Which one would you rather have: power or putting?

[SirRaph]

The Disc Golf Genie grants you one wish:

Pro-level boom boom power.

or

Pro-level putting.



Which would you rather have?

 

[medicinalfunk]

easy, putting

 

[TxDiscGolfBoy]

I have power and putting.





























.........putting.

 

[mashnut]

Putting for sure. You can go a long way with short but accurate driving and a really good short game.

 

[ArcheType]

Power, if I can park 500' holes, I'll never need to putt.

 

[jtencer]

Putting.

I've had power without putting for years and the grass is always greener on the side of the fence with the people that can putt.

 

[Elderberen]

putting but did the genie say x nay on more wishes. what did you use your first two wishes on any way?

 

[mentally_understable]

Most definitely the putting. Power is great for really long holes and getting you closer to the basket, but if your 25 ft out, and it still takes you 2 or more tries to sink the putt, the power is worthless.

 

[Apothecary]

i get beat by a couple grand masters fairly regularly. guys throw around 250', but nail everything inside 40'.

drive for show, putt for dough.

 

[SirRaph]

Power for me.

I get better at putting when I practice. But power seems to be something that's both difficult to learn and difficult to teach.

 

[gcr_russell]

Absolutely putting. I've seen plenty of people in the low 900s throwing 400+.

I've also seen people in the high 900s with 300-330 of power. It's the putting game.

 

[Gonnagal]

Putting. Period.

 

[Brall]

if i played more tournaments i would say putting... but i so rarely play competitively.

i would definitely wish for 500' bombs to impress my friends and neighbors then i'd try learn putting on my own.

 

[smarkquart]

How much of a reduction of power are we talking about? I am sitting at 400 feet of power. That means that I have a lot of ace run potential and higher parking potential. It also means that I place a lot of discs around 30 or so feet from the basket. My poor putting puts that average at 35 to 50 percent in at best. Also means that I have the nasty habit of missing the putt and putting myself in a position to make the exact same putt on the opposite side. I hate three putting and it happened all too frequently in 2010, a couple of times even during a tournament.

There is this threshold where I do not know what happens, but at 20 feet and in I am a 90 percent putter, usually only missing because I am sloppy or am not concentrating. Yet once I get to 25 feet I drop to about 75 percent and as I said 50 percent or lower once I hit 30 feet. It all depends on my current confidence and the weather.

If we are talking a reduction of power from 400 to 300, I would consider taking the putting wish. Most holes in this area are 330 or less. If we are talking a reduction to 340-350 foot power, then definitely I would take putting. If we are talking 280 feet, then definitely I will keep the power (or in this case since it is a wish, increase it to 500+).

 

[smarkquart]

drive for show, putt for dough.

I tell people this all the time and then follow it up with, "at least I put on a good show."

 

[CaptainAnhyzer]

Power, if I can park 500' holes, I'll never need to putt.

Power is useless without accuracy. Pro-like putting for me, please Mr Genie.......:clap:

 

[glustic]

Putting. This game is all about putting. Power is nice but If you can't make your birdies after a long drive whats the point. Although before i could clear 400 consistently I probably would have answered power.

 

[Okdiscgolfer]

Putting, everyone knows the short game is where it's at.

 

[medicinalfunk]

Power, if I can park 500' holes, I'll never need to putt.

oh well if that's the case i'll go with power so i can ace/birdie every single hole i play every time

 

[chains314]

It's gotta be putting. But I'd give everything to for a "get out of any troubled spot" skill