Popular Post Rickp Posted March 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2023 Went out @ 7:30 trying to beat the rain, it was more of a getterdone B4 we get soaked. There were 2 interesting items. The undisputed best golfer in the Boyz found himself in the same “concrete” trap I was in last week…..well same results as me, no way lucky he didn’t break his wrist. Second we have a retired Doctor who is an expert in everything just ask him. I’m not with him often maybe twice a year because he drives me nuts, not only on his Superior intelligence that he is very willing to share but he does not fill his divots or repair his ball marks on the green. Well I fixed his ball marks on the greens because he hits low screamers into the green and on one hole he said something about me being to detailed about repairing marks, well among my many unrepeatable remarks were as a Doctor if anyone should be detailed it should be him. He’s not used to anyone giving him s&&t so not talking to me. Poor me Grand Stranded, GaDawg, berkeleybob and 7 others 5 5 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kenny B Posted March 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2023 Well, my BIL from Seattle and my wife and I teed it up this morning. I've been cold the last several rounds since temps in the 40's and low 50's with 10-25mph winds. So today I decided to walk; I stay warmer walking than sitting in a cart, and I get to keep my hands in the cart mitts with a heater while walking. My hands never get cold!! However, I haven't walked 18 holes in 4 years. We've walked 9 holes several times this year, but I thought it was time to see how my legs/feet took all 18 holes. I birdied the par 4 #2 and the par 3 #4 with a bogey in-between on #3; one more bogey on #9 and I made the turn EVEN par. The wind picked up starting on #9 , and I had two more bogeys and an unlucky double on the drivable par 4 #14 on the back nine. My drive ended up in the worst possible spot by the bunker lip left of the green; couldn't get a decent stance; fell on my ass in the goose-poopy grass and took 3 more shots to get on the green then 2 putt. Tweaked my knee a little. 4 over par on the back nine so a round of 76. Missed shooting my age again my 2 months! After the last four rounds in the mid-high 80's, it was nice to see a 70's round again. Warm weather... please get here soon!!!! I may be doing more walking until it arrives. richk9holes, Grand Stranded, IndyBonzo and 10 others 9 4 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...
richk9holes Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 @Kenny B This is the vicarious life story I wanted and needed, and i think deserve with how cold the rain is here in NJ. berkeleybob, Grand Stranded, Kenny B and 2 others 5 Quote Finding a way to turn birdies into bogeys since 1992. #TeamChunks '23 Forum Tester: Elixir Golf Ball WITB:TS2 10.5° @ 11.25° Tensei blue AV 55 R graph•917f2 15° @ 16.5° Diamana blue x5ct dialed 70 R graph•Stealth 22° Ventus red 6 (non-velo) R graph• 699u 2i 17° tgi 70 R graph•24° Tour v 90 black pvd R steel•699 6i-PW Tour 110 black pvd R steel• SM8 50°/08° @ 52°/10° SM8 stock steel• Jaws Full Toe 56°/12° DG Spinner TI steel • c series DW 2.0 slant neck stock steel•Phantom 2 gps•Tour v3 rangefinder•Elixir golf ball• Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, richk9holes said: @Kenny B This is the vicarious life story I wanted and needed, and i think deserve with how cold the rain is here in NJ. It's a "never-ending" story. There are days when I don't hit the ball very well and scores will be high; there are days when I don't hit the ball very well, but I can scramble around with a bunch of par saves for a decent round; and there are days when I hit the ball decently and putting is great and I will shoot my age. I had several days like the latter last fall, and I was wondering if I was going to see them again. No worries!! sirchunksalot, cnosil, cksurfdude and 2 others 5 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 Javs Posted March 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2023 Today was a mud 60’s day with a decent breeze. Hit 15 greens in regulation and made 4 birdies. Two of those I almost made 2 from the fairway with wedges. Bad news is there were 4 bogeys. Nice even par round, but walked away ver disappointed. Had 4 three putts and three more lip outs. I hate slow greens and the course today the greens were grainy and slow. The round that could have been…….. sirchunksalot, JerryB, richk9holes and 7 others 10 Quote Play like a champion today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Stranded Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 5 hours ago, sirchunksalot said: I'm pretty familiar with that shot. I do like the pants, I want to get something either loud like those or some knickers in the future. Check out Hreaski.com. They’re a