How'd you play?

[chisag]

2 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

My first trip to AZ to play golf was in 1993... in July!!  It was on the other course at TPC Scottsdale; not sure what it's called now.  It was fairly new at the time and not much vegetation in the desert between fairways, and back then I mostly missed fairways!!  This sign was EVERYWHERE!!!

 

... Oh sure Kenny, I have seen lots of signs but no actual snakes. Got a serious warning playing Southern Dunes last Spring when the Rattlers had their babies and we were told DO NOT go into any grassy areas if you hit your ball there, just take a free drop and leave your ball. Never saw a Rattler although 2 bunkers had snake trails in them. 

[Sluggo42]

1 hour ago, bens197 said:

Lessons doing you any good or was today just a one-off-stinker-upper bad day?

Well, I have been playing better with the lessons, so maybe today was that off day… I did have a pre-diabetic meltdown about 2 hours before I played, so I was a bit depleted I suppose… I’m having a hard time with figuring out what I can or can’t eat these days, and if I chose wrong it turns into a bad day… this getting old is a hard business…

[Rickp]

8 hours ago, chisag said:

 

... I have played at least 500 rounds in Phoenix and that is the first snake I have seen on a golf course. Of course I always play twilite so they aren't out in the hot sun and that King snake is usually nocturnal, hunting for rodents at night because of the heat. But it was only 68* yesterday with a 30mph wind. Actually that is the first snake I have seen here period. I saw more snakes when I lived in NC. 

Funny you say that I saw more snakes in CT than FL, but Gators not many in Northeast. 

[Syks7]

Another very mellow 44/40 84.  The 70's still elude me, but I'm reasonably happy with it since it was in relatively windy conditions on week and half old punched greens.  I putted well, all things considered, but I felt like it could have been a really amazing putting day but for the bumpiness of the greens.  I put a lot of them on good lines, but as the speed petered out the bumpiness started to push them around.  If the greens are smooth I think some of the longer putts drop.  Oh well.  Two doubles just based solely on impatience and not taking my time on a recovery shot.   I drove the ball well.  75% of fairways in regulation with part of the other 25% being just off in the rough on purpose to leave a better line to the green.  Approach was hit and miss, still integrating some of the adjustments I was working on last week.  When it was on, it was on.  When it was not I was hitting leaking weak fades.

The only other note is that I think I'm getting sandbagged by my home course, it's a wide open course that's more inviting to beginners so I think a lot of scores get turned in that aren't accurate scores.    3rd round in a row there where there was a -1 PCC on my differential... on a windy, punched green day.  

 

Edited April 14, 2022 by Syks7

[Sluggo42]

16 hours ago, chisag said:

 

... I have played at least 500 rounds in Phoenix  

Ohhh, so you’re new to the area I see…

[chisag]

Just now, Sluggo42 said:

Ohhh, so you’re new to the area I see…

 

... When I spent the winter out here 3 years ago I played 101 rounds in 110 days. So I kinda got got a head start. 

[Sluggo42]

Ok, threw a respectable 77 down today, so maybe I don’t stink quite as badly as I thought after yesterday….

[fozcycle]

Foz might be back……shot 45/44:89 with 11/14 FIRs, 6 GIR and just 30 putts. Had two birdies, Par 4 #2 and Par 3 #7.  The birdie putt on #7 was about 18”.

 

[CarlH]

Progress report....no change....still struggling.  

[Kenny B]

9 hours ago, Rickp said:

Funny you say that I saw more snakes in CT than FL, but Gators not many in Northeast. 

Only occasionally in the NY sewer systems

[Rickp]

1 hour ago, Kenny B said:

Only occasionally in the NY sewer systems

I was waiting for that!!  I figured it would be you or Tony!!

[RichL85]

Went into work a little early and worked through lunch so I cut out of the office around 3. Decided to try to little executive 9 hole course a few towns over instead of hitting the nearby range. It's mostly pretty short par 3s tucked in between houses with small greens so made for some good short iron practice. It was almost completely empty so I was able to play through pretty quickly. Irons were fine but I'm still adjusting to some extra distance recently. Greens were tough to judge distance so I left a lot of longer than I wanted 2nd putts. It was a nice little stress free practice session in my mind. At least with the irons, the practice swing is starting to translate to the on course swing, so I'll take that. 

