DMDoran 24 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Just for fun I started tracking it to see if I could complete the challenge a second time this summer. Only five more holes to go to complete a second loop of birdies. Three of the five left are par 3s and I have already picked off the three holes that took the longest the first time through, so I’m hopeful. For perspective on my game right now, I started recording stats via the GHIN app a bit ago. Over 21 rounds, 6% of my holes are birdies, so I’m cranking them out at a pretty high rate (for me). The down side, 8% of my holes are double bogeys. Without those birdies I’d be toast! As Jon Sherman would say, I need to make war on double bogeys! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 25,794 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I need to go back through my scorecards to see of I have double bogeyed every hole yet. I think I could be close. 1 3 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
fozcycle 12,792 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Seems I have not yet birdies two Par 5's an 3 Par 4's........got some work to do. 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0211 w/Evenflo Riptide CB Regular shaft BACKUP DRIVER: Cobra F8 w/Mitsubishi ck Blue regular shaft Fairways: Cobra King F8 3W(14.5*) & 5W(18.5*) w/Mitsubishi ck Blue regular shaft Hybrid: Ben Hogan VKTR 3 Hybrid(18*) w/Recoil ES Hybrid(75 GM) regular shaft Irons: Wilson D7 5-PW w/Recoil 460 Regular graphite shafts Wedges: Cleveland RTX Zipcore(50*/54*/58*) w/True Temper Spinner Wedge steel shaft Putter: 33" Evnroll ER2 Bag: Cobra Ultralite Cart Bag(Peacoat Blue). Pushcart: Caddytek 3.0 from Costco Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 25,794 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 59 minutes ago, fozcycle said: Seems I have not yet birdies two Par 5's an 3 Par 4's........got some work to do. Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
WaffleHouseTour 541 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I need to go back through my scorecards to see of I have double bogeyed every hole yet. I think I could be close. [emoji849]That contest would be too easy...Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 1 Quote Walking ahead of my BagBoy QuadXL w Alphard eWheels Driver: Callaway Mavrik SubZero 9* Neutral w stock Evenflow Riptide R flex shaft 3W Titelist TS2 15* Draw w Tensei Blue R flex 3H, 4H Cobra One Length F9 Speedback hybrids (1”short) w Fujikura Atmos R flex shaft 5I-GW Cobra Forged TEC Black One Length (1”short, 2* flat) KBS 90 R flex shafts 56, 60 Cobra King MIM One Length Black (1” short) KBS HiRev2.0 125 S flex shafts ER7 or Scotty Futura X - 35” OnCore Elixr (lemon or lime) Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 25,794 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, WaffleHouseTour said: That contest would be too easy... I have two holes left to birdie, and I know that I've doubled those holes many times... last weekend I think. We have several holes that I consider "easy". I hate getting bogeys on those holes, but it only takes one bad shot at the wrong time and... double!! Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
THEZIPR23 5,548 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Birdies are done after today....now 4 eagles. 3 Quote SIM 9.5* (GD XC 6X) SIM 15* (GD DI 7X) 3 DHY (GD DI HY8X) ZX7 4-PW (KBS C Taper S) Vokey SM8 49 08 F ( KBS 610) Vokey SM8 55 08 M (KBS 610) Vokey SM8 59 04 L (KBS 610) Special Select SquareBack 2 33" ProV1 Twitter @THEZIPR23 "One thing Golf has taught me, is that my muscles have no memory." Link to post Share on other sites
GolfSpy MPR 10,722 Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 Picked up a couple more this evening: a short par 3 and a shortish par 4. They're the 15th and 16th holes on our course. 16 was especially satisfying, as I hit a long (for me) drive on an uphill hole and followed it with a wedge a foot from the hole. 3 Quote Epic Flash Sub Zero, 9°, Aldila Rogue White 130 MSI 70 X Mavrik Sub Zero 15°, Aldila Rogue White 130 MSI 70 S F6 5-6W, 18.5°, Fujikura Motore 6.3 XTD Proto dHy 21°, Aldila Green NV Hybrid 105 S 699 Pro, Modus3 105, 5–PW Forged Black 50°, 54°, and 58° Stroke Lab EXO Seven Mini, 34" Z-Star XV Full WITB with pictures Link to post Share on other sites
TCUFrog 475 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Finally Birdied the 2nd Handicap on my course yesterday (albeit in a very unconventional way). The 9th hole is a 435 yard Par 4 which plays flat from Tee to fairway then about 15 yards uphill to the green. I hit a pop fly drive 215 yards.... left myself with 205 yards (pin was front left). Took out my 4 Hybrid to be able to get that higher ball flight to get to the raised green. Hit the hybrid to 5 feet and drained the birdie putt. I've only got the 3rd and 1st Handicap left to Birdie on the course 3 Quote RadSpeed 10.5, Motore X F1 60 X-Stiff M6, Rocket 13.0, Atmos Red 60, Stiff M6, 4H 22.0 JPX 900 Tour, 4-PW, True Temper Dynamic gold S300 Mack Daddy 4, 52.0, 56.0, 60.0 - S grind Spider Mini Pro-V1 X Smart Sensors Link to post Share on other sites
