JerryB Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Was thinking about how for me whenever one aspect of my game goes hot, another area inevitably goes cold. It got me wondering...what could I shoot if I caught lightning in a bottle for one round? I generally shoot in the 90s with consistency being my biggest downfall. If I can play well for an entire round, I think I could break 85 and if I get that one in a million round, I could break 80 at my current ability. What about you? If everything really, really clicks, what are you scoring? GolfSpy TCB, edingc and Shankopotomous 2 1 Quote Cobra Aerojet Max driver Cobra Aerojet Max 3 wood and 7 wood Cobra Aerojet 4/5/6 hybrids Cobra Aerojet 7-PW, GW Cobra Snakebite 52° and 58° wedges Cobra King Stingray 20 putter Link to comment
goaliedad30 Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 On a day where I'm striking the ball well, and putts are dropping, I certainly could shoot 66. GolfSpy TCB, GaDawg, edingc and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 26 minutes ago, JerryB said: Was thinking about how for me whenever one aspect of my game goes hot, another area inevitably goes cold. It got me wondering...what could I shoot if I caught lightning in a bottle for one round? I generally shoot in the 90s with consistency being my biggest downfall. If I can play well for an entire round, I think I could break 85 and if I get that one in a million round, I could break 80 at my current ability. What about you? If everything really, really clicks, what are you scoring? I have never had it happen, but i bet i could shoot sub-80 if everything clicks. Like you I am a 90s shooter and usually have 1-2 things going well/ok per round. GolfSpy TCB, JerryB, MyWifesSwingCoach and 1 other 4 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS TD Cat 4 60g 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter:Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: Prime 4.0 Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize Glove: 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
TR1PTIK Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 If everything ever came together in one round, I honestly think I'd be able to shoot somewhere around even par or maybe less. My absolute best is pretty dang good even if I'm not the longest hitter. EDIT: Looking at my SG stats on Shot Scope, my very best in each category compared to a 0 handicap is -0.01 off the tee, +1.19 approach, -0.15 short game, +0.28 putting, for an overall of +1.31. MyWifesSwingCoach, GolfSpy TCB, JerryB and 2 others 4 1 Quote Driver: ST190 9.5* Fujikura Atmos Blue 5S Fairway Wood: ST190 15* Fujikura Atmos Blue 6S Hybrid: CLK 17* Fujikura Speeder EVO HB Irons: J40 CB (3-PW) Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 2 54* & 58* Dynamic Gold S200 Putter: Tri-Hot 5k Two 34" Bag: Players 5 Stand Bag Ball: Maxfli Tour Link to comment
Kenny B Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 If everything is really, really clicking, that means everyone hit every fairway, every green in regulation, didn't 3-putt, and made putts that pros make. Sounds like an under par round to me... Did it last year. edingc, GaDawg, TR1PTIK and 3 others 6 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment
GolfSpy TCB Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 I guess my current answer is equal to the lowest round I ever shot a few months back... 3 under 69. Hit most of the fairways and was able to recover from the ones I missed. Hit most of the greens, and was able to get up and down on all but one I missed. Made all the putts I should make, and a few I had no business making... one bogey, 4 birdies. I'm not sure I could expect to have a better day than that... especially with the 5 inches between my ears getting in the way of my game. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, TR1PTIK, edingc and 2 others 5 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment
THEZIPR23 Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Somwhere around 65-67. Shot 2 67's last year, one where I made everything and the other where I hit every iron close. Combine the two and it could be better but I would probably freak out. What has been working for me latley is scoring close to the same no matter what game I bring. My last 10 rounds at my club have all been between 71-74. Consistent scoring is a huge confidence booster. edingc, MyWifesSwingCoach, JerryB and 2 others 4 1 Quote Stealth 2+ 9 (Diamana PD 60 S 45") Stealth 2+ 15 (Diamana PD 70 S 43") G425 19 (Raijin 2.0 85x) G425 22 (Raijin 2.0 85x) ZX7 5-9 (KBS C Taper S) Vokey SM9 45 10 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 49 08 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 55 08 M (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 59 04 T (KBS 610) Spider GT Splitback 34" ProV1 #23 Twitter @THEZIPR23 "One thing Golf has taught me, is that my muscles have no memory." Link to comment
