Overspark07

Morning Spies! Taking my first to college today…where has the time gone? Out to Phoenix today and back tomorrow!

Morning Spies! Taking my first to college today…where has the time gone? Out to Phoenix today and back tomorrow!

Morning Spies! Taking my first to college today…where has the time gone? Out to Phoenix today and back tomorrow!

Morning Spies! Taking my first to college today…where has the time gone? Out to Phoenix today and back tomorrow!

Morning Spies! Taking my first to college today…where has the time gone? Out to Phoenix today and back tomorrow!

Morning Spies! Taking my first to college today…where has the time gone? Out to Phoenix today and back tomorrow!

Morning Spies! Taking my first to college today…where has the time gone? Out to Phoenix today and back tomorrow!

Morning Spies! Taking my first to college today…where has the time gone? Out to Phoenix today and back tomorrow!

Morning Spies! Taking my first to college today…where has the time gone? Out to Phoenix today and back tomorrow!

These are total distance numbers? Not just carry, correct?

Yesterday, I played in the wildest tournament of my golfing life.  My grandson (8) and I played in the Parent-Child.  It was alternate shot.  And....we had an audience!  My wife, daughter (his mom), and others followed us around the 9 holes we played.  He was nervous.  I....was terrified.
Off the very first tee, number 8 a par 3, he clanked it off into the woods.  I hit a good recovery, but the bleeding had begun.  He teed off on the evens, me the odds.  So, off we went audience in tow.
We didn't do too bad......we didn't come in last.  Matter-of-fact, we came in the middle of the pack.  He hit a great shot on #4 to within 10ft.  We made par.  A few recovery shots from me here and there, and we posted a 46.  
Alternate shot is a wild experience.  I was in places I had never seen before!  He held up really well.  He doesn't play much, nor does he like to practice.  However, he dutifully aimed where I told him and managed to keep us in play most of the time.  
I usually don't play team events. This is the first in over 20 years.  I cannot overstate how great it was to play along side my grandson! We are a team!  

The article doesn't clarify so I would say that it is from everywhere.  
Shot tracking systems like Arccos; which is where the data was obtained,  only give total distance numbers.

I’m having the hardest time processing my round today. I’m in the still-haven’t-broke-90 club. Shot a 42 on the front, and followed it with a 48 on the back 🤦‍♂️. Good things first: one birdie, six pars, three bogeys. Short game around the green was great, thanks in part to some of the things I’ve read on this forum in the past week and thanks to a friend that pushed me to use different clubs. I had 31 putts, including 7 one putts. First day with the new clubs, which were awesome, but also didn’t trust my distances.
Now for the trouble. 7 doubles and a triple. The driver was a real problem today and I was late to recognize it. I had 2 FIR, one of which was a 4-iron. Both of those holes resulted in doubles, because of shanked full swing wedges. Two penalties on the back due to drives, and another three or four where the only play was a punch out back to the fairway.
I played 10 holes at 2 over, and 8 holes at 17 over. Such a frustrating game

Closest I’ve been today! 130 yd PW to an uphill green. Couldn’t actually see where or what it did on the green, but fun to walk up to see this!

Great round and result @Northern Monkey!  Really impressive. 
 
@Overspark07 that sounds like a typical round for someone who is about to bust through a barrier.  Many good holes with some blowups we feel like we could have avoided.  I am very familiar.  Just a hair more luck, focus, and smart decision-making and you probably shoot an 85 or better.  Keep after it and I suspect you will be telling us about trying to break 80 soon.  

Good morning! Half day at work today and just secured a 1:00 tee time. Weather up here in Chicago should be beautiful today! Happy Friday everyone!

Closest I’ve been today! 130 yd PW to an uphill green. Couldn’t actually see where or what it did on the green, but fun to walk up to see this!

