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Date: 15 Jan 2007 12:38:51
From: SKIPPER
Subject: Ball flight height II
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A strange question
Suppose I am 95 yards away from a tree.
I cannot tell the tree height, it may be
50 yards, or it might be 40.
Can I clear over the tree?
I hit my 6 iron roughly 176 yards, and
have a pretty high ball flight in general.
If I hit my 6 iron, will it clear the tree?
How high will my 6 iron shot be at 95 yards
from impact?
-PA
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Date: 12 Feb 2007 07:40:28
From: SKIPPER
Subject: Re: Ball flight height II
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On Feb 12, 7:47 am, "EdSmithers" <spirosdarlo...@yahoo.com > wrote:
> Those are not even close to 150 feet.
>
> Also, the point of my earlier comment was, why on earth would you WANT
> to go over a 150 foot tree. Go around, go under, etc.
Let's suppose someone was going to bet you $10,000 that you
could not hit a golf ball on top of the Wachovia Center in
Philadelphia.
Purely out of curiousity (because you would never do something
so illegal), you are interested in whether it is possible. You
pace it off....95 yards to the near side of the roof. You are unsure
about the height, looks like roughly 40 yards tall, but could be as
high as 50 yards. You can hit a 6 iron 176 yards on flat ground
with no wind.
Can you put a 6 iron on the roof (assuming it was legal and you had
a sleeve of Pro V1Xs at your disposal, and could tee it up).
Also, you've been offered to hit any club you like, which one gives
you the best chance...
-PA
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Date: 12 Feb 2007 17:58:37
From: David Geesaman
Subject: Re: Ball flight height II
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SKIPPER wrote:
> On Feb 12, 7:47 am, "EdSmithers" <spirosdarlo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Those are not even close to 150 feet.
>>
>> Also, the point of my earlier comment was, why on earth would you WANT
>> to go over a 150 foot tree. Go around, go under, etc.
>
> Let's suppose someone was going to bet you $10,000 that you
> could not hit a golf ball on top of the Wachovia Center in
> Philadelphia.
>
> Purely out of curiousity (because you would never do something
> so illegal), you are interested in whether it is possible. You
> pace it off....95 yards to the near side of the roof. You are unsure
> about the height, looks like roughly 40 yards tall, but could be as
> high as 50 yards. You can hit a 6 iron 176 yards on flat ground
> with no wind.
>
> Can you put a 6 iron on the roof (assuming it was legal and you had
> a sleeve of Pro V1Xs at your disposal, and could tee it up).
>
> Also, you've been offered to hit any club you like, which one gives
> you the best chance...
>
> -PA
>
That's not an insurmountable challenge - I take out my 3 wood, tee it up
a couple inches, keep my head waaaayyy behind the ball, and throw my
hips really hard toward the target.
Of course, if you wanted you could pay for an hour of launch monitor
time and see exactly what the monitor predicts for the shot shape.
Dave
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Date: 12 Feb 2007 04:47:31
From: EdSmithers
Subject: Re: Ball flight height II
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www.bouldercreekgolf.com/golf/proto/bouldercreekgolf/
>
> Or here:
>
> http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/parks/LSGC.htm- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Those are not even close to 150 feet.
Also, the point of my earlier comment was, why on earth would you WANT
to go over a 150 foot tree. Go around, go under, etc.
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Date: 16 Jan 2007 09:14:43
From: Birdie Bill
Subject: Re: Ball flight height II
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Michael Anselmo wrote:
> "SKIPPER" <blakestah@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1168893531.077919.279540@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> >A strange question
> >
> > Suppose I am 95 yards away from a tree.
> >
> > I cannot tell the tree height, it may be
> > 50 yards, or it might be 40.
> >
> > Can I clear over the tree?
> >
> > I hit my 6 iron roughly 176 yards, and
> > have a pretty high ball flight in general.
> > If I hit my 6 iron, will it clear the tree?
> >
> > How high will my 6 iron shot be at 95 yards
> > from impact?
> >
> > -PA
> >
>
> No tree that you are likely to encounter on a golf course is 40 to 50 yards
> tall. That would be 120 to 150 feet. A tall oak tree is 90 feet.
