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Any TL want to play oakmont olympic

• 1,148 Posts

  Sat, Nov 2 2013 8:20 PM

  My problem is scoring birdies, Meaning i need to improve my shot making in winds, One reason i see these people make 50-55 score is they all tap in birdies. That means good spin ball and hit in winds. I do not think best players putt better than me. My problem with putting is always short slopey fast putts (<6feet).not normal putts

• 1,148 Posts

  Sat, Nov 2 2013 8:22 PM

  Any TL want to play stroke play?

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Sat, Nov 2 2013 8:32 PM

  alexk345:

  My problem is scoring birdies, Meaning i need to improve my shot making in winds, One reason i see these people make 50-55 score is they all tap in birdies. That means good spin ball and hit in winds. I do not think best players putt better than me. My problem with putting is always short slopey fast putts (<6feet).not normal putts

  Reading and playing the wind is key fr sure Alex, but the best here make the majority of their 12-20 foot putts...putting is key, and we've played enough that I know you can putt well...just concentrate on that and make it better:)

• 1,148 Posts

  Sat, Nov 2 2013 9:34 PM

  Any tips to negate wind especially cross wind (45 degree or horizantal wind like 20mph) without moving marker too much

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Sat, Nov 2 2013 9:38 PM

  alexk345:

  Any tips to negate wind especially cross wind (45 degree or horizantal wind like 20mph) without moving marker too much

  I play aim, and try to hit late or early, depending on wind direction, in order to hold the ball flight.

   

  Never tried to just hit late or early without moving aim marker.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Sat, Nov 2 2013 11:05 PM

  alexk345:

  Any tips to negate wind especially cross wind (45 degree or horizantal wind like 20mph) without moving marker too much

  A miss to the first line past the ding will straighten out a 20 mph right to left wind. Missing early to that same line in a left to right 20 mph wind will do the same thing. Distance is lost but the accuracy is there. Aim dead center of the fairway.

  Missing 1/2 way to that line has the same affect on quartering winds.

• 1,148 Posts

  Sun, Nov 3 2013 1:03 AM

  I tried click dark blue area ...i used to hook and draw..to hit opposite side of wind...Not exactly going straight. Also losing quit bit distance.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Sun, Nov 3 2013 9:42 AM

  The idea in high winds is to get in the fairway, the distance is a bonus. Use fbs and play smart, it's not always about how far you can hit it.

• chrisironsbones 3,524 Posts

  Sun, Nov 3 2013 10:21 AM

  alexk345:

  My problem is scoring birdies,

   Isn't this every ones problem??  This is what you need to improve before asking for matches against better players.

  alexk345:

  I do not think best players putt better than me.

  What makes you think this??  You must think you're Tiger Woods.

  How can you think you are as good as better players with a 30% one putt stat??? And these better players have much higher % of putts between 5 to 10 foot and 10 to 25 foot.  when you're 1 putt stat reaches 60% then you might get taken seriously.  At present you just talk a good game

• geraldlarousse 1,986 Posts

  Sun, Nov 3 2013 10:41 AM

  chrisironsbones:

  alexk345:

  My problem is scoring birdies,

   Isn't this every ones problem??  This is what you need to improve before asking for matches against better players.

  alexk345:

  I do not think best players putt better than me.

  What makes you think this??  You must think you're Tiger Woods.

  How can you think you are as good as better players with a 30% one putt stat??? And these better players have much higher % of putts between 5 to 10 foot and 10 to 25 foot.  when you're 1 putt stat reaches 60% then you might get taken seriously.  At present you just talk a good game

  +1 Chris

  Have not a clue what he's smoking.... but i would love some.

  He don't think the best players here putt better than him??? Nope.... the best players here do everything better than him...lol. Tripping with no luggage??

  Okay!!    lol