Popular Post DiscipleofPenick Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 Spring golf is weird, let's start with that. With swirling winds and temps fighting to stay above 50, I went out this afternoon. Apparently I am even worse of a wind player than I thought, very high ball hitter. The courses greens were recovering from punching, they were slow and almost no break.Front 9 I shot 38, and only hit one green! 11 putts and 7/8 fairways. I wasn't hitting my irons bad, or even losing distance in the cool weather. It just seemed like every hole, I misjudged something or the wind changed after I set up. The first 4 holes on the back were the same, though I finally got a second green. I'm +2 through 13.Then the last 5 holes took 2+ hours to play as a 4some of clowns had us stuck. So I finished bogey-bogey-par-double-bogey.. Spent over 30 min on the 14th tee as it got colder and I got stiffer standing in the wind and setting sun. Lost the driver and 3 long holes dead into the wind, with a penalty. Short game wizardry stuck around as I only had 13 more putts for the back 9. 79 for the day, so it's more a what could have been type round.For the CLE/AKR spies who may read this - why aren't the metro parks run by people who know anything about golf????? I love these courses, but every time I go there's always some kind of BS like this. I was at Seneca, they have 36 holes and they send 4 groups in a row down the same 9. What are you doing?????Take Dead Aim cksurfdude, Shapotomous, cnosil and 8 others 11 Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: MacGregor MT-86 Pro Wedges: Vokey 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post puttnfool Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 Tied my PB of 83 (+13) on a course that I, historically, have not played well. I did it with 3 doubles and a triple on the card, too. Hit 8 GIR and ended up with 33 putts. CarlH, DiscipleofPenick, edingc and 10 others 13 Quote WITB: Taylormade SIM2 Max 9° w/ UST ProForce V2 5F3 @ 45" Callaway Epic Speed 4wd w/ AccuFLEX Evolution Reg Dynacraft Genesis 3 hybrid w/ Steelfiber i95r Srixon ZX5 4-6 and ZX7 7-GW w/ UST Recoil 95 F4 soft stepped once Cleveland RTX Zipcore 54/10 w/ Recoil 95 F4 shaft Cleveland RTX-4 58/03 w/ Recoil 95 F4 9i shaft Odyssey SL EXO Marxman Pondering: Nothing at the moment In the locker: Too much to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kenny B Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 What an odd day!! Nice, sunny and 78º this morning. I hit some nice drives that were followed up on the next hole by poor drives... wtf! On the front nine I shot 41 (+4) that consisted of two doubles a bogey and a birdie. One double came after a great drive followed by a worm burner second shot. Problem is, there's this pond... . Other double came on the par 3 #8 hole. Remember the joke about the clubhouse asking over the loudspeaker for the gentleman on the Ladies tee to please move back to the men's tee?? Yup! Topped my tee ball to the Forward tee!! . The good news on the front nine was that I birdied the par 4 Hole #7, one of the two holes that I didn't birdie all last year!! The other hole I didn't birdie all last year was the par 4 #10; I've birdied it 3 times so far this year. Today... I doubled it!! After #10 I parred or bogeyed my way to another 41. So shot 82 with 3 lousy doubles due to poor ball striking. Here is my Hole of the Day... or How I played the par 5 #6... Tee shot - duck hooked to the upslope of the large grassy mound on the left 2nd shot - since on a severe upslope, I decided to hit driver off the deck; big mistake! 3rd shot - now I'm about where my normal tee shot lies; hit a low slicing 3W but miss two fairway bunkers 4th shot - hit a decent 9i that stopped 5 feet short of the green; green runs downhill to the middle of the green 5th shot - chip onto green and ball runs down the slope breaking 2 feet into the cup for par. GolfSpy_BNG, fozcycle, Shapotomous and 9 others 12 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 6 hours ago, Kenny B said: Here is my Hole of the Day... or How I played the par 5 #6... Tee shot - duck hooked to the upslope of the large grassy mound on the left 2nd shot - since on a severe upslope, I decided to hit driver off the deck; big mistake! 