Approach Shot
A short shot played towards the putting green.
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Approach Shots: How to Master Them
by David Nevogt
Basically, your approach shot is your shot onto the green.
Approach Shot: A relatively short shot played from off the green onto the green.
Apron: The short fringe surrounding the green which isolates it from the fairway. It is cut shorter than the fairway but not as close as the green.
Approach shot
One whose target is the green.
Approach putt (or lag putt)
A putt not directly aimed at the hole, but close enough to make the next putt a certainty.
Approach Shot : A shot intended to reach the green
Apron : The short grass that separates the putting green from rough or fairway. Usually fairly short but longer than the grass on the green.
Approach Shot-- A shot played into a green; typically with an iron or wedge.
Apron-- The area with slightly taller grass immediately adjacent to the putting surface on the green. Also known as the fringe.
approach shot The last shot from the fairway aimed at the green.
apron Also known as the "fringe" - it's the slightly taller grass around the edge of the putting green.
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APPROACH SHOT - a golf shot made with the intention of landing the golf ball on the putting green.
AWAY - golfer whose ball is the furthest from the cup and is the next shot to be played.
Approach Shot
Normally a short or medium shot played to the putting green or pin
Apron ...
Approach Shot
A shot intended to land the ball on the green.
Apron
The grass surface on the perimeter of the green that separates it from the fairway.
Approach Shot: The shot played onto the green. On a par four, this would traditionally be the second stroke.
APPROACH SHOTS
This is another area where the average golfer could certainly improve.
Approach shot came to rest in a tree left of the green
At the 2000 William's World Challenge, Bernhard Langer's approach shot came to rest in a tree left of the green.
Approach Shot
A stroke intended to land on the ball on the green.
Away ...
APPROACH SHOTS
shots made towards the green from approximately 100 yards
AWAY
the Golf ball is furthest from the hole. The golfer who is away plays first ...
Approach Shot
A stroke made to or onto the putting green, or one made from the fairway in proximity to the green.
Apron ...
An approach shot to the green which has a high arc and stops quickly.
PREFERRED LIE
A relaxation of the rules under poor conditions which allows the golfer to move his ball on the fairway; also called winter rules.
A short approach shot of low trajectory usually hit from near the green. It is normally hit with overspin or bite.
chip-and-run
A chip shot including the run of the ball after landing. Also known as 'bump and run' ...
Play your approach shots from the middle of the fairway on par 4's from the 100 yard marker, par 5's from the two hundred yard marker, and the par 3's from the fringe. This will tell you where your weakest points are.
A short, high approach shot. Doesn't run much on landing.
pitch and putt
A short course. Or getting down in two strokes from off the green.
When facing an approach shot from the rough, move the ball back in your stance to help you hit down on the ball. Also open the clubface a bit to offset the club's tendency to close as it goes through the grass.
HOLE HIGH - an approach shot which is even with the hole but off to one side.
HOLE-IN-ONE - see ACE above.
HOLE OUT - the process of a player completing the hole.
Pitch - An approach shot to the green. The player does not use a full swing during a pitch shot. This shot is shorter than a normal swing, but longer than a chip shot.
He restoreth my approach shots,
He leadeth me in the paths of accuracy for my game's sake,
Yea though I chip through the roughs, ...
Usually when your approach shot falls short of the green, you do not have an ideal lie. Many times you must hit out of deep grass leaving you with the choice of a wedge shot or a flop shot.
Approach disc - an approach shot, or the disc used to make the approach shot. It is up to the player, but many will choose to throw a slower disc like a mid-range disc or a putter for the approach shot.
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Approach A shot hit towards the green (His approach shot to the 17th hole came up short of the green) or towards the hole (Sam Snead was a great approach putter).
Example: His approach shot caught the sand trap/trap/bunker/sand bunker in front of the flag. sand wedge (also "sandwedge, sand iron") a lofted club with a flange specifically designed for (but not limited to) use in the sand ...
Approach shot - a shot played to the green.
Apron - grass area, immediately surrounding green.
Arc - the swing of the clubhead.
Away - player farthest from the hole.
Backspin - reverse spin which causes the ball to stop quickly when it lands.
Pitch - A short and often high floating approach shot to the green
Pitch and run - A short approach shot which rolls to the hole
Play through - When a game overtakes another game
Plugged ball - A ball buried in the ground ...
