03/16/2023 ISSUE 06

To Advertise (772-633-1115) ST. LUCIE VOICE | ST. LUCIE WEST AND TRADITION | SPORTS March 16, 2023 23 The remarkable string of holes-in-one continued at PGA Golf Club in the past fortnight. Among the golfers who turned the trick were: Roy Levin (Dye course, hole 3, 9-iron, 136 yards); Brian Lowe (Dye course, hole 3, 9-iron, 138 yards); Randy Bullis (Dye course, hole 3, 7-wood, 120 yards); Danny Donahue (Ryder course, hole 5, 8-iron, 132 yards); Ewan Mirylees (Ryder course, hole 10, 8-iron, 125 yards); and Rhonda Fleury (Dye course, hole 6, pitching wedge, 85 yards). Others who made holes-in-one (not pictured) were Ed Breckenridge (Wanamaker course, hole 11, 9-iron, 127 yards); John Koval (Wanamaker course, hole 6, 8-iron, 138 yards); and Mike Diebel (Wanamaker course, hole 11, 6-iron, 174 yards). Congrats to all! Generally, if you play a lot of golf in Florida you can become somewhat spoiled because of how flat most of your lies can be here in the Sunshine State. Obviously, this is because our state is flat and at sea level. However, one of the typical things that a golf course architect will do to make a piece of flat land more visually appealing is to move some earth and create some contour and a more rolling terrain. As a result, there are a number of golf courses in Florida where you might encounter uneven lies. This week’s “Kure” will help you deal with the difficulty and challenges of the uneven lie. General overview. A good way to remember how the slope will affect the direction and trajectory of the ball is to pay attention to the direction the slope is angled toward. An uphill slope is angled up, so the ball will have a tendency to go higher than normal. On a downhill lie, the slope is pointing down, so the ball will have a tendency to fly out lower. When addressing a ball that is below your feet, the slope is angled to the right, so the ball will have a tendency to move to the right. Finally, when a ball has come to rest in a lie above your feet, the slope is angled to the left, therefore, the ball will most likely move more to the left, in the direction the slope is pointing. Uphill lie. The ball will have a tendency to go higher, so it is recommended that you take 1-to-2 clubs more. Also, place the ball more forward in your stance. Allow your weight to move a bit more on your back leg. Aim a bit more to the right as well, to counteract the effects of less lower body motion and the anticipated earlier closing of the clubface. Downhill lie. Take a more lofted club since the ball will come out lower and have less backspin. Place the ball back in your stance and aim slightly more left, because the ball will have a tendency to fly more to the right. Allow your weight to move naturally to the left side because of the slope. Ball above your feet. Choke down on the club slightly, because the slope will, in effect, make your club longer. Place the ball back a bit in your stance. Aim more to the right because the ball will have a tendency to move and draw to the left. Hold a little firmer with your left hand going through, to counteract the tendency of the clubface turning over too much. Ball below your feet. This might be the toughest of all the four uneven lies. Place the ball slightly more forward in your stance and aim more to the left. At address, add a significant more amount of knee flex and hold the knee flex constant, especially as you go through impact. This will lessen your tendency to hit a low, thin shot. HERE’S HOW TO HANDLE UNEVEN LIES KEVIN’S KURES By Kevin Perkins Deck stacked with aces at PGA Golf Club Roy Levin. Brian Lowe. Randy Bullis. Danny Donahue. Ewan Mirylees. Rhonda Fleury.