What is the strongest/weakest part of your game?

[dhayse32]

What part of your game are you most confident in?  Which parts need improving? 

 

Starting thinking about this last round as my wedge game continued to save me shot after shot.  I leave myself several just-off-the-green shots that I need to get up and down to save pars.  My 50/54/58 Vokeys are game savers. 

 

On the opposite end of that, off the tee I leave myself tough approach shots.  I get in grooves from time to time, but more often then not I find myself punching out or having "less than desirable" approach shots!

[kfilly20]

I'm putting pretty well, its making up for my god awful driving and long iron game. 

[Kenny B]

The course and tees played dictate what is the strongest and weakest part of my game.  When the course is tight and fairly short, then accuracy driving and approach shots help my score.  If its playing long, then I have to make up strokes with my short game which is pretty good most of the time (except on Bermuda grass).  

[wbealsd]

I've been streaky most of the season, and seems like when one part of my game is working well, something else falls off...  That said, my chipping has cost me more strokes over the season than anything else.

 

Wedge fitting scheduled for 1p Friday while I'm in the Twin Cities.

[TIBA_Putt - Kyle]

30-75 yds is my nemesis. Once I get to 75, it's a solid 3/4 wedge. But the delicate feel swing that the shorter shots require always get me. And I practice them regularly. But consistently getting them within 6-10ft like I should doesn't happen.

[jbil8802]

30-75 yds is my nemesis. Once I get to 75, it's a solid 3/4 wedge. But the delicate feel swing that the shorter shots require always get me. And I practice them regularly. But consistently getting them within 6-10ft like I should doesn't happen.

This.

[mizuno_lover]

My strongest part of my game is also my weakest and that would be my driving.  When it's on I score well and it spreads to the rest of my game including my ball striking.  When it is off I score badly.  My short game comes to my rescue usually but lately not so much.

[silver & black]

Strongest part of my game is usually the driver. That has been streaky this year. Putting has always been my weakest part. I seem to find new and creative ways to miss putts for par. I don't know why I can't get them to drop. I'm always "right there", but they just seem to stay out.

[MattF]

My putting is the steadiest part of my game. Mostly a 2 putter with 1's peppered around and only the occasional 3 thrown in.

 

Weakest is my driver, when it's on I actually play everything a lot better, but when it's off, like most of the time, it speads like a disease to the rest of my game.

[Kor.A.Door]

What part of your game are you most confident in? Which parts need improving?

 

Starting thinking about this last round as my wedge game continued to save me shot after shot. I leave myself several just-off-the-green shots that I need to get up and down to save pars. My 50/54/58 Vokeys are game savers.

 

On the opposite end of that, off the tee I leave myself tough approach shots. I get in grooves from time to time, but more often then not I find myself punching out or having "less than desirable" approach shots!

Have you tried playing a long iron from the tees, I too have been struggling from the tee, so the last round I employed my 5 iron from a few of the more difficult par 4's, from the tee I can get around 215-220 and with a good bounce and roll out around 230. I have really been striking all of my irons well, 5-ow, so my thought was to give myself any iron shot into the green and I will be able to get on.

[jdiddyesquire]

Best part of my game is looking good before I tee off.

[Mike Z]

Strong - driving distance and accuracy.  I'm not the longest guy at the club by any means, but I can get it out there and I hit my share of fairways. 

 

Weakest - wedge play.  Chunks or weak off the toe.  I have been working hard to correct this (and the Hogan wedges help) but this is the part of the game that costs me the most strokes. 

[apprenti23]

Great topic!

 

The weakest part of my game is a three way tie-

1. Accuracy off the tee

2. Distance control with the wedges

3. Bunker play

* All three of these could get tidied up pretty easily if I actually practiced them.

 

If ball striking is what it sounds like- solid, center face contact,- then I'd say that's easily the best part of my game. Iron shots are usually pin high, driver center face, etc.

[Jmikecpa]

For years my strength was off the tee being long and fairly straight. Early part of the year I struggled a lot off the tee until I put a 915 D3 in the bag and the long game is back. Ball striking is always solid and my short game is above average. Now if I could only keep that putter from going cold I would be set.

[sp0rtsfan86]

Good question. It's usually a combo of iron/putting or driver and chipping. I'll get hot at one of those two and the other will stink on ice. It's a weird thing, but they seem to alternate good or bad rounds.

[dhayse32]

Great topic!

 

The weakest part of my game is a three way tie-

1. Accuracy off the tee

2. Distance control with the wedges

3. Bunker play

* All three of these could get tidied up pretty easily if I actually practiced them.

 

If ball striking is what it sounds like- solid, center face contact,- then I'd say that's easily the best part of my game. Iron shots are usually pin high, driver center face, etc.

 

BUNKER PLAY! Forgot about that one but I have ZERO confidence in the bunker. I contribute that to not having any practice areas around me to work on that part of the game.  Sounds like a solid excuse to me. 

[dhayse32]

Good question. It's usually a combo of iron/putting or driver and chipping. I'll get hot at one of those two and the other will stink on ice. It's a weird thing, but they seem to alternate good or bad rounds.

 

Good point.  Any one part of my game can go wrong at any given time.  I might drive the ball great one day but then 3-putt 10 holes or something stupid.  It is a never ending battle.