3rd shot - now I'm about where my normal tee shot lies; hit a low slicing 3W but miss two fairway bunkers 4th shot - hit a decent 9i that stopped 5 feet short of the green; green runs downhill to the middle of the green 5th shot - chip onto green and ball runs down the slope breaking 2 feet into the cup for par. In other words, just like you planned it. giphy(2).mp4 Great recovery! Kenny B, GolfSpy_SHARK, CarlH and 5 others 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Spring golf is weird, let's start with that. With swirling winds and temps fighting to stay above 50, I went out this afternoon. Apparently I am even worse of a wind player than I thought, very high ball hitter. The courses greens were recovering from punching, they were slow and almost no break.Front 9 I shot 38, and only hit one green! 11 putts and 7/8 fairways. I wasn't hitting my irons bad, or even losing distance in the cool weather. It just seemed like every hole, I misjudged something or the wind changed after I set up. The first 4 holes on the back were the same, though I finally got a second green. I'm +2 through 13.Then the last 5 holes took 2+ hours to play as a 4some of clowns had us stuck. So I finished bogey-bogey-par-double-bogey.. Spent over 30 min on the 14th tee as it got colder and I got stiffer standing in the wind and setting sun. Lost the driver and 3 long holes dead into the wind, with a penalty. Short game wizardry stuck around as I only had 13 more putts for the back 9. 79 for the day, so it's more a what could have been type round.For the CLE/AKR spies who may read this - why aren't the metro parks run by people who know anything about golf????? I love these courses, but every time I go there's always some kind of BS like this. I was at Seneca, they have 36 holes and they send 4 groups in a row down the same 9. What are you doing?????Take Dead AimWhere are you located? Years ago I used to play a course named Seneca.Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpyPXG 0211 w/Project X Evenflo Riptide Regular shaft; 3W & 5W Cobra King F8 w/ Mitsubishi Tense ck Blue Regular shafts; Tour Edge CBX119 22* Hybrid w/Project X Evenflo Regular shaft; Wilson Staff D-7 5-PW + GW + SW w/UST Mamiya Recoil 460 Regular graphite shafts; Cleveland RTX Zipcore LW(58*) w/DG Spinner shaft. Putter: 33” EVNROLL E6R Bag: Cobra Ultralight Cart bag, Peaccoat Blue. Shapotomous, GolfSpy_SHARK and Curtis Atkinson 3 Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf. S Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Matchplay qualifiers yesterday and today. Played yesterday and had a mare of a round. Since the start of the season I've been struggling with club head speed and hitting the ball fat. A fortnight ago I changed my setup opening my stance slightly and this initially resulted in better strikes and more consistency but I would get the occasional socket rocket and a drive coming off the heel. Yesterday it all fell apart, heels, thins, shanks, pulls, slices, duffed chips. Had an adventurous 11 on the 4th: Drive pulled off the heel into the woods, rechocies back into fairway. (in my head, take punishment and play to middle of fairway) 3w push and fade into bushes right. Penalty drop back 30 yds Pull 3w left into trees PW I can get it over the trees, hits them square on after I thin the shot Punch out under the trees catches the bank of the ditch but stays out 40 yd pitch caught heavy and rolls off the front Chip caught heavy rolls off front Chip caught heavy and just stays on Putt lips hole In the hole My playing partner usefully pointed out that I had just used all my strokes on the one hole. Out in 47 back in 41 for 88, net 82. Decided not to play in the other qualifier today, may spend some time on the range. cksurfdude, MattF, CarlH and 5 others 5 3 Quote WIMB Driver Callaway Epic 10.5' Fujikura Stiff 3W Callaway Epic 15' Fujikura Stiff 3-AW Srixon Z565 Nippon Stiff 52', 56' Cleveland RTX 585 Wedges Putter Taylormade Rosa Daytona Bags 2017 Callaway Org14 Cart bag or 2018 Srixon Z start Carry bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 It's a course owned by the metro parks in Cleveland, OH. The city ran it for years and it was a burnt out hack around. About 7 years ago the metro parks took over management and restored the entire 36 holes, it's gorgeous now. It's a old school layout that stretches to 7100+. It's my favorite type of course, one that is tough but not tricked up. Everything is in front of you and you just have to go get it.Where are you located? Years ago I used to play a course named Seneca.Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpyPXG 0211 w/Project X Evenflo Riptide Regular shaft; 3W & 5W Cobra King F8 w/ Mitsubishi Tense ck Blue Regular shafts; Tour Edge CBX119 22* Hybrid w/Project X Evenflo Regular shaft; Wilson Staff D-7 5-PW + GW + SW w/UST Mamiya Recoil 460 Regular graphite shafts; Cleveland RTX Zipcore LW(58*) w/DG Spinner shaft. Putter: 33” EVNROLL E6R Bag: Cobra Ultralight Cart bag, Peaccoat Blue.Take Dead Aim MattF, bens197, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: MacGregor MT-86 Pro Wedges: Vokey 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCRyder Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Dew Sweeping at Monterey CC ...par'd a couple holes and then went on a double boggey tear. Sent from my Pixel 4 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Rickp, CarlH, Kenny B and 5 others 8 Quote Triton 10.5 degree regular flex R580 3 & 5 stiff flex Inazone Single Length 4H 5i-SW Cobra Fmax ONE Length regular flex steel Sigma 2 Tyne 4 2021 Hoofer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cksurfdude Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 Right on cue..... The nice ball striking that accompanied me on my previous round decided to sit this one out... (.. painful details omitted.. ) Short game, however, was solid! Pitched or chipped it really close several times for tap-ins. When I had a longer putt, I was leaving them just inches from the cup. But, otoh, when I left one short and was finally confronted with a 3 footer I .. yep .. pulled it and missed on the low side. So that hole - #7 - actually finished with a bogey after that 3 putt. Then #8 Par 5 finished with a nice par; #9 with water all along the left pulled off a decent tee shot and a *great* second that didn't leave its line to the flag and rolled up to about two feet below it .. ran that one in for an unlikely birdie (whoo hoo!). GolfSpy_BNG, Kenny B, cnosil and 7 others 10 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grips) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom the Golf Nut Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 Well I thought my energy level was fully back after shot #2 but after hitting the range before my round proved that I was a tad lethargic. But miracles can happen so my mind said let's play. Well I seemed to be much more fluid and just used a lot of momentum instead of trying to power things as I usually do. First hole long drive for me leaving a PW into the green. Typically an 8 iron for reference. Easy GIR and a two putt for par. Second hole (my nemesis hole) 5 wood to the center of the fairway and center to the dog leg left. 5 hybrid onto the blind green (due to elevation). I never hit the hybrid well. Two putt par. Tough green to putt. So the rest of my day was as good or better. Can I get a third shot of Moderna please? Season low score of 69. Normally don't do this until mid season or later. 13 of 14 fairways ( last week I said I would work on this because I was only 50%.) Normally about 80 to 85% But some simulator and range right before my round helped. Today 93%. 13 greens in regulation 2 of 3 sand saves 28 putts Now I have to figure out the Grint and input everything. CarlH, Rickp, Kenny B and 8 others 9 2 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, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dlow206 Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 Going to highlight just one part of my game from my round today. Something happened that I expect will never happen ever again. I made 4 one-putts that were greater than 20 feet in length, including an uphill breaking 50 foot putt. I know there is some luck involved with making long putts, but 4 of them in one round, I must have been doing something good. I insist that the new putter/grip combo helped. I know equipment doesn't turn a person that is a bad putter into a good one, but I would say that this putter is a unique setup that I had never tried before. Because of my height, wrist to floor, setup, and preferences, I play a 31" putter. Whether you believe in swingweight of a putter or not, typically something about the 31" putter makes the head feel light for me, and i start hitting at the ball at times, making my distance control bad. My new Odyssey Ten S, it is also 31", but has the Flat Cat Solution which has a 100 gram weight placed at the very bottom of the grip. For me, that makes the head (or somewhere down towards the head) feel heavier so I can make a smooth stroke and less likely to hit at the ball because it feels heavier. GolfSpy_BNG, cksurfdude, Tom the Golf Nut and 10 others 13 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 It's official, I've hit the lowest point of my golfing life. I played nine holes today and it started out great, I was one over through the first two holes and then it all went south. ImpoliteUntimelyHummingbird-mobile.mp4 