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deciding which iron on an elevating green

• DillonKeane 1 Posts

  Fri, Jul 6 2012 2:05 PM

  so im struggling when its an elevated green and im on the fairway.

   

  tips plz

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Fri, Jul 6 2012 11:10 PM

  it's hard to give such generic tips but usually I club up and hit full bs to fly to the hole. try that and see what happens and then make adjustments.

  -wgticon

• alosso 21,073 Posts

  Sat, Jul 7 2012 1:19 AM

  Those Starter clubs fly low and land much shorter uphill.

  Take longer clubs (one or two numbers) and look for easy access to the green. In many cases, you may not be able to aim at the flag but have to roll "through the door".

  Consider to buy one or two wedges (e.g. Pings) and take profit of these by laying up short and pitching up.

• mel1950 2,887 Posts

  Sat, Jul 7 2012 3:39 AM

  You could try taking a third of the elevation height and adding it to the club you are using. ie: 36ft elevation you need approx. 12ft or 4 yds  on your club with full bs. With lower trajectory clubs you may need to adjust even more. It also depends on the lay of the green, wind, and the lay that you are in. With starter clubs they tend to roll on a bit more so be aware.

  In the words of the greats, Practice, Practice, Practice.#Alosso has the right idea as well. Decent wedges are a must buy.

  Mel

• borntobesting 9,710 Posts

  Sat, Jul 7 2012 4:06 AM

  As a previous poster stated your clubs don't stop very well but not as he stated they fly low. I seam to remember the starters to have high trajectory. What you don't have is good spin. Just upgrading your unlimited ball to the WGT BE-s ball with one dot of spin would help you a great deal. And getting better irons and wedges would help even more. 

• wildcat18racing6 420 Posts

  Sat, Jul 7 2012 4:42 AM

  For every 2 feet above your ball add 1 yard to the yardage. This is a general guide on yardage, make minor adjustments for long or short irons. You will get a lot of roll out on an elevated green so try figure how much roll out you will get and try to land in that spot (but use that spot as your total yardage) and try to look at the slopes on the green where it will roll out. Hope this helps.

• alosso 21,073 Posts

  Sat, Jul 7 2012 10:51 AM

  wildcat18racing6:

  For every 2 feet above your ball add 1 yard to the yardage.

  This is true for you with fine equipment but certainly not for the guy asking - he has Starters.

• godelescher 636 Posts

  Sat, Jul 7 2012 11:30 AM

  Hi Dillon,

  I use starters too and maybe I can help.

  on elevated greens, the ball lands on a much flatter trajectory which means less carry and more roll.

  Clubbing up and adding backspin is a good general rule, but not every starter club is created equal.

  Your 5, 6, and 7 iron (160, 150, and 137 yards) lose quite a bit of distance when you apply backspin - even without elevation change. Typically, in light winds with full b/s and starter balls, they will fly roughly 145, 138, and 130 yards.

  When dealing with a situation like #4 at congressional where you might have 135 to the pin and it's 18' above you, I would use a 5i (160 yards) with full back spin

  Your 8 and 9 iron and your PW don't lose nearly as much distance as your mid-irons do when you apply backspin, so expect them to fly close to the rated distance with b/s (no elevation change).

  Your long irons will also lose distance with b/s - 3i (180) will fly around 165 and 4i (170) will fly around 155

  With starter clubs, it's sometimes necessary to club up twice, but plan on a ton of roll after it lands.

• kmarline21 442 Posts

  Sat, Jul 7 2012 6:39 PM

  have a few beers and keep trying till you find what works

• pUGfANmn 436 Posts

  Mon, Jul 9 2012 10:42 AM

  kmarline21:

  have a few beers and keep trying till you find what works

  ...and hit the one in the middle.

  This game is about knowing your clubs AND the course.  I've taken to keeping notes on many of the shots I take so I can either repeat a success or avoid a mistake.  If I know what I want to do and how to do it, it just comes down to execution...which isn't very consistent, but at least I knew what I wanted to do.