Post by Richie3Jack on Jun 8, 2012 15:34:30 GMT -5
I hope to play Stoneybrook East on Sunday. It’s rained a lot the past two days and is raining hard again. In the FLA, a ‘normal’ day will have 40% chance of rain. Meaning it will poor around 3pm to 5pm and stop. Today we have 60% chance and this weekend we have 40% which is more back to normal.
I still don’t have my Wishon 919THI 10° lofted driver as it is still on backorder. I would like to play with my new 555 irons with the Stepless steel shafts and GripMaster USA Grips. But first, I need to hit each iron and check out what the shaft droop is doing and then get the lie angles adjusted.
What I like about Stoneybrook is it’s a difficult driving course because if you miss, you can easily end up in the water. I think the key here is to typically not be fooled by some of the landing areas and understand when to use 3-wood off the tee versus driver. The problem I see is that the course will probably play very differently this weekend with all of the rain.
From an overall theme perspective, I think the course is about driving the ball accurately and watching out for some deceptive approach shots. I think you can take a little distance off the tee with a 3-wood, but regardless of what you hit off the tee, there’s a premium on hitting it accurately. I think if you can do that, there’s a chance to chew up the par-5’s and maybe a few iron shots and putts go your way for a low score.
I think the clear difficult holes are:
#2: 435 yard par-4 with a difficult green to hit into and to putt on.
#3: deceptive 175-185 yard par-3
#6: 195 yard par-3 with a very uneven teebox
#7: tight tee show with the driver and just long enough that a 3-wood can be problematic.
#13: Somewhat long hole, deceptive approach shot
#16: Very hard par-4, 460 yards, uphill hitting out of a chute.
#18: 410 yard shot with water right and in front of the water.
I will also add hole #1 to the list. Last time I played I opted for a 3-wood off the tee and realized that it was a much better play than a driver off the tee. However, with the rain that may very well change on Sunday.
So that really makes 5 difficult holes in the first 7 holes on the course. Get by those and you’re in good shape.
This time around I’m going to use a different pre-round practice routine in preparation for future rounds, particularly the Florida State Am qualifier.
I think I’ll start off hitting a short iron to get loosened up, then a 6-iron. Then some 3-irons. That will be followed by the hybrid, 3-wood and Driver. I will then work on some high trajectory shots for the front pins. Then I’ll try to visualize playing the first 3-holes on the range. A 3-wood off the tee on #1, followed by a 7-iron. A driver off #2, followed by an 8-iron. Then a 6-iron on #3. Get those down comfortably and then I’m good to go.
On the course, I’m going to be really conscious of holes 16 and 18. If I have a bad lie or shot into the green, Then I’ll have to take my medicine and play for bogey. That’s sometimes hard to do when you reach the final holes. I think on #3 and #6, the par-3’s, it’s a more conservative ‘just find the green, 2-putt and move on’ approach.
3JACK
I still don’t have my Wishon 919THI 10° lofted driver as it is still on backorder. I would like to play with my new 555 irons with the Stepless steel shafts and GripMaster USA Grips. But first, I need to hit each iron and check out what the shaft droop is doing and then get the lie angles adjusted.
What I like about Stoneybrook is it’s a difficult driving course because if you miss, you can easily end up in the water. I think the key here is to typically not be fooled by some of the landing areas and understand when to use 3-wood off the tee versus driver. The problem I see is that the course will probably play very differently this weekend with all of the rain.
From an overall theme perspective, I think the course is about driving the ball accurately and watching out for some deceptive approach shots. I think you can take a little distance off the tee with a 3-wood, but regardless of what you hit off the tee, there’s a premium on hitting it accurately. I think if you can do that, there’s a chance to chew up the par-5’s and maybe a few iron shots and putts go your way for a low score.
I think the clear difficult holes are:
#2: 435 yard par-4 with a difficult green to hit into and to putt on.
#3: deceptive 175-185 yard par-3
#6: 195 yard par-3 with a very uneven teebox
#7: tight tee show with the driver and just long enough that a 3-wood can be problematic.
#13: Somewhat long hole, deceptive approach shot
#16: Very hard par-4, 460 yards, uphill hitting out of a chute.
#18: 410 yard shot with water right and in front of the water.
I will also add hole #1 to the list. Last time I played I opted for a 3-wood off the tee and realized that it was a much better play than a driver off the tee. However, with the rain that may very well change on Sunday.
So that really makes 5 difficult holes in the first 7 holes on the course. Get by those and you’re in good shape.
This time around I’m going to use a different pre-round practice routine in preparation for future rounds, particularly the Florida State Am qualifier.
I think I’ll start off hitting a short iron to get loosened up, then a 6-iron. Then some 3-irons. That will be followed by the hybrid, 3-wood and Driver. I will then work on some high trajectory shots for the front pins. Then I’ll try to visualize playing the first 3-holes on the range. A 3-wood off the tee on #1, followed by a 7-iron. A driver off #2, followed by an 8-iron. Then a 6-iron on #3. Get those down comfortably and then I’m good to go.
On the course, I’m going to be really conscious of holes 16 and 18. If I have a bad lie or shot into the green, Then I’ll have to take my medicine and play for bogey. That’s sometimes hard to do when you reach the final holes. I think on #3 and #6, the par-3’s, it’s a more conservative ‘just find the green, 2-putt and move on’ approach.
3JACK