Sometimes, there’s no right answer!
RISK
I was enjoying a great round of golf at the Pine Hills (Jones) Golf Course in Plymouth, MA last week, when I came to a dilemma on one of the PAR 4 holes. The yardage was about 320 with a wide open, but well protected green. The source of my dilemma was which club to hit. Do I take out my driver, which I can hit somewhat straight and GO FOR IT or do I go with a 3-wood or low iron and lay up? Technically, regulation says it’s two shots to get to the green. But, what do they know?
What would you do? Without Risk there’s no reward. Sometimes you just need to go for it!
COMFORT
Hole #1 at my local golf course (Fairway Hills), where I play regularly, is a very short PAR 4 at about 319 yards. The right club would be to hit a low iron or a 3-wood, both of which I am struggling with of late. I often find myself going for the club I can hit the most consistently versus the club I should hit. You may ask, so what? In the short term, I may PAR or Birdie the hole using my driver, but over time, I will limit my progression. Without practice and venturing out of my comfort zone, I will only get so good.
My suggestion here is to try new things and practice them to improve your value over time! There are always opportunities to learn new ideas, approaches, tactics, etc. to add to your toolkit or in this case, handicap.
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