lot more affordable, and made of better material than Loudmouth. They make nice shirts and shorts also. Two things… try to get the ones with the stretch waistband, as they run a little small, and keep an eye out for their sales. ( even at full price they’re cheaper than most out there.) cksurfdude, MattF and sirchunksalot 3 Quote Driver: G425 Max 10.5* Fairway: Stealth 3HL & 7W Hybrids: Stealth 25* Irons: E722 6-AW Wedges: Jaws Raw Face 54-10 RTX Zipcore 58-6 Putter: ER7 34” 14th club? Speedzone 4H 21* E722 GW 51* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Stranded Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Rickp said: Went out @ 7:30 trying to beat the rain, it was more of a getterdone B4 we get soaked. There were 2 interesting items. The undisputed best golfer in the Boyz found himself in the same “concrete” trap I was in last week…..well same results as me, no way lucky he didn’t break his wrist. Second we have a retired Doctor who is an expert in everything just ask him. I’m not with him often maybe twice a year because he drives me nuts, not only on his Superior intelligence that he is very willing to share but he does not fill his divots or repair his ball marks on the green. Well I fixed his ball marks on the greens because he hits low screamers into the green and on one hole he said something about me being to detailed about repairing marks, well among my many unrepeatable remarks were as a Doctor if anyone should be detailed it should be him. He’s not used to anyone giving him s&&t so not talking to me. Poor me Give ‘em hell Rick! Seems like there’s been a little drama going on down in the Villages lately, buddy. Rickp, GaDawg, cksurfdude and 1 other 3 1 Quote Driver: G425 Max 10.5* Fairway: Stealth 3HL & 7W Hybrids: Stealth 25* Irons: E722 6-AW Wedges: Jaws Raw Face 54-10 RTX Zipcore 58-6 Putter: ER7 34” 14th club? Speedzone 4H 21* E722 GW 51* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodrell Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 5 hours ago, Grand Stranded said: They’re a lot more affordable, and made of better material than Loudmouth. Mine are from https://www.royalandawesome.co.uk and are also a lot more affordable than Loudmouth. I’ll check out Hreaski.com too though, always goof to have alternatives sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and Grand Stranded 3 Quote WitB (not sure how I ended up with so much kit…it wasn’t deliberate Stealth 2 Driver (HZRDUS Smoke Red shaft) Stealth 2+ 5 Wood (with a 3-wood length HZRDUS Smoke Black shaft) MP-60 irons 3-PW MG4 52º & 60º (C-Grind) Wedges MG3 Black 56º Wedge MySpider Tour putter in McLaren F1 Colours TP5 Pix balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 11 hours ago, Grand Stranded said: Give ‘em hell Rick! Seems like there’s been a little drama going on down in the Villages lately, buddy. Yup, I have to have a little fun once in a while. Guy’s complaining about conditions and not filling divots or repairing ball marks irritate me. sirchunksalot, Kenny B, cksurfdude and 3 others 5 1 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 6 hours ago, Rickp said: Yup, I have to have a little fun once in a while. Guy’s complaining about conditions and not filling divots or repairing ball marks irritate me. Yeah my pet hate is not repairing divots and in Sydney you must carry a bucket of dirt as well, you can get banned if caught not repairing divots but here in NZ they don’t care … cksurfdude, Kenny B, MattF and 3 others 5 1 Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sirchunksalot Posted March 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2023 I played nine holes today at Flagstone Golf Course. It was a cool day with a sustained 10 mph wind. I waited until about 2:30 to get out so the temps could get above 40. I shot +17 53. I started out with a quad, I had some issues with ground contact on everything but the driver and putter. I parred the next hole, hitting my tee shot right, chipping up and holing the putt. Altogether I had 2 pars, 2 quads, 4 doubles, and a bogey. Driver was decent, I only hit one terrible shot that was a pull hook on the 6th. The good new was, I didn't lose a ball this round and my misses were manageable. Irons and wedges still need some work, mostly with ground contact and I still had some old habits creeping in. I hit two shots of the day. The first was a putt from off the green on the 4th hole that I pulled and it dropped into the hole for par. That's for you @JohnSmalls. The other was my 3rd shot on the par 4 9th hole from 50 yards out. I hit a nice set GW to 8 feet. I missed the par putt by an inch and tapped in for bogey. My game is slowly getting there, there's still some work to do but it was nice seeing some progress. Grand Stranded, JerryB, Bang60 and 14 others 14 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kenny B Posted March 