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Post by ErixonStone on Jul 24, 2017 11:18:37 GMT -5
In order to reward solid strategic play, it's common practice to favor an approach from one side of the fairway over the other side. Often, this is done by placing a hazard in front of the green in a position that forces approaches from one side of the fairway to fly over the hazard, while not inhibiting approaches from the other side of the fairway. Another way to do this is by setting a long, narrow green's orientation so that an approach from one side has much more room than an approach from the opposite side.
Both of those methods are fairly obvious when you take a look at the overview of the hole. You can see the orientation of the green and the position of all the hazards. I want to do something more subtle that requires the player to plan his approach before he hits his drive, and to know the slope of the green in order to make the correct determination. Ultimately, I want to offer two options off the tee without either one being obviously riskier than the other.
How can I use the slope of the green to do this? How do I alter the preferred tee shot by moving the pin?
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Post by csugolfer60 on Jul 24, 2017 12:19:47 GMT -5
Unless you have some extremely wide fairways (about 60 or 70 yards wide), it's difficult to use position alone to create a preferred angle.
However, there are some additional things you can do to create strategic shots - often by combining several factors.
For example - tucking a pin behind a bunker on a diagonal (so the green is wider to the right of the hole than left for example), will reward a player who can play a right-to-left shot into the pin, which means that you should design your fairway so that the smart player can effectively play a right-to-left shot. One way to do this, is to have a left-to-right camber on a certain part of the fairway, so if the player ends up on this part, the right-to-left shot becomes much more difficult to play off that slope.
Remember - most of the skill in playing a difficult course should be about effectively planning out shots, and not simply making a perfectly straight shot. To make players think, put a pin somewhere (such as directly behind a bunker), where if a player tries to hit a straight shot into it, they will not be able to hold the green, but if they curve a shot into the pin, they can land short on the diagonal, and be able to stop the ball near the hole. It will reward a smart player who plays away from the hole with a longer birdie putt, punish a greedy player who plays directly at the hole with a missed green, and greatly reward a smart player who plays away from the pin, but curves it into the pin with a short birdie putt, if they pull it off.
I think the best way to do this is the following - hit your approach shot 10 times from the preferred landing areas. If the shot doesn't require you to 1.) aim at a specific landing point, 2.) think differently than to hit a dead straight shot at the pin 3.) carefully consider the wind 4.) consider the elevation and 5.) consider the sideslope of the launch, then more work may be needed to make the pin a challenge.
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Post by Terry Grayson on Jul 24, 2017 12:40:32 GMT -5
I tried to implement this on my latest release on the par 5 7th hole.
4th pin!
The 4th pin is tucked behind a bunker, long green with a left to right angle,.... Here is where I "tried" to make it work
Tee shot: Its a long par 5 with a long downhill tee shot.. The landing area has two fairway bunkers you can try to cut off some yardage by hitting it over the left hand bunker with a bit of a better angle to the pin, or If you land it on the right side, you have a straight shot, but the penalty of a bunker just in front of the pin, with "maybe" enough green to go for it and keep it on...
Where I tried to help the golfer a bit is this: Sure you can go for this fourth pin from either side, and I have eagled it from either side of the fairway, however the way I have the greensite setup is this
Day one pin: Front middle of the green Day two pin: Back left side up on a ridge Third, middle right of green complex fourth , tucked on far right
I gave some room just right of the day one pin: and you can run it up from the fairway and there is slope there to help you get the ball to the day four pin! Options ... you can fly it over the bunker and hope to keep it on, or land it short and left and allow the greensite to funnel the ball down to the day three or four pin
Hope all that makes sense... Whether or not I pulled it off properly Im not sure, but I have played it both ways and had opportunity for eagle both times flying it all the way or by funneling it down
Terry
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Post by d3souz4 on Jul 24, 2017 14:20:33 GMT -5
Another way to do it is to use a green that slopes from 11 to 5 o clock. An approach from the right side of the fairway will be up hill so it will slow down faster and you can easily leave it below the hole. From the left you'll have to consider a side slope with your approach.
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