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4/18 GIRs, 8/14 FIRs, 31 putts. 2 birdies


Had a good time walking RTJ Oxmoor Valley with @TBS and others. Weather is perfect right now, just wish the course would drain a little better. Struggled with the irons on this round. Felt like my ball had a mission of finding every fairway/green side bunker possible. Driver and putter were fine. Onto the next.

 

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13 hours ago, fozcycle said:

Dr put me on the bench for another week. She wants the antibiotics to have tim3 to work while I am resting......dealing with Walking pneumonia after Covid19.


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LOL, back to reality today with a nifty little (43-37) 80.  Started out bogey, double bogey, bogey.  

The golf gods giveth, and the golf gods taketh away.  Am just thankful I live in the south where we can play golf year round.

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2 hours ago, fixyurdivot said:

38/41 at Mesa Del Sol.  3 putted two GIR's on the back.  I also went for it on a Par 5 that had a favorable flag and wind condition but it hit the bank across the water and rolled back for a penalty.  Add an OB on #14 ( I usually hit a 3w off the tee) and things got a little loose on the back.  But, I took 3 of 4 kp's, had a birdie, and had fewest total putts yielding a $1.25 purse 👍.

Sounds like the irons are working fine.  If you spend the $3000, you might win $1.75  🤣

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On 12/18/2020 at 9:29 PM, fozcycle said:

Dr put me on the bench for another week. She wants the antibiotics to have tim3 to work while I am resting......dealing with Walking pneumonia after Covid19.


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good advice - don't push it. 

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It was a beautiful day to be on the course, temps were in the mid 50's and it was windy. I could have done without the wind, except when it was behind me, it did lead to a couple of good drives. It also knocked down more shots than it helped since the wind more often than not was blowing in my face.

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Shot a 56 hitting one fairway, no greens, and 16 putts. Having 4 penalties and hitting two balls into the same pond didn't help. The first one was a 52 from 75 yards and another was from behind the pond. Needless to say, I struggled mightily with the wedge game. I was hitting them good yesterday into the net, but get me on the course and it all falls apart. 

I'm starting Planemate protocols back up to see if I can improve that aspect of my game and get the bad shots and thoughts out of my head. All wedges, all day tomorrow for this guy. 

My putting was on fire! I had 16 putts with no 3 putts and two one putts from 30 and 24 feet. I almost sunk a 20 footer on the last hole. 

I'm playing horribly right now, my game is a dumpster fire and it's been hard not to get discouraged. I intend to beat the slump into the ground, I'm stubborn that way. I still had fun on the course and am thankful to have been able to play today. 

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58 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

It was a beautiful day to be on the course, temps were in the mid 50's and it was windy. I could have done without the wind, except when it was behind me, it did lead to a couple of good drives. It also knocked down more shots than it helped since the wind more often than not was blowing in my face.

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Shot a 56 hitting one fairway, no greens, and 16 putts. Having 4 penalties and hitting two balls into the same pond didn't help. The first one was a 52 from 75 yards and another was from behind the pond. Needless to say, I struggled mightily with the wedge game. I was hitting them good yesterday into the net, but get me on the course and it all falls apart. 

I'm starting Planemate protocols back up to see if I can improve that aspect of my game and get the bad shots and thoughts out of my head. All wedges, all day tomorrow for this guy. 

My putting was on fire! I had 16 putts with no 3 putts and two one putts from 30 and 24 feet. I almost sunk a 20 footer on the last hole. 

I'm playing horribly right now, my game is a dumpster fire and it's been hard not to get discouraged. I intend to beat the slump into the ground, I'm stubborn that way. I still had fun on the course and am thankful to have been able to play today. 

Better get to work on practicing those 20-100y shots that was mentioned in your 2021 plan!!  Partial distance feel shots require lots of practice and much maintenance.

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1 minute ago, Kenny B said:

Better get to work on practicing those 20-100y shots that was mentioned in your 2021 plan!!  Partial distance feel shots require lots of practice and much maintenance.

Yessir! I'll be spending a lot of time the next couple of weeks building a foundation for a better short game and then spend time maintaining it with the net and on the range. I need to build a chart for 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 shots and their yardages. 

