How'd you play?

[fozcycle]

After dialing in to the Zoom wedgecast this week(great zoom Phil). I decided to downsize my wedge shafts from 124 grm Zipcores to 90 grm and use my old SCOR 54/57 wedges. They also have a V sole whereas the Zipcores do not. I could definitely feel the lighter wedges. That, plus great iron play today got me 1st Place shooting a 40/42:82 and winning $116! Both birdies were cut (#1 Par 5 469 yds & #10 Par 4 310 yds). Had 2 birds and 7 pars today…along with 4 doubles and 5 bogies.

3rd round this week, totally different result. Weather was Sunny 46* - 81*

Shot 82 less CH 14 = 68 versus Par 72 = -4

FIR was down with only 7/14 50%

GIR was up at 7/18 44%

Up & Downs at 50%

Total putts only 31 (made a 67 footer on par 5 for birdie)

Longest Drive was 231 yards

I was having some lower back issues, from my auto accident a year ago so my backswing was considerably slowed and I did not achieve my normal 70% FIR.

[sirchunksalot]

25 minutes ago, fozcycle said:

After dialing in to the Zoom wedgecast this week(great zoom Phil). I decided to downsize my wedge shafts from 124 grm Zipcores to 90 grm and use my old SCOR 54/57 wedges. They also have a V sole whereas the Zipcores do not. I could definitely feel the lighter wedges. That, plus great iron play today got me 1st Place shooting a 40/42:82 and winning $116! Both birdies were cut (#1 Par 5 469 yds & #10 Par 4 310 yds). Had 2 birds and 7 pars today…along with 4 doubles and 5 bogies.

3rd round this week, totally different result. Weather was Sunny 46* - 81*

Shot 82 less CH 14 = 68 versus Par 72 = -4

FIR was down with only 7/14 50%

GIR was up at 7/18 44%

Up & Downs at 50%

Total putts only 31 (made a 67 footer on par 5 for birdie)

Longest Drive was 231 yards

I was having some lower back issues, from my auto accident a year ago so my backswing was considerably slowed and I did not achieve my normal 70% FIR.

Great round, phenomenal putt, and congratulations on winning some money @fozcycle! 

[Rickp]

28 minutes ago, fozcycle said:

After dialing in to the Zoom wedgecast this week(great zoom Phil). I decided to downsize my wedge shafts from 124 grm Zipcores to 90 grm and use my old SCOR 54/57 wedges. They also have a V sole whereas the Zipcores do not. I could definitely feel the lighter wedges. That, plus great iron play today got me 1st Place shooting a 40/42:82 and winning $116! Both birdies were cut (#1 Par 5 469 yds & #10 Par 4 310 yds). Had 2 birds and 7 pars today…along with 4 doubles and 5 bogies.

3rd round this week, totally different result. Weather was Sunny 46* - 81*

Shot 82 less CH 14 = 68 versus Par 72 = -4

FIR was down with only 7/14 50%

GIR was up at 7/18 44%

Up & Downs at 50%

Total putts only 31 (made a 67 footer on par 5 for birdie)

Longest Drive was 231 yards

I was having some lower back issues, from my auto accident a year ago so my backswing was considerably slowed and I did not achieve my normal 70% FIR.

Looks like candidates for Bacon Boyz!!!

[Bang60]

On 10/22/2022 at 5:18 AM, funkyjudge said:

Have you guys ever laid in bed thinking of how to tweak your golf swing? (Please tell me I’m not the only one who does this)

On 10/22/2022 at 5:18 AM, funkyjudge said:

Have you guys ever laid in bed thinking of how to tweak your golf swing? (Please tell me I’m not the only one who does this)

 

YES; many times!

Never and if I ever do I know who to look for… I sleep in bed with a some horizontal dancing lo

[sirchunksalot]

On 10/21/2022 at 6:17 AM, Grand Stranded said:

Have you guys ever laid in bed thinking of how to tweak your golf swing? (Please tell me I’m not the only one who does this)

I'm going to say you're not the only one who does this. I watch golf YouTube to relax before going to sleep, although I try to avoid swing fixes since too much information overloaded what I think about over the ball. Now it's just product reviews and course vlogs. Then I'll think about changes I'm working on before dozing off.

