Long - Wide open (not a tree in sight) and throw in some wind. A big weakness is that I can not visualize lines in an open field - I need reference points.
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Most difficult type of hole for YOU
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DirtyMeathook
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Holes that are short, straight, and have a low ceiling are the ones that I lose strokes to the field on.
RE Open field shots. Throwing upshots on wide open holes is more difficult than throwing the same shot in a lightly wooded area. It's a depth perception thing
Similarly, shooting % in NCAA basketball games goes down in games held in large cavernous arenas, rather than traditional 5,000 - 20,000 seat fieldhouses.
RE Open field shots. Throwing upshots on wide open holes is more difficult than throwing the same shot in a lightly wooded area. It's a depth perception thing
Similarly, shooting % in NCAA basketball games goes down in games held in large cavernous arenas, rather than traditional 5,000 - 20,000 seat fieldhouses.
DesertFox
Birdie Member
400ish wide open shots, because I can't get there and if anyone I'm playing against can put one in the circle I'm pretty much giving up a stroke
#2 Milo. 1200', with staggered walls of trees every 80 yards. Par 5 , I've managed to bogey it once. Last week, an 8. In the short pin position (1126'---pfffht, an easy 4). Convinced it's mental, as the gaps in the tree barriers are x-large for lane driving.
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runningDoc
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When I finally learned how to sidearm, the wide open 500ft hole wasn't difficult anymore (even with wind).
I'll purposely throw a fairway driver at it now get about 290-330ft, then I'll sidearm a firebird at the pin. It's not really a huge spike hyzer but a flex where you release with a slight anny 10-15ft away and have it hyzer in.
Before I could sidearm though, that shot (200ish putter backhand) was always so touchy and left me often with irritating long 30ish foot putts (often two putted
:wall: ). So if I'm 150-250ft out and in the open and I'm feeling iffy about the putter (wind, nervous, etc) I have no shame in sidearming at firebird into easy putt range.
The most difficult hole for me is the long 300-350ft+ tunnel that has a guarded green (with trees). I often gamble and try to throw right at pin for birdie and end up spraying, and having to scramble just to save a 3 or just settle for 4, when I think about just throwing straight I land short of the guarded green and then start letting the "if you don't hit the gap it's a bogey" negative thoughts infect my throw (where I immediately hit a guardian tree and bogey
MichaelWebster
Par Member
for me it's wooded anny shots with multiple pinch points, so you have to get the anny to fly the perfect line from tee to pin, with no room for error.
BirdieMachine
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450 foot anny over water to island green.
open holes around 350 to 400 feet. too far for me to have a chance at birdie but not so far that a lot of other players can get close to the basket
Narrow, uphill shots in the woods. I've got a hole like this that has been giving me trouble for years. It requires a slight anhyzer BH that you need to push uphill that will punish you if you go left or right in the woods. If you succeed getting on top of this hole and in the middle of fairway, you have an awkward, narrow second shot for a putt-3.
THUGNIFICENT763
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High-angle doglegs that sweep to the left. That being said, I can still make short work of them hahahaha.
esc1
Eagle Member
The kind where bystanders are around. I worry about drilling someone. Know I can yell fore or heads up but I'd rather not give someone a scare. And if they are no dg people they may not even know what I'm yelling about. So yea, any time someone is around where I know an errant shot may go I try and wait until they leave or just play it ultra safe. I'd rather be safe than sorry, but know I should have more confidence in myself. Plus, whenever someone is around I'm thinking more about that than my shot and its bound to be messed up. This will be easier to manage the more I play, but for now that's my answer.
Brodysseus
* Ace Member *
Yep. Especially if you put a low ceiling on it. Messes with my head something fierce.
Great responses guys, makes for a great read!
Beener
Birdie Member
Narrow wooded fairways that turn to the left, either uphill or because of some obstruction, require an upwards left curving throw. Bane for my LHBH dominant game...
Hole 4 on a local course gets me every time...
Tee shot (aiming for the gap in the treeline):
Once you get to that gap:
Basket:
I have resorted to just throwing a series of controlled putter shots, playing for par every time. I have never been able to birdie this one.
Tee shot (aiming for the gap in the treeline):
Once you get to that gap:
Basket:
I have resorted to just throwing a series of controlled putter shots, playing for par every time. I have never been able to birdie this one.
Toro71
* Ace Member *
This, lately.
Or, I tend to make a mess of R to L doglegs (RHBH,) where the dogleg is early, so the fairway is longer after the turn than before.
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