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What do you do when you are even with the 150 mark? (Laser and/or GPS)


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  1. 1. Would you use your laser or GPS when you are on a familiar course, lie next to the 150 yard marker with a center pin position?

    • Yes. I always check my GPS or shoot the target on every shot
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    • Most likely yes. There are times I might not check the yardage but I almost always do
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    • Most likely no. If I trust the 150 marker I don't need any more information.
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    • No. My game is not that good and "about 150 yards" is close enough for my purposes
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    • No. I don't use a laser or GPS.
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My golf isn't really at the stage where I shoot for the pin, my goal is to get better GIR stats. I would pull out the range finder if it was heavily guarded green so I knew the distances I needed to carry to avoid traps or hazards.


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You are playing a course with which you are reasonably familiar.  Your tee shot is 4 feet right of the 150 yard marker in the center of the fairway.  Do you shoot the flag with your laser or look at your GPS?

Probably not.  I would take a quick look at the pin to see if it is front, middle or back and then add or subtract 10. Also, having played the course a few times I should recognize how the hole plays in relation to the yardage (uphill-more clubs, downhill-less club, wind conditions, etc.).  Finally, I select my club, go through my pre-shot routine, and fire away.  I'm an old school golfer and have played this way for more than 50 years.  I make par or bogey more than 90% of the time from this distance, so there is no need to change now.

Drivers: Bag 1 - TM R11 (10.5°); Bag 2 - Ping G5 (9°),
Fairway woods: #1 - TM RBZ Tour (14.5°) & TM System 2 Raylor (17°); #2 - TM Burner (15°) & TM V-Steel (18°)
Hybrid: #1 - TM Rocketballz (19°); #2 - Ping G5 (19°)
Irons: #1 - Ping i3+; #2 - Hogan Edge  (both 4-pw, +1" shaft)
Wedges: #1 - Ping i3+ U wedge (52°) & Ping Eye 2+ BeCu (60°); #2 - Ping ISI Sand BeCu (52°) & Cleveland CG11 lob (60°)
Putters: Ping B60i & Anser 2, Odyssey White Steel 2-Ball & White Hot XG #9, Lamkim Jumbp grips
Golf Balls: Titleist Pro V1, Bridgestone B330, Callaway SR1, Slazenger Grips: Lamkin Crossline
Golf Shoes: Footjoy & Adidas; Golf Glove: Footjoy StaSof®; Golf Bag: Ping Hoofer
I love this game! :-D


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