I’m having the hardest time processing my round today. I’m in the still-haven’t-broke-90 club. Shot a 42 on the front, and followed it with a 48 on the back 🤦‍♂️. Good things first: one birdie, six pars, three bogeys. Short game around the green was great, thanks in part to some of the things I’ve read on this forum in the past week and thanks to a friend that pushed me to use different clubs. I had 31 putts, including 7 one putts. First day with the new clubs, which were awesome, but also didn’t trust my distances.
Now for the trouble. 7 doubles and a triple. The driver was a real problem today and I was late to recognize it. I had 2 FIR, one of which was a 4-iron. Both of those holes resulted in doubles, because of shanked full swing wedges. Two penalties on the back due to drives, and another three or four where the only play was a punch out back to the fairway.
I played 10 holes at 2 over, and 8 holes at 17 over. Such a frustrating game

Closest I’ve been today! 130 yd PW to an uphill green. Couldn’t actually see where or what it did on the green, but fun to walk up to see this!

I’m having the hardest time processing my round today. I’m in the still-haven’t-broke-90 club. Shot a 42 on the front, and followed it with a 48 on the back 🤦‍♂️. Good things first: one birdie, six pars, three bogeys. Short game around the green was great, thanks in part to some of the things I’ve read on this forum in the past week and thanks to a friend that pushed me to use different clubs. I had 31 putts, including 7 one putts. First day with the new clubs, which were awesome, but also didn’t trust my distances.
Now for the trouble. 7 doubles and a triple. The driver was a real problem today and I was late to recognize it. I had 2 FIR, one of which was a 4-iron. Both of those holes resulted in doubles, because of shanked full swing wedges. Two penalties on the back due to drives, and another three or four where the only play was a punch out back to the fairway.
I played 10 holes at 2 over, and 8 holes at 17 over. Such a frustrating game

I’m having the hardest time processing my round today. I’m in the still-haven’t-broke-90 club. Shot a 42 on the front, and followed it with a 48 on the back 🤦‍♂️. Good things first: one birdie, six pars, three bogeys. Short game around the green was great, thanks in part to some of the things I’ve read on this forum in the past week and thanks to a friend that pushed me to use different clubs. I had 31 putts, including 7 one putts. First day with the new clubs, which were awesome, but also didn’t trust my distances.
Now for the trouble. 7 doubles and a triple. The driver was a real problem today and I was late to recognize it. I had 2 FIR, one of which was a 4-iron. Both of those holes resulted in doubles, because of shanked full swing wedges. Two penalties on the back due to drives, and another three or four where the only play was a punch out back to the fairway.
I played 10 holes at 2 over, and 8 holes at 17 over. Such a frustrating game

I’m having the hardest time processing my round today. I’m in the still-haven’t-broke-90 club. Shot a 42 on the front, and followed it with a 48 on the back 🤦‍♂️. Good things first: one birdie, six pars, three bogeys. Short game around the green was great, thanks in part to some of the things I’ve read on this forum in the past week and thanks to a friend that pushed me to use different clubs. I had 31 putts, including 7 one putts. First day with the new clubs, which were awesome, but also didn’t trust my distances.
Now for the trouble. 7 doubles and a triple. The driver was a real problem today and I was late to recognize it. I had 2 FIR, one of which was a 4-iron. Both of those holes resulted in doubles, because of shanked full swing wedges. Two penalties on the back due to drives, and another three or four where the only play was a punch out back to the fairway.
I played 10 holes at 2 over, and 8 holes at 17 over. Such a frustrating game

Closest I’ve been today! 130 yd PW to an uphill green. Couldn’t actually see where or what it did on the green, but fun to walk up to see this!

I’m having the hardest time processing my round today. I’m in the still-haven’t-broke-90 club. Shot a 42 on the front, and followed it with a 48 on the back 🤦‍♂️. Good things first: one birdie, six pars, three bogeys. Short game around the green was great, thanks in part to some of the things I’ve read on this forum in the past week and thanks to a friend that pushed me to use different clubs. I had 31 putts, including 7 one putts. First day with the new clubs, which were awesome, but also didn’t trust my distances.
Now for the trouble. 7 doubles and a triple. The driver was a real problem today and I was late to recognize it. I had 2 FIR, one of which was a 4-iron. Both of those holes resulted in doubles, because of shanked full swing wedges. Two penalties on the back due to drives, and another three or four where the only play was a punch out back to the fairway.
I played 10 holes at 2 over, and 8 holes at 17 over. Such a frustrating game

Good morning! Half day at work today and just secured a 1:00 tee time. Weather up here in Chicago should be beautiful today! Happy Friday everyone!