Most dreaded shot to play?

I hate having to chip over a bunker with only a little bit of green to work with as well as a bunker opposite and hardly any grass beneath the ball.

I'd have to say that the only way that gets worse is if you're in a deep divot as opposed to a tight lie.

A punch cut.

I love these!
Gives me a chance to show off with fancy shots that you shouldnt normally play
If you are in the rough , play it like a bunker shot
on a tight lie, get your weight forward and your hands in front of the ball to prevent thinning it over the green
after that is all wrists and gravy.
(and stay down on it!)

Confidence.....................!!


Practice chipping off a piece of wood at the range...................




Ian.

My most dreaded shot is the 5 foot breaking downhill putt to half the hole.

Increase the dread tenfold is if it's to half the match.

I'd have to say my most dreaded shot is the 5 foot putt that was the result of a short putt.

I don`t mind little chips over bunkers to tight pins, but the one that gets me is the "simple" greenside bunker shot - I`m scared stiff of blading it 50 yards or more into whatever`s behind the green - there is no other shot in golf that has the potential to miss by a greater margin than this one, therefore I never play it with a full swing and follow-through as you`re supposed to, I daren`t hit it with any more than a little flick of the wrists.

the best way to avoid this is to understand why you blade them out of bunkers
try this, stick all your weight on your right foot (assuming you are right handed) and lean away from the flag as you swing.
(do this with a ****py ball coz you are gonna cut it and its gonna fly away)
so to solve it, make sure your weight is on the front foot and that your hands are ahead of the ball (not too much, just not level or behind)
Dont be afraid of them, practice a few and then you can start to finesse them


The big drive with OB on the right , trees on the left and a big cross wind

A downhill bunker shot...just knowing you will leave it barried into the front face again....only to have to chop it sideways out.

You know how to play it, what it will do and all still try it anyway.

I would have to agree that the downhil bunker shot and the >5 foot downhill slider putt are my most difficult shots.

Hey Rick,

That usually happens because you are trying to impress who ever is watching. You have to be able to step up to your ball, go through your pre shot routine as normal and concentrate on the task at hand, not impressing the on lookers.

If you are standing over your ball thinking 'I hope I don't duff this and look like a tool' - you are processing a negative thought and you will do what you are telling yourself NOT to do. The emphasis on the 'DON'T' is lost and all that is heard is 'duff the ball.' It is no different than hitting along a hazzard and saying 'I hope I don't go in the water.' What happens? You go in the water.

Keep to the positive thoughts - 'Straight down the middle' or down the right side with a draw', or 'down the right with a fade.'

__________________
Gord

Quote of the month:
"It's easy to see golf not as a game at all but as some whey-faced, nineteenth-century Presbyterian minister's fever dream of exorcism achieved through ritual and self-mortification." ~Bruce McCall

Well I used to worry, but i have confidence in my swing, and I do enjoy people watching me play shots, especially when I hit a good shot. However I still despise the first tee infront of the club house, espeially when the weathers nice and everyones watching .

the 60 foot putt with 2 feet of incline and 1 foot of decline with the hole placed at the bottom of the last hill. I always get this putt on #12 at my home course. If i leave it short, the pin will be at the back, and vice versa

The 1st tee! Doesn't matter how good my warm up has been, I can feel the heartbeat pounding when I step up for this one.