Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

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OnarecentgolftourtoIreland,I wasinvolvedinanespecially

heateddiscussionatthe19thhole.Granted,thecombination

ofplaying 36 holesonasunnydayandseveralcoldpost-

roundbeverageswasalwayslikelytoillicitsomeemotive

exchanges,butI wasalittlesurprised at how passionate the

backandforthbecame.

Thetopic?Foroncenotthepredictablyincendiary

conversationsaboutpaceofplay,flaginorflagoutorlinks

vs.inland,butratherwhatisthemostsatisfyingshotin golf?

Thebighittersforcefullyputthecasefortheboomingdrive–withthe

fashionablefiveyardsoffadefavouredbythelikesofDJandKoepka – that left you

inrangeofapar 5 orwithlittlemorethanaflickintoapar4.

Attheotherendofthespectrumwerethosewhoweren’tsopowerfuloffthetee

buthadgreatshortgames.Theyextolledthevirtuesofaperfectlyexecutedwedge

shotthatproducessomeimpressivebackspintonestleupclosetotheflag,orthe

beautifullyjudgedputt,hitattherightpaceand on the right line, which drops into

thecupwiththatever-so-pleasingsound.

Thetourjoker,whohasareputationformorethantheoddScottishshot,chimed

inwithashoutfor“anythingthatisn’toutofthehosel”.Andwhilehehadapoint,I

hadtosidewiththegroupforwhomtheheightofgolfingblissisanironshot hit

fromthesweetspot,flyingattheperfecttrajectorytowardsitstarget.

Eventhebomberswhotookdelightincarryingfar-offbunkersorthescramblers

whoinvokedthespiritofSevehadtogrudginglyagreeawell-struckironshotbest

identifiedthe‘propergolfer’,and that the sound and feel that accompanied it was a

nearreligiousexperience.

Forthoseofyouwho,likeme,needtobrushuponyourironplay,looknofurther

thanasuperbfeatureonpage 67 withfourpractice-grounddrillsfrom one of the

EuropeanTour’smosthighlyregardedball-strikers,PaulWaring.

Youmightbeforgivenforthinkinganyadvicefromatourproonironplaydrills

wouldbecomplicatedandquitepossiblyinvolvethesortofgizmosthatonlytour

playershaveaccessto,butWaring’stipsarerefreshingly simple and incredibly

effective. Try them and let us know how you get on!

Isthereanythingmore

satisfyingthanasweetly

struck iron shot?

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