'gimme' is a tricky novelty way of playing golf. in the SICC May Day Charity 2010, we played this way to try to speed up play. they draw a white ring around the hole and you pick up your ball and add a stroke to your score if you land within the hole. the main idea is that you're sure to sink the putt from that distance so they just give it to you.
we ended up aiming to get inside the circle, which has its pros and cons.
for players who don't putt as well as they would like to (like me currently), 'gimme' offers a guarantee on short putts. i sometimes miss those really short putts so this format really took the pressure off my game. however, when you miss the circle by a little bit it gets so frustrating because you have to "work" hard to get the next putt into the hole.
the bad thing about gimme is that you often just try to get the ball inside the circle instead of getting into the HOLE. because each time you enter the circle, you are effectively adding a stroke to your score. if you aim to go INTO the HOLE, you might sink a few of them and shave off some of your score.
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