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Thu, Dec 1 2011 1:34 PM (12 replies)
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  • hpurey
    11,505 Posts
    Tue, Nov 29 2011 2:42 PM

    piztaker:
    Best just to close your eyes and smack it.

     

    LOL ......V n F shot

  • DarSum
    1,440 Posts
    Thu, Dec 1 2011 12:51 PM

    If you subtract 10 yrds then adjust for wind it's usually very close to the right distance everytime. The thing that's biting us all in the ass is the variations. This hole and KIA #5 seem to have two magnetic forces working against each other at times. The variation is freaking ridiculous. A gnats ass miss on the meter either way has an EXTREME effect on both of these tee shots.

    Someone said they are long or hit it in the pond? I never even knew there was water on that hole ??

  • birdwell
    561 Posts
    Thu, Dec 1 2011 1:34 PM

    it's a long/mid iron shot to a green 30 foot below the hole. The wind is going to effect that shot more than any other shot with the same iron. I try to keep the ball rather low off the tee, hitting with no spin or just a touch of backspin. So usually it's my 190 club choked just a bit, sometimes down to about where the old first avatar movement used to be. I do often get a bit of roll and have a 6-8 footer downhill, but that's where I like to be on this hole, so it works for me. I'm sure a lot of folks just full back it and fly it up there, but this leaves you more at the mercy of the wind and the beast- The beast lives on #8 and vacations on STA#11 - so be careful. When the $#!^ is in the air longer, it's more likely to find the fan.

    I think 99% of pro's would probably not tee the ball up here - and play it right off the grass - or at least on a tee pushed down into the ground. I'd love to have the same option here as the spin might be easier to control. i.e hit a lower shot with more spin instead of hitting some moon ball off a tee that could go wherever it pleases.

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