The indentation on the green caused by the ball on an approach shot is called a pitch mark, not a divot. Dogballs scoring an 'eight' on any single golf hole.
pitch: A short, high approach shot.
pitch and putt: A short course, mainly of par3 holes.
pivot: The winding action of the body.
plane: A term used to describe the angle/line of a movement e.g. swing plane.
A pitch is a high approach shot that is played over shorter distances around the green. A pitch makes the ball fly high and roll very little, stopping more or less where it hits the ground. Pitches are usually done with a wedge.
Approach wedge This wedge would be your gap wedge or your pitching wedge that you would use for longer approach shots. You probably want a wedge that is similar in design and feel to the rest of your iron set.
Chip shot - A short short low running approach shot usually hit from near the green.
Chip-and-run - A chip shot intended to run the ball after landing.
Chip in - To hole a chip shot.
Choke - To play bad under pressure.
If you hit your approach shots high enough in the air so that when they land on the green they make an indention, also known as a ball mark, repair it before leaving the green.
So you must diligently work on your 'Approach Shots'. You are best advised to 'Quadrant The Green' for your 'Approach Shots'. This means that you determine precisely the best 'Quarter Of The Green' into which to fly your ball.
A pitch shot is a short high approach shot within 30 to 70 yards of the hole with a high lofted club, usually a pitching wedge. The ball makes a high arc and stops almost immediately after landing on the green.
But most of all, a better player looks at what type of approach shot is to follow. The hole may be only 365 yards long, but with a good drive, that leaves a touchy 70- to 80-yard approach. Who wants that?
An iron club for hitting shorter-range approach shots to a green or lay-up area, usually understood to mean the 8 and 9 irons. As distinct from long irons (usually 1,2,3, and 4 irons) and mid irons (5, 6 and 7-irons).
Your distance advantage will only come into play on approach shots. (For example - When your partner hits a 5-iron, you, will hit a 6-iron.) THEN, play an aggressive back nine.
Target Golf: 1.) A style of golf played on the preponderance of American tournament courses where the golfer is required to hit a high, lofted, approach shot that allows for very little roll to the ball after it lands.
Chipping tends to be the most accurate approach shot because it uses the fewest moving body parts. Chipping is much like a long putt, except that you loft the ball a few feet and then it rolls toward the hole.
When the golfer cannot see the green when having to play an approach shot.
Block Shot
When a player strikes the ball late in their swing (usually caused by turning to quickly during the swing). The ball travels outside of the target.
Each of the three disciplines, the power game (driving and irons), the approach shots or short game and putting need to be considered separately. Success in golf is largely dependent on your mastering of each skill 'to the best of your ability'.
Overclub To pick the wrong club, usually for an approach shot, causing the ball to go over the green.
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Medium Iron - Used on the approach shots to the green it is a modern iron club that combines a
medium length of flight with considerable accuracy.
Wedges: Golfers often reach for a wedge to get them out of trouble after a bad approach shot. Clubmakers now have specialized wedges to cover just about every dire situation.
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Greens seldom slope away from the fairway, as this makes holding the approach shots too difficult. Usually, the green is canted into the fairway, so the low point is most frequently near the approach collar.
Try and get up tight over a 6-iron approach shot while Whitetail Deer forge almost at your feet. Try and worry about how things at the office are going when all you can see is snow-capped mountains in every direction.
When a player fails to be on the green in regulation, but gets on it with an approach shot and one-putts into the hole.
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'I would agree totally with Jack Nicklaus [who once said that he hit perhaps four shots in a round exactly as he intended]. After all, every time you hit an approach shot you're trying to hole it.
Blind Hole: When the golfer cannot see the green when having to play an approach shot.
up and down Also referred to as up and in, the situation in which a player misses the green on her approach shot and then makes one chip and one putt to achieve her score.
Imagine every one of your shots in the middle of the fairway, every chip two feet from the hole, and every putt nailing the center of the cup. Well, maybe some of us dream of never having to ever putt and each approach shot goes into the hole, ...
Also before each swing, check your posture--it's easy to get into an overly cramped position with rain clothes, so make sure your arms can swing freely. In rain or cold, the ball won't go as far, so hit at least one more club on your approach shots.
Use one of the greens for the approach shot, if you hit the green take a 2 putt, unless you hit it real close. If you're close to a putting green then use it for the practice game putts, this is even better practice.
 See also: Approach, Golf, Shot, Hit, Swing
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