I had scores of 10, 13, and 15 on three holes, the two par 5's and the par 4 7th. The driver was a superstar, I didn't hit but one fairway, but I was striping the ball. I had a couple of drives that approached 240. Where I got into trouble was with my approach game. I don't think I've ever shanked so many in my life. I don't think I hit one iron shot solid. The par 4 was completely a mental breakdown in my part. My second shot was shanked into some high grass and lost. I dropped and tried to play a 5 iron punch through some trees and ended up in high grass that took several shots to get out of. I finally hit one backwards to get back in the fairway. I ran into trouble also on the par 5 6th, shanking one that brought the pond into play where I promptly hit two balls into it. It just wasn't my day. I'm almost embarrassed to post my score, but for those of you wondering, it was 69. It'll get there, I feel I'm close and was happy to be playing on a beautiful 70 degree day. bens197, cksurfdude, Shapotomous and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 16 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said: It's official, I've hit the lowest point of my golfing life. I played nine holes today and it started out great, I was one over through the first two holes and then it all went south. ImpoliteUntimelyHummingbird-mobile.mp4 203.41 kB · 0 downloads I had scores of 10, 13, and 15 on three holes, the two par 5's and the par 4 7th. The driver was a superstar, I didn't hit but one fairway, but I was striping the ball. I had a couple of drives that approached 240. Where I got into trouble was with my approach game. I don't think I've ever shanked so many in my life. I don't think I hit one iron shot solid. The par 4 was completely a mental breakdown in my part. My second shot was shanked into some high grass and lost. I dropped and tried to play a 5 iron punch through some trees and ended up in high grass that took several shots to get out of. I finally hit one backwards to get back in the fairway. I ran into trouble also on the par 5 6th, shanking one that brought the pond into play where I promptly hit two balls into it. It just wasn't my day. I'm almost embarrassed to post my score, but for those of you wondering, it was 69. It'll get there, I feel I'm close and was happy to be playing on a beautiful 70 degree day. Sorry for the laugh...the video told the story quite well MattF, cksurfdude, Tom the Golf Nut and 2 others 2 3 Quote Titleist TSi3 Fujikura Speeder NX Blue 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60 Nippon Modus 3 120s L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Had some hit or miss holes today. Would go from a par to a double to a birdie. I putted well on the fast greens but only scored a 99 on a course I typically come close to breaking 90 on. I had a really bad ball striking day but I also wasn’t swinging full speed which I never do my first round of the year. Picked up my speed as I went and got some distance back. Need to hit the range to work on some things I barely hit my bay fade today i was hitting more draws which I don’t enjoy doing unless I need to cksurfdude, sirchunksalot, GolfSpy_BNG and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BNG Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 41/41 with 35 putts sirchunksalot, cksurfdude, cnosil and 4 others 5 2 Quote What is in my Sun Mountain C-130 bag or Jones MyGolfSpy bag Driver: Dark speed LS 8* set to -1.5* with an Attas Daaas 4x shaft @ 45” Fairway: F85 3 wood with a XPhplexx Agera X @ 42.5” F85 5 wood with a UST Elements Chrome 7F5 @ 41.5" Driving Iron: Rapture 2-Iron Irons: SMS Pros 4-PW with Steelfiber I95s Wedges: SMS 50* T grind with Steelfiber i110s Glide 4.0 46* zz wedge shaft Glide 4.0 E grind 54* zz wedge shaft Putters: Mezz.1 34” 69* lie EV5.1 black 33.5” 69* lie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 23 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said: It's official, I've hit the lowest point of my golfing life. I played nine holes today and it started out great, I was one over through the first two holes and then it all went south. ImpoliteUntimelyHummingbird-mobile.mp4 203.41 kB · 0 downloads I had scores of 10, 13, and 15 on three holes, the two par 5's and the par 4 7th. The driver was a superstar, I didn't hit but one fairway, but I was striping the ball. I had a couple of drives that approached 240. Where I got into trouble was with my approach game. I don't think I've ever shanked so many in my life. I don't think I hit one iron shot solid. The par 4 was