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Corey Busha Professional Champion
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I use to do this, and I will probably start doing it again to really get my chipping back down. Here it goes: Chipping Bet... You get 20 balls. You get one dollar for every chip inside a SW's grip from the hole. The distance really didn't matter. I often try to make it about 15 to 30 feet worth of chipping. It's realistic I believe. Have you guys ever done any kind of bets on the range?
ScottSorrell Professional Champion
# 1 12/11/2011 8:43:23 PM
Me and my boys do it in the back yard about twice a week.
armygrunt47 Professional Champion
# 2 12/11/2011 10:13:13 PM
I use to do something like that with my cousin. We would hit 3 balls to my archery target and the closest wins a quarter. We were 50 to 60 yards away and alternated shots. If you hit the target, you automatically win the round.
Duckhunter Legend
# 3 12/12/2011 8:43:15 AM
I don't bet 95% of the time I play.
Corey Busha Professional Champion
# 4 12/12/2011 1:02:09 PM
I don't bet 95% of the time I play. I don't usually bet either. I don't mind running a rabbit, but I am not big into that stuff. The real point of it is that it is competition and i'll be damned if a lose a dollar or two to anyone lol. It makes you wanna do your best.
dewsweeper Legend
# 5 12/12/2011 10:04:05 PM
100 yard target, Gap wedge, 7 iron, 4 iron, fairway wood and last - driver ( the only club gets to tee up the golf ball ). You'll be surprised how well some of these guys do when something is on the line. Loser buys lunch and drink.
Goynes42 Professional Champion
# 6 12/13/2011 2:32:38 PM
I don't really bet on practice sessions, but I suppose it could be a good thing if it helped you personally. For me, the catalyst for wanting to do better is simply lower scores. Another good idea, Corey...when was the last time you played an entire round of golf with just one club? Seriously, try it sometime. Take something like a 5 or 6 iron and play 9 or even 18 holes with it. Don't bring a putter, either. You'll be surprised at what you learn about how to hit different shots, including chipping. You may not ever use some of the shots you have to hit using just one club, but UNDERSTANDING how to do it will enhance your shotmaking ability throughout the bag.
Corey Busha Professional Champion
# 7 12/13/2011 7:53:08 PM
I don't really bet on practice sessions, but I suppose it could be a good thing if it helped you personally. For me, the catalyst for wanting to do better is simply lower scores. Another good idea, Corey...when was the last time you played an entire round of golf with just one club? Seriously, try it sometime. Take something like a 5 or 6 iron and play 9 or even 18 holes with it. Don't bring a putter, either. You'll be surprised at what you learn about how to hit different shots, including chipping. You may not ever use some of the shots you have to hit using just one club, but UNDERSTANDING how to do it will enhance your shotmaking ability throughout the bag. Gosh, I haven't done that in a long time. Lower scores thing is also true, but it's just something to kinda make yourself wanna do better at one thing at a time to get to the big picture.
Robert Premeaux Jr. Professional Champion
# 8 12/14/2011 12:34:19 AM
I lost $5 one time because I couldn't hit a metal rod sticking out of the ground about 80 yards down range with a hooded 7-iron. I started trying to hit, nailed it finally, and my buddy says, "Bet you can't hit it again." I spent 30 balls trying and couldn't and paid up.
armygrunt47 Professional Champion
# 9 12/14/2011 7:57:51 AM
I don't really bet on practice sessions, but I suppose it could be a good thing if it helped you personally. For me, the catalyst for wanting to do better is simply lower scores. Another good idea, Corey...when was the last time you played an entire round of golf with just one club? Seriously, try it sometime. Take something like a 5 or 6 iron and play 9 or even 18 holes with it. Don't bring a putter, either. You'll be surprised at what you learn about how to hit different shots, including chipping. You may not ever use some of the shots you have to hit using just one club, but UNDERSTANDING how to do it will enhance your shotmaking ability throughout the bag. Every couple of months we will go out with 4 clubs and play. I love it. It really makes you think about course management and you really have to think about what clubs will help you the most.
Mark Simmons Legend
# 10 12/14/2011 5:56:24 PM
I don't really bet on practice sessions, but I suppose it could be a good thing if it helped you personally. For me, the catalyst for wanting to do better is simply lower scores. Another good idea, Corey...when was the last time you played an entire round of golf with just one club? Seriously, try it sometime. Take something like a 5 or 6 iron and play 9 or even 18 holes with it. Don't bring a putter, either. You'll be surprised at what you learn about how to hit different shots, including chipping. You may not ever use some of the shots you have to hit using just one club, but UNDERSTANDING how to do it will enhance your shotmaking ability throughout the bag. I'm in a league that plays a 3-club challenge a couple times a year. What's interesting is this. The high handicap player always wins. They don't know how far the ball is going to go shot to shot anyway and they end up shooting lower scores than usual, because swinging the same club over and over they make better contact than usual. More often than not I'll be the first low handicap player in the standings; in part because I putt with my hybrid, and do so pretty well, which gives me an extra club over the others and I can hit lots of different shots. But I'll usually give up 2-3 shots per nine vs. what I'd do with a full set. Your absolutely right about this spurring a lot of creativity.

