[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":18},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-playing-in-hot-weather-real-world-examples-of-better-playing-in-hot-weather":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"real-world-examples-of-better-playing-in-hot-weather","Real-World Examples of Better Playing In Hot Weather","Realistic course situations that show how better choices in hot-weather golf save shots immediately.","\u002Fimg\u002Fplaying-in-hot-weather\u002Freal-world-examples-of-better-playing-in-hot-weather_real-world-examples.png","Real-World Examples of Better Playing In Hot Weather illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"playing-in-hot-weather","Playing in hot weather","\u003Ch3>Three course moments\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>On baked-out summer fairways, picture a par 4 where the smart play is not the prettiest one. In hot-weather golf, a conservative target can turn a nervous approach into a routine two-putt. On baked-out summer fairways, another hole might ask you to leave driver in the bag because the miss brings trees, water, or a bad angle into play. In hot-weather golf, later, a simple punch-out may beat a low-percentage gap through branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The better answer is usually specific\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Make the cooler-headed choice concrete:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>In hot-weather golf, aim at the left-center of the green, not the right pin.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Take controlled wedges and fairway woods and swing at 80 percent.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>On baked-out summer fairways, play to 90 yards instead of forcing a fairway wood.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>On baked-out summer fairways, choose the bunker-side miss only if you have a clean lie.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Learn from the round\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>When the temperature climbs, afterward, write down one decision that saved a stroke and one that cost one. In hot-weather golf, over a month, those notes reveal your real pattern. When the temperature climbs, maybe you under-club, maybe you over-aim at flags, maybe you get impatient after one bad break. That is useful knowledge, and it is how hot-weather golf becomes a scoring skill instead of a survival test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",231,{"slug":15,"title":16},"how-to-build-a-pre-round-plan-for-playing-in-hot-weather","How to Build a Pre-Round Plan for Playing In Hot Weather",null,1782812355581]