Question.

What would you prefer, to be the longest player or to be the best putter player ?

And why?



Toni.

Longest player. I'd have short approach shots and hopefully leave myself short puts lol.

Best putter.

So I could win the most golf tournaments.

"The woods are full of long hitters."

"A bad putter is a match for nobody. A good putter is a match for anybody."

- Harvey Penick

Putter, bar none.

You can still get on the green in two from just about anywhere, if your swing is good enough.

I'm already long enough to be wrong enough. I need a putter that I only have to use 18 or so times a round.

Definitely, I would want to be a better putter. Just on statistics alone, you hit your driver maximum 14 times on an 18 hole par 72 golf course. If you 2 putt every green you have 36 shots. You may save yourself 2 or 3 shots with longer drives, An extemely good putter probably saves himself 5 to 6 shots per round.

SCOREBOARD (for the moment)


Longest player : 1 (25%) Best putter : 3 (75%)

Putter without question.

Drive for show ,putt for dough £££££££££££££

Drive for show, putt for dough? Anyone believe that?

They asked that in Today's Golfer and their studies showed that the longest hitters on the European Tour won more money then the best putters. The longest hitters included Ernie and Angel, while I've never even heard of the better putters.

Don't get me wrong though, I'd prefer to be a better putter especially seeing as I play a course which is sub 6000 yards.

I firmly believe it.
Using a top pros game as a comparison to our own doesn't hold up as they are excellent in all departments (usually).
A better comparison of a top player would be Jose Maria Olazabel who isn't the best driver in the world (understatement) but who's skill with the putter has dug him out of some very deep holes.

How many times does the average player ,who has hit a green in regulation ,walk away with a bogey?

Give me putting over yardage every time.

No, I don't believe that. But, after reading Dave Pelz' research, I believe 'drive for show, SHORT GAME for dough' (short game being chips, pitches, flops and putts).

Look at Sergio - AMAZING driver of the ball and quite possibly the worst putter on earth. Whenever he has a halfway decent putting week, he wins.

And who is the best pressure putter on earth? I'll give you a hint, he won two majors this to complete the career grand slam for the second time at the age of 29.

Apart from his rotten putting is that?

I you can't putt in this game you will not win ,full stop(or period for our American friends ).

Have you actually hit a ball that distance (before you ask ,yes I have)?

You are showing your youth young Rick.
In time you will learn the putter is a far mightier tool than the driver.

I'll ask you this.....
What feels nicer ,hitting a drive 320 yards down the middle or draining a 40 footer for an eagle?

I know which one felt nicer for me!

I know the importance of putting and the short game but I just thought I'd bring up the fact that the top 5 longest hitters make more money on tour than the top 5 putters. It must be a mistake though, Today's Golfer must have made up those stats so it can't be believable! You just have to look at Tiger to see how important putting is.

What do you find more embarrassing? Slicing out of bounds or 3 (or 4) putting? Give me a slice any day!

Driving or Putting?

Can I say neither?,

In my circle I'm average at best off the tee (see yesterdays "balance" question ) but probably the best putter. The trouble is that my short game is not good enough to take advantage of my putting.

So what I want for Christmas is a short game that gives me a good chance at making the up and down.