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The green is perched on the hill. You can't see the bottom part of the flagpole.
I looked at the distance and it was 130 meters. I grabbed the number 8 as usual, but the ball hit the hill and rolled down.
And then I hit it again in the same spot. If the second one is short, I go up to the third.
Most of the major mistakes that occur on the green are due to being too short.
01Why does it get shorter?
Three things overlap.
| cause | how much |
|---|---|
| Use more distance equal to the height. | Approximately 1 meter per 1 meter of height |
| It feels like a low trajectory because it is uphill. | Psychologically, I can't hit hard |
| The hill in front of the green catches the ball. | It rolls down even if it's only a little short. |
The scariest thing here is the third one.
On flat ground, even if it is 3 meters short, it lands close to the front of the green, but on a raised green, if it is 3 meters short, it rolls down 15 meters.
A one-club difference widens to a two-stroke difference.
02Choose your clubs like this
- Add height to the remaining distanceIf the green is 5 meters higher, add 5 meters to the calculation.
- One more club thereLonger is better than shorter. Absolutely.
- Smoothly at 80%If you hit it hard with a long club, it will just fly higher.
03Why is "one club more" always correct?
On the bag green, the damage caused by being long is different from the damage caused by being short.
- If it's long → it drops after you draw. You just need to roll it up from there. One stroke.
- If it's short → it rolls down the hill. You have to roll it back up. One or two strokes + risk of it being short again.
So, if it's ambiguous, go with the longer option. There are almost no exceptions to this.
04How do you measure height?
You don't need to measure it precisely. An estimate is enough.
- Cannot see below the flagpole3~5 meters. One club more
- My green chin is twice my height5~8 meters. One and a half clubs.
- The cart path takes a long turn uphill.More than 10 meters. Two clubs more
- Ask the caddieIt's the fastest. "How much longer do I have to look around here?"
It is most accurate to ask the caddie. After all, they have seen that course hundreds of times.
As covered in [[LINK:L10]], it is not rude to ask.
05Where you drop it also varies.
On pod greens, there are many cases where you shouldn't aim directly at the pin.
- Look at the center of the green, even if the pin is at the front.
- If you aim for the front pin, you'll get caught on the hill.
- It is actually more comfortable if you use a back pin. Hold it loosely.
It is much better to make a 10-meter putt after getting on the green than to roll it back up from the bottom of the hill.
If we're talking about the sense of distance discussed in [[LINK:L12]], it's finished in two steps.
06Conversely, if it is a downhill green
If the green is lower than me, the calculation gets reversed.
- It goes further. Subtract the difference in elevation.
- The ball rolls further. Aim for the front of the green.
- It is better to grip one club shorter.
It is more dangerous to go over on a downhill slope. There is usually a cliff behind the green.
07To summarize
There is only one thing to protect at Podae Green.
As long as it isn't short, it's fine.
Rather than rolling down the hill while trying to attach it nicely to the pin,
The one who places the ball on the back of the green and takes two putts always wins.
In the next part, I will cover chip shots where the ball is higher than the feet.
It is the spot around the green that you encounter most often and ruin the most.
