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"Just playin golf pally"
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I know a lot depends on ones overall ability, pin locations, and your angle of approach, and there will always be circumstances that dismiss any sort of general rule you might follow. I also understand greens sloping etc plays its role. But still I was wondering when do you feel (distance wise) that aiming for the flag (getting close as possible) is what you should be doing even when there is danger that your dispersion of left, right, short, long could be penalizing?
For me I would say I have like 3 different (yet graduating) distances which change my approach ideas. I'd say about 90 and under is generally when I try to get pretty close. Anything over 90ish to about 130/140 I aim to perhaps favor the pin area(or side) of the green a bit while not really pin hunting and tryng to keep it safe with allowing some room for error. Over 140 and out its going to be a center green aiming as for left/right and with almost always looking for a front to mid green distance.
So in general at what distance do you begin to pin hunt even when (not very high but) reasonable risk is involved? Of course there are those (and imo something too many mid and especially high cappers need to eventually learn) where its always a pin hunt regardless. Took me years before I learned its better to be on than in trouble due to dispersion. But still there are distances where I feel if I am to be a better player that an approach should be made close as possible. The better we get, of course the further away that distance may become.
For me I would say I have like 3 different (yet graduating) distances which change my approach ideas. I'd say about 90 and under is generally when I try to get pretty close. Anything over 90ish to about 130/140 I aim to perhaps favor the pin area(or side) of the green a bit while not really pin hunting and tryng to keep it safe with allowing some room for error. Over 140 and out its going to be a center green aiming as for left/right and with almost always looking for a front to mid green distance.
So in general at what distance do you begin to pin hunt even when (not very high but) reasonable risk is involved? Of course there are those (and imo something too many mid and especially high cappers need to eventually learn) where its always a pin hunt regardless. Took me years before I learned its better to be on than in trouble due to dispersion. But still there are distances where I feel if I am to be a better player that an approach should be made close as possible. The better we get, of course the further away that distance may become.
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