mesaman777
Member
I know this topic has been touched upon in the past, but I am always intrigued by the responses and thoughts of players.
All things being equal in regards to score, would you rather have a day where you absolutely flush shots consistently, hit all of your lines, distance control is near perfect, but you find yourself missing many make-able birdie putts and settling for par with a few bogies mixed in. ( obviously pars and bogies are an example depending on player abilities )
Or
You are struggling to make contact all day but your draining putts from all over the place, not a 3 putt in sight, leaving yourself easy kick-in 2 putts.
For me, while I understand what a let down missing make-able putts all day is, and it can take a toll on you mentally, I would still rather hit beautiful flushed shots and tell myself I'm just having a bad putting day. I also understand the absolute adulation of making putts all day to save your round and telling yourself that you are a scrambling machine and you can build confidence from that.
I don't think there is a right or wrong answer to this question, just so many opinions.
All things being equal in regards to score, would you rather have a day where you absolutely flush shots consistently, hit all of your lines, distance control is near perfect, but you find yourself missing many make-able birdie putts and settling for par with a few bogies mixed in. ( obviously pars and bogies are an example depending on player abilities )
Or
You are struggling to make contact all day but your draining putts from all over the place, not a 3 putt in sight, leaving yourself easy kick-in 2 putts.
For me, while I understand what a let down missing make-able putts all day is, and it can take a toll on you mentally, I would still rather hit beautiful flushed shots and tell myself I'm just having a bad putting day. I also understand the absolute adulation of making putts all day to save your round and telling yourself that you are a scrambling machine and you can build confidence from that.
I don't think there is a right or wrong answer to this question, just so many opinions.