With THE OPEN in Northern Ireland this week, who else would I turn to for using recommendation however Darren Clarke?
Darren is going through his normal thought manner on how to play a force, but I'd like to awareness on one precise decision he makes for this drive that he says is uncommon.
Although he would normally hit a fade on this hole -- because the fairway slopes from right to left and he really needs to hit the fairway -- he chooses instead to play his normal draw. Why? Because it's a bit cold and the fairway is soft so the ball won't roll as much and he won't reach the "penalty area" that might cause problems under other conditions. And since he needs all the distance he can get on this long par-4, he feels it's a safe gamble.
We weekend golfers not often pay this a lot interest to direction conditions. We might also take note of the wind or the length of the hole but it's approximately it..Learning to take note of ALL the conditions of the route is an easy manner to knock strokes off the antique rating.
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