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4 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

Yessir! I'll be spending a lot of time the next couple of weeks building a foundation for a better short game and then spend time maintaining it with the net and on the range. I need to build a chart for 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 shots and their yardages. 

I am not a sir... I am El Conquistador.   😆

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9 hours ago, Kenny B said:

Thanks @sirchunksalot.  I was hoping you got the reference.

Unfortunately, I missed that one. You did inspire me to Google it and give it a listen. Hilarious! I saw it was brought up with the Bob and Tom morning show, was that something original to them? I used to listen to them when I'd head over to middle Tennessee to hunt. They weren't in my market, but a friend and I would crack up at some of the songs they would play. Most notably Prison B***h and an advertisement about cider. 

Thank you for giving me a laugh this morning and bringing back some fond memories. 

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37 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

Unfortunately, I missed that one. You did inspire me to Google it and give it a listen. Hilarious! I saw it was brought up with the Bob and Tom morning show, was that something original to them? I used to listen to them when I'd head over to middle Tennessee to hunt. They weren't in my market, but a friend and I would crack up at some of the songs they would play. Most notably Prison B***h and an advertisement about cider. 

Thank you for giving me a laugh this morning and bringing back some fond memories. 

Thanks!!  They had some funny stuff and comedians.  I used to listen to Bob and Tom on my way to work years ago.  They changed several years ago when Bob left; I switched to SiriusXM.

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Got in a quick nine the other day, and some nice elves went out and decorated the flagsticks for us.

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That was a second shot on a par 4 from 90 yards out.  Would have been really nice.  I played great and shot 1 under (easy course, think of it as 1 over on a reasonably tough course).  Best part?  My putter was sitting on the putting mat in my office, so I had to put with a 4 iron.  I actually putted OK and made a 30 footer for birdie.  A Christmas miracle!

 

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It has been a pretty wet Autumn in Scotland this year and our course has struggled. We have 5 holes that don't drain very well in the Winter so the club use a slightly different layout in Winter we play a course layout called Kinglass. They maintain 6 greens for Winter keeping to the top of the course and take off 6 Summer holes. Even doing this they have struggled to keep 18 holes open and we've been only playing 11 holes. 

First round yesterday for 2 weeks of 18 and managed a 4 over par 68, couldn't make a putt all day. 4 bogies and 14 pars. Bogeyed 4, an easy par 5 with a litany of errors, bunkerd off the tee, under club my approach, over hit my chip. 10 got a flyer on approach, good chip then missed putt from 6 feet. 14 is a hard hole but got away with hitting a double cross 3h approach and saved a bogey. Then 17 is a birdie chance hole normally for me, 10 yds short with drive but short sided, hit the chip heavy and 3 putted. 

Out again today for my last round before Xmas, 35'F but no frost on the ground so should have a good day.

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Did not shoot well on a very chilly nine today. Wet and cold. Every iron was hit fat. Think I had too many swing thoughts going on. My 3/4 and half shots were good and bump and runs worked real well. Driver distance is concerning. In the summer I was about 270 with max of 300. Now, I am barely touching 230. I get the cold and wet grass probably are discouraging me but I also worry my inch short shaft now is too stiff and if I should try to swap it with CPO for a stiff of the same. Also sadly, battling some tendinitis above my elbow and gonna take some time off. So much for my swing speed work. Maybe I can use this time to work on short game and proper hip rotation drills. Also really thinking about the top of my bag. The 3H isn’t cutting it ( avg only 150 with it today which is my 8i distance and I struggle with fairway woods, may come down to practice with it more) and the 2 DI I need more practice with. 

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1 hour ago, rbsiedsc said:

Did not shoot well on a very chilly nine today. Wet and cold. Every iron was hit fat. Think I had too many swing thoughts going on. My 3/4 and half shots were good and bump and runs worked real well. Driver distance is concerning. In the summer I was about 270 with max of 300. Now, I am barely touching 230. I get the cold and wet grass probably are discouraging me but I also worry my inch short shaft now is too stiff and if I should try to swap it with CPO for a stiff of the same. Also sadly, battling some tendinitis above my elbow and gonna take some time off. So much for my swing speed work. Maybe I can use this time to work on short game and proper hip rotation drills. Also really thinking about the top of my bag. The 3H isn’t cutting it ( avg only 150 with it today which is my 8i distance and I struggle with fairway woods, may come down to practice with it more) and the 2 DI I need more practice with. 