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2023 After shooting a 76 yesterday walking 18, I wondered how I would play today... my 4th day in a row!! I decided to ride today, but my wife drives so I could walk whenever I wanted. Colder than yesterday but not much wind until the back nine. On the front nine I had 4 bogeys and one birdie after chunking my 3W 2nd shot on the par 5 #6 hole; followed by a great 9W shot over the pin; birdie putt was about 8 feet. 2 GIR. Score: +3 for a 40. I parred every hole on the back nine UNTIL the par 5 #18. Tugged my tee shot a little and caught the left fairway bunker; 7i out to the dogleg but in a deep grass bunker on a downslope. Punched down the fairway to where I had an awkward yardage between a hard 60º or easy 54º... should have chosen the hard 60º. Hit my 5th shot out of the bunker and missed the bogey putt by an inch!!! 8 GIR. Score +2 for a 37. Two good rounds in a row!! ejgaudette, Grand Stranded, MattF and 14 others 16 1 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 Grand Stranded Posted March 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) My event hot streak continued today in our Tuesday Members league. The temps never got above 45*(wtf?) and 20 mph winds, but I got through it, shot 83 with 3 doubles. That was good enough for low net in our A flight. The last 3 weeks I’ve finished 1st, 1st and 2nd. I finally feel like things are getting back to where I want them to be with my game after a horrible 5-6 month stretch of golf last year. The big difference has all been from 100 yards and in, as my wedge game has mysteriously returned from wherever the heck it went to. It’s amazing how having a little confidence in my short game has freed up my swing with my other clubs, and although my putting has never been my problem, I’m now giving myself much better, shorter looks at the hole and two putting for pars instead of bogeys. Edited March 15, 2023 by Grand Stranded JerryB, Kenny B, ejgaudette and 11 others 11 3 Quote Driver: G425 Max 10.5* Fairway: Stealth 3HL & 7W Hybrids: Stealth 25* Irons: E722 6-AW Wedges: Jaws Raw Face 54-10 RTX Zipcore 58-6 Putter: ER7 34” 14th club? Speedzone 4H 21* E722 GW 51* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 15 minutes ago, Grand Stranded said: My event hot streak continued today in our Tuesday Members league. The temps never got above 45*(wtf?) and 20 mph winds, but I got through it, shot 83 with 3 doubles. That was good enough for low net in our A flight. The last 3 weeks I’ve finished 1st, 1st and 2nd. I finally feel like things are getting back to where I want them to be with my game after a horrible 5-6 month stretch of golf last year. The big difference has all been from 100 yards and in, as my wedge game has mysteriously returned from wherever the heck it went to. It’s amazing how having a little confidence in my short game has freed up my swing with my other clubs, and although my putting has never been my problem, I’m now giving myself much better, shorter looks at the hole and two putting for pars instead of bogeys. Congratulations!! Yeah, you were a chocolate mess last year, If I recall. Good job turning it around!! JohnSmalls, Grand Stranded, sirchunksalot and 2 others 4 1 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...
JohnSmalls Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 That a boy @sirchunksalot! sirchunksalot, cksurfdude, GolfSpy_SHARK and 2 others 5 Quote Gameday Vessel Sunday 2.0/ Ogio Silencer Dynapwr Carbon | Hzrdus Smoke Black Mavrik 3w | Evenflow Riptide FG Tour F5 Hybrid(20,23) | MCA Fubuki Staff Model CB 5-PW | DG 120 Vokey SM7 (50, 54, 58) | DG 120 Studio Stock 15 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Classic Bag Jones Collegiate Clemson Stand Bag Eye 2 Laminate 1973 Staff Dynapower 4-PW Anser DUO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richk9holes Posted March 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2023 Hit the local executive par 60. Went out about 5pm. Putting isn't where I want it to be 39 total. Course Handicap here is 7 so a 72 for +5 net is also not what I want. 20+ mph sustained wind for most of it means I didn't actually play too bad. Finished in 2 hours on the dot. Had 2 or 3 chunks from the tee box, not sure what's happening there. Hit the hybrids perfectly at their stated loft. Hit the driver well. Didn't use the 4w all day so it was like carrying 12 clubs. That felt weird I usually have so many options. Not a bad thing, just not normal for me to have a club designated to each yard range with no overlap for a "rescue" or "chipper" or the like. I will buy a 24° utility iron I think. sirchunksalot, MattF, 202 and 7 others 10 Quote Finding a way to turn birdies into bogeys since 1992. #TeamChunks '23 Forum Tester: Elixir Golf Ball WITB:TS2 10.5° @ 11.25° Tensei blue AV 55 R graph•917f2 15° @ 16.5° Diamana blue x5ct dialed 70 R graph•Stealth 22° Ventus red 6 (non-velo) R graph• 699u 2i 17° tgi 70 R graph•24° Tour v 90 black pvd R steel•699 6i-PW Tour 110 black pvd R steel• SM8 50°/08° @ 52°/10° SM8 stock steel• Jaws Full Toe 56°/12° DG Spinner TI steel • c series DW 2.0 slant neck stock steel•Phantom 2 gps•Tour v3 rangefinder•Elixir golf ball• Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Syks7 Posted March 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2023 Much better today not the greatest score but a big improvement over the last few months. 