completely a mental breakdown in my part. My second shot was shanked into some high grass and lost. I dropped and tried to play a 5 iron punch through some trees and ended up in high grass that took several shots to get out of. I finally hit one backwards to get back in the fairway. I ran into trouble also on the par 5 6th, shanking one that brought the pond into play where I promptly hit two balls into it. It just wasn't my day. I'm almost embarrassed to post my score, but for those of you wondering, it was 69. It'll get there, I feel I'm close and was happy to be playing on a beautiful 70 degree day. I think we have all had days like that. Shake it off!! At least you shot one under the temperature!! sirchunksalot, cnosil, MattF and 2 others 3 2 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, blackngold_blood said: 41/41 with 35 putts That was me yesterday!! Micah T, cksurfdude and sirchunksalot 3 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MmmmmmBuddy Posted April 18, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 Career low for me today. 66 with 4 bogies and 2 eagles putts that lipped out. Could have really been special. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy dlow206, chisag, Shapotomous and 13 others 12 4 Quote Driver - Ping G430 Max 9° | Ventus Blue TR Hybrid - ZX 16° & 18° | GD Tour IZ S 2 Iron - ZU65 17° | AeroTech SteelFiber 110icw S Irons - ZX7 MKII 4-Pw | TTDGTI S400, std length 1° flat Wedges - RTX 6 Tour Rack 50° 54° 58° | TTDGTI S400, std length 1° flat Putter - L.A.B. Golf Link.1 | LA Golf P135 shaft | Garsen Quad Tour grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 23 minutes ago, bens197 said: Sorry for the laugh...the video told the story quite well That's the side effect from listening to the Chasing Scratch podcast, they used "Hey Wayne" in one of their episodes and it cracked me up. 14 minutes ago, Kenny B said: I think we have all had days like that. Shake it off!! At least you shot one under the temperature!! I'll be good, what I'm taking away from the round is my driver was good and I forgot to mention I putted decently. I had 19 with two three putts and one 1 putt. I came home and stuck the scorecard on my bathroom mirror, a la Rocky in Rocky 4 to motivate me. MadeupThoroughGrayreefshark-mobile.mp4 ncwoz, Grand Stranded, MattF and 5 others 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chisag Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 31 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said: It's official, I've hit the lowest point of my golfing life. I played nine holes today and it started out great, I was one over through the first two holes and then it all went south. ImpoliteUntimelyHummingbird-mobile.mp4 203.41 kB · 0 downloads I had scores of 10, 13, and 15 on three holes, the two par 5's and the par 4 7th. The driver was a superstar, I didn't hit but one fairway, but I was striping the ball. I had a couple of drives that approached 240. Where I got into trouble was with my approach game. I don't think I've ever shanked so many in my life. I don't think I hit one iron shot solid. The par 4 was completely a mental breakdown in my part. My second shot was shanked into some high grass and lost. I dropped and tried to play a 5 iron punch through some trees and ended up in high grass that took several shots to get out of. I finally hit one backwards to get back in the fairway. I ran into trouble also on the par 5 6th, shanking one that brought the pond into play where I promptly hit two balls into it. It just wasn't my day. I'm almost embarrassed to post my score, but for those of you wondering, it was 69. It'll get there, I feel I'm close and was happy to be playing on a beautiful 70 degree day. ... I think one of the most amazing things about this game is what you experienced never changes regardless of your ability. I played with an ex college player the other day and he was so frustrated that he missed 3 eagle putts and one rolled a good 7 feet past the hole and he missed the birdie. So for 3 holes he was 2 under and the next hole he faded one OB out of frustration and trying to hit it too hard and he said he felt like a beginner. I was shooting in the mid 70's for most of the winter before finding my form a few weeks ago and while I never seriously considered quitting the game, it just wasn't very much fun at all. Being outdoors walking in the warm/hot sunshine with good company and in the middle of the amazing desert wild life I couldn't complain but damm the actually playing was so frustrating. And I watched Nelly Korda