[Sluggo42]

1 hour ago, RichL85 said:

Went into work a little early and worked through lunch so I cut out of the office around 3. Decided to try to little executive 9 hole course a few towns over instead of hitting the nearby range. It's mostly pretty short par 3s tucked in between houses with small greens so made for some good short iron practice. It was almost completely empty so I was able to play through pretty quickly. Irons were fine but I'm still adjusting to some extra distance recently. Greens were tough to judge distance so I left a lot of longer than I wanted 2nd putts. It was a nice little stress free practice session in my mind. At least with the irons, the practice swing is starting to translate to the on course swing, so I'll take that. 

“Extra distance”.. new clubs or a better swing? I’ll be learning new distances with new clubs soon too…

[RichL85]

18 minutes ago, Sluggo42 said:

“Extra distance”.. new clubs or a better swing? I’ll be learning new distances with new clubs soon too…

Better impact. I'm not changing clubs anytime soon. 

[cnosil]

Haven’t been playing well recently and that continued with my league round last night.  Shots are either good or really bad and result in big numbers and can impact any part of my game at any time.  The course we played last night is in my opinion the most difficult of our league courses simply due to the green complexes; lots of undulations and they typically run a bit faster than the other courses we play.  My handicap for this course is a 2 (we play 9 holes)
 

1 - Slight pull with the tee s*** but ended up on the left side if the fairway.  Wedge to the front of the green and 2 putts for par.  
2 - Played into about a 2 club wind and hit 5 iron to the front of the green. Pitched to about 5 feet and then 3 putted for double after the first putt rolled 4 feet past the hole.  Played edge of cup on both putts but the ball never.  
3- perfect tee shot, pulled second about 30 yard left of the hole, pitched to 3 feet and converted for birdie.  
4 - tee shot or right side of green.  Pitched the ball a little to short and the ball rolled back toward me leaving about 18 feet for par.  2 putter for the bogey.

5 - perfect tee shot and second shot.  Left the 15 for birdie about 6 inches short.  Easy par.

6 - visually intimidating hole with houses and OB right and water running the length of the hole on the left.   Pull hooked the tee shot into the water.  Drop and hit to about 20 feet.  3 putted to secure the double.  
7 - perfect tee shot to about 40 yards.  Chunked the first pitch.  Hit second pitch how I wanted and it landed on the upslope but rolled past the hole and ended up off the green about 15 feet away.  Got up and down for the bogey.

8- pull hooked the tee shot OB, got myself down to 80 yards and hit what I thought was a perfect lob wedge the didn’t check enough and rolled off the back of the green. Got up and down for another double.   
9- another perfect tee shot,  wedge to 20 feet.  Sever downhill putt that went 7 feet past the hole.  Another 3 putt for bogey.   
 

Pretty sure it is a swing issue with the pull hook shots and if I could minimize that a little I could start to score better. Getting to the point that I can feel when I make the bad swing.  Hit a few bad finesse shots but wasn’t too upset with the short game.  Not feeling it with the LAB putter; I want to like it but just not getting result so I am not sure how much longer it will remain in the bag.  

[fixyurdivot]

18 hours ago, Sluggo42 said:

Ok, threw a respectable 77 down today, so maybe I don’t stink quite as badly as I thought after yesterday….

Current clubs saw you place the order for the TM's .

 

18 hours ago, chisag said:

 

... When I spent the winter out here 3 years ago I played 101 rounds in 110 days. So I kinda got got a head start. 

It's been cold and snowing since we left Yuma.  Currently working on an offer for a house in SCG.  After almost 6 months of house hunting while there in AZ, this one pops up 2 days after we get back to MT .  But, my brother and SIL are at their place in SCF and looked at it with the realtor, so we feel pretty good having family eye's/opinion. One can ****** about playing in the heat but at least you can play.

[Kenny B]

1 hour ago, fixyurdivot said:

Current clubs saw you place the order for the TM's .

 

It's been cold and snowing since we left Yuma.  Currently working on an offer for a house in SCG.  After almost 6 months of house hunting while there in AZ, this one pops up 2 days after we get back to MT .  But, my brother and SIL are at their place in SCF and looked at it with the realtor, so we feel pretty good having family eye's/opinion. One can ****** about playing in the heat but at least you can play.

If you get it, we can play in January when we visit my BIL in Surprise for 2 weeks.

[chisag]

1 hour ago, fixyurdivot said:

It's been cold and snowing since we left Yuma.  Currently working on an offer for a house in SCG.  After almost 6 months of house hunting while there in AZ, this one pops up 2 days after we get back to MT .  But, my brother and SIL are at their place in SCF and looked at it with the realtor, so we feel pretty good having family eye's/opinion. One can ****** about playing in the heat but at least you can play.

