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when you hit a shot...
« on: December 09, 2006, 08:59:47 AM » |
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do you generally know where it's going before you 'look up' at it, or is it more hit and hope you'll spot it ...
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Re: when you hit a shot...
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2006, 09:02:43 AM » |
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also, i guess we could subdivide this...
obviously everyone has their $ club(s) that this may be a different answer than some other club
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Re: when you hit a shot...
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2006, 09:13:57 AM » |
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I can usually tell by how it feels coming off the club generally where it's heading. Of course sometimes I can watch it come down, know exactly where to look for it, and still not find it.
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Re: when you hit a shot...
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2006, 09:17:42 AM » |
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I can usually tell by how it feels coming off the club generally where it's heading. Of course sometimes I can watch it come down, know exactly where to look for it, and still not find it.
i hear ya. the day i went to birdsfoot a while back trying to get 36 in? after a while, i got paired into a 4some, I hit the '1/100' drive that you know is just pured long and dead straight. everyone was 'wow, that's a mile down the center of the fairway' ... clear skies, watch it land... get there, ball not to be found. should have had about a 75 yard pitch onto the green  |
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Re: when you hit a shot...
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2006, 09:30:55 AM » |
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I guess I would have to answer no.* It depends on the swing, club, condition, etc. Consistency is my biggest prob. I can hit a shot and know exactly where it is without opening my eyes, and I can hit a shot, feels good, WTF, where did that go.  |
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Re: when you hit a shot...
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2006, 01:32:46 PM » |
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at the moment I'm hitting everything left.... so I know it's gonna finish left.... depends how far left though..  |
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Re: when you hit a shot...
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2006, 07:40:55 PM » |
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Yes. I play a lot of evening golf during the summer when I'm chasing daylight. So when I'm teeing off at dusk I often can't see the ball coming off the club, but I'm pretty good at finding it based on how it felt when I hit it.
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Re: when you hit a shot...
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2006, 08:12:39 PM » |
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Yes. I play a lot of evening golf during the summer when I'm chasing daylight. So when I'm teeing off at dusk I often can't see the ball coming off the club, but I'm pretty good at finding it based on how it felt when I hit it.
well, when you only drive it 175 yards  |
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Re: when you hit a shot...
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2006, 08:32:35 PM » |
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Yes. I play a lot of evening golf during the summer when I'm chasing daylight. So when I'm teeing off at dusk I often can't see the ball coming off the club, but I'm pretty good at finding it based on how it felt when I hit it.
well, when you only drive it 175 yards I usually just follow the sound of my topped shot rolling through the grass, truth be told. |
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Re: when you hit a shot...
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2006, 06:28:16 AM » |
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I have those days when I have no clue where it went!  And then I have those days, when I don't have to look up to see the ball land.  I haven't played in 2 months, so I'm suspecting that option 1 would come into play now if I played. |
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Re: when you hit a shot...
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2006, 09:57:55 AM » |
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Generally, I can know where it went by how it felt. Typically, also, my shots go straight or slightly right; then there are those occasional way left shots....
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Re: when you hit a shot...
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2006, 01:32:55 AM » |
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There are times when I can tell where it is going but there are other times when I can't and normally there is no one around to be a spotter.
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