How'd you play?

[TJ Hall]

16 hours ago, Rob Person said:

Played 9 after gc work, shot a pb of 38.

Here's a short recap from the mindset test thread.

 

Congrats @Rob Person! 

[TJ Hall]

Shot a 78 this morning…driver was a little wild, 3 wood was fantastic, irons were decent.

Star of the show was the putter…had 30 putts overall, no 3 putts.  Hit a number of decent length putts.  The Ai-ONE is solid.

[Chubbs1991]

Played in a little money game this am. 10$ buy in. 5 for closest to the hole on the par 3s and a short downhill par 4 carry is like 230 dogleg. Then 5 dollar skins. Only thing money today was my buy in. Had a nasty case of the pull draws with everything. Normally set up for a cut or fade. So it was a struggle.

[silver & black]

Played my second 18 hole round this year with my brother. I shot 39 both sides for a 78 total.

It's amazing what giving up the ego will do for your game. I can't drive the ball 270 anymore. I can't hit my 7 iron 265 anymore. I just gave in and took more club than I'm used to taking. It is working out... so far.

I seriously struggled with my ego and loss of distance the last two years.... especially last year. This year, I decided to table all that BS and just do what I need to do to get it there. It isn't that bad when you realize we all will get old/er and concessions will need to be made.

I will be in the market for new irons next year, as I don't have the swing speed for the MP 64's anymore. 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 20 by silver & black

[sirchunksalot]

I got out today to play a new to me course with some friends from work. The course we played is Olde White Oak golf course in Athens TN and I have to say, I'll definitely play it again. 

I got to the course and I noticed two things.

1. It was pouring rain. 

2. I had no Internet and couldn't use ShotScope. I almost went insane. 

The course itself has been around for a while and is under new ownership and they are working to improve the course. From what I saw, they're doing a great job and it'll be great to see where it is in a few years. 

As for the golf, I shot 60/59 for a 119. I couldn't tell you any specific area I was struggling in. I hit good drives, bad drives, good approaches, bad ones... You get the picture. 

I had a couple of blow up holes on 10 and 11. On 10 I hit a hosel rocket into a muddy area and had to chip 4 times to get to the green. I was living up to my screen name. It's a par 3 that's I made an 8 on. I was also +5 on 11 and honestly I can't remember what went wrong I'll just say everything. 

The coolest hole in the course was the 200 yard par 3 8th, I don't know how elevated it is but it is high up. I didn't play it well, I'm I enjoyed every moment. 

I did hit two greens in reg, the 12th and 13th. I made par on the first one and 4 putted the second. 

I can't complain, it was a wonderful time getting out with some friends. 

 

[Byrnzee]

Played my first official round of the season in Chicagoland this morning. Decided to try a new course about an hour north of Chicago in Mundelein, IL called Pine Meadow. At least I thought it was a new course until my buddy and I pulled into the parking lot and determined... oh wait, we've definitely played here before.

Weather was pretty chilly, mid 40s with some wind. When the sun came out, it turned into a pretty good day. Luckily I came prepared with a winter hat, gloves and many layers to keep me warm in between shots. Course was in great shape for this early in the season. Greens rolled pure and was a really nice day of golf once we got things rolling.

The driver felt pretty solid all day. I had some shots that started right of target but were dead straight. If that's my miss, I can't be too upset about it. I had some trouble with approach shots to start the round. I'm going to blame it on no warmup + the cold weather because I couldn't seem to turn fully through the shots so everything was staying right.

On the back nine I focused more on feeling like I'm making a shorter backswing and fully rotating through the ball. I had 5 straight pars to start the back nine, which was a great feeling.

Ended up shooting 86 (43-43), which isn't terrible for a cold round to start the season. Hoping to fix some of those mistakes I was making and avoid the double bogey holes going forward. Goal for this season is to shoot in the 70s more often so just gotta take it one round at a time.

[Rob Person]

@GolfSpy_SHARK

Here are some from yesterday and this morning...

[sirchunksalot]

I meant to say this earlier, congratulations on a personal best @Rob Person!

[Jmikecpa]

My hope of finally playing one round this year that was not in high wind and cold came true. I played in mildly cold temps with wind and rain . Actually played well and my short game saved me since the wind was just hard to read which made me come up short a lot. Ended up with a +1 73 for the day and it was just a grind that made me lean on the short game and putter. On a good note the mini driver is a keeper and hit it quite a bit off the tee including a 305 yard downwind bomb on a tight driving hole. Had I realized the wind would have hit it that hard I would have hit hybrid. 

