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• hbh90 53 Posts

  Tue, Apr 29 2014 3:32 AM

  hi everyone.

  Has anyone else having trouble going through the trees on the second at bethpageblack?   i always put full backspin on the ball this last couple of days it been getting snagged in the trees.

  i use level 98 r1 driver with level 81 nike ball 

  im not even aiming deep into the trees either.    

• cdefghi 2,872 Posts

  Tue, Apr 29 2014 2:08 PM

  Anything left of that 1rst trees trunk has the potential to get caught up in the trees behind it.  If you miss the meter early you're bound to have problems with the group of trees immediately after that 1rst 1.  Safest spot seems to be that little car tire sized hole at about 1:00 in the top of the 1rst tree.

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Tue, Apr 29 2014 2:16 PM

  Have a search (think mantis kindly posted pics), but basically way to go is to aim right and click early.  Your R1 is very capable of shaping that shot:)

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Tue, Apr 29 2014 2:17 PM

  Don't aim at all. Unless you have a fierce r-to-l wind, fbs and hit the first line before the ding. Fairway every time. If the wind is blowing like above, move the aimer to the rs of the fwy.  :-)

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Tue, Apr 29 2014 2:23 PM

  YankeeJim:

  Don't aim at all.

  My one must bend it more than your one then:)  I adjust slightly right FBS and whack it, and easily fway still.  Maybe the Nikes extra spin???

  OK above does change with wind and especially strong wind but basics you get.  I would not want to risk bringing those trees in to play in anything important.

  EDIT:

  Get really bored it's easy enough to see in this video.  This case wind was slightly helping, but easy see general idea:

• hbh90 53 Posts

  Tue, Apr 29 2014 2:40 PM

  first things first ty all those who gave me pointers here ty all.

  right yeh think i have a better idea now. its just like the power fade shot on olympic 1st and 10th.

  in an ideal world a nice right to left wind would be the perfect wind.

  thanks everyone.

   

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Tue, Apr 29 2014 3:07 PM

  Jimbog1964:

  OK above does change with wind and especially strong wind but basics you get.  I would not want to risk bringing those trees in to play in anything important.

  I think this is a perfect example of the difference in deviation on missed hits brought on by the balls-your Nike and my Callaway. The only time I ever get in trouble with that tee is if I don't miss early enough. It goes long into the rough. Hitting that first line has never put me in those trees.  :-)

• DAZZA501 5,972 Posts

  Tue, Apr 29 2014 3:36 PM

  I always choke my drive and play to miss the tree. It leaves a full 100yd cleveland to the front pin and a full PW to the back pin. Give or take a bit of spin of course.

• hbh90 53 Posts

  Tue, Apr 29 2014 4:16 PM

  ty again everyone.

  next time im there im going to draw it round the trees.  fingers crossed.

  thanks everyone

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Tue, Apr 29 2014 4:31 PM

  What freaks you out about drawing there is that the ball appears to go through the trees but that's only because there's no depth in the picture. The ball actually starts turning after it passes those trees. You can see this happen in reverse view while the other player hits.