What Would You Shoot if You Dropped a Ball at 95 Yards COF on Every Hole at Your Home Course?

[Obee]

Love it! Thanks for sharing! Could you estimate how far you were on each shot, like I did, above? Would be really good to know what you average distance to the hole was. :-)

[J295]

#1. 8’ one putt birdie

#2. 18’ three putt bogey

#3. 18’ three putt bogey

#4. Up and down par with 58 deg from just off green 10’ from hole ... 2’ putt

#5. Up and down par with 58deg from just off green 20’ from hole ....1’ putt.

#6. 20’ three putt bogey.

#7. 12’ two putt par

#8. 8’ one putt birdie

#9. False front used putter to get on green from 50’ away then two putt bogey from 15’.

#10. 12’ one putt birdie

#11 15’ three putt bogey

#12. 28’ three putt bogey

#13. 15’ two putt par

#14. Up and down from frog hair at 18’ with putter for par. Par putt 1 foot.

#15. One putt birdie from 8’

#16. Two putt par from 10’

#17. Double bogey after spinning off green into water. (Pitched from 20’ because I didn’t want to walk back and hit another 95 yard shot and a different drop from this yellow stake wasn’t feasible ... then two putt from 12’) Yep ... major oil spill haha

#18. Two putt par from 15’

Pete Dye course. Couple of challenging first putts but principally poor lags and then not draining the two and three footers.

[xmanhockey7]

I like to think I'd average 3, but with my play from 75-100 lately I don't know. I think every hole I'd make the center of the green my target. If I make a couple putts great. If not I'd be pretty okay with two putting and avoiding any 3 putts.

[Obee]

Excellent! Thanks! On the holes where you missed the green, try to estimate how far away you were.

[J295]

Obee. Now edited. Will try again sometime soon.

[dmecca2]

I will do this at some point. I'm just not ready yet.

I also have a par 3 at my course that is all carry over water. closest I can get may be 160. Whats the protocol there?

[ThinkingPlus]

Wow. That's a really tough hole from the forward tees.

[dmecca2]

 

Back tees are about 180 and always plays into the wind. Front tees aren't much of a difference yardage wise, but gives you a better angle into the green.

[SNIPERBBB]

Play from the neighboring fairway?

[Obee]

Just don't count that hole.

[msg]

I'll try this one of these days. Hopefully before May ends. :D

I'll ask my three buddies to do the same with me.

[cardoustie]

Some observations:

your wife is a keeper, though clearly she thinks you're trying to kill herthe beard, looks like Santa and Captain Highliner had a golfing ninja babyyou are a very consistent wedge strikerloved the closed stance puttingawesome pace of playWill try to do this when we open up but will need hire a videographer. I will see if Jim Nantz is also available for commentating

 

[Sean2]

Our facility has a 9 hole short course where the average hole is 73 yards...I average even par. Have been as low as -5 (for 18, loop it twice). Great way to practice your short game. I would guess 58-60 from 95.

[Neurotica]

As a 9 index I’d think I could manage 4 over 58...3.22 strokes a hole.

[glcoach]

Ok. Did this today, albeit for only nine holes. It’s all I had time for.

54 wedge hit green 33 ft from pin 2 putt 54 wedge hit green 27 ft from pin 2 putt54 wedge hit green 42 ft from pin 2 putt54 wedge hit green 12 ft from pin 2 putt54 wedge hit green 4 ft from pin 1 putt54 wedge hit green 21 ft from pin 2 putt54 wedge hit green 12 ft from pin 2 putt54 wedge hit green 21 ft from pin 2 putt54 wedge hit green 14 feet from pin 2 puttSo, a grand total of 26 strokes with all nine greens hit and an average of 20.7 feet from the hole. 17 total putts.