[Rob Person]

1 hour ago, Jmikecpa said:

My hope of finally playing one round this year that was not in high wind and cold came true. I played in mildly cold temps with wind and rain . Actually played well and my short game saved me since the wind was just hard to read which made me come up short a lot. Ended up with a +1 73 for the day and it was just a grind that made me lean on the short game and putter. On a good note the mini driver is a keeper and hit it quite a bit off the tee including a 305 yard downwind bomb on a tight driving hole. Had I realized the wind would have hit it that hard I would have hit hybrid. 

Great round!!!

[ParFore74x]

Got out for 9 today in some chilly and windy conditions. Temps were around 42° and the wind was 16-21 mph. Round wasn’t bad at all starting off with a tailwind assisted par on the downhill par 4 1st, always a great way to start a round. Struggled to hit greens on 2-5 which resulted in four straight bogeys but I was able to get the wind at my back again for the downhill par 4 6th which resulted in a bird. Finished it off by falling apart a bit with a double, par, double resulting in a 43 for the 9 holes.

The wind was definitely a factor today but the mistakes were still mine. A couple of rushed shots and a couple of shots with poor club choice. Still had a fun round so life is good. 

[Curtis Atkinson]

Actually played well the other day. 40 through 9. Was planning on playing 18 but playing well through 9 I decided to leave the course feeling good about my game for once in a month. Tried to have no swing thoughts outside of hitting ball well. Hoping to get 9 in tomorrow and continue good feelings. 

[Peaksy68]

Somehow managed to sneak a win in interclub pennant. Scratch matchplay, struggled off the tee all day but short ame was working well. All square going up the last, opponent in very good position 30 yards short of the green, me in the trees 60 yards out. Had a tough shot, with very little margin for error, hit it to about 18 feet. Opponent thinned it a bit, to about 20 feet past the pin. He rolled his putt 3 feet past, I hit an awful putt about 6 feet short. Rolled mine in dead centre, he rushed his and hit his worst putt of the day. Really nice kid(16 yo) with a very solid swing. Don’t like my chances if I come up against him in the next few years

[Fongle]

Considering the weather?

I think I played very well  Played in a new weekend comp today with a mate (who did not want to finish for some reason), checked the weather app and saw no lightning, and no one had called us in, so I finished the hole and my round. 

I actually played the worst I have in years, for which I will blame the weather and my currently bad knee and ankle, but putter was absolutely hot. No 3 putts, and drained 2 from 30+ feet.
 

 

[Northern Monkey]

40 minutes ago, Fongle said:

Considering the weather?

I think I played very well  Played in a new weekend comp today with a mate (who did not want to finish for some reason), checked the weather app and saw no lightning, and no one had called us in, so I finished the hole and my round. 

I actually played the worst I have in years, for which I will blame the weather and my currently bad knee and ankle, but putter was absolutely hot. No 3 putts, and drained 2 from 30+ feet.
 

 

Can’t imagine why he didn’t want to finish, more surprised that he even started with that weather

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

12 hours ago, Rob Person said:

@GolfSpy_SHARK

Here are some from yesterday and this morning...

What’s the animal there?

[Cam Rogers]

Waiting for first round as courses are just starting to open. But -7 at Harbour Town on the XBox

[BallsLeon]

Had a 2-man best ball event out at Excelsior Springs golf course (6553yds, Par 72, 72.0/126) about 45 mins northeast of KC. Course was in excellent condition, great facilities, incredibly pure greens, and some interestingly designed holes. Weather would have been beautiful despite the howling wind, made it feel a lot colder than I was expecting.

Playing with the same group from match play, and ended up getting paired with my opponent from last week. While he kicked my butt last weekend being in the fairway all day, we both struggled yesterday from the tips through the wind to find the short grass. We ended up with 84 (+12) for the day. Winners ended up posting a 65 (-7).

Had a lot of fun despite not playing well. Been struggling to score well lately so my expectations are pretty low. Still had a lot of fun, and was happy to finish strong with a net birdie on the par 5 18th hole.

[Rob Person]

1 hour ago, GolfSpy_SHARK said:

What’s the animal there?

That is an all black fox squirrel. I only one I've ever seen. And supposedly there is an albino one roaming around too. 

(He's carrying a golf ball in his jaws.)

 

[sirchunksalot]

2 hours ago, GolfSpy_SHARK said:

What’s the animal there?

 

39 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

That is an all black fox squirrel. I only one I've ever seen. And supposedly there is an albino one roaming around too. 

(He's carrying a golf ball in his jaws.)

 

I was wondering the same thing, from the photo in your original post it looked like someone had a pet monkey they let loose. Those Fox squirrels can get huge! I used to see them quite a bit back in my hunting days and they could sound like a deer with all the noise they made going through the leaves. 

[cksurfdude]

15 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

I had no Internet and couldn't use ShotScope.

