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• DodgyPutter 4,690 Posts

  Thu, Feb 2 2017 1:02 PM

  Andy I do see what you mean going forward but with a starter putter what could they do?

  If both putters were available what would the first meter be, 20ft or 40 ft?  Surely one would give an advantage and the other be a disadvantage.

• HittyHard 775 Posts

  Thu, Feb 2 2017 1:19 PM

  alcaucin:

  damn, burnt the green peppers in my chicken mushroom special now..

   

  Share the recipe : I do a great version with eggs and fresh linguini.

   

   

• 9,041 Posts

  Thu, Feb 2 2017 2:18 PM

  YankeeJim:

  alcaucin:

  If ppl have to use diff incs than used to..it is a disadvantage compared to those who use that scale day in day out.

  How different is that from the driver I'm used to using being replaced by one 50 yards shorter? Or the Med flight irons that run forever because they hit the greens like freight trains? 

  ffs J, keep up  ;-)

  EVERYONE has the same "disadvantage" with the irons / wedges / driver....

  PPL who use the 30 foot putter..EVERYDAY are used to it, second nature to hit the right dist, without thinking.

  YankeeJim:

  p.s., Nothing wrong with burnt peppers. A fresh picked jalapeno blackened on the barbeque-niiiiice.  LOL

  yeah, was tasty mixed with garlic n onions !

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Feb 2 2017 4:23 PM

  alcaucin:

  PPL who use the 30 foot putter..EVERYDAY are used to it, second nature to hit the right dist, without thinking.

  And how many of those can hang with the best?   Now they have a chance. ;-)

• samppa454 308 Posts

  Thu, Feb 2 2017 10:12 PM

  It takes some time to get used to the low level clubs. I am glad the bug was fixed and this could be a good tournament, but.. How many have really used the clubs that you are given for the tournament beforehand? Which makes 100 credits easy to throw away, if you are not good at adjusting to new clubs. And also, if you have played with the given clubs, you have an advantage compared to other players, but I guess it evens out after two or three efforts in this tournament.

  But all and all, seems like a nice refreshment to the tournaments and it certainly is fun with low margin of error, given the tough Chambers Bay course and the clubs. I have participated in this event three times now and I have played 36 each time. Two of the rounds were frustrating with two and three bogeys respectively, but I am actually happy with my latest 36 with just 4 greens hit and a lucky runner to 1,4 ft on hole nr.9 (made birdie), LOL.

• 9,041 Posts

  Thu, Feb 2 2017 11:38 PM

  DodgyPutter:

  Andy I do see what you mean going forward but with a starter putter what could they do?

  If both putters were available what would the first meter be, 20ft or 40 ft?  Surely one would give an advantage and the other be a disadvantage.

  Off the top of my head.....

  Maybe something like the Max control putter..increments of 10, 20, 30, 40, 60 ... 

  Take the forgiveness etc down to current zebra levels and it's good to go.

  Now this may have meant (the easy task, made easier by already having the right ppl in, adding the 0.2 on rebranded nike putters)  of prog-ing a new putter specifically for this, but......

  If the Company is going to roll out new concepts / ideas and want ppl to gamble on them ( they could and should in the future,make 3 or 4 of these for ever higher stakes ) ) THEN....

  The minimum they should have done was cater to every playing and paying member.

  This has been alot of typing for a quick suggestion to WGTnibs  ;-))

   

• 9,041 Posts

  Thu, Feb 2 2017 11:39 PM

  YankeeJim:

  alcaucin:

  PPL who use the 30 foot putter..EVERYDAY are used to it, second nature to hit the right dist, without thinking.

  And how many of those can hang with the best?   Now they have a chance. ;-)

  Not really the point Jim...it's the principle of fairness.  ;-)

   

• PRIESTESS 10,721 Posts

  Fri, Feb 3 2017 4:42 AM

  alcaucin:

  Maybe something like the Max control putter..increments of 10, 20, 30, 40, 60 ...

  I agree about the putter. The irons and driver are hard enough around Chambers.,  I have hit that driver in 40.50 rough twice on the 2nd and nailed  both drives.

  Was fun though and i would like to see more. The putter is wrong for that set up of irons.

• Vaibhav5viv 886 Posts

  Sat, Feb 4 2017 12:38 PM

  alcaucin:

  PPL who use the 30 foot putter..EVERYDAY are used to it, second nature to hit the right dist, without thinking.

  Not necessarily a good thing. By second nature u could tap in a 2 ft 30% thinking its 15 ft increment. I think not having a 10/15 inc is a bigger adjustment than not having inc in decimals of ten.

   

  PS: The club distances shown in GC for PB SOTW are not correct.