The Relatively Common Shot that is Most Difficult for You

[Gunther]

20 hours ago, Golfingdad said:

Sidehill lie, ball above my feet ... I seem to catch these ones waaaay out on the toe entirely too often.

Funny, this is one of my favorite shots, provided I'm not having to grip down to the steel.  Below my feet much more difficult for me.

[boogielicious]

47 minutes ago, Gunther said:

Funny, this is one of my favorite shots, provided I'm not having to grip down to the steel.  Below my feet much more difficult for me.

I seem to make better contact with it below my feet. Above my feet, I tend to hit it fat.

[Golfingdad]

3 hours ago, Gunther said:

Funny, this is one of my favorite shots, provided I'm not having to grip down to the steel.  Below my feet much more difficult for me.

Because I was so bad at it, and in such a consistent way (just everything off the very tip of the toe) I am aware enough of it now that I tend to remember when it arises (usually, not always) just to try to "lean into it a little more" and have more weight on my toes and the results have improved somewhat.

[Gunther]

6 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

Because I was so bad at it, and in such a consistent way (just everything off the very tip of the toe) I am aware enough of it now that I tend to remember when it arises (usually, not always) just to try to "lean into it a little more" and have more weight on my toes and the results have improved somewhat.

This isn't something I even have to think about with that shot.  I play a natural draw with my irons and this promotes it a bit more so actually gives me more confidence to aim right.  I choke up a bit and let er rip.

Below my feet though, I'm thinking about bending my knees, sitting down my butt, aiming way left, then I end up pulling the damn thing farther left than I aimed.  Frustrating.

[Tee2Trees]

Push-draw with the driver and pull-fade with the irons.  I can do the opposite with each pretty easily but I struggle to execute the above on command.

Edited July 28, 2016 by Tee2Trees

[Golfingdad]

7 minutes ago, Gunther said:

This isn't something I even have to think about with that shot.  I play a natural draw with my irons and this promotes it a bit more so actually gives me more confidence to aim right.  I choke up a bit and let er rip.

Below my feet though, I'm thinking about bending my knees, sitting down my butt, aiming way left, then I end up pulling the damn thing farther left than I aimed.  Frustrating.

Oh don't even get me started on that one, lol.

"I know that the ball tends to go right on that shot so lets aim left to account for that - oh would you look at that, it went dead straight."

"Hey look, here's that shot again, better not aim left this time ... oh, look at that big banana slice.  Hey golf ball .... $%&^ you."

[Chilli Dipper]

11 minutes ago, Gunther said:

This isn't something I even have to think about with that shot.  I play a natural draw with my irons and this promotes it a bit more so actually gives me more confidence to aim right.  I choke up a bit and let er rip.

Below my feet though, I'm thinking about bending my knees, sitting down my butt, aiming way left, then I end up pulling the damn thing farther left than I aimed.  Frustrating.

It's pretty much the opposite for me. When the ball is below the feet, all I need to think about is to stay down on it; otherwise, I'm just taking my usual swing. I can't take my usual swing when the ball is above the feet, and that makes my entire nervous system go haywire.

[dchoye]

Breaking left to right putts on lighting fast greens starting from 3 feet and beyond.  

I hate this putt so much as I make so many mistakes either would push the ball wide on the 3-5 footers 

slice the ball past inside edge of the hole on the 5-8 footers

cut the ball that ends up 2 rolls short of the middle cut of the hole from 8-15 feet

argggg!

Edited July 28, 2016 by dchoye

[cutchemist42]

Depending on the course and lie, a 20 yard lob wedge. I can predict pretty well when I would be skulling it or floating it on the green when it comes to grass length and hardness.

Edited July 28, 2016 by cutchemist42

[David in FL]

Hanging lie with a wedge.  

[Jeremie Boop]

Ball below my feet. Doesn't matter if it's 1/2" or 3" I just struggle with this shot more than any other shot. Other than that, any shot from 30-60 yards.

[14ledo81]

300 yard drive.  I can never seem to pull this one off.

[mcanadiens]

14 minutes ago, 14ledo81 said:

300 yard drive.  I can never seem to pull this one off.

Don't let all the big mashers in here fool you. 300-yard drives aren't that common.

[Piz]

Middle of the fairway, 120 yds out.  I'd much rather be 130 or 110.  It is purely psychological...I think.

[JetFan1983]

Which is the shot where you have to swing a golf club and then hit a ball with it? That one. 

[dchoye]

Ball in bunker from 25 yards away   I'm good short greenside bunker shots

From about 5-20 paces to the hole that's about 10 yards average I'm confident 

But Once it gets beyond 25 yards then I have no idea have to hit the ball close. It's either a scull over the green or a big chunk a few feet into sand again.  

Edited July 28, 2016 by dchoye

[TourSpoon]

Inside 60-90 yards, off of hard pan with a forced carry over a water hazard to the green. I don't need that drama!

 

[Hardspoon]

Putts from the fringe.  Doesn't seem like it'd be too tough; but they give me fits.