How'd you play?

[Peaksy68]

Scrappy 12 over. Started double,triple and threw another triple in on the 10th. Pretty much my usual start after being on call overnight
 

Course was very wet after lots of overnight rain, soft greens took a bit of time to adjust to. Highlights were a 6 iron to 4 feet and a 50 yard pitch over a bunker onto a moderate downslope that landed next to the hole, bounced forward 3 feet then spun back up the slope to tap in distance.

[MWL_9]

Over the weekend, our trip to play 36 at The Links at Gettysburg was cancelled for the second time this summer.  Instead, we drove over to Canton.  Friday night, we went to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which is always a nice time.  On Saturday, we had a very, very early round at Tannenhauf GC.  Shot a 77 (+5, 37/40) with no birdies.  Solid muni course, but very tight.  Everyone is on top of each other so you're playing dodgeball at times.  Greens were rolling nicely. 

We then drove over to The Quarry to have lunch on their patio.  

In the afternoon, I finally got to play The Quarry.  I have been wanting to play there for a few years now.  It is a very nice course.  The condition was a little rough in a few areas due to recent storms, but I will 100% play it again.  After shooting a front 9 40 (+4), I shot a back 9 31 (-5) with 5 birdies.  Easily my best 9 and it was my first time breaking par! Also dug a tick out of my leg with a tee. My buddy found a few ticks crawling on him throughout the round as well so be aware if you get the chance to golf there.

To celebrate, we stayed and had dinner on the patio.  As nice of a course it is, the food is even better! 

The driver was used 0 times all day.  

[DiscipleofPenick]

2 hours ago, MattF said:

Played with @DiscipleofPenick at Windmill yesterday. Just a very off day where I couldn't figure it out until the 17th. Shot a 44/46 90. Highlights was I teed off a few times with my old Maltby HDI 3 hybrid. I was belting that thing 230-250 straight down the middle.

It was a great day at one of my favorite courses. I drove the ball really well, and my putting was ok. I didn't chip great, and my iron play was pretty terrible from holes 6-11. But I put a nice run together on the back. The course was a little crowded as there was a 5-some out there. We waited on every tee from the 4th hole on, but still played in 4:35 so it wasn't awful.

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

Kiddo is in golf camp this week so played 18 while he was there (another on Wednesday).

shot an 82 with 1 bird, 9 pars, 5 bogeys and 3 doubles (16/17/18) which were an absolute brutal way to end

PUTTING woes continued. Was lights out off the tee after the first 3 holes and my approach play was again awesome. For the 2nd time I have seen what my yardages are when I actually strike the ball. 

my putting is interesting. It’s not like k have forgotten because I’m not off by much but when I am leaving myself 2-5’ I am just missing it’s brutal on the edge. 

Here’s to trying to redeem myself on Wednesday!

 

[chisag]

... How did I play? I didn't. 114* today so it was laundry over heat stroke. 

[ncwoz]

Have been trying to find my game a bit the last two or so weeks, and found it in league tonight!

Struck the ball really really solid - not anything life changing but most importantly no clunkers. And was really good around the greens. Technically I only hit 2 greens, but I was on the fringe 5 more times lol. Putted amazing within 10 feet, putted super well outside of that even though nothing fell they were almost all tap-ins.

It sounds silly, but last year I sort of lost my game at the back end of the summer and I was really worried that was happening again. Feels really good to have a really good round again!

37 (+1, net -2)

2/7 FIR, 2/9 GIR, 11 putts (counting fringe as chips)

[Philip_R]

On Saturday, I played a better ball competition in Malelane with a friend who really struggled. He managed 4 points of a 15 hdcp on the first 9 holes. Which was not ideal.  I played solid golf but had a very bad break on the 6th hole with a proper fried egg lie in a greenside bunker which got out easier than expected and turned into a double bogey.  I finished with a 42 out and 36 in with a total of 78 and 37 points for the team, which was not good enough to trouble the leaderboard. 

On Sunday, I played a casual game with friends at Kambaku golf club, the wind was a bit strong but with or without the wind, I managed to hit 3 balls deep into the snake infested African bush, which stuffed up my score. I went out in 43 and came in with a 39 with a total of 82.

