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I was playing Saturday with a few guys that I know but haven't played with before. We played best 2 balls first 9, Captain's choice the second 9. So my score mattered to others. At one point one I was about to chip or putt from just off the green and a guy says "This is make able, just take your time". I just kept going (didn't make the bump and run chip but got up and in). My golf partner has said the same to me as well. What they don't realize is that I'm not rushing, I just play fast. Once I know what club I want to hit and the shot I want to take I don't overthink it, I just step up and hit it. Having said that I know that this is part of that same struggle, being patient and playing too fast. It probably costs me some strokes.

You are not alone. One of things that are difficult with ADHD are consistency and also getting started on things. Makes it more difficult to play often enough to get good at the game. Sometimes when playing the hyper-focus kicks in and my ADHD becomes a positive. Sometimes I'll hit some bad shots and realize that I didn't really focus on any of them. I see a lot of good advice on this thread. Good reminders for me. Playing league where you HAVE to show up helps. Exercise and diet as mentioned helps a lot...not just with golf but life (I do Camp Gladiator). I don't take the meds very often (vyvance) because like others it's not preference but if you have't tried any, it's worth a shot. Appreciate all the good responses on here. Always good to hear different ways people deal with similar issues. A lot of people really don't understand how profound an effect ADHD can have.

I have the PP NX9 and it's been great. Didn't know there was a trade in program. I might have to look at moving up to the NX10. Thanks for the review.

I've been using Swing U for quite a few years. It used to be called "SwingXSwing". I will say the last 6 months or so, I just stopped using it. Before I bought a range finder I used the App for distances a lot and to keep my score (and handicap). I just got tired of entering data in the app on the course I think. Sometimes it's nice to just simplify and play. Also they changed the interface for entering scores (and other data) and I don't like the new interface as much.

Thank you! I've only broken 80 once and as a "bogey" golfer it might be a while before it happens again. Have to celebrate these things when we can.

It would be great if someone could replace my 'Broke 90' Badge with a 'Broke 80' badge

I've had a JumboMax on my Cleveland Smart Sole C-Wedge for a while. I found that near the green when you are taking more of a putting stroke it's great. Farther away as you take more a swing (or a full swing), you have to be careful. I found that it cuts a bit more and doesn't go as far. Overall it's a good combination since it's mostly used to bump and run.

What a great thread! Lots of similarities between your golf journey and mine. I started playing weekly last year for the first time in over a decade. I used to get about 6 rounds a year in. I used to play a lot of softball, volleyball, football and soccer so there just wasn't time for much golf (plus I coach youth soccer). Playing softball didn't go my golf swing any favors either. As I've gotten older, I've aged out of most of the sports I play. Last year I started golfing weekly. I slowly got better and was starting to break 90 pretty consistently. Then some stuff happened and I didn't play for about 5 months. This spring I played in a weekly league and it's better than the past but not where I was at last year. I just can't put a round together right now. At one point, I shot 49 4 weeks in a row (when you can't get rid of a pull/hook it's hard to score well). Lots of good advice on here already. korsmot is so right....3 putts, duffs and chips/pitches that leave a 2 putt are always places where we lose strokes. Someone mentioned grip...wow what a difference it can make. I hurt my left thumb last year and had to start playing about with my grip and quickly discovered how much of a difference maker it was. I'm still experimenting on that front. Jonny_Crash, I need to follow some of what you have done and get a lesson and learn more about the swing. Right now, I can get in the high 80's on a decent day but I'm really just falling back on athleticism. I wish I had anywhere near the distance you do. If I could hit the ball that far, I could break 90 from the whites just by taking the 3U off the tee and taking a short iron in...

As you can tell from the many responses on here, wedges are quite a personal choice. Here's a few thoughts: Don't worry about a 60* wedge until you are a much better golfer and have more experience that'll help you decide if you need one. Every beginner, I've ever seen try to play a 60 ends up doing more harm than good. As others have said, chances are the wedges you have are likely fine for now (and by 'for now' I mean for the next several years) I like wedges with a good bit of bounce myself so I have 2 Cleveland Smartsole 4 wedges (C - Wedge and Gap Wedge) and a Callaway Sureout 2 (58*). I've learned to only use the Sure out to get out of Sand or when I have to go over something for stop VERY short (short sided). Any other situation produces results that are just less predictable than the Clevelands. It is rather fantastic at getting out of the sand, BTW. That 'C' wedge is something some people would call a chipper. It's similar. I can hit that thing with a full swing and it's 120 yards consistently and it is so easy to hit (feel like I just throw the club head at the ball and good things happen). Hit my only hole in one with it on a short par 3. It's great for the bump and run around the greens (which is what it's really for and how I use it the most). I used to use a 7 or 8 iron but when I bought new irons found myself struggling with consistency around the greens. That C wedge has a shorter more upright shaft and since it's a Smartsole it has a lot of bounce. When I score well it's often because I have a good day with this club. If you turn out to be like me, getting new clubs is part of the fun of golf. I've been looking at replacing my Gap wedge with a Cleveland CBX2 because there's a particular distance I'm looking for. I still have enough good days with that Gap wedge, however, so it's stayed in the bag because that 30 yard shot is more important than the full swing distance gap I want to eliminate. I swear sometimes I get something new and my scores get worse...but I still enjoy leaning and adjusting to the new gear. This is another thing that's personal for players. Some players hardly ever change clubs, love their stuff and just enjoy the game. For others part of the fun is new gear in addition to player (to each their own).

