The shot that got you hooked on golf

[williamalex1]

After reading the Hooked post .I remembered the shot that got me hooked on my first game on a full course.

It was a sand wedge, i was told "try" and play over that tall tree onto a green 80 yards away. To my amazement i did and it's still one of the best shots I've played.

That was mine what was yours ??????.

 

[Hack-Man-Hob]

my 1st flush straight drive, although I was hooked a couple of rounds before this is the shot I remember....

Ammington in Tamworth I smashed one both hookless and sliceless (albeit into a fairway bunker) that felt like it went 300 yards.

I actually roared liked I'd scored the winning goal in the FA cup final, a much more blue version of "flipppppingggg hurrrrahhhhhhhhhh" and scared the breakfast out of the two seniors putting on the green next to the tee.

I apologised and explained I was new to the game and they gave me knowing nod and had a good laugh with my pp's

Been back since and GPS'd the bunker at a whopping 180yds but at the time I felt like Tiger

both my on course etiquette and driving distances have improved since but I will never forget that 1st big BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

 

[chrisd]

I had a couple of lessons at a range that was still under construction. I was still tennis playing and had never played golf and therefore didn't own any clubs but the pro let me use his Ping Eye 2's. On the second lesson, which was on the grass, I said I'd like to have a hit with his 3 iron to a single flag about 200 yards away and, to his, and my, surprise I absolutely nailed it!

I wished for ages afterwards that I could do it again!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Can't pick a specific but probably during the week of lessons I was having as a kid in the school holidays at Sandown Park and the moment I actually caught one right and got it in the air and straight. Been a downward path ever since

 

[OldMate]

My father lined me up for about a 20 foot putt with about 3 feet of right to left break when I was 11 years old. I buried it and got a few cheers from a group playing the next hole. I think that it was probably the first putt I ever hit. Still my favourite golfing memory.

 

[OldMate]

As Homer said... it's been a downward ever since!

 

[patricks148]

smashing the borrowed wooden headed driver 150 yards right, twice.

 

[Hobbit]

46yrs ago this month. A creamed iron, playing with my dad. Probably only went 80-ish yds at best

 

[rob_golf1]

Mine was a 7 iron through some trees that I knew was bound for the green. I never to this day found it......

 

[HawkeyeMS]

I can't remember, but I have absolutely no doubt that it wasn't as good a shot as I thought it was at the time. I suspect it's only qualities were that it didn't run along the floor and went fairly straight.

 

[Piece]

My first ever full round on a big course at Guildford GC in the 80s. Played against a mate who was off two and I was given a shot a hole. Somehow managed to get a draw, much to everyone's surprise!

The shot that made it for me was in the same round. A 4iron to within 5 ft, when I had no idea where the pin was or how far to hit it! Pure luck

 

[Liverbirdie]

A 9 iron shot on a pitch and putt course (probably 70-80 yards) in New Brighton.

Went straight along the floor, up a tier and when I got up there it was in the hole. Absolutely woeful shot.

Told a mate in work on the Monday, talked me into going to a local 9 holer, borrowed some clubs.

25 years later and £20,000 later still haven't had another hole in one (don't count that one).

 

[DaveM]

Don't have a shot that got me hooked. But one I will never forget. A 3 hybrid from approx 200 yards. It flew true and high landed just on the front of the green. Followed the contours of the green and finished 6inches from the hole. For a tap in birdie on the stroke index 1 hole. I was playing with the new pro as well. But as Homer said all downhill since then.