[MattF]

11 hours ago, Lacassem said:

Kiddo is in golf camp this week so played 18 while he was there (another on Wednesday).

shot an 82 with 1 bird, 9 pars, 5 bogeys and 3 doubles (16/17/18) which were an absolute brutal way to end

PUTTING woes continued. Was lights out off the tee after the first 3 holes and my approach play was again awesome. For the 2nd time I have seen what my yardages are when I actually strike the ball. 

my putting is interesting. It’s not like k have forgotten because I’m not off by much but when I am leaving myself 2-5’ I am just missing it’s brutal on the edge. 

Here’s to trying to redeem myself on Wednesday!

 

 

You need to charge your phone...

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

17 minutes ago, MattF said:

 

You need to charge your phone...

That was end of the day lol. Arccos and music drained if!

[bens197]

1 hour ago, Lacassem said:

That was end of the day lol. Arccos and music drained if!

4.5 hours of Creed & Nickelback will do that to a phone 

[Syks7]

I am consistently infuriating.  43/43 86 at a 72.5/130 course.  Not a bad score but I can't seem to shake the doubles (3) and 3 putts (3).  8 pars on the scorecard again but I can't get out of my own way.

I seem to play reasonable/good golf or bad golf, but at least I'm improving the amount of good golf and diagnosing what happens on the doubles.  Yesterday two of the doubles were from finding water and one was what my typical blowup looks like (Miss the fairway, bad recovery, bad approach, terrible sand shot, second sand shot, one putt)  I feel like once I figure out this mental block I'll see a quick and big drop in index.

Anyone got any tips on how they've smoothed over blowups?

In any case the course I played was pretty fun, Calabasas CC on an SCGA member outing.   The only terrible part of the day was that they shotgun started it and one group (two holes ahead of us) killed the pace for everyone all day.  5:20....    It's an interesting track that basically feels like four course.  Narrow tough canyon on the 1 - 4.  A central valley with 5,9,10,16,17,18, that plays like a parkland course with slope, a wider canyon with 6,7,8, and a low creekbed with 11,12,13,14,15.   Lots of variety of shots.  

[cnosil]

35 minutes ago, Syks7 said:

 

Anyone got any tips on how they've smoothed over blowups?

 

Blowup holes are my big issue as well.  Ball striking is generally pretty good but then massive blowups.   It probably isnt a swing thing but more mental focus.  When you hit a bad shot you have to get back into the round and focus on the next shot.   In your example all the bad shots are probably tied to the bad tee shot and then the downward spiral continues.  Staying mentally focused over each shot for 18 holes.  Try hat Scott Fawcett advocates as part of decade and make a mental scorecard for each shot and assess how committed you were to the shot and did you swing reflect that commitment.  

[TexasFullSend]

Career high 4 birdies this week! Previous personal record was 2!

 

 

[DeBartola_B]

1 hour ago, Syks7 said:

 

Anyone got any tips on how they've smoothed over blowups?

I am certainly no scratch or excellent player but not too long ago I was sort of in the same boat as you.  Handicap around 12 and started looking at things differently and it went down to an 8.

 

I know it will sound cliche but the best way to avoid the blow up hole is to not compound a bad shot with another bad shot or poor decision.  Bogey is your friend, you can never ruin your round with one bogey.  Take your medicine, play for bogey with an errant tee shot, if you happen to hit an amazing approach you could luck out with a par.

 

Sounds simple but I have found it to be extremely affective.  It is tough to do because it is so boring, but good golf is often boring.

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

3 hours ago, bens197 said:

4.5 hours of Creed & Nickelback will do that to a phone 

Apparently “can you take me higher” in 16/17:18 was the reason for my blowup double bogeys. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it

[JerryB]

Today was a game of Whack-F**k.  Nothing was going well.  Lots of duck hooks and wedges off the toe.  Almost hit Owen twice with wedge shots.  We played the back nine at River Heights; Owen went +8.  He was struggling a bit too, but stayed composed and hit a couple of really good hero shots to save holes.  Me, on the other hand, lost a number of balls on my way to a fairly generously scored +20.  Most of my round looked something like this:

Owen was standing near that bunker on the right when I almost hit him the first time.  Nearly missed on a few wedges, it was that bad.  I was just out of sorts all day.  Couldn't get my swing into rhythm.  I had four doubles, three triples, a quad...and a random birdie on 12.  That's where I had my shot of the day, the one good wedge I hit:

Poor drive that duck hooked left followed by a wedge that I dropped and rolled to within two feet of the pin for a tap in birdie on a short par four.  Golf's a funny game sometimes.