 

 

... I wish you the best of luck in your search. This AZ housing market is quite literally off the charts. Median home prices:

2020 March $280,000

2021 March $395,000

2022 June Projected to be $470,000

 

[fixyurdivot]

19 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

 

... I wish you the best of luck in your search. This AZ housing market is quite literally off the charts. Median home prices:

2020 March $280,000

2021 March $395,000

2022 June Projected to be $470,000

 

House prices are nuts almost everywhere.  We're in shock at what properties around us here in rural MT are going for. So for many, the price escalation works on both sides of the equation and is pretty much a wash. Bozeman is projected to be the next Denver.  Many older folks there are looking at surrounding areas that keep them close to family but not in the new Bozeman they did not grow up with.

Seems the pandemic has done a couple of things; clearly shown companies that traditional brick & mortar offices are not really needed (remote office works) and that a good many people no longer want to live in megatropolus.  Rural living has become attractive to lots more folks.

[gavinski91]

Got off work early yesterday to play 9 holes with my brothers. Season so far is off to a good start!

I've been more selective lately about when I pull driver (only used it twice) and been more conservative and deliberate with my shot selection (much more laying up, etc) and it seems to be paying off. My putting wasn't very good, but it was nice to see approach shots with the highest strokes gained - I don't think that's ever happened before.

[Sluggo42]

Shot decent, but hit a few “absolute new swing” shots that were amazing, and not only that, but long!

like my 8 iron was my 135 club, now it’s 145-150 on those sweet hits. I’ve started getting some “never seen before” hits that are drool inducing…

butttt, haven’t strung a full game together yet with them all… but it’s coming…. 

[CarlH]

Glimmer of hope on the front 9 that some of my form was returning.  Shattered that glimmer on the back nine as my wedges either dug into the soft mud beneath the turf or bounced into the ball sending it across the green.  4 doubles on the back.  86 for the day with 2 birdies.   

[MaxEntropy]

Got out with @DiscipleofPenick today. Course was in pretty good shape and drier than my league course. Still some plugged balls and little roll, but decent. Hard part was the wind: 18-25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. I ended up with a +15 86 after 40/46. Back 9 is a little longer and irons were too fat too often. An example of what happened because of the wind:

Driver, 4h and still a little short on a 360 yard hole. Unfortunately, there were not a lot of holes downwind.

[CarlH]

37 minutes ago, MaxEntropy said:

 I ended up with a +15 86 after 40/46. 

Exactly the way my game went today 40/46

[MaxEntropy]

I forgot to add one point - I've now played 54 holes around here this spring and have yet to lose a ball. I'm sure I just jinxed myself, but I'm also 99.9% certain that is a record for me. It has been a rotation of 3 balls, but I might have to retire one before I lose them. This is unfamiliar territory for me!

I did lose 3 balls when I played in Hawaii, so it hasn't been a completely clean spring.

[Sluggo42]

Found this ball… 

[DiscipleofPenick]

16 hours ago, MaxEntropy said:

Got out with @DiscipleofPenick today. Course was in pretty good shape and drier than my league course. Still some plugged balls and little roll, but decent. Hard part was the wind: 18-25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. I ended up with a +15 86 after 40/46. Back 9 is a little longer and irons were too fat too often. An example of what happened because of the wind:

Driver, 4h and still a little short on a 360 yard hole. Unfortunately, there were not a lot of holes downwind.

Don't forget the greens were still recovering from aeration too! It was a fun day and great to get out for my first round of the year. Chipping was the only bad spot, but touch was starting to come back as the round went on. Regularly had to go up 2-3 clubs on approach shots. I hit them well, but didn't hit many greens given the wind. Kept my head in it and didn't let the tough conditions frustrate me. I feel really good about the way the season started and looking forward to the next round.

[Kenny B]

Rain/Snow mix 40º and 12 mph wind = cancelled tee time.

Rain supposed to quit around 5pm and it should be 45º with only 5mph wind; might head out for a late nine.

[Yellow Ball]

On 4/13/2022 at 12:55 PM, MattF said:

Played at Windmill yesterday and it was like playing and walking on a sponge. Lost a few balls in the fairway due to plugging. We could see where they hit but just couldn't find them because they'd gone deep. So drop in the area and keep going.

Ended up carding a 43/39 82 for the first "official" round of the season. Which put my handicap down to a 14 even.

You played the Windmill! Did the 18th hole have a clowns mouth too. 34 putts for mini golf is a little high. 

[Paul Hedrick]

How did I play?  How did I play???  I believe this picture says it all.......<sigh>