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Originally Posted by zipazoid

Driving is overrated.


Not if you play on a course with trees.

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Don't swing harder.

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Originally Posted by Shorty

Not if you play on a course with trees.



Yeah. I've never played a course with trees.

My point is, you can make double from the middle of the fairway (I have), and birdie from the trees (I have). Driving is overrated.

Hey, it's my Golden Rule.

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Saying certain aspects of the game are overrated is overrated.

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Originally Posted by sean_miller

Saying certain aspects of the game are overrated is overrated.


Yeah I'm sure you approach every round with that thought. How's that work for you?

Look guys...that's my Golden Rule. It keeps my attitude up if I hit a bad drive, that I can still recover & make a par. Is this a difficult concept to grasp?

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Originally Posted by zipazoid

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Originally Posted by sean_miller

Saying certain aspects of the game are overrated is overrated.

Yeah I'm sure you approach every round with that thought. How's that work for you?

Look guys...that's my Golden Rule. It keeps my attitude up if I hit a bad drive, that I can still recover & make a par. Is this a difficult concept to grasp?


Every aspect of the game is important to me. That's how I approach my round. I play with a lot of short knockers who whine about long drivers who can't hit the fairway, then they proceed to hit their ball into trouble . . . 150 yards off the tee. For me to saying something, anything, that has an effect on my score is overrated is overrated. I can make a decent number in spite of bad shots off the tee, but having to aim away from the flag or even away from the green on most approaches makes for a pretty frustrating round, in general.

I really doubt you approach every tee shot with the attitude of, "it really doesn't matter where this goes because my next two shots will make up for it". If that's honestly your approach, then no, I do not grasp it.

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No, I don't approach it that way. You're putting words in my mouth (or keyboard heh).

When I'm over my tee ball I am trying my very best to put the ball in play to set up my next shot, like I approach every shot. However, I don't put undue pressure on myself should things not work out as planned. If I knock one in the junk I will tell myself, don't sweat it. Driving's overrated.

It works the other way too. If I stripe one down the middle I remind myself that the hole is far from over & that I need to bring it home with a good approach & putt. Because you can still butcher a hole from the middle of the fairway. I've done it often.

Make sense? If yes, good. If not, fine. It works for me. Cuz I don't believe this thread was intended to convince anybody of anything, but to state what our golden rule is. You don't have to own it, don't have to agree with it. Don't even have to understand it. Tho I do hope I've helped you to understand how I think out there. If you're still unclear PM me.

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Originally Posted by zipazoid

No, I don't approach it that way. You're putting words in my mouth (or keyboard heh).

When I'm over my tee ball I am trying my very best to put the ball in play to set up my next shot, like I approach every shot. However, I don't put undue pressure on myself should things not work out as planned. If I knock one in the junk I will tell myself, don't sweat it. Driving's overrated.

It works the other way too. If I stripe one down the middle I remind myself that the hole is far from over & that I need to bring it home with a good approach & putt. Because you can still butcher a hole from the middle of the fairway. I've done it often.

Make sense? If yes, good. If not, fine. It works for me. Cuz I don't believe this thread was intended to convince anybody of anything, but to state what our golden rule is.



As the saying goes, you drive for show, but you putt for dough.

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Eliminate the left side of the course!

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Originally Posted by zipazoid

When I'm over my tee ball I am trying my very best to put the ball in play to set up my next shot, like I approach every shot. .



That I agree with.

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Make exciting scores with a boring, predictable shots, rather than making unpredictable scores with exiting shots.

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