[CarlH]

Not a good day on the course.  Wind was howling, greens were running much slower than our usual.  My ball striking was okay for the most part, but judging the wind was an issue...anywhere from 1/2 to 2 clubs at times.  Worst part for me was the greens.  I'm not a fan of slow greens.  Our greens typically are fast and I was having problems adjusting to the speed, not only for distance control, but the breaks.  I don't think I made one putt outside of 3 feet (and missed one or two of the shorter putts).  I was either leaving the putt just short, or misreading the break and burning the edges all day long.  Even had a couple of rim-outs where I thought they were good, but did a 180-360 in and out of the hole.  5 4somes in our group today and pretty sure that everyone struggled.  Even the lowest handicap players shot well over their usual scores.  Today's medalist was the only one breaking 80 today with a 78.  It's not unusual for at least 6 or 7 to shoot sub 80.  My score?  86.  On the plus side, it was a warm day, even with the wind.

[JerryB]

Went down to Shabbona to play Indian Oaks with my buddy Kevin today.  It's a nine hole layout that has some extra tee boxes for 18 holes.  I really want to like this course, but I just can't.  It's a pretty course with some fun holes but cramming in a back nine on top of the front nine means there's a good amount of downtime and the tee boxes are sometimes poorly labeled.  We twice found ourselves on the wrong tee box for the front nine.

But at any rate, it was absolutely gorgeous weather, especially for fall golf.  Played decent and got to try my new 3 wood again. Irons and wedges were good.  Greens were very fast which worked to my favor as I managed to knock a couple long putts really close that would normally be way short.

I shot (+12) 48 and Kevin went for 52.  Hopefully I can squeeze in a round tomorrow!

[Rickp]

3 minutes ago, JerryB said:

Went down to Shabbona to play Indian Oaks with my buddy Kevin today.  It's a nine hole layout that has some extra tee boxes for 18 holes.  I really want to like this course, but I just can't.  It's a pretty course with some fun holes but cramming in a back nine on top of the front nine means there's a good amount of downtime and the tee boxes are sometimes poorly labeled.  We twice found ourselves on the wrong tee box for the front nine.

But at any rate, it was absolutely gorgeous weather, especially for fall golf.  Played decent and got to try my new 3 wood again. Irons and wedges were good.  Greens were very fast which worked to my favor as I managed to knock a couple long putts really close that would normally be way short.

I shot (+12) 48 and Kevin went for 52.  Hopefully I can squeeze in a round tomorrow!

I know what you mean by a 9 holer with multiple Tee Box placements.  One hole in particular could be a long Par3 and/or Par 4 dogleg, that was kinda cool.
 We played there every fall at a Charity Tournament in Torrington CT.  It was OK setup but wouldn’t want to play it often. Well run Tournament and raised a LOT of money for Local Charities.

[cksurfdude]

Played 9 this afternoon and didn't play too well overall, but did manage to finally make a par on the #2 hole at my course (whoo hoo!) .. which has been a bit of a bugaboo for me this season .. ie. a lot of doubles and triples there....

Also been working on hitting driver more often but sliced a few tee shots today .. until I got to #8 where I hit a fairly straight and decently long - for me - ball right into the middle. Then #9 is a little shorter so I typically use my 3W there, and hit another decent tee shot to the left edge of the fairway.

Two in a row -we're on a roll now, baby!! 

[Kenny B]

6 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

It was a beautiful day to get out on the course, 73 degrees by the time I left with 10+ mph winds. It was a little cooler when I teed off at 1 and by the 4th hole I was regretting wearing pants. The grass has gone dormant, so the course is now a nice shade of brown

My rounds started off like it usually does, I pull hooked a drive into the rough on the third hole and proceeded to duff the next couple of shots en route to a +3 7. Over the next 5 holes I went +2 to be five over through six. Hole 7 I lost a drive and ended up with a quad. I ended the round +11 for the best score I've posted inn a long time (47). 

