I have been traveling with an old buddy of mine the past few days, and of course playing golf has been part of our routine. Perhaps this has been a topic of discussion before, but how many of you have ever needed to purposely hit a bad shot to get out out of trouble? No, I am not suffering from old timer's disease, nor have I imbibed too many beverages tonight. What I mean is, have you ever needed to hit a hook, slice, or maybe needed a topped, worm burner to get out of trouble? I know we talk all the time about how to cure these bad shots a lot, but I seldom see any discussion about these bad shots actually being useful. Obviously I would not include shanks, or fatties as maybe being useful to one's game. Then again, I once hit a ball into the cup using the hosel of my pitching wedge?????

This goes back to my thinking that a golfer should know what causes bad shots in order to score better. Making bad shots work for you is just another element of the game. Food for thought? GJS