edingc Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 At my home course, realistically, perfect day, I could shoot 69. That would be hitting 40-50 percent of putts inside of 10 feet, which is no small accomplishment. It would take a lot of luck due to the green conditions and pin placement. I've done even par 72 twice this year I believe, and have recently done 76 with a triple and double bogey in that round. Anywhere else and that would probably translate to somewhere around 73-75 if everything is working really well. JerryB, TR1PTIK, GaDawg and 2 others 5 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 3.6 / Anti-Cap: 9.9 (Last Updated Sept. 1, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread 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: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment
GolfSpy TCB Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, edingc said: Anywhere else and that would probably translate to somewhere around 73-75 if everything is working really well. That is a great point... I'm now wondering if being oblivious to the course (or at least... not so familiar with where the trouble lies at my home course, that I'm freakishly drawn to it) would actually be beneficial to my "lights out" potential?!?! TR1PTIK, JerryB and edingc 3 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment
ncwoz Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Over the last 10 rounds in Arccos, my best SG relative to 6 hcp are +3.9 Driving, +1.4 Approach, +4.1 SG, +4 Putting. So on an "average" difficulty course, that might result in something like 8ish strokes? Not totally sure the translation, but on a course where I get 6 strokes to shoot 2 under seems somewhat in the range of "everything's on fire" territory I suppose TR1PTIK, GolfSpy TCB, JerryB and 1 other 4 Quote Right Handed Driver: 9° Speedzone (HZRDUS Smoke Green 70g X-Stiff shaft) 2 Hybrid: 18° Exotics EXS Pro (Evenflow Black 6.5) (2020 MGS Official Review here) 3/Driving Iron: 18° UiHi Iron (MMT Utility TX 105g shaft) Irons: 4-GW T100 irons (Nippon Modus 120 X-Stiff shafts) (2021 MGS Official Review here) Wedges: 54° & 58° TSW Forged (Dynamic Gold S300) Putter: ER2B (2019 MGS Official Review here) Ball: MAXFLI Tour X Bag: Hoofer Lite WITB thread here Link to comment
edingc Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 3 hours ago, ncwoz said: Over the last 10 rounds in Arccos, my best SG relative to 6 hcp are +3.9 Driving, +1.4 Approach, +4.1 SG, +4 Putting. So on an "average" difficulty course, that might result in something like 8ish strokes? Not totally sure the translation, but on a course where I get 6 strokes to shoot 2 under seems somewhat in the range of "everything's on fire" territory I suppose With your putting ability, I'd say 70 wouldn't be out of the question on your best days when everything else is working. And that's a 70 on 6,400+ with real greens running at respectable speeds. JerryB, ncwoz, Golf2Much and 2 others 5 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 3.6 / Anti-Cap: 9.9 (Last Updated Sept. 1, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread 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: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment
Shankopotomous Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Interesting question. It got me wondering why i dont score to my max ability....or more accurately why do i get on a bogey streak? Anyway i had 9 holes after our league night this year where all cylinders were firing and i shot a 32 on the back. The best i shot on the front 9 this year was a 34. So i guess 66 is my limit on that course which is on the shorter side of 6100 yards. I usually shoot 8 - 10 shots higher than that there. Seems like i need to concentrate a little better! edingc, GolfSpy TCB, Golf2Much and 2 others 5 Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Mavrik 18* 5w; JPX 919 HM Pro 4i; JPX 900 Forged 5 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment
dlow206 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Shot a 41 on the back 9 last week in the rain, and a total of 87. there were a few shots i wish i had back. think i could shoot an 84 right now. maybe a couple shots lower in prime PNW weather. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, TR1PTIK, GolfSpy TCB and 3 others 6 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
