MtlJeff Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I've been playing 15 years now.....And i am ready to state that for me, there is no better feeling in golf than hitting a 3 wood off the deck and hitting a par 5 in two. Let me state the reasons: 1) It's the longest club you hit off the deck, so hitting it solid and accurate and watching it rocket off a long way is a testosterone fueling endeavor 2) It's one of the hardest clubs to hit off the deck, so there is satisfaction in that 3) Hitting a par 5 in two is pretty much an automatic birdie, so that feels nice. There are probably other reasons. Anyway, yesterday i finished my round (caution, non-passive brag alert coming) by hitting a 269yd 3 wood to about five feet. I can't think of another shot that would've felt better Quote Srixon ZX5 w/PX Hzrdus Red 60 Srixon ZX 15 w/PX Hzrdus Red 70 Tour Edge C723 21* w/PX hzrdus black 80 Titleist T150 4-AW w/PX LZ 6.0 Titleist Jet Black 54/60 with PX LZ 6.0 Deschamps Crisp Antique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawdog Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Pretty hard to top an ace, but in terms of power and precision, striping a 3 wood to 10 or so feet is pretty awesome. I still think hitting a putt with the exact line and pace I want is something to appreciate every time it happens. Very rewarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkingPlus Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Any shot that is planned, executed, and results in exactly what you intended. Your 3W matches that criteria from the sound of it. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipwreck Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 The towering drive that seems to go forever The fizzy pitch shot that one hops and stops for a tap in birdie The 30 foot putt that you know is good the moment you hit it The high cut 3 wood that lands softly on the green for an eagle putt A well struck bunker shot that checks up hard next to the hole Quote TSi2 10* w/ Trono 65x set at C1 TSi2 16.5* w/ Trono 75x set at C1 TSi2 18* w/ GD Tour AD BB 7s set at C1 VEGA VDC-01 Raw 4-P w/ Modus 120S Edel SMS 52 T Grind Edel SMS 56 T Grind Edel SMS 60 T Grind LAB DF 2.1 w/ Stability Shaft Bridgestone Tour BXS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlJeff Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 The towering drive that seems to go forever The fizzy pitch shot that one hops and stops for a tap in birdie The 30 foot putt that you know is good the moment you hit it The high cut 3 wood that lands softly on the green for an eagle putt A well struck bunker shot that checks up hard next to the hole I'll decide if a great bunker shot is worthy the next time i hit one, which would be the first time i hit one haha I have the bunker game of a beginner LOL Quote Srixon ZX5 w/PX Hzrdus Red 60 Srixon ZX 15 w/PX Hzrdus Red 70 Tour Edge C723 21* w/PX hzrdus black 80 Titleist T150 4-AW w/PX LZ 6.0 Titleist Jet Black 54/60 with PX LZ 6.0 Deschamps Crisp Antique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kozubs Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I love a low rope hook around a tree to get out of trouble. Something that starts way into danger and slings back into the fairway. So much that you need to run out into the faiway just to follow it. Unfortunately I have way too much practice with this. The hook that put you in trouble in the first place isn't as nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfgirlrobin Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Any flushed iron shot. Quote Driver: TaylorMade Sim2 Max - 10.5* Fairway: Callaway Epic Max - 15*, 21*, 25* Hybrid: Ping G425 30* Irons: TaylorMade Stealth 7-AW Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II 56* PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II 62* Putter: Directed Force 2.1 Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy222 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 The one where you bend down to pick up your tee before the ball is even coming down, you just know right off the face it is perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin_J Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Any flushed iron shot. +1, good iron shots just feel so "pure" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malvern Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Any flushed iron shot. Agree however I think you need added factors for the "best". Before I had a bag that has an equal number of wood and iron, I used to go OK with a Cobra Tour Model 2 iron. No better feeling than hitting one of those with a slight draw into a strongish breeze. Loved all the "stingers" being hit at the Open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush Pilot Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 The one where you bend down to pick up your tee before the ball is even coming down, you just know right off the face it is perfect. There is nothing like a pre-apex tee grab and hop to the back of the tee box to both validate the tee shot and instill fear and submission in your playing partners. f*** yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halebopp Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 I once flushed a 1 iron off the deck and I'm quite sure I'll never have the same feeling again on a golf course purely because of the feeling after a stroke. I remember smiling and walking a couple of inches taller for a couple of days afterwards. I had bought the club