Which Golf Pill Would You Take?

[iacas]

I chose A and didn't have to think about it much at all.

Hell, on the narrow holes, I could hit a 7-iron about as far as my current driver.

[NEhomer]

31 minutes ago, billchao said:

I voted A. With extra yardage I can dial it back if I need to. I can fix B and C, though C would only save me a few stokes per round anyway - it's  the least beneficial of the three (I just checked and on my most recent bad putting round I 3-putted four times on my way to a 94).

Don't care about D; even if I did drink on the course, I still have to drive home so it's a complete waste of a pill.

You realize that C says "never 3-Putt" right? It doesn't say you can't 4-Putt 

Don't worry about it. Once you're 100% healthy, I'm sure you'll be able to hit it longer than 100 yards again 

It doesn't say you can't 4-Putt

...Doh!  Now I'll take the free beer.

[Lihu]

4 hours ago, NEhomer said:

It doesn't say you can't 4-Putt

...Doh!  Now I'll take the free beer.

Funny, I already get a free beer every round I play so I’m left with only 3 pills to choose. Drive for dough!

[NM Golf]

I would take the 100 yards, driving 400+ yard par 4s could come in handy. After that I guess I would take the free beer, it would pay off more than not slicing or hooking or three putting.

[HJJ003]

100 yards for sure...

[boogielicious]

6 hours ago, billchao said:

I voted A. With extra yardage I can dial it back if I need to. I can fix B and C, though C would only save me a few stokes per round anyway - it's  the least beneficial of the three (I just checked and on my most recent bad putting round I 3-putted four times on my way to a 94).

Don't care about D; even if I did drink on the course, I still have to drive home so it's a complete waste of a pill.

You realize that C says "never 3-Putt" right? It doesn't say you can't 4-Putt 

Don't worry about it. Once you're 100% healthy, I'm sure you'll be able to hit it longer than 100 yards again 

Lol! I’ll find out March 16 when my wife and I go south to FL for a few days of golf with friends!

[nevets88]

I'd take the 100 even if the second option was never hook, slice, shank, fat, thin, or whiff. 

[sjduffers]

Assuming the gain of 100 yards for the driver scales to other clubs too (and not just the driver, while I would be left with my 140 yards 7 irons), I'll take the A pill every day, and twice on Saturday! Do I get 200 yards then? 

Actually, even if the gain in distance would not scale to the other clubs, I'd still take the A pill. The problem would be the huge gap between the driver and the woods or long irons, and not all holes would be susceptible to receive a long driver, at least quite a few would not (without putting too much risk in play), and I would have to use my current distance then, forgoing any advantage. Still, for a whole round, the A pill would be worth it.

I don't three-putt much, less than once per round on average, and I can deal with the occasional hook or slice, also less than once per round where it actually hurts. As far as beer, it does not do anything for me during the round: I'll have one or two afterwards, but none during play.

Interesting question by the way, and it looks like A has it, overwhelmingly. 

[NJpatbee]

I would take the 100 yards since it is impossible for me to do.  I don’t drink while playing golf and it is not impossible for me to avoid a 3 putt or not slice or hook my drive.  In fact I usually hit a reliable fade off the tee and also 2 putt many greens.  I never will drive the ball 320 yards.

[Buckeyebowman]

I voted A, but I have only one question. Why is the "little blue pill" the free beer pill?

[jamo]

The correct answer is adding yardage, but boy it would take a load off my mind to go with B.

[colin007]

I hit a ton of Ronald Reagans and Thurman Munsons, so I'm going with never hook or slice.

[Dufferpauly]

Easiest call ever...nothing beats free beer

[jetsknicks1]

I voted B. I’m generally okay coming off the tee but my miss on the approach shots tends to be a flyer, out to the right.  I would feel much better knowing that even when I come up short, it’s in front of the green and not 30 yards to the right.

[klineka]

23 hours ago, shooter said:

Its not how far you hit, it's how many times you hit it.

I choose no 3 putts.

 

But the further you hit it, the closer the ball is to the hole for your next shot, thus increasing your proximity to the hole with that next shot. 

 

I voted the +100 yards. You're talking about going from driver - 3wood or driver - hybrid to driver - pitching wedge or driver - 9iron on a 500 yd par 5. Thats a game changer. 

350-370 yard drives would give me nGIR on a good portion of the par 4s I play. I would never have more than 100 yards out on a par 4. 

[Marty2019]

3 minutes ago, klineka said:

But the further you hit it, the closer the ball is to the hole for your next shot, thus increasing your proximity to the hole with that next shot. 

 

I voted the +100 yards. You're talking about going from driver - 3wood or driver - hybrid to driver - pitching wedge or driver - 9iron on a 500 yd par 5. Thats a game changer. 

350-370 yard drives would give me nGIR on a good portion of the par 4s I play. I would never have more than 100 yards out on a par 4. 

Stipulating that I interpreted the the option as "100 yards extra on your DRIVES" which to me means the driver.   I didn't interpret the option as "extra distance with all your clubs."

And with that stipulation, the problem with adding 100 yards to your drives is, if your drive off line, adding 100 yards can put you out of bounds, or in the woods, or in a lake.  Now, if the option had been "100 yards longer and straighter drives" then I would  have chosen that.  I hit a lot of drives right now that are in the fairway, but if I added 100 yards in the same direction, it would be disastrous.  I would go through the fairway into a lake, or something. 

Again, I am assuming that choice involved only the driver. 

 

 

[klineka]

6 minutes ago, Marty2019 said:

Stipulating that I interpreted the the option as "100 yards extra on your DRIVES" which to me means the driver.   I didn't interpret the option as "extra distance with all your clubs."

And with that stipulation, the problem with adding 100 yards to your drives is, if your drive off line, adding 100 yards can put you out of bounds, or in the woods, or in a lake.

I also interpreted the option for the driver only.  

Its easier to fix direction than it is to add speed. Especially enough speed to increase your distance by 100 yards. 

Based on the thought that every 1 mph of clubhead speed increases your distance by 3 yards, you are talking about roughly 33 extra mph necessary to gain that extra 100 yds.

It would be much easier to fix your accuracy after gaining 33 mph clubhead speed overnight than it would be to fix your accuracy overnight and then have to work on your own to gain 33 mph clubhead speed.

[iacas]

I took it to mean any tee shot, which I consider a "drive."

You can still "drive" the 10th green at Riviera… with a 3-wood.