Josh Parker Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I typically play in 3 or 4 scramble tournaments every year for some type of benefit and it's always interesting the strategies that are thrown out before the round. Besides the fact that some group is going to shoot a 50.... Do you have a strategy? Do you even care about score? Northern Monkey, Rob Person and HikingMike 3 Quote Titleist GT3 11* Tensei 1k blue Titleist TSR2 4w 16* Titleist TSR2 5w 18.75* MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey SM9 Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NM01 Posted April 26 Popular Post Share Posted April 26 Caring about score depends on how much you care about the event and why you are playing. Every group I played with in a scramble we had the intention if playing well and trying to win so yes we cared about score. Strategy off the tee was simple. Shortest driver first then the next two were to get a ball in play further up and then let the longest guy go last. Best iron player went 3rd or 4th. Worst putter went second so that a decent putter would give some kind of actual read. Best putter 3rd or 4th depending on the hole, how often they putted before that and the situation at hand Shrek74, livininparadise, Rob Person and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Person Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Good question @Josh Parker Having just played in a benefit tournament yesterday, and not knowing how everyone played from each position, we went all willy nilly after the first hole. I did ask to go last on most of the holes, because I knew i could get it into a fairly decent position in the fairway off the tee if all else failed. Not the longest, but in fairway play. Each of us had some impressive shots, but Noone was consistent enough to pick a playing order of strengths. Now, if it was a club event or league, and you play the same partners frequently, a strategy works for the most part. It's when you get a person that insists their shot needs to be used, even though it's not the best position, that you run into issues IMHO. livininparadise, HikingMike, Northern Monkey and 1 other 4 Quote WITB- Driver -Titleist 910D, 3w- Titleist 910F, 5hy/7hy- Titleist 910H, 6-PW - Stix , 52⁰, 56⁰, 60⁰ - Stix , Putter- AI-ONE DB / Lombardi Tour 34 custom Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preeway Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I rarely play to win but follow a similar strategy as @RickyBobby_PR if we are trying to be serious. This typically lasts only as long as we are playing well. silver & black, HikingMike, Josh Parker and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: Aerojet LS, Ventus Velocore+ Blue Shaft - 6S 4 Wood: Rogue ST Max 16.5, Tensei White Shaft - 7S Utility Iron: Fli Hi 3-iron, HAZARDOUS Smoke Black Shaft - S Irons: JPX 921 Tour 4-P, Project X Shafts - Stiff 125g Wedges: 52º, 56º, 60º Putter: Ai-One 7 T CH, 34" Preferred Ball: Z-Star Diamond Pushcart: Nitron Rangefinder: Pro X3+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stuka44 Posted April 26 Popular Post Share Posted April 26 1 hour ago, RickyBobby_PR said: Worst putter went second so that a decent putter would give some kind of actual read. In my opinion this is the biggest key. Most of the time even with average to above average players, and maybe one good player you are going to hit many greens in regulation. Scrambles come down to making those 8-20 footers you end up with for birdie. The worst putter can learn much from how hard a put is struck that comes close, and an actual visual reference of how much break to play. The worst putter going first most of the time will provide almost nothing in terms of speed and break. Northern Monkey, silver & black, livininparadise and 7 others 10 Quote Driver: Cobra King Speedzone Irons: Mavrik 4-GW Wedges: CG-14 56 & RTX 52 Hybrid: Callaway Apex Pro 2H Woods: Gigagolf 3W, Putter: Ping Scottsdale Wolverine Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballhawk Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Always bring a pencil with a big eraser!!............... Hacker60521, Rob Person, HikingMike and 7 others 1 7 2 Quote Total Callaway bag - except putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livininparadise Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I typically play in a large number of charity scrambles and others. Strategy off the tee is whomever feels confident in the shot, goes. I am a pretty good driver of the ball so 98% of the time, I am going to hit the shot I am going to hit, regardless of how anyone did in front of me. The only time I will change is if my drive is if it has a high probability of ending up in the junk. Putting is the real strategy. I do like the worst putter going 2nd. The putter that can