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#3946 |
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An example:
A while back I was playing a massively long par 3. I hit a huge flare to the right and ended up 25 yards short of the green with a huge evergreen tree blocking me. I delofted a 4-iron by about 15 degrees, then smashed a chip. It went underneath the low-hanging limbs (which were a foot off the ground), ran up through the heavy grass, and settled about 10 feet away on the fringe. I missed the putt and made bogey, but what the hell? Sure, I brought quad into the equation, but I also got myself a shot at a par on a damned hard hole in a round that meant nothing.
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In Search of a Life
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I still do when we're playing matches, etc, but in fun rounds, it's more fun to just try shots. |
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#3948 |
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I am relentlessly competitive, but I will always go for the shot to make the lowest possible score, even though it wouldn't give me the lowest score per 100 attempts.
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#3949 |
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For me, it's all about knowing when I actually have the ABILITY to hit said shot. For instance, I can hit a draw (I hate it coming off the face, and I hate the way it looks, actually I hate the draw period) but I know I can't hit a high draw with a 3 iron to a back left pin, so I rarely will try it.
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#3950 | |
Now you've pissed me off!
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"When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.--Abraham Lincoln |
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#3951 |
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Oh I've done it, but for said certain shot, I have to start the 3 iron out of bounds to get to the hole location.
And thats not usually something I like to do. |
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#3952 | |
On the inside
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Though if you play where it is windy a lot, a 1 iron might be the magic weapon. |
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#3953 |
Arrowhead Trail of Tears
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I was 1 over on my round and thanks to that tree left with a 6.
I just had to go for it. I believe that is called the mickelson syndrome |
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#3954 |
Arrowhead Trail of Tears
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I keep a 2 iron and when I hit it square it goes a long way. I can't imagine a 1 iron. It would have the same loft as a putter.
Also I have heard that if it is lightning outside on the course you should hold up your 1 iron because even God can't hit a 1 iron ![]() |
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#3955 | |
On the inside
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I know Trevino said that quote but not sure if it originated with him. It is BS though as Trevino was 'the' best iron player Butch Harmon ever saw, and I don't see how the best iron player would have trouble with a 1 iron. To me a 1 iron says wind and would not be something I'd have in the bag with regularity. |
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Rabbi Goldmann
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On Golf Mickelson’s Victory Reignites Rivalry With Woods ![]() By KAREN CROUSE Published: July 22, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/23/sp...ht-open23.html |
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#3957 |
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Do you guys think that if Tiger gets #15, the rest will come much easier?
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Now you've pissed me off!
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"When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.--Abraham Lincoln |
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#3959 | |
Now you've pissed me off!
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Honestly, as much as people talk about Tiger off the tee and on the green, he's not the same anywhere. He's 80% the player who he was before, and that's still good enough to win a lot of tournaments and majors, but he isn't good enough to lay back, play the par 3s and 4s even par and the par 5s at -12 anymore.
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Rabbi Goldmann
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He's #1 on the PGA Tour in scoring average. He's also #1 in total putting and #4 in strokes gained putting. Have no idea what you're basing your opinions on. |
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