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  1. Greetings. The benefits of walking are so many I might not remember them all here. As you are walking towards the green from the tee you can survey the target. Really consider pin locations and trouble around the green. I see guys drive up in a golf car (not cart) and shoot the distance and fire. They never consider anything except distance to the pin. Stats show the average distance on tour from 150 yards to the pin for a green hit is over 25 feet you might want to consider more than just distance. After you have reach the green it is customary to drop your bag off on the exit side of the green. This allows for you to combine what your feet tell you along with what you eyes tell you. An aspect of walking that I so prefer is I go straight to my ball. I don't have to wait to be dropped off or roped into spending too much time looking for someone else's ball that we all know is long gone. TAKE A DROP ******. (I'm talking to my playing partners) I can go straight to my ball and have time to make a good shot selection without holding up progress. That is another thing that needs to be dispelled. Riders always say walkers hold up pace. That is total bullshit. I remember a foursome of riders came to me after we finished complaining my foursome of walkers pushed them too hard. He was being funny of course because he knew they were holding us up. Every player in my group that day was walking straight to their ball ready to play. We waited on most of the holes that day. Opinion alert: I see golf cars as a detriment to the game. They are huge revenue for the courses (I work at a golf course) so they will never go away but they allow non golfers to ride around consuming alcohol with no regard of pace of play or etiquette. An etiquette example: have you ever seen large and deep ruts in the turf caused by walking? I have seen it from golf cars. Have you ever seen worn out areas of turf from walking? I have seen it from golf cars. Also if you took away golf cars the bullshit hackers who hit a small bucket off every tee would not play. Can anyone say "nirvana"? Now obviously not everyone who rides in a golf car is a hacker with no etiquette. That said the high percentage of guys you would not want to play with or play behind again are in golf cars. How many times have you asked a group ahead to pick up the pace and were told "I paid my green fee! I'm not rushing for anyone!" My experience has been that walkers are traditionalists who realize everyone paid their green fee. And the traditionalists want to be part of the solution to everyone getting around in under 4.5 hours. Maybe I have been blessed with a club whose members are unique or maybe the game needs more traditionalists to keep it moving forward.
  2. First of all congratulations for playing the correct tees while you learn to score by getting up and down and hitting the occasional GIR because you are not playing too much yardage. To get to the point I have not found a hybrid better the TaylorMade rescue. You should be able to find a used club for way less than 100 euro. I have 3 in my bag that are over 15 years old and I will not replace them until I find something that performs better. I have tried and experimented with many other brands which I will not mention to not disparage them. The TM Rescue can be found in 16*, 19*, 22* (all of which I carry) and 25*. I have stock, regular flex shafts in all of them and I can carry them 230, 215 and 200 yards respectively. Club head speed about 95.
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