handle the pressure best should go last. The best putter may not handle the pressure best, so they should go where they are most comfortable. I am not typically our best putter, but making or missing a putt doesn't change my approach, so I go last a lot. Because I can usually put a good roll on the ball, not hooked or cut, I do often go first on some of my teams. Rob Person, Northern Monkey, HikingMike and 2 others 5 Quote Ping driver Mizuno irons Adams hybrids Vokey wedges Various putters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poprocksncoke Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 long drives and never leave a put short Northern Monkey, Stuka44, Rob Person and 1 other 4 Quote SLDR 10.5 Fujikura Ventus Velocore+ Red 6S R11s Rip Phenom Apex Pro 16 Rivl 52 Black Rivl 58 Black EV 5.3 Duo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Parker Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 I play similar to @RickyBobby_PR. I always play most consistent first off the tee to put us in play and allow the rest to go for it. Par 5s is similar. Putting, same. Decent first and best at the end. I have played in groups that don't care, but the competitor in me hates it. I don't expect to win because of what @ballhawk said a few comments up. Ha Northern Monkey, Rob Person and HikingMike 3 Quote Titleist GT3 11* Tensei 1k blue Titleist TSR2 4w 16* Titleist TSR2 5w 18.75* MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey SM9 Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livininparadise Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 The only reason to have the shortest driver go first is to make them feel like they are contributing. In a not so perfect world, you would never use their drive anyway. If the best driver hammers the first one everytime, even if in the rough, the shortest guy doesn't need to hit and can start to feel left out. You want everyone to feel responsible for the team outcome, letting the shortest guy hit first does that. silver & black, barney_bogey, Rob Person and 3 others 4 2 Quote Ping driver Mizuno irons Adams hybrids Vokey wedges Various putters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek74 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 First off, just take the scorecard and mark an eagle on every hole. There will always be one or two teams that come in with some BS score. So just start there. Off the tee: Most accurate up first, regardless of length. Get one in play. Next two guys can swing out of their shoes. Last guy will likely be your best combo of length and accuracy with nerves of steel in case the other 3 screw the team off the tee. Approach play is pretty much the same. Best/2nd best first, followed by the 2 question marks, and lastly either the best or 2nd best approach player. This can adjust based on par and distance. Putting, as mentioned, is the most important. Take either the best or 2nd best guy up first. Give the chance to make right away, but if not the others should get a great read for their putts. Last guy is either the best or most nervy, where the middle 2 are just those "other" guys. But, in the end, have some fun. Most scrambles are charitable events. So enjoy the time, and help the charity however you can. Rob Person, silver & black, HikingMike and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Driver: STMax 230 10.5*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX, 60g Fairways: 949x 3w / 5w, 15* / 18*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 70g Hybrids: 939x 4h, 21*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 80g Hybrid Irons: JPX923 Hot Metal Pro, 5-GW, UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: S23, 54* & 60*, UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter: Moment X Tour @ 35" & 71*, Super Stroke Pistol GT 2.0, White/Red Ball: Tour CG Technology: Anarch Rangefinder, V5 w/ Tags Shot Tracking. https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/65161-vortex-optics-rangefinders-2024-member-test/?do=findComment&comment=1089247 https://forum.mygolfspy.com/classifieds/ - DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CLASSIFIEDS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinski91 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I usually play with the same group (my 2 brothers and brother-in-law) so we have it pretty much figured out. First key off the tee is to get one in a good spot in the fairway, so my brother C almost always goes first with a hybrid to get one in a good spot. If he gets one in play then the rest of us will just try and bomb one on the most aggressive line possible (cutting corners, forced carries, playing a different fairway for an advantage, etc). If he misses, then we'll make less aggressive plays until we have something usable. For approach