for 10 Euros from the pro shop right before the round. Never mind the fact it took me two strokes with the 1 iron to even get to about 230 yards away from the green on the par 5 and the ball rolled over the green. Quote Swing DNA: 91/4/3/6/6 Woods: ST 180 or MP-650 - Irons: MP-H5 / MP-53 / MP-4, KBS Tour S - 50º: MP-T5 / 55º: FG Tour PMP / 60º: RTX ZipCore - Mizuno Bettinardi BC-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktoryred3 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 I've been playing 15 years now.....And i am ready to state that for me, there is no better feeling in golf than hitting a 3 wood off the deck and hitting a par 5 in two. Let me state the reasons: 1) It's the longest club you hit off the deck, so hitting it solid and accurate and watching it rocket off a long way is a testosterone fueling endeavor 2) It's one of the hardest clubs to hit off the deck, so there is satisfaction in that 3) Hitting a par 5 in two is pretty much an automatic birdie, so that feels nice. There are probably other reasons. Anyway, yesterday i finished my round (caution, non-passive brag alert coming) by hitting a 269yd 3 wood to about five feet. I can't think of another shot that would've felt better Just did this last night. Had 252 to middle of the green, carried frontside green bunker, which left me 25-30 ft for eagle (missed for a tap in birdie). It was one of the cleanest shots I’ve hit in awhile. Have to love the trusty X2 Hot 3w. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warrick Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 I hit the 5 iron yesterday morning that that I will recall with admiration many times in the future. 185, slightly up and into, back right hole location. Such a perfect strike, you know, when the 5 iron divot does not even begin until after the tee, perfect trajectory, 2 yd fade, hit 4 ft short of pin, released a foot, made the putt. Everything was perfect about the shot, except releasing a few more feet. The laser mid/long iron really gets me excited. Quote TSR4 Ventus Red TSi3 3w AD DI7 TSi3 5w AD DI7 TSR2 7w AD DI7 TSR3 24 AV Blue X-Link 75 T100s 6-G PX LZ SM9 52/12/F-56/10/S TI S200 Scotty Phantom 5.5 ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadwickog Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Mid/long iron on a rope that goes high, so pure you don't even remember feeling the strike, and you can hear the thump as it lands on the green. Quote Callaway Rogue SubZero 9* TEE CBX 119 4wd 16.5* Wilson Staff FG Tour F5 3h 19* Wilson Staff C300 Forged 4i Wilson Staff FG Tour M3 5-GW Scratch 56* DS Toulon Atlanta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbrit Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 A putt from more than 3ft that actually goes in the effin hole :angry22: Quote Callaway Rogue ST Max LS 9* Adams XTD Ti 3 wood 14.5* Cobra SZ 17* hybrid Adams DHY 21* Cobra King forged TEC 2023 black 5-PW Cobra snakebite Black wedges 50/54/58 Bettinardi BB39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellview17 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 The best feeling for me is waiting on the first tee knowing that for a few hours I canfocus on golf and not the 1000 other things life has for me. Quiet, friends, outside and playinga game I love to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelloYello Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Oh boy, what a question! I like the 3w idea because it's rare, it's difficult and it's really valuable when you pull it off. BUT...it requires a great lie and it's never something I feel is 100% my doing. There's a noticeable element of luck involved (for me) stemming from (1) the preceding drive ending up in a good place, (2) the hole setting up to accept the 3w and (3) my fairway wood swing working that particular day. I don't like the notion that I might've put the same swing on the ball from another lie and had the shot not work out in my favor. None of that negates it being a great shot obviously, but to me, it's almost so rare that it's more a lucky thing when you get a chance to try it and you actually pull it off. Also, I would almost prefer to hit that same shot with a 5w or hybrid since pulling it off kind of "justifies" my having carried that club over, say, a 2-iron. So I'd probably vote for a great drive. A great drive sort of stands on its own. I really love a big tee shot on a hole that demands you work the ball. To me, successfully executing a perfect power fade on a Par-4 that bends right is an awesome feeling knowing that I executed the exact shot the hole intended and I was responsible for the outcome almost entirely. Quote TSR3 (Dr) (Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-6)TSR2 (3w / 7w) (Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-7) zU85 (4-6) (UST Recoil)Z-Forged (7-P) (Nippon Modus3) SM6 50.F / 56.F / 60.SMaltby PTM-5CS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me05501 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Nothing sends a shiver up my spine like a pured putt that you barely feel off the club that rolls into the cup with such certainty that it feels like filling up the cup with water from a pitcher. Quote Paradym TD 10.5/Tensei Blue 65R TM BRNR Mini 13.5 Callaway Rogue Max D 3 wood Paradym 4 hybrid Srixon ZX5 / ZX7 on MMT 125S Srixon Z785 AW Cleveland RTX6 54/58 Cleveland Huntington Beach Soft 11S Collings OM1-ESS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgeisler13 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 