How'd you play?

[DiscipleofPenick]

3 hours ago, MaxEntropy said:

I was actually thinking about this yesterday - I have a pretty strong grip and have been hitting a lot of push/fades lately and was considering tweaking my grip but didn't want to do it on the course.

Have a pro look at it before you make any change yourself. You could lose everything really quick if you change the wrong way.

[MaxEntropy]

3 minutes ago, DiscipleofPenick said:

Have a pro look at it before you make any change yourself. You could lose everything really quick if you change the wrong way.

You are my "pro" so tell me....

[DiscipleofPenick]

16 hours ago, MaxEntropy said:

Played with @DiscipleofPenick and a couple friends of his this afternoon. Started out with a brutal triple and thought to myself "it's going to be one of those days." Didn't pay much attention to score after that, but strung together a few pars and a birdie and finished the front +4. On the back I developed a bad pull with mid irons, but ~100 yards and in was really good. Ended up with 44 on the back and had two birdie putts inside 10 feet that wouldn't fall. Driver wasn't great but didn't get me in too much trouble, irons were good until the pulls started, short game was pretty good, and ended up with 30 putts.

It was a fun but hot day. I had 1 birdie on the short par 4 #2, and I just made too many mistakes and I'm still stuck where I can't string a run of pars together. Shot an 81, felt like it could've been about a 77. I 3-putted a par 3, two dumb bogeys on par 5s, and a weird double on the 18th. Bogeys happen and I'm not letting them bother me any more. As long as it's not a 3-putt or on a par 5. Both par 5s I bogeyed were under 500 yards. Just can't allow that. My hcp isn't going backwards, which is good, but I know I'm not playing to my potential.

Just now, MaxEntropy said:

You are my "pro"....

Oh lord you're in trouble. Ok let's take a look at it next time we can get out and have a more open course.

[MattWillGolf]

This morning’s 9 holes was ok. There was nothing horrible but nothing exceptional. I had only one poor drive. I hit solid shots but today they seemed to clip branches and end up in positions that kept me from going at greens. My chipping was much more solid than my last round. Uneven lies still cause issues. But I beat the rain and enjoyed myself.

[MattF]

A lot more solid yesterday than the last two rounds. My two fixes did exactly that off the tee and with the irons. Only problem is we walked after 14 because the rain turned to a steady drizzle and I'm not playing in that.

[RollingGreens]

1 hour ago, MattF said:

A lot more solid yesterday than the last two rounds. My two fixes did exactly that off the tee and with the irons. Only problem is we walked after 14 because the rain turned to a steady drizzle and I'm not playing in that.

Bust out the umbrella, rain gloves, “the hat” will take care of the rest!!

[MaxEntropy]

On 8/29/2022 at 8:22 AM, MaxEntropy said:

I have a pretty strong grip and have been hitting a lot of push/fades lately and was considering tweaking my grip but didn't want to do it on the course.

Scratch that, there will be no tweaking of my grip.

When I played Sunday, my back and right hip were a little tight and I could not loosen them up. Last night in league, they felt much better. Without any grip changes, I was pounding the driver, which was great. The only problem is any semblance of fade was mostly gone - I was hitting the ball dead straight which landed me in trouble on the left too many times. Finally, on the last hole I aimed down the middle. Of course the fade shows up when I don't want it to. Fortunately, it was far enough right that I had a shot.

The first three holes and last two were perfectly acceptable. +1 on those 5 holes with two birdie putts that stopped 1 revolution short. The 4 holes in between were a hot mess, with 2 penalties, a false front that repelled an approach, and some less-than-desirable putting that led to me being +8 on those four holes. Ugh.

It was also one of those nights where if there was any luck to be had, it was all bad - my friend and I both hit second shots on 16 that we pushed to the right - his sat down in the rough a few feet from the green, mine kicked way right about 20 yards from the green (it did make me feel better that I was closer to the pin than him after the next shots).

In the end, I feel like I was playing better than the score on the card, but that's golf, I guess.

