Thursday, April 20, 2023

"You will hole a higher percentage of putts when you leave the flagstick in."- Dave Pelz

Pelz's "reasoning for this effect is that a significant amount of energy is lost from a putt's speed when the ball hits a fiberglass flagstick. The speed-loss enables gravity to pull the slower moving balldown into the hole more often."
DeChambeau states "It depends on the COR, the coefficient of restitution of the flagstick." When there are wood sticks used like in The US Open he will take it out. "When it's fiberglass, I'll leave it in and bounce that ball against the flagstick if I need to."
Yves C.Ton-That after 1000 made putts(500 in and out) said the findings were clear-cut. 1.If the pin is not leaning forward, leaving it in the hole always helps to hole the ball. 2.Balls that are not holed come to rest significantly nearer the hole if a pin is not removed. Personally, it helps me with my depth perception. 3.If ALL the players leave the flag in it saves 15-20 minutes per round.

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

#904 Zellwood Station GC

Zellwood Station CC, was designed in 1974 by George Maddox in Zellwood, Florida. This is average conditioned, very interesting, challenging course, which has hilly terrain producing a few blind shots. A nice variety of holes, several doglegs with holes 12-16 on the edge of "Crater Junction" producing great risk/reward on #14 and #16. The ultimate card buster is the daunting par five #9 dubbed the "Trainwreck." Just about every hazard you could imagine except water, left off the tee or 2nd shot lands you in a deep gully, sharp dogleg left uphill approach to a green protected on the left by a deep bunker that ends in a severely sloped green. Just put whatever your stroke controlled number is on your card at the tee and stop counting! Exceeded my expectations with the exceptional elevation change holes, for Florida, and fun they produced. GOLD

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