GolfHos

Almost.

Shot 46.  Hit 22 putts.  [sm_anon]

Can anyone claim this dubious honor?

Not me. :(

That depends..........are you talking 9 or 18 holes!!!!! ;D ;D ;D

Either.  Don't say you been upside down for 18?   :o :o :o

"Shot a 94 today Russell.  Not too bad tee to green but had 48 putts."

 ;) [sm_devil]

UB, I've got no idea what an upside-down is!!......I thought you must of shot a 46 for nine holes, and not be really happy about it!!!! ???
I'm happy with 46 for nine holes!!! ;D

Sorry.   :(

Upside Down = More than half the strokes are putts.

(not an official term or even one I've heard before - just came close to doing it today)

surely someone down under should get it.

more putts than other strokes.

I am a C grade golfer!!!! 8)

I don't think about putts!!!! 8)

I think of the Net Score, and nothing else!!!! ;D ;D ;D

Hmmmmm... no "inside the leather" stuff going on at GHRC 2007, right?   ;)

UB, now your really trying to confuse me!!!! ??? ???

LOL, honestly, I'm not.   :P

Hhhmmmmmm..........smart-arse comments and now sticking out your tongue at me!!!!!!!  [sm_devil] [sm_devil]  I think you are turning into TFT!!! :o :o

"Inside the leather"

Common usage = putts conceded when closer to the hole than the length of the putter grip (which, in olden tymes, was made of leather).

Less common usage = TFT on a weekend night.

I normally don't, but....what the hell.

Counselor, while the second is dead on, I disagree with the explanation on the first.

After a putt nears the hole, but does not drop;  A putter would be laid down, the shaft, in the direction of the ball.  The blade of the putter was dropped in the hole, and the club pulled taught.  As long as the ball was closer to the hole than the start point of the grip, it would be deemed to be inside the leather.  Typically around 2 feet.

I concur. At least stroh's description is how I've always heard "inside the leather" applied. While the original usage may be different, in practice this is what I've observed.


Oh yeah. And I'd wager the less common usage is more common than we'd like to imagine.  :P

Now that I think about this.  Either my math is *fudge*ed up, or you played pretty damn well tee to green.  Going back to the "Short Game Stupid" thread.......I would think you would have had to have hit a lot of fairways, and greens, and then just putted like *feces*  to get  22/46.  To putt more than twice on each, and maintain that score, you must first be on them.

I think I would be happy to pull that off.  Again, unless I'm missing something, If I could say I shot a 46, and 22 of them were putts, I was striking the ball pretty well.


To answer the OP.  No.  Hasn't happened yet.  I have not struck the ball that well.

stroh, I did strike the ball well.  I hit 6 of 7 fairways and was long down the middle of five of them.  Best day off the tee ever. 

Hit five GIR.

I even felt I putted well believe it or not.  All but one of my putts was essentially what I was trying to do.  This course has fantastic greens and they're usually quite fast.  They looked fast today but they weren't.  I left everything short... a lot short.  Then missed the 4-6 footer.  Five two putts and four three putts.   [sm_disgust]

That's the problem with good GIR days.  Usually leaves you a lot of long putts.  At least when you're a mid-teen 'capper it does.

I've always understood inside the leather to be what Clive described. 

I don't like gimmees anyway but 23" gimmees v. 10" gimmees(*)!!!   :o

* 34" TM Rossa Daytona

Go, figure.



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'Andsome divil, in't he.   8)

I defer to stroh's definition.  Looks like I've been hanging 'round some stingy pricks.

According to the www stroh has it right.  Two foot gimmees.  Wow.  :sad3:

"Inside the leather"   [sm_thumbsdown]

"Inside the hole"  [sm_thumbsup2]

I'm a stingy prick from a long line of stingy pricks.  Source of pride really.

Agreed.   [sm_thumbsup]

(FWIW  I play with a bunch of lock jawed stingy pricks!  )

There's a very easy fix for that, just putt better. :D

Out of the mouths of babes...

Smartie pants (hope that clears your amped up nanny filter  ;)). 

Here you go. I win:

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Dood.   [sm_scratch]

lol - and yes it does. :D

Upside Down-You and JD got me beat.

Inside the Leather-Stroh's description  [sm_thumbsup2]

Ps. That's why I use a 47 inch putter  ;D

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;) ;D

Did your putter float?

I had to reply to this thread.

It almost happened...I shot a 90 with 40 putts. Five 3 putts and one 4 putt, I've never had 40 putts for 18 holes or 4 putted in my life (that I can recall).  [sm_disgust]

I retired the 47 inch putter the next day.  [sm_devil]

Yeah, but I believe you've seen a 4 putt in person... ::)

True dat... :)...I still can't believe 40 putts.

I had a five putt a few weeks ago.  Funny thing was I didn't even have a three putt on the other 17 holes and I think 3-4 one putts. 

I 4 putted from 3 feet last year.

The 4th green at Maplewood has a little slope to it, and if you're above the hole when the pin's inthe right rear, bad things can happen.... ::)

The back 9 at North Shore has maybe 5 holes like that, a lil' (3 of them have a lot) of tilt, it's a known factor, you try to stay below the holes.  The things is, it seems more so lately, the pins themselves are placed in a sloped area, which is brutal, and I've been noticing it on other courses too, it's almost like the greens keepers are out to get us, that's it, it's a conspiracy it's not my putting a'tall!  ;)

I'll have to get down there and play it before it goes away.