Kenny B

Hitting shots low is a technique that takes practice. By low, I mean lower than normal than a full swing. I can hit most any club from driver to lob wedge low, depending on the lie and how far I want to hit the ball. At the old course I used to play, I needed to play a low punch driver because a normal drive would slice too much and the low shot with rollout gave me better control and the distance I needed off the tee. On my current course from the fairway on the par 5 #18, I need to get the ball around a tree at the dogleg without going too high and catching that #&@* limb. My club of choice is my Callaway Heavenwood, but normal trajectory catches that limb every time. I can get good yardage with it by keeping the ball low and have a wedge to the green. As stated by @RickyBobby_PR and @cnosil, analyze the situations you are in, choose the club that you can consistently hit the required shot, and spend time learning how to flight the ball.

Good Morning everyone! Hope your Wednesday is off to a wonderful start. Not much going on here; have a massage, then off to shop for an anniversary gift and make plans for our anniversary dinner (after our round of golf on Sunday, of course!!). Details of our wedding later this week… don’t miss it!!!

@cksurfdude Chuck is just showing off before Kingsmill.

Not really west side, but Stone Creek near Lake Oswego had a grass range, but it’s been a long time since I played it and I have no idea what the cost is.

Good Morning everyone!! Hope y'all are off to a terrific Tuesday! I can’t seem to get caught up reading the new posts in this thread; I read a few and more get posted… I need to read faster I guess. Got a few chores around the house after my morning exercises; two sprinkler valves need work, one is leaking and one has a bad solenoid. Then I’m headed to the course for some Release 2 short game work. Wife is playing this morning with some of her lady friends.

Happy Birthday @FightingScot82, @cthoma11, and @Invader Zim 315!! Have a great day… play well!!

If y’all is plural, that's gonna be one crowded seat.

How much weight did you add? Could you achieve the same with a heavier grip?

Welcome to the forums Max! Great points above by Sam and Chris. It’s hard to not focus on score in the game, but not doing so helps you improve. My best rounds are when I don’t record my score; my wife does that for me!! Chris mentioned expectation management; it is not expected that a 28 hcp would make a bunch of pars. We tend to focus on par because that is what’s listed on the scorecard; and when we make a bad shot, we naturally want to “get that stroke back”. Sometimes pros pull it off, but we don’t have their skills to improve our chances. Rather than focusing on par on the scorecard, focus on what your NET par is on each hole. As a 28 you get a stroke on every hole + another stroke on the 10 hardest holes listed on the scorecard. So, par for you is Bogey on 8 easiest holes and Double Bogey on 10 hardest holes. Before you begin a round, change the “Par” for each hole on the scorecard to your NET par. Now when you make a bad shot, get the ball back into a good position where you have a chance at Bogey or Double. Your focus should be on a quality shot and let the score just happen; don’t force it. Do this and your scores will come down; don’t forget to adjust your NET pars when they do!! Good luck!

I think that white coat syndrome is what I have. I’ve never really had much of a problem before my heart attack; my primary care visits were always around 130/80. It was high while I was in the hospital, and it never really came down to pre-hospital levels. My heart doc is still trying to find a suitable cocktail. My BP is 120/75 in the morning when I get up and when I go to bed. Mid-morning it goes up to a high of 140/90. Getting out and walking after meals is the best time for BP and blood sugar. I hear you about getting in shape; well, better shape… round is a shape, but not the one I prefer. Lost a bunch of weight a couple of years ago, but I have plateaued and can’t seem to get the rest off me! Don’t wait!! It gets harder the longer you put it off and older you get. I need to change up a few things before our trip to Kingsmill. Not sure if I’ll survive hot and humid; I like hot and dry!!

Hope you get it worked out Jason. My BP is high every time I go to Cadiac Rehab therapy. They don’t let anyone participate if BP is 170 or higher. I take my BP at home before I go to therapy… normal-ish. Get there, sit waiting for 20 minutes and it’s 170+. So I have to sit for 10 minutes; they retake my BP and it’s 151. During the cardio exercise, it goes up to 162; after the cardio and cool-down stretching, it’s 120. Funny… it never gets above 145 until my next Rehab visit, and we go through the same routine all over again. Doc put me on another heart med… amlodipine. I’m already on COREG.

