How'd you play?

[bens197]

1 hour ago, edingc said:

Biggest gamechanger for me with the wedges has been the grind. There's a lot of forgiveness baked into the Edel V grind that I didn't have with my Cobra MIMs. The leading edge relief and the trailing bounce really work well for my swing, especially off of the mushy and wet bluegrass fairways I spend most of my time on. 

The moveable weight is a nice touch also, especially in the toe where it really excels around the greens. I can hit a nice high and soft pitch now that really wasn't part of my game before. My short game touch has left me over the past two weeks or so, but overall I'm pretty comfortable around the greens now. 

I do miss the black finish of the MIMs, which was much nicer in the harsh morning light. But the Edels have definitely secured their spot in my bag.

Glad to hear...I haven't been as dedicated to the forum as much lately for some personal reasons but the Edel test was one I was looking forward to read.  I'll get into it soon.  

Keep up the good play 

 

[gavinski91]

Had a decent front nine, felt like I was striking the ball well but was getting lots of bad bounces and kicks. Still managed a 41. But my round fell off the rails on the back nine, started missing my lines and was still getting bad bounces and went on a run of bogeys and doubles.

Somehow though on the last few holes my driver started straightening out a bit from my usual cut, so I decided to take a very aggressive line on the last hole. Started directly over the houses on the left of the hole, with a baby fade to cut the corner. Normally I play this hole safe with an iron into the fairway, since a short drive is in the first pond, and too much fade finds the second pond, but I hit a near-perfect drive and managed to birdie the hole for the first time ever.

Ended up with an 85, which is right on my course handicap. If I had managed to avoid my 6-hole blowup on the back nine (I was +9 on holes 11-16) I feel like breaking 80 was in the cards. Alas, it will have to wait until another day!

[Berg Ryman]

38 in my actual league night, might get a skin. Double bogey on the last... so getting better

[Rickp]

2 minutes ago, Berg Ryman said:

38 in my actual league night, might get a skin. Double bogey on the last... so getting better

[Kenny B]

5 hours ago, gavinski91 said:

Had a decent front nine, felt like I was striking the ball well but was getting lots of bad bounces and kicks. Still managed a 41. But my round fell off the rails on the back nine, started missing my lines and was still getting bad bounces and went on a run of bogeys and doubles.

Somehow though on the last few holes my driver started straightening out a bit from my usual cut, so I decided to take a very aggressive line on the last hole. Started directly over the houses on the left of the hole, with a baby fade to cut the corner. Normally I play this hole safe with an iron into the fairway, since a short drive is in the first pond, and too much fade finds the second pond, but I hit a near-perfect drive and managed to birdie the hole for the first time ever.

Ended up with an 85, which is right on my course handicap. If I had managed to avoid my 6-hole blowup on the back nine (I was +9 on holes 11-16) I feel like breaking 80 was in the cards. Alas, it will have to wait until another day!

I hate bad bounces.  I get more of them than good bounces.  Why can't the ball just go where I aimed it?  

[gavinski91]

3 hours ago, Kenny B said:

I hate bad bounces.  I get more of them than good bounces.  Why can't the ball just go where I aimed it?  

Or as is more the case for me, if the ball is going a little bit right of where I aimed, why does it always bounce further right? Why doesn’t it bounce back to the middle?

I mean, you would think it would be 50/50, but that hasn’t been my experience

[Kenny B]

8 hours ago, gavinski91 said:

Or as is more the case for me, if the ball is going a little bit right of where I aimed, why does it always bounce further right? Why doesn’t it bounce back to the middle?

I mean, you would think it would be 50/50, but that hasn’t been my experience

Aim more left?  

[CarlH]

10 hours ago, gavinski91 said:

Or as is more the case for me, if the ball is going a little bit right of where I aimed, why does it always bounce further right? Why doesn’t it bounce back to the middle?

I mean, you would think it would be 50/50, but that hasn’t been my experience

Elementary Watson....just plain physics.    

[gavinski91]

1 hour ago, Kenny B said:

Aim more left?  

But you know that if I do that the ball will bounce left …

[cksurfdude]

Two weekends ago my wife and I were out on the East End of Long Island visiting friends on the North Fork (aka Wine Country - lots of small and some not-so-small wine growers and vintners out there); near where our friends are is this really fun little 9-hole Par 3 that's almost like somebody's back yard  .. you're actually in a quiet residential neighborhood off the main roads. Been several years since the last time we were there, and the course has a new owner and is in really great shape!

Here's the sign that greets you as you walk around the clubhouse towards the course...

