General Golf Discussion LIES,LIES,LIES,LIES,LIES,LIES,LIES,LIES,LIES,LIES
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Posted: October 30, 2009 • Views: 325 • Replies: 13 • Go to Last Reply |
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WHICH LIE, DO YOU HATE THE MOST? UPHILL LIE,DOWNHILL LIE,SIDEHILL LIE,FLIER LIE,OUT OF A DIVIOT,DEEP ROUGH,WATER.HARDPAN,ETC I HATE A GOLFBALL IN THE DEEP ROUGH. |
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# 1 on 10/30/2009 10:19:47 PM |
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I don't "hate" any lies. I believe that if you "hate" or "dread" a particular lie or situation, then you are beaten whenever you face that lie or situation. I have taught myself to accept whatever situation I have and do my best. I tailor my practice to improve my chances of success whenever I face difficult situations. The lie that gives me the most difficulty is the lie in deep rough when I have a distance more than about 180 yards over water. Golf is a mental game. You have to convince yourself that you can be successful at any given moment. So whenever I encounter a "tough" lie, I determine the play that gives me the best opportunity for success. Sometimes that may mean laying up from 180 yards in the rough. I have worked on my short game to the point that I am very confident that I can get up and down from almost anywhere. Look at some of my scores and I think you will be amazed how often I one-putt. I have one-putted as many as 10 or so times in a round. I cannot count the number of times I have played with someone that hits his ball into a bunker for instance, and he laments that "I can't play this shot." It's almost guaranteed that he will hit a poor shot because he has convinced himself that he will. Work on your mental game, as well as your irons and putting, and your scores will improve. |
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# 2 on 10/31/2009 9:07:15 AM |
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I'm with gsollars on this. It is what it is, play it and learn from it. The only lie I dread is the one behind a tree. I hate having to punch out sideways. :) Oh, the other lie I hate is playing in scrambles with cheaters that come in with ridiculous scores of 52 or 51. Give me a break, you birdied every hole on the course?? |
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# 3 on 10/31/2009 1:43:40 PM |
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Don't hate em, but don't like em.. 2 lies. First, in a divot..Second, hard-pan from lack of ground maint.
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# 4 on 10/31/2009 4:41:00 PM |
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i sam not fond of lies above my feet i measn way above I had one today i had 100 yards and it sqirted off
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# 5 on 10/31/2009 6:23:43 PM |
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Dont particularly hate any lie, but I do dislike downhill lies over 200 yards, as it is very difficult to get a 3 Wood airbone from a severe downhill lie
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# 6 on 10/31/2009 8:06:45 PM |
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Only ones that offer no shot toward the pin, especially if that's the result of well struck shot. It's a "fairness" thing I guess. I don't need to get into the debate over expacations of fairness, blah blah blah, it just a deflating event when a good shot stops in such a way as to be severely penalizing.
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# 7 on 11/1/2009 11:46:51 AM |
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I had a particular bad lie in a golf tournament this year. I pushed my tee shot into a bunker...the ball stuck into the bank of the bunker under the lip of the grass on the high right side of a bunker on the right. I had to stand with my back facing the green and hit the ball against the back wall of the bunker. I hit the shot perfect...it hit the back wall and jumped dead left and nearly holed it. I settled for a miracle par. You have to look at every bad lie as an opportunity. The worse position the better the recovery! |
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# 8 on 11/1/2009 4:46:42 PM |
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the lie i dread the most is the 1 foot in and 1 out of rhe trap with the ball fried in the sand tucked up under the lip. or the worst lie i ever had was on the high side of the bunker, sitting on a tuft of grass that had the ball suspended in the air literally at least 6 inchs. with 1 foot in the sand 1 foot up on the high side.1st stroke wiffed and the ball fell straight down into the bunker right on the lip, 2nd shot hit the lip and fell back another 2-3feet.3rd shot finally made the green,wish i could say it went in the hole but i think i 2 or 3 putted because of how pissed i was about my fate on that hole.
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# 9 on 11/1/2009 8:33:38 PM |
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I hate the shot that got me in there not the lie itself.
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# 10 on 11/2/2009 8:36:32 AM |
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For me, the dreaded shot is a downhill, tight lie on wet ground. The tendency is to not hit is crisp and be a little heavy.
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# 11 on 11/2/2009 9:16:54 PM |
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Only ones that offer no shot toward the pin, especially if that's the result of well struck shot. It's a "fairness" thing I guess. I don't need to get into the debate over expacations of fairness, blah blah blah, it just a deflating event when a good shot stops in such a way as to be severely penalizing. how can you add the photo on?
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# 12 on 11/3/2009 9:39:18 AM |
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I hate the lie, when you know your playing buddy shot a 6 but they say they shot a 4.
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# 13 on 11/3/2009 9:51:01 AM |
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oh,No,rcedrone.i write down a 6,and keep on playing.or tell them ot man up / woman up,and count again,lol
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