[12 piece bucket]

Bucket,

First off, there was a post somewhere about a virus running around. I think I may have caught it. I had a long drive over the weekend and stopped for fried chicken twice. The doctor says there may be hope because I only had the three piece dinner.

Since this hole has caused some problems, we want to eliminate the big number, so the driver is out. We want to find the easiest tee shot that still gives you a chance on the hole.

You need to do a little recon. You want to go down to the landing area and find the widest spot that still leaves you a reasonable second. Much of the time, the area will look much larger when you are standing there than it does from the tee. You may find that you think, "I could never miss this area with a five iron." Then measure back to the tee. If you don't have a laser, you could step it or just hit multiple clubs off the tee in practice. You want to figure the club that gets you just into trouble and hit one less. Don't try to do anything fancy with the tee shot.

If you tee shot leaves you an 8, 7, or 6, you should be able to hit the green a high percentage of the time.

HB

Mac is my boss . . . just bought one of them 1500 lasers . . . is it still illegal to steal?

Good advice. PLAN: Steal laser. Off to 5. Shoot laser. Make pars. Me likey.

OK on your "virus" . . . . that's a sign of evolution my friend . . . so you'll be developing some very interesting super-powers.