[Pheboasmabs]

A lot of JB's threads lately started me thinking. How often do you break out of your routine? Try that unique shot? Or are you the one who always tries something different? I'm not talking crazy stupid risky shots, which many of us do regularly, but executing that shot you imagined in your mind? How much do you think out there on a regular basis rather than playing by rote?

[Charryith]

I almost always pull off a creative shot with my wedges. Only my wedges though, because I feel the most comfortable with them.

[Tazqoaap]

The image in my mind, and what really happen, seldom match.

I try to practice as many goofy shots as possible, just in case... (upside down club swing left handed, hit backwards, standing on one foot, leaning against a post, stand on top of a bucket, etc)

[lionsiy]

For me its 50/50, the other day on a par 5 I aired the green, and with my wedge, had a tree to go under and a tree to go over, pulled off the shot perfectly, but I am always trying different shots. Draws, Fades, low shots, I'll try any heroic shot just to get myself to the green.

The most unique one I've had so far, was I used the back of my PW left handed and putted it from under a tree.

[Tveabuti]

I try not to ever attempt a shot I have not practiced. I would consider myself more prepared than creative. Thinking outside the box during practice is more important than on the course, IMHO.

By following my own advice I have a pretty high success rate on my non-typical shots.

[finasteride]

I almost always pull off a creative shot with my wedges. Only my wedges though, because I feel the most comfortable with them.

what he said!

[TOPERink]

I fall squarely in the camp of people who try different things. A lot of my practice time is spent practicing working the ball right and left, hitting it high and low, etc. I think the game is best played when you can make the ball move around to suit the situation. If a fairway bends left to right, I want to be able to work my tee shot that way. If a pin is tucked left, I want to be able to fade the ball into that pin. I love to fool around with the lob wedge. I can hit the flopper or that low skidder that checks up. I miss having a practice area specifically geared to that part of the game like I did before I moved here. I save a lot of strokes with that little magic wand.

[WXQMQFIr]

I am always getting into new situations on a golf course. Unless of course when I need play well, in control due to competitive issues. When I am out just swinging the club during a good walk, and new situation shows up, I give it my best thought, and swing to make something good out of it. Sometimes it works out fine, other times I give up a stroke or two. My practice time is spent on bad situations more so than hitting from good lies, or working on just straight putts. I will seek out the poorest ground conditions to work on my full shots. If I can hit the thin shots, or play out of divots well, I can hit the easier ones even better is my thought. I wish I could hit my tee shots farther, so I could use the "bomb & gouge" method, but I can't, so I have learned to make do with other types of shots. My favorite shot from a good lie is a 200+ yard shot to the green, which is also one I practice on the range.

[zawhmqswly]

I have tried stuff like using a 3w in a bunker.

[DJkillos]

Im always thinking and trying to invent new shots and new ways to play this game. Thats one of the things I love about golf: theres so many possibilities that it always keeps you thinking.
A lot of people who have never played golf think you are merely hitting a little white ball and then you walk a while and then hit it again; but they dont realize the strategy and the amount of thinking that golf requires.

[Olympicdreams]

My creativeness is when I play a smart shot (chipping back out to the fairway). Unfortunately, I am not creative often enough.

[baskentt]

I tend to always go for it, well usually. But lately been taking less chances. Then there are rounds when they just start out scrambling all ove the holes so I start to basically use those rounds as creative scrambling shots rounds!
One time recently locked by a tree a few yards from a green I recalled a backhanded chip shot from a magazine. I tried it and it worked! Not great, but got me on the green (not near the pin) but about any other shot would have resulted in me not making the green in one shot.
Sometimes I feel like punchy chips and bump and runs, other times bring everything in high with soft lobs, even when not needed:>)

[NumsAmenniams]

My creativeness is when I play a smart shot (chipping back out to the fairway). Unfortunately, I am not creative often enough.

+1 Smallville