How long do you play your course?

[darkhunter139]

I play usually play between 6000-6500 depending on the course.

[LovinItAll]

Originally Posted by The Recreational Golfer

How does that make a positive difference for you?

He's saying his HC has improved because he's going to shoot about the same number from whichever set of tees he plays, so when he plays the more difficult set of tees, his HC goes down/gets  better.

[ApocG10]

Nowadays I play the Championship tees regardless of course. Im long enough, with a decent enough game (Im shooting low 70's consistently at 6800 yards from the champ tee's at my home course) that I don't worry too much about total course distance.

On friday afternoons I play the front tees with my wife and the kids we mentor, and if anything, its a nice change, as im hitting totally different approaches than im used to.

[BuckeyeNut]

Originally Posted by LovinItAll

This. I'd prefer to move back a set of tees, but my regular guys don't want to do it. Sometimes I'll run into guys that play from the senior tees. I'll join them for the sake of the group, but not only do I not score better, my HC suffers as well if I get enough rounds in at the lower course rating.

If they are regular partners, I don't think they'll care..........

If you're going to play "BACK", the ideal situation is to do so with your regular group!  My normal weekend group uses 3 sets of tees.....no joke.  Myself and 1 person play the tips......1 guy plays 1 set up.......and 1 guy plays 2 sets forward.  We're all ready and do are thing when it's our turn....and our 4-some usually finishes in 3-3.5hrs.

I believe every player should play whatever tees are most comfortable and I disagree with the "play the same tee" group mentality.   I do understand why it might be awkward if playing with strangers, but not with friends.  Even if I am a single and pair up....I'll play from where I think I need to play.  My partners will understand soon enough and all will be cool.

[BuckeyeNut]

Originally Posted by LovinItAll

He's saying his HC has improved because he's going to shoot about the same number from whichever set of tees he plays, so when he plays the more difficult set of tees, his HC goes down/gets  better.

yep...

I give credit to the 75.1CR back tees for my first ever 0HC.

Funny sidenote:

I played 36 today from 2 different sets of tees...........

Score: 76......75.1CR 141 slope-(0.7Diff)

Score: 77......72.5CR 137 slope-(3.7Diff)

A 1 shot difference equals 3 shots for HC purposes!   A 79 from the tips=(3.1Diff) is 6/10ths of a shot better than a 77 from the shorter tees.  The course rating...........don't forget THAT!

[ThominOH]

It depends on the course naturally... I have played courses that are around 6200 that give me more fits then some that are 7000.. Depends on elevation changes, doglegs, hazards.. BUT.. Most importantly it depends whom I'm playing with.. I play whatever tee boxes the rest of the group is playing from.. I'm normally comfortable around the 6700 category..

[lumpuckeroo]

The two course I play the most, are right at 6000 yards from the back set if tees, so that's where I play from on those courses.  I usually try to play in the 6000-6500 range, anything over 6500 and I'm hitting driver/3 wood into half of the par 4's and that's not fun for me.  I've sworn for years that as I get older and lose distance, I will move up.  I can still handle 6400 yard course, but when par 4's are in the 430+ yard range, they are too long for me.

[Fourputt]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeNut

If they are regular partners, I don't think they'll care..........

If you're going to play "BACK", the ideal situation is to do so with your regular group!  My normal weekend group uses 3 sets of tees.....no joke.  Myself and 1 person play the tips......1 guy plays 1 set up.......and 1 guy plays 2 sets forward.  We're all ready and do are thing when it's our turn....and our 4-some usually finishes in 3-3.5hrs.

I believe every player should play whatever tees are most comfortable and I disagree with the "play the same tee" group mentality.   I do understand why it might be awkward if playing with strangers, but not with friends.  Even if I am a single and pair up....I'll play from where I think I need to play.  My partners will understand soon enough and all will be cool.

I used to be long enough to play up to about 7000 yards (at Denver elevations), even though I was more comfortable at 6300-6500.  Back then I'd play whatever tees the group played.  Now I can't enjoy playing at that length, so I play the tees I want to play and don't care what others are doing.  I even had a jerk suggest to me that my 82 wasn't really valid since I didn't play the back tees - he had just shot a 90-something (not counting a couple of lost ball penalties that he didn't claim) from tees he didn't remotely have the game to play from.  I just shook my head and left him with his delusion.  It wasn't worth starting an argument over.

[LovinItAll]

If they are regular partners, I don't think they'll care..........

Well, it's me that cares, really. There are two things that make me reluctant to move back by myself: - There are 8 guys in our group. I'd be the only one playing back. They won't move back, and I've done everything but beg them. - We play for enough money that I just can't make myself say, 'Oh, I'll play back. You guys hit it from up there.' Even though I know that my score will not change, I get mental about it when playing for cash. Not like it's a $100 nassau or anything (one might lose $40-50 on a bad day), but still.... The bigger group just started playing 3x/week, I play 1x/week with my wife (I play the tips with her), then once or twice a week with either random folks (depends on them where I decide to play) or with a guy or guys from the bigger group. Years ago, I was very concerned with my HC, and getting it down meant a lot to me. I don't seem to be as obsessed with it this time around, though that may change, especially after yesterday, shooting my first round of even par since I started playing again (71.1/127, and on a course I've only played once before to boot - nice after golfing poorly the second half of July). If I keep shooting in the low 70's, I know I'll want to see if I can scare scratch again. I don't even know why I think that way....it doesn't matter to anyone but me. Plus I have another problem: - When I've set and achieved golfing goals in the past, there have been times when I've lost interest for a period after achieving the goal. Maybe that sounds crazy...it's probably a personality disorder with a name. This time around, I'm trying to have as much fun as possible and to limit the time I think about golf to only my waking hours.....haha.

[ghalfaire]

I usually play 6000 to 6400 yards depending upon the slope.  On the home course I play the members' tees (~6300 yards).

[Topper]

I like playing courses in the 6,000-6,200 range but will go up to around 6,400.  I'm not helping myself or my playing partner by trying to play longer than that.

[daniel2852]

I used to play from the front tees, but I now play from the middle(mens tees). I checked my scorecard the other day and the yardage from the white tees is about 6300 yards.

I had a really hard time the first time I played from the whites, but I'm more consistent now and it feels like a good match.