43/44 87 In rainy wet conditions (usually chunk city) at Hansen Dam. Only one double on the card today. #1. A guy let me go before him and I rushed my way down the fairway.could probably have been better if my putting was on, but 34 putts with no three putts is a win for me. Got up and down a few times had a pair of sandies and generally had a good day. I tried a couple things today, the first was to not attempt to hit into the green from beyond 190 yards. I hit whatever layup left me with a good distance I felt confident in. It was a test to see if I was better off playing for higher percentage shots. It worked reasonable well and it felt like I'd taken some pressure off of myself since I was playing for shots I knew I can hit. I don't recall missing the green with any of the post layup shots since many were easy 50 yard pitches. There may be something to this for me. If nothing else I very had to try to hit the green from a terrible position around the green. The second was to integrate the weight transfer/pressure feel from the balance plate I built into a real shot. Either I got really lucky or this is the feel I've been looking for. Crispy ball first contact all day -- even better is that it felt and sounded like I was covering and compressing the ball. Medium trajectory penetrating flight with enough spin to hold the green. It was twilight zone esque. If I'd had better face control I would have had a really good day. I filmed one swing (I got a weird feeling that I might have a chance to knock it in). Alas, it was not the best swing, and it did not go in. PS Enjoy the club twirl fail. PXL_20230315_191023251.TS~3.mp4 EasyPutter, cksurfdude, ejgaudette and 8 others 11 Quote Driver 0311 Gen 5 -- Tensei CK Orange 60 Woods 0341 3W -- Tensei AV Raw Blue Hybrids 0317X 2&4 -- Tensei AV Raw Blue Irons ZX7 4/AW -- C-Taper Lite 110 Wedges T7 55º @55/7 -- TT DG Spinner Putter DF2.1 or Link.1 -- Accra Ball Zstar Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syks7 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Two days, identical scores. Just 44/43 this time around at Encino. Not bad considering that I'm not sure they should have let anyone out on the course today with how wet it was. Even walking, it was tough not to do damage in a lot of areas -- and that's with roped off areas with 'new' water hazards. You had to know your carry numbers because there was zero rollout on the fairway and only minimal release on the greens. Contact was not quite as good as yesterday but two days in a row without chunking one is a big win for me this year. It could have been much, much better if I'd put on my big boy pants, realized the greens were criminally slow, and stopped leaving everything short. I had the line, but I never had the speed today. Same deal as yesterday I didn't let myself attack the hole from beyond 190. It resulted in a lot of good up and down opportunities, but there were several instances where I felt like I should have made the shot. The right way is definitely somewhere in the middle of bombs away and this. Next time out I'll let myself pull the long club when I feel confident about it. cksurfdude, MattF, Kenny B and 5 others 8 Quote Driver 0311 Gen 5 -- Tensei CK Orange 60 Woods 0341 3W -- Tensei AV Raw Blue Hybrids 0317X 2&4 -- Tensei AV Raw Blue Irons ZX7 4/AW -- C-Taper Lite 110 Wedges T7 55º @55/7 -- TT DG Spinner Putter DF2.1 or Link.1 -- Accra Ball Zstar Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tpoole22 Posted March 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 Decided to take my 3 year old to the golf course for the first time today and he loved it. I didn't play well especially off the tee, but for my second round of the year I'll take it. He got so upset that we had to leave so looks like I have a great new reason to get to back get out there more often! Syks7, Javs, richk9holes and 12 others 7 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richk9holes Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Tpoole22 said: Decided to take my 3 year old to the golf course for the first time today and he loved it. I didn't play well especially off the tee, but for my second round of the year I'll take it. He got so upset that we had to leave so looks like I have a great new reason to get to back get out there more often! "One of us...one of us..." 202, Kenny B, EasyPutter and 5 others 