At any point during a game of golf the golfer has to decide what type of club to use. This decision is affected by a number of factors, including location on golf course (tee, bunker, green etc.) and condition of the ground (rough, bunker, etc.).
The different types of shot within the golfer's arsenal are: normal stroke, layup, draw, punch (knock back), fade, flop shot, pitch shot, drive, bunker, approach, and putt etc., will be discussed here in brief.
The Tee Off Box The drive This is played at the start of a game from the tee, with the objective of sending the golf ball as far as possible down the fairway.
The Fairway and Hazzards Draw This is a special type of shot that acts differently for left or handed players. For right handed players the ball when hit will arch round to the right while travelling through the air. For left handed players, the ball will arch round to the left whilst travelling through the air.
Punch (Knock back) When up against overhead objects (bridge, branches of a tre, etc.) or having to play into the wind, the shot of choice would be the Punch shot, or knock back as it is otherwise known. This shot is able to avoid such obstacles because is sends the ball through the air in a low trajectory (closer to the ground then other shots).
Lay up This is used when more accuracy is needed, and is played from the fairway just after the tee off. It does not travel as far as other types of shot, but is one of the most accurate.
Pitch shot This shot is used when the golfer needs a more exact shot and does not want the ball to bounce back or roll too far from where it lands. It is used in places such as hitting the ball onto the green.
Bunker When the golf ball land in a sand trap, the golfer than needs to play what is called a bunker shot. This is played with a lofted wedge club, and the ball is hit high, which results in the ball travelling over the lip of the bunker and staying within the area of the green.
Fade This is a special type of shot that makes the ball travel in the reverse direction in the air that it is hit. Therefore, if hit by a right handed golfer to the left, it will arch round to the right, and for a left handed player hitting the ball round to the right, it will then arch round to the left.
On The Green Approach This is short ranged shot that takes the ball from the fairway or perhaps and obstacle (eg bunker, rough) and places it onto the green.
Chip shot This shot is used as a short approach shot to the green. The shot itself only sends the ball a short distance and is suited to this situation.
Flop shot This is played instead of a chip shot when the golfer needs to send the ball over an obstacle and onto the green. The ball on landing will either spin back or come to a dead stop.
Putt This shot is used on the green to either put the ball into the hole or to place the ball as close as possible to the hole, ready for potting. The ball is sent along the grass of the green, it never leaves the green, unlike the other types of shots, which propel the ball into the air. The ball is usually hot at an angle to the target hole. Due to the way the greens are constructed the ball cannot have a direct path to the hole because of the curve of the ground.
Lag This is a long putt used to place the golf ball as close as possible to the hole without actually potting it.
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