yesterday look like she was ready to sell her clubs to anyone on the other side of the ropes and definitely was not having any fun. ... So it happens to all of us but the flip side is so much more rewarding when we play well because we have had these miserable rounds where nothing seemed to work to compare them to. Hang in there! Kenny B, cksurfdude, Grand Stranded and 7 others 9 1 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Today I was the token male in our group. Two couples we usually play with had AWOL husbands; one still recovering from knee replacement and the other left today on a business trip. So, the better halfs joined my wife and I. I struck the ball better today than yesterday, but putting was not very good. Our greens still show signs of being punched, and if the ball is not struck firmly, it comes up short or catches the edge of a punch hole and drifts off one way or the other. 40 (+3) on the front; should have been one shot better. Not being fully stretched out, I didn't rotate very well on my wedge approach to #2 and like @sirchunksalot I shank the ball over a large grassy mound... led to a bogey on the hole at my course I birdie the most. 38 (+3) on the back for a 78. I did make a tap-in birdie on the par 4 #14 after lipping out a birdie putt on #13, then lipped another birdie putt out on #15. Finished with a bogey on the par 5 #18 after a great drive to the middle of the fairway at the dogleg. Tried for the green from here... but came up short in the bunker; ended up bogeying the hole. I have never tried for the green in two shots because I don't hit the ball far enough to have this look, mostly because of the prevailing wind. I usually have to play a draw around that tree and end up in the fairway bunker. NRJyzr, Tom the Golf Nut, GolfSpy_SHARK and 5 others 8 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chip Strokes Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 horribly. tough course after a long layoff and i was hitting everything fat. i had a few great drives on the back 9 and a picture perfect approach on 14, but other than that, i was striking the ball terribly. the bright spot was the putter. i shot about 1,000 on the front 9 but had just 16 putts. edingc, Rickp, MattF and 8 others 9 2 Quote SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttnfool Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Half decent range session today. Trying to quit overswinging, mainly with the driver, and I felt like I made a little progress with it. cksurfdude and MattF 2 Quote WITB: Taylormade SIM2 Max 9° w/ UST ProForce V2 5F3 @ 45" Callaway Epic Speed 4wd w/ AccuFLEX Evolution Reg Dynacraft Genesis 3 hybrid w/ Steelfiber i95r Srixon ZX5 4-6 and ZX7 7-GW w/ UST Recoil 95 F4 soft stepped once Cleveland RTX Zipcore 54/10 w/ Recoil 95 F4 shaft Cleveland RTX-4 58/03 w/ Recoil 95 F4 9i shaft Odyssey SL EXO Marxman Pondering: Nothing at the moment In the locker: Too much to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 3 hours ago, chisag said: ... I think one of the most amazing things about this game is what you experienced never changes regardless of your ability. I played with an ex college player the other day and he was so frustrated that he missed 3 eagle putts and one rolled a good 7 feet past the hole and he missed the birdie. So for 3 holes he was 2 under and the next hole he faded one OB out of frustration and trying to hit it too hard and he said he felt like a beginner. I was shooting in the mid 70's for most of the winter before finding my form a few weeks ago and while I never seriously considered quitting the game, it just wasn't very much fun at all. Being outdoors walking in the warm/hot sunshine with good company and in the middle of the amazing desert wild life I couldn't complain but damm the actually playing was so frustrating. And I watched Nelly Korda yesterday look like she was ready to sell her clubs to anyone on the other side of the ropes and definitely was not having any fun. ... So it happens to all of us but the flip side is so much more rewarding when we play well because we have had these miserable rounds where nothing seemed to work to compare them to. Hang in there! I appreciate the kind words and the advice, Sam. I have nothing but the utmost respect for you, so thank you. cksurfdude, chisag, MattF and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom the Golf Nut Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 4 hours ago, sirchunksalot said: I'll be good, what I'm taking away from the round is my driver was good and I forgot to mention I putted decently. I had 19 with two three putts and one 1 putt. I MadeupThoroughGrayreefshark-mobile.mp4 73.78 kB · 0 downloads When ever you start shanking try doing the drill where you try to hit it off the toe like you did the other day. They were all dead center even though you were trying to hit if off the toe. For me, if I happen to shank one it means I am crowding the ball. I'll step away 1/2" and the problem is gone. You have roughly 2 to 2-1/2" of clubface from the hosel to the toe. