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re: Do you ever layup/hit into the rough intentionally for a softer lie?
Posted on 4/22/24 at 3:58 pm to Tiger1242
Posted on 4/22/24 at 3:58 pm to Tiger1242
I did whenever I first started playing and didn't know yet that it's not a good idea to try to help the ball into the air with your irons/wedges. But also, when I first started playing, I was aiming for the golf course from the tee and I was lucky if I found my ball in the rough.
Those shorter shots that you mentioned, from the fairway, are now my favorite shot in golf. When I struggled with that distance, the majority of the time it was because I was decelerating just before the point of impact and trying to control the distance that way. I now use the clock system (not sure what the technical term is) and let my backswing dictate the distance on those shots. Mentally, it frees me up to attack the ball on the downswing and avoid those thin or chunky shots.
Those shorter shots that you mentioned, from the fairway, are now my favorite shot in golf. When I struggled with that distance, the majority of the time it was because I was decelerating just before the point of impact and trying to control the distance that way. I now use the clock system (not sure what the technical term is) and let my backswing dictate the distance on those shots. Mentally, it frees me up to attack the ball on the downswing and avoid those thin or chunky shots.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 4:24 pm to BenDover
That’s a goood approach. I absolutey know how to hit the shot, and I can do it very well, I’m sure it’s mental I just have to find a way to be confident over the shot.
Yesterday a was in the fairway on 17 56yds from the green on a par 5, +5 on my round, shooting in the 70’s looking good. Chunked my shot, skulled the next one into a lake, got up and down for a double, then bogeyed 18 to shoot 80 on the number
Yesterday a was in the fairway on 17 56yds from the green on a par 5, +5 on my round, shooting in the 70’s looking good. Chunked my shot, skulled the next one into a lake, got up and down for a double, then bogeyed 18 to shoot 80 on the number
This post was edited on 4/22/24 at 4:26 pm
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