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Post by xvshitanvx on Apr 14, 2020 19:00:53 GMT -5
I aim for the hole almost always. Only time Iām not aiming at a pin is if the pin is tucked and down wind, I have >7i and the miss would leave a difficult chip. I adjust landing zone for how much release I see in the first hole (release plus check green speed, but also check in the game screen beforehand to see how firm/fast the greens are as well so I already have an idea).
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Post by ezzinomilonga on Apr 15, 2020 5:52:58 GMT -5
As already said, it depends by a lot of things. But in first instance, it depends by what clubs you use. Pro Clubs, just to say, let more room for little imprecisions in your swing BUT the ball rolls A LOT, especially with everything above a 9I. Conversely, with Master Clubs is way more difficult to have a straight swing BUT is way easier to control bounces&roll of the ball, even with the longer clubs. And to understand how this works is vital, if you want to know when and if is the case to aim to the pin. Of course, after this premise, the most important thing is to learn with great accuracy how much rolls the ball with every club depending on firmness of greens and uphill/downhill ground. Results can change impressively. If you learn this, the last thing to dovis to carefully check the slope of greens, everytime. If a green slopes front to back, you could be forced to aim a HUGE amouny of yards before the pin. If there are huge false front, your ball could roll just a pair of yards even using a 1I. And you must also to read the lateral slope to add this to the reading of the wind, to understand where to aim. I think that learning to read all these factors is the only thing you can actually do to unserstand what is the best possible approach shot everytime. I know is not so helpful, but sjmply there is not a easy formula. Maybe, if i could give to you an advice, start to practice these exercise of reading on some Lidar course. Possibly of some good links recreation. Because these are courses and holes built having in mind mainly exactly this idea to use the roll of the ball to reach the pin. And the work of a real architect could offer easier greens to read than those created by designers, often tucked accordingly to obtain more challenging (but less realistic, exactly for this reason) greens. Good luck  |
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Post by nevadaballin on Apr 16, 2020 11:34:21 GMT -5
Do you go for the hole, or do you think ahead to the putt on tough greens and only go for the hole on the more tame ones. I tend to go for the hole every time but seen to find myself above the hole a lot. Thinking of changing my tactic I typically try to get the roll out to end within the 9 box square of the pin, hopefully putting uphill if I can. I don't always get that result but that is the goal on every approach shot. If there is an opportunity to pinseek then obviously that is in the cards. I've spent some time lately figuring out the roll out of all the clubs in my bag on most green surfaces we see on tour.... firm/fast, very firm/fast, fast/very firm, etc, etc. Of course, it's important to note that a lot of shots are not meant to land on the green first due to pin position. But those 9 boxes where the pin lies, if I can end the roll there I'm confident I can make most of those putts. Plus it's a bigger target for the eye  |
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