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, MattF and sirchunksalot 3 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, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fozcycle Posted April 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2021 Another bad day....left ankle ligament issues keep me from properly transferring my weight to the left side on my downswing...tennis elbow on my right arm...I could not get the clubhead on the ball.....total disarray. However, I did improve from the first day, by 1 stroke, shooting an 89.Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Kenny B, cnosil, Rickp and 7 others 6 4 Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted April 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2021 Shot an inconsistent 110 today. First drive with the super hybrid today was superb (went as far as my longest driver hit, see shot of the day). Everything fade city after that. First driver was great. Everything after was fade city. You get the picture. Looking forward to my driver fitting. Really contemplating lessons too. Iron play was fairly solid (see shot of the day). Some mishits but some awesome balls too. Contemplating a 4h instead of my 4i but that is just today’s flavor of the week. Putting was for not as the greens were like playing plinko (punched and sandy). I likely break 100 with the greens in normal shape as nothing would check and i left about 6 putt just at the lip. My 58 was Jekyll and Hyde. Some shots were great, some were WTF was that. Great to be out. cnosil, CarlH, MattF and 8 others 11 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, rbsiedsc said: Shot an inconsistent 110 today. First drive with the super hybrid today was superb (went as far as my longest driver hit, see shot of the day). Everything fade city after that. First driver was great. Everything after was fade city. You get the picture. Looking forward to my driver fitting. Really contemplating lessons too. Iron play was fairly solid (see shot of the day). Some mishits but some awesome balls too. Contemplating a 4h instead of my 4i but that is just today’s flavor of the week. Putting was for not as the greens were like playing plinko (punched and sandy). I likely break 100 with the greens in normal shape as nothing would check and i left about 6 putt just at the lip. My 58 was Jekyll and Hyde. Some shots were great, some were WTF was that. Great to be out. From experience... don't automatically think a 4h replaces a 4i. I think you will find that more than likely, a 5h replaces a 4i. It would be a good idea to check that out at your fitting. Hybrids typically fly higher and further than equivalent irons. GolfSpy_BNG, cnosil, MattF and 5 others 8 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Kenny B said: From experience... don't automatically think a 4h replaces a 4i. I think you will find that more than likely, a 5h replaces a 4i. It would be a good idea to check that out at your fitting. Hybrids typically fly higher and further than equivalent irons. Thanks. My 3H (19*) doesn’t follow that as it only has about 1/2 - 3/4 club more than my 4i (22*) MattF, Kenny B and sirchunksalot 3 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 9 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said: When ever you start shanking try doing the drill where you try to hit it off the toe like you did the other day. They were all dead center even though you were trying to hit if off the toe. For me, if I happen to shank one it means I am crowding the ball. I'll step away 1/2" and the problem is gone. You have roughly 2 to 2-1/2" of clubface from the hosel to the toe. I'll definitely focus on this the next couple of weeks, it worked fantastically on the range. I tried it once on the course and shanked it, so I abandoned it. I'm not planning on playing again for two weeks, I don't think they'll cancel this Saturday and I'm going to just relax Sunday. Tom the Golf Nut, fozcycle, cksurfdude and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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