>
Except here:
http://www.bouldercreekgolf.com/golf/proto/bouldercreekgolf/
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Date: 16 Jan 2007 11:06:55
From: Bob
Subject: Re: Ball flight height II
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"Birdie Bill" <bighorn_bill@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:1168967683.306313.156710@38g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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> Michael Anselmo wrote:
>> "SKIPPER" <blakestah@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1168893531.077919.279540@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
>> >A strange question
>> >
>> > Suppose I am 95 yards away from a tree.
>> >
>> > I cannot tell the tree height, it may be
>> > 50 yards, or it might be 40.
>> >
>> > Can I clear over the tree?
>> >
>> > I hit my 6 iron roughly 176 yards, and
>> > have a pretty high ball flight in general.
>> > If I hit my 6 iron, will it clear the tree?
>> >
>> > How high will my 6 iron shot be at 95 yards
>> > from impact?
>> >
>> > -PA
>> >
>>
>> No tree that you are likely to encounter on a golf course is 40 to 50
>> yards
>> tall. That would be 120 to 150 feet. A tall oak tree is 90 feet.
>>
> Except here:
>
> http://www.bouldercreekgolf.com/golf/proto/bouldercreekgolf/
>
Or here:
http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/parks/LSGC.htm
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Date: 15 Jan 2007 19:21:25
From: SKIPPER
Subject: Re: Ball flight height II
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Michael Anselmo wrote:
> "SKIPPER" <blakestah@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1168893531.077919.279540@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> >A strange question
> >
> > Suppose I am 95 yards away from a tree.
> >
> > I cannot tell the tree height, it may be
> > 50 yards, or it might be 40.
> >
> > Can I clear over the tree?
> >
> > I hit my 6 iron roughly 176 yards, and
> > have a pretty high ball flight in general.
> > If I hit my 6 iron, will it clear the tree?
> >
> > How high will my 6 iron shot be at 95 yards
> > from impact?
> >
> > -PA
> >
>
> No tree that you are likely to encounter on a golf course is 40 to 50 yards
> tall. That would be 120 to 150 feet. A tall oak tree is 90 feet.
Tall Georgia Pines. 100 ft trees are not unusual. Add in a 30-40 foot
rise, you get the 40-50 yard height I'm interested in.
-PA
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Date: 15 Jan 2007 21:49:22
From: Michael Anselmo
Subject: Re: Ball flight height II
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"SKIPPER" <blakestah@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1168893531.077919.279540@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
>A strange question
>
> Suppose I am 95 yards away from a tree.
>
> I cannot tell the tree height, it may be
> 50 yards, or it might be 40.
>
> Can I clear over the tree?
>
> I hit my 6 iron roughly 176 yards, and
> have a pretty high ball flight in general.
> If I hit my 6 iron, will it clear the tree?
>
> How high will my 6 iron shot be at 95 yards
> from impact?
>
> -PA
>
No tree that you are likely to encounter on a golf course is 40 to 50 yards
tall. That would be 120 to 150 feet. A tall oak tree is 90 feet.
Mike
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Date: 15 Jan 2007 14:02:14
From: EdSmithers
Subject: Re: Ball flight height II
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SKIPPER wrote:
> Suppose I am 95 yards away from a tree.
>
> I cannot tell the tree height, it may be
> 50 yards, or it might be 40.
>
> Can I clear over the tree?
Don't ever try to go over a tree that's 50 yards tall, or 150 feet
tall. That's a tree about this big:
http://www.photoseek.com/04AUS-10723-DiamondTree.jpg
You go around something like that.
Ed
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Date: 15 Jan 2007 14:46:37
From: Bob
Subject: Re: Ball flight height II
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I've always just put the iron head on the ground (face up), point the shaft
at the tree/obstacle, step on the face of the iron so the shaft comes off
the ground, the shaft line is the approximate trajectory. It's approximate
for lots of reasons, where are your hands in your real swing, did you
open/close the face, the back of your club head isn't parallel to the face,
etc. So, if the shaft points over the tree go for it, if not, go to plan
two ... different club, different direction ...
Bob
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