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220 yard PW? Whats the fooking point of that? Does he hit his driver 450 yards? We carry different clubs for accuracy.

The average tour pro carries the PW 136 yards. Bryson has the longest carry distances that I know of and his stock PW is 160. My PW carry is about 128. I can hit it 160 if I shut the face, play it back and hit a big draw. But that includes roll.
 

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220 yard PW? Whats the fooking point of that? Does he hit his driver 450 yards? We carry different clubs for accuracy.

The average tour pro carries the PW 136 yards. Bryson has the longest carry distances that I know of and his stock PW is 160. My PW carry is about 128. I can hit it 160 if I shut the face, play it back and hit a big draw. But that includes roll.
I hit my PW 125 if I’m lucky. I played this hole a million times and hit a 5 iron or a 5 wood. Depends on wind. Don’t know what to tell you. He hit the back bunker on the Fly. I’m 6’3”. He’s easily 6’7”.

Edit: I’ve seen Pros hit PW 200. 9I 225. We must be watching different channels.
 
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I hit my PW 125 if I’m lucky. I played this hole a million times and hit a 5 iron or a 5 wood. Depends on wind. Don’t know what to tell you. He hit the back bunker on the Fly. I’m 6’3”. He’s easily 6’7”.

Edit: I’ve seen Pros hit PW 200. 9I 225. We must be watching different channels.
I'm sure there are one off times when a pro hits one downhill, with the wind, etc like that, but the carry distances for all the pros are official stats which are easy to look up. And it only makes sense because in order to be accurate you want predictable gaps covering the most common ranges to the pin. If you're hitting your short clubs 200 yards, then now you have to start using 3/4 and 1/2 swings just to hit it 150.

The altitude out there in Reno has a big effect too. For instance, Rory's stock PW carry is 148, but he hits it 20 yards farther than than when he plays in Mexcio City for instance, which is at 7,500' elevation.
 

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I'm sure there are one off times when a pro hits one downhill, with the wind, etc like that, but the carry distances for all the pros are official stats which are easy to look up. And it only makes sense because in order to be accurate you want predictable gaps covering the most common ranges to the pin. If you're hitting your short clubs 200 yards, then now you have to start using 3/4 and 1/2 swings just to hit it 150.

The altitude out there in Reno has a big effect too. For instance, Rory's stock PW carry is 148, but he hits it 20 yards farther than than when he plays in Mexcio City for instance, which is at 7,500' elevation.
I’m not disagreeing with you at all. I’m just saying what I witnessed. I’ve also seen Rory hit a PW 175 not in Mexico but I digress.

Yes, it’s Reno. These guys drove the green on multiple Par 4 holes. Pro Pitchers who are in their mid 20s. I’m sure you can understand. But @itsgr82bag8r will say there was a dogleg even though they are straight holes.
 

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I get the appeal of #5 if you've never made an ace before. But since i have, the only two I need are #3 and #8. If you hit all 18 greens, it means you've hit good drives, you're not going to lose any golf balls, and if you can't three-putt then you can't make any doubles. Having perfect weather would make the round that much better and I'd cap it off with a drink at the 19th hole.

Just had yet another taste of a near hole in one and having never had one it’s gut wrenching when it’s so close. I just hit one on a severe downhill par 3 and couldn’t see real well but knew it was close. Beer cart lady was at the green and came up to me to tell me just how close…the ball hit an inch away took one bounce and was going in but hit the flag and rolled back 10-12 feet…insult to injury I missed the birdie putt on top of it. Such a cruel game. I’ve had so many close calls and may just retire if I ever get one
 

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I’m not disagreeing with you at all. I’m just saying what I witnessed. I’ve also seen Rory hit a PW 175 not in Mexico but I digress.

Yes, it’s Reno. These guys drove the green on multiple Par 4 holes. Pro Pitchers who are in their mid 20s. I’m sure you can understand. But @itsgr82bag8r will say there was a dogleg even though they are straight holes.
It’s nice to see I’m living rent free inside the head of @NVGator . :lol2:

Don’t blame me for you thinking you can determine the length of a drive by subtracting the yardage left to the green from the hole length when cutting the corner of a dogleg hole! That’s all you bro! :grin:
 
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It’s nice to see I’m living rent free inside the head of @NVAGATOR86 . :lol2:

Don’t blame me for you thinking you can determine the length of a drive by subtracting the yardage left to the green from the hole length when cutting the corner of a dogleg hole! That’s all you bro! :grin:
Certainly true. #7 on my home course is listed at 295 yards but its only 230 to the green as the crow flies.
 

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It’s nice to see I’m living rent free inside the head of @NVGator . :lol2:

Don’t blame me for you thinking you can determine the length of a drive by subtracting the yardage left to the green from the hole length when cutting the corner of a dogleg hole! That’s all you bro! :grin:
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