[MBCpro]

I have often heard it said that a player should try to work the ball away from the hazard. If there was a lake down the left I should aim a little to the right of it and hit a fade. I question whether this is the best play. It seems to me that I would lower my percentages of hitting it in the lake if I aimed just right of the fairway and hit a draw. Even if I hit a pull draw (snap hook is a different story) I'm still not in the lake. A push and I'm still safe. If I try to hit the fade if I pull it and don't get much fade I'm in the lake, and if I am trying to put left to right spin on it my swing path is probably toward the lake.

I guess if this post establishes nothing else it is that the conventional wisdom in regard to working the ball away from hazards may not work best for you.

Know your procedure, know your hinge action, control the three functions and forget about the hazards. Golf ball control can be yours!!


todd