malemotives
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- Sep 20, 2013
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- Puyallup, WA., Spring Hill, FL
- Handicap
- GHIN 17.4
Mine is hitting someone.
A lot of times I step up to the tee box on a short Par 4.... 285 to 325 yards, and wait because someone is still on the green. Playing partners will say, "Go ahead and hit. You're not going to reach them." Most often, I won't, but I always ask myself... what if...? I'm not a long ball hitter. My average drive is 245 or so. But I have, on a couple of occasions hit a ball just right and broke 300 yards.
Last week I had a 240 yard 2nd shot into a Par 5. There were 4 guys on the green, so I ignored the chants to go ahead and hit. As the guys replaced the flag stick and exited toward the back of the green, I hit a solid shot with a 24* hybrid. that caught the wind landed 10 yard in front of the green and rolled on. The guys up front heard it land and saw it roll on... and waved to me. It was a lucky shot, but for me, it reinforced the need to wait until a fairway area or the green is clear.
A lot of times I step up to the tee box on a short Par 4.... 285 to 325 yards, and wait because someone is still on the green. Playing partners will say, "Go ahead and hit. You're not going to reach them." Most often, I won't, but I always ask myself... what if...? I'm not a long ball hitter. My average drive is 245 or so. But I have, on a couple of occasions hit a ball just right and broke 300 yards.
Last week I had a 240 yard 2nd shot into a Par 5. There were 4 guys on the green, so I ignored the chants to go ahead and hit. As the guys replaced the flag stick and exited toward the back of the green, I hit a solid shot with a 24* hybrid. that caught the wind landed 10 yard in front of the green and rolled on. The guys up front heard it land and saw it roll on... and waved to me. It was a lucky shot, but for me, it reinforced the need to wait until a fairway area or the green is clear.