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Old 11-14-2010, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by brianmontgomery2000 View Post
Most of my golf over the last few weeks has been played alone on the course. Yesterday, I played with a foursome for the first time since adding this to my routine.

It was really hard to do my pacing!

Anyone have a routine they use with when playing with a group? Pace off to the side away from putting lines?
When I am playing in a group, no one ever waits on me to pace off putts. Most of the time no one even knows I'm doing that. It is the first order of business when I get to a green. While others are marking their ball or repairing ball marks, I am getting the measurement. I am careful to not step in someones line and am never discourteous in the process.
Many times you have to walk past the hole to get to your ball anyway.
If it is an extremely long putt, I will walk half way.
I would no more guess or estimate the distance anymore than I would when hitting an approach into a green.
As I have told many of my students, "If you're waiting on me, you are backing up" (also it takes me less time to one or two putt than it does for you to three putt).
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