How'd you play?

[Big moose]

Shot 40 this morning with a double on my nemis hole, I starting to think that hole doesn't like me. Our team won again big 2 bucks in my pocket, better than losing tho. Have fun everyone. 

[JC24]

Played like s***.  My iron game has went to hell, and it wasnt that good before.  Need a lot of work.

[alii1959]

Well, it seems that you actually can poop yourself in the fairway and not get arrested!  Sheesh, what a miserable round of golf today.  Doubled the first hole....then we were off to the races.  I managed to scrape by and score 41 on the front.  I was thinking that I could make things happen on the back....nope!  On # 10 had a 150+ yard bunker shot for my approach.  Unfortunately, I was on the left side of the fairway with the pin on the right of the green.  I decided to cut the ball out of the bunker and attempt a smooth fade to the hole.  IT WORKED!  Parred the hole...looked like a genius.  On 11 I managed another double.  Then a few more bogeys on the way in and another 82.  Just couldn't get going at all.  Nothing I did really worked much.  Chipping was ok on the holes I couldn't putt.  Putting was ok on the holes I couldn't chip.  Driving was mostly army golf:  left on one hole right on the next.  I did, however, beat the guys I was playing with...they were excited to see me "play so well."  Bah!!!!  The course and my ego beat me today.  Hard and often.  I would cry, but I am too disheartened, thus it  doesn't seem sufficient.

Tomorrow, I will punish the ball, the course, and par!!! 

[Wheelieb]

So I learned (it was more I didn’t listen to my gut) two things today. I am not a pro golfer and shouldn’t try the hero shots. Also, when the wind is blowing in your face, your normal club will not get to the green. A bonus one, when hitting into the wind and you fade or draw, it fades or draws a lot more. Shot a 99. Lost 3 balls total. I was proud of that. When I finally realized I needed to not take my normal club with the wind pushing down the hole, I hit an amazing tee shot into a par 3. Still 2 putted, but it was great. 

[Off Map Oscar]

Highs and lows today. 

Played a great front 9 and fell apart on the back. Couldn't drive and started topping things all over. Only thing that saved me was my wedges were pretty damn close. 

40 is my best 9 at this course so tying that was good. The 47 hurt as bad as my hip does. I need to figure out what stretching or strength training I need to do to fix that damn thing. 

[Shapotomous]

SWMBO and i played an alternate shot tourney today....lets just say we are not divorced!  The greens were challenging, Pete Dye is diabolical!  Three levels and severe slopes on most of the greens.  Seven 3 putts for the round and we still shot a respectable 81.  Only 3 shots off the winner.  It was beautiful weather and we had a good twosome to play with so besides putting it was an enjoyable day.  She didnt want to play this spot i drove to.  Lucky we got to choose which drive and alternate shots from there.

18th

 

17th

 

Edited September 5 by Shapotomous

[Dweed]

Managed to get out for 9 this afternoon. Had a really decent round. +1, so I can't complain. For the season I've been using Maxfli Tour  or Tour X depending how windy it was. Today I found a Maxfli Softfli and decided to knock it around a bit. Man, it really flies off the driver face. Granted I'm a slow swinger but I was getting 8-10 yards distance compared to my other 2.  Have to think more about this one perhaps. 

[Rob Person]

Got a quick 9 in on our recently remodeled and reopened par 3 course.  Played from the middle tees, distance ranged from 120-165 yards. Holy cow did those greens run fast!

You would think that a 130 yard shot would drop hard and stop, right? Nope. Dropped soft, and just ran and ran and ran!   

Only used 3 clubs and a putter the whole round too. Pw, 8i, 7i. I had the whole.bag with me though.  Played 9 holes in 45 minutes .  Shot 6 over for 33. No 3 putts,  but  several greens were landed and rolled off. A few were short too. Left me with chipping from 5 or 6 feet off the green. Over ran a couple of those. The greens were like ice.

 

[TheBirdieMasterLOL]

I unfortunately couldn't play today (heatwave). However, I did spend some time on the range, working on my 5-iron. And I worked on some drills with the putter. So overall, it was a decent day.

[Flanpro]

My game is rounding into shape for my favourite time of year to play here in Canada, the fall. On another feed I mentioned that I got fitted for a new putter and the hole looks like it’s 10 inches round right now. 
I’ve now played 45 holes with the new weapon and I’ve made 15 birdies and 1 eagle! My new best friend is my Ping Tyne 4!

Lets hope it continues for our Senior Club Championship that starts today!

[puffler]

47 minutes ago, Flanpro said:

My game is rounding into shape for my favourite time of year to play here in Canada, the fall. On another feed I mentioned that I got fitted for a new putter and the hole looks like it’s 10 inches round right now. 
I’ve now played 45 holes with the new weapon and I’ve made 15 birdies and 1 eagle! My new best friend is my Ping Tyne 4!

Lets hope it continues for our Senior Club Championship that starts today!

WOW!  That's a rousing endorsement for the Ping Tyne 4!  My old Odyssey serves me well but always looking for something new.  Will have to check out this flatstick.