and short game, same general idea, but order doesn't matter as much. We will typically have the better iron and wedge players go last, so that the first guys can just focus on getting on the green, and if they accomplish that then the better players can fire at pins. Putting is usually the guy with the best ability to hit his line (usually me) goes last, other than that most of the work is communicating together on line and pace. If you have a guy who is a poor putter, then the above advice about having him go second is probably useful. Rob Person and HikingMike 2 Quote Driver - Radspeed XB at 7.5°, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 3 Wood - Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 5 Wood - Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S Utility - Pro 225 3i, Mitsubishi MMT 105S Irons - Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120 Wedges - King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S Putter - Stroke Lab Black Ten 35" Ball - Chrome Tour Powered by 2020 ExPutt Official Review | 2021 Cobra Connect Five Participant | 2023 SuperSpeed Official Review | 2024 Claw Glove Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaDawg Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 5 hours ago, ballhawk said: Always bring a pencil with a big eraser!!............... Yep. It's easy to get pencil whipped in a scramble. poprocksncoke, Rob Person and HikingMike 2 1 Quote Driver: TSI3 - 10*, Hzrdus Smoke 6.0 Stiff Driver: Qi10 - 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.0 Stiff 3 Wood: Qi10 - 15*, Graphite Design Tour AD DJ5 Stiff 5 Wood: Qi10 - Ventus TR Reg Irons: 5 - PW T150, with Nippon Zelos 7 Reg, 4 iron - U505 with Project X HZRDUS Black Stiff Wedges: Vokey SM 9 - 50*, 60* Standard Wedge Shafts Wedge: Milled Grind 3 MG3 56* S200 shaft Putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5 Putter: Phantom X 5.5 Ball: Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekB54 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Most teams have their fairway finder hit first so they know they have one in play. I’m that guy. I prefer to let our big hitters hit first, and if they mess up and we don’t have one, let me, the guy that is confident with the driver, take the pressure and hit the fairway. It seems backwards, but think about it: I’m accurate. I know I can keep it in play. If I happen to screw up first, it puts pressure on my team. Give me the pressure. I’ll focus more if I hit last and know I need to be perfect. HikingMike, Rob Person and Shifty 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Strategy - Have fun, drink lots, go for everything. Rinse and repeat Shifty, ShimmyCocoBop, Rob Person and 1 other 2 2 Quote Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Person Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 5 hours ago, hckymeyer said: Strategy - Have fun, drink lots, go for everything. Rinse and repeat This is how most charity tournaments are handled here... Shifty and HikingMike 1 1 Quote WITB- Driver -Titleist 910D, 3w- Titleist 910F, 5hy/7hy- Titleist 910H, 6-PW - Stix , 52⁰, 56⁰, 60⁰ - Stix , Putter- AI-ONE DB / Lombardi Tour 34 custom Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Person Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 14 hours ago, livininparadise said: The only reason to have the shortest driver go first is to make them feel like they are contributing. In a not so perfect world, you would never use their drive anyway. If the best driver hammers the first one everytime, even if in the rough, the shortest guy doesn't need to hit and can start to feel left out. You want everyone to feel responsible for the team outcome, letting the shortest guy hit first does that. That's good strategy off the tee. Thanks for letting us little guys feel a bit better!!! Golf2Much 1 Quote WITB- Driver -Titleist 910D, 3w- Titleist 910F, 5hy/7hy- Titleist 910H, 6-PW - Stix , 52⁰, 56⁰, 60⁰ - Stix , Putter- AI-ONE DB / Lombardi Tour 34 custom Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE GOLF GUY Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 (edited) My feeling is let the shortest or average drivers hit off the tee , so the biggest hitter(s) can try to shorten a hole . Secondly , the highest handicapped player hitting the approach first up to the best iron player , you should be putting next not unless you are on a par 5 (on in two if possible ) , with putting let the highest handicapper putt first then up to the lowest handicapper ( to see the line and pace). I have played in over 100 benefit tournaments over my lifetime and have been involved with approximately 25 wins . The scores have ranged from 52-58 depending on the “mulligans “ and “tee busters “. If your team is simply wanting to just win and they are offering mulligans and