8 Quote Finding a way to turn birdies into bogeys since 1992. #TeamChunks '23 Forum Tester: Elixir Golf Ball WITB:TS2 10.5° @ 11.25° Tensei blue AV 55 R graph•917f2 15° @ 16.5° Diamana blue x5ct dialed 70 R graph•Stealth 22° Ventus red 6 (non-velo) R graph• 699u 2i 17° tgi 70 R graph•24° Tour v 90 black pvd R steel•699 6i-PW Tour 110 black pvd R steel• SM8 50°/08° @ 52°/10° SM8 stock steel• Jaws Full Toe 56°/12° DG Spinner TI steel • c series DW 2.0 slant neck stock steel•Phantom 2 gps•Tour v3 rangefinder•Elixir golf ball• Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 7 hours ago, Tpoole22 said: Decided to take my 3 year old to the golf course for the first time today and he loved it. I didn't play well especially off the tee, but for my second round of the year I'll take it. He got so upset that we had to leave so looks like I have a great new reason to get to back get out there more often! I love to see the youngsters out hitting a golf ball, it says alot about all the Dad's. Magic if they enjoy it too, need all the Junior golfers we can get. If I can help a Junior at my club I do... cksurfdude, GaryF, EasyPutter and 5 others 8 Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tpoole22 Posted March 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 4 hours ago, Bang60 said: I love to see the youngsters out hitting a golf ball, it says alot about all the Dad's. Magic if they enjoy it too, need all the Junior golfers we can get. If I can help a Junior at my club I do... I'm glad that a lot of people seem to feel that way. What made the experience even better is that we were moving super slow so we just joined a few other people and they were happy to let him tee off with us and wait for him to putt. berkeleybob, Kenny B, JerryB and 7 others 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rickp Posted March 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 Exec 9 wit the Boyz, a blast as usual. Focus mostly was PXG 0311XF driver and a new Tour Edge 5 hybrid. I only had 2 par 4’s to try the PXG driver and it was all good, about same distance as old driver but had a nice feel and baby fade. The Tour Edge 5h was a surprise, felt really nice, straight and a bit more height than the Cally Steelhead 5h. The Cally has been a great hybrid but it’s starting to look a bit ragged. Not playing until Monday and limited with some Doc appointments next week. cksurfdude, Syks7, Tpoole22 and 11 others 14 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richk9holes Posted March 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) Played ok today at Cream Ridge GC. Very inconsistent. 43 on the front was not legit. I gave myself the 3rd putt on #8 after my 2nd rolled 4 ft past. Also, Birdie on par 5 #9 I cheated, flubbed a 4w from a bad lie and decided I was going to give myself a mulligan and sit it up on a tuft for some winter rules action. 215yd to within 15ft on the 2nd try. 2 putted and put a birdie on the card, but we know the truth. The back 9 I fell apart. 3 balls OB from the tee, 2 others behind trees. The 48 I carded on the back was legitimate. I tried to cheat on 1 hole, but hit a 2nd drive OB and just played my first from behind trees. Update: on further inspection, I'm suffering from high expectations. I rarely put a clean 9 holes together at the courses I play often, so I shouldn't expect to go out on this course for the first time in 6 months and be aces. I was playing with 3 guys who were all members and play there often, silly to compare myself to them but I did it the whole round. The 1st hole I drove into trees, lay up with a 4w but went across the fairway behind another tree. Had to lay up again. Short with an AW, on in 5 2 putted for double bogey. Right from the start, bad targeting had me out of my game. I settled in and played #4-11 at +2 (-5 net) although as stated above I cheated to birdie #9. That's what I should take away as a positive. I did play well for that 8 hole stretch. +17 on the other 10 holes we'll pretend someone else played. Edited March 18, 2023 by richk9holes Update rkj427, sirchunksalot, JerryB and 8 others 11 Quote Finding a way to turn birdies into bogeys since 1992. #TeamChunks '23 Forum Tester: Elixir Golf Ball WITB:TS2 10.5° @ 11.25° Tensei blue AV 55 R graph•917f2 15° @ 16.5° Diamana blue x5ct dialed 70 R graph•Stealth 22° Ventus red 6 (non-velo) R graph• 699u 2i 17° tgi 70 R graph•24° Tour v 90 black pvd R steel•699 6i-PW Tour 110 black pvd R steel• SM8 50°/08° @ 52°/10° SM8 stock steel• Jaws Full Toe 56°/12° DG Spinner TI steel • c series DW 2.0 slant neck stock steel•Phantom 2 gps•Tour v3 rangefinder•Elixir golf ball• Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kenny B Posted March 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2023 What a great day for golf!! Well, except for the 4.5 hour round because it was the Men's Club Opening 2-person scramble tournament