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	<title>Comments on: 70/30 Rule:  Not All Golf Clubs Are Created Equal</title>
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		<title>By: Dave Tutelman</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dave Tutelman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good article, Jeff. Here are a few data points from today&#039;s round for comparison purposes:

YOUR CHART:
I shot an 84. Let&#039;s compare to the 85 line only your chart.
10 fairways hit (better than the chart&#039;s 6).
5 GIR (a bit worse than the chart&#039;s 6).
31 putts (better than the chart&#039;s 34).

Your chart shows the same GIR as fairways hit. I always have about twice as many fairways as greens. Maybe that&#039;s because I&#039;m 67, and have been losing distance for the last 4 years or so.

REFRAINING FROM DRIVER:
The ninth hole at this course is a par-5 around a lake -- or over the lake if your drive is right and your fairways woods are reliable. If you hit your tee shot over 220 yards, it had better be a draw; bunkers and the lake are right, and if you stay left without the draw, you&#039;ll be in the trees 100 yards off the tee. But, if you hit it only 200, the fairway is about 80 yards wide and there&#039;s no trouble at all. So, unless you intend to go for the green in two, it&#039;s a really bad idea to hit driver.

In my foursome, I put a 19* hybrid in the middle of the fairway (thanks for that Dynacraft Hypersteel). The others used driver. Warren hit a beautiful draw about 30 yards past me. Tom had a funky lie on the bank of the lake, and Bruce was in the trees left. Warren didn&#039;t go for the green, so he merely had a shorter layup shot than I did; we hit our third-shot wedges from the same place. We both made par. The others had big numbers.

That&#039;s a perfect example of when to refrain from hitting the driver. Even the guy who did it perfectly had no real advantage over my layup, and the others were in big trouble.

Cheers!
DaveT</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good article, Jeff. Here are a few data points from today&#8217;s round for comparison purposes:</p>
<p>YOUR CHART:<br />
I shot an 84. Let&#8217;s compare to the 85 line only your chart.<br />
10 fairways hit (better than the chart&#8217;s 6).<br />
5 GIR (a bit worse than the chart&#8217;s 6).<br />
31 putts (better than the chart&#8217;s 34).</p>
<p>Your chart shows the same GIR as fairways hit. I always have about twice as many fairways as greens. Maybe that&#8217;s because I&#8217;m 67, and have been losing distance for the last 4 years or so.</p>
<p>REFRAINING FROM DRIVER:<br />
The ninth hole at this course is a par-5 around a lake &#8212; or over the lake if your drive is right and your fairways woods are reliable. If you hit your tee shot over 220 yards, it had better be a draw; bunkers and the lake are right, and if you stay left without the draw, you&#8217;ll be in the trees 100 yards off the tee. But, if you hit it only 200, the fairway is about 80 yards wide and there&#8217;s no trouble at all. So, unless you intend to go for the green in two, it&#8217;s a really bad idea to hit driver.</p>
<p>In my foursome, I put a 19* hybrid in the middle of the fairway (thanks for that Dynacraft Hypersteel). The others used driver. Warren hit a beautiful draw about 30 yards past me. Tom had a funky lie on the bank of the lake, and Bruce was in the trees left. Warren didn&#8217;t go for the green, so he merely had a shorter layup shot than I did; we hit our third-shot wedges from the same place. We both made par. The others had big numbers.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s a perfect example of when to refrain from hitting the driver. Even the guy who did it perfectly had no real advantage over my layup, and the others were in big trouble.</p>
<p>Cheers!<br />
DaveT</p>
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		<title>By: d cheever</title>
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		<dc:creator>d cheever</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Insightful post. Maybe that&#039;s why I only carry 9 clubs.  There were just too many lonely ones in the iron department.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Insightful post. Maybe that&#8217;s why I only carry 9 clubs.  There were just too many lonely ones in the iron department.</p>
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