more than any other club during a round. Easy choice for me.

[wedge player]

a great driver i would be a plus handicap if i had shots at greens more often

[is2linda]

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.

[mc0388]

  is2linda said:

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

Why not both, you then start and finish a hole with gratification.

[whip_it_out]

  mc0388 said:

Why not both, you then start and finish a hole with gratification.

Because that would upset the balance of the universe.

[Nickynoodles]

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!

[is2linda]

  whip_it_out said:

Because that would upset the balance of the universe.

LOL! This man knows what he is talking about!

[lumpuckeroo]

Putter, I can recover from a poor drive, can't from a poor putt.

[TheLauncher]

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.

[emetib]

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.

[TempoIsKey]

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

[Shindig]

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.

[becksfan2185]

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...

[Motley01]

No brainer = Putter

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

Drive for the show, but puttin' for the dough!

[TempoIsKey]

  becksfan2185 said:

Easiest question ever --- PUTTER

Amen brother