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Post by canthitstraight on Oct 13, 2015 0:19:56 GMT -5
Ok, having played my rounds early for week 1, I decided to give the Red October GC & CC a try. The course plays much easier than Ballyntyne National, even with 18 mph winds.
I've got a problem with hole #12 on the GC course though. It's a 123 yard par 3 with a span of water in between. An easy shot right? Nope. Oak tree right next to the hole eats up your ball and it goes in the water. I tried using a LW and delofting and this still hits the leaves, but just barely makes it onto the rough.
Can anyone else verify that this problem exists? Or am I completely missing something here? Maybe I should use a 8 iron and just let the leaves slow down my shot?
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Post by ABU_Bear on Oct 13, 2015 1:30:17 GMT -5
I'll give this one a go in the morning MrKuo...I'll let you know how I make out
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Post by dh-nufc on Oct 13, 2015 6:53:29 GMT -5
Ok, having played my rounds early for week 1, I decided to give the Red October GC & CC a try. The course plays much easier than Ballyntyne National, even with 18 mph winds. I've got a problem with hole #12 on the GC course though. It's a 123 yard par 3 with a span of water in between. An easy shot right? Nope. Oak tree right next to the hole eats up your ball and it goes in the water. I tried using a LW and delofting and this still hits the leaves, but just barely makes it onto the rough. Can anyone else verify that this problem exists? Or am I completely missing something here? Maybe I should use a 8 iron and just let the leaves slow down my shot? Can you not bend it round the tree?
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Post by yaters on Oct 13, 2015 10:28:07 GMT -5
Ok, having played my rounds early for week 1, I decided to give the Red October GC & CC a try. The course plays much easier than Ballyntyne National, even with 18 mph winds. I've got a problem with hole #12 on the GC course though. It's a 123 yard par 3 with a span of water in between. An easy shot right? Nope. Oak tree right next to the hole eats up your ball and it goes in the water. I tried using a LW and delofting and this still hits the leaves, but just barely makes it onto the rough. Can anyone else verify that this problem exists? Or am I completely missing something here? Maybe I should use a 8 iron and just let the leaves slow down my shot? Can you not bend it round the tree? I played one round on this and I believe I shaped it around the tree (not all that successfully though). Seems a little unrealistic - you wouldn't see that on a real life course. I think there was another hole with the same mechanic off the tee. I failed miserably on that one.
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Post by canthitstraight on Oct 13, 2015 10:43:22 GMT -5
I haven't tried shaping it around, but here's the problem: You don't see the tree in front of you when you tee off. If you zoom back you can see the branches and leaves overhanging the teebox. But from the default camera, you don't see where the leaves are going to be right in front of you. So it's not like being in the rough with a tree between you and a hole. I would certainly shape it around in that situation.
I went back and tried the hole again last night and fired an 7 iron. It was enough to not hit the leaves, but it also went clear wide of the green. Maybe I'll try a 8 tonight and see what happens.
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Post by dh-nufc on Oct 13, 2015 11:00:49 GMT -5
I wonder if Luke can help us with this one. oswinner
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2015 11:42:07 GMT -5
Hmmm, Didn't pick this up, I'll have a go and get back to you.
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Post by dh-nufc on Oct 13, 2015 11:49:42 GMT -5
Cheers Luke.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2015 12:19:43 GMT -5
Can't seem to find the hole you are on about. There is no 123 yard par 3, in fact the 12th is a par 4. Are you sure you're playing the correct course? The Red October G&CC. It's only one course.
Also, be careful, this course is easier than Ballyntyne but it also has a deceptive difficulty about it due to overhanging trees. Ballyntnye's difficulty came from approach shots and where you were on the tough greens. Here it'll all be about where you place the ball in the fairways off the tee. Be clever, you don't want to be stuck behind the trees here. It'll be good warm up for week 3 aswell as Oktoberfest is everything that's tough about both the first two weeks courses, eeek! Don't worry, Harvest Hills should be a cakewalk for those birdie fest lovers. Go and have some fun out there.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2015 12:36:31 GMT -5
just type in october. There should be another one named Red October G&CC. For some reason when you type in red it doesn't show. I noticed this just now so thought you may have been playing the wrong course. It should be a handicap rated course.
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Post by yaters on Oct 13, 2015 12:38:54 GMT -5
Oh wow - yeah I think I tried the wrong course then. Thanks for the clarification!
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Post by Jared on Oct 13, 2015 12:39:32 GMT -5
Can't seem to find the hole you are on about. There is no 123 yard par 3, in fact the 12th is a par 4. Are you sure you're playing the correct course? The Red October G&CC. It's only one course. Also, be careful, this course is easier than Ballyntyne but it also has a deceptive difficulty about it due to overhanging trees. Ballyntnye's difficulty came from approach shots and where you were on the tough greens. Here it'll all be about where you place the ball in the fairways off the tee. Be clever, you don't want to be stuck behind the trees here. It'll be good warm up for week 3 aswell as Oktoberfest is everything that's tough about both the first two weeks courses, eeek! Don't worry, Harvest Hills should be a cakewalk for those birdie fest lovers. Go and have some fun out there. There are two courses when I search for Red October: Red October GC Red October CC I assumed that G&CC meant GC and CC. If it really is just the CC course, then there's no issue here. You need to search "The Red October". I suspect not putting the "The" in the search led you to the wrong course. (You can also do what oswinner suggested)
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Post by HeMan1202 on Oct 13, 2015 13:05:30 GMT -5
SSShhhhhh. No, you guys are on the right course, keep practicing.
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Post by yaters on Oct 13, 2015 17:36:26 GMT -5
Really curious now about the difference in these courses. I didn't put as much practice in as canthitstraight (just one round) but I probably would have played it a few more times.
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Post by yaters on Oct 14, 2015 10:55:14 GMT -5
You need to search "The Red October". I suspect not putting the "The" in the search led you to the wrong course. (You can also do what oswinner suggested) Wow. How did i not know this. I'm glad I asked on here before putting in 10 hours into these rounds. I think I already have 3 rounds in each. I wonder if "THE Red October G&CC" is much different from those 2. I was wondering why there were only like a dozen plays for each! I didn't get a chance to try the real course last night canhitstraight. If you did, was there a noticeable difference in the layout?
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