How often do Tour Pros mis hit shots?

[bjjmd]

Played with a few tour pros...I would say they hit 60-70% shots solid. Like others have said on this board..their misses are manageable and they scramble better than 99.9% of golfers. They also have "super" short memories (like NFL cornerbacks)...I've seen a tour pro take a double on a hole only to go eagle, birdie, birdie on the next three. That is most impressive part of a tour players game in my opinion - mental toughness and recovery!

[nickrut]

I've got a buddy that plays to a +1 or +2 and is on a D1 scholarship who I play with from time to time. He rarely truly shanks a shot, but he does mishit it in that he misses greens from 150 from time to time. The difference is that he gets up and down from right off the green a good 7-8/10 times (Tourney conditions.. probably closer to 9/10 with regular conditions) which is far better than most people. He also nails almost every <7 foot putt.

[RyanWoon]

Pros rarely hit fat, sometimes a bit thin, mostly just misses right and left...

[HouAggie]

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I've had a chance to play with Bob May and caddie around for him at the Corona event in Mexico when he was teamed up with his friend David Branshaw ( I caddied for him at the Something Fresh event last year during his practice rounds) Those guys are out of this league.. no joke.. [b][u][size="4"]I saw Bob hit the pin at least 6 times out of his 10 shots at 115 yards[/size][/u][/b]... When I went on to watch him play a round at his home course in Vegas he shot a 66, no "real" mishits. and had multiple eagle chances... granted it was his home course so he was very comfortable playing. But these guys are in a whole different league with short game. Even the worst shortgame players on tour are better than 99% of this board.. Bob used to be big on the PGA tour, now struggling with Nationwide after all his surgeries.. But still a beast and hitting it ridiculous amounts
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I would never call a random internet person a liar...but this is really hard to believe.

[crzyshortgame]

For those of you saying that misshit needs explanation I did put my explanation in the original post. For those of you who commented from real world experience I really appreciate your responses. I just find it hard to believe that they hit it solid 99 out of 100 times on the course. I know that they can bang balls over and over and flush most if not all but on the course, especially at a tour event, it seems like they don't hit it as solid as some would think. As stated, I know that this depends on the player and the day. Again, thanks for the comments guys.

[Sabaka]

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I play with a couple fairly regularly. They very rarely mishit a shot. I will say this though, I hit it just as well from 100-200 yards and off the tee. Its from inside 100 and between 200-250 they beat me. that is where they make their money. wedges and not hitting it in trouble when they have long irons.
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This is a pretty good summation. The pros separate themselves from us mortals with their short game, long irons, ball action, and green light shots (proximity to the hole).

It is hard to understand how good they are around the greens. TV does not show how difficult some of the shots around the greens truly are. You have to see it in person to really appreciate it. And, their putting is soooo good.

Distance wise, we might be able to keep up. But, our hybrid is their 5 iron, and they know how the ball will react when it hits. You and I hope the ball will stop on the green. They know it will, and approximately where.

And, given a reasonably easy approach shot (green light with little or no difficulty) they are going to be putting for a legitimate birdie 8 times out of 10. You and I, maybe half the time.

[nicoy3k]

Reviving an ancient thread here...

 

I think the OP meant how often do pros not hit it pure:

 

ie... how often do they hit it slightly high/low or toe/heal. Not badly enough for the ball to go wildly offline, but enough for it to feel harsher than perfect and maybe 5-10 or so yard away from target

[playa]

Best am I've ever played a lot of rounds with was as low as plus 5. He hit low hooky draws and was way shorter than me, but he never missed it right and had a tour level short game. He mishit plenty of full shots per round but I can't recall too many putts that weren't flush out of the sweet spot.

[KingMike]

I have several friends that are tour winners that I've played a lot with, they miss hit shots more than you think. But they can recover from those shots with great short games. Boo Weekley comes to mind as a guy that rarely misses a shot though. Ben Crenshaw is a "terrible" ball striker, but he's a pretty decent putter.

 

Heard a story from someone who played a round with Crenshaw when he was having trouble off the tee but Ben kept scoring anyway. My friend was silently rooting for him to put it in the woods just so he could continue watching that level of confidence and creativity.