[chisag]

6 hours ago, DeBartola_B said:

I know it will sound cliche but the best way to avoid the blow up hole is to not compound a bad shot with another bad shot or poor decision.  Bogey is your friend, you can never ruin your round with one bogey.  Take your medicine, play for bogey with an errant tee shot, if you happen to hit an amazing approach you could luck out with a par.

Sounds simple but I have found it to be extremely affective.  It is tough to do because it is so boring, but good golf is often boring.

 

... It sounds simple because it is simple.  I don't think it is boring golf, it is good golf. I probably take more pride in chipping out after a bad drive, hitting a good iron and saving par as I do from a great tee shot, good iron approach and just missing difficult putt for a tap in par. The other cliche of course is "play one shot at a time" which some may also find boring. But rarely do players have blow up holes if they don't attempt shots that they can only marginally pull off. We have a drivable par 4 that is all carry over a lake to a green guarded by 2 bunkers with little sand. Depending on your tees it is a 210-260 yd carry and the amount of golfers that don't lay up with an iron for a wedge and possible birdie or an easy par is mind boggling. My guess is 75% of those attempting to drive the green end up with a double bogie and I have only seen 2 eagles in 3 years on that hole. 

... A turning point for my game is when DLIII tried a miracle shot when tied for the lead and did not pull it off. His dad, DL Jr a great instructor told his son "Never follow a bad shot with a great shot. Always follow a bad shot with a good shot". So that took the slim opening between a couple trees to possibly get near or on the green shot out of my repertoire and replaced it with take the big opening, even if backwards and get the ball back in the fairway.  

[DeBartola_B]

1 minute ago, chisag said:

 

... It sounds simple because it is simple.  I don't think it is boring golf, it is good golf. I probably take more pride in chipping out after a bad drive, hitting a good iron and saving par as I do from a great tee shot, good iron approach and just missing difficult putt for a tap in par.

Do you know what is not boring? Scoring well...  Amen Brother

[Rickp]

4 hours ago, Syks7 said:

I am consistently infuriating.  43/43 86 at a 72.5/130 course.  Not a bad score but I can't seem to shake the doubles (3) and 3 putts (3).  8 pars on the scorecard again but I can't get out of my own way.

I seem to play reasonable/good golf or bad golf, but at least I'm improving the amount of good golf and diagnosing what happens on the doubles.  Yesterday two of the doubles were from finding water and one was what my typical blowup looks like (Miss the fairway, bad recovery, bad approach, terrible sand shot, second sand shot, one putt)  I feel like once I figure out this mental block I'll see a quick and big drop in index.

Anyone got any tips on how they've smoothed over blowups?

In any case the course I played was pretty fun, Calabasas CC on an SCGA member outing.   The only terrible part of the day was that they shotgun started it and one group (two holes ahead of us) killed the pace for everyone all day.  5:20....    It's an interesting track that basically feels like four course.  Narrow tough canyon on the 1 - 4.  A central valley with 5,9,10,16,17,18, that plays like a parkland course with slope, a wider canyon with 6,7,8, and a low creekbed with 11,12,13,14,15.   Lots of variety of shots.  

Staying focused for 5+ hours is tough on anyone.  Slow pace will lead me to more blowup holes.

[cnosil]

12 minutes ago, Rickp said:

Staying focused for 5+ hours is tough on anyone.  Slow pace will lead me to more blowup holes.

But you don’t have to stay focused for the entire round.   You just have to focus when executing a shot so maybe an hour.   But it is still difficult. 

[CarlH]

5 hours ago, Syks7 said:

 

Anyone got any tips on how they've smoothed over blowups?

 

What I have to remind myself is that everyone hits a bad shot now and then.  The trick is not to let the bad shot control your mindset.  Give yourself 5-10 seconds to berate yourself (if you must), then let it go.  I play with a guy that can play decent golf, but he is so hard on himself that he's literally a self-fulfilling prophecy.  He carries that bad shot for several holes and then is still talking about it over a beer after the round.  You can't do that!  I heard a phrase and I can't recall who it came from but it went something like this:  "It wasn't the double bogey that ruined your score.  It was thinking about that double bogey for the next 5 holes that ruined it."  Ya gotta let it go, bro!  I find that when I have a bad shot or a bad hole, I perform best if I just forget it happened rather than trying to force a birdie to make up for it and just play the next shot.  I know that sounds trite, but it is true.  The last shot is no longer important.  The one you're hitting next is the only one that should matter.

