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6 Iron For A 175 yard Shot INTO A 19 mph Wind

• giantfan5611 135 Posts

  Sat, Jul 23 2011 7:14 AM

  And it flies 20 yards OVER the green into the fescue for a double bogey on a Par 5 when I was sitting -3 under par!  I ended up finishing the round at 75!

  But I'm told that the game ISN'T set up for a player to fail and its just my ability? Gimme a break

• piztaker 5,743 Posts

  Sat, Jul 23 2011 7:24 AM

  Which hole?

• PRIESTESS 10,721 Posts

  Sat, Jul 23 2011 7:37 AM

  You have starter clubs and balls, what was the distance on that 6 iron? lol

• ahsiab 40 Posts

  Sat, Jul 23 2011 8:17 AM

  PRIESTESS:

  You have starter clubs and balls, what was the distance on that 6 iron? lol

  Distance is 150 yds. Hmm?

• Dukiedong 73 Posts

  Sat, Jul 23 2011 8:47 AM

  Do you play real golf giantfan? If you do then I would have to believe that you have hit what you thought was a pure shot only to have it end up in a place that you never thought it would go. You are 1 on the very long list of WGT members that think there is a secret conspiracy by the "Gods" in the glass tower...ie the people who run WGT to sabotage your round of golf whenever they feel the need. LMAO...I love reading posts on this forum!!!

• JuanMendoza 469 Posts

  Sat, Jul 23 2011 4:37 PM

  We often joke about Icon watching us with his finger poised to hit the "meter-f***" button.....Yeah, got him that time!

• Dianne81 773 Posts

  Sat, Jul 23 2011 5:19 PM

  giantfan5611:

  And it flies 20 yards OVER the green into the fescue for a double bogey on a Par 5 when I was sitting -3 under par!  I ended up finishing the round at 75!

  But I'm told that the game ISN'T set up for a player to fail and its just my ability? Gimme a break

  This doesnt make sense to me.. please clarify...

  Are you saying that you choose a 150yrd 6 iron, for a 175 yrd shot INTO a 19 mph wind and it FLEW the green ( which I take that as Carried in air)  an addition 20 yrds for 195 yds ? 

  Im sorry, that just doesnt sound right on any level. First I would have chosen a 190 club and used backspin if I had a 175 shot into 19mph wind.

  There are deviations in the game for all clubs, and even more so with starter irons, but Ive never heard of one happening as you described it in opening post.

  Know Im not trying to give you a hard time, I want to help, just trying to fully understand what happend.

   

  So let me make a supposition you meant this....First, Id guess this happened on St Andrews  had a 155 yrd in 19 mph wind and used no spin planing to land it early on the green allowing it to roll up to pin.   ( not a bad plan with your clubs/balls) 

  Is this is the case, most likely when your ball landed, it landed on a downslope and squirted forward ( very common on STA greens)  and it rolled off the back of green into trouble for 175yrd total distance. 

   

   

   

• borntobesting 9,709 Posts

  Sat, Jul 23 2011 8:08 PM

  giantfan5611:

  And it flies 20 yards OVER the green into the fescue for a double bogey on a Par 5 when I was sitting -3 under par!  I ended up finishing the round at 75!

  But I'm told that the game ISN'T set up for a player to fail and its just my ability? Gimme a break

  Also that shot could be the result of what has happened to all of us at one time or another. We accidentally touch the scroll wheel changing clubs and not noticing it. I have hit a wedge off of the tee on a par 5 because of that. 

• manabouttown11 573 Posts

  Sat, Jul 23 2011 8:45 PM

  I had a 137yd iron travel 195yds.. pitched on a downslope on the green and just shot forward..s**t happens..not complaining though..i will certainly think twice before i hit a similar shot..live and learn lol