ncwoz Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 3 hours ago, edingc said: With your putting ability, I'd say 70 wouldn't be out of the question on your best days when everything else is working. And that's a 70 on 6,400+ with real greens running at respectable speeds. Maybe! It's a tricky question to try and answer, because being "on" still has some variance associated, but you might be right. Played 9 tonight at a course that's average-ish difficulty, and shot a 38. I had a double bogey from a 125 yard center of the fairway gal wedge I bladed into a terrible spot past the green, a bogey after having to chip out backwards from a tree, and another bogey after driving just barely into the woods. If I was "on" and didn't have those miscues, that theoretically could have been around 35. But man is that hard to imagine doing for all 18! Haha edingc, TR1PTIK and JerryB 3 Quote Right Handed Driver: 9° Speedzone (HZRDUS Smoke Green 70g X-Stiff shaft) 2 Hybrid: 18° Exotics EXS Pro (Evenflow Black 6.5) (2020 MGS Official Review here) 3/Driving Iron: 18° UiHi Iron (MMT Utility TX 105g shaft) Irons: 4-GW T100 irons (Nippon Modus 120 X-Stiff shafts) (2021 MGS Official Review here) Wedges: 54° & 58° TSW Forged (Dynamic Gold S300) Putter: ER2B (2019 MGS Official Review here) Ball: MAXFLI Tour X Bag: Hoofer Lite WITB thread here Link to comment
GolfSpy TCB Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 12 hours ago, Shapotomous said: Seems like i need to concentrate a little better! that is the rub for me Shapo. I have a point of not only diminishing returns, but counter productive returns if I am "concentrating"... which for me is thinking about my swing and positions... Pardon my 3rd person reference here... but Tim gets his Groove Back.... when I'm not focusing on those things... just playing shot to shot. Some of my best rounds I had one swing thought that I used as a mantra. "Hit the fairway, Hit the green, Make the Putt". So I guess that is concentrating on the the right things, not the things that will send my off the deep end. One thing I have noticed about myself is that I tend to lag birdie putts (to protect par) and grind on the par putts. referencing concentration... I "concentrate" on making the par putts, and make more of those with similar or greater distance than some birdie putts, that I "concentrate" on not 3 putting. Long story to say... I agree with you Shapo... I just need to learn "HOW" to concetrate to score better. Golf2Much, edingc and JerryB 3 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment
Stuka44 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 I believe I came close to mine about 3 weeks ago. Shot 72 on a par 70. Now it is a smaller, somwhat flatter course that I played at 5900 yards. It was one of very few rounds where everything seemed to work. I had 28 putts, normally 34, 9 one putts, ones of 7 &14 to save par, and another of 7 to save bogey. I had 2 birdies on par 4's that I hit to within 2 feet on approach, and one on a par 5, made the 6 footer. My average first putt distance for this round was 10.2 feet, when it normally averages 16-18 feet. It was just one of those magical days. Could have saved one stroke I guess and not 3 putted from 39 feet on the second hole. TR1PTIK, JerryB, edingc and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Cobra King Speedzone Irons: Mavrik 4-GW Wedges: CG-14 56 & RTX 52 Hybrid: Callaway Apex Pro 2H Woods: Gigagolf 3W, Putter: Ping Scottsdale Wolverine Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV Link to comment
Golf2Much Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Your question got me thinking about what's the best I've shot in the past and what I'm physically capable of doing now. I'm a notorious short hitter (who's playing partners will not allow to move up to the golds) which limits the realistic scoring possibilities. For me to score, my approach, chipping and putting all need to be spot on. On our par 70 course (69.5/129), I've shot 76 five times. One of those 76's I had two doubles, but that was 12 years ago. So realistically, I'd have to say 74-75 (as long as I don't have to pee in a cup after the round and have it drug tested). JerryB, GolfSpy TCB, Stuka44 and 1 other 4 Quote Titleist GT3 10 degree driver with a Mitsubishi MMT SpeedMesh 40 gram R2 shaft Titleist GT2 four wood with a Mitsubishi MMT SpeedMesh 40 gram R2 shaft Titleist GT2 seven wood with a Mitsubishi MMT SpeedMesh 40 gram R2 shaft Ping G 26 degree hybrid, stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Ping G30 irons, 6-PW, gold dot with Fujikura EXS 60i R2-Flex shaft Edison wedges: 50, 55 and 60 degree, KBS Tour Graphite A flex shafts Putters: L.A.B. Direct Force 2.1 putter, 34.5" long, 67 degrees lie MSG Tester: Shot Scope LX+ Rangefinder MGS Tester: Callaway Paradym X Irons MSG Tester: Titleist Long Game Link to comment
