fly it high or chip and run?

[jammydodger]

Really hard to say without knowing the greens or the contours of it. A bog standard flat 40 yards to the pin i'll probably play one of those bounce once and stop dead (or with slight roll out) type of shots with my 56. I hate chip and runs so i try to get the ball as close to the hole as the speed of the green allows.

 

[Adi2Dassler]

Surely shank into the bunker, thinned shot over the green, duffed chip and then one on followed by 3 putts is the correct way to proceed or is just me again

your describing my 11th hole yesterday in the club champ qualifier

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Depends on how hard the greens are.

Exactly right, I think I made my feelings very clear about having to play bump and runs on hard ground in a previous thread so I won't bore you all with it now.

For me, the bump and run is a shot I only play if I have no other choice to get it close.

 

[AliB]

Shank. That's the proper shot from there. Any thing else is just pratting about.

Sad but true!

AliB

 

[AliB]

Okay people, do you have answer for this one?

Coming down 18th yesterday in Greenspome comp my usually steady partner sliced my (v. fine!) drive right of green close to a tree with over hanging branches. Tree trunk is directly between me and flag. I still have line to green but there's a nasty bunker (not huge but quite a steep face) les than 10 yards (?)between me and the putting surface.
Three to green is okay for out net par, but how do I get it on there? The loft to clear the bunker will risk hitting the branch. Anything low enough that will still clear the bunker will take us IMO way over narrowish green (though admittedly no danger over there). (No real angle to avoid branches unless maybe playing back well short of green and bunkers).
What would you have done?

AliB

 

[Robobum]

The question to ask is "what's the best way to get this to the hole in the fewest shots knowing both our strengths and weaknesses?"

That'll be different for all of us then. I'd be okay with trying to run one through the bunker, if it comes off then great, if not then a bunker shot holds no problems and I'd be fairly confident of an up and down.

If bunkers make you have cold sweats then chip out to the clearest spot that gives you the easiest chip on to the green.

If all else fails, smash it as hard and high as possible and hope that the 30 ricochets in the branches getthe thing on the green and close!!

 

[AliB]

Fair comment. In this instance I was not playing next shot, so prob shd have taken more time to discuss with partner. I actually lobbed it up , hit a branch and dropped short of bunker. His chip over was not one of his best and we dropped a shot - but at least just the one - could have been worse, just a disappointment after some steady play.

Alib

 

[Whereditgo]

The question to ask is "what's the best way to get this to the hole in the fewest shots knowing both our strengths and weaknesses?"

Cracking reply!

With regard to the OP: Unless there is a hazard in the way then, for me, it's chip and run every time. I just think there is much greater margin for error than flying it high!

 

[bigbiffa]

chip and run seems to be the favourite!!!

 

[mjsw13]

Always chip and run for me, we don't call it the Bude Bumper for nothing!!!

Same at West Cornwall - try stopping a lob shot on unwatered links greens in the height of summer, good luck!

 

[Losttheplot]

It's chip and run when I can. If I'm forced to flop it up I will do but when the ground is hard and you land on a slightly bare patch around the green it's hard to execute compared to the chip and run.

I seem to have issues now and again with flopping it up too. Might be the lack of short game practise this season so far. It's gone from a great short game to distinctively average. Ho-hum.