Forums

what is the punch shot for?

• Fraenkel 2,252 Posts

  Thu, Feb 21 2013 3:51 AM

  Good thread, different opinions and same application.

  Like Dazza says punch can be used with all the clubs except drivers just to get from deep/heavy rough or munch and weeds, an iron 7 always get the ball back in the fws, low irons or wedges for greens.

  The wedges are all-purpose normal, punch and flop gives you all the distances and rolling you require for a good approach even good eagles approach.

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Thu, Feb 21 2013 4:04 AM

  Try punching a drive if you have a straight fairway and and an awkward distance. 

• Timbo1984 818 Posts

  Thu, Feb 21 2013 4:12 AM

  courteneyfish:

  Try punching a drive if you have a straight fairway and and an awkward distance. 

  I've done this from the fairway at CCC 11 when I had serious left to right wind and the threat of that pond. It kept the ball under the wind very nicely and I managed to fluke it to within 2 yards of the hole. But it is a tricky and sometimes unpredictable shot.

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Thu, Feb 21 2013 5:42 AM

  9th at St Andrews too.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Feb 21 2013 7:37 AM

  I like using it on SA1 with full top. Almost impossible to hit the water in any wind and keeps you a nice distance from the hole for the approach.

• lonniescott711 4,207 Posts

  Thu, Feb 21 2013 8:02 AM

  This post has been deleted.

• angelsgolfing 211 Posts

  Thu, Feb 21 2013 8:48 AM

  i will use the punch shot with wedges out of fway if its really windy gr8 shot helps keep the ball from moving so much & dont roll that much. its a shot saver & a must learn shot if u want to improve your game. play alone & practice it you will grow to love it...........