AJ Playing Lesson

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• Instructor: AJ Avoli
• Category: Lessons
• Topic: Game Management

Transcript

Hey, we're here on number 9, the number 1 handicap on Omni La Costa. 415, par 4, dogleg right. The problem is that stupid water. I don't like that water right there. So what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna drop my driver, I'm gonna use my 3-wood, get in the fairway, and hopefully score this hole. What are your thoughts on that? I think it's an option, but I feel like your second shot would be very difficult. Hitting into the wind here with the 3-wood, I know your tendency is to go a little right, so the water might scare you a little bit. But I feel like that the 3-wood, your second shot's going to be pretty difficult. It's going to be hard to get the ball onto the green. So this is a hole, number 1 handicap hole, I think you have to bust your driver on this hole. So my SkyCaddy's telling me it's 299 through the fairway. If I really get a hold of it, I'm going to go through that fairway, but that's not the worst-case scenario. Not here, no. Actually, the left side of the fairway, even if you happen to get into that bunker, you still can hit it out, and you're hitting your second shot shot. But if you hit to the right, you hit into the water, you're hitting 3 again. So I, from there, so I would, I would try to hit driver and I would favor the left side. And into the wind, the, the ball will actually spin a little more and it might push the ball right. So I would aim down the left side of the fairway. If you happen to hit through, don't be worried about it on this hole. But I think it's key to get, have a decent yardage into the green on this particular hole. What if a golfer is hitting it right to left? What's the situation there? I think the situation there is first when you look at your SkyCat, you see what it is to carry. And the guy who's carrying it right to left, I would maybe start the ball like right on the water line and play a little right to left shot in, but I wouldn't start it way over the water. I'd start it maybe inside the fairway line. And again, if they hit it through the fairway, it's okay. But I want you to be aggressive and confident in your decision. I think the 3-wood is an option, but I feel like it's going to be harder to score from that position. Well, I'm going to take your advice. I'm going to set the 3-wood to the side. I'm going to use the Big Dawg, and I'm going to be aggressive here. Nice swing. So you hit that one straight as an arrow, pretty much. So, yeah. And like you said, I'm able to get up and down from there. If I'm shorter, it makes that shot way harder. Makes the second shot very difficult. AJ, I appreciate it. Thank you. Good play.