Downslope, Downwind & Over Water

As David says, some shots are more straight forward than others but this one takes some thought.

Key Features of the Shot

• 148 & 140 yard shots
• Downslope lie on a tightly cut fairway: Hard to strike crisply and will fly lower with less spin than normal.
• Downwind: Less spin and if you don't strike the ball well enough can know the ball down so it carries 'less' than normal.
• Water at the front, right and back of the green: Makes distance control and rollout a key concern.

Often, club golfers will look at the yardage and hit the shot and then consider themselves unlucky when it rolls through the green or plugs in the face of the bunker. A lot of the 'bad luck' can be mitigated against with thoughtful shot planning.