Question for golfers.

[retro]

But... that goes against proper golf logic... you are supposed to use the proper club that allows you to swing normal and hit the correct distance. I suck, but I do watch golf shows that tell me how bad I suck too...

This... 100 times this. :24:

 

[AUFred]

I am tragic with hybrids and woods, I like my 3 iron the bladier the better for me lol. And I hit men's clubs so maybe my advice is that much wonkier.

I have a set of men's clubs I have passed down to my wife. At 5'-9" I think she can handle them better than clubs designed for someone 5'-2".

 

[Alien Allen]

I have been playing golf for over 50 years. So you can take it with a grain of salt since you play so infrequently but here are some things that come into play. And based on your playing in a scramble

1. How good are the other 3 in your group?

2. How long is the golf course?

If you are playing a long course and your 3 teammates are not good golfers it will dictate a different approach versus if it was a short course and or there are some long hitters in your group.

If the course is short and you have some strong players then you will be using your short irons. If the guys or gals suck then you will need more of the longer clubs.

So it is a balancing act between what clubs you hit the best and which clubs you will need.

Also whether you can feather a shot. When it is cold out and or I am swinging like crap I will use my 7 wood a lot. I can hit it 120 yards or 180 yards depending upon what I am trying to do.

Having said all that I would probably be looking at removing the sand wedge unless there are a lot of traps and or you are good with a sand wedge in the fairway.

I assume you like the chipper or would not have it in the bag. I never used one as I will use anywhere from a 7 iron to a wedge to chip around the green depending on the situation.

I would then look at removing a 3 iron or 3 wood. Unless you are one of the rare ones that play infrequently that can hit them.

 

[Alien Allen]

Our old league used to have a 3 club day for fun

I would use my 7 wood , 8 iron and wedge

I would drive with the 7 wood and putt with the 8 iron

If I was swinging good I would shoot almost the same as with a full bag

 

[rback33]

Holy shit there was someone that thought way harder about that than I did. I can always assume the others golfing with me are better, but I had never thought about the length of the course and their strengths playing in. Very good advice I must say.

 

[AUFred]

I have been playing golf for over 50 years. So you can take it with a grain of salt since you play so infrequently but here are some things that come into play. And based on your playing in a scramble

1. How good are the other 3 in your group?

2. How long is the golf course?

If you are playing a long course and your 3 teammates are not good golfers it will dictate a different approach versus if it was a short course and or there are some long hitters in your group.

If the course is short and you have some strong players then you will be using your short irons. If the guys or gals suck then you will need more of the longer clubs.

So it is a balancing act between what clubs you hit the best and which clubs you will need.

Also whether you can feather a shot. When it is cold out and or I am swinging like crap I will use my 7 wood a lot. I can hit it 120 yards or 180 yards depending upon what I am trying to do.

Having said all that I would probably be looking at removing the sand wedge unless there are a lot of traps and or you are good with a sand wedge in the fairway.

I assume you like the chipper or would not have it in the bag. I never used one as I will use anywhere from a 7 iron to a wedge to chip around the green depending on the situation.

I would then look at removing a 3 iron or 3 wood. Unless you are one of the rare ones that play infrequently that can hit them.

Thanks for your input. I am usually not long off the Tee but occasionally will rip the cover off the ball. Last time I played this course which is moderately long we played a few of my Tee shots. We all seemed to suck at the short game and I will have at least one member from last years team. I really need to work with my putter. If I was playing a three club game I would probably go 7 wood, 9 iron & sand wedge.

 

[AUFred]

Hole​	1​	2​	3​	4​	5​	6​	7​	8​	9​	Out​
Blue 71.2/121​	392​	515​	425​	435​	165​	513​	364​	192​	415​	3416​
White 69.6/117​	372​	489​	404​	414​	145​	496​	347​	175​	398​	3240​
Gold​	349​	427​	368​	381​	136​	428​	307​	167​	357​	2920​
Handicap​	7​	13​	3​	1​	17​	9​	15​	11​	5​
Par​	4​	5​	4​	4​	3​	5​	4​	3​	4​	36​

Hole​

10​

11​

12​

13​

14​

15​

16​

17​

18​

In​

Out​

Tot​

Blue 71.2/121​

389​

387​

511​

361​

169​

546​

201​

419​

374​

3357​

3416​

6773​

White 69.6/117​

367​

371​

491​

339​

159​

525​

173​

398​

350​

3173​

3240​

6413​

Gold​

331​

333​

444​

298​

148​

487​

165​

360​

299​

2865​

2920​

5785​

Handicap​

16​

6​

8​

12​

18​

2​

10​

4​

14​

Par​

4​

4​

5​

4​

3​

5​

3​

4​

4​

36​

36​

72​

This is a scorecard. Likely playing the whites.

 

[Alien Allen]

par 5's are short

par 4's are mostly longish

par 3's are mid range and none short

I would dump the 3 iron

Choose between the chipper and sand wedge as to which club you are worse at

Personally I never have used a sand wedge. Most sand traps her are pretty packed down and not fluffy. You can use a lob or regular wedge on them

good luck

 

[AUFred]

Thanks!

 

[Alien Allen]

all that effort and no report on the score

your group must have really sucked

 

[AUFred]

We don't play until June 9th. Sucking early I have covered because I know I will. We established our 4some Sunday.

 

[AUFred]

Sucking was total. Out of 75 strokes in scramble play I might have hit 10 or 12 decent strokes. The winning team shot a 58.

 

[Alien Allen]

don't feel bad

the rest of your team must have sucked also if you guys were 3 over par in a scramble

 

[AUFred]

The last 5 holes were in a driving rainstorm. Everyhting I carried there was so wet it is still drying out.

 

[AUFred]

We birdied the first 2 holes. Parred a couple then double bogied a hole. The rest of the way we pretty much played par or bogie ball.