Strongest Part Of Your Game?

[O.B. Right]

Talking smack on the way to the first tee. It tends to go downhill from there.

[zrlaegel]

anytime i use a sand wedge i know ill in a good position after the shot

[Elvisliveson]

Driving the golf ball is the strongest part of my game, I'm fairly long and very straight. My favorite part of my game is putting, but I don't make as many as I feel I should to say it's the strongest part of my game.

[right handed phil mickelson]

Chipping. No doubt chipping. I've been forced to be good at chipping my whole golfing career because my irons have always sucked. My scrambling percentage is like 65% I think. Chipping contest? I don't put anything up below $1000 :)

[Elvisliveson]

Chipping. No doubt chipping. I've been forced to be good at chipping my whole golfing career because my irons have always sucked. My scrambling percentage is like 65% I think. Chipping contest? I don't put anything up below $1000 :)

Seriously, what's your secret? If I could chip and pitch I could not only break 80 with regularity, but probably 75 most days.

[Leftygolfer]

Honestly my strengths change. Some days I can putt, others drive, and others I can't really do anything well.

I believe my biggest strength is my short game and driving. I usually do those things well when I am playing to my ability.

[right handed phil mickelson]

Seriously, what's your secret? If I could chip and pitch I could not only break 80 with regularity, but probably 75 most days.

My secret? I've had to work with chipping all my life to at least make par. My go-to chip shot is a low-ish shot, never higher than 3 feet above the ground. I play with the same balls all the time so I pretty much know how it's going to react when I chip. On the take-away its just a tiny bit of wrist-hinge (maybe like 15º wrist cock), and keep that hinge through the ball. The backswing starts off as arms and wrists hinging at the same time, and then through. It's very consistent if the ball is on the inside of your back foot. Hope this helps! ~RHPM

[Elvisliveson]

My secret? I've had to work with chipping all my life to at least make par. My go-to chip shot is a low-ish shot, never higher than 3 feet above the ground. I play with the same balls all the time so I pretty much know how it's going to react when I chip. On the take-away its just a tiny bit of wrist-hinge (maybe like 15º wrist cock), and keep that hinge through the ball. The backswing starts off as arms and wrists hinging at the same time, and then through. It's very consistent if the ball is on the inside of your back foot. Hope this helps!

Thanks, I think it does. Sounds like maintaing the wrist hinge and consistent ball placement are the keys. My problem is inconsistency of application. I have to pick a methodology like yours and keep at it.

[right handed phil mickelson]

Yea. The funny part is, is that chipping is the only aspect of my game that I've never had any lessons or help on. And it's the best part of my game. BOO LESSONS.

Haha jk............


....or am i?......

[ks8829]

Strongest part of Tiger's game is?

Short game and scrambling?
Making the pressure putts?


I would say making the pressure putts when he needs too, US Open last year, Presidents Cup several years back against Ernie Els.

[wubskis]

Mine would have to be ballstriking right now. I've been working at it and I'm getting a lot more consistent. The fact it's still not great says more about my short game than it should~

[andef]

my short game has been the strongest part of my game since i started playing but it hasn't been the same since I have changed wedges and stopped practicing often. i can recover quite easily when i'm shortsided and have to play lobs since i can get a lot of spin on the ball. i'm decent from bunkers but i need to practice more to keep my touch. chipping has probably been the best part of my game even, every time i'm close to the flag i expect to hole the chip or to get close enough to tap in.

[HDridin_Golfer]

Like the OP......my strongest is putting as well. I love the green, though getting there can be a challenge at times.....lol. The oldest club I have is my putter. My White Hot 2 Ball Blade has been in the bag since I took up the game. During my year+ layoff I sold all my clubs with the exception of this one.

[FHopper]

Golf cart slalom.

[anthonykim3]

distance now you are gonna say it's overrated and i agree much rather be a good wedge player but distance is my gift. its the best part of my game but at a 5 handicap i really am not that strong at any part of the game

[Cleveland Gunmetal]

The strongest part of my game changes pretty much daily But seriously, right now it's my putter. And that's really surprising since I'm just getting really back to playing a lot of golf and I was thinking that would be the last thing to come back. So far it's the only thing...

[ddalet]

I currently play about 1-2 hcp.

I attribute this to a few key things.

1. I don't hit out of bounds or hazards.

2. I rarely three putt, and one putt often.

These two things alone are enough to make you an exceptional golfer. The rest is fluff. People often get lost in mechanics in this sport and forget that the objective is to get the ball in the hole while hitting it the least times possible.

I am not a long driver, I hit maybe 275-285 on a good tempo drive, and I hit my 7 iron 160-165.

I point these things out because these are the things the amateur golfer should be working on.

[richieb]

Chatting up the cart girl.....