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Iron Shots Over Bunkers

• RenoRick 108 Posts

  Sat, Jan 27 2018 8:26 AM

  Forget about wind and forget about elevation factors.  I talking about iron shots with neither.

  Simple question.  Is this 'game' programmed so that iron shots over bunkers are always 15-25 yards short?  I just want to know, yes or no. 

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Sat, Jan 27 2018 9:27 AM

  No. However, most bunkers have walls and are located in places where the actual carry of your irons is severely affected. Forget the distance to the hole when you find yourself facing one, pay attention to what it takes to get OVER the trap and then look at what will happen after it does.

• Robert1893 7,729 Posts

  Sat, Jan 27 2018 9:39 AM

  YJ has already answered your question. I'm just going to add a bit (just in case you're interested; if not, feel free to ignore).
  
  For green-sider bunkers, ScottHope (IIRC) shared a graphic a while back that I saved. I think it has pretty good information. See below. Again, if you find it useful, great! If not, ignore it. :-) 
  
  For fairway bunkers (that are still a considerable distance from the green): just get it back in play and moved down the fairway. That's the only goal a player should have.
  
  
  

• ScottHope 10,607 Posts

  Sat, Jan 27 2018 9:59 AM

  Cheers Robert, there's a link to my post containing that graphic on my profile page.

  All credit should go to Puttluck though.

• Robert1893 7,729 Posts

  Sat, Jan 27 2018 11:14 AM

  👍

• SidersBest 873 Posts

  Sun, Jan 28 2018 8:13 AM

  If green side bunkers are giving you problems, take them out of play! There is usually an approach shot that keeps you on the fairway with a short chip or pitch to the pin.

  Most par 5s ypu can reach in 2, pitch on in 3 and have a good chance for a birdie.

  If a par 4s settle for par, when you feel you can't make it over the bunker and stop the ball near the pin.

  Some time it's better to play safe par than chance eagle/boggy/ double boggy.

   

  Siders Best

   

• DonCaron 5,502 Posts

  Sun, Jan 28 2018 8:48 AM

  SidersBest:

  If green side bunkers are giving you problems, take them out of play! There is usually an approach shot that keeps you on the fairway with a short chip or pitch to the pin.

  Most par 5s ypu can reach in 2, pitch on in 3 and have a good chance for a birdie.

  If a par 4s settle for par, when you feel you can't make it over the bunker and stop the ball near the pin.

  Some time it's better to play safe par than chance eagle/boggy/ double boggy.

   

  Siders Best

   

  Bethpage is a good example

   

• Robert1893 7,729 Posts

  Sun, Jan 28 2018 10:58 AM

  @Siders Best
  
  +1