And here's the view looking "down" #9 as you come around the corner .. the tee box is in the background past all the sand...

We didn't keep score - except for putting, as we have an on-going putting competition - but didn't hit the ball too badly .. most of the time  Missed a few greens, made a few up and downs, missed a few up and downs, ... you know the story!

Here's a view of an approx 105 yard downhill shot .. if you zoom in you can see my ball a little left of the flag, and yes did make the birdie putt that time!

It was hot hot hot and almost no wind, but very few other people out so we were able to do 9 pretty quickly and took a replay. Lisa made a birdie here on the second loop 

Definitely worth it .. lotta fun; called "The Cedars" in Cutchogue if anyone happens to be in that area.

[Rickp]

Orthopedic Doc says I’m good to go with golf just not full swing…..yet.  Have a Tuesday morning Tee Time. 
Also said I can drive…..oops that ship sailed 2 weeks ago.  
I’m cleared to do anything except dental work.  Modern Medicine is incredible.

[sirchunksalot]

13 minutes ago, Rickp said:

Orthopedic Doc says I’m good to go with golf just not full swing…..yet.  Have a Tuesday morning Tee Time. 
Also said I can drive…..oops that ship sailed 2 weeks ago.  
I’m cleared to do anything except dental work.  Modern Medicine is incredible.

That's awesome to hear! 

[Kenny B]

25 minutes ago, Rickp said:

Orthopedic Doc says I’m good to go with golf just not full swing…..yet.  Have a Tuesday morning Tee Time. 
Also said I can drive…..oops that ship sailed 2 weeks ago.  
I’m cleared to do anything except dental work.  Modern Medicine is incredible.

Yeah, not for awhile; my doctor said to take amoxicillin before the dentist visit.  He thought I should take it before every visit... forever!. Cheap insurance.  However, my dentist said that after a year or so, it's not needed so I quit after 5 years.  

[Rickp]

34 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

Yeah, not for awhile; my doctor said to take amoxicillin before the dentist visit.  He thought I should take it before every visit... forever!. Cheap insurance.  However, my dentist said that after a year or so, it's not needed so I quit after 5 years.  

Doc told me pretty much the same.  They are supplying me with the antibiotics B4 dentist visit.

[revkev]

Played 10 holes with LarryD today at his club. Respect of lightning chased us off the course.

 

I was 2 over for 10 holes, lots of really solid shots, 3 memorable 9 woods and a very nice birdie on 1. 
 

I’m hitting it well right now. The course was in great shape. 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

On 7/21/2022 at 12:42 PM, Syks7 said:

Ever run into a course that's rating and slope doesn't match how it actually plays? 

Yup, every week. My home course is way harder than the numbers would lead you to believe. Anyone that comes in as a guest or even new members all say that the course is not rated properly.

[Ben_Howell34]

1st time out in 1.5 months and it showed. Measly 89 with 5(!!) 3 putts. Can’t remember having more than 2 in a round before. Also topped my irons like 4 times. Good news is, I “still” shot 89 and drove it great. Only missed 3 fairways and 2 were on the edge. Distance was there too. 
 

Oh well, hopefully knocked the rust off for Pursell Farms tomorrow!!

[Kenny B]

4 hours ago, Rickp said:

Doc told me pretty much the same.  They are supplying me with the antibiotics B4 dentist visit.

After the first one, my dentist prescribed them.  I think they cost $1.00 for a year's supply.    Only once did I forget to take them one hour before my appt.  

[fixyurdivot]

On 7/21/2022 at 10:42 AM, Syks7 said:

Ever run into a course that's rating and slope doesn't match how it actually plays?  

Yes, absolutely.  I've read about the method used to establish course rating and slope but many surprise me.  

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Saturday nine. 47

had some great drives. Rest of the play was not so good. Glad I now have Shotscope to help guide my practice.

had two chances to get on par 5s in two over cooked a 4i on 8  then on 9, somehow pushed my 7i (I haven’t had a push with that club since I got the set).

 

lots of potential in my game once I piece it together  

[PMookie]

77 (36/41) today. Cracked the shaft in my Honma driver. Ugh. No birdies on the day, and started with 11 straight pars. 2 holes killed me. Averaged 302 off the tee, finished in 2 hours and 31 minutes, and thankfully I was allowed to go off before everyone else this morning!!!

[Jmikecpa]

Not saying my game has life going into the outing but I went back to my old irons and shot -1 today off the tips at my club. Three birds on the front with on bogie and played the back in 1 over. I think it was a -4.2 to my index for the day so that is a positive I guess. 

