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Attn 56 Stroke averages!!

• gerryniswonger 1,890 Posts

  Sat, Jan 3 2015 2:40 PM

  I've been playing 6 to 10 hours a day, every day, for 3 years.  I recently made Tour Legend but feel as if it isn't really any kind of accomplishment. 

  So tell me, you 56 average players, how you have learned to 'Ding" almost every shot? Because that would be the only possible way to have a 56 average?

  There must be something you do that I haven't thought of yet and any "Insight" you could give me would be very much appreciated.

• Beryman 9,099 Posts

  Sat, Jan 3 2015 2:47 PM

  i dont have a 56 ave, but i will say hitting the ding every shot is not what its about..... course mgt., knowing where to place the ball and decent putting is what is needed

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Sat, Jan 3 2015 2:50 PM

  ^^^ yep. Also I would say remember how saturated averages work.

• DAZZA501 5,972 Posts

  Sat, Jan 3 2015 2:50 PM

  I don't ding every shot. Probably not even 50%. What i do is try and miss the ding on the same side the wind is coming from just to hold it out there a little bit before the wind brings it back in.

  If you're looking for "insight" then i suggest going to Fmagnets profile and watching some of his videos or you might even catch him playing live on is twitch channel.

  I must say it's very refreshing that someone comes here and asks how it's done instead of just calling cheat because they can't play as well as the top guys/girls here.

• MBaggese 15,378 Posts

  Sat, Jan 3 2015 2:59 PM

  I'd say most of us are "saturated" with our "average".

   

  Mines probably more like a 60 or 61 avg...can't speak for others though.

   

• TopShelf2010 10,971 Posts

  Sat, Jan 3 2015 2:59 PM

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• mkg335 5,491 Posts

  Sat, Jan 3 2015 3:30 PM

  Agree with all above.  After 500 ranked rounds your average can only go down.  My avg is ridiculous because it's made up of about 450 27's (2x27=54) and maybe 50 or so 26's (2x26=52) with a few 25's thrown in.

  Like Baggs, my "true" avg is more like 60/61 using the formula:

  Par 4 avg x 10 plus par 5 avg x 4 plus par 3 avg x 4...that's a much more accurate measure of average.

• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Sat, Jan 3 2015 5:19 PM

  When I wish to consider a true average, I look at the per hole ( par 3 - 4 - 5 ) stat average and apply those numbers to the course....it is normally a pretty high, yet real idea of a true average.

• micheldess 819 Posts

  Sat, Jan 3 2015 6:13 PM

  You know gerry for lots of people average don't means anything now

  Even an average players like me if i want, i play only from red tee some easy course and score lots of 25 or 26, my average will be 51, 10 points  less than my reel average lol

   

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Sat, Jan 3 2015 8:49 PM

  There's also those red tee TLs that don't play ranked rounds from the back tees after they make TL to protect that false average.