ohio_striker
striped it
Last weekend i think i had the best recovery shot i think of my life. i was behind a tree 150 out on the right side of the hole. The tree was blocking the green and i had to hit it low due to branches. My best case scenario was going to be a bunker on the left side of the green.
So i took my 5 iron (180) club opened my stance put the ball way back in my stance and swung Think lee Trevino. The ball started off low cleared the branches and started ballooning and fading. It ended up 5 ft from the pin.
I started thinking do people actually practice shots like this? the only reason i had a chance is i am right handed and have spent a fair amount of time in the right trees over my golfing life.
So my question is do you practice recovery shots? is there a particular shot that might save you strokes if you can execute it regularly?
this low punch fade has saved me more then once. The one i need to practice is a straight fairway bunker shot i can not for the life of me hit the green from one.
So i took my 5 iron (180) club opened my stance put the ball way back in my stance and swung Think lee Trevino. The ball started off low cleared the branches and started ballooning and fading. It ended up 5 ft from the pin.
I started thinking do people actually practice shots like this? the only reason i had a chance is i am right handed and have spent a fair amount of time in the right trees over my golfing life.
So my question is do you practice recovery shots? is there a particular shot that might save you strokes if you can execute it regularly?
this low punch fade has saved me more then once. The one i need to practice is a straight fairway bunker shot i can not for the life of me hit the green from one.