BMart519 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 23 hours ago, dlow206 said: This is the only additional hole i am considering not hitting driver off the tee. If i hit 3 wood, i can aim at the bunker on the left side, but my 3 wood doesn't go far enough to ever make it to that bunker. This also reduces the risk of hitting it in the trees on the right. The trees on the right is not on flat land, so a punch out is not an easy shot. There are also red stakes on that side if you hit it deep into the trees. Pretty easy decision based on this hole and the tee shot considerations you laid out: - right miss is the worse side, which is the problem with your Driver - 200+ yard forced carry to green protected by sand (problem area) needs to be successful 80-90% to make sense long term if you are losing 1 shot in the water and close to 1 shot in the bunker. Not a good choice for 15+ index - the commitment to hitting less than driver hard with the whole fairway will produce better results vs a tentative driver swing into a pinching hazard Driver is my fade club, next club down is pulls or draws. Which side the big trouble is on is a major consideration on which club I pull along with fairway bunkers. I use Decade principals but it's not as simple as 60-70 yard between "hazards". Especially on tree lined courses where you are punching out from the trees most times. Practice some 60-100 wedges and you might get the occasional birdie. Par on the most difficult hole on the course is basically a birdie for any handicap golfer. Shot Scope shows your scoring average by club which can also inform these decisions, not sure what the other trackers do. Vegan_Golfer_PNW 1 Quote G425 MAX Driver & 5W Baffler Rail-H 3H-4H 699 Pro Utility V2 - 4i APEX CF19 6-AW INDI Wedges 52, 56, 60 EAS 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 23 minutes ago, BMart519 said: Pretty easy decision based on this hole and the tee shot considerations you laid out: - right miss is the worse side, which is the problem with your Driver - 200+ yard forced carry to green protected by sand (problem area) needs to be successful 80-90% to make sense long term if you are losing 1 shot in the water and close to 1 shot in the bunker. Not a good choice for 15+ index - the commitment to hitting less than driver hard with the whole fairway will produce better results vs a tentative driver swing into a pinching hazard Driver is my fade club, next club down is pulls or draws. Which side the big trouble is on is a major consideration on which club I pull along with fairway bunkers. I use Decade principals but it's not as simple as 60-70 yard between "hazards". Especially on tree lined courses where you are punching out from the trees most times. Practice some 60-100 wedges and you might get the occasional birdie. Par on the most difficult hole on the course is basically a birdie for any handicap golfer. Shot Scope shows your scoring average by club which can also inform these decisions, not sure what the other trackers do. Makes sense. And for clarification (but doesn't change my strategy for the hole), i hit from greenside bunkers fine, its fairway bunkers that cause me problems. Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shapotomous Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 hour ago, dlow206 said: its a par 5 And it's the #1 handicap hole. Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Snake Eyes 18* 2h, 23* 4h & 27* 5h; JPX 900 Forged 6 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMart519 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 19 hours ago, dlow206 said: Makes sense. And for clarification (but doesn't change my strategy for the hole), i hit from greenside bunkers fine, its fairway bunkers that cause me problems. What's your up and down percentage from greenside bunkers compared to your normal up and down percentage? Quote G425 MAX Driver & 5W Baffler Rail-H 3H-4H 699 Pro Utility V2 - 4i APEX CF19 6-AW INDI Wedges 52, 56, 60 EAS 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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