[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-links-golf-equipment-and-shot-choices-for-links-golf":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"equipment-and-shot-choices-for-links-golf","Equipment and Shot Choices for Links Golf","Build a links-friendly toolkit with lower flights, bump-and-runs, smarter wedges, and clubs that handle firm turf.","\u002Fimg\u002Flinks-golf\u002Fequipment-and-shot-choices-for-links-golf_equipment-shot-choices.png","Equipment and Shot Choices for Links Golf illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"links-golf","Links golf","\u003Ch3>Pack options, not excuses\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Links golf doesn’t require a completely different bag, but it does reward having choices. The wind may make your usual 8-iron fly like a 9-iron one hole and a 6-iron the next. Firm turf may make a putter from off the green more reliable than your favorite wedge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key is to pick clubs and shots that control trajectory and roll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Useful shots to own\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Shot\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Typical club\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>When it helps\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Knockdown iron\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>6-iron to pitching wedge\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Into wind or under a crosswind\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Bump-and-run\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>8-iron, 9-iron, or wedge\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Firm approach with room to roll\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Putt from off green\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Putter\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Tight turf and no major obstacle\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Low running rescue\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Hybrid or fairway wood\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Long approach that can land short\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Ch3>Wedges need a rethink\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>High-lofted wedges can be risky from tight, sandy turf if you add too much speed or bounce. Many links shots are easier with less loft and a putting-style motion. Land the ball sooner, let it release, and take the spectacular flop out of play unless you truly need it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Coach’s tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Before a links round, hit five bump-and-runs with three different clubs. Learn the release pattern before the course demands it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Ch3>Putting it in focus\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Links golf rewards evidence as much as imagination. FocusGolf can log shots, distances, club performance, session history, and trends from a Wear OS, Apple Watch, or Garmin watch without club-mounted sensors. After a breezy round, review which punch 6-irons, running hybrids, or flighted wedges actually held their line, then keep the shots that belong in your links plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Summary\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Links equipment strategy is not about buying a magic club. It’s about knowing which club produces the flight and roll the shot demands. Lower the ball, use the ground, and practice the boring-looking shots that save strokes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",315,{"slug":15,"title":16},"famous-examples-of-links-golf","Famous Examples of Links Golf",{"slug":18,"title":19},"common-mistakes-golfers-make-on-links-golf","Common Mistakes Golfers Make on Links Golf",1782812355357]