Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Chip Strokes said: mid-season check-in for everyone who posted in here. let's hear what kind of progress you're making towards the goals you posted pretty stoked to say, my handicap is currently sitting at a 14.6. so i'm really happy with the progress this year. most goals done. I feel like I need more! break 100 consistently (two round at 100 and last two below. Getting there!) get my handicap at 20 or below ( work IP, down to 26 now) figure out the top of my bag (Driver consistency, maybe a 5w or SH, do I keep the 3H or go 3 UI all those may need to be addressed with a proper fitting) (top of bag pretty much figured out, just need more practice) fix my OTT swing and be a better ball striker (Adam young and the planemate has helped. My irons are way more consistent now) gain swing speed so I can play more mid and shorter clubs into greens (it’s actually ok but I am going more speed work. Proper ball position and swing mechanics has helped too) Play in at least 2 AM events around here ( likely not gonna happen this year but you never know) play a round with some guys from MGS! (Done! @Kenny Band @twyatt700. Hoping to get up to Seattle and play @dlow206unless he ever makes it to PDX) dlow206, edingc, GolfSpy_SHARK and 2 others 5 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 My goals were a little smaller than most. Lessons and play more than last year. Well Lessons I intend on the off season so that will be an easy check. Playing more not so much. July really put a damper on things with rain. Played a fair amount in May and June to make up for it but going to need to play a lot next month to make up for this record rain. Positives so far: -Off the tee I am roughly the same handicap wise according to Arccos but am currently on average longer, which I am happy about, Although the past 2 rounds I have taken some really bad penalties but mid-season woes will be corrected. -Putting while I still 3 putt, Feel like I am reading greens so much better this year and my lag putting has been spot on. Need to clean up 5'-10' -2nd year with my irons, I am slowly lowering my approach HCP from +16 to currently sitting on average +9. I have lowered my "short" misses but have increased misses left & long which is fine for me because I know its just an aiming issue now, really wanted to get rid of the shorts as much as possible. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, cnosil, cksurfdude and 2 others 5 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 @cnosil hope you don't mind a hacker like me quoting you, but I happen to be on parallel track! .. except for my short game which has not been receiving the same attention as the full swing and needs some work... --- "Been working on course management and swing. While my scores haven’t really changed, my swing and short game are improving and I am seeing periods of solid play. I need to do better at avoiding costly mistakes…. bad tee shots, chunked pitches, and 3 putts." --- Still working to play consistently around bogey golf but keep making errors off the tee or silly mistakes around the greens... Work In Progress!! GolfSpy_SHARK, sirchunksalot and cnosil 3 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grips) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwr57 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 On 12/26/2020 at 4:07 PM, mwr57 said: Reading through all the goals on here was inspiring to actually analyze 2020 and set up goals for 2021. 2020 2021 Starting HCP 10.6 13.9 Year End HCP 13.9 9-6/1 7-11/1 Rounds Posted 49 60 High 100 95 Low 76 72 Average 88.2 84 I am big gadget, tech analytic by the numbers person so I have the Arccos system I use and track. So I went through the Arccos Report on my Game for strokes gained, accuracy Looking at my 10, 20 50 rounds played my stokes gained vs 1st goal of 9 HCP then 7 HCP by each phase of the Arccos feed back. 10 Rounds 20 Rounds` 50 Rounds OverAll -3.2 -4.2 -3.6 Driving -1.2 -1.9 -1.9 Putting -3.4 -3.0 -0.9 Approach 1.8 0.8 -0.3 Short Game -0.3 -0.1 -0.5 2020 started golf tech lessons and worked on developing a draw, less slice drive. Lot’s of mechanics