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So I played with two buddies the other day. We're all fairly high handicappers but we play at a reasonable pace, not looking for lost balls on every hole and not four putting etc etc. Following us was a group of four OLD ladies. Every time I looked back they were approaching us. When I watched them hit at various times throughout the round, never did I see one hit the ball more than about 100 yards if that long. Yet everytime I looked back they were right behind us, sometimes even waiting for us to move on....humm....So I mention to my partners this observation and one of them mentions that you'd think we'd lose them as they stopped to look for their lost balls. I responded that I hate to tell you this but I haven't even seen one of those ladies hitting off the fairway from the rough, much less looking for lost balls. I concluded, "which goes to show, accuracy beats distance everytime." It was amazing to me that they were playing the round as quickly as us without ever advancing the ball more than 100 yds. You know, we could learn something from this! Any similar observation?.

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	debo81 4/27/2009 9:39:45 PM So true!! Accuracy of Distance anyday. I play with and older gentleman that has lost his drive over the years but, is extremely consistant on the Fairways and short game. great one!
	TBrady 1/2/2009 8:13:45 PM I get your point exactly. I have never really witnessed it myself, but today I realized what you are talking about. I am a pretty long hitter, but have trouble finding the fairway. Today, after not hitting my driver well, I started hitting my 25 deg. hybrid everywhere. From tee to green I found myself shooting lower scores and being A LOT LESS FRUSTRATED. I might have been getting on later that regulation, but had better scores and MUCH BETTER positioning in the fairway. It's not the way I LIKE to play, but I may start playing that way.tting my driver well, I started hitting my 25 deg. hybrid everywhere. From tee to green I found myself shooting lower scores and being A LOT LESS FRUSTRATED. I might have been getting on later that regulation, but had better scores and MUCH BETTER positioning in the fairway. It's not the way I LIKE to play, but I may start playing that way. Show 1 Replies
	TBrady 1/2/2009 8:13:45 PM I get your point exactly. I have never really witnessed it myself, but today I realized what you are talking about. I am a pretty long hitter, but have trouble finding the fairway. Today, after not hitting my driver well, I started hitting my 25 deg. hybrid everywhere. From tee to green I found myself shooting lower scores and being A LOT LESS FRUSTRATED. I might have been getting on later that regulation, but had better scores and MUCH BETTER positioning in the fairway. It's not the way I LIKE to play, but I may start playing that way.tting my driver well, I started hitting my 25 deg. hybrid everywhere. From tee to green I found myself shooting lower scores and being A LOT LESS FRUSTRATED. I might have been getting on later that regulation, but had better scores and MUCH BETTER positioning in the fairway. It's not the way I LIKE to play, but I may start playing that way.
	phifedawg 10/17/2008 12:50:51 PM I've seen an older group of players leave us in the dust. They were all at least 55 but like you said, they were always in the fairway and for the first few holes, when I can still see them, they never lost a ball. So after a few holes, we were about 2 holes behind. We weren't playing slow because the group behind us was about a hole behind us, but they were just very accurate.
	phifedawg 10/17/2008 12:50:51 PM I've seen an older group of players leave us in the dust. They were all at least 55 but like you said, they were always in the fairway and for the first few holes, when I can still see them, they never lost a ball. So after a few holes, we were about 2 holes behind. We weren't playing slow because the group behind us was about a hole behind us, but they were just very accurate.

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