gavinski91 715 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Ticked 5 holes off the list today, including the first hole which I always struggle with, and two difficult par threes on the front 9. Missed GIR on all three of those, but my chipping was feeling really good today - was within an inch of chipping in on 3 separate occasions. My hybrid felt really good off the tee today as well so I was going with that over my driver most holes, which seemed to help as well. Quote Check out my review of the EXPUTT Putting Simulator Driver - Vapor Speed, 9.5°, Fubuki Z50 S Hybrid - Warrior 3H Irons - D200 5-GW, uniflex, std length/loft/lie Wedges - CBX 52°, 58° Putter - Stroke Lab Black Ten 35" Ball - Z-Star XV Link to post Share on other sites
Peaksy68 4,179 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Another one down. Short par 4, 335 yards. 3 wood, 70 yard lob wedge, 12 foot uphill nearly straight putt. 4 more to finish the list. 1 Quote G400 SFT Aldila Xtorsion Copper Stiff F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to post Share on other sites
edingc 8,793 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Knocked No. 8 off my list this morning, got away with a thin 8 iron from the tee to about three feet. Only 44 percent finished so far. Still quite a few rounds to go, but I'm finding that I birdie the same holes during my rounds. I've had lots of looks at some of the other holes but just haven't gotten putts to drop. 2 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 10.0 (Last Updated May 11, 2021) Driver: Callaway Mavrik (9°), 45.75", Dumina AutoFlex SF505X | Unofficial AutoFlex Review 17° Hybrid: Callaway Super Hybrid, 41.5", Mitsubishi MMT Hybrid 80 TX 18.5° Driving Iron: Cobra KING Utility (2016 Model), 39.5", Mitsubishi MMT Utility 105 TX 21° Hybrid: Callaway Epic Flash, 40", Mitsubishi MMT Hybrid 80 TX 4-AW: Sub70 699 (4-6)/699 Pro (7-AW) Combo Set, 1° Flat, 37" 7 Iron, Mitsubishi MMT Taper 105 TX | Build Thread 54°, 58°: Cobra KING MIM Black, 1° Flat, 35.5", 35.25", Mitsubishi MMT Wedge 105 TX | #CobraConnect Review Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Lamkin Sonar Tour Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Arccos | #CobraConnect Review Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: CaddyTek Caddylite EZ V8 | Unofficial Review WITB? | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to post Share on other sites
Mtbryant01 729 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Got to knock 2 holes of my list. I'm a 1/3 of the way there now! Slowly but surely. Hole 11 is a short par 4 that plays driver 60/56 degree into green. I finally hit my driver well off this hole. Rolled into the rough on the left side of the fairway. I hit a 56 degree wedge to about 12 feet and made the right to left breaker. Hole 12 is a par 5. Deceptive tee shot over water, but if hit fine, it'll easily carry. Then you have water down the right until you reach the green. Smashed driver, 4 iron to the fringe on the left side of the green. Used my 60 degree to chip about halfway onto the green and let it roll down to the hole. Almost holed out for eagle, tap in for birdie! 1 Quote G410 Plus, w/ X stiff 75 g Project X Evenflow Black shaft driver GT Tight Lies 3 & 5 wood SLDR AW - 4 iron S flex Rotex 2.0 RTX 588 56° Vokey SM7 08M 60° Newport 2.5 putter MTB X golf balls RH, Alabama Link to post Share on other sites
WaffleHouseTour 541 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Circled another one today - hole 17. Sixteen birdies so far for the year, but only on ten holes.... Gotta get busy this month. 9, 10, & 13 will be the toughest - don't let the length of 13 fool you - its an extra two clubs up hill... 1 Quote Walking ahead of my BagBoy QuadXL w Alphard eWheels Driver: Callaway Mavrik SubZero 9* Neutral w stock Evenflow Riptide R flex shaft 3W Titelist TS2 15* Draw w Tensei Blue R flex 3H, 4H Cobra One Length F9 Speedback hybrids (1”short) w Fujikura Atmos R flex shaft 5I-GW Cobra Forged TEC Black One Length (1”short, 2* flat) KBS 90 R flex shafts 56, 60 Cobra King MIM One Length Black (1” short) KBS HiRev2.0 125 S flex shafts ER7 or Scotty Futura X - 35” OnCore Elixr (lemon or lime) Link to post Share on other sites
chadwzimm 53 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Finally got one on the 18th, hardest hole on the course! Bad drive, decent 3 iron, bad chip that landed in the absolute perfect spot and rolled out and into the hole.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 2 Quote Mizuno ST200G driver, Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-6S shaft Mizuno ST190 3 wood, Graphite Design Tour AD GT-8S shaft Titleist TS2 19* hybrid, Project X Hzrdus Smoke Black 80g 6.0 shaft Mizuno MP18 SC 3i-PW, KBS Tour 120 stiff shafts Titleist Vokey SM7 F grind 50*-08* wedge flex Titleist Vokey SM7 S grind 54*-10* wedge flex Odyssey Stroke Lab Marxman Srixon Z-Star/Z-Star XV balls Ping C-4 Hoofer stand bag Link to post Share on other sites
