Rory Mcilroy Tops Driver

**mvmac** · July 16, 2012

See, it happens to even to the best in the world Pretty cool trick shot. Another good one from SF Bay Area instructor Terry Rowles

**Zwick** · July 16, 2012

Awesome! (Youtube description: Rory hitting a drive despite his playing partners advice that the players in front were in range... "dont worry")

**bunkerputt** · July 16, 2012

Now try bouncing it off the ground and keeping it short of the ladies tees.

**Jwat381** · July 16, 2012

I was at a little par 3 course yesterday. We're waiting on a hole to let a group of two behind us play through, and the tee box we're waiting on is right by a pond. My buddy tried to skip the ball across the pond, to no avail, so I said I could skip it all the way across. I took a few practice swings and he said it wasn't looking good; just then I hit a perfect low 4iron that skipped at least 15 times all the way across the pond. In your face. That was the coolest trick shot I've ever pulled off.

**Motley01** · July 16, 2012

Trick shot? Heck I do this when trying to hit a regular tee shot. LOL

**reedf** · July 16, 2012

WOO HOO!!! I've got a trick shot in my bag!! And I thought I just sucked! LOL!

**Beachcomber** · July 16, 2012

Wow. I guess I shouldn't be so hard on myself after all? Especially when the #2 player in the world does that!?

But for the life of me... I can't rid myself of the furor and sense of embarrassment that consumes me when I shank a wedge. That feeling of the shank, has to be worse than topping a drive. You know the feeling, right? The one where the only way to rid yourself of further on course embarrassment, would be to snap your wedge over your knee - and go OJ Simpson on your own foot to declare yourself unfit for further play?

**justtapitin** · July 16, 2012

Originally Posted by Beachcomber

Wow. I guess I shouldn't be so hard on myself after all? Especially when the #2 player in the world does that!?

But for the life of me... I can't rid myself of the furor and sense of embarrassment that consumes me when I shank a wedge. That feeling of the shank, has to be worse than topping a drive. You know the feeling, right? The one where the only way to rid yourself of further on course embarrassment, would be to snap your wedge over your knee - and go OJ Simpson on your own foot to declare yourself unfit for further play?

Yes, I do....can't erase it from my memory... 4 shanks in row.....

I almost completed a circle around the green.....my god I love this game....

**Golfingdad** · July 16, 2012

Originally Posted by Beachcomber

Wow. I guess I shouldn't be so hard on myself after all? Especially when the #2 player in the world does that!?

But for the life of me... I can't rid myself of the furor and sense of embarrassment that consumes me when I shank a wedge. That feeling of the shank, has to be worse than topping a drive. You know the feeling, right? The one where the only way to rid yourself of further on course embarrassment, would be to snap your wedge over your knee - and go OJ Simpson on your own foot to declare yourself unfit for further play?

Yes, but since I don't hover around the heel as much as you, my embarrassing shot (which you can attest to) is usually to lay the sod over the ball and hit 40 yard 7-irons. Equally frustrating.

**Jwat381** · July 16, 2012

Shanked wedges and 40 yard 7 irons are so devastating to your psyche. Any round where neither occur is a good round if you ask me.

***iacas*** · July 16, 2012

We always goofed around and did this in high school. We'd set it up by talking about how everyone should watch us MASH this next ball, how it was going to fly so far, blah blah blah. Then we'd take this BIG HUGE swing, a massive windup... and try to barely touch the ball so it fell off the tee.

It's tougher to do than you'd think. :)