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Using wedges in the putting Blitz

• Dubfore 4,350 Posts

  Mon, May 27 2013 4:38 AM

  Some of the 'points' made here are silly and irrelevant, mentioning big screens tv's for instance, "boredom" and 'it's only a game', so is every sport.

  There are issues here and important ones at that.  Fairness, fair play and sportsmanship are some, and to a lesser extent, (or maybe more) the win at all costs attitude by certain players. 

  If players here are investing time, money and effort for their enjoyment, couldn't WGT, at least in competitions where prizes, cash (credits) are at stake, make the changes for the putting compeitions?  If players want to use their wedges in their solo games or games where nothing is at stake, (with agreement of opponents), well fine.  It's called putting, a difficult skill to master, on or off computer. I suspect maybe too difficult for the 'wedgies' .

  Let's a call a spade a spade and make it a level playing field for everyone, putting!

  I say we leave it to the members to decide. I'm preparing a petiton in favour of change, I hope you will  spread the word and give it your support.

  Fair play is good sport. 

  Thanks for the contributions.

  Michael (Dubfore)

  ps: I wonder what WGT's opinion is of all this?

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Mon, May 27 2013 8:36 AM

  Dubfore:

   Some of the 'points' made here are silly and irrelevant.

  All except yours I presume.

   

• Romax 1,876 Posts

  Mon, May 27 2013 9:41 AM

  Dubfore:

   

  ps: I wonder what WGT's opinion is of all this?

  WGT made their position very clear in a previous thread. It went something like : "It is allowed in real golf and its acceptable under the rules of golf" I'm not going to hunt for that post, but you can if ya want.

  The whiners got the spin removed on the green and now want to whine their way to a total ban of a legal shot. Hmmm ?  The spin was easier to control, but it didn't take seasoned wedgers long to figure the shot with no spin. Suck it up......

• Tightrope 1,072 Posts

  Mon, May 27 2013 11:23 AM

  Romax:

  The whiners got the spin removed on the green and now want to whine their way to a total ban of a legal shot. Hmmm ?  The spin was easier to control, but it didn't take seasoned wedgers long to figure the shot with no spin. Suck it up......

  You are mixing things up. There is a huge different between using the wedge in a normal game, where you actually have a wedge. You do not bring one to a putting competition. Seems to be hard for people to understand that a putting competition is, normally, different from a normal golf match where you start at the tee and end in the hole.

   

• Ducati916 1,116 Posts

  Mon, May 27 2013 11:26 AM

  Dubfore:

  Some of the 'points' made here are silly and irrelevant, mentioning big screens tv's for instance, "boredom" and 'it's only a game', so is every sport.

  So...did you...or did you not ask what people thought?..If you're so narrow minded that you don't really want to know what other people think...then don't ask what other people think.

  You also mention that fair play is good sport...is it fair play that you can use clubs that others can't use based on your level?...is it fair that you can use balls that others can't?..Is it fair to ban a club because others are better using it than you are when using your choice of club?

  Finally...you say "it's called putting, a difficult skill to master" Isn't the very essence of any sport, the ability to achieve an end result in any legal fashion that makes you better than the opponent the real goal?  You sound like the typical under achiever..."I cant win the way it is....so let's change the rules." I suspect that wedging is too hard for you so therefore, it must be banned.

• Tightrope 1,072 Posts

  Mon, May 27 2013 6:37 PM

  Ducati916:

  I suspect that wedging is too hard for you so therefore, it must be banned.

  The wedge is used when you cannot read the putt, never because it is a more difficult shot. Anyone, and I mean anyone, can make a decent "putt" from a difficult position with a wedge and an excel sheet.

• Romax 1,876 Posts

  Mon, May 27 2013 8:08 PM

  Tightrope:

  Ducati916:

  I suspect that wedging is too hard for you so therefore, it must be banned.

  The wedge is used when you cannot read the putt, never because it is a more difficult shot. Anyone, and I mean anyone, can make a decent "putt" from a difficult position with a wedge and an excel sheet.

  The only way you could know that is if you actually used a wedge on the green. Shame on you   LMAO.

• gdubbombsit4bird 73 Posts

  Mon, May 27 2013 9:31 PM

  Romax:

  gdubbombsit4bird:

  Tightrope:

  Sure you will, an it will render all interesting putts useless since people will actually only putt the easy ones. Fully legal currently, but very boring since the whole point of designing that tricky putt was that is was a tricky _putt_. When using the wedge, all shots are basically the same. 

  Never mind, everyone may do as they please, both WGT and the players, but bringing up "the rules of golf" in defence for using a wedge and be allowed to use the wedge in the future, that is just lame.

    I agree Tightrope...using a wedge on the green is bush...and its only used as a way to get an advantage...yea..yea...its legal..so what...Surely...you people have heard the saying..."just cause you can..doesn't neccesarily mean you should"...and to the one comment..."Im gonna use a wedge toget it close..rather than take the chance of going by 3-4 feet...pfft...that is so weak...what that screams is..youneed to work on your putting..don't cha think?...I do...ONLY time Isee a wedge as legit on a green..is if you have rough..or sand or any kind of bad surface...If you've got nothing but green between you and the hole...the wedge needs to stay in your bag...Do you really think any of the pros..Tiger...Phil...Rory etc...had a 150 ft putt or greater...would bust out a wedge and think nothing  it.ause its "legal"..pfft...highly highly doubt it...they're gonna putt it...SO..to sum this up...people who use wedges on green and think its ok...what yu're game is saying is its ok..its legal...so Im gonna ake advantage of it....but the reality says...NEED TO WORK ON MY PUTTING...and that's all I got to say about that...

   Hey Mr.Duh!...yea you Richard....the care factor of you and your blah blah blah..who drops more blahs than you can possibly imagine..is none...and neato...variety gets added  to your rockin good time with your "good friend"...geee..that just sounds swell...))..and one more thing Richard...you implying that my putting stats need work...is weak .(cuz not relevant)....the point of all this blah blah blah....is using  a wedge on the green is an advantage move...to make it "less difficult"..and are you one of those who has the skirt on..and it says..."Its Legal" w/ the little frillies on the bottom...and judging from the comments I saw...there quite a few  that have those skirts on...oh well....to each his OR her own....late

   

  Duh!...Point missed again. I play with a good friend who can drop aces with putter or wedge. She mixes wedge and putter for variety and fun. It's not that she can't putt well...it's just adding some fun to the game. BTW your putting stats (like mine) could use some work too.LMAO. I think I'm done here.

• Tightrope 1,072 Posts

  Mon, May 27 2013 9:41 PM

  Of course I have. But never in a putting competition.

• Ducati916 1,116 Posts

  Mon, May 27 2013 10:55 PM

  Tightrope:

  Of course I have. But never in a putting competition.

  So....and this is gettng really old already...you and Dubfore don't agree with the rules of golf and/or the rules of WGT. Both sets say you can carry 14 clubs...They say nothing about which ones....and when/where/how/ you can use them  I'd suggest you both file a petiton with the R & A and the USGA to have the rules changed....or, as the highly offended Dubfore is doing...with WGT....otherwise, perhaps you should take up online paint by numbers....or would you be offended if someone used acrylic instead of oil on an oil painting kit?