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Doglegs
Jul 8, 2015 14:54:56 GMT -5
Post by billybudd0623 on Jul 8, 2015 14:54:56 GMT -5
I find that this shot can be troublesome to me. In the Web tour this week, there is a par five dogleg right on the back, that I have hit a 5w, 3w and a driver unsucessfully through the fairway into a bunker or rough on the far side in three different tries as I was attempting to cut the dogleg in different places. Played in high winds all days.
Each time, I have suffered a bogey at least. I don't get to practice the courses much and shots like this give me trouble. I am agressive and it gets me into places I don't want to be.
Question is, what is your thought process and how do you decide how much to cut off generally? How do you decide on the proper yardage?
This may be a confusing question and I know it varies from hole to hole, but just trying to get an idea on how you approach this shot.
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Doglegs
Jul 8, 2015 15:26:05 GMT -5
Post by settlerofcatan on Jul 8, 2015 15:26:05 GMT -5
I find that this shot can be troublesome to me. In the Web tour this week, there is a par five dogleg right on the back, that I have hit a 5w, 3w and a driver unsucessfully through the fairway into a bunker or rough on the far side in three different tries as I was attempting to cut the dogleg in different places. Played in high winds all days. Each time, I have suffered a bogey at least. I don't get to practice the courses much and shots like this give me trouble. I am agressive and it gets me into places I don't want to be. Question is, what is your thought process and how do you decide how much to cut off generally? How do you decide on the proper yardage? This may be a confusing question and I know it varies from hole to hole, but just trying to get an idea on how you approach this shot. Typically when facing a hole where I have to hit a thinner part of a fairway (i.e., the end of a dogleg) and still want to use my driver, I'll pull out doing a fade or a draw using the shot shape grid. It takes a bit of practice to figure out how much right or left to set your shot shaping grid, and largely depends on the wind. I basically want the ball to be travelling diagonally when it hits the fairway - that way I have "more" fairway for the ball to run out on and keeps me from ending up in the rough most of the time. The only trick is that you have to plan pretty well for where the ball will land using the scout cam/wind/elevation and also hit your shot straight, as the cone for the driver decreases significantly when playing a fade/draw.
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Doglegs
Jul 8, 2015 16:32:29 GMT -5
Post by Mitchblue on Jul 8, 2015 16:32:29 GMT -5
Fade or draw. If it's a short par 4 or 5, just go with a smaller club.
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Doglegs
Jul 8, 2015 18:01:10 GMT -5
Post by edi_vedder on Jul 8, 2015 18:01:10 GMT -5
In the Web tour this week, there is a par five dogleg right on the back, that I have hit a 5w, 3w and a driver unsucessfully through the fairway into a bunker or rough on the far side in three different tries as I was attempting to cut the dogleg in different places. Played in high winds all days. The dogleg is there for a reason... no matter if it's a Par5 or not. Par5 does not mean you have to get there in two strokes. People often get that wrong. If the dogleg doesn't allow to go with the Driver all way down, take your 3W/5W and lay up accordingly. Of course this leaves you with a long(er) approach shot, but that's golf. As far as the wind is concerned, this is something you most likely learn by doing/practicing.
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Doglegs
Jul 10, 2015 13:24:49 GMT -5
Post by Pubknight on Jul 10, 2015 13:24:49 GMT -5
All depends on the wind. Some doglegs you can carry it over the dogleg. Others you need to bend the shot to follow the fairway. What you can, or cannot do, is largely determined by the wind.
If the wind takes the 'cut off some of the hole' play off the table, club down to the point where you won't run through the fairway with a straight shot. And play it as a three shot par 5.
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