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Low-percentage golf shots are shots that carry a higher degree of difficulty and have a lower likelihood of success.
Attempting these shots often involves greater risk, and the consequences of a
mishit or miscalculation can result in unfavorable outcomes on the course.
Here are some examples of low-percentage golf shots and their potential consequences:
High-Risk Tee Shot Over Hazards:
- Low Percentage: Trying to carry a water hazard, bunker, or out-of-bounds area with a tee shot.
- Consequences: If the shot is not executed perfectly, the ball may end up in the hazard or out-of-bounds, leading to a penalty stroke and potential loss of distance.
Aggressive Approach to a Tight Pin:
- Low Percentage: Attempting to attack a pin that is tucked close to a bunker, water, or other hazards.
- Consequences: Missing the green in a tight spot could result in the ball finding a hazard,
making it challenging to save par or leading to a higher score.
Long Carry Over Trouble on Par-3 Holes:
- Low Percentage: Trying to carry a long distance over hazards or rough on a par-3 hole.
- Consequences: A mis-hit could lead to the ball falling short or going offline, resulting in a challenging recovery shot or a dropped stroke.
Heroic Recovery Shots from Trouble:
- Low Percentage: Attempting a high-risk recovery
shot, such as threading the ball through trees or playing over significant obstacles.
- Consequences: If the recovery shot is not successful, it may lead to further trouble, additional strokes, or even the possibility of a lost ball.
Bold Putt Across Significant
Breaks:
- Low Percentage: Trying to sink a long putt that requires navigating across severe slopes or breaks.
- Consequences: Misreading the break or failing to control the speed could lead to a three-putt or leaving the ball well short or past the
hole.
Aggressive Bump-and-Run Over Hazards:
- Low Percentage: Attempting a low-trajectory bump-and-run shot over a hazard or through a narrow opening.
- Consequences:
A misjudgment in distance or trajectory might result in the ball finding the hazard or falling short, leading to a difficult recovery.
Attempted Recovery from Thick Rough:
- Low Percentage: Trying to hit a long shot from thick rough without considering the potential for the
grass to grab the clubhead.
- Consequences: The thick rough can impede the clubhead, causing a mishit or reducing the distance of the shot.
Risky Club Choice in Challenging Conditions:
- Low Percentage: Choosing a club with a high degree of difficulty, such as a low-lofted iron in windy conditions.
- Consequences: Lack of control and difficulty controlling the trajectory may result in a wayward shot or a misjudgment of distance.
The worst part is that these consequences can be measured and result in added strokes to your scorecard.
For example, did you know the average golfer adds 1.4 strokes for every time they land in a fairway bunker?
And...you can add an extra
1.1 strokes to your scorecard simply by hitting into the trees (according to stats)?
When you're ready to drop strokes and start getting the score you deserve...
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