Forget about distance controlled golf balls...get rid of yardages and green books.

[bigred90gt]

2 hours ago, Frankensteins Monster said:

I thought it was understood I was talking about removing the backboard. 

 

Flag is not the target for professional golfers. It never is. Parts of the green/fairway are the targets. 

 

No comment about how professionals have known exact yardages, and kept yardage books since the 50's? Knowing exact yardages to specific areas of the golf course is imperative to professional golfers and has been for over 70 years.

No, it wasnt understood at all. And it would have the same effect whether you are in an open space or on a fully painted court if you removed the backboard, so I'm not sure why that would even get brought up.

 

I realize the flag is not the target for professional golfers most of the time. Sometimes it is, most of the time it's not.

 

I have not advocated for getting rid of yardage markers at all, so I'm not sure why you are trying to goad me into the argument you are having with someone else.

[Frankensteins Monster]

3 minutes ago, bigred90gt said:

No, it wasnt understood at all. And it would have the same effect whether you are in an open space or on a fully painted court if you removed the backboard, so I'm not sure why that would even get brought up.

 

I realize the flag is not the target for professional golfers most of the time. Sometimes it is, most of the time it's not.

 

I have not advocated for getting rid of yardage markers at all, so I'm not sure why you are trying to goad me into the argument you are having with someone else.

I've played on courts that didn't have a backboard. You should try it and see how off your DOF will get. This is speaking as someone who has played ball since he was five years old.

[Itsjustagame]

A solution looking for a problem. Like banning anchored putters.

[Pops99]

49 minutes ago, Creedo77 said:

Attached is the Mark Long PGA Tour Greens Book from the 2019 Canadian Open 

 

and a straka line book from an RTJ course in Alabama 

 

you can see that the Mark Long book is well detailed with 4 views of the same green. Compare that to the straka book with only 2. Mark Long is $165 a week on the PGA Tour and the Straka is $40/$50 on the KFT

Really cool to see that. Thanks! 

[Krt22]

1 hour ago, Creedo77 said:

Attached is the Mark Long PGA Tour Greens Book from the 2019 Canadian Open 

 

and a straka line book from an RTJ course in Alabama 

 

you can see that the Mark Long book is well detailed with 4 views of the same green. Compare that to the straka book with only 2. Mark Long is $165 a week on the PGA Tour and the Straka is $40/$50 on the KFT

I have one of these for my home course, I honestly rarely use it. You are 100% correct that they can be wrong (mine has been for sure) and it's not like you know exactly where you and the pin are, so there is still some guess work to the line. Green speed, grain, wind, etc all are going to have a role as well, so it's not like it's point and shoot. The player still needs to execute. I would bet there isn't a statistical differences in SG putting between those who use a book and those who don't. I mainly use it on putts that look mostly straight to see if there is something there, but in those cases that is when it's more likely to be wrong

Edited February 26, 2021 by Krt22