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Originally Posted by Martin Levac  36 putts for 18 holes is par. Your putting is fine, it's the rest of your game that cost you strokes. You scored 86 so that's 14 strokes over par before you even got to the green. But that's all besides the point, you are the exception, not the rule. The great majority of players don't even approach half of what you just did that game.
In my opinion, the dominating aspect of golf is accuracy to reach the green, GIR. Not putting, not driving, not chipping, not recovering. |
Martin,
You are correct in that assessment of my game. My drives keep me in the short grass most of the time but they are average in distance. Therefore my second shots are usually fairly long. That means my third shot is in the 30 to 40 yards range. That means I have to get my approach has to be close enough for a one putt. That rarely happens. My birdies come on the par 5's and sometimes on par 3's. I have been using hybrids for my long approach shots but they have not been much help as far as distance control nor direction. To make a long story short....my middle part of the game suffers the most and it is that part that I spend time in practice. I do get on the GIR but often three putt. I need to spend more time at practice which is now becoming difficult because of the cold weather.
Golfseeker