Happy Birthday @Henri-Martin HORN and @aerospace_ray!! Make your day special!

Good after Masters Monday Morning everyone!! Hope you day is off to a nice start. Great golf this weekend; The Masters and mine! Temps are dropping back into the more normal range of 60-70º and the wind is picking up again. Dang! Irrigation water was turned on this weekend, so today will be spent fixing and adjusting sprinklers; always seems to be a few that don’t work quite right. No coffee until after cardiac rehab at 0800, so I’m a little grumpy.

Thanks, but I guess I wasn’t focused enough. You need to give me lessons on that. I did birdie the first two holes and quoted Bishop Pickering… “I could break the course record… theoretically.” Wiped out the birdies on the third hole with a double!! Had two more birdies in a row on 14 and 15, but wiped them out with a double on the 16th. Shot 76. Can’t complain though; first time I've had 4 birdies in one round!! Two days with temps around 80º; loving warmer weather... and I shoot 74-76 on the weekend

OK, I want you to feel good… I feel pretty good too! My wife and I played with a guy playing from the tips; first time I’ve ever played with someone playing from there. Good player, but didn’t have any luck all day. Fun to watch him hit the ball though. Today was a special day. Shot 76, but a worse score than yesterday's 74. I birdied the first two holes and jokingly quoted Bishop Pickering: “I could break the course record… theoretically.” Big mistake!! Got a double on #3. Finished the front nine at +2 for a 39. Not the first time I’ve had back 2 back birdies, but really hated to follow them up with a double. The back nine was going along pretty well… played 10-13 in one over par. Then I had back 2 back birdies again on 14 and 15. Followed those up with… you guessed it… another double!! My back nine score was 37… another nine holes at +2 Today was the first time I’ve had 4 birdies in a round. Dang! It could have been a really great round!! The holes that I doubled today were pars yesterday. Feeling good because I still Shot My Age and I know that I didn’t hit the ball as well as I can; need more practice this week!

Happy Birthday @Golfdots, @patrickosullivan88, and @Brutus14!! Enjoy your day!!!!

Good Morning everyone!! Haven’t been on the past few days; watching The Masters and playing golf. I managed the best round of the year for me yesterday… 74 with a couple of birdies on par 3’s. I had a couple of brain f@rts on two par 5’s that cost me a chance and at an even par round. Beautiful day today with temps in the low 80’s, but only in the 50’s when we tee off.. layers will be peeling off fast!! Have a great Masters Sunday, and hope your picks are doing better than mine!!

Today was the best golf day of the year; 75º a few clouds and no wind. I haven’t played well this year with scores around 80, and I was beginning to think that I wasn’t going to have any low rounds. Well, now I’m happy again!! My wife and I played later this morning after the Men’s Club 4 nines tournament. It was slow, but being a nice day, I was OK with it. I was +1 on the front nine; one birdie and 2 bogeys for a 38. The back nine was the same… +1; one birdie and 2 bogeys for a 36. Shot under my age again!!! 74. Driving was just OK and short game was still there. Better iron shots; hit 10 GIR and the two birdies were on par 3 holes; both about 7 foot putts. Tomorrow is supposed to be the same temps, but we tee off very early so it will be colder.

Congratulations on your PR!! Nicely done… do it again.

Good Morning everyone! A little cooler than yesterday, but still sunny and thankfully no wind!!! Wife has left for her Ladies League; I will head to the course for much needed short game work. Spent yesterday pruning evergreens and even got on a ladder!! Arms and shoulders are sore. Best wishes for a wonderful Wednesday!

Wow! Game changer!! I didn’t know that this came with the casita offer. Yum!

Congrats on the PB!! Low rounds come much easier now, because you know you can do it!!

Welcome to the forums! Glad you joined us. I grew up in Corvallis, so many trips over the years through Portland. Played mostly in the Corvallis, Albany, Salem area, but have played a little around Portland. You should give Randy @Vegan_Golfer_PNW a shout to play sometime. Great guy! We played at Redtail once. Maybe he can help you out on practice areas.

The Forefathers of Golf probably didn’t have music on the course. If they did, it could have been bagpipes and it’s probably why music on the golf course was banned until the age of the transistor.

Happy Birthday @Wakit300, @Crossroads Golf, @11Scooby71, and @JRDuck40!! Best wishes for a great day!!