winter fairway mats

[slater170]

hi all
its that time of year again in the uk!
we are now playing off mats to save the fairways.
my question is should you treat the shot as you would when you have a ball above feet lie?
i seem to pull a lot of my shots, should i aim slightly right or play the ball back in my stance
this tends to happen with the longer clubs

[Ian Hancock]

Re: winter fairway mats

Hi Slats,

You should not change anything about your swing or ball position etc just because your of the fairway mats.

Not many clubs still use these dreadful things, we have a very very very strict policy about winter golf, "get caught not replacing a divot in winter" and you are banned for three months, get caught twice your (IPSO FACTO).

Works really well, although the crows still lift a few it doesn't affect the turf come summer, it's a good point to raise about mats, if I practice alot off mats, I always catch the first few shots thin on the course.

This proves one thing your mind controls the Golf shot sub-conciously, thus you make a swing change 50% of the change is convicing your mind you are changing something.

Don't worry about the mats.................be confident.


Ian.

[vp27519]

Re: winter fairway mats

Slats,

Howdy, I agree with the big fella. Don't alter your swing. I would be more curious about why the pulled shot and try and remedy the fault.

These mats you are talking of - my first coach said never use graphite on the mats at the range. I suppose it has an adverse affect on the shaft. Why don't they just tee up?

Your fav Aussie.

[MarkC13276]

Re: winter fairway mats

Hi Slater mate,

I have the same problem with my club as they expect you to play of mats which I hate. I approached the club secratery with my mate to see about if I could play from the side in the rough. He had no objection about this so long as I replaced my divot. They changed to only using mats was because the green keepers were spending a lot of money on repairing the fairways in winter times.

Cheers
Mark
p.s you still up for the comp in may 2007?

[slater170]

Re: winter fairway mats

thanks ian,nicole and mark
i will have to check my set up more closely

mark im a dead cert for the comp mate!