well, that's golf.

[mirv]

i actually just posted this story in the "best bounce" thread, but i figured it was worth re-telling in its own thread.

several weeks ago, i was playing the local course, and the fourth hole is a 295 yard par 4. the fairway shape is a very slight reverse C. if you can hit a shot directly over the left edge of the fairway over a group of trees, and hit that shot with a slight fade on it, you've got pretty good odds of the ball rolling onto or really close to the green.

i walked up to the box feeling pretty good, as i had scored par birdie bogey for the first three holes, and aimed my drive straight at the shortcut over the trees. i got the line, but i didn't get the ball high enough, and it caught in the top part of the trees. as fate would have it, though, the ball bounced off a branch in such a way that it actually was thrown forward and slightly right, directly down towards the green, leaving me with about a 30 yard chip. lucky me.

well... on my chip shot, i totally flubbed it. i hit behind the ball and felt the face close right up on me. the ball started well left of the flag - barely even aiming for the green at all - when it must've hit a rock or something and took a bounce forward and right and rolled right into the cup for an eagle. a bad drive, an even worse chip, and i get an eagle out of the deal. i looked around, shrugged, and just thought to myself "well. that's golf."

[MackJL06]

gotta love it

[Knockglock]

gotta love it

gotta love it

[Kcas77]

This happened to me today on a par 5. My friend said that we were going to have a contest of who could hit the ball closer to the center line. I hit a low weak shot down the left side of the fairway. He bombs his drive and when we get up to his ball it was on the center line. I then proceed to top my 3 wood while he hits 3 wood up by the green in the fairway. For my third shot I hit a 5 iron which hits a dirt spot and rolls to about 20 feet from the pin. My friend hits a some what poor pitch to 15 feet. I make my putt for birdie, he misses and taps in for par.

well, thats golf.

[Knockglock]

This happened to me today on a par 5. My friend said that we were going to have a contest of who could hit the ball closer to the center line. I hit a low weak shot down the left side of the fairway. He bombs his drive and when we get up to his ball it was on the center line. I then proceed to top my 3 wood while he hits 3 wood up by the green in the fairway. For my third shot I hit a 5 iron which hits a dirt spot and rolls to about 20 feet from the pin. My friend hits a some what poor pitch to 15 feet. I make my putt for birdie, he misses and taps in for par.

the correct response is... "gotta love it"

[c4m]

on the 1st hole a par 5 i hit a pretty weak drive to the middle of the fairway, lands right behind a tree, a little right of it in the fairway.. decide to hit my 5 wood and try to draw it around the tree.. well it goes straight into the tree, hits a hard branch, drops right below the tree.. hit 5 wood again from there, complete slice that lands in the rough right side of the fairway.. was thinking this is going to be a rough day.. next shot from 50 yds out uphill, all i can see is the top of the flag. hit a good shot, walk to the green, no ball.. figured it went over, last place i checked was the hole and sure enough there it was.. ugliest birdie ever, but ill take it

[flopdarock]

awesome stories... all my bounces go the opposite way... the wrong way