Watch this quick-thinking golfer hit a crazy lucky shot from water hazard (video)
There are lots of golf shots you can teach. But the beauty of golf is that there are some things you just can’t teach. Certain things require pure improvisation; you have to learn them for yourself by reacting and doing.
Or, if that fails, by relying simply on blind luck.
In that regard, look no further than the golfer below. (video at the bottom of the article)
Standing inside the boundaries of a water hazard and facing a severe upslope, the golfer leans into the slope and hits down at the ball — a sure-fire recipe for popping the ball straight up into the air. And sure enough, that’s exactly what happened. His ball popped straight up, flies over his head, and dives straight for the water behind him.
But this quick-thinking golfer reacts marvelously. He turns around, and gives it a sort of reverse-swipe back up at the ball. The ball flies back over his head once again and onto the green.
Technically speaking, our golfer here would incur a two-stroke penalty for hitting a ball in motion. But, given the swashbuckling nature of this shot, I’m prepared to give him a pass on this one.
Article originally appeared on: Golf.com