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Post by cwdlaw223 on May 29, 2012 7:22:09 GMT -5
I'm almost always short. Why? The ball comes in low because I delof my 60* wedge. Cutting the ball for higher shot leads to fat shots. This hole is about 5-10 yards downhill to a small green. Over the green is bad.
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Post by Richie3Jack on May 29, 2012 8:58:23 GMT -5
I believe it's ultra important to focus on trajectory on short game shots. On a pitch from this distance, too low of a trajectory means the ball will not travel as far. That can change as the shot gets shorter. Like a 12 yard chip where you land it on the green, but low...may go too far bye.
So I think that's part of the problem...from this distance you are hitting a shot with a low trajectory so it doesn't travel as far.
Now, from a downhill lie it can be hard to get up in the air like you mentioned.
So, I would either experiment with the type of shot you are trying to hit with the 60*. Perhaps open the face a little. It doesn't have to be a flop shot, you can take a similar swing you normally take, but with a little more open face.
Or you can take your normal shot and visualize having to hit it harder because you wind up coming short.
Or you can try a different club and a different shot, maybe like a bump and run with your 56* or a PW bump-n-run.
3JACK
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Post by rohlio on May 29, 2012 8:59:51 GMT -5
Have a hole on my dads course like this. If I am left fairway I can run it on and I use a 7 iron and just roll it on. If I am on the right of the fairway and I have to carry the water hazard I use a 52* and set my shoulders with the slope and really keep the club working down the hill post impact it comes in low to the green but spins like a madman when it hits. The key for me is to just put most of my pressure in my left leg and then keep the flexion in my left knee well through impact.
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Post by cwdlaw223 on May 29, 2012 10:56:33 GMT -5
Thanks guys. I didn't think about the trajectory issue and distance. Not sure if I'm going to run it, but it is a thought.
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Post by Richie3Jack on May 29, 2012 11:09:59 GMT -5
Bump n runs are difficult on US courses because of the designs. I tend to favor them a little because it's difficult to tell how far I'm going to hit a flop shot, particularly if the lie is dicey. But, I often fall in love with the bump-n-run when it's really not the best shot for the situation.
3JACK
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Post by cwdlaw223 on May 29, 2012 11:49:18 GMT -5
Less mental pressure with bump and run IMO.
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