The Connex requires an Internet connection while playing? That sucks...

Oh well but at least the course looks to be in a beautiful area, and the golf and friends sounded fun

And that downhill Par 3 is crazy!

[sirchunksalot]

24 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

The Connex requires an Internet connection while playing? That sucks...

Oh well but at least the course looks to be in a beautiful area, and the golf and friends sounded fun

And that downhill Par 3 is crazy!

I think the big issue was not being able to get my phone to connect to the GPS, I tried connecting and it just kept looking for a signal. 

I loved the 8th, it reminded me of the hole at the Gatlinburg municipal with the elevated tee shot. I didn't play any of the par three holes well, but at least I played this one better than the 10th. 

After this round, it's going to be interesting to see how high I score at RNK and Kingsmill. The rating and slope are 67.2/114 and so I have a feeling I might shoot 200 at RNK. 

Edited April 21 by sirchunksalot

[jdasher206]

Yesterday played in a Men's club event at Legion Memorial in Everett, WA "Best 12 holes".  Shot a 42 and took 3rd place worth $45. I shot 87 overall (my handicap is a 17.3). My game is coming along well after switching drivers (Went from G410+ to a ZX5) 2 weeks ago, so just grateful right now!

[JAYER38]

Was able to get out Saturday for some range time that turned into a full round haha.

Shot a 44 & a 47 for a total of 91. Which would be my best round to date

10 Fairways out of 18(if I hit the green on a par 3 I consider it "fairway")

30 total putts(gave away some inside 6')

Was very happy with the round just have to continue to grind. I want to break 90 this year something bad!

[Stuka44]

A LITTLE MORING GOLF STORY.......FOR YOUR READING ENJOYMENT!

 

The day dawned chilly in N/E Ohio, then the wind blew even colder off Lake Erie.   Powderhorn Golf Club, rough around the edges, but the fairways were in great shape, and the greens, were quite fast  compared to previously.   The cooler temperatures were not really a concern to me, as my brother and I play all winter long, if someone will let us out, often teeing off with air temps below 40 degrees.  Hopes were high, it was a change of course(finally dry enough to risk it), but a place we play multiple times a year, and I know well.

APPARENTLY on this Saturday morning, my number CAME UP, for the inescapable, unseen being(IT), VOODOO CURSE!!!  I didn't suspect anything because I took a bogie on #1, the #1 handicap hole(OK), and then a par on a short par 4 #2.  This is what   "IT"  does, so you don't suspect what is coming!!

Holes 3&4,  were allowed to proceed normally, not well, but without any exterior, malevolent force, that I could detect at this point it time.  THEN  THE ASSAULT BEGAN!

On hole #5 a short par 3, I apparently was subjected to a VOODOO needle though the head, of my doll, because for about 6 holes, my mind was completely USELESS to recall, even though I have done it 100,000 times at least,  HOW TO SWING A GOLF CLUB.  For 6 holes every attempt to swing an iron, resulted in a shot projected off to the right at a 45 degree angle.  Once this was over, the torture was a little more subtle.  Apparently AT THIS POINT restrictive rubber bands were placed around the torso.   No matter how carefully I planned out where I needed to land my chips/and pitch shots,   I physically could not move my arms, enough to generate the needed momentum to carry the ball the planned distance, EVER.

About this time the doll was apparently given to a VOODOO child, to play with.  As  would be expected with small children, VIOLENT SHAKING, AND DROPPING, ensued.  The result was that apparently my head was unable to be maintained in a relatively still position, and was SNAPPING all over the place,  and I hit about 9 balls off the tee, that barely made it to the forward tees...(I believe the last 4 years, I average 1 topped drive about every 3.5-5 rounds). 

And apparently after hole 2, the hands were pulled off.  Because they were completely disjointed from my body.  At no point was I able to communicate visual observation to them,  NO ADJUSTMENT was able to be made, alternating between leaving putts, 6 feet short, or blowing them 6 feet past, with 40 putts overall (average is 33. something) .

That my fellow Spies, is WHY you shoot 103, on a course your average 18 is 85.  

There was a  sinister force at work, and nobody is going to tell me any different. 

I don't care if you blame me, but I sold my soul to have somebody else's doll pulled out of the bin next weekend!  I DO IN FACT hope its  "you", because I can't take the abuse again!!!   Not really I hope nobody has to experience this.                                         

Edited April 23 by Stuka44

[pete1276]

Sadly, I've been really struggling this spring.  The weather was half-way decent this weekend, and I feel like I wasted it a little bit.  I am having trouble making consistent contact.  I feel very stiff and my swing feels foreign and out of sequence.  I just keep trying to tell myself that it's early, there are going to be struggles. 

