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I was thinking about the very short game and putting. For this conversation short means "close to the green", greenside chips or pitches. Many of you here have a real good greenside game but may be not as good a putting game or its just not working that day. Even one who is good overall with everything can struggle with putting sometimes or many times.
I personally usually putt better than I chip so I never felt this way. But I do wonder if anyone ever feels they are glad they are just off the green and would much rather they be facing that current chip/pitch vs putting a long one from the same general area. Are any of you (even if just for that round) so much better at the chips or simply so much worse at the longest putts that you are ever annoyed you actually hit the green because you left yourself with a very long putt? Would you been happier, more confident, felt better or preferred to be chipping it even if it meant you were a little further away and off the green?
Sounds crazy I know and I know the logic and natural answer is going to be to hit greens of course but I can visualize one having great chipping and yet struggling with putts (especially long ones) and just perhaps (even if just for that round) might actually feel they wish they were chipping instead. Or dare I ask to even purposely play somewhat towards that goal?
I personally usually putt better than I chip so I never felt this way. But I do wonder if anyone ever feels they are glad they are just off the green and would much rather they be facing that current chip/pitch vs putting a long one from the same general area. Are any of you (even if just for that round) so much better at the chips or simply so much worse at the longest putts that you are ever annoyed you actually hit the green because you left yourself with a very long putt? Would you been happier, more confident, felt better or preferred to be chipping it even if it meant you were a little further away and off the green?
Sounds crazy I know and I know the logic and natural answer is going to be to hit greens of course but I can visualize one having great chipping and yet struggling with putts (especially long ones) and just perhaps (even if just for that round) might actually feel they wish they were chipping instead. Or dare I ask to even purposely play somewhat towards that goal?