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Ive touched on this topic (sort of) once before a while back.
So your off the fairway and all set up to hit an approach. Perhaps a pw or a 9,8 whatever. Bam, you hit a great shot right at the pin/green but then only to see it fly 20 or so yrds past your normal yardage and over the green. feel good, looks great
and then 3/4 the way through its flight you realize it just aint dropping in and now your of or over the rear and perhaps often enough even in some trouble and maybe even penal trouble depending on what its like behind the green.
I get why the flyer happens. Not enough grass to slow down the swing but just enough grass to cause little spin is one of the things. Then there is moister, grass grown direction, AOA and other factors etc,..
But imo its hard to recognize just when you will get one. And even if you do have a good sense for when the situation is favorable towards one, you simply may not be thinking and/or looking out for one. Lets face it, most us amateurs are simply thinking to put a good consistent strike on the ball and just trying to make our way on to the greens without failing our swings. And so we often just forget about this. But I must say I do often enough get a flyer. Not every round and may not see one for a couple/few rounds but then I might see two in one round. Whatever the case it can be something quite annoying when it does happen.
Your like "what the heck man I was only 140 yards out and over flew my 9i by 20 yrds past and into the woods" . If happens enough time you then of course know right away you just had another flyer. And you think to yourself "I should have paid closer attention to recognize the scenario I hit from". And then you think " well, next time I have to remember". But honestly perhaps a couple or even few rounds later or even several holes later when you may do it again , you just don't remember nor think of it again but of course there it is.
So your off the fairway and all set up to hit an approach. Perhaps a pw or a 9,8 whatever. Bam, you hit a great shot right at the pin/green but then only to see it fly 20 or so yrds past your normal yardage and over the green. feel good, looks great
and then 3/4 the way through its flight you realize it just aint dropping in and now your of or over the rear and perhaps often enough even in some trouble and maybe even penal trouble depending on what its like behind the green.I get why the flyer happens. Not enough grass to slow down the swing but just enough grass to cause little spin is one of the things. Then there is moister, grass grown direction, AOA and other factors etc,..
But imo its hard to recognize just when you will get one. And even if you do have a good sense for when the situation is favorable towards one, you simply may not be thinking and/or looking out for one. Lets face it, most us amateurs are simply thinking to put a good consistent strike on the ball and just trying to make our way on to the greens without failing our swings. And so we often just forget about this. But I must say I do often enough get a flyer. Not every round and may not see one for a couple/few rounds but then I might see two in one round. Whatever the case it can be something quite annoying when it does happen.
Your like "what the heck man I was only 140 yards out and over flew my 9i by 20 yrds past and into the woods" . If happens enough time you then of course know right away you just had another flyer. And you think to yourself "I should have paid closer attention to recognize the scenario I hit from". And then you think " well, next time I have to remember". But honestly perhaps a couple or even few rounds later or even several holes later when you may do it again , you just don't remember nor think of it again but of course there it is.
