How to hit 1 of the most incredible shots of the Seve Ryder Cup

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Ever two years, legends are made and the moments are immortal when players attract extraordinary shots. Years later, you will even find yourself confessing exactly where you were when you unfolded one of those memorable chapters in the history of golf.

But not every iconic moment gets the attention it deserves. In fact, one of the biggest shootings in Ryder Cup’s history was almost forgotten because the cameras never caught it.

Fired the incredible bunker of Seve

The year was 1983, and Europe was still following its first Ryder Cup victory on American soil. After two days of the harsh competition in the PGA National, the match was linked 8-8, and everything would go down to Sunday’s bachelors’ matches.

To lead from day was the signature match between Seve Ballestero and Fuzzy Zoeller. Ballesteros came out hot and led on the other hand, but Zoeller returned to the return path to connect the match by heading to the 18th hole.

Zoeller first withdrew, finding the right path. Ballesteros, on the other hand, struck a bad blow to the tree that lined the left side of the 18th hole. Without a clear angle in green, Ballesteros was forced to go out. Unfortunately, his recovery shot did not go as planned. Instead of going down to the short grass, Ballestero’s ball rolled in a nearby Fairway bunker that was about 250 yards away from the green. It was a bad break in the worst possible time.

With a considerable edge in front of him and the water approached to the right, going to green seemed out of question for Ballesteros. Seeing this, Zoeller took the smart game and got up at a comfortable wedge distance. But, in real fashion, Ballesteros without an opportunity where most would see only danger.

Instead of lying down, Ballesteros arrived for his 3-land and got gambling. He hit the ball 245 yard and landed on the left edge. It was a jaw shot. One they would have tried, let alone executed with such accuracy.

“His hit, some say, barely touched a grain of sand,” Max Schreiber wrote in a Dramatic loading of the moment.

This bold shot made immediate pressure on Zoeller, who hit the green in three and two putted for par. With the open door, Ballesteros hit his chip in six meters and made Putt, providing one of the most ardent pars in Ryder Cup’s story and winning half a point for his team.

“I heard that Jack Nicklaus also said it was the biggest shot he ever saw,” said Nick De Paul, Ballestero’s Caddy, confessed to a Golftv interview.

How much struck the blow

Since there is no view of Ballestero’s extraordinary blow, the exact details remain a mystery. But based on what we know about golf instructions, there are some key principles that he is likely to have been supported to capture the ball clean by such a complicated lie.

To find what they were, I spoke with David Armitage, a Golf teacher to see and the author of Bunker game: How to play with confidence from sand.

Armitage explains that to maximize your chances of hitting a clean 3-tree from a street bunker, you need some essential configuration adjustments: Turn slightly down, play the ball in front of a touch and dig your feet in the sand.

Driving in the club cuts the axis, Armitage explains.

“Shortening the shaft, even that small amount, will give you a little more control and also help you get the ball first,” he says.

Playing the ball slightly forward in your attitude encourages pure, first ball contact, which is essential to pull this blow. And digging your feet in the sand helps you create a consistent base, which is essential from unstable lies like a road bunker.

From here, it is about your swing and your purpose. To give himself the best chance of catching it clean, Armitage says to focus on hitting the ball (not sand) and maintaining a smooth rhythm with less body movements lower.

“I want to catch it almost a little – not thin because it will rotate me – but I want to make sure I don’t catch that fat,” Armitage says. “So I want to make sure I first get the ball.”

“Really focus on the back of the ball and try to keep a quiet tempo,” he says. “A little quieter legs in golf swinging to make sure you don’t lose the base or balance, which can send the strike a little strange.”

Why this shot was so incredible

We cannot talk about this blow (photo below) and not mention the equipment used to execute it. In 1983 Ballesteros and its benefits of tournaments were still using Persimmon Woods. According to Armitage, these clubs would have made this blow significantly more difficult to withdraw.

“Everything about what Seve did with that stroke in 1983 was a million times harder than what she is today,” Armitage says. “Even the visual looking down the club was more intimidating.

“(Persimmon Woods) didn’t have the same Fairway Woods profile now. Today’s devices are much lower profile, which makes the ball start. Getting it further is one thing – executing in it is another thing.”

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