My tendency is to over club. I try to be realistic about my distances and realize I won't hit a particular club flush every time.
What is your tendency?
What is your tendency?
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Women = I usually manage to over club. No clue how.
Yes, men do have a tendency to over estimate their distance. I don't know how many times I've found some guy's golf ball 40 yards behind where he thought he drove the golf ball. Or, hearing on approach shots: I mishit it.Golf clubs = under club. I think 90% of amateurs overestimate their distance. Me included.
Women = I usually manage to over club. No clue how.
This another one of those "it depends" questions. It depends on what I'm trying to do with the shot and where the trouble lies. On a typical approach, if the pin is back, I want to be no more than pin high, so if I'm between clubs, my tendency is to under club. If the pin is front, then I don't want to be short of the green if I can help it so my tendency would be to over club slightly. But I also don't want an impossible putt from a higher tier either, so how much I'd over club depends on the green contours. If there is a hazard in front then my best plan to a front pin is to definitely lean toward the long side.
If I'm planning a lay up, then I'll usually under club because I want to lay up, not lay in. I see too many players try to cozy it up too close to the trouble, like that last 5-10 yards is going to make a difference.
Not really Fourputt. Simple question. Do you usually hit it farther or shorter than you intended? Regardless of what you want to do with the shot there's a distance you want it to go. (Or a range you want to land it in). Are you short of that or past that?
Yes, men do have a tendency to over estimate their distance. I don't know how many times I've found some guy's golf ball 40 yards behind where he thought he drove the golf ball. Or, hearing on approach shots: I mishit it.
Women seem to be more realistic.
Sort of along those lines, I love one friend's advice for looking for a lost ball: start with where you think you hit and and walk back. It works.