Actually actually harder to hit later on your round. That’s why

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Bryson dechambeau It won last summer of US Open in exciting fashion, striking a long bunker blow to the last hole that will go down as one of the most round shots of all time. But while Dechambeau’s Tufa up and down is the most famous goal of the championship, it was made only because of a couple inattentive Shots just a few moments ago.

Holding a lead in the 16th green, Rory Mcilroy remained his bird’s test within two legs of the cup. It seemed like a safe gimmor – but on the contrary it resulted in disaster as he first lost attempts to charge a costly noise. Two holes later, he lost a stroke of similar length in the 18th green to throw another stroke. These two losses ended as the change as he ended up a blow after Dechambeau.

Fans and experts alike were shocked by the two costly losses by Mcilroy, and the mistakes were cut off ad nauseam in the coming days. Through the TV screen, the shocks seemed so simple. In reality, however, the two short shocks were nothing, but – and not just because of the pressure of the moment.

You see, the setting actually becomes more difficult as the day continues. Guru Lou Stagner statistics posted a table on X a few years ago that illustrated just as much, which you can see below.

So why do it get harder to get in the day later? There are several reasons.

First, growing grass throughout the day can affect your placement. In the morning immediately after the maintenance crew drains the greens, the greens roll like glass. If you put a good hit on the ball in the right line, there are very few that will move it out of the course. But as the grass grows throughout the day, imperfections begin to appear. And, although these imperfections may not always be visible to the free eye, they can make the ball of the ball just to cause a miss.

The second reason that the placement becomes more difficult is foot traffic in the greens. When more and more people walk through the greens throughout the day, it begins to affect the surface of the placement. And as with the growing grass, impressions made from foot traffic will cause imperfections that will affect your shocks.

This impact becomes increasingly pronounced as close as you reach the cup. In fact, directly around the cup, the imperfections caused by foot traffic are at their worst.

The deployment of coach Dave Pelz noted that as Dita progresses, the area around the cup is increasingly violated. By the end of the day, there is a ring around the hole, creating what he called “Effect of donut bumps.“

“Donut with bumps is the trail congregation within a 6 -meter radius from the hole,” he said. “The last 12 inches are almost without trace and from the donut hole. This creates a volcanic-shaped input that can have significant impact on the line of a ball in relation to its speed. I do in green, lasting up to two hours to spring again in the normal form. travel ‘on his way to the hole.’

So, the next time you find yourself disappearing by getting tired late in the round, don’t beat yourself. Statistics prove that placement becomes more difficult as the day continues.