[Lgregg33]

Played a round at a local track in Hinckley Ohio named VALLEAIRE Golf Club. I’m still figuring my way around after finding golf again post a 15 year hiatus. I hit it well sometimes and other times leaves me scratching my head. I have developed a sense of when I do something wrong, why that result happened so I can try to correct it the next shot. Improvements have been made. Enough about that on a par 3 167 yard hole, dew soaking up the greens and fairway, I hit a comfortable 7 iron into this green that was dead straight the entire way. As it approached earth I knew it was on line, just couldn’t judge the distance due to a backdrop of bright sun coming up over the trees. It hit green short of the cup a few yard and landed softly about 2.5 feet from the hole. Approaching the green knowing I hit my best shot of the day to that point I couldn’t help but notice the crater pitch mark I left which I was fairly impressed with. Dryer conditions, I may have been left with a better result. In case you’re wondering, I then missed the birdie putt by a touch and ended with a par. Either way, it’s shots like that that keep me coming back for more. 

[Bizekidz007]

I wasn’t expecting that much from my game after a 2 week hiatus, and honestly I wasn’t playing too well before the break. So I guess I figured out that if you don’t have lofty expectations, good things will happen.  Surprisingly, I finished my round with a shocking 68!!! I started thinking about shooting my age when I was 3 under with 4 holes to play and chasing a 66. 

[TheBirdieMasterLOL]

1 hour ago, Bizekidz007 said:

I wasn’t expecting that much from my game after a 2 week hiatus, and honestly I wasn’t playing too well before the break. So I guess I figured out that if you don’t have lofty expectations, good things will happen.  Surprisingly, I finished my round with a shocking 68!!! I started thinking about shooting my age when I was 3 under with 4 holes to play and chasing a 66. 

Wow! Amazing round! Career best?

[Bizekidz007]

49 minutes ago, TheBirdieMasterLOL said:

Wow! Amazing round! Career best?

 

49 minutes ago, TheBirdieMasterLOL said:

Wow! Amazing round! Career best?

 

Actually I shot a 62 3 years ago. 

[TheBirdieMasterLOL]

3 minutes ago, Bizekidz007 said:

 

 

Actually I shot a 62 3 years ago. 

62 is insane.

[Jaker]

Yesterday my golf game fell apart.  It was just one of those days where my driver and long irons and the operator didn't get along.  Here to fixing this problem later this week.  

[MaxEntropy]

21 hours ago, Dweed said:

Today I found a Maxfli Softfli and decided to knock it around a bit. Man, it really flies off the driver face. Granted I'm a slow swinger but I was getting 8-10 yards distance compared to my other 2.  Have to think more about this one perhaps. 

When we win long drive or closest to pin in our league, we get a sleeve of Softfli's. They are my go-to cold weather ball as the "softness" feels more normal when it's cold. I actually kind of like them, although I've never hit one during summer months.

[Big moose]

Shot 43, not bad after starting double, triple on the first 2 holes. After that I started playing really well just missed a couple of greens on the wrong side that cost me bogey. Play well all.

[alii1959]

78 today.  11 fairways, but only 5 GIRs.  29 putts, no 3 putts.  Got up and down 7 times.  I was testing the Titleist AVX again....can't seem to hit it far enough with the "right" irons to land/stay on the greens.  I am going back to my Callaway Supersofts, for good, or at least an equivalent.   I  cannot seem to play with "expensive" golf balls.  Started playing when I was quite poor and got used to the way they play.  I keep trying to use "better" golf balls and it never goes well.  Sooooo, 75, 82, 78 over the last 3 rounds.  Trying hard to get "things" in shape for the club championship soon.  Will need more practice time to feel comfortable with my longer clubs.  Tomorrow, the quest continues.

[ClarkWGriswoldIII]

41 in my league with...3 double bogeys!

This is the same where I recorded a 39 four or five years ago with 2 double bogeys, a triple bogey and three birdies. 

I'm a model of consistency.

[Dweed]

1 hour ago, MaxEntropy said:

When we win long drive or closest to pin in our league, we get a sleeve of Softfli's. They are my go-to cold weather ball as the "softness" feels more normal when it's cold. I actually kind of like them, although I've never hit one during summer months.

I was really surprised at how good they felt in warm weather. I'm the same, I usually use Callaway Supersoft when the temps drop below 50. I'm giving the Softfli a chance for sure.

[MichaelC_81]

Played our clubs second Championship round on the weekend and was looking to improve on my first round blow out. As a higher handicapper, my first goal is to break 100. My second is to get as close to 90 as possible. So starting the day with an absolute poo first hole (8 on a par 4), it wasn't looking good. But except for a couple blow out holes on 2 x par 5's where I lost my drives, looking back at the scorecard I didn't play to shabby. Just need to work on improving the greens in reg and I reckon breaking 90 is next on the cards.