tee busters ,buy all that they allow you to buy , because rest assured, opposing teams will! Don’t put too pressure on yourself or your partners and try to have fun too.Even the best players struggle at these events sometimes and don’t necessarily have their best stuff . Edited April 27 by THE GOLF GUY Shifty, Rob Person and HikingMike 2 1 Quote Taylormade Stealth 2 10.5* Fujikura Ventus 5 S (tipped an inch) @ upright @9.75* Taylormade Stealth 2 HL 16.5* 3 wood Fujikura Ventus 6 S Taylormade Stealth 2 7 wood Fujikura Ventus 7 S Taylormade P7MC 5-PW Aerotech Steelfiber I 95 gm R Tileist SM09 54 & 60* wedges Ping Anser Bridgestone BXS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissionMan Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 The scrambles we play require you to take a minimum 3 drives from each player, and a max of 6 from one. That does force you to adjust strategy for some holes where you want the shorter hitters to do well. On the holes we want the shorter hitting to score, we typically let the best driver hit first so it takes pressure off them. Rob Person 1 Quote GT2 10° Project X HZRDUS 6.0 Black 5G 60 GT2 16.5° Project X HZRDUS 6.0 Black 5G 70 TSR2 18° HZRDUS Black 6.0 4G 2 Iron T200 Utility HZRDUS Black 6.0 4 Iron T200 Utility HZRDUS Black 6.0 T150 5- PW (44) Nippon Modus 3 Tour 105 Stiff Vokey SM9 48.10 F Grind, Vokey SM9 54.10 S Grind, Vokey SM9 60.08 M Grind, L.A.B DF3 Armlock Grip Master Tour Wrap Grips Garmin Z30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker60521 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 18 hours ago, livininparadise said: The only reason to have the shortest driver go first is to make them feel like they are contributing. In a not so perfect world, you would never use their drive anyway. If the best driver hammers the first one everytime, even if in the rough, the shortest guy doesn't need to hit and can start to feel left out. You want everyone to feel responsible for the team outcome, letting the shortest guy hit first does that. @livininparadise I played in a few scrambles where you had to use at least two tee shots from each player on par 4 or 5 to sort of level the playing field a bit on this. It made the day a bit more interesting because you couldn’t always choose the longest off the tee ShimmyCocoBop and Rob Person 2 Quote Driver: Stealth2 3W: Stealth2 4H: Stealth 2 Irons 4I-9I: T200 Wedges P, 48: T200 Wedges 54, 58: Vokey SM9 Putter: O Works #1 Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreakfastBall15 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Off the tee we always have the guy that can put it in the middle of the fairway go first. Next 2 guys just try and get it out there a bit further. I typically go last and most of the time we have one in the fairway so I’m free to hammer it. We normally keep the same rotation for approach shots but occasionally switch it up. For putting we have our 2nd best putter go first, followed by the 2 of us that suck and best putter go last. By that time he’s had 3 looks at it and shouldn’t miss HikingMike and Rob Person 2 Quote Driver: PXG Black Ops, Ventus Blue 6X Fairways: PXG 0311 XF Gen 5 3 and 5 wood, Project X Riptide CB 6.0 Hybrid: PXG 0311 XF Gen 5 22 degree, Project X Riptide 6.0 Irons: PXG 0311P Gen 5 5-PW, Project X LS 6.5 Wedges: PXG SG2 50, 56(55), Modus 125 Wedge; PXG SG 2 60, KBS 130 Wedge Putter: TaylorMade Spider GT Red SB Ball: Maxfli Tour S MGS Star Grip Review: https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63328-star-grips-2024-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShimmyCocoBop Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Charity Scrambles in my area are starting to use a "same player can't hit two consecutive shots in a row" rule. It requires a bit of different thinking/strategy and helps the entire day go a bit faster. In Stuart, Florida, there's a huge charity scramble called THE BREEZY every February. Every foursome gets a Golf Professional (club, tour, retired, assistant, etc.) to make them a fivesome. This year, there were 35 fivesomes in the morning wave at 8:15a and 36 fivesomes in the afternoon wave at 1:15p.. That's 355 players and the "same person can't hit twice in a row" rule makes it flow fairly smoothly and keeps the strong players from dominating the team play. We normally have the worst driver of the ball perform all tap-ins, but when someone makes a long putt, that strategy goes out the window. I try to treat charity scramble fundraisers as what they are - fundraisers. Rob Person 1 Quote After retiring from the PGA of America, I did some demo days and club fitting for various OEMs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golf2Much Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Everyone knows there will be one or two stacked teams that