I dunno, when I figure out how to hit one, I'll let you know. Seriously, I have been working on it for 5 years with mixed success. I think the 3-wood stinger will work, and I have tried it, but I can't keep it straight. Misses end up in the FRONT left and right bunkers, which are just brutal, long sand shots. I am now alternating between trying to adapt my hook shot recovery swing, or my low 3-wood fade, depending on what side of the green the pin is on.
I have no intention of listing Biarritz holes I have experienced. You continue to try to defend the indefensible. Your quote above makes my case.
You are making a case? My God, if you were an attorney, I would feel so sorry for your client!
Do you have any evidence to present in this case of yours?
You really think the fact that a golfer (whose handicap bounces between 3 and 6) has struggled to settle on a prefered shot on HIS HOME COURSE proves the this is a badly designed golf hole? THAT makes your case?
If your case is that I am a bad golfer, you might win that one...
For those readers actually trying to have a meaningful discuussion about golf course architecture, I will explain why I have been unsuccessful is learning the low running shot. For most of the past 5 years I did not need it, the rear portion of the green has been soft enough to accept my full 5 wood or 3 rescue, especially since I play the blues most days. It is only when I go back to the blacks that I have a problem: my full 3-wood lands on the upslope, which is steep enough to stop it dead most times, and the ball rolls back down the swale. A 3 wood stinger or some other running shot is called for, but I'm usually playing the blacks at club championship time, and it's just hard to trust this shot under those conditions. I usually just ended up hitting full 3 wood and hoping for the best. But I am going to change that approach this year.
Our superintendent has removed a few trees and really worked to firm up the rear portion, and this Spring it has been so firm the my full rescue clubs are bounding over the green from the blue tees. So as long as the conditions remain f & f, I'll need a run up shot from the blues and the blacks.