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   @Tambo81 on August 24, 2025 at 3:15 pm

   Your swing speed looks 20mph. How far is that actually going.?

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   @MrLondinium on August 24, 2025 at 3:17 pm

   If golfers pull out the 3-wood on narrow holes and hit the same percentage of fairways as for drivers on wider holes, then they are more accurate.

   Stats are always subject to interpretation – and unless they've been adjusted for Simpson's paradox, they can easily be quoted out of context.

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   @MrLondinium on August 24, 2025 at 3:27 pm

   And the next comment about letting it rip (and not worry about missing fairways) could also be reversing the stats… Better players hitting the same number of fairways but 80 yards further on shows that they ARE more accurate (from an angular dispersion perspective). So prioritising distance over accuracy is not what the stats are telling you.

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   @panda2 on August 24, 2025 at 3:28 pm

   for me thats absoluteley not true

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   @MrLondinium on August 24, 2025 at 3:34 pm

   And the instruction to get as close to the green as possible from 250 yards out is conditional (in a statistical meaning) on keeping the ball in play whilst doing so… if you think about it, the original proposal of 150yds then 100yds approach is far more sensible if there's bunkers (or water, or heavy rough, or OB) at 40 yds from the green.

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   @AnotherLostBall on August 24, 2025 at 4:13 pm

   The stats don’t tell the whole story. If my driver goes wrong it’s a big slice and I’m very wayward – maybe onto the next fairway but definitely into trees. If my 3w goes wrong I also slice but it doesn’t go so far off the fairway. The stats would count both shots are missing the fairway but the driver is in deep trouble and the 3 wood is in the light rough. 🤷‍♂️.

   Most of my dropped shots are from 100y and in so the extra distance from my driver doesn’t always help as it’s my second shot that makes the difference and that’s much easier if I’m on/near the fairway.

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   @paulbailey2642 on August 24, 2025 at 8:33 pm

   Of course, if you invest in the latest and most expensive shotscope you will instantly be a single figure handicapper !!

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   @phillipismay3585 on August 25, 2025 at 2:54 am

   Thanks Joel, great video. Love my new Mini D4iver Callaway Elyte 13.5deg set up at 15.5deg an able to give it a very real cracking….goes dead straight for me 90%

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   @paulaskey1508 on August 25, 2025 at 5:46 am

   Sort of agree,,,, I can’t hit consistently a full length driver (45.5 or 46 inch) however my 44 inch driver is an absolute fairway finder and my stats are fractionally better than tour average (73%). Another fact “FOR ME” I’m longer on average of the tee with the 44 inch shaft due to a far more consistent strike location on the club face. Tried a 3HL and it was ok, but no way near as good as my driver. Also tried a mini driver, very good but my driver is in reality a Jumbo mini driver and the bigger head inspires significantly more confidence.

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    @andrewlaw8121 on August 25, 2025 at 8:19 am

    The problem with golf stats are people playing golf by numbers. Remember the SG by distance doesn’t account for causality but is association. There are numerous confounding factors and biases in the calculation

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    @cameronloveless1751 on August 25, 2025 at 8:38 am

    I think the driver versus 3 wood stats could be misleading for the following reason: people probably pull the 3 wood out more on the tighter (harder to hit) fairways. Therefore, the driver is used on the wider (easier) holes. This would skew the data somewhat…. How much? IDK, but definitely some bias

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