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High School match. Can always count on young 'uns getting it on video. Kid hit it a good ways as well. ESPN wants to broadcast it.

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It looks to be just below the surface.  Unless I see a still with a ruler showing depth, I would guess maybe 1/2" below.

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Fantastic shot. Looks like he played it like a bunker shot.

I would say the ball maybe a few inches underwater at best. Especially if you notice his right foot is just out of the water and his back foot is only about ankle deep. I would say the ball is somewhere in between that.

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Wow, what a great shot! Was that an Alabama Hydra Ker-Splootch?

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Looks like not much more than about half the ball is submerged. That's often cited as the recommended max depth to attempt a water shot. Well executed.

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Kid is one of those natural athletes who is good at every sport he/she tries. Playing golf and football at Yale. As for the answer to the subject question, according to the press, completely submerged.

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• In Sunday's opening round, he was short with his tee shot to the par-3 17th hole (No. 5 as Cornell's members play the course), and the ball wound up just on the edge of the water hazard but completely submerged.

http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/sports/2015/06/02/fleischman-golf-champ-brings-back-high-school-memories/28375769/

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Looks about fully submerged - but just such that the top of the ball is even with the water surface.

You can almost try and work this out with math.  His left foot is at the waters edge, his right foot looks to be about 4" beneath the surface (based on the relative level of his knees), and the ball is basically centered between the two.  If the slope of the lake bottom was uniform then the bottom of the ball would be roughly 2" below the surface. :-P (Obviously I say almost because we're assuming a few key things there, but it was still fun to attempt)

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Looks about fully submerged - but just such that the top of the ball is even with the water surface.

You can almost try and work this out with math.  His left foot is at the waters edge, his right foot looks to be about 4" beneath the surface (based on the relative level of his knees), and the ball is basically centered between the two.  If the slope of the lake bottom was uniform then the bottom of the ball would be roughly 2" below the surface.   (Obviously I say almost because we're assuming a few key things there, but it was still fun to attempt)

Time for Kiddy Pool Experiment part Deux Drew!

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Time for Kiddy Pool Experiment part Deux Drew!

I wholeheartedly concur with Scott. Splishy splashy time Barney!

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It's difficult to tell from the camera angle as there is a refractive effect. The ball could be slightly deeper than it "looks" at our angle, and from on top it could look deeper but be shallower. Really nice shot, though. He hit it pretty solid!

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I wholeheartedly concur with Scott. Splishy splashy time Barney!

It's spring time in Canada now so no excuses ... I nominate EJ for this one!!! :-P

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At least he remembered not to ground (water?) his club like that other clip going around...

What clip? Now, I'm interested. . .

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What clip? Now, I'm interested. . .

https://igcdn-videos-b-7-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t50.2886-16/11389387_1441997779437627_617198043_n.mp4 Not sure if that will work once its posted, so you can find it on the 3up Facebook page if it doesn't load.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lihu

What clip?

Now, I'm interested. . .

https://igcdn-videos-b-7-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t50.2886-16/11389387_1441997779437627_617198043_n.mp4

Not sure if that will work once its posted, so you can find it on the 3up Facebook page if it doesn't load.

Thanks.

That was probably 8" of water, or more! Looks like we all owe an apology to @MS256 , and $10 a piece. That would be close to $300?

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Thanks.

That was probably 8" of water, or more! Looks like we all owe an apology to @MS256, and $10 a piece. That would be close to $300?

Yeah that's not 8" of water. You can still see the top of his ferrule.

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Thanks. That was probably 8" of water, or more! Looks like we all owe an apology to @MS256 , and $10 a piece. That would be close to $300?

Maybe that IS @MS256 !

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