For background I am currently a 2.9 handicap and have been as low as 0.9. I would classify myself as a good “club” player just a tier under those that qualify for state mid-ams and such

 

 

[trilerian]

I'll probably try this at some point this season. I don't expect to shoot really well, but I'll set a goal of 5 over for 18. Courses around me are generally pretty packed right now, so not sure when I'll be able to try it.

[TIM929]

Thank you for this thread @Obee.

I’ve been out there the past 2 days playing 9 trying to plug it in from 100 yards and this is no joke. I only landed 1 out of 9 the first day and 3 out of 9 yesterday.

I love this practice and would have never guessed how weak I was from 95.

Im trying different clubs as well from PW to 60* since 1 club wasn’t working and It’s opened my eyes.

[Obee]

YES!!!

That is definitely what this thread is about. :-) If you can't consistently wedge the ball with a short, heavy club, how can you possibly expect to be consistent with a longer, lighter club?

Improving your wedge play -- assuming you are able to do it -- will absolutely help you improve your PW - 7i play also

 

[TIM929]

yes, thank you again. Ill put up some numbers soon, I just want to feel comfortable at 95 with club options per lie and hole set up instead of feeling these sense of uncertainty at address.

 

[garyt]

Me too, I voted 73+ because I was counting the shot from 95 as my 2nd shot. I know I'd miss a few greens and 3 putt a few times.

[Lincoln_Arcadia]

Same, and I’m not even that great at putting. 95 yards is around my stock 56 or softly hit 50. Not even a full swing, really.

[TIM929]

Monterey Park 9 hole was in good condition, but I was playing in some rain(which I do not mind at all)... small greens so up are down's are not as hard as other places.

 

below is my score:

 

1) 103 yards 60* full shot missed short + chip on to 8’ + 2 putts= 4

2) 98 yards PW on to 8’ + 2 putts= 3

3) 105 yards 56* missed short + chip on to 4" + 1 put= 3

4) 102 yards PW on to 10’ + 2 putts= 3

5) 103 yards 56 missed left pin high + chipped on to 2’ + 1 putt= 3

6) 94 yards 56* missed right + (steep side hill lie) chipped over the green + chipped to 3’ + 1 putt= 4

7) 92 yards 56* missed short + chipped on to 2’ + 2 putt= 4

8) 111 yards PW missed left + chipped to 20’ + 2 putt= 4

9) 108 yards PW missed over + chip landed on short rough 1 ball distances away from fringe and just stopped! + chip to 6’ + 2 putt= 5

 

I want to try this once a week.

 

[Philomathesq]

I just want to make sure I don't need to cry and/or pray for you. Did you mean to use the indicator for feet ( ' ) for all of your putts, or did you properly use the indicator for inches ( " ) to indicate the length of your putts? For example, did you two-putt from 8' (feet) on hole #1 or did you two-putt from 8" (inches) on hole #1? If the former, that makes sense. If the latter, you are deadly with your wedges, but you really need some work on your putting.

[TIM929]

OMGoodness lol! Yes, thank you for catching that mistake!

 

Def feet not inches.

 

[TIM929]

been out 4 times this week to play 9- grinding 100 yards. I drive the ball and if there is 170 left, I swing my 60* (70 yards to center of fw) to get the ball 100 yards to the flag and play the game. SM7s are selling for $100 so I purchased a 54* with the highest bounce I could find. 54.14F - I really appreciate this club.

 

Played 9 today and below is the results:

 

1) 103 yards- 54* missed right + chipped to 1’ + 1 putt= 3

 

2) 100 yards- 54* to 10' + 2 putts= 3

 

3) 94 yards- 54* to 8' + 2 putts= 3

 

4) 109 yards- 54* missed right + chipped to 2’ + 1 putt= 3

 

5) 92 yards- 54* missed short + chipped on to 14’ + 2 putts= 4 note: this hole is a 160y par 3.. the fairway starts at 80 yards to the pin, but since i was enjoying the 54* so much, I hit it out of rough with the 54* which cost me. Next time, I will use a PW.. lesson learned.