[Kenny B]

Played pretty well today... 76 and it was not one of my better driving days.  Shot EVEN par 37 on the front with two birdies and a +4 39 on the back nine.  Bogeys on 10, 11, and 12 was somewhat deflating, but started making pars again that included two sandy pars.

[BIG STU]

16 hours ago, PMookie said:

77 (36/41) today. Cracked the shaft in my Honma driver. Ugh. No birdies on the day, and started with 11 straight pars. 2 holes killed me. Averaged 302 off the tee, finished in 2 hours and 31 minutes, and thankfully I was allowed to go off before everyone else this morning!!!

Ohh hate it about the cracked shaft in the driver--- I can relate I cracked the shaft in my 3 wood yesterday too.

We did not do much in the shootout yesterday. I hit some good shots but we could not capatialize and make any putts. My putting woes continue and the greens are not to blame. I knew at the start we had some strong teams and really these days my new team is not that strong. I sorta use it as a personal experiment. I did go at the ball a little harder yesterday and picked up some driver distance even if the course was still wet. But did not go at it hard enough to hurt myself. I think my back as far as structural is healed up and I think I am getting more flexability due to playing at least 3 or 4 9 hole early rounds during the week.

Felt ok yesterday not tired at all in fact worked in the shop and replaced the 3 wood shaft and put my Santa Fe back stock length and stock grip and will try that to see this week. I did not have the same shaft to replaced the cracked one in the 3 wood per say so I am trying something else. Also have a sorta jacked 5 wood in mind which is a V-Steel with a Fubuki R-65 at 3 wood length. May work on it after Church today.

[Alf. S]

2 ball better ball for me on Saturday at home course. Probably had my best striking day for a while, but didn't really hole anything. Leaders were -10 when we went out, thought we had a chance of a prize with a combined better ball of -9, ha ha. Weren't even on the 1st page, 15th when we left the clubhouse. Leaders were -16 off a combined handicap of 24, sigh.

 

And for those following my Mind Games thread, I only had one flare up when I duck hooked my drive off 13.

 

Edited July 24, 2022 by Alf. S

[Syks7]

Went out for a twilight practice round with my instructor and played pretty much as badly as I could possibly play.  Well not quite, I was decent off the tee.  Mediocre on approach, and god awful on and around the green.  I currently have the worst case of the yips I've ever had putting.  It's been coming on for a while.  It's all speed control and it's all stroke related but I cant' find my feel.  (Bad enough that my instructor said leave everything but your putter at home for the next lesson)  The good news is that my instructor got to see what my game looks like when I'm struggling and we identified a lot of areas that we can easily save strokes.  

Also, one of the cool parts about the day was that he invited two young ladies out to play with us.  Both of them top ranked Amateurs in southern California, one ranked pretty high nationally.  They were both +4's and he told me that he expects to pay attention because these two girls are what tour players look like in high school and early college.  He expects that both of them will be playing at LPGA level at some point.  It was eye opening and incredible.  We are not playing the same game as they are.  To any yahoo that thinks a scratch golfer can compete with the ladies, it's a hard no.  The level of consistency is unbelievable.  I learned a ton just watching them.  Pretty fun even though I was terrible.

[Tom the Golf Nut]

I played pretty good today. Today was the third day of the club championship so pin positions on some of the greens were testy ones. No birdies today but only one bogey on 15. See my rules thread question to understand. I wasn't playing in the championship, I was playing my normal solo 8 am first one off Sunday ritual.

I get to the course and there is a fivesome just about ready to tee off. One was on the range, two putting and two trying to hurry up the other three. Since they were not on the tee box, away I went. I saw them follow right in behind me. It never ceases to amaze me how slowly people can play. To give you a feel for how slow. I was teeing off on 18 (and I played the 17 holes before that!) and they were teeing off on 7.  I even had to wait a couple times for the greens mower and a guy moving pin positions. In two hours and 15 minutes they played 7 holes. They didn't even get to any par 5's yet. They were looking at a 6 hour round on an empty course. 

[Syks7]

26 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

It never ceases to amaze me how slowly people can play. 

It's wild isn't it.  I dont get how people do it.  Even when I was a beginner I hated standing around.

[Tom the Golf Nut]

4 minutes ago, Syks7 said:

It's wild isn't it.  I dont get how people do it.  Even when I was a beginner I hated standing around.

It's not like it's fall weather either. It's 88 degrees and humid here today.

[chisag]

42 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

I played pretty good well today.

 

... Reminds me of a Steven Wright bit: "My girlfriend asked me if I slept well last night and I said No ... I made a few mistakes".