New Scott Fawcett video this week.

He walked me through six common situations where most of us make the wrong course management decision.

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Also... Alex Fitzpatrick just won his first DP World Tour event. We filmed with him last year and something he told me basically predicted how he'd win. More on that below.

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In this issue:

• The math behind "send it" ... Scott Fawcett on why you're probably laying up too often
• Alex Fitz #1 drill for getting better at chipping.
• The Rory doc on Prime ... it's good
• My new favorite pants 😂
• A feel and a drill if you're chasing speed this spring​

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So are we going to SEND IT?!

One of the scenarios we talked about in this weeks video was drivable par 4's.

The one we played had an elevated green surrounded by bunkers and a big run off on the other side.

So should you lay back. 7 iron and an easy 100 yard shot... guarantee the par. Or SEND IT?

Here's Scott's thoughts...

"The first question is, will you ever get it putting? And if you can get it putting, that's a good indication that about half of your shot pattern is probably going to be in pretty good shape."

That's the first filter.

We dropped a ball at 100 yards to compare. Looked like an easy wedge.

Tour pros from 100 yards in the fairway still average about 2.8 strokes to hole out.

Now compare that to being greenside. From 30 yards out in the rough, tour pros average about 2.6 strokes. From a greenside bunker at 10 yards, it's about 2.5.

The difference between "easy wedge distance" and "just off the green" is only about two-tenths to three-tenths of a stroke.

So if you drive it up near the green... even if you miss into a bunker or the rough... your expected score is barely worse than the guy standing over a "perfect" wedge from 100 yards. And your upside is better.

Play the hole 2-4 times in a tournament you want to give yourself the best mathematical chance to get to the lowest overall average score.
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"If we can get up there somewhere around the green and average two and a half with the one half of our shot pattern... you should be able to beat 3.8 pretty easily."
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And the pin position doesn't change the decision as much as you'd think.

Sometimes the pin favors the left miss. Sometimes the right. Either way, the overall expected score from up close still beats the wedge from 100.

"So your argument is regardless of the pin, we're still going to send it?"

"The math works out."
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The one thing that flips it? Hazards. Scott was clear about this.

"If instead of a bunker here, this was a lake... it's totally different."

So what's the mindset to remember? I asked him if people go for too many drivable par 4s or lay up too often?

"Lay up too often."
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All this and more is in the latest video! ​

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​ 🙌 Well Played: This Week’s Top Finds: ​ 🎥 The new Rory documentary on Prime is great. Good story telling. New insights from the interview. Would recommend throwing it on. 📌 Flightscope Mevo Gen 2 is ON SALE. (Save $401 on Pro Package) I've just started using this and honestly it's great. Excited to take it out to the range more and get things dialed this summer. 👖 You didn't ask for it today... but today your getting some PANTS content. Fellow MN company, UNRL sent over some of their clothes this past week. And I found my new favorite pants. Been wearing Lululemon ABC pant for last couple years and the UNRL Impulse and Concourse pant beat it out hands down. ​ ⚒️ Long time Casey Neistat fan. I think his latest video describes my frustration with work and my frustration with my golf game. The zones of productivity. ​ ​ 🚀 Here's a feel and little drill to try out if you're trying to gain some speed! My latest speed experiment.

Congrats to Alex Fitzpatrick!

Alex Fitzpatrick just won his first DP World Tour event at the Indian Open.

Came back from six down on the final day. Both Fitzpatrick brothers won in back-to-back weeks across the PGA Tour and DP World Tour... first time that's ever happened.

We spent a few days with Alex last year at the Dye Preserve. Honestly, he was just the coolest guy to hang out with.

Super chill. We had a great time filming.

We played 4 holes and he shared a bunch of great insights around lessons he's learned in pro golf and what he thought it would take for him to make it to the PGA Tour.

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Then he showed me some of his favorite practice games and I took him on at it. My personal favorite was 50 ft bank.

• Start with 50 feet of total distance
• Hit chips in a rotation: easy, medium, hard... repeat
• After each chip, measure how far from the hole and add it to your running total
• Keep going until you pass 50 feet
• Your score is how many shots it took before you went over
• Alex's personal best: 15 shots
• Average tour pro: about 10 shots

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What team? Garmin or Whoop?

I've been using Whoop forever, but I've been super interested in the Garmin watches and just started wearing one!

Curious to hear, based on everyone, if you're wearing a Whoop or Garmin

Thanks for reading! We'll talk with you next week!
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-Cordie

✍️ Written by Cordie Walker​​
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