 

6) 101 yards- 54* missed right + chipped to 1’ + 1 putt= 3

 

7) 92 yards- 54* to 2’ + 1 putt= 2

 

8) 95 yards- 54* missed over + duffed a chipped + chipped to 7' + 2 putt= 5

 

9) 94 yards 54* to 7’ + 2 putt= 3

 

I'm changing my wedge set up to the below yardages:

 

PW 120 - 100

54*14F 110 - 80 (but i will aim for even lower, I want to be able to take this club as low as green side chips)

60.12D 85 down.

 

my take away: get the easiest club that I can swing to hit a specific yardage... Im replacing my 4i for a hybrid.

 

[BKN1964]

I finally got the opportunity to do this today and shot -1 as a 15.8 index. I was down to -3 at one point, but messed up a few holes. My home course was semi-flooded when we showed up for our Sunday game so I went to a course up the hill a few miles away that I've never played and was able to get out. In addition to not knowing the course, the fog was so heavy for the first 6 holes I could only make out the green from 95 yards after I walked up and figured out where it was. Since the fog was so thick I started off taking the total yardage, subtracting 100 yards, and then playing a club that would get me to 100 yards in 2 shots on a par 4 or 3 shots on a par 5, usually a 6i, 7i, or 8i. It was working well enough that I pretty much used that method the entire round and kept myself out of trouble.

Takeaways:

- Absent any forced carries requiring a driver or 4w, there's no reason I (or pretty much anyone for that matter) should ever shoot worse than +18 unless I'm just having a horrible day.

- I have too large a gap between my 44 degree PW and my 48 degree AW (which I really already knew). I may need to get the loft checked/adjusted on my AW.

- I'm pretty decent at 2-putting from ~30', but I need to get better at 1-putting from 5'.

- I need to get my approach shots closer to the pin if I want to score better from 100 yards and in.

- I need to manage my misses better to avoid things like the unplayable on 13 below.

 

1 aw left bunker, 15', 1'

2 aw front center, 35', 2'

3 aw back right, 12' (-1)

4 aw short front, 3' above (-2)

5 aw front center, 24' below, 1'

6 aw thin hop hit pin, 2' (-3)

7 skipped due to traffic (assume par)

8 aw front center, 37' below, 2'

9 aw front center, 40' below, 6' below, 1 (-2)

10 aw thin bounced over, chip 4' past. 4'

11 pw long left, chip, 4' below

12 pw downhill lie to elevated green bounced off pin high right, 4' (-3)

13 pw left in a bush, drop, aw, 8' below, 1' (-1)

14 aw short, 52 6' past, 6' above

15 pw cog, 8', 1'

16 pw center back, 28', 2'

17 pw front right, 32', 1'

18 pw cog, 4', 0.5'

[PowderedToastMan]

If we ever play together Obee, it’s definitely going to be on a 7,000+ yard course. Playing against you from 100 and in is essentially just giving money away.

Beautiful wedge swing.

[Obee]

Did you watch all 18??

[PowderedToastMan]

I watched 3. I only needed to watch 1 though to tell that I don’t want to have a 100 yard and in match with you. And I think I’m good from that range.

All these people saying they’re playing 58 and 60’s from 100 yards, I want to play them. 100 yard shots are all about controlling trajectory and spin. Not sure how you do that with a full swing 60 unless you’re downwind or landing the ball past the pin.

[Obee]

When I was younger, my 56 was my 105 to 112 Club. I had much more clubhead speed and I absolutely spun the ball a ton, but I also hit the ball low, so the ball would skip, then dig.

The key was to know what type of green you were dealing with that day. Would the ball skip forward 5 to 15 yards before putting on the brakes? Or would it dig on impact? If it dug on impact, I used to frequently throw the ball behind pins and spin it back to the hole. I just can't do that anymore because a) I lack the clubhead speed; and b) the modern ball spins less. But it was a great shot to have in the bag back in the day. :-)