One game that we always like to play with mixed handicaps is a 2 man game called "Hi Lo". You play your own ball and use your regular score. For each hole your carts best/lo score is compared to the other cart and your teams worst/hi score is compared. So on each hole you can earn 0, 1 or 2 points. Cart with most points win, tie breakers are point on hardest hole (then 2nd, 3rd, etc).

Played yesterday. I went up 1 club instead of 2 and focussed on 2 things: slowing down swing/transition and finishing to the hole (too many pull/hooks). I didn't play great but I feel like I finally was able to smooth out a lot of my swings. I was really trying hard not to care about anything other than those 2 things. That includes the scorecard and distances. Irons and hybrids (clubbed up) went pretty well. In fact I'd say that I got more distance from my hybrid (solid strikes). Irons were shorter but straighter (except that one pure'd 8 iron that flew a green). Driver was goofy (couldn't club up there) but shortening my backswing helped there. Overall, a much more enjoyable, relaxed round. Still want to find time to hit the range and put in some real work (course where I played doesn't have a a driving range).

Same here. BTW, thanks for your review of Cleveland launcher HB irons. Been reading that thread lately (it's 20 pages!) and really appreciate the work you and Wedgie put in to test those sticks.

I use a Cleveland Smartsole 3 "C" wedge. Between the big head with lots of bounce and the shorter more upright shaft, I hit that thing great. Some days I'll use it from 120 yards in. A good friend who had one previously and only used it to bump and run around the greens played with me one day and said "you need a whole bag of those". Ironically, the last month or so the one place I can't seem to use it well is around the greens (i.e. it's main purpose). I have been looking really hard at the Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo Irons, however, because they would be pretty close to having a bag full of chunky irons that fit my swing. I understand the the "why would I carry and extra wedge when I can do the same thing with 7 or 8". The thing is, I can't do the same thing, at least not consistently, with my other irons (TM M2's).

First, I do think the new driver is longer, but not that much longer (like 5-10 yards) . Of course I hit that G15 for 10 years so there may be some selective memory there (with me remembering lots of long drives and forgetting the shorter ones). I think most drivers are similar in distance when hit right. I do think the new driver is longer on mishits (i.e. most of my shots lately). I'm the opposite of your friend in that I fight a hook this past year (grip/swing changes). I feel like the G410 is helping me (except for a pull hook....no game improvement tech can save that). I think the combination of the adjustable hosel (I have it set on -1 flat right now) and the movable weight (I have it set on fade) do what they are supposed to do (help straighten out not so great shots). IMHO, coming from a long time G15 user, I think your friend would see benefit both from the adjustments straightening his shots and mishits being better. I haven't revisited this thread because I've just been playing poorly the last couple of weeks...and not just with the new driver. My swing which had been getting in a pretty good groove (for me) suddenly just disappeared. Happened really before my G15 broke and I went shopping. I actually think having the new driver hasn't helped because I know I want to see what the new stick will do and I've been way to aggressive in my transition. I didn't want to circle back and comment too much because it's just been frustrating.

Thanks. I've tried a version of #1 lately "1, 2, wait, swing". Sometimes it works, sometimes I forget to use it, sometimes the wait gets skipped. Sounds like I need to be a little more diligent on that front. I may need to get rid of the 'wait' swing thought, however because I find myself hitting 'wait', kinda slowing or stopping before the end of my back swing and then jerking back/forward with a quick transition. I've done #2 in the past when my driver gets inaccurate. Haven't really tried it lately. Usually I think of using #2 when my driver path gets goofy moreso than the tempo but it could be that it was my tempo all along. Have to admit, that I've not even thought about #3 but I'll have to give it a try just out of curiosity (and I can 'see' where swinging with my eyes closed might help me be less aggressive or quick).