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STA 2nd hole front pin

• Joshnosh 548 Posts

  Mon, Jan 13 2014 8:09 AM

  how do you play this?

• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Mon, Jan 13 2014 8:35 AM

  Joshnosh:

  how do you play this?

  If you go to my profile, check my saved replays. You will find an older eagle that shows an example of one way to get a handle on how it plays. 

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Mon, Jan 13 2014 8:56 AM

  I take a little off for the left pin but add a little for the right one. With the right don't forget to aim a little to the left to counteract the slope.

• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Mon, Jan 13 2014 10:00 AM

  SweetiePie:

  Joshnosh:

  how do you play this?

   

  If you go to my profile, check my saved replays. You will find an older eagle that shows an example of one way to get a handle on how it plays. 

  Sorry, disregared this...I guess I erased it...Howerver, what it showed was the front pin location you mentioned. It is aimed perhaps 10 ft to the left of the pin and lands on top of the green, front edge then rolls down. Back-spin is a must. I plan on about one club less. But beware, Par is sweet and easy birdies come dear.

• andwhy67 2,816 Posts

  Mon, Jan 13 2014 10:34 AM

  Short and let it roll down

  Or slam dunk

  But a par is a good score

• Joshnosh 548 Posts

  Mon, Jan 13 2014 10:51 AM

  wow andy thats awesome im going to do that

• alosso 21,072 Posts

  Mon, Jan 13 2014 1:48 PM

  Leaving the ball left or right of the hole results in ugly cross-slopes.

  Quite a safe par, even with minor clubs, is to aim straight at the flag and a few yds short, accept a roll past the hole as long as it stays on the green. From there, the hole plays quite straight up. Aim a little right, leave it 2 ft short and tap in.

• CerinoDevoti 3,232 Posts

  Tue, Jan 14 2014 6:02 AM

  The only thing I would add to the already good advice given is off the tee I hit my drive as left in the fairway as I dare depending on the wind. The fairway left approach seems to use the green slope the best when landing short and a little left of the pin. From the middle or right of the fairway the green slope just doesn't feed the ball as well directly at the hole.

• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Tue, Jan 14 2014 8:13 AM

  CerinoDevoti:

  The only thing I would add to the already good advice given is off the tee I hit my drive as left in the fairway as I dare depending on the wind. The fairway left approach seems to use the green slope the best when landing short and a little left of the pin. From the middle or right of the fairway the green slope just doesn't feed the ball as well directly at the hole.

  Oh so very true CD...very true.