[iplagolf]

Direction is always the problem. If you're not playing from the fairway you're costing yourself strokes. Try this, a golf pro in Terre Haute, Indiana told me this and showed me this. Leave all your clubs in your car except your putter and a 7 iron. I hit my 7 iron 160 to 165 yards and the ball goes straight. Average par 4 my second shot is on the green or I'm with in the 100 yard range. I can hit a bump and run for my chip or run it it up and on with my putter. The pro beat me using two clubs. I tried it a few times and he was right. Tiger and Phil can drive it anywhere and if they're in trouble they can scramble to save par. Forget about distance, play from the short grass. The scoring stats from the 40's, 50's, 60's are just a few strokes more than they are now. You don't have to be long to play well. Fritz