on swing plane/path. Have to say it is improved, but looks as if my practice with the flat stick suffered. Plus late fall made a decision to go from blade to mallet Driving -1.2 Fairway Percent Hit Left Center Right Driving Distance Last 10 31 37 32 221 Last 20 34 35 32 220 Last 50 26 35 39 205 9 HCP Target 35 47 25 235 7 HCP Target 39 48 20 241 Felt like some improvement here is 2020, hitting 5 of 14 fairways need to get that to 6-7 Never thought my driving distance was an issue till this year, 63 must be that age. Definitely striking ball more solid off the tee in picking up 15 yards. In last 20 rounds. Golf coach at Golftec has been on me to cut the driver down 1/2 inch, just did this first of November. Will see that affect, wondering if need to get some tape to balance driver Putting -3.4 1 Putt 2 Putt 3 Putt 0-10 Feet 10-25 Feet 25-50 FT 50+ Feet Last 10 7% 86% 11% -3.9 0.1 0.5 -0.3 Last 20 9% 81% 10% -1.5 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 Last 50 14% 77% 9% -6.9 -0.2 -0.8 -0.5 9 HCP Target 24% 65% 11% 7 HCP Target 23% 32.6% 12% Some good some bad going on here, lag putting happy with that, good control of 3 putts. In looking at my 10 foot and in putts that is the issue. My stokes gained in that area - 3,9 vs nine handicap and and -4.3 vs a 7 handicap . Have to Work on those 10 footers can be the biggest area for improvement. This will be an area to concentrate on in 2021. Will say that in the fall did a putting fitting and started looking fo new putter. Think I have settled on the Taylor Made Short Game -.3 Missed Greens 0-25 Missed Green 25-50 Last 10 7% 24% Last 20 9% 20% Last 50 12% 21% 9 HCP Target 8% 18% 7 HCP Target 7% 17% Distance to Pin Feet Feet Last 10 24 19 Last 20 19 19 Last 50 18 23 9 HCP Target 16 25 7 HCP Target 15 24 This area could also be costing me strokes on the green leaving the chips short inside 25 and missing 24% of greens from 25-50 feet. While only costing me -.3 strokes gained. Although I do feel my club’s greens are big so easier to hit. Green In Reg Gir Long Short Left Right Last 10 44% 5% 36% 6% 8% Last 20 39% 4% 41% 6% 10% Last 50 39% 4% 41% 6% 10% 9 HCP Target 39% 7 HCP Target 42% Good results here hitting those at end of year goal last 10. Want to cut the Short shots percentage down would be happier with that being half and increasing long at it’s expense.So getting ready for 2021 replaced 13 year Mizuno MP-57 with there new JPX 921 Hot Metal Irons. Replaced my mishmash of wedges that where 2-8 years old with new Mizuno E21s. Have only been able to 9 holes with these before the holidays and weather. So real excited to see how that will change the approach and short game. My Golf Tech instructor is moving on so new swing coach after the first of the year, will be interesting on how we mesh am more than hopeful for good results. 2021 Goals So how do I get there here is where I see scoring has to improve and what I think will get me to handicap goals Driving Hit 50% of Fairways Increase distance to 230 Putting 1 Putts 23% Work on 10ft and in Putts Approach Cut Short shots to 20% Increase Long Shots to 10% Short Game Hit 85% of greens inside 25, 75% inside 25-50 Get the ball closer to hole inside 25 to 16ft or under 2020 2021 Starting HCP 10.6 13.9 Year End HCP 13.9 9-6/1 7-11/1 Rounds Posted 49 60 High 100 95 Low 76 72 Average 88.2 84 Well 2021 has not been as planned, Covid long haul hit me, lucky to only have a couple symptoms left and on the right track. So many of the goals I planned just could not happen this year. Number of rounds and playing more with my buddies. Practice plan out the window. But still working towards the bottom line and starting to see improvement. Some improvement, feel like just now being able to swing better, Hope to be able to double the rounds played between now and end of the year. Just made a driver adjustment and getting better yards, but have to get the control back. short game is better hope to see the scoring come down now. cksurfdude 1 Quote Driver Taylor Made M4 Mizuno JPX 921 Hot Metal Mizuno ES 21 Wedges Taylor Made TP Collection Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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