Esox
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Last Thursday, Mrs. Esox and I played a quick nine holes while Junior Lancer was having an extended lesson to get her season started. We teed off on the back nine. The 10th hole is 350ish dog leg left. If you drive it 260 or so through the fairway there's a pond that runs most of the way to the green. There's a willow tree at the corner of the pond edge where it runs perpendicular to the fairway. I was just right of and close to the willow, with the pond between me and the green. Had about 110 yards between me and the hole with willow branches hanging down to maybe 10 feet above the water. Couldn't go up and over, and Old Man Willow ain't lettin' some stupid golf ball go through. Even if it is a yellow Srixon.
I told my old lady, "Watch this toots." Took my 20* hybrid, hooded the face a little with my hands well in front of the ball, then put a half power slice swing on it. It shot out low and went about 70 yards like a knuckle ball, skipped three times on the water and up on to dry ground, and ended up about 5 yards from the green. Chipped up and made par. Completely ridiculous, but it worked. Probably wouldn't work again for the next 99 tries, but it impressed the heck out of Mrs. Esox. She was all like, "that was great" and "you're so cool" and "I'm lucky you're my man."
Well maybe she said something more like, "That was cool, but get over yourself."
Who's taken a crazy chance just for the hell of it, and pulled off a trick shot?
Kevin
I told my old lady, "Watch this toots." Took my 20* hybrid, hooded the face a little with my hands well in front of the ball, then put a half power slice swing on it. It shot out low and went about 70 yards like a knuckle ball, skipped three times on the water and up on to dry ground, and ended up about 5 yards from the green. Chipped up and made par. Completely ridiculous, but it worked. Probably wouldn't work again for the next 99 tries, but it impressed the heck out of Mrs. Esox. She was all like, "that was great" and "you're so cool" and "I'm lucky you're my man."
Well maybe she said something more like, "That was cool, but get over yourself."
Who's taken a crazy chance just for the hell of it, and pulled off a trick shot?
Kevin