紐約上州Saratoga Spa golf course！~下集

紐約上州Saratoga Spa golf course！~上集
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下集開始.

今天下沙坑一次，沙坑數量並沒有很多，像門神設計在果嶺兩旁。我今天的準度都有帶上，所以下沙機會很有限對我產生不了傷害。脫困不難，就是用力往下打，沙子是中顆粒，不是細沙。幾個沙坑可能有比較多水份，不容易往下打，同組球友就多花一桿才打出來。建議用低反彈角的挖起桿打會容易些。另外要打好這個球場，上球道率是關鍵。

它的球道其實很窄，在tee台看，都覺得上了球道，但最後到球位就在長草，第二桿就要花點力。以這個球場的難度和風格，你的開球和上果嶺率都不能太差，不然你會打的很吃力。尤其你打藍或黑梯台，距離一拉長，你的準度和距離就變的重要。加上這個球場難在很多樹，開球或第二桿稍微偏一下就很容易去樹林，進去，通常很難直接攻果嶺。如果你是所謂單差點球友，別打白tee，打藍或黑，你就知道你的問題在哪了。

我現在基本都不打白tee，因為打白tee打不出自己的實力和對長鐵和球道木的掌握能力，而現在打距離7000碼上下都可以控制在10～15桿範圍。加上今天的球道不怎麼滾，所以開球距離就少了10～20碼。今天用Callaway Elyte，真的好打！容錯超高，後9有用日本Progress BB4木桿，但距離和容錯真的沒有Elyte好，用了4洞就換回Elyte了。我自己經驗，美系的木桿，論距離、容錯和易打上，完全碾壓日系各品牌產品。別噴我，這是事實！

現在球場狀況是最棒，走在球道和果嶺真的覺得就是走在地毯上，超舒服加夢幻！加上樹林點綴，今天真的在樹林裡打球，感覺超解鬱。非常適合休假的解憂項目，所有負面想法都很難在你的腦子裡停太久。當你走在球場，就是無法有不好想法出現和停留。你就只會專注現在的高爾夫上，球場看起來不難，但實際打就完全考驗你的技術和動作穩定性。早上涼風徐徐，完全不熱。不需要推球車，打完，完全不熱，下午再去其他的人間仙境去轉轉。

打完18洞才9點15分，3個小時，真的快。今天同組球友也會打，所以沒有花太多時間在找球。我掉3顆球，2顆找不到，懶得去找球，直接補球打。一個是打到樹林，沒救！我覺得如果10點以後打，會真的熱，因為球場完全沒有遮陽的地方，如果自己推球車打，沒有中暑算命大！打下來$60多，這個價在紐約市或長島就是基本價不含球車。今天我還是租球車打，價格也佛心！打算以後也固定來這打球，值得開3個小時來享受大自然！

最後我個人有一個小結論，在美國也打過不少球場，西部、南部和東部球場都打過一些，基本上在美國的球場設計都是很合理，球道難度、果嶺風格設計都是球友可以克服和享受。台灣球場除了一些比較高檔和比賽型球場，很多球場的設計、球道風格、和果嶺都有超乎常理狀況。加上很多球場蓋在山邊，地形上下起伏都不容易去克服。

說實話，在美國打球比較可以理解什麼是高爾夫，不是要考你的高爾夫技術和能力，就是單純讓你享受大自然。沒有變態的球道、沒有不合理的果嶺設計、也沒有一堆沙坑、水池和樹叢來搞你。東北部球場很多都沒有6500碼距離，它就是要單純讓你打球，難度設計在你可以看到，沒有盲打。我真建議台灣球友可以多去海外打球，因為你現在覺得合理的球場到美國就成變態魔王了。

I only hit into a bunker once today. There aren’t many bunkers—most are near the greens. My accuracy was on point, so sand didn’t really come into play. The one time I did land in a bunker, it wasn’t bad—just had to hit down on the ball. The sand was medium grain, not super fine. A couple bunkers had some moisture, so they were harder to get out of. My partner took an extra shot to escape one.

To score well here, hitting fairways is key. From the tee, it might look like you’re in the fairway, but when you get to your ball, it’s in the rough. Then your second shot becomes a lot more work.

With this course’s difficulty and layout, you need solid tee shots and good approach accuracy. If you’re playing from the blue or black tees, distance and precision both matter. The biggest challenge is the trees—if your tee shot or second shot drifts, you’ll end up in the woods. And once you’re in there, attacking the green is nearly impossible. If you’re a single-digit handicap, don’t play from the white tees. Try blue or black—you’ll see where your weaknesses are real quick.

Personally, I don’t play from the white tees anymore. They don’t challenge my long irons and fairway wood game enough. I’m pretty comfortable managing yardages around 7,000, give or take 10–15 strokes depending on the round. Today the fairways weren’t rolling much, so tee shots were about 10–20 yards shorter.

I was using the Callaway Elyte driver today—super easy to hit with crazy forgiveness. On the back nine, I tried a Japanese progress BB4 driver, but it just didn’t compare in distance or forgiveness. After four holes I switched back. Honestly, in terms of distance, forgiveness, and ease of launch, American drivers crush Japanese ones. Just facts—don’t come for me!

The course conditions right now are perfect. Walking on the fairways and greens feels like walking on a carpet—so soft and dreamy. Surrounded by trees, it’s seriously therapeutic. Playing in the woods like this totally clears your head. You just can’t hold on to any negative thoughts while you’re out here. All your focus is on golf, nothing else. And with the cool breeze this morning, it wasn’t hot at all. Didn’t need to push a cart either—felt great the whole round. Later we’re heading out to explore a bit more of the area.

Finished 18 holes by 9:15 am—just 3 hours. Fast round. My playing partner knew how to play too, so we didn’t waste time looking for balls. I lost 3 balls—found one, skipped looking for the others and just dropped. One of them was deep in the trees—no hope. If we’d started after 10, it would’ve been brutal. There’s no shade out there, so if you’re pushing a cart and still don’t get heatstroke, you’re lucky!

It cost a little over $60, which is basically the base rate in NYC or Long Island—and that’s without a cart. I still rented a cart and the price was more than fair. I’m definitely planning to come back. It’s worth the 3-hour drive to enjoy this nature escape.

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