[revkev]

Interesting topic and I've enjoyed the answers thus far.  Mine is simple but I'll try to make it sound more complex.

 

 

Strengths:  Consistency and Course Management

 

Weaknesses:  Lack of distance

 

 

Here's how that might look:

 

A game will be 13 to 14 fairways hit, 11 plus greens, the up and downs are easy, couple of birdies something in the low 70's (perhaps even high 60's) regardless of how difficult the course is.

 

 

C-B (Normal) will include a high number of fairways hit but the GIR's will be off 7-9.  I will get up and down half the time, make a birdie on one of the GIR's and shoot somewhere between 75-79 depending on how difficult the course is.

 

D and below, I may still hit 8 or 9 fairways, perhaps more, but the wild ones will be hooks or blocks into trouble and since I'm not hitting it flush even the balls in the fairway won't be great.  I may have to lay up on a number of par 4's, won't get the approach close for realistic looks at par so my up and down ratio falls to 25 percent, birdies are unlikely to help offset and I'm going to be north of 80 normally 80-85.

 

That lack of distance makes it much more difficult for me to recover from a poor shot early in the hole (tee shot or lay up on par 5).

[MattF]

BUNKER PLAY! Forgot about that one but I have ZERO confidence in the bunker. I contribute that to not having any practice areas around me to work on that part of the game.  Sounds like a solid excuse to me. 

 

+1 I forgot about that too. I hate bunkers with a passion.

[kfilly20]

+1 I forgot about that too. I hate bunkers with a passion.

 

The one thing that really helped me with bunker play was when I realized I just needed to go for it. Can't finesse a bunker shot unless you are really really good. I step up and try and pound as much sand out of there as I can. Usually works out pretty well.

[revkev]

That's my strategy as well Kfilly - that or just don't hit it in a bunker - that works.

[Kor.A.Door]

+1 I forgot about that too. I hate bunkers with a passion.

Open the blade, think about line about 1inch or 2 behind the ball, that's where the club enters the sand, you know that fat or heavy shot you don't like in he fairway, that's the shot, you must swing through though enough to allow the ball to come out, you don't need a ton of practice, you just have to understand that the ball will come out if you get the club into the sand.i am talking about green side bunkers, fairway bunkers are way different

[revkev]

Open the blade, think about line about 1inch or 2 behind the ball, that's where the club enters the sand, you know that fat or heavy shot you don't like in he fairway, that's the shot, you must swing through though enough to allow the ball to come out, you don't need a ton of practice, you just have to understand that the ball will come out if you get the club into the sand.i am talking about green side bunkers, fairway bunkers are way different

I think the most difficult thing about bunker play is learning to swing hard enough. Same thing holds true for thick rough through the course. Short back fast through around the greens and club face open more upright swing for full shots. (Thick rough that is)

[MattF]

That's my strategy as well Kfilly - don't hit it in a bunker - that works.

 

That's my strategy.

 

Open the blade, think about line about 1inch or 2 behind the ball, that's where the club enters the sand, you know that fat or heavy shot you don't like in he fairway, that's the shot, you must swing through though enough to allow the ball to come out, you don't need a ton of practice, you just have to understand that the ball will come out if you get the club into the sand.i am talking about green side bunkers, fairway bunkers are way different

 

I need a lot of practice with that...my problem is that I tend to hit it too fat.

 

I think the most difficult thing about bunker play is learning to swing hard enough. Same thing holds true for thick rough through the course. Short back fast through around the greens and club face open more upright swing for full shots. (Thick rough that is)

 

There's my issue as well.

 

The one thing that really helped me with bunker play was when I realized I just needed to go for it. Can't finesse a bunker shot unless you are really really good. I step up and try and pound as much sand out of there as I can. Usually works out pretty well.

 

Thank you gents...I might have to invest in a kiddie pool and fill it with sand.

[Kor.A.Door]

By opening the blade, you will create more bounce, by using the bounce on the wedge, you can keep from digging in, find a wedge that has high bounce, and it will be much easier as well, as others have said, you have to swing through the ball, it's more of a smooth fluid swing with a good follow through, and trust it.

[dhayse32]

I feel like when it comes to bunkers, I know what I should do, I just can't commit to doing it! 

[Kenny B]

Interesting topic and I've enjoyed the answers thus far.  Mine is simple but I'll try to make it sound more complex.

 

That lack of distance makes it much more difficult for me to recover from a poor shot early in the hole (tee shot or lay up on par 5).

This is it in a nutshell for me, and it seems like each year it gets worse.

 

Stay young!

[EthanSterlingPrice]

Would a pressure induced hook count? If not I gotta say long lag putting just because the course I learned on had really small greens so I learned to be real crisp with my irons early on but never could practice those long ones... But honestly I was a spastic 12 year old I probably wouldn't have worked on them much if I could have haha.

[HighFade]

Strongest

Irons are very consistent

 

Weakest

Green side bunkers

 

Depending on the day, putting is either. I've had 27 putts in a round, and as high as 41. Yes, 41 putts.

[evershady]

I would say penalty shots. a few weeks ago i shot an 86 at the club championship with two water balls and 2 balls OB.