What do you consider to be a "Perfect Shot"?

[Pepperturbo]

I see only two perfect shots:

 

1) Envisioning a shot plan, then executing the shot, and having the ball do precisely what I envision, right up to how the ball behaves on the green surface, to within reason of the pin. 

 

Mine: After 2nd shot on Par 5, ball ends in fairway bunker, 110yds from a narrow front portion of the green, Red pin is above the false front.  I see the shot, pull 9 iron and hit the purdeee-ist baby draw shot, ball hits on the crest of the false front, bounces once, checks and dibbles to 3' of the pin, easy birdie.  One of my best shots since playing.

 

2) Perfect shot even with lack of attention; after hitting the ball, the ball appears to align with the target, right up to where the ball ends up.  We all love it when good Sh** happens.  LOL

 

Mine: Long Par 4, hit lousy hook drive left side, ball ends in a grassy trough that run down the left side of the hole.  Red pin in the front portion of the green.  A bit disgusted, ball was 1 ft below my feet, grabbing 2 iron I leaned over and just smacked the hell out of the ball, hoping to get it down near the green somewhere.  Ball flew 215+ yards like a bullet got a great bounce right came up short of the green on the apron, 20' from pin, saved par.

 

 

Edited November 22, 2022 by Pepperturbo

[Ifelloffladder]

7 minutes ago, 2bGood said:

That is a prefect result, no doubt about it. But given the ball does at times go in the hole by accident, I am not sure a hole-out is a perfect shot without other factors at play.

Perfect result? How many factors of "perfect" is involved in this now? I was just going by the definition that if it's a perfect shot then the result is all relative. As a perfect shot and it's result doesn't involve margin for errors or accident or luck.

 

[jordan2240]

Thinking about it further and more literally, a perfect shot in golf would be one in which the ball hits the club face exactly where you intended it to, the ball flight is exactly as intended, and the ball lands exactly where intended.  

Edited November 22, 2022 by jordan2240
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[llewol007]

Great debate to have and one that will have players picking sides. For me the perfect shot is one that you execute the swing correctly to your known ability. Meaning if you tend to play a draw and you set up and the ball draws back in just like you pictured it then that was the player executing the perfect shot. Other things come into play that will affect the outcome. Players like Tiger woods are able to recreate the perfect shot over and over with high regularity that the probability of the ball going in was so high. 

[Blaiser]

"Perfection is unattainable."

 

-Roy McAvoy 

[2bGood]

On 11/26/2022 at 7:46 AM, Blaiser said:

"Perfection is unattainable."

 

-Roy McAvoy 

A little nod to the gods...

Edited November 28, 2022 by 2bGood