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Bethpage #5 and #9 -- Legend

• Janisrip 23 Posts

  Mon, Jan 6 2014 9:41 AM

  How does a Legend birdie 5 and 9 at BPB? Even hitting the driver 290 yards I still have a long iron (I use G20).  The best I can manage is barely holding the green and having a 20+ ft putt for a birdie. Up and down is easy enough, but not the birdies.

• gmaster007 2,101 Posts

  Mon, Jan 6 2014 5:23 PM

  Janisrip:

  How does a Legend birdie 5 and 9 at BPB? Even hitting the driver 290 yards I still have a long iron (I use G20).  The best I can manage is barely holding the green and having a 20+ ft putt for a birdie. Up and down is easy enough, but not the birdies.

  5 requires massive spin power, that means top clubs and top ball
  but 9 shouldn't be so hard, just make sure you drive it way right
  and on approach go with full bs and add a bit more to it,
  and should land withing 2-4 yrds if you get the math right.

• derekortt 673 Posts

  Mon, Jan 6 2014 5:48 PM

  Actually, a drive right over the bunker on BPB 9 sets up a very EASY bird. The SLDR easily carries the bunker unless there is a strong wind into the face.  You have either an 8 or a 9 iron after a good tee shot, which that green holds very easily. You actually have to worry about getting the ball to the hole

• lonniescott711 4,207 Posts

  Mon, Jan 6 2014 5:55 PM

  A better ball is a must , to hold the greens . The 33+ cally is a good ball to try . You may also want to upgrade from the G20 irons . You will want more loft , and spin , to stick the greens . Hope this helps , and good luck . :-)

• nicka420 873 Posts

  Mon, Jan 6 2014 11:05 PM

  look at my set up thats how u birdie every hole at bpb font 9

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Tue, Jan 7 2014 12:28 AM

  The best answer is the G20s are good but have their limitations on elevated greens when you are using a long iron. I struggled to hold the green using any ball with the G20s (or trying to land the ball on the fringe I would invariably land in the trap short). The answer is the R11 irons - in my opinion they are the biggest game changer in the game.

  That said I still get the yardages wrong to #9 -  but that is me. I really should take notes as the old grey matter lets me down lol.

• PaulTon 10,731 Posts

  Tue, Jan 7 2014 3:29 AM

  2 options for 9th

                                                                                         2nd one, dots show roll out

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• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Tue, Jan 7 2014 5:17 AM

  Janisrip:

  How does a Legend birdie 5 and 9 at BPB? Even hitting the driver 290 yards I still have a long iron (I use G20).  The best I can manage is barely holding the green and having a 20+ ft putt for a birdie. Up and down is easy enough, but not the birdies.

  Any long iron approach to that green is going to roll, even the better club/ball combos, they just don't roll as much. Play to the front of that green with fbs and let your shot roll up to the pin. Usually, 1 more club than what the caddie suggests will do it, just don't take a full swing.

  Set up a practice round there and use the mulligan feature to figure out how much to back off. :-)

• andyson 6,415 Posts

  Tue, Jan 7 2014 7:45 AM

  PaulTon:

  2 options for 9th

  So Paul?  You prefer playing from the ladies red tees?  LOL

  It looks like this from the Champ tees:

  Both shots will have roll out indicated by yellow dots

  

• PaulTon 10,731 Posts

  Tue, Jan 7 2014 8:29 AM

  andyson:

  So Paul?  You prefer playing from the ladies red tees?  LOL

  OOPS!! LOL.I set up the hole from community tab, I strongly suspect you knew that!

  I took the screenshot before I played the hole. I chose* the shot out to the right and watched my ball sail over the camera and trees into oblivion.

  If you aim yours a little more right it avoids being scooped into the bowl beside the bunker and the ball swings round like it's on the top edge of a velodrome gaining quit a few yards in the process.

  * I've  had to edit this post. I've just remembered, I  chose the other shot over the bunker and got metered, lol.

  P.S. I am sooooo bad at Angry Miffy's!