Perspective: RHBH
Goal: Make a possible run at the chains while staying focused on closing this hole is just 2 strokes.
Tools: Gateway Wizard or Discraft Buzzz or any other stable disc with very little fade. If you cannot throw a midrange or putter this far, a good driver for this hole would be a Leopard or Shark.
Execution: As you step up to the pad you look down the fairway you see about 40' of open space and then a tunnel for another 100' or so and then the green opens back up. The basket is offset left from starting position about 10-12' so very little right-to-left is needed if you are looking for chains. The aiming point is going to be the massive Pine on the right of the path about 1/2 way up the tunnel. Aim as high as you can on this tree without throwing nose-up because we don't want to get into the canopy at all. The throw should be overall flat with just a touch of hyzer, this will keep the disc on a straight path, it will bend slightly more left as it approaches the green and slows down, and if it does happen to hit a branch or a tree, the angle of the disc should help favor the bounce toward the fairway. With the distraction of the tunnel and the branches you don't immediately notice but you are throwing about 10' uphill and because we are not throwing "glidey" discs here it comes into play. You are going to want to put 200' of mustard on this 169' shot and it is crucial that you stay to the right until you make the green.
Recap:
- Use a stable disc with little fade.
- Aim for the right side of the fairway about 90' out.
- High release with nose flat and a slight hyzer angle. Slightly nose up is okay if you can control it but remember that this will magnify any hyzer effect you put on the disc so you have to balance.
- 200' of power is what it will take to rake chains.
- Use a control grip as short is 100x better than woods.
Final Thoughts: There are a few places you really don't want to end up on this hole and a few that are actually not bad at all and I will quickly go over them here.
In the woods before the big pine tree; You can get a lucky path on the right but it's unlikely. On the left you will be left escaping, if you look around good you will see a really high spike-hyzer line from the left woods if you are around the pine tree, it's likely the best escape option for all seasons. Past the tree there is a lot of room on the right to still have an open look so just going straight and dropping is not bad at all where if your disc is fast fading left you can end up under a bench or just in front of it and there are scattered trees to play around and it's not a good place to putt from. Moving closer, there is not much good footing on the left side of the green just into the woods so this is why in general I am saying you want a flat to slightly hyzer drive with little to no nose up. We want this disc flat, flat, flat. Going off the back side of the green is not bad either, there are good lines and you are actually very close to this basket which is set to the back of the green. Again, the right is mostly wide open as there is another trail there so passing the Pine tree is a big deal and if you are still hugging right and the group is begging, "Left-Left-Left" don't worry, you will have a great look.
Have Fun!
Goal: Make a possible run at the chains while staying focused on closing this hole is just 2 strokes.
Tools: Gateway Wizard or Discraft Buzzz or any other stable disc with very little fade. If you cannot throw a midrange or putter this far, a good driver for this hole would be a Leopard or Shark.
Execution: As you step up to the pad you look down the fairway you see about 40' of open space and then a tunnel for another 100' or so and then the green opens back up. The basket is offset left from starting position about 10-12' so very little right-to-left is needed if you are looking for chains. The aiming point is going to be the massive Pine on the right of the path about 1/2 way up the tunnel. Aim as high as you can on this tree without throwing nose-up because we don't want to get into the canopy at all. The throw should be overall flat with just a touch of hyzer, this will keep the disc on a straight path, it will bend slightly more left as it approaches the green and slows down, and if it does happen to hit a branch or a tree, the angle of the disc should help favor the bounce toward the fairway. With the distraction of the tunnel and the branches you don't immediately notice but you are throwing about 10' uphill and because we are not throwing "glidey" discs here it comes into play. You are going to want to put 200' of mustard on this 169' shot and it is crucial that you stay to the right until you make the green.
Recap:
- Use a stable disc with little fade.
- Aim for the right side of the fairway about 90' out.
- High release with nose flat and a slight hyzer angle. Slightly nose up is okay if you can control it but remember that this will magnify any hyzer effect you put on the disc so you have to balance.
- 200' of power is what it will take to rake chains.
- Use a control grip as short is 100x better than woods.
Final Thoughts: There are a few places you really don't want to end up on this hole and a few that are actually not bad at all and I will quickly go over them here.
In the woods before the big pine tree; You can get a lucky path on the right but it's unlikely. On the left you will be left escaping, if you look around good you will see a really high spike-hyzer line from the left woods if you are around the pine tree, it's likely the best escape option for all seasons. Past the tree there is a lot of room on the right to still have an open look so just going straight and dropping is not bad at all where if your disc is fast fading left you can end up under a bench or just in front of it and there are scattered trees to play around and it's not a good place to putt from. Moving closer, there is not much good footing on the left side of the green just into the woods so this is why in general I am saying you want a flat to slightly hyzer drive with little to no nose up. We want this disc flat, flat, flat. Going off the back side of the green is not bad either, there are good lines and you are actually very close to this basket which is set to the back of the green. Again, the right is mostly wide open as there is another trail there so passing the Pine tree is a big deal and if you are still hugging right and the group is begging, "Left-Left-Left" don't worry, you will have a great look.
Have Fun!