I think the shot with the best feelings it when you have to work the ball right or left of an obstruction and execute it exactly like you saw it and a hook punch out of the trees that rules up on the green. ( I don't hit a lot of fairways) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwetz Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 towering long irons blow my hair back Quote 9* TSI3 Tour AD-IZ6x TS2 3w 15* Tour AD MT-7X 915Hd 2 Hybrid - KBS Prototype 75s Srixon 4-P 585/785 Combo KBS Tour V 110s Vokey 50F/54D/58M TI S400 Putter: Odyssey WHP 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfidel Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Many are good, few are great. I can count on one had the times I've hit a truly perfect 2/3 iron. There's a warm wash of satisfaction when you flush the blade of a 2 iron into the back of a ball and see it set off into a 30mph North Sea cross wind and seem absolutely impervious to the physics of the wind for a few brief moments before it settles to the heart of a links green. Quote Ping G400 9* Fujikura Speeder 661 X (+16g head weight) Tour Edge Exotics CB3 Tour 18*, True Temper Bi Matrix RXi X Adams Idea A7 19* & 22* UST V2 Hybrid X +0.5' Mizuno MP20 HMB 4i KBS C-Taper 130X +0.5' 2 deg up Mizuno MP20 MMC 5-7 Nippon Modus 3 130X +0.5' 2 deg up Mizuno MP20 MB 8-PW Nippon Modus 3 130X +0.5' 2 deg up Cleveland RTX3 V-MG 50* TT S400 +0.5' Nike Engage Raw 54* TT S400 +0.5' Cleveland RTX 588 Rotex 2.0 60* TT S400 +0.5' EVNROLL 2.2 35' Super Stroke GTR 1.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKA HB Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Flushed long iron or the sound of a beverage can being cracked open before 10am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.b.newton Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 I love a low rope hook around a tree to get out of trouble. Something that starts way into danger and slings back into the fairway. So much that you need to run out into the faiway just to follow it. Unfortunately I have way too much practice with this. The hook that put you in trouble in the first place isn't as nice. Funny game of golf - you hit a bad hook into trouble, you need to hit another one just to get out. Hit a nasty slice in trouble right, you have to hit the same shot just to get out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlJeff Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 I love a low rope hook around a tree to get out of trouble. Something that starts way into danger and slings back into the fairway. So much that you need to run out into the faiway just to follow it. Unfortunately I have way too much practice with this. The hook that put you in trouble in the first place isn't as nice. I actually love this shot too It might be ranked #2 In fact my greatest shot ever was a 6 iron out of trees that hooked over an OB area on the other side and landed on a green to a back pin. I will probably never hit a better shot! Quote Srixon ZX5 w/PX Hzrdus Red 60 Srixon ZX 15 w/PX Hzrdus Red 70 Tour Edge C723 21* w/PX hzrdus black 80 Titleist T150 4-AW w/PX LZ 6.0 Titleist Jet Black 54/60 with PX LZ 6.0 Deschamps Crisp Antique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kekoa Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 I have a few: 1. Flushed wedge that lands past the hole and backs up close to the pin2. Low cut shot around the trees and onto the green3. Any flushed shot with a forged blade and premium ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave willie Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 For me, there's nothing like making a pressure putt. It can be pressured for all sorts of reasons: * to close out an opponent* a tricky downhill 10-footer to save par* to break 80 (or pick your number)* to make birdie or eagle Flushing long irons and bombing drives are very fulfilling, but posting the score is the culmination of it. Quote Callaway Mavrik 10.5* HZRDS 6.0 55g Cobra BioCell 3w PXi S Callaway Mavrik 20* Catalyst 65 5.5 Callaway Mavrik 5h 23* Catalyst 65 5.5 Titleist DCI 962 2-PW DG S300 Cleveland 588 54*, Callaway PM Grind 58* Cameron Mil-Spec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLUBulldogGolf Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Pured long irons are hard to beat for me. I also like a perfectly thumped sand shot that comes out loaded with spin. Quote Titleist TSi3 10* TPO 1K 60-TX Titleist 917F3 15* VA Composite Drago 75-X (Ai Smoke TD otw) Titleist T200 3 UB Thump 90-X / TSr3 19* Ventus Black 10-TX Mizuno MP-20 4-9 PX 6.5 Mizuno T20 47-07 PX 6.5 Mizuno T22 52-09 56-10 PX 6.5 Vokey SM9 60-04T PX Wedge 6.5 Special Select Squareback 2 w/ SuperStroke Pistol GT 1.0 ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohioglfr Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 A full wedge shot that holds nicely on the green. Quote Adams Speedline 9088UL 10.5* AXIVCore 69 Black (S) Ping G SF Tec 3W, 5W Alta 65 (R) Ping G 4H,5H Alta 70 (R) Ping G 6-U TT XP 95 (soft R) Ping Glide 54*, 58* WS TT XP 100 (R) Ping Darby Sigma G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKA HB Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Swinging extra hard with an iron on a par 3 and pulling off the shot. As everyone is leaving the tee, you get to brag about how you hit 9 iron and everyone else had to hit a 6. Best thing in golf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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