I understand the need for Mandos, but they need to be relatively early in the throw, or at least in position at a landing spot where the second throw will be strongly influenced by them and also early. I hate mandos that are meant to influence the end of the throw.
For example, and both at Am Worlds this year, Oakwood Holes 4/18. There is a large oak tree at the bottom of the fairway of Hole 4, approximately 70% of the way to the hole. The fairway coming back on 18 runs parallel, and those trying to go to the right of the tree will cross over the other's fairway. In normal play I understand the mando because rec players likely will not be paying attention. However, during Am Worlds, regardless of the mando, groups on both holes remained aware of the other hole because many people were missing the mando anyway. Groups waited for the others to clear, essentially reducing the effectiveness and need for the mando. Yes, sour grapes, I missed the mando on 4 and landed in a spot that would have been an easy par. Instead, I settled for a five. I came within five feet of missing it again on 18. If I had been permitted to play to the right of the tree, it would have again been an easy par. Instead, by having to come back around the tree, I wasted a throw and struggled to save bogey.
The other mando was on Hole 9(?) at CP Adams. A fairly wide open 500 foot hole with a few mature trees. WAY to the right is Hole 10(?)'s fairway. You would have to have a 400-450 foot drive that is off target by almost 150 to 200 feet to the right to even put that fairway in danger. However, it seemed the only way to mark a mando was to make it a mature tree that was significantly in Hole 9's fairway. Yes, again sour grapes, but I crushed a drive easily 415 feet and where I landed would have been a long 2, almost guaranteed 3. I missed that mando, 400 feet from the tee, by at most two feet to the right. While I did not expect or anticipate my Trespass to flip up and turn at all, it was still overall a great shot. Now I am settling for a double bogey instead of a chance at a birdie. There was no need for this mando because to go out far enough right to endanger the next hole just would have been plain stupid. There was no advantage of slicing that far out right because you would be slicing away from the basket. If anything, it was forcing you to go further left, which has Hole 14(?)'s fairway coming back parallel and a lot closer than Hole 10.
Missing a legitimate mando is one thing, I blame myself for that, but missing a stupid and unnecessary mando makes me mad at the course. Unfortunately I never recovered at Oakwood, completely souring my day. I shot 10 over my average on that course and easily dropped 70 positions in the standings. Missing the mando on 4 and almost missing it on 18 directly added three throws to my score; the remaining seven came from being frustrated. If not for an Am Worlds Ace on Hole 12 at CP Adams, I would have completely given up trying at the tournament after that first round at CP because I knew I would have to play another round there to finish out the tournament (I already disliked that course and having to play it twice versus playing Kaposia or The Valley twice already took some of the enjoyment away from the Am Worlds experience).