[Off Map Oscar]

7 minutes ago, MichaelC_81 said:

Played our clubs second Championship round on the weekend and was looking to improve on my first round blow out. As a higher handicapper, my first goal is to break 100. My second is to get as close to 90 as possible. So starting the day with an absolute poo first hole (8 on a par 4), it wasn't looking good. But except for a couple blow out holes on 2 x par 5's where I lost my drives, looking back at the scorecard I didn't play to shabby. Just need to work on improving the greens in reg and I reckon breaking 90 is next on the cards.

I was in the same boat earlier this year. Trying to chase a 90 for the first time and it was highs and lows. One thing that really helped me was a range card that was accurate and had dispersion numbers. If you can get onto a simulator and hit 5 good shots with each club you'll have a standard carry and roll for each club. Write it on a card or put it in your phone and you'll have good numbers for chasing greens.

What really helped was knowing my bad shots.

With the dispersion you can know what your shot cone will look like. For example I know that my miss is typically right and about 8 yards with my 9 iron. So instead of aiming at flag or aiming at the center of the green I aim in such a way that my 8 yard dispersion will still be on. That helped me get to 90 earlier. Getting to 80 was all about tracking every shot and focusing my practice where I was loosing strokes. In my case it's putting. There are 100 apps for tracking clubs and shots and seeing your strokes gained. My favorite is the shotscope system. 

[MichaelC_81]

7 minutes ago, Off Map Oscar said:

I was in the same boat earlier this year. Trying to chase a 90 for the first time and it was highs and lows. One thing that really helped me was a range card that was accurate and had dispersion numbers. If you can get onto a simulator and hit 5 good shots with each club you'll have a standard carry and roll for each club. Write it on a card or put it in your phone and you'll have good numbers for chasing greens.

What really helped was knowing my bad shots.

With the dispersion you can know what your shot cone will look like. For example I know that my miss is typically right and about 8 yards with my 9 iron. So instead of aiming at flag or aiming at the center of the green I aim in such a way that my 8 yard dispersion will still be on. That helped me get to 90 earlier. Getting to 80 was all about tracking every shot and focusing my practice where I was loosing strokes. In my case it's putting. There are 100 apps for tracking clubs and shots and seeing your strokes gained. My favorite is the shotscope system. 

Cheers mate, that is actually not a bad idea. Love a good XGolf session, but writing the distances down could be a game changer.

[Off Map Oscar]

13 minutes ago, MichaelC_81 said:

Cheers mate, that is actually not a bad idea. Love a good XGolf session, but writing the distances down could be a game changer.

This is how I do mine.

When I do my sim runs I set the surface area to hard and that's how I get my roll numbers. These represent a worst case distance and I will half the roll for medium greens and for soft I'll assume zero roll or some come back depending on the swing. Wedges with shoulder or full swings tend to spin back a bit if not dead stop.

[Rob Person]

Played the par 3 at my course.  First 2 holes were ok. Fell apart after that.   

So by hole 3 I stopped tracking and Just had fun.

Yesterday the white tees were no longer than 165ish

Today they were 125-180!

Here's the recap of most of the holes.  I struggled!

https://youtu.be/tRezWmGMyq8?si=FOvdzeMSVggpgWbb

 

Edited September 6 by Rob Person

[chris51]

shot a 82 on a links course 18 holes over the weekend in maryland .  I started playing alot the past 2 years either though ive played my whole life the love for golf has come back and its like a bug bit me .I was a serial slicer  I've  really tryed hard this year to be more consistent on my drives hit more fairway try not top my irons my biggest mentality is don't 3 putt in ill do just fine.  I went from shooting low hundred to sometimes in the 90s . this year I've been more consistent shooting in the 80s . I've learned if I  hit at the  driving range before going out for a round I play worst. my biggest thing was closing club head on impact now my drives are mostly dead straight I even hit a drive 300 yards I was ecstatic. If your a golfer who doesn't think they can break 90s am Living proof you can . just be patient and have fun 

[Rob Person]

1 minute ago, chris51 said:

shot a 82 on a links course 18 holes over the weekend in maryland .  I started playing alot the past 2 years either though ive played my whole life the love for golf has come back and its like a bug bit me .I was a serial slicer  I've  really tryed hard this year to be more consistent on my drives hit more fairway try not top my irons my biggest mentality is don't 3 putt in ill do just fine.  I went from shooting low hundred to sometimes in the 90s . this year I've been more consistent shooting in the 80s . I've learned if I  hit at the  driving range before going out for a round I play worst. my biggest thing was closing club head on impact now my drives are mostly dead straight I even hit a drive 300 yards I was ecstatic. If your a golfer who doesn't think they can break 90s am Living proof you can . just be patient and have fun 

Wtg!!!

[Jim Shaw]

Solid day today, 72.

3 birdies, 3 bogey's, 12 pars.

My swing is strarting to grove a bit and I sunk some nice putts for pars to keep the round going.

I feel like I am close to a good round if all goes well.. 

Tomorrow is day 5 in a row, needed to put lots of reps in to get ready for the tournament next week, I will take saturday/sunday off, maybe go to the range then head over to Vancouver to get ready to play...

Have a great evening...