Corey Busha

Professional Champion

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I use to do this, and I will probably start doing it again to really get my chipping back down.

Here it goes:

Chipping Bet...

You get 20 balls.
You get one dollar for every chip inside a SW's grip from the hole.
The distance really didn't matter. I often try to make it about 15 to 30 feet worth of chipping. It's realistic I believe.

Have you guys ever done any kind of bets on the range?

ScottSorrell

Professional Champion

# 1 12/11/2011 8:43:23 PM

Me and my boys do it in the back yard about twice a week.

armygrunt47

Professional Champion

# 2 12/11/2011 10:13:13 PM

I use to do something like that with my cousin. We would hit 3 balls to my archery target and the closest wins a quarter. We were 50 to 60 yards away and alternated shots. If you hit the target, you automatically win the round.

Duckhunter

Legend

# 3 12/12/2011 8:43:15 AM

I don't bet 95% of the time I play.

Corey Busha

Professional Champion

# 4 12/12/2011 1:02:09 PM

I don't bet 95% of the time I play.

I don't usually bet either. I don't mind running a rabbit, but I am not big into that stuff. The real point of it is that it is competition and i'll be damned if a lose a dollar or two to anyone lol. It makes you wanna do your best.

dewsweeper

Legend

# 5 12/12/2011 10:04:05 PM

100 yard target,
Gap wedge, 7 iron, 4 iron, fairway wood and last - driver ( the only club gets to tee up the golf ball ).
You'll be surprised how well some of these guys do when something is on the line.

Loser buys lunch and drink.

Goynes42

Professional Champion

# 6 12/13/2011 2:32:38 PM

I don't really bet on practice sessions, but I suppose it could be a good thing if it helped you personally. For me, the catalyst for wanting to do better is simply lower scores.

Another good idea, Corey...when was the last time you played an entire round of golf with just one club?

Seriously, try it sometime. Take something like a 5 or 6 iron and play 9 or even 18 holes with it. Don't bring a putter, either. You'll be surprised at what you learn about how to hit different shots, including chipping.

You may not ever use some of the shots you have to hit using just one club, but UNDERSTANDING how to do it will enhance your shotmaking ability throughout the bag.

Corey Busha

Professional Champion

# 7 12/13/2011 7:53:08 PM

I don't really bet on practice sessions, but I suppose it could be a good thing if it helped you personally. For me, the catalyst for wanting to do better is simply lower scores.

Another good idea, Corey...when was the last time you played an entire round of golf with just one club?

Seriously, try it sometime. Take something like a 5 or 6 iron and play 9 or even 18 holes with it. Don't bring a putter, either. You'll be surprised at what you learn about how to hit different shots, including chipping.

You may not ever use some of the shots you have to hit using just one club, but UNDERSTANDING how to do it will enhance your shotmaking ability throughout the bag.

Gosh, I haven't done that in a long time. Lower scores thing is also true, but it's just something to kinda make yourself wanna do better at one thing at a time to get to the big picture.

Robert Premeaux Jr.

Professional Champion

# 8 12/14/2011 12:34:19 AM

I lost $5 one time because I couldn't hit a metal rod sticking out of the ground about 80 yards down range with a hooded 7-iron. I started trying to hit, nailed it finally, and my buddy says, "Bet you can't hit it again." I spent 30 balls trying and couldn't and paid up.

armygrunt47

Professional Champion

# 9 12/14/2011 7:57:51 AM

I don't really bet on practice sessions, but I suppose it could be a good thing if it helped you personally. For me, the catalyst for wanting to do better is simply lower scores.

Another good idea, Corey...when was the last time you played an entire round of golf with just one club?

Seriously, try it sometime. Take something like a 5 or 6 iron and play 9 or even 18 holes with it. Don't bring a putter, either. You'll be surprised at what you learn about how to hit different shots, including chipping.

You may not ever use some of the shots you have to hit using just one club, but UNDERSTANDING how to do it will enhance your shotmaking ability throughout the bag.

Every couple of months we will go out with 4 clubs and play. I love it. It really makes you think about course management and you really have to think about what clubs will help you the most.

Mark Simmons

Legend

# 10 12/14/2011 5:56:24 PM

I don't really bet on practice sessions, but I suppose it could be a good thing if it helped you personally. For me, the catalyst for wanting to do better is simply lower scores.

Another good idea, Corey...when was the last time you played an entire round of golf with just one club?

Seriously, try it sometime. Take something like a 5 or 6 iron and play 9 or even 18 holes with it. Don't bring a putter, either. You'll be surprised at what you learn about how to hit different shots, including chipping.

You may not ever use some of the shots you have to hit using just one club, but UNDERSTANDING how to do it will enhance your shotmaking ability throughout the bag.

I'm in a league that plays a 3-club challenge a couple times a year. What's interesting is this. The high handicap player always wins. They don't know how far the ball is going to go shot to shot anyway and they end up shooting lower scores than usual, because swinging the same club over and over they make better contact than usual. More often than not I'll be the first low handicap player in the standings; in part because I putt with my hybrid, and do so pretty well, which gives me an extra club over the others and I can hit lots of different shots. But I'll usually give up 2-3 shots per nine vs. what I'd do with a full set.

Your absolutely right about this spurring a lot of creativity.

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