Two-Step Shot types
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You can more distance and create all kinds of angled shots in Golden Tee by using the two-step shot type. Tips on each are outlined below:
A1
This shot creates a giant hook to the right. The ball will start off heading roughly 45 degrees to the left, and it will end up coming in roughly at a 45-degree angle to the right. This shot is great if there is a tree directly in front of you and your desired landing area is off to the right past the tree. The shot would curve right around the tree and come in towards the landing area at an angle.
A2
This shot creates a hook to the right. The ball will start off heading straight forward, but it will hook right at roughly a 45-degree angle. This shot is great if you have a clear path forward but really need to hook it right to the landing area. It’s also great for fighting against heavy winds blowing to the left.
A3
This shot creates a straight-angled shot to the right. The ball will travel in a straight line roughly 45 degrees to the right of where you are facing. I rarely find a need to execute this shot (except maybe for fighting the wind), since you can just rotate to the right and hit it straight forward.
B1
This shot is good for shooting around an obstacle in front of you to a target in front of the obstacle. The ball will start off heading at an angle to the left, but it will come back around and end up roughly straight ahead of you, coming into the landing area at only a small angle.
B2
Straight back, straight forward! This shot is great for long, straight drives.
B3
This shot is good for shooting around an obstacle in front of you to a target in front of the obstacle. The ball will start off heading at an angle to the right, but it will come back around and end up roughly straight ahead of you, coming into the landing area at only a small angle.
C1
This shot creates a straight-angled shot to the left. The ball will travel in a straight line roughly 45 degrees to the left of where you are facing. I rarely find a need to execute this shot (except maybe for fighting the wind), since you can just rotate to the left and hit it straight forward.
C2
This shot creates a hook to the left. The ball will start off heading straight forward, but it will hook left at roughly a 45-degree angle. This shot is great if you have a clear path forward but really need to hook it left to the landing area. It’s also great for fighting against heavy winds blowing to the right.
C3
This shot creates a giant hook to the left. The ball will start off heading roughly 45 degrees to the right, and it will end up coming in roughly at a 45-degree angle to the left. This shot is great if there is a tree directly in front of you and your desired landing area is off to the left past the tree. The shot would curve left around the tree and come in towards the landing area at an angle.
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[…] doing a lot of this during the course of a round in Golden Tee. The best tip is to make use of the Two-Step Shot Types in the “Using the track ball” section to plan our your best angle around trees. Author […]
IlliniFan added this comment about mistakes new players make:
Here is the biggest mistake I see new players making, and it’s related to understanding how the cuts work in general (which is something all new players have trouble with): Say they want to hit the ball so that it ends up going to the right of where they’re facing. They usually tend to pull back straight at the B, and then hit where they want the ball to go (e.g., towards the 3). Then they get really confused when it ends of doing the opposite of what they intended. It seems like a lot of players don’t take the backswing into account when deciding how to hit a shot. I’d say that’s a good first step on the learning curve of figuring out how all the different shots work.
DC added this tip as well:
Cutting is REAL hard to explain to new players but one other thing is most newbies just look at the diagram above the ball and pick out what shot they want to hit.
They do not know that you can pull and push the ball to any degree. Not just straight at the letters and numbers. (ex. inside c, 2 1/2 shot)
Baxt3r chimed in with this comment:
Pull back in line with where you want the shot to go and go through on the line you need to get around whatever is in your way.
It’s not perfect, but it has gone a long way in helping some of the weaker players in my area. It just seems like the easiest way to explain the cut shot.
As they get the concept down they can improve on it, but it seems like a decent starting point.
Juan Schwartz added this great information on the “schwerve” shot (B1 or B3). Give this a try!
A Schwerve (schwervy) is a B1-B3 variation. If someone says “I schwervied it out to the left to miss that tree” that means they just mini-hooked it.
For free practice in hitting a schwerve, just try it while teeing off on a lame par 4. Use whatever club you want, as long as your second shot you can still reach the green in 2.
Here’s some basic schwervy knowledge. This is considering a flat landing surface, and no wind.
Pull straight back to “B” and hit straight to 1 or 3. (I’m going to tell you approximately what each club does)
Driver, will go out and come back a little past center about 10 degrees (center being dead straight in front of you)
3wd past center about 5` (degrees)
5wd about center
2ir/bird about 15` past
3ir/bird about 10` past
4ir/bird about 5` past
5ir/bird about center
6ir/bird about 5` short of center
7ir about 10` short
8ir about 15` short
9ir about 20` short
SW about 25` short
LW about 30` short
Remember, these are all approximations, and are only as consistent as you are with pulling straight back.
Also remember that the wind is going to take a sand wedge WAY more than a 2ir.
If you pull to B, then hit to 1-1/2 (between 1 and 2) then it only hooks about half as much, and the wind will take it more.
Also, when trying to stick a green doing this, remember that the backspin will take it the direction its headed.
ie: you hit a 5ir/bird for a B3. It lands a little right of center, and with no spin, it would roll about center. But WITH backspin, it will land right of center, and backup to the left of center. (back, and, to the left)
Anyway, like I said, practice these shots off the tee on all the par 4’s that you have 0 chance of making the green off the tee. (just be sure you’re 100% sure to make the green on your 2nd shot)
Also, for your own game, keep in mind that I only pull back if I have to schwerve. I’m a NEVER pull back kinda guy. Unless I need to power it or hook. Cause if you don’t pull back, it will only go straight in the direction you hit it and you don’t have to worry about a miss hook.