Bank holiday Monday, I am sitting on a bench at Craigmillar eating my lunch.
Watching groups of golfers as they tackle the 11th hole.
The 11th hole at Craigmillar is around 130 yards long, bunkers front and side, with nothing at the back.
The pin for the day was tucked right behind a rather deep bunker on the right hand side of the green, with a light breeze from behind and very firm greens.
This piece of wisdom was relayed to me by a European Tour player and I loved it's simplicity.
Golf is all about making your next shot easier.
So what did the Tour Pro mean by this?
Well....
Following on from the last blog Golf is all about making your next shot easier.
If we now know that our average shot is nowhere near our perfect shot.
Dispersion of 5 handicapper with a 8 iron.
Maybe the question that informs our decision making is
How much do i not want to be there?