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So if all that's true, which it might be, should they be moving at a faster pace than everyone else? Or should they match the pace of those around them?They should because they would have to wait less for greens to clear on par 5, drives on some dog legs, and they usually keep the ball in front of them.
I put no, because distance off the tee has no real bearing on pace of play in my experience coaching golfers all across the distance spectrum.
I completely disagree. I challenge anyone hitting it 185 from the up tees to add blind doglegs and 300+ drives to every one of their tee shots and keep the same pace.I put no, because distance off the tee has no real bearing on pace of play in my experience coaching golfers all across the distance spectrum.
You can disagree all you want, I’ve seen it. Distance off the tee has no real hard and fast rule on how fast someone plays people who have the ball far can also play slow as hell.I completely disagree. I challenge anyone hitting it 185 from the up tees to add blind doglegs and 300+ drives to every one of their tee shots and keep the same pace.
It will not happen.
So if all that's true, which it might be, should they be moving at a faster pace than everyone else? Or should they match the pace of those around them?
I will disagree until my dying breath because I see it every day. They're literally playing a shorter course, and as others have said have to wait less and keep the ball in from of them more. Slow people play slow, but that's not the deciding factor here.You can disagree all you want, I’ve seen it. Distance off the tee has no real hard and fast rule on how fast someone plays people who have the ball far can also play slow as hell.
They should be keeping pace with everybody in their group, and with the group ahead of them. Whatever it takes for them to do that. If everybody is playing ready golf it shouldn't ever be a problem.So if all that's true, which it might be, should they be moving at a faster pace than everyone else? Or should they match the pace of those around them?
You can disagree all you want, I’ve seen it. Distance off the tee has no real hard and fast rule on how fast someone plays people who have the ball far can also play slow as hell.
Cool.I will disagree until my dying breath because I see it every day. They're literally playing a shorter course, and as others have said have to wait less and keep the ball in from of them more. Slow people play slow, but that's not the deciding factor here.
I completely disagree. I challenge anyone hitting it 185 from the up tees to add blind doglegs and 300+ drives to every one of their tee shots and keep the same pace.
It will not happen.
Yep. No more than you immediately saying "you can disagree all you want" invalidates mine.Cool.
That is your experience, that does not make my experience invalid or incorrect no matter how much you lean on that dying breath.
Yep. No more than you immediately saying "you can disagree all you want" invalidates mine.
Yeah there's a can and should here. The question is should. I believe the absolutely can, I'm just not sure they should. Any more than someone should play slower than pace at least.You know i love both of you in exactly equal measures....but i'm with @Jman on this one.
It evens out. Shorter hitters lose less balls, they hit it less offline just due to math. If they are ready to play they can play pretty fast just because of keeping it in play.
A monster hitter a couple of times a round is gonna need his 5 minutes finding a ball here or there.
I think it evens out. I've played with all kinds. Heck i've carried it 310 and carried it 250 in my golf life. I'm not sure it made a difference to pace.
And i'm not playing favorites here. Me and JMAN are fighting right now over the divots thing. We're frenemies at best right now