TarheelsRule:
Played a club that is rated at 160 with a spin ball. Hit it 95% with full backspin and the ball went 140 yards didn't even get up the hill to the front pin placement.
Any tips on this would be appreciated. I am sure it has been addressed before.
Older thread, again, yes, agreed...
But for the OP, my recent observations on spin and frontwind & backwind and elevation include:
Hitting down to a pin which has a water hazard before it.
Using back spin on a ball w/ a larger distance rating into a frontwind.
ps As you know the uphill shot needs more to clear the elevation change, but that with BS (changed trajectory) and a tailwind may push the ball into the hill (depending on conditions, wind & terrain) and abort the flight causing a short shot.
The whole adjustment for the flight and curve has to be optimal, and there is a lot of room for error. IMHO and experience.
Bethpage #2 and #15 I think are ones that I am challenged with in this regard.
http://golfweek.com/news/2012/aug/21/barclays-bethpage-black-hole-hole/