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I hope some of the statistics maniacs in the golf world start tracking the in/out differences. For my part, I leave it in. When playing alone, I always left it in. My guess is that the flagstick has an effect on less than 1% of putts; it’s most likely to be helpful on a chip that hits it squarely more than any closer putt. Let’s see what the next six months teaches us.
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The sound of a putt hitting the pin and falling into the hole is also enjoyable to hear!
Started playing in 1954. Putted with a flagstick in until new option flagstick out in 1963.
I hope some of the statistics maniacs in the golf world start tracking the in/out differences. For my part, I leave it in. When playing alone, I always left it in. My guess is that the flagstick has an effect on less than 1% of putts; it’s most likely to be helpful on a chip that hits it squarely more than any closer putt. Let’s see what the next six months teaches us.
Bill, stat maniacs have already done some analysis.
https://www.golf.com/instruction/flag-or-out
This isn’t the only test out there.