How (And Why) Golf Course Architects Use Visual Deception To Fool You
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2020-11-21
Part of a golf architect’s job is to physically test you, but just as important is the mental test. A bunker or hazard is always something to be avoided, but in the hands of a great architect, well-placed bunkers, greens, mounding or just simple angles can be visually deceiving to your eye.
Desi Isaacson of GOLF.com explains that there are all sorts of different strategies for deceiving the golfer, but they often boil down to two categories: There is an illusion that makes the hole look more difficult than it is, and there is deception that makes the hole look easier than it is.
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