This photograph of a dogleg on a golf course highlights the main reason that doglegs are difficult to play. Doglegs often go around natural hazards like ponds. Doglegs make the short straight distance to the green much longer if you play it safe. Often really skilled golfers have long drives, so can go over and beyond a hazard with ease. Beginning golfers have a much harder game. Many times the tees require judgment about how far to hit the first shot, often cutting 50 to 100 yards off your normal golf drive. But playing it safe saves golf balls in the long run.
Here's how this golf video from Nikon Golf Course Management describes how to manage a dogleg.
The worst doglegs are the ones with forests; many golfers that try to go over or around a forest end up within the woods. For those beginning golfers so unlucky to end up in the trees, make your next shot safe by using a 4-iron or a 3-wood or pitching wedge if necessary to get a straight, low drive that makes it through the woods.
Golf Tips:
The worst doglegs are the ones with forests; many golfers that try to go over or around a forest end up within the woods. For those beginning golfers so unlucky to end up in the trees, make your next shot safe by using a 4-iron or a 3-wood or pitching wedge if necessary to get a straight, low drive that makes it through the woods.
Golf Tips:
- Make sure your golf partners are watching carefully because a golf ball ricocheted from a tree can be a real danger.
- Make your shot safe--get back onto the fairway with as little risk as possible. It will save additional strokes and your golf handicap in the long run.
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