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The tee shot went over the white stake. It's out of bounds.
It is natural to be upset, but most people make the second mistake here.
It means picking up the driver again in the same spot. And then it goes over again.
01Starting with how many strokes the OB is
Many people find the calculations confusing. To summarize, it is like this.
| Chin shot | 1 hit |
|---|---|
| penalty | 1 hit |
| A shot to hit again | 3rd shot |
In other words, you lose two strokes with a single out-of-bounds shot. If you hit out on a par 4, that hole is already a guaranteed double bogey.
If you handle it well, it's a double; if not, it's a triple or an onion.
02Change clubs when you hit again.
If you hit it again with the same club, you get the same ball flight. That is the key point.
- Put the driver in the bag.That direction just came out toward that club.
- With a wood or utilityEven if the distance decreases, the direction is established.
- Aim heavily at the safe sideLook generously toward the opposite side of OB.
03Reasons why you can give up on distance
That's already the third shot. Par is out of the question.
The goal is to block with a double, not a par.
- 180 meters with a wood → 130 meters second → green → two putts → double bogey
- Another OB with a driver → Onion
It is decided by one and a half to two strokes.
04Hit the provisional ball.
There are times when it looks like an out-of-bounds shot but is ambiguous. If you go to look for the ball and it isn't there, you have to come back to the tee box.
In the meantime, the team behind is falling behind, and I'm getting anxious.
If it's unclear, hit a provisional ball right there.
- "I'll hit a provisional pitch." That's all you need to say.
- If you find the original ball, discard the provisional ball.
- If you can't find it, keep hitting it as a provisional ball.
It saves time and puts your mind at ease. It is much more troublesome if you leave without hitting it and it is gone.
05Calculation to protect the remaining holes
The real one is the next hole, not the one where I hit OB.
- I don't count numbersMy hands freeze the moment I think, "How many strokes do I have now?"
- Use a safe club for the tee shot.Please take a break for just one more hole.
- The green is only in the centerIf you aim for the pin to make up for it, you lose again.
- I'm not aiming for par.Two options are better than one double.
One out-of-bounds shot doesn't end the day. The two or three holes following the out-of-bounds shot determine the day.
You can just use the 30-second reset from [[LINK:L07]] as is.
06Reducing OB comes first.
Prevention is better than cure. If you hit two or three out-of-bounds shots during a round, take a look at this.
- Which way does it go? If it's to the right, it's a slice ([[LINK:L10]] side)
- Take out the driver on the hole where there is OB in that direction.
- Stand on the dangerous side of the tee box and hit towards the opposite side ([[LINK:L33]] section)
Two out-of-bounds shots is four strokes. That is much greater than a 20-meter driver distance.
07Honestly on the scorecard
One last thing. If you hit out of bounds, write down the penalty exactly as it is.
If I write it down without including certain things, I get a wrong idea of my skills. Then I won't even know what to practice.
In the [[LINK:L40]] section, I will cover how to write records.
In the next part, I will talk about the courage to know how to remove a screwdriver.
