Manic Mondays Spring 2014
April 22, 2014 at 9:01pm
An Experiment
Well this Bounty week was an experiment for me . . . I accomplished a little bit of what I intended but it also had an unintended consequence of not truly rewarding those who played really well. Sure EVERYONE got paid with this event . . . but even the people who ran away with scores in their division didn't win a much larger share than those who didn't do as well. Some of that might be due to the randomness of which bounty holes were selected, some of it might be due to 6 bounty holes being used, or other factors I cannot mathematically explain. It was worth a shot and I would change a couple things if I decide to do this format again . . . what did you think about the format, did you think about it during the round, did you just play your own normal game and take your chances, were you disappointed when you saw the payouts because you had an extraordinary week? Give me your feedback . . . I just don't like playing the same old thing every week.
I just tried to play my normal round. Some of that changed because I was hitting long putts so I got a little more aggressive which cost me on one hole. Missed my comeback and carded a 4. I would have probably saved two or three strokes if I had stayed out of the mud on a few holes too. The format o ... more
I just tried to play my normal round. Some of that changed because I was hitting long putts so I got a little more aggressive which cost me on one hole. Missed my comeback and carded a 4. I would have probably saved two or three strokes if I had stayed out of the mud on a few holes too. The format of the night didn't change my game at all though, other factors did. I think it would be more interesting to set the bounties before the round so that people can be more aggressive on those holes. I think that the varying formats should draw you out of your comfort zone and force you to play differently. I think setting bounties beforehand would accomplish that feat.