clard
Double Eagle Member
If you want to improve then run all of your putts. The experience of trying these shots will give you valuable practice, and lots of information about how to run those shots safely. Once you have many rounds of running every putt and a mental catalogue of what worked and what didn't and what ended in disaster you will have the knowledge to approach those situations during a competitive round. Since you aren't playing for cash you should try to make every putt.
There are also some practical things you will learn about approaching certain high risk situations by running everything. For example, one situation I see lots of ams mess up is uphill putts. These always pose some danger because if you hit the basket at all then there is a decent chance you will roll away, but if you want to run the putt as safely as possible then you should make sure your disc is flat. A disc that hits the ground flat is MUCH less likely to roll away, so when someone throws a slow, lofty shot thinking that a "soft shot" is a safe shot they are actually introducing more risk by letting the disc hit edge down rather than flat.
There are also some practical things you will learn about approaching certain high risk situations by running everything. For example, one situation I see lots of ams mess up is uphill putts. These always pose some danger because if you hit the basket at all then there is a decent chance you will roll away, but if you want to run the putt as safely as possible then you should make sure your disc is flat. A disc that hits the ground flat is MUCH less likely to roll away, so when someone throws a slow, lofty shot thinking that a "soft shot" is a safe shot they are actually introducing more risk by letting the disc hit edge down rather than flat.