Was listening to a podcast yesterday and they had a Division One golf coach on.
He said the strategy he gets his players to use is that they factor a shot dispersion of 10%.
Example was a 160 yard approach has a 16 yard dispersion ( 8 left, 8 right, 8 short and 8 long), so for them a pin cut 5 yards on and 4 yards from the left edge shouldn't be the target, the "Safety First" target should be further right and a little past the pin.
It really resonated with me thinking about it this way, this is the miss for top college players but I think anyone looking to eliminate doubles and triples could establish their own dispersion.
You think the top pros hit it closer but their average is 7 yards dispersion from 150 yards, always seems closer on TV but we are mostly seeing highlight shots and the players that are playing well that particular week.
Anyways thought it was an interesting concept and proof that maybe average golfers expectations are not always realistic.
He said the strategy he gets his players to use is that they factor a shot dispersion of 10%.
Example was a 160 yard approach has a 16 yard dispersion ( 8 left, 8 right, 8 short and 8 long), so for them a pin cut 5 yards on and 4 yards from the left edge shouldn't be the target, the "Safety First" target should be further right and a little past the pin.
It really resonated with me thinking about it this way, this is the miss for top college players but I think anyone looking to eliminate doubles and triples could establish their own dispersion.
You think the top pros hit it closer but their average is 7 yards dispersion from 150 yards, always seems closer on TV but we are mostly seeing highlight shots and the players that are playing well that particular week.
Anyways thought it was an interesting concept and proof that maybe average golfers expectations are not always realistic.
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