My ball striking was the best I've seen in a long time with every club in my bag. With two exceptions, I hit driver well. On the par 5 3rd I finally hit one toward the right of the fairway leaving 209 to the flag. Hit a beautiful 5 wood 15 feet short of the green and had a Texas wedge chance of an eagle. I ended up missing as it rolled 15 feet left of the hole, but I did par. I actually parred both the par fives, hitting a sawed off PW from 78 yards right at the flag, but it rolled out 20 feet. My irons were the crispest they have been since I got them. On the par 3 8th hole it was playing 148 and I hit 7 because I normally total 138 with it and hit it to flag high and it rolled to the back of the green. 

The work I've been putting in these last couple of weeks is starting to pay off. The Swing Jacket has my body rotating better than it has in a while and when I feel like I get my belly button toward the target...it's a stripe show (for me).

I can't wait to do it again. 

It's a great round and you didn't mention shank!!  Good job! 

[sirchunksalot]

Just now, Kenny B said:

It's a great round and you didn't mention shank!!  Good job! 

Thank you, El Conquistador! I've been working on better body rotation, giving myself a better chance to not early extend and only hit one major heel shot that still went relatively straight with just a bit of left to right. I wasn't visited by the S word today, except at the range. Progress!!

[Kenny B]

It rained all night and quit right before we left for the course... this must be Camelot where it only rains at night!  

Shot a +2 39 on the more difficult front nine with one birdie; sucked on the back nine... +5 40 with a double on the par 5 #13; hard packed, wet bunker... flew the green by 30 yards!!

The sun came out on the #9 tee...

 

[rkj427]

Sunshine, blue skies and about 70 degrees on October 22 in Michigan is a rarity.

Got out early this afternoon for 9 holes, as I had another event to attend later in the evening.

Stony Creek Metro Park, the course was jam packed, so slow play was to be expected, and I ended up getting paired up with another couple that live not too far from me and were quite enjoyable to spend a few hours with.

Played very well, as I hit 7 of 9 GIR and 6 0f 7 fairways, only missing 1 with my driver a little to the right, which led to some poor judgement shot attempts and a double for score on that hole.

Shot 39 with 17 putts, and the only other blemish was a bogey on a par 3 where I hit my tee shot into a bunker, and then 2 putted the green afterwards.

Posted some pictures to show some of the color changes going on here, and a deer that wandered out, and held up the group behind us on a par 3.

Supposed to be 60 degrees and partly sunny next weekend, and I already have made a tee time at this same course to play with some friends as a foursome.

 

[Grand Stranded]

I played with two different groups on Friday and Saturday than I normally do. Friday we played a course at 6200, and yesterday the one we played (The Pearl) was supposed to be 6300 from the whites. It turned out to be a little over 6500, which is way too long for me. They were seeding most of the white tee areas, so we ended up hitting from the blues on most holes.

My scores weren’t as good as earlier in the week. I played pretty close to bogey golf, which is actually what I try to do when playing courses that long. Results wise I did really well though. I won the front 9 on both days, tied for 4th in total on Friday, and tied for 1st in total yesterday. I won $67 Friday and $85 yesterday. I simply ran out of gas at the end of both rounds… 

Anything over 6200 is going to be a grind for me. I need to really be on point with my wedges and putter as on longer courses. I also need to make a a few one putt pars or play for bogey/net par. Thankfully I was on point for the most part both days, and surprisingly my 3W really came alive when I needed it.

I’ve learned some very important lessons playing competitive golf the last few years, but the most important is to stay patient and play your own game. Don’t get caught up trying to keep up with long hitters. Just keep grinding, every stroke matters. By the end of the day you’ll realize the handicap system works. Most guys are going to end up playing close to their level. The ones who try to do stuff they can’t will not.

Edited October 23, 2022 by Grand Stranded

[GaryF]

9 hours ago, rkj427 said:

Sunshine, blue skies and about 70 degrees on October 22 in Michigan is a rarity.

Got out early this afternoon for 9 holes, as I had another event to attend later in the evening.

Stony Creek Metro Park, the course was jam packed, so slow play was to be expected, and I ended up getting paired up with another couple that live not too far from me and were quite enjoyable to spend a few hours with.

Played very well, as I hit 7 of 9 GIR and 6 0f 7 fairways, only missing 1 with my driver a little to the right, which led to some poor judgement shot attempts and a double for score on that hole.

