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Olympic Trees

• kingiling 512 Posts

  Tue, Jun 12 2018 6:09 AM

  Certain holes on Olympic, like #1 with a right to left wind, and #4 always, I feel like you have to hit a shot directly through a tree to get it in the fairway.  Every now and then that tree will knock the ball straight down.  Often on number 1 I just hit a punch drive and let it roll with the slope leaving 3 wd.  Do you just hit it and hope on those holes in Olympic?

• newcastleb 1,813 Posts

  Tue, Jun 12 2018 8:33 AM

  There are, no doubt, some tricky tee shots in certain winds, it's a course where you need to know the carry of your woods and understand how to shape your shot by deliberately hitting early or late.  Takes a bit of practice, but definitely doable. Can't remember last time I hit a tree there (while playing sober I must ad!!   lols)

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• alosso 21,069 Posts

  Tue, Jun 12 2018 8:54 AM

  OLY #1 and #5 come into mind, and BPB #2 (all from Legend tees). Difference being, BPB allows most shots through trees while OLY is more punishing, also with "invisible branches" (most of them should be removed by now).

• LLLlloyd88 179 Posts

  Tue, Jun 12 2018 9:19 AM

  For hole #1, if you use full backspin, I don't think you will hit the trees (can go thru them). Hole #10 you can hit the trees on tee shot even with full backspin.

• JimbeauC 5,835 Posts

  Sat, Jun 16 2018 2:03 PM

  newcastleb:

  shape your shot by deliberately hitting early or late

  It amazes me how many don't know this. Good enough reason for a refresher. 

  Link 

  Pretty sure it only works off the tee with driver. 

• blindpugh 433 Posts

  Sat, Jun 16 2018 2:28 PM

  kingiling:

  Certain holes on Olympic, like #1 with a right to left wind, and #4 always, I feel like you have to hit a shot directly through a tree to get it in the fairway.  Every now and then that tree will knock the ball straight down.  Often on number 1 I just hit a punch drive and let it roll with the slope leaving 3 wd.  Do you just hit it and hope on those holes in Olympic?

  You either hook it or fade it, practice makes perfect 

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• blindpugh 433 Posts

  Sat, Jun 16 2018 2:30 PM

  JimbeauC:

  newcastleb:

  shape your shot by deliberately hitting early or late

  It amazes me how many don't know this. Good enough reason for a refresher. 

  Link 

  Pretty sure it only works off the tee with driver. 

  Works with any club,

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• 9,041 Posts

  Sun, Jun 24 2018 6:55 PM

  kingiling:

  Certain holes on Olympic, like #1 with a right to left wind, and #4 always, I feel like you have to hit a shot directly through a tree to get it in the fairway.  Every now and then that tree will knock the ball straight down.  Often on number 1 I just hit a punch drive and let it roll with the slope leaving 3 wd.  Do you just hit it and hope on those holes in Olympic?

  Full backspin on 1 & 4 always....

  On #1 ( right / left wind...aim at the hole in the tree, a branch hangs down in the middle... aim @ that mostly and it will miss left and leave a 3 / 4 iron in....exaggerated aim will be needed in high wind.

  ( with a 16/18 10 pm wind I aim right edge OF the whole hole )

  Full backspin will always clear #4 tree from black tees..whatever wind dir

  #5 can be problematic..no backspin and 93% drive will see you right.

  ( there is a way to rip a R/L drive but hard to explain where to aim  here..)

  And on #10..I always go with a 3w..easy 150 y in

  GL ;)

   

• JFidanza 1,676 Posts

  Sun, Jun 24 2018 9:52 PM

  Draw and fade do not work with the irons.

  As we knew, but even Scott can confirm. 

   

  ScottHope:

  JFidanza:

  Scott, can you do it with an iron shot?

  No.

  http://www.wgt.com/forums/p/456023/3131575.aspx#3131575

• borntobesting 9,696 Posts

  Sun, Jun 24 2018 11:12 PM

  # 10 Olympic punch shot with driver full B/S leaves  you in the fairway no more than 135 to the pin and often much closer.