I went through and am still somewhat going through a major decrease in distance. During the summer, I averaged around 240 off the tee and could hit some up to 270. For a while, the ball would only go 200 and I couldn't wrap my head around what was going on. During that period, I would hit a 7 iron and sometimes it would go only like a 100 yards even on what i thought was a decent strike (my 7 iron was normally my 155 to 165 club). I was like what in the f is going on. I fixed a few things and am no longer on that low extreme end but distances are still a bit shorter than what i would expect, even in the cold weather. 

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Not a good ball striking day today.  Was a bit cold out and so was my game.  83.  

 

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5 hours ago, rbsiedsc said:

Did not shoot well on a very chilly nine today. Wet and cold. Every iron was hit fat. Think I had too many swing thoughts going on. My 3/4 and half shots were good and bump and runs worked real well. Driver distance is concerning. In the summer I was about 270 with max of 300. Now, I am barely touching 230. I get the cold and wet grass probably are discouraging me but I also worry my inch short shaft now is too stiff and if I should try to swap it with CPO for a stiff of the same. Also sadly, battling some tendinitis above my elbow and gonna take some time off. So much for my swing speed work. Maybe I can use this time to work on short game and proper hip rotation drills. Also really thinking about the top of my bag. The 3H isn’t cutting it ( avg only 150 with it today which is my 8i distance and I struggle with fairway woods, may come down to practice with it more) and the 2 DI I need more practice with. 

Crazy game for sure.  There are periods when it feels so natural and the swing mechanics automatic.  Then the periods when you feel like chopping firewood would yield better results come from, seemingly, out of nowhere.  As for the elbow tendonitis, rest will help but you might also consider a pressure band. I started using this one about 1-1/2 years ago and it works great.

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I am not a sir... I am El Conquistador.   

And here I thought you were the "Most Distinguished Gentleman". Oops sorry that's different thread.


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56 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said:

Crazy game for sure.  There are periods when it feels so natural and the swing mechanics automatic.  Then the periods when you feel like chopping firewood would yield better results come from, seemingly, out of nowhere.  As for the elbow tendonitis, rest will help but you might also consider a pressure band. I started using this one about 1-1/2 years ago and it works great.

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Thanks for rec. it’s actually above the elbow. I think it happened from doing fast pushups as part of my SS training

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34 minutes ago, tony@CIC said:


And here I thought you were the "Most Distinguished Gentleman". emoji41.pngOops sorry that's different thread.
 

That thread was started before I was a member, but I like the sentiment!  Thanks!

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On 12/23/2020 at 11:20 AM, Alf. S said:

It has been a pretty wet Autumn in Scotland this year and our course has struggled. We have 5 holes that don't drain very well in the Winter so the club use a slightly different layout in Winter we play a course layout called Kinglass. They maintain 6 greens for Winter keeping to the top of the course and take off 6 Summer holes. Even doing this they have struggled to keep 18 holes open and we've been only playing 11 holes. 

First round yesterday for 2 weeks of 18 and managed a 4 over par 68, couldn't make a putt all day. 4 bogies and 14 pars. Bogeyed 4, an easy par 5 with a litany of errors, bunkerd off the tee, under club my approach, over hit my chip. 10 got a flyer on approach, good chip then missed putt from 6 feet. 14 is a hard hole but got away with hitting a double cross 3h approach and saved a bogey. Then 17 is a birdie chance hole normally for me, 10 yds short with drive but short sided, hit the chip heavy and 3 putted. 

Out again today for my last round before Xmas, 35'F but no frost on the ground so should have a good day.

BTW the round yesterday did not go as planned +11 front 9 +8 back 9 +3. Main problem was my approach play, only 5 GIR  and again not holing a lot,  32 putts with 3 or 4 really bad lip outs. You know the ones, where you are on your way to pick the ball out the hole and it ends up doing a 180 on you.

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