Tom the Golf Nut Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 If I am fully invested in the concentration I can normally shoot low. Low is different for everyone. Last season I had 12 rounds in the 60's at my home course. But there has been a wall that I can't break through. All of those rounds were either 68 or 69. This year there has been less in the 60's but they are still there but again nothing is getting past that wall. Maybe that is all I can do at my course. If I played a flatter course which also had less undulating greens, maybe that would get me lower. But that would take away from the challenge. But you know how that goes! If I got to 67 then I will look back and say I could have shot 66 if I didn't miss that birdie putt on hole "X". IT NEVER ENDS!!!!!!!! JerryB, edingc, GolfSpy TCB and 1 other 4 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Vice VGI01 Mitsubishi Wiz 60-gram regular flex (6 - PW) VGW01, 50 Degree. Mitsubishi Wiz 60-gram regular flex, Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Putter, Sacks Parente Drac Center Shafted 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment
Stuka44 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Golfspy_TCB said: One thing I have noticed about myself is that I tend to lag birdie putts (to protect par) and grind on the par putts. referencing concentration... I "concentrate" on making the par putts, and make more of those with similar or greater distance than some birdie putts, that I "concentrate" on not 3 putting. This is a very interesting comment which struck me. Now I keep track of my first putt distance. I know my 50/50 make distance is about 6 feet. But what you said gave me pause to think. Similar to you I am aware that based on pro's putting percentages, and what mine actually are I should't "expect" to make many 9-14 footers, but is my current philosophy of "on anything over 10 feet, just don't 3 putt", based on the numbers a bad philosophy. Should I just be confident, that I won't 3 putt from under 20 feet, and be thinking "I can make this". Keeping my expectations realistic based on the actual liklihood of making it. But will the change in thought process help me make a few more 10-15 footers, which may be birdie putts. HMMMMM!!! TR1PTIK, JerryB, sirchunksalot and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Cobra King Speedzone Irons: Mavrik 4-GW Wedges: CG-14 56 & RTX 52 Hybrid: Callaway Apex Pro 2H Woods: Gigagolf 3W, Putter: Ping Scottsdale Wolverine Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV Link to comment
GolfSpy TCB Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 19 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said: IT NEVER ENDS!!!!!!!! More true words were never spoken Tom! sirchunksalot 1 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment
JerryB Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 Some good responses thus far. I was half expecting a few scramble-level numbers! I was going through Shot Scope's new Course Analysis feature where it can show you some hole by hole info and shows your best score on each hole. Here's an example of the 4th hole at my home course. LOL, look how ridiculous my best effort was! Taking all of my best holes, my best effort would be a 65. I'm better than I thought! As the above picture shows, my game is predicated on luck moreso than skill, it would appear. GolfSpy TCB and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Cobra Aerojet Max driver Cobra Aerojet Max 3 wood and 7 wood Cobra Aerojet 4/5/6 hybrids Cobra Aerojet 7-PW, GW Cobra Snakebite 52° and 58° wedges Cobra King Stingray 20 putter Link to comment
MyWifesSwingCoach Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 My best round was 76 but that was in high school, now I would probably be in the low 80s until I start putting in some real intentional practice and focus on my course strategy. That being said... When I first saw this thread title, this is the first thing that came to mind LOL JerryB 1 Quote Driver - R9 Superdeep TP 10.5* - Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana 65g XStiff Shaft 3 Wood - 2020 Tight Lies 16* - Aldila Synergy Red 50-S Shaft 2 Hybrid - Idea Pro - Aldila VS Proto+ 'By You' 80-S Shaft 3 Iron - R7TP DGTT SL S300 Shaft 4-9 Irons - R7TP DGTT X-100 Shafts (6i has mismatched Project X 6.0 shaft) Sand Wedge - Adams GT XTreme 2 SW Putter - Heppler Tomcat 14 Ball - Tour Soft Link to comment
GolfSpy TCB Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 1 hour ago, JerryB said: Some good responses thus far. I was half expecting a few scramble-level numbers! I was going through Shot Scope's new Course Analysis feature where it can show you some hole by hole info and shows your best score on each hole. Here's an example of the 4th hole at my home course. LOL, look how ridiculous my best effort was! Taking all of my best holes, my best effort would be a 65. I'm better than I thought! As the above picture shows, my game is predicated on luck moreso than skill, it would appear. Well, if I took all my best scores from each hole at my course... I would be -17 (one hole eludes me on my birdie hunt). So I guess that would be a 55 That said... my best score and the round with the most birdies is one in the same. JerryB 1 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment
