thatjasonlee Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Hey guys, I am having a really hard time tracking my ball on the course, and I was wondering if anyone has tips around how to find your shots? I am losing a few balls per round, and while one or two of them are clearly OB, or in hazards, I am losing balls that I didn't think should be lost. I watched them land somwhere in the rough, and sometimes bounce, but once I take my eye off the landing area, I lose it completely. Does anyone else have that problem? Just wondering how you guys know where to look for the ball? Or have any tips for keeping track of where your ball should be. I have one friend that always know where my shot and his shot goes. But when I don't play with him, I run into all sorts of trouble, and it's frustrating as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 When you see it land to identify something that gives you an idea of location reference like a tree or bush, etc? Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murv Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Are you walking or riding? Makes a big difference. When walking, line up the last spot you saw your ball with a tree or other land mark and walk straight at it. When riding, do the same thing but look at the landmark while riding. If your not driving you have no control. Even if you are, you may have to go to your partners ball first. Sometimes you may have to drive back to where you can regain your line.If riding but not driving, let your partner drive to his ball and you walk to yours. After he hits he can come to you. Best idea....keep the ball in the fairway.MurvSent from my SM-N975U using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatjasonlee Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 16 hours ago, RickyBobby_PR said: When you see it land to identify something that gives you an idea of location reference like a tree or bush, etc? This is going to make me sound like such a fool, but here goes. I usually try to do that, and while I have my eye on the area, I can tell distinctly that it is one specific tree I hit the ball around. As soon as I go to put my club away and look up...BAM, they all look the same to me. There are a few times when there is a distinct red maple (I'm in Canada) that makes it way easier...but a lot of times, all the firs looks exactly the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatjasonlee Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 15 hours ago, Murv said: Are you walking or riding? Makes a big difference. When walking, line up the last spot you saw your ball with a tree or other land mark and walk straight at it. When riding, do the same thing but look at the landmark while riding. If your not driving you have no control. Even if you are, you may have to go to your partners ball first. Sometimes you may have to drive back to where you can regain your line. If riding but not driving, let your partner drive to his ball and you walk to yours. After he hits he can come to you. Best idea....keep the ball in the fairway. Murv Sent from my SM-N975U using MyGolfSpy mobile app Thanks Murv. I do have trouble keeping track and differentiating the trees, but this mention of line of sight gives me a bit of an idea. Maybe I can mark the line with a tee or something while I am on the tee box, and after everyone hits, have a reminder of what the direction is. Let me give that a shot and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, thatjasonlee said: This is going to make me sound like such a fool, but here goes. I usually try to do that, and while I have my eye on the area, I can tell distinctly that it is one specific tree I hit the ball around. As soon as I go to put my club away and look up...BAM, they all look the same to me. There are a few times when there is a distinct red maple (I'm in Canada) that makes it way easier...but a lot of times, all the firs looks exactly the same. I get it. There’s a course I play that has some mounds down the right and o have mis counted more than once and spent longer looking for my ball than should have. I used to be like you and it took me awhile to get better at figuring out a way to keep what tree, bush or other landmark it was. I look for the most distinguishing mark I can find Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 I have trouble finding my ball at times as well. Lost one that was like only a couple yards off the fairway lol. Sometimes I just need to focus better on watching and remember exactly where it landed and what the landmark on the course is. Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatjasonlee Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 On 7/9/2020 at 9:46 AM, RickyBobby_PR said: I get it. There’s a course I play that has some mounds down the right and o have mis counted more than once and spent longer looking for my ball than should have. I used to be like you and it took me awhile to get better at figuring out a way to keep what tree, bush or other landmark it was. I look for the most distinguishing mark I can find On 7/9/2020 at 10:01 AM, dlow206 said: I have trouble finding my ball at times as well. Lost one that was like only a couple yards off the fairway lol. Sometimes I just need to focus better on watching and remember exactly where it landed and what the landmark on the course is. On 7/9/2020 at 10:01 AM, dlow206 said: I have trouble finding my ball at times as well. Lost one that was like only a couple yards off the fairway lol. Sometimes I just need to focus better on watching and remember exactly where it landed and what the landmark on the course is. Thanks guys! Comforts me to know that this is not just a problem for me. I really thought for a while that something was wrong with how I see things on a golf course that was making me lose those balls! LOL. Quick update though, I tried using the line of sight method suggested above, and it kind of works. I still had a trouble finding a couple of shots in the last round that took a while, but walking along the line of sight really made things easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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