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Podcast: Wicked Smart Golf
Episode: 124: Why Laying Up is a Losing Strategy
Description: Laying up is a LOSING strategy - despite being sage advice. Simply put, when you hit it closer to the green you give yourself shorter putts & shoot lower scores. As mentioned in this Golf.com article, "There's no range — for any skill level — where laying up to a favorite number, club or any other "favorite" makes mathematical sense if your other option is to send your next shot farther up the fairway (even if it ends up in light rough). The rub is that most golfers, especially weekend players, overestimate the potential success of hitt...