Mr. Mushball Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Still waiting for a repeat of my best ever round. I think it's possible, but totally up to too many variables at this point for me to say when. Shot 19 under my previous low score at my home course for a new low of 94. Couldn't tell everything was clicking, but it definitely was. It was just a couple of months ago and have only had chance to get out a few times since then. I'm so close to making that the new norm, then can hope for a new click to take effect. I have a goal of getting myself some new irons once I can break 100 4 out of 5 times out. The new set I'm looking at gives me quite a bit more distance over my current irons and will help me get better into scoring range. Tee and approach are definitely my weak spots. Suck at long clubs, but my injuries are a good scapegoat for that. I think if I can get the ball closer and more on target to start it should go a long way to dropping my score even more. I think that's what was going on with my current best. Stopped using driver and teed off with 5 Hy. Got it out straight about as far as my driver average. Easy approach second shot, no duffs. Good short game as usual, and better than average putting. JerryB 1 Quote Driver - GEN5 0311FX 9°+1.5° - ProjectX Cypher 40 5.5 trimmed to 44" Wood - GEN5 0311FX 4-wood flat - ProjectX Cypher 50 5.5 Hybrid - 0211 22° flat - ProjectX Cypher 50 5.5 Irons - 4-PW New Level 480-DB with Nippon Steel Modus Tour 105 shafts -- Currently in play test, follow along! Wedges - Genex GH Pro 54°, ZipGroove 58° Putter - Wilson (pre Staff) Brass Tech BT-2 with ULTIMATE grip Balls - Kirkland yellow, or whatever I can pick up. Prefer newer ('23) V1x. Distance/Tracking - X5 Watch Lugging - 4.0 in obnoxious green RH player shooting ~105 in Portland, Oregon. New to the game and improving every week! Link to comment
Middler Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 My best round ever was 39-34-73, but that was 49 years ago. In the last 5 years I have had 76 several times, but don't seem to be able to go lower. Past years I break 80 about 5% of the time, this year 14% so far - still trying to do better. My last 76 I was 4 over after 3 holes, and even for the other 15 GolfSpy TCB and JerryB 2 Quote Titleist TSR2 11° HZRDUS Red CB 50 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Titleist TSR2 16.5º HZRDUS Red 60 CB 6.0 & TSR2 21º HZRDUS Black 4G 70 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Mizuno JPX923 HMP 4-GW, T22 54.12WS, T22 58.04DC w Lamkin ST+2 Hybrid Midsize LAB DF3 w Accra Maxfli Tour & ProV1 Ping Pioneer - MGI Zip Navigator AT Payntr X 001 F (mesh), Payntr X 005 F, Ecco Biom C4 Link to comment
David Leighton Reid Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 My best ever round was 70 (-2) and that was a few years ago. If I have a golden day, then breaking 70 would be a possibility. JerryB, Golf2Much and GolfSpy TCB 3 Quote Ping G430 Max 10k 9° w/ProLaunch 45 S Ping G425 3 wood 14.5° w/Ventus Velocore Blue-6R tipped 1" Ping G430 Max 5 wood w/Ping Tour 2.0 65 R Ping G430 Max 7 wood w/Ping Tour 2.0 65 R Ping G430 4 hyrid w/AltaCB 70 R Toura Golf CB 6-PW Recoil 95 regular Toura Golf 48° GW and Vokey Sm10 wedges 52° and 57° Scotty Cameron Phantom X 11.5 putter Link to comment
GolfSpy_KFT Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 On 9/6/2022 at 12:02 PM, JerryB said: Was thinking about how for me whenever one aspect of my game goes hot, another area inevitably goes cold. It got me wondering...what could I shoot if I caught lightning in a bottle for one round? I generally shoot in the 90s with consistency being my biggest downfall. If I can play well for an entire round, I think I could break 85 and if I get that one in a million round, I could break 80 at my current ability. What about you? If everything really, really clicks, what are you scoring? Such a fun question to speculate about. I typically shoot in the 100-105 range, but then I'll randomly reach a par 5 in two with a great drive and second shot into the green with a hybrid. I think if I was firing on all cylinders, a round in the mid 80s would be achievable. Someday, somehow, I will break 90 and reach my pinnacle I should also note, I lose most of my strokes off the tee and 2nd shot (think lost golf balls so taking drops), and putting is usually my strong suit. JerryB and MyWifesSwingCoach 2 Quote Driver: GT3 9|Tour AD-UB 6S (testing in progress) Fairways: GT2 15 & 18|Tour AD-UB 7S (testing in progress) | Aerojet Max 7|Kai'Li White 70X Hybrid: King TEC 3H|MCA MMT 85g Stiff Irons: Aerojet 6-GW|KBS $-taper Lite Stiff Wedges: Vokey SM10 52.12F|56.12D|True Temper Vokey Wedge Flex Putter: Super Select Newport 2.0 Ball: Tour & ProV1 #LeftyGang Titleist GT Long Game Test (Link Here) Cobra 50th Anniversary Member Special Challenge (link here) Link to comment
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