Lets start this installment of Bulls Bay Pics with a little bit of instruction. In the following two frames Dave shows how to go about hitting a shot from about 1" of water and mud without getting any on your nice outfit.
First take your stance in a fairly traditional manner
Prepare to make the swing.....
Now here comes the important part to avoid any soiling of your pants. Make sure that somewhere around the time you start the downswing you spin your front side completely out of the way to avoid any splatter.
The key to executing this shot properly is to make sure that your right back pocket is pointing at your target after impact.
You might ask yourself why would you attempt this shot. Why not just take the penalty and drop the ball back a little ways. Well Dave's buddy shown here...
was hanging out in the same hazard the ball was in only a little further back down the fairway. Not only motivating him not to take a drop back there, but also I think speeding up how quickly Dave played the shot from the hazard. Nice work!!!!!
Dave's approach on the home hole.
Note how far to the right of the target Jamey Bryan played this shot. It bounced off the backslope perfectly and rolled out to about 3 ft.
The completion of Jamey's nice up and down from that shot. Note the ball toppling over the lip into the hole.
Jerry Brenner putting out on the 18th.
Our gracious host Mike Whittaker putting out. What a great venue for watching the finishing groups on the 18th from the balcony of the clubhouse.
Randy McArthur putting out.
More pics to come in the next post......