[chisag]

8 hours ago, CarlH said:

What I have to remind myself is that everyone hits a bad shot now and then.  The trick is not to let the bad shot control your mindset.  Give yourself 5-10 seconds to berate yourself (if you must), then let it go.  I play with a guy that can play decent golf, but he is so hard on himself that he's literally a self-fulfilling prophecy.  He carries that bad shot for several holes and then is still talking about it over a beer after the round.  You can't do that!  I heard a phrase and I can't recall who it came from but it went something like this:  "It wasn't the double bogey that ruined your score.  It was thinking about that double bogey for the next 5 holes that ruined it."  Ya gotta let it go, bro!  I find that when I have a bad shot or a bad hole, I perform best if I just forget it happened rather than trying to force a birdie to make up for it and just play the next shot.  I know that sounds trite, but it is true.  The last shot is no longer important.  The one you're hitting next is the only one that should matter.

 

...  I have said before playing QB was great training for playing golf. When you throw a pick, you can be disappointed in yourself for a few seconds, recognize your mistake then completely forget about it. Virtually impossible to play fast while thinking whether you should throw a pass or not. Hesitation causes doubt and doubt causes poor results. The amount of times I have played with someone saying out loud they were "probably going to 3 putt" and then doing just that is classic foreshadowing. My all time favorite is when Jay Cutler threw 3 picks to one DB and after the game was asked if he would throw his way again next time they played and he responded "I'd throw at him again today if there were more time left in the game!" The only way to play this game well for most is with a very short memory after a poor shot. 

[fozcycle]

Today’s hot sweaty weather showed up on my back 9…..we started on #10 where I shot a 42 with a birdie on a par 4. Then we turned the corner and began on #1 where I struggled and shot a 50, for a total 94.  The front side had been sanded so the 3 putts were abundant. 
 

oh well, my birdie held in the net skins and I doubled my investment……did I say this is a $5 game? LOL.

[chisag]

5 minutes ago, fozcycle said:

Today’s hot sweaty weather showed up on my back 9…..we started on #10 where I shot a 42 with a birdie on a par 4. Then we turned the corner and began on #1 where I struggled and shot a 50, for a total 94.  The front side had been sanded so the 3 putts were abundant. 

 

... Well without even seeing your swing or your game Foz, I am confident I can shave two strokes of your score, and I won't even charge you for a lesson. 

[Kenny B]

I was asked to play in the Wolf game for quarters at the other course in town today; two of their regulars were in the hospital for different things, so I made it a threesome. That means no partners; you play against the other two when you tee off first; last 3 holes are each double quarters.

I had #1 and birdied with a 10 footer from just off the green (first time I have ever birdied that hole)... up two quarters!  #2 is an uphill dogleg right; from the middle of the fairway I put my 9W in the middle of the green; 2-putt par and 2 more quarters after the guys both had bogeys.  So now I'm playing with "house money"!    I bogeyed the par 5 #3; didn't get up and down out of a bunker.  Parred remaining holes on the front for an EVEN PAR front nine 36.

I had 3 bogeys on the back nine to shoot 39 for a very nice round of 75.  This means I have shot my age at two different courses!!!  The other guys shot 76 and 81, but the guy that shot 81 had an ACE on the par 3 #8 hole playing 155y downhill... never left the flag!

I also won 12 quarters, and I committed to play on Thursday.  They weren't going to ask me back, but they need a player... I think I will have a target on my back!  

[chisag]

38 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

I also won 12 quarters, and I committed to play on Thursday.  They weren't going to ask me back, but they need a player... I think I will have a target on my back!  

 

... 12 quarters!?!?! Imagine their shock when you pull up Thursday in your new Ferrari.   

[Kenny B]

5 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

... 12 quarters!?!?! Imagine their shock when you pull up Thursday in your new Ferrari.   

One owns a construction company (has a corporate membership so we play for free) and the other is USMC Lt. Col. (retired) pilot who lives in his motorhome across the road from the golf course.  They don't miss the quarters at all, and I have "donated" much more than that over the past few years as a substitute player.  If I played as a regular, I might be broke!!  

[Tom the Golf Nut]

11 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

... 12 quarters!?!?! Imagine their shock when you pull up Thursday in your new Ferrari.   

Off to the casino to play the slots with that pay out. 

[Kenny B]

12 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Off to the casino to play the slots with that pay out. 

With inflation... do they still have quarter slots?  Even parking meters take credit cards these days.

[Tom the Golf Nut]

Just now, Kenny B said:

With inflation... do they still have quarter slots?  Even parking meters take credit cards these days.

If you hunt hard enough you can still find penny slots. Then you can make a day of it!