at its purest form, golf should be playable for almost every lie and hence deep water only hinders what the purest game desires
Believe it or not Augusta was originally designed this way, all the creeks were setup to be playable
at its purest form, golf should be playable for almost every lie and hence deep water only hinders what the purest game desires
Believe it or not Augusta was originally designed this way, all the creeks were setup to be playable
Wank is a strong word because I believe each to their own. But I can safely say that it's not my chosen topic of discussion because there's always someone there to tell me that my opinion is wrong or I need a lesson on what GCA is or means.
Purest form would suggest your saying the game is inferior or contaminated in some way today? How can you say that about a game that has evolved over centuries since it's inception and has moved through almost 100 years of change since the example you gave? How can you even define the purest form of golf like that? If that's your opinion ok, but that's not how I would define the purest form of golf. Not even close.
Golf is, in part, a game; but only in part. It is also in part a religion, a fever, a vice, a mirage, a frenzy, a fear, an abscess, a joy, a thrill, a pest, a disease, an uplift, a brooding, a melancholy, a dream of yesterday and a hope for tomorrow. - New York Tribune, 1916.
I don't disagree. I keep coming back to the thought that golf is a game and while it should certainly be a challenge there still should be at least some element of fun. I won't profess to know much, if anything, about golf course architecture so I'm happy to keep an open mind.
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Golflink
WITB
Ping G400 SFT 12* Accra ST55 Tour Z M5
Srixon Z355 17* FW Miyazaki Jinsoku S
RBZ Black 3 HY 19* Rocketfuel 65S
Srixon Zu65 3 20* Nippon NS Pro 980GH
Srixon Z765 S300 4-PW
Tourstage X Wedge 54/10, 58/12
Taylormade Spider Tour Red CS 35"
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Ping G400 SFT 12* Accra ST55 Tour Z M5
Srixon Z355 17* FW Miyazaki Jinsoku S
RBZ Black 3 HY 19* Rocketfuel 65S
Srixon Zu65 3 20* Nippon NS Pro 980GH
Srixon Z765 S300 4-PW
Tourstage X Wedge 54/10, 58/12
Taylormade Spider Tour Red CS 35"
I’ll follow it up with this podcast I listened to on the plane this morning.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/...=1000409174031
Golf is, in part, a game; but only in part. It is also in part a religion, a fever, a vice, a mirage, a frenzy, a fear, an abscess, a joy, a thrill, a pest, a disease, an uplift, a brooding, a melancholy, a dream of yesterday and a hope for tomorrow. - New York Tribune, 1916.
Golf is, in part, a game; but only in part. It is also in part a religion, a fever, a vice, a mirage, a frenzy, a fear, an abscess, a joy, a thrill, a pest, a disease, an uplift, a brooding, a melancholy, a dream of yesterday and a hope for tomorrow. - New York Tribune, 1916.
Is that not a forced carry on 12?
I still reckon it's all subjective. There's no way a recreational or resort golf player for instance is looking at that Sweetens Cove hole and coming up with 5 options off the tee. They just don't want to hit it in the shit. For most players, 2 of the options aren't even there. Does that make it more or less strategic for long or short hitters? It's all subjective.
But the option to take the hole on is still there. And if they can't see all the options, it's more a reflection of them not understanding strategic golf design, then a failure of strategic golf design.
That's not the definition of strategic golf design - it just has to be playable for all lengths of hitters. By definition a longer hitter will have more options, but the shorter hitter still has a fair chance to make par. Even by your reasoning, there are 3 viable options left.
Using basic reasoning and understanding of strategic golf we can objectively say it's a strategic hole.
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