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Old 02-12-2007, 09:54 AM
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Re: Almost got it

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Originally Posted by SevenBall
HAHA.. Yes I can always see the gap (doesn't mean I find it).. Poor guy I was playing with today had 3 atempts to get back on fairway from a sliced drive.. He hit dead center of a tree everytime..
A PRO friend of mine gave me some advice that I have always used.
If your handicap is higher than 12, aim directly at the tree, 90% of the time you will miss it.

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Originally Posted by SevenBall
The 3w wood gave me the confidence in my long game and I didn't have driving troubles after that.. I was lucky, I was able to get back in control by the 3rd..
Yeah, its always much easier to make up for a bad shot on the longer shots.
The more accurate you need to be the more penalising a bad shot is.