re: After hitting a bad shot, what’s next?

Don't let the first shot turn the hole into a huge disaster. If the driver is offline, play the second shot to get back in the short grass; advance it if that's a safe shot if not punch it out. Play for bogey, trying the hero shot could set you up for triple or worse.

Where I play most often there is a long par 5 with a pond right in front of the green. Even when I hit a perfect drive I know my best 3 wood can't clear the water so I play that hole so my third shot is between 100-110. If my drive goes left, there are some cypress trees that usually block trying to go long to the fairway so I will then play a mid iron draw back into play then have a 6 or 7 to the green.