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I had an ace at Mossy ROC hole #20 about 250 + going about 65 feet up on the signature hole "Mossy Roc". Used a first run champion beast.
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If you're playing a 300' hole and throwing hard/high enough off the tee to hit chains and you miss... you're going to blow past by usually at least 30'. For most people that's a 2-putt.I think it was Steady Ed who said that an ace is just "a bad shot gone good."
How much challenge is there in a hole with a backstop closer than 30' to the basket?if there is a backstop or something, you will not blow 30' past the basket
"Hole 9: (620 ft) The longest hole on the course requires a long straight drive (300+) to have a shot of getting close in 2. The fairway dogwoods left with the basket down a hill and tucked slightly to the left. (Par 4)"
How much challenge is there in a hole with a backstop closer than 30' to the basket?
Agreed. But those holes are the exception rather than the norm (at least in my experience).thats a course design issue - its not the player's fault if they happen to ace a hole that had a backstop - all the player can do is throw each shot with the best of their ability and if that means the hole is just asking to be aced, and they go for it and do so, then its a great shot that got a little lucky - certainly not a bad shot gone good...
If you've got a nice big open hole that's not too far... that's an option.Just throw a spike hyzer, the ground is your backstop.
If you're playing a 300' hole and throwing hard/high enough off the tee to hit chains and you miss... you're going to blow past by usually at least 30'. For most people that's a 2-putt.
If you throw a tee shot to park it inside the 30' circle you will often take a 2 on the hole.
Given the statistically infrequency of aces the second scenario is a better tee shot in terms of overall score.
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