The Starter - 8/12 - It's Not About Length, It's How You Use It
by Ryan Ballengee on Aug 12, 2009 9:27 AM EDT
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Good stuff RB. Adding this kind of length is done to try to make the course play the way it was originally designed. These guys today hit the ball so far off the tee that they are left with too many short irons into greens. These 480 to 540 yard par 4’s bring back the 3-4-5-6 iron shots that the designers intended for golfers to hit into the greens. And the 600+ yard par 5’s put pressure on attempts to reach the green in 2 and a premium on good layups and approach shots to make birdie.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
I kind of prefer this kind of length. Make the par 5s a little more fair, but longer. Keep the par 4s at a reasonable length.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Aug 12, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I like the long par 4’s – make these guys hit a 4 or 5 iron into a green instead of an 8 or 9.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Yeah, but you can do that with a dogleg that’s 450-470, not 515.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Aug 12, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
huh ? guess you missed these guys taking drivers and 3-woods over the corners then pulling out a 9 iron. To quote the great Roy Mcavoy “I’m not going left of those trees or right of those trees. I’m going OVER those trees…with a little draw.”
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
That’s going to happen if you make it easy to cut the dogleg. All depends on the teeing ground.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Aug 12, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
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