Thread: how to break 80
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Old January 7th, 2007, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigvivec
There isn't one person on this site who will consistently drop 11 of 18 15 footers...IMO it is about getting that par putt inside 6 feet, results of a chip, pitch or first half of a two putt, it doesn't matter, just that I am looking at 6 feet or less for that par conversion...while I will drop some of those longer putts, it won't be enough and will just leave me talking about the putts I left on the course...GIR is the big deciding factor in my book, enough of those and the scores will reflect it...solid short game helps, but to depend on that for the whole round is pushing your luck and concentration levels...
Obviously, the lengths will vary. I just said within 15 feet. You're going to have some shorter, and occasionally you'll drop a birdie, but if you have every par putt within that range somewhere, you'll have a reasonable chance to break 80. Call it a bare minimum for breaking through, if you will.
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