2021 Goals

[cciciora13 771]

I'd love to shoot between +3 and even for a round of 18 this year. That would really be a step in the right direction.

Another goal would be to have an eagle or 4 birdies in a round. Putter needs to be better.

[Letthebigdogshunt 68]

 To continue to work on my ball striking. This has been an ongoing project and I am getting closer each and every time out.

[Snakster 15]

My goal is to join a club for the first time and actually play more than 3 times a year. (I’m 54 and have been playing off and on since I was a teenager.  Not sure if I’ve ever played more than half a dozen rounds in any given year.)

I have no formal handicap, so getting that is a goal.

Finding a regular group of guys to play with. This should go hand in hand with joining a club.

Improve short game (I have no metrics to measure this yet, but it’s like the Supreme Court definition of pornography, I’ll know it when I see it)

[tony@CIC 18,723]

Lots of great goals in these posts and like the rest of you I want to get better. Early last year I broke 90 for the first time and inconsistently card a high 80's round, this year I want to be consistently in the mid 80's. The question I ask myself is how am I going to accomplish this and other golfing goals. To that I need to understand what's holding me back. For instance one of them is to hit more GIR. Currently what I know is the avg. GIR  per round. What I don't know in reflection of playing a round is why did I miss the GIR on a particular hole. So the analytical side of my brain now commands a notebook so that I can log the misses. That info, I hope, will lead to a more specific practice plan. 

[DiscipleofPenick 2,200]

Main goals:

-Get handicap to all time low, 5.4 currently best ever was 2.7 in 2018

-Better golf shape. Keep losing weight. Got up to 270 when baby came, down to 235-240 now. Goal is 200. Get back to yoga for flexibility.

-Focus. I can feel rushed out there. Everything needs to slow down. Playing without fear, stay within myself and 100% on every shot.

-Place in a tournament

Big goals:

-Scratch or better handicap

-Win a tournament

Take Dead Aim

[DiscipleofPenick 2,200]

Lots of great goals in these posts and like the rest of you I want to get better. Early last year I broke 90 for the first time and inconsistently card a high 80's round, this year I want to be consistently in the mid 80's. The question I ask myself is how am I going to accomplish this and other golfing goals. To that I need to understand what's holding me back. For instance one of them is to hit more GIR. Currently what I know is the avg. GIR  per round. What I don't know in reflection of playing a round is why did I miss the GIR on a particular hole. So the analytical side of my brain now commands a notebook so that I can log the misses. That info, I hope, will lead to a more specific practice plan. 

The few lessons I took this is something the pro helped me understand. The where you miss can be just as important for score as why you miss the green.

Take Dead Aim

[cnosil 16,995]

Lots of great goals in these posts and like the rest of you I want to get better. Early last year I broke 90 for the first time and inconsistently card a high 80's round, this year I want to be consistently in the mid 80's. The question I ask myself is how am I going to accomplish this and other golfing goals. To that I need to understand what's holding me back. For instance one of them is to hit more GIR. Currently what I know is the avg. GIR  per round. What I don't know in reflection of playing a round is why did I miss the GIR on a particular hole. So the analytical side of my brain now commands a notebook so that I can log the misses. That info, I hope, will lead to a more specific practice plan. 

Hitting greens is a great goal. Look at proximity to the hole from various distances when making your notes. That applies to greens but as well.

[revkev 22,955]

So I will turn 65 this year which means that I move from towards the oldest in my age category of Senior 55-64 to the youngest.  That should make me competitive again in some stuff coming up this fall plus I get to move up a set of tees for those competitive events.  So goal number one is to play as close to weekly in my league and then to enter in the county and city championship that come up in October weeks after my 65th birthday, make the championship flight in both and the top 5 in the city championship.  That's where I was at when I was 55-57 before I had my heart issues and struggled with a variety of other health issues.

In order to accomplish those goals I will need to significantly improvement my trap play and proximity to the hole on shots under 150 - moving up a set of tees will mean far fewer shots longer than that on the courses that I will be playing regularly.  It goes without saying that I will have to play and practice more this summer towards those steps and goals.  That in and of itself will be great.

[Kenny B 25,275]

45 minutes ago, tony@CIC said:

Lots of great goals in these posts and like the rest of you I want to get better. Early last year I broke 90 for the first time and inconsistently card a high 80's round, this year I want to be consistently in the mid 80's. The question I ask myself is how am I going to accomplish this and other golfing goals. To that I need to understand what's holding me back. For instance one of them is to hit more GIR. Currently what I know is the avg. GIR  per round. What I don't know in reflection of playing a round is why did I miss the GIR on a particular hole. So the analytical side of my brain now commands a notebook so that I can log the misses. That info, I hope, will lead to a more specific practice plan. 