will be in the 50's no matter what. To keep more teams involved, some of the charity scramble tournaments will flight the teams after all the scores are in. To make the math easier, say there are 30 teams. Once the scores are posted, the first ten are in the A flight, second ten in the B flight and last ten are in the C flight. By doing it this way, more teams with varying degrees of collective skills (or not) can compete for team prizes within their flight. It creates an interesting dynamic. First, there's often a fine line between being last in one flight and first in the flight below. Often, it comes down to matching cards where the "winning" team is the one who lost the card match to drop down and win the next flight. It also complicates the "would of/should of" post round lamenting. That's because not only do you kick yourself for missing a critical putt, but on the flip side you can kick yourself for making one. In two of the last three charity scramble events I've played in, we birdied the last hole we played and that put us on the bottom of one flight rather winning in the lower flight. If your group isn't stacked and gunning for the overall first prize, using this format sort of takes the pressure off scoring and lets the chips fall where they may. Rob Person and HikingMike 1 1 Quote Ping G430 Max driver 10.5 degrees with an Alta Quick45 gram senior shaft Callaway Epic 3 wood, Project X Evenflow Green 45 gram senior shaft Callaway GBB Epic Heavenwood, with a Mitsubishi Diamana 50 gram senior shaft Ping G 20.5 degree 7 wood, with a stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Ping G 26 degree hybrid, stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Callaway Paradym X irons, 7-AW with Aldila Ascent Blue 50 graphite shafts Edison wedges: 50, 55 and 60 degree, KBS Tour Graphite A flex shafts Putters: L.A.B. Direct Force 2.1 putter, 34.5" long, 67 degrees lie MSG Tester: Shot Scope LX+ Rangefinder MGS Tester: Callaway Paradym X Irons MSG Tester: Titleist Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLD7 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Im in the camp of "it depends." I've played in charity scrambles where the primary goal is raising money for the cause. Usually in those events, my level of competitiveness remains in check. I always want to play well but "strategy" is not top of mind... I've also played in 2-person and 4-person scrambles where the objective is to win prize money. In those events, the "strategy" is key to success. These are usually better-player outings and the strategy is dependent on the group Im in. I agree with statements above that what's important is making those mid-range length putts for birdie. If you aren't making putts then the rest doesn't matter. The only other strategy is dependent on par-5 holes that may be reachable in two, or if there is a risk/reward carry off the tee. Usually in those instances we have the most consisitent driver (not necessarily shortest) go first, then the next most consistent will go. Intent here is to "put one in play" so that the two longest hitters can attempt to "go after one." HikingMike and Rob Person 2 Quote Driver: Titleist TSR3 9* | H2 track setting | C4 hosel setting | Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6X 3 wood: Titleist TSi3 15* | T track setting | B4 hosel setting | Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7X 5 wood: Titleist TSR2 18* | C4 hosel setting | Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8S Hybrid: Titleist TSR2 21* | B1 hosel setting | Fujikura Ventus HB Blue 9X Irons: Titleist T100 Black | 5-P | True Temper AMT Tour White X100 Wedges: Vokey SM9 Jet Black | 50.08F, 54.12D, 58.08M | True Temper AMT Tour White S300 Putter: Scotty Cameron Champions Choice Button Back Newport 2.5+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NM01 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 On 4/27/2024 at 12:00 AM, DerekB54 said: Most teams have their fairway finder hit first so they know they have one in play. I’m that guy. I prefer to let our big hitters hit first, and if they mess up and we don’t have one, let me, the guy that is confident with the driver, take the pressure and hit the fairway. It seems backwards, but think about it: I’m accurate. I know I can keep it in play. If I happen to screw up first, it puts pressure on my team. Give me the pressure. I’ll focus more if I hit last and know I need to be perfect. This is assuming those who have theong guys go last have guys that have no control over the drive and just swing all out. The reality is for most teams that deploy the big hitter last is that guy also doesn’t lose the ball wayward very often and the two that go in the middle are longer and still was accurate as the short hitter who went first. The goal with the long guy going