The benefit is that my handicap has ballooned so much that they've put a soft cap on it, so really, there's only one way  to go from here.  I hope everyone else had a great weekend and was able to get out an enjoy some nice weather and play well.

[Jacob10]

Was able to get 9 in on Friday afternoon, first time playing in 2 weeks. This was the second time playing since I cracked the shaft on my driver, so I skirted around with my 3-wood off the tee, mostly into a stiff wind. I usually get paired with older folks, but I got to play with a couple of younger guys, I'm 35, and I was keeping up with their drivers off most tees, 250+. This is the main reason I haven't taken the time to test other drivers since I don't need one from the back tees at my home course. Would it make some of the holes easier, especially into the wind? Yes, but it also forces me into fuller shots with longer irons, which I could use the work.

On to the round. As you could imagine, I was a little rusty and tight from not having played and being sent straight to the tee before my time, and I bogey the first 2 holes, with not much good to speak of. After loosening up, I played 3-6 even with some good shots. I missed a par save on 7 after a duffed tee shot with a long iron. I doubled 8 after pulling my 3-wood into a penalty area, which has been my miss since my driver broke. I narrowly missed a birdie on 9 for a 41 with 15 putts. Not bad, not good but thankful to be able to play.

[Golf88]

shot a 45 on the front.....bogey every hole. Could not score/putt but then turned in a 37 on back because the putter finally started working.  Been going back and forth between a blade (scotty) and mallet (spyder) but i finally think i'm going to settle in with a mallet.  Just finding way more consistency in my opinion.  I'm also not a great putter to be fair so any little bit helps.  

[Jacob10]

1 hour ago, Stuka44 said:

A LITTLE MORING GOLF STORY.......FOR YOUR READING ENJOYMENT!

 

The day dawned chilly in N/E Ohio, then the wind blew even colder off Lake Erie.   Powderhorn Golf Club, rough around the edges, but the fairways were in great shape, and the greens, were quite fast  compared to previously.   The cooler temperatures were not really a concern to me, as my brother and I play all winter long, if someone will let us out, often teeing off with air temps below 40 degrees.  Hopes were high, it was a change of course(finally dry enough to risk it), but a place we play multiple times a year, and I know well.

APPARENTLY on this Saturday morning, my number CAME UP, for the inescapable, unseen being(IT), VOODOO CURSE!!!  I didn't suspect anything because I took a bogie on #1, the #1 handicap hole(OK), and then a par on a short par 4 #2.  This is what   "IT"  does, so you don't suspect what is coming!!

Holes 3&4,  were allowed to proceed normally, not well, but without any exterior, malevolent force, that I could detect at this point it time.  THEN  THE ASSAULT BEGAN!

On hole #5 a short par 3, I apparently was subjected to a VOODOO needle though the head, of my doll, because for about 6 holes, my mind was completely USELESS to recall, even though I have done it 100,000 times at least,  HOW TO SWING A GOLF CLUB.  For 6 holes every attempt to swing an iron, resulted in a shot projected off to the right at a 45 degree angle.  Once this was over, the torture was a little more subtle.  Apparently AT THIS POINT restrictive rubber bands were placed around the torso.   No matter how carefully I planned out where I needed to land my chips/and pitch shots,   I physically could not move my arms, enough to generate the needed momentum to carry the ball the planned distance, EVER.

About this time the doll was apparently given to a VOODOO child, to play with.  As  would be expected with small children, VIOLENT SHAKING, AND DROPPING, ensued.  The result was that apparently my head was unable to be maintained in a relatively still position, and was SNAPPING all over the place,  and I hit about 9 balls off the tee, that barely made it to the forward tees...(I believe the last 4 years, I average 1 topped drive about every 3.5-5 rounds). 

And apparently after hole 2, the hands were pulled off.  Because they were completely disjointed from my body.  At no point was I able to communicate visual observation to them,  NO ADJUSTMENT was able to be made, alternating between leaving putts, 6 feet short, or blowing them 6 feet past, with 40 putts overall (average is 33. something) .

That my fellow Spies, is WHY you shoot 103, on a course your average 18 is 85.  

There was a  sinister force at work, and nobody is going to tell me any different. 

I don't care if you blame me, but I sold my soul to have somebody else's doll pulled out of the bin next weekend!  I DO IN FACT hope its  "you", because I can't take the abuse again!!!                                            

Golf, like life, has a way of humbling us real quick.

[Stuka44]

I'm afraid to look if .... "Golf Bag Exorcism" is an actual thing on the internet.  Because I may be inclined to pay for one!!

5 minutes ago, Jacob10 said:

Golf, like life, has a way of humbling us real quick.