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Re: Club Meter -- AGAIN!!!

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Tue, Feb 26 2019 11:27 AM (1 replies)
  • jjt034
    14 Posts
    Tue, Feb 26 2019 9:54 AM

    Why is there such inconsistency with the club meter? 
    I understand that wind and other factors may skew a shot somewhat -BUT- if there is a max of a certain yardage, there is NO way that it should go more than 20% further, especially into the wind. 
    I can't count how many shots that the meter was not even close. 
    Another example is my flop shots, I have three clubs that have varying lengths, 16 yards, 22 yards, & 29 yards. I chose my 22 yard club as I was about 20 yards from the hole (playing St. Andrews and it was a relatively flat green). I take my shot at about 80-85% with a good backspin and my ball travels over 30 yards... If I wanted to go 30+ yards I would have used the other club. 
    It just blows my mind on how inconsistent that the meter is from one hole to the next, making it impossible to at least guess if you are playing long or short that round.

  • DoctorLarry
    4,310 Posts
    Tue, Feb 26 2019 11:27 AM

    First - do not take the distance associated with a club as any exact measure of how far a shot can go.  The clubs in a real life golf bag do not have yardages engraved on them.

    Second, looking at your stats, you probably just need to practice - really practice more - to learn more about how your clubs and balls perform in different situations.  

    Most of the better players here have spent hours on end hitting balls in practice mode to find out how they perform from various lies, with various spins, and in varioous winds.  I have done so and I hit from the tee, fairway, various rough lies, various bunker lies, various amounts and direction of spin, and in various power levels for each club and record the results for carry and total distance.

    It takes a lot of time and a lot of golf balls, but you get a handle on your equipment performance this way.  Thus, you need to do this with the equipment you play - including your standard ball.  BTW - that ball you are playing will not take spin.

    And then, you will also find that different courses and specific holes have their own quirks and tendencies that you just learn over time.

    Good luck.

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