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I played this course yesterday (casual friendly round, not a tournament) with friends. I told my playing partners up front I was going to try a second approach shot on #7, the hole I was describing. I hit my tee shot to where I had 130 or so yards to the green from the fairway (per ShotScope GPS and also laser to a pin near the middle). There was a decent wind in my face. If we hadn't had this conversation, I would have hit 7-iron (140 yard average under calm and flat conditions). I played that shot, full normal swing, hit the green 24' short of the pin, made an easy two putt for a par. My second attempt at the approach shot (which I hit right after my main one) was a 5-iron, using the swing I usually use to hit a 100-yard low shot (I'm not sure if it qualifies as a punch shot) where I'm trying to hit it straight and low, such as if I'm behind trees and attempting a recovery-and-advance. I hit it decently well and the ball finished at the back of the green. Incidentally, I've recently started a notebook for this course. Somehow I don't have a lot written down despite having played this course semi-regularly for almost two decades (minus the times I'm not playing golf, of course). I added that to my notes for this particular hole. Next few casual rounds there, I think I'm going to hit an additional approach to that green with different clubs on the low shot and take notes. It's a small sample size but it seems worth knowing instead of having to guess during an important round. As my handicap edges closer to single digits, I think it's good to have shots like this in the repertoire -- not only mechanically, but knowing situationally what I can do. I recognize that the really good players tend to hit their stock shot on the vast majority of occasions, and I'm not about to try to shoehorn in punch shots everywhere, but knowing options into the wind and/or to a lowered green beyond "take more (or less) club" seems like a good thing. -
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