Shot 39 with 17 putts, and the only other blemish was a bogey on a par 3 where I hit my tee shot into a bunker, and then 2 putted the green afterwards.

Posted some pictures to show some of the color changes going on here, and a deer that wandered out, and held up the group behind us on a par 3.

Supposed to be 60 degrees and partly sunny next weekend, and I already have made a tee time at this same course to play with some friends as a foursome.

 

Looks beautiful!  Where is that located?  I grew up in MI but not familiar with Washington Twsp. 

[rkj427]

25 minutes ago, GaryF said:

Looks beautiful!  Where is that located?  I grew up in MI but not familiar with Washington Twsp. 

 

Northern suburb of Detroit, Washington Twp. is located just below Romeo, MI.

The Metropark entrance is located on 26 Mile Road just west of Mound Road.

 

[sirchunksalot]

11 hours ago, rkj427 said:

Sunshine, blue skies and about 70 degrees on October 22 in Michigan is a rarity.

Got out early this afternoon for 9 holes, as I had another event to attend later in the evening.

Stony Creek Metro Park, the course was jam packed, so slow play was to be expected, and I ended up getting paired up with another couple that live not too far from me and were quite enjoyable to spend a few hours with.

Played very well, as I hit 7 of 9 GIR and 6 0f 7 fairways, only missing 1 with my driver a little to the right, which led to some poor judgement shot attempts and a double for score on that hole.

Shot 39 with 17 putts, and the only other blemish was a bogey on a par 3 where I hit my tee shot into a bunker, and then 2 putted the green afterwards.

Posted some pictures to show some of the color changes going on here, and a deer that wandered out, and held up the group behind us on a par 3.

Supposed to be 60 degrees and partly sunny next weekend, and I already have made a tee time at this same course to play with some friends as a foursome.

 

It looks like a beautiful day to be on the course, 70 degrees this time of year in MI is awesome. The autumn colors are really popping and add beauty to the course, plus I love seeing deer out there. 

Glad you had a great day in the course, Robert. 

[GaryF]

1 hour ago, rkj427 said:

 

Northern suburb of Detroit, Washington Twp. is located just below Romeo, MI.

The Metropark entrance is located on 26 Mile Road just west of Mound Road.

 

Interesting, lived in Birmingham then Bloomfield Hills when young before we moved to Lansing area. 

[chisag]

4 hours ago, Grand Stranded said:

I’ve learned some very important lessons playing competitive golf the last few years, but the most important is to stay patient and play your own game. Don’t get caught up trying to keep up with long hitters. Just keep grinding, every stroke matters. By the end of the day you’ll realize the handicap system works. Most guys are going to end up playing close to their level. The ones who try to do stuff they can’t will not.

 

... So very true for waaaay too many. I saw a video where a young long hitting stud that was a 5 index challenged an Asian Women's Tour player on a 7200 yd course. He though his length would be too much for her on such a long course. The irony is, she just played her game but he tried to hit it even farther and it cost him. On long holes she hit driver, then a fairway wood or hybrid short of the green, pitched on and usually made her putt. He tried to use his length advantage to reach the par 5's in 2 or get close to the green on par 4's and swung too hard several times. She never did and beat him even giving him the 5 strokes. 

... I know I repeat the good stuff but everyone doesn't read every thread. DLIII said whenever he needs to hit a long drive, he slows his swing down just a hair and makes sure he makes dead center contact which produces the longest drives consistently. Occasionally when he just wants to hit a long drive like a long par 4 leaving a short iron in, he will amp up his speed and take the chance of mishitting it a little. But when needing a long drive to reach a par 5 in 2 or needing a birdie on a long par 4, he concentrates on center contact not increased swing speed.   

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

12 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

... So very true for waaaay too many. I saw a video where a young long hitting stud that was a 5 index challenged an Asian Women's Tour player on a 7200 yd course. He though his length would be too much for her on such a long course. The irony is, she just played her game but he tried to hit it even farther and it cost him. On long holes she hit driver, then a fairway wood or hybrid short of the green, pitched on and usually made her putt. He tried to use his length advantage to reach the par 5's in 2 or get close to the green on par 4's and swung too hard several times. She never did and beat him even giving him the 5 strokes. 