More GIR is great and will certainly get you into the mid-80's.  But for a frame of reference, last weekend I shot 80 on Saturday with a triple bogey and only hit 5 GIR. and on Sunday I shot 87 in the wind with 3 doubles and ZERO GIR.  The difference for me is "up and down" shots.  To quote Sergio: "Everyone likes a good up and down."

[MNUte 102]

After playing yesterday, I want to add three more goals that i noticed impacted my game. 

 

1. Work on getting more consistent off the tee. I had one perfect 270 yard drive, but I didn't pull our the driver otherwise yesterday cause I have no confidence or consistency with it. 

 

2. Get better at adapting to the conditions. It was a very windy day yesterday. But while I remembered to take that into account sometimes, other times I completely forgot to.

 

3. Get a round in with my dad. We're in different states, but I just lost a loved one to covid over the weekend. So some way, somehow, I want to get a round in with my dad while I still have the opportunities available. 

[DiscipleofPenick 2,200]

So I will turn 65 this year which means that I move from towards the oldest in my age category of Senior 55-64 to the youngest.  That should make me competitive again in some stuff coming up this fall plus I get to move up a set of tees for those competitive events.  So goal number one is to play as close to weekly in my league and then to enter in the county and city championship that come up in October weeks after my 65th birthday, make the championship flight in both and the top 5 in the city championship.  That's where I was at when I was 55-57 before I had my heart issues and struggled with a variety of other health issues.
In order to accomplish those goals I will need to significantly improvement my trap play and proximity to the hole on shots under 150 - moving up a set of tees will mean far fewer shots longer than that on the courses that I will be playing regularly.  It goes without saying that I will have to play and practice more this summer towards those steps and goals.  That in and of itself will be great.

I'm 36 and trying to accomplish the same things. Let's get after it this year!!!!

Take Dead Aim

[tony@CIC 18,723]

43 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

More GIR is great and will certainly get you into the mid-80's.  But for a frame of reference, last weekend I shot 80 on Saturday with a triple bogey and only hit 5 GIR. and on Sunday I shot 87 in the wind with 3 doubles and ZERO GIR.  The difference for me is "up and down" shots.  To quote Sergio: "Everyone likes a good up and down."

Spot on Kenny! I was using GIR as an example. My overarching goal PER hole is par. From there, it's GIR and Putts. On the latter the misses on the putts (reading greens or speed or both) 

[tony@CIC 18,723]

1 hour ago, revkev said:

So I will turn 65 this year which means that I move from towards the oldest in my age category of Senior 55-64 to the youngest.  That should make me competitive again in some stuff coming up this fall plus I get to move up a set of tees for those competitive events.  So goal number one is to play as close to weekly in my league and then to enter in the county and city championship that come up in October weeks after my 65th birthday, make the championship flight in both and the top 5 in the city championship.  That's where I was at when I was 55-57 before I had my heart issues and struggled with a variety of other health issues.

In order to accomplish those goals I will need to significantly improvement my trap play and proximity to the hole on shots under 150 - moving up a set of tees will mean far fewer shots longer than that on the courses that I will be playing regularly.  It goes without saying that I will have to play and practice more this summer towards those steps and goals.  That in and of itself will be great.

65? You and Matt will be the youngsters in next week's round 

[MattF 10,534]

1 hour ago, tony@CIC said:

65? You and Matt will be the youngsters in next week's round 

@00sportsman and I. Rob is nowhere near 64...he may move like a 60 year old but that's not his age! 

[Kenny B 25,275]

6 minutes ago, MattF said:

@00sportsman and I. Rob is nowhere near 64...he may move like a 60 year old but that's not his age! 

Pictures!!  We need pictures!!

[tony@CIC 18,723]

4 hours ago, Kenny B said:

Pictures!!  We need pictures!!

We'll definitely have pictures. Maybe we can get one of @MattF wrestling an alligator?  

[00sportsman 2,377]

[mention=76176]00sportsman[/mention] and I. Rob is nowhere near 64...he may move like a 60 year old but that's not his age! 

And I move pretty darn well for a 60-year-old! (I’m 53.)


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[Watchnut33 27]

My Goals for 2021 are:

Break 80, my best is currently 84 accomplished 3 times. 
 

12 handicap, currently at 15.2, down from 24 a year ago. 
 

Play 40 rounds. 

[MattF 10,534]

14 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

We'll definitely have pictures. Maybe we can get one of @MattF wrestling an alligator?  

I only wrestle crocodiles...

[00sportsman 2,377]

1 hour ago, MattF said:

I only wrestle crocodiles...

Leave it to an Auzzie to nickname their wife "crocodiles."