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Who likes going in via the back door?

• PeterHopper 1,315 Posts

  Sun, Aug 11 2013 7:34 PM

  At Merion hole 10. 

   

  Occasionally, when boredom takes hold and the wind is left to right, I risk a lost ball going over the tree  near the tee. If I land it on the dirt or in the rough, it's usually easy to birdie.

   

  Anyone else go for the back door action?

• duffer19 3,670 Posts

  Sun, Aug 11 2013 7:45 PM

  I'm finding that those going for the fairway short right are the exception these days

• Saint006 83 Posts

  Sun, Aug 11 2013 9:20 PM

  Only if she's hot and fresh out of the shower...

• MUSTAQBAL1 270 Posts

  Sun, Aug 11 2013 10:02 PM

  always wondered if you can get it over that tree. with a right to left wind, I have made it on the green which is a rather long and difficult eagle putt. are you talking about going directly over the tree?

   

  qbal

• BubbaCrusher007 1,567 Posts

  Sun, Aug 11 2013 10:11 PM

  I tried to go over it Peterhopper, I lost my balls.

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Sun, Aug 11 2013 10:16 PM

  I found an invisible branch up there, I now avoid the area.

• chris5214 1,937 Posts

  Mon, Aug 12 2013 2:06 AM

  if the wind is just right .. L to R cross i'll full back & try and make the green, front rough or fringe .. but mostly i 3W down fairway for simple pitch into green

• janhv 837 Posts

  Mon, Aug 12 2013 4:06 AM

  PeterHopper:

  Anyone else go for the back door action?

  I have heard Adam (TT) is a fan of that!! :)

• TWOMINUSONE 2,580 Posts

  Mon, Aug 12 2013 4:25 AM

  Every time Merion 10 comes up, im hoping for a left to right wind. The trick is to adjust for the aim, but still click a little early. Hit that tree though, and you risk losing a ball for sure, or you end up shooting out of some serious rough :)

• JRock69 35 Posts

  Mon, Aug 12 2013 8:44 AM

  have never tried that approach, guess the bad outweighs the good, with opposite wind  will go for green but does leave long putt, most times a punch driver or 3w leaves it in the 60 - 80 yd range n more likely to bird n possible to eagle approach