... I know I repeat the good stuff but everyone doesn't read every thread. DLIII said whenever he needs to hit a long drive, he slows his swing down just a hair and makes sure he makes dead center contact which produces the longest drives consistently. Occasionally when he just wants to hit a long drive like a long par 4 leaving a short iron in, he will amp up his speed and take the chance of mishitting it a little. But when needing a long drive to reach a par 5 in 2 or needing a birdie on a long par 4, he concentrates on center contact not increased swing speed.   

Needed to hear this, or read in this case 

[JerryB]

Walked Buena Vista alone today.  Another great fall day, but windy.  Pretty sustained 20+ mph winds.  Busy, too.  Lots of time sitting and waiting on the groups in front of me.  Going to go ahead and blame them for my poor play, lol.

Put up a (+16) 48.  Not much positivity to take from this one beyond the fresh air and exercise.  Next time perhaps.

[null]

[Berg Ryman]

79 today, for the first round in like 6 weeks and after taking a lost ball pick up double on 1, I'll take it. Chipper was working awesomely, 3 wood was alright and hybrid as excellent, including setting up my near eagle on the last. Gotta get better tempo with the heavier woods, but very promising. 

[Golfspy_CG2]

Played in a scramble today.  I know it’s not real golf. But it was fun we finished 2nd with a 53.   Played with a buddy who’s a plus 2 and littetaly puts on a tour esque stripe show.  It was probably closer to a 58.   But they let you use  string (you know how that goes) and had one par 5 tee moved up about 100 yards if you bought your tee shot from there   

But beyond that o was happy with the way ai played after some disappointing rounds the past couple weeks.   
 

The TSR2 continued to shine. Even with my buddy hitting 290 to 310 yard bombs.  We used my drive on 5 of the holes where the “senior” tees had quite an advantage over the whites.   Had my longest drive of the year on one 245.   Also pitted vey well.  Several made putts of 8 to 15 feeet. 
 

The sad thing is I had the PXG Gen 5 in over the Hot Metals and I hit all 4 greens on the par 3s.  All the other  holes it was literally a GW or SW from 60 to 80 yards on each approach due to my buddy’s length.  
 

Overall fun day.  And happy with the way I played.   Will have an away round next Thursday on a very nice local course.  So looking forward to that. 

[Golfspy_CG2]

1 hour ago, Golfspy_Lukes said:

What a round to remember on a bucket list course.  And a birdie on the toughest hole or one of the toughest courses in America!!  
 

Have you come down out of the clouds yet!   

[Rickp]

1 hour ago, Golfspy_Lukes said:

Oops, just saw the course Logo!!  Well done, very well done

[cksurfdude]

2 hours ago, Golfspy_Lukes said:

 

56 minutes ago, Golfspy_CG2 said:

What a round to remember on a bucket list course.  And a birdie on the toughest hole or one of the toughest courses in America!!  

Have you come down out of the clouds yet!   

Haha was gonna ask where is the "mind blown" emoji

@Golfspy_Lukes way to go man!! Awesome round .. congrats!

 

[mikeanthony]

Played in our first 11v11 ️ game of the season with no subs (full 90 mins) this past Wednesday night and my goodness did my body take a beating … woke up this morning to still a rather sore lower body. 

Managed a 43 out to a 49 in, 92 … while going +11 over the final 6 holes. Haven’t posted in some time for my on course game (and confidence) has been in a rut. 

Both Father Time and just mental brain farts got to me over the final few holes. Still happy nonetheless with an 88 and 92 over my past two rounds. 

[EasyPutter]

5 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

Haha was gonna ask where is the "mind blown" emoji

@Golfspy_Lukes way to go man!! Awesome round .. congrats!

It's there!

[Kenny B]

Shot another sub-80 round this morning 41/38 = 79.  Not one birdie, but no doubles or worse either!  

Amazing after trimming two evergreen shrubs; my back, shoulders, and arms hurt!!

My wife gave me stereo fingertip violins; she shot 105... if you only count 7 shots to get out of the bunker on the par 5 #18  ... not her best day, but not her worst either!!