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what is your go to shot from 100 yards in the fairway?


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For me it is the 54 degree Titleist Vokey I found in the water hazard a year ago. It's money. I can hit it farther than 100 yards but can dial it back a bit. My only beef is the wedge seems like it's made for someone about 4 inches shorter than my six feet stature so I feel like I'm hunching over a bit too much and have a tendency to pull my ball a little left on full swings. But I try and use it for most shots 110 and in where I don't have to flop it a lot. Have a 60 degree lw that gives me fits when I try to do anything other than a full swing flop shot and my sw at 55 degrees and with bounce made for the fluffy stuff seems to not be as reliable. 

  On 4/18/2016 at 3:12 AM, bwdial said:

Lay sod over my ball with my 50° and then cuss.

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That's what I do when play my 55 sw 

  On 4/23/2016 at 2:31 AM, RickK said:

A full 56* wedge but then I am almost 70 years old.  Don't hit it nearly as far as I used to.  

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If you're smacking a 56 degree sw a 100 at 70 I'd say you are doing just fine!  Hope I can say the same at 60

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These threads have a way of creeping into my head when playing. Last night I get to my ball and grab my laser for third shot prep on a par 5. Dang it 94 yards out, what is my shot. 

Well let's see stacked bunkers between me and green, big and long meant to discourage getting there in two. Odd angle because my second missed left doesn't look good for anything low it's going to require a full shot but it's windy blowing across the line of flight. 

Thinking the wind might take something off it I laser front of green, 85 yds to front pin on front 3rd under a ridge, goal is hit it 88-90 and leave it under the hole. So I kill a 58 and it sails very high but gets pushed a bit left by the wind and it's about 5 yards over leaving me a downhill breaking putt. Not  bad because greens are punched and sandy. Easy two putt par. 

Later I laid up on a 566 yard par 5 with 6i after hitting a decent drive. Lasered 134 to the 150 marker and wanted to get it in the 100 ish range to play the third shot. I roll up and get the laser out boom again 94 yards. It starts over. 

Dave :-)

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I normally get out the pitching wedge, top it about 60 yards, and then putt from the remaining 40. Honestly, I'm not joking 

In my bag (Motocaddy Light)

Taylormade Burner driver, Taylormade 4 wood, 3 x Ping Karsten Hybrids, 6-SW Ping Karsten irons with reg flex graphite shafts. Odyssey putter, 20 Bridgestone e6 balls, 2 water balls for the 5th hole, loads of tees, 2 golf gloves, a couple of hand warmers, cleaning towel, 5 ball markers, 2 pitch mark repairers, some aspirin, 3 hats, set of waterproofs, an umbrella, a pair of gaiters, 2 pairs of glasses. Christ, it's amazing I can pick the bloody thing up !!


Depends on the hole. Mostly, I will hit a 3/4 PW. However, if the pin is in the front or I am better off playing toward the front of the green, I'll go at it with a 54.


Full 50 degree wedge 

Driver: Callaway Mavrik 10*

Wood: Callaway Epic Flash 17* 

Hybrid: Callaway Mavrik 20*

Irons: Callaway Rogue X 5i-GW

Wedges: Vokey SM8 54*S and 58*K

Putter: Ping Prime Tyne 4


Go between GW to 9 iron depended more on technique than what club I use  play 1/2 to 3/4 swing.  Don't load up on my right leg/side. Keep weight centered on 100-125 yards. 

On the 75-100 yards try to shift weight slightly more on the left heel and stay there 


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