last in this scenario is he is free to swing without having to try and place the driver and still isn’t going all out on the swing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NM01 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 On 4/27/2024 at 10:06 AM, MissionMan said: The scrambles we play require you to take a minimum 3 drives from each player, and a max of 6 from one. That does force you to adjust strategy for some holes where you want the shorter hitters to do well. On the holes we want the shorter hitting to score, we typically let the best driver hit first so it takes pressure off them. This changes strategy a lot even if it’s only two have to count from each. If allowed we use par 3 tee shots from the shorter hitters to help keep the advantage on par 4s and 5s. We then get picky with tee shots on the rest of the holes but we don’t really change the order of tee shots and in some cases the last guy or last two won’t even hit a drive HikingMike and Rob Person 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekB54 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 2 hours ago, RickyBobby_PR said: This is assuming those who have theong guys go last have guys that have no control over the drive and just swing all out. The reality is for most teams that deploy the big hitter last is that guy also doesn’t lose the ball wayward very often and the two that go in the middle are longer and still was accurate as the short hitter who went first. The goal with the long guy going last in this scenario is he is free to swing without having to try and place the driver and still isn’t going all out on the swing Why I let that guy swing first is because he has 0 pressure. If he sprays it a little bit, no worries! I’ve got you. Swing free, hit big, and have no fear. I think differently than most. It’s a good strategy, Cotton, but it’s worked out for me in the past. Rob Person 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NM01 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 2 minutes ago, DerekB54 said: Why I let that guy swing first is because he has 0 pressure. If he sprays it a little bit, no worries! I’ve got you. Swing free, hit big, and have no fear. I think differently than most. It’s a good strategy, Cotton, but it’s worked out for me in the past. Theres less pressure for that guy to go last. When he’s first he needs to be somewhat accurate to be able to take advantage of his distance and more pressure on the guys that are middle of the road distance wise to make up for his lost drive. Strokes gained tells us closer to the hole is better than short and in the fairway. Unless the long guy has no control then it really doesn’t matter where he goes in the rotation Rob Person 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissionMan Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 6 hours ago, RickyBobby_PR said: This changes strategy a lot even if it’s only two have to count from each. If allowed we use par 3 tee shots from the shorter hitters to help keep the advantage on par 4s and 5s. We then get picky with tee shots on the rest of the holes but we don’t really change the order of tee shots and in some cases the last guy or last two won’t even hit a drive It does because you have to be careful about which drives you take. In our case, par 3's may count but that doesn't help if the shorter hitters don't hit them. Our last game, I hit 11 fairways in reg excluding par 3's and there were obviously quite a few we couldn't take Quote GT2 10° Project X HZRDUS 6.0 Black 5G 60 GT2 16.5° Project X HZRDUS 6.0 Black 5G 70 TSR2 18° HZRDUS Black 6.0 4G 2 Iron T200 Utility HZRDUS Black 6.0 4 Iron T200 Utility HZRDUS Black 6.0 T150 5- PW (44) Nippon Modus 3 Tour 105 Stiff Vokey SM9 48.10 F Grind, Vokey SM9 54.10 S Grind, Vokey SM9 60.08 M Grind, L.A.B DF3 Armlock Grip Master Tour Wrap Grips Garmin Z30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NM01 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 31 minutes ago, MissionMan said: It does because you have to be careful about which drives you take. In our case, par 3's may count but that doesn't help if the shorter hitters don't hit them. Our last game, I hit 11 fairways in reg excluding par 3's and there were obviously quite a few we couldn't take It’s a format I like because it forces everyone to be involved in all aspects of the round. It requires some good thinking about who’s shot to use and when. Most of the guys I’ve played scrambles with were guys I played with almost weekly so we all knew each others game and rarely did we play on a course none of us were familiar with. Sometimes we ended up having to take a bad tee shot on a or 3 to get someone’s drive in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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