in front of us. The sun was out and after a 1.5 hour frost delay, it warmed up to 63º by the time we finished. For once I played a round and didn't feel chilled. Made 3 bogeys on the front nine to make the turn at 40. Had one bogey and one birdie on the back nine to shoot an EVEN par 35 and a total of 75. Shot my age again! I felt pretty good about today's score because the pins were tucked in some tough spots for the tournament. It was my best ball striking round, maybe ever!! Hit 12 GIR but only 9 fairways, which is low for me. However, the fairways missed were only just off and lies were decent. My only problem was that while I was on the greens in regulation, I had very long putts; except for the lone birdie...just not really makable. ejgaudette, EasyPutter, Grand Stranded and 13 others 15 1 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 Jodrell Posted March 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2023 Pretty poor from me today. My usual score on this 9 hole course is a 39 or 40, so a 44 and 45 aren’t great. My driver was, for once, working well, but my putting was bad. “Only” 6 3 putts, but some of the 2s should have been single putts too. Not doing my regular 10 minutes a day on my putting matt for the last couple of weeks has finally caught up with me. Lesson learned! ejgaudette, MattF, sirchunksalot and 7 others 10 Quote WitB (not sure how I ended up with so much kit…it wasn’t deliberate Stealth 2 Driver (HZRDUS Smoke Red shaft) Stealth 2+ 5 Wood (with a 3-wood length HZRDUS Smoke Black shaft) MP-60 irons 3-PW MG4 52º & 60º (C-Grind) Wedges MG3 Black 56º Wedge MySpider Tour putter in McLaren F1 Colours TP5 Pix balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom the Golf Nut Posted March 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2023 Starting to find my game or maybe just getting used to the new course. Still coming up a little short but I’m working on it. Chipping was very good leaving me with very reasonable putts. I was able to make two birdies, two bogies, and the rest were pars. It was nice to shoot even par. First solid round of the year. Got to shoot the breeze with the golf pro after my round and showed him pictures of the progress on the golf green. He offered up top dressing whenever I need it and also said they just got a new cup setting tool and said I can have one of the old ones. Boy this keeps getting better. He said he was also a licensed chemical sprayer and would come over and spray whatever product my green needs. Such nice people in my new area. cnosil, sirchunksalot, ejgaudette and 12 others 11 4 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...
sirchunksalot Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said: Starting to find my game or maybe just getting used to the new course. Still coming up a little short but I’m working on it. Chipping was very good leaving me with very reasonable putts. I was able to make two birdies, two bogies, and the rest were pars. It was nice to shoot even par. First solid round of the year. Got to shoot the breeze with the golf pro after my round and showed him pictures of the progress on the golf green. He offered up top dressing whenever I need it and also said they just got a new cup setting tool and said I can one of the old ones. Boy this keeps getting better. He said he was also a licensed chemical sprayer and would come over and spray whatever product my green needs. Such nice people in my new area. Sounds like you've gotten into your groove, good round! I can imagine the lower altitude is affecting your yardages just a smidge. It's cold that your pro offered you a cup setting tool, it's nice to hear you've got some good people in your new area. rkj427, Merlin1313, EasyPutter and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cnosil Posted March 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2023 11 FW, 10 GIR, 36 putts 42/42:84 Chilly and windy to start but overall I felt like I hit the ball pretty well; better than the score reflects. Distance is way down; I guess due to the cold temps...high today was 45 and before we started my fingers were pretty cold. Short game wasn't great and when I hit the green I seemed to be in a really bad spot which resulted in 5 3-putts. MattF, Grand Stranded, Kenny B and 9 others 11 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Not a good day today. The weather turned; cloudy, breezy and temps about 10º colder than yesterday. My hands never really got warm. Shot 41/39 for a difficult 80. Spent the day scrambling around the course saving some pars and… not! It didn’t help that the round took 4 hours and 20 minutes; our foursome waiting on nearly every shot. Want spring to get here with warm temps soon!!! Merlin1313, ejgaudette, Grand Stranded and 6 others 9 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...
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