chisag 12,509 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 ... Down to the 2 most difficult holes. #16 is uphill and into the prevailing wind. I usually have 190-175 to the green although on very windy days it can be longer. Today I hit the cart path and it bounced into some light rough leaving me 157 to a front pin tucked over the massive bunker that guards the front. I flew it right over the pin leaving me a 15 footer that breaks right to left. Really the only legit birdie chance I have had this summer and just caught the edge of the hole not breaking as much as I thought. I am not giving up but this was such a great opportunity to X the 16th box. ... I am also really liking this ball! 1 Quote Driver: TaylorMade SIM2 Max ... Diamana Limited 60R Fairway: Cobra SZ 14.5* ... Atmos Blue TS 7S Utility: Callaway Super Hybrid 17* ... Diamana Limited 65R TaylorMade DHy 19* ... Diamana Limited 65R Irons: 4-Pw Cobra King Tour MIM ... Nippon 950gh r-flex Wedges: Cobra Snakebite 50* ... Nippon 950gh r-flex Mizuno T20 58* ... Nippon 950gh r-flex Putter: Cleveland Hunting Beach Soft 11S 33.5" Ball: TaylorMade TP5x (2021) Link to post Share on other sites
DMDoran 24 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) On my way through this a second time and have been stalled for a couple of weeks. Finally got #4 this morning, so I have three holes left—all par 3s so that may say something about my game. I’ve been playing the back tees a lot too, so that has made these par 3s (7, 13, 15) more challenging. #13 is 222 to the center of the green if they play the normal back tees. Hard to get birdie putts from there! Edited August 14, 2020 by DMDoran Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaffleHouseTour 541 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Got to circle hole 5 today. Been a frustrating one for me as it’s a short hole - should be easy - but for some reason I’ve struggled here all year. But today’s 5 iron (again, a poor tee shot) ended up 8feet away and the birdie curled in. This followed a birdie on hole 4 so I was pretty pumped. I will say that taking on this challenge has really instilled some confidence in my game. Not sure what it is, maybe my game is just improving as my handicap is lower than it’s been in years. But I think this has helped w my mental game. I keep a scorecard just for this in my pushcart - so I see all the birdies I’ve made this year - tells me anything is possible. If I’ve birdied hole x before then I can do it again...Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Walking ahead of my BagBoy QuadXL w Alphard eWheels Driver: Callaway Mavrik SubZero 9* Neutral w stock Evenflow Riptide R flex shaft 3W Titelist TS2 15* Draw w Tensei Blue R flex 3H, 4H Cobra One Length F9 Speedback hybrids (1”short) w Fujikura Atmos R flex shaft 5I-GW Cobra Forged TEC Black One Length (1”short, 2* flat) KBS 90 R flex shafts 56, 60 Cobra King MIM One Length Black (1” short) KBS HiRev2.0 125 S flex shafts ER7 or Scotty Futura X - 35” OnCore Elixr (lemon or lime) Link to post Share on other sites
Peaksy68 4,179 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Birdied the 7th today while playing in the Cobra Connect No Iron Challenge. Didn't have to manufacture anything after a big drive on the perfect line left me with a sand wege in on the 400 yard par 4. Put it to 4 feet and rolled in the putt. 3 to go. Quote G400 SFT Aldila Xtorsion Copper Stiff F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Kikkert 36 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Wow, it has certainly been WAY too long since I have been able to update the spreadsheet with a birdie "X." The last two weeks, I have not been golfing my best, but seem to be in a "Par or Double Bogey" area, which is not a good feeling. There is no in between. Last week we signed my wife up for a GHIN account at our country club so she can start tracking her handicap and join the women's league next season. Little did I know, this was going to lead to her "dragging" me out for 72 holes this weekend! We golfed 18 at two of our other county club properties and and 36 at our home course. We were playing the home course yesterday, and the Par 3 third hole was finally playing back to 156 (had been 170's all week, and I kept hitting front fringe) and I stuck one to 20ft right of the pin. There is a high ridge that runs through the center (back to front) if this green, so I had to putt up to that ridge with left break, and then plan for down the ridge to the pin while breaking back to the right. Rolled the putt right into the center of the cup and marked a circle. What was even more fun, was right after I made my birdie putt, my wife (who had chipped onto the back of the green) sunk her par putt. 2 Quote Kevin Kikkert My Bag: Driver: XR 9° (Project X 6.0, S shaft) 3 wood: Burner 15° (Reax superfast 50 gram, Flex R shaft) 5 wood: Big Bertha Titanium 18° (RCH 75W, Firm shaft) Irons (3,5-P): 755's Wedges: SM6 in 50°, 54°, and 58° Putter: Est 79 (TM-180) 34" Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.