ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
Yes but a half dead, under watered green sitting on top of the wrong type of base will kick any ball landed too close 20 ft past...
Greens can be fast and receptive but a lot in the UK are fast and not that receptive.
what a disaster with the wedge
- Thread starter markgs
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Yes but a half dead, under watered green sitting on top of the wrong type of base will kick any ball landed too close 20 ft past...
Greens can be fast and receptive but a lot in the UK are fast and not that receptive.
julsk10
Head Pro
Hope the weather isn't as bad as forecast, courses over here finally starting to dry out. Gal form is a great track but not so nice in a rubbish day
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
never played it so will be good to get a look around.
playing with with my spare clubs so its going to be tough.
playing with with my spare clubs so its going to be tough.
HawkeyeMS
Ryder Cup Winner
As Homer says, the first mistake is carrying a 64' wedge, the 2nd was trying to hit a wedge with a full swing. IMHO, you don't need a 64' wedge, I'm not sure if any amateurs do TBH. There are far safer and more effective ways of hitting short pitches than going all hollywood on it.
BrizoH71
Tour Rookie
I put a 64 wedge into my bag a couple of months ago... it lasted one round and came out again. I've just pulled my 60 out as well, as it was just dead weight in the bag, as I never used it and found my 9i, PW and SW were all I needed from 120yds and in.
pendodave
Tour Rookie
Just back from watching the pros at walton heath.
greens were firm and fast.
I never saw a single approach from the fairway from under 100yds being chucked up in the air. All of them are hit low and under control. It's a real education - ball first, then divot.
So don't think of the 64deg as the 'hollywood' shot. Really good players just don't seem to use it. It's more of a 'hackers who want to think they're good' shot
greens were firm and fast.
I never saw a single approach from the fairway from under 100yds being chucked up in the air. All of them are hit low and under control. It's a real education - ball first, then divot.
So don't think of the 64deg as the 'hollywood' shot. Really good players just don't seem to use it. It's more of a 'hackers who want to think they're good' shot
bangaio
Medal Winner
I read this and 64* - wow. That is a proper mans club there!
markgs
Tour Rookie
how?
markgs
Tour Rookie
Foxholer
Blackballed
Just back from watching the pros at walton heath.
greens were firm and fast.
I never saw a single approach from the fairway from under 100yds being chucked up in the air. All of them are hit low and under control. It's a real education - ball first, then divot.
So don't think of the 64deg as the 'hollywood' shot. Really good players just don't seem to use it. It's more of a 'hackers who want to think they're good' shot
Walton Heath is the sort of course where low approaches work very well.
I had a Cleveland 64 for a couple of months. Fun club, but found I used it twice in a month - and from virtually the same place both times. Waste of a club imo, though I've seen a few Donnay & Dunlop ones that are the most (and best) used in some folk's bags!
Yer Maw
Head Pro
I swing my drive smooth and swung through well to a nice finish but (as often happens) lost sight of my ball. "Can you see my ball?" I queried my playing partners who it soon realised were laughing their asses of! I'd hit the tee sweet took the driver right under the ball which was now sitting nicely where I'd teed up!
One Planer
Global Moderator
There's a moral to this story...
I played Wychwood Park at the weekend. After finding a bunker on a par 4 and having to wedge out I left myself a 3/4 58* wedge to a green that sits quite a bit above the fairway.
I got way too quick at transition an bladed it straight to the back of the green. The only saving grace was the green ran uphill to the back slowing the ball dramatically.
Luckily managed to lag the putt to a couple of inches and tapped in for bogey.
stevelev
Journeyman Pro
You can play the ball forward to get a higher softer landing shot, or play or back so you have a steeper angle of attack on the ball giving it more spin and checking on landing quicker.
Tommo21
Tour Winner
Can you do that......
stevelev
Journeyman Pro
I cant , thats why I play off 21. If I could do all the practical as well as half of the theory I would be off at least..............erm...............19
markgs
Tour Rookie
just put it in the air
julsk10
Head Pro
Garryinderry how was galgorm? weather wasn't as bad as forecast.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
we were driving through dungiven at 9 when we got a phone call saying the course was closed but they might open at 12.30.
we pulled in and discussed our options. we rang moyola park and they said we could get out at 9.50.
we headed straight there and the course was in good nick considering the rain last night. greens great and it didnt rain the whole round.
just a pity i never got to glagorm
julsk10
Head Pro
Pity, nice course. Played moyola years ago when playing off 20 ish, would like another round there. Grace hill is a super track too just outside ballymena
spawn_ukuk
Tour Rookie
Every time i go to the driving range i hit the wedges hard outta 100 balls half are on wedges and its paying off
Played today i have a 62 vokey couldn't have been better and thats just practice with it all the time