[David Leighton Reid]

My game can be compared to riding waves.....I play well for awhile at the top of the wave and then fall off the wave and struggle for bit.  This past weekend playing from the white tees, I shot 76 on Saturday and 75 Sunday.  Saturday's round had 2 double bogeys and Sunday's round had 1 double.  Both days could have been special with the exception of a few bad shots.  I hope to keep riding the wave!

Edited August 31, 2022 by David Leighton Reid

[MaxEntropy]

57 minutes ago, David Leighton Reid said:

My game can be compared to riding waves.....I play well for awhile at the top of the wave and then fall off the wave and struggle for bit.  This past weekend playing from the white tees, I shot 76 on Saturday and 75 Sunday.  Saturday's round had 2 double bogeys and Sunday's round had 1 double.  Both days could have been special with the exception of a few bad shots.  I hope to keep riding the wave!

With those kind of scores, I'm going to guess the waves are a little bigger for me than they are for you. My high for the year is a 94 (actually a 51 for 9 on a league night) with a low of 81. The ups and downs drive us all crazy.

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Had a 51 on the back nine at Forest Hills today. Shot scope told me this was my best SG for driver today but I find that hard to believe as I was all over the place (fadey) and even had one that was only 174 (hit a tree and then rolled down a hill). Doing SS training prior was probably not a good idea even with a 30 min rest after. Granted I had not penalties from the driver so that probably helped. I had 3 pars but way to many ugly numbers. I felt my short game was better but that was my worst SG for the round. Had a few chips that lead to solid pars. Putting about the same as the last nine. Had three lip outs that would have put it in plus territory and would have cut down on a couple three putts. As well had a 30 ft uphill put that i hit to 1 ft that would have been for birdie. Approach game today really hurt me. Had a water ball and then a lost ball on two of the last three holes. The water ball came after an amazing drive on a par 4 (see shot of the day). The lost ball was my 3rd into 18 (par 5). I was 205 out and over drew a 5i (i need to learn to feel hitting a push draw with my long irons to avoid this) and i lost it over by the cart path/range area. Also had a PW on 11 (downhill par 3) that I almost lost left (was odd, i never hook my short irons). Anyways, a fun morning to get out. The three pars were awesome. I just need to string some solid holes together and avoid big numbers. Picture is number 17. Down hill par 3. Ended up parting and just missed the birdie by a foot from 22 feet out. 

[David Leighton Reid]

Vegan_Golfer_PNW  Forest Hills is a great looking course.  Golf in the PNW has just been added to my bucket list.

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

2 minutes ago, David Leighton Reid said:

Vegan_Golfer_PNW  Forest Hills is a great looking course.  Golf in the PNW has just been added to my bucket list.

Thanks. Its a local course. Been around since 1927. Its short (6303 from the tips) but challenging as you need some strategy. There are many other courses around that are amazing as well. If you ever come out to PDX, let me know (As well as @dlow206, @twyatt700, @Kenny B, @Shankster, @Loki659, and @JFish350 just to name a few PNW guys near to Portland/Seattle areas

[David Leighton Reid]

2 hours ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

Thanks. Its a local course. Been around since 1927. Its short (6303 from the tips) but challenging as you need some strategy. There are many other courses around that are amazing as well. If you ever come out to PDX, let me know (As well as @dlow206, @twyatt700, @Kenny B, @Shankster, @Loki659, and @JFish350 just to name a few PNW guys near to Portland/Seattle areas

Likewise if you ever find yourself in SW MO.

[Sluggo42]

Shot me a really clean +1 today, 3 bogies, and 2 birdies. Lipped a birdie attempt on 18, darn it!

short game and putting ruled the day. 26 putts. Saved a lot of strokes on 5-10 foot putts that made the difference. Usually they don’t fall, or the little chips aren’t close enuff, but today they worked. 

[Kenny B]

25 minutes ago, Sluggo42 said:

Shot me a really clean +1 today, 3 bogies, and 2 birdies. Lipped a birdie attempt on 18, darn it!

short game and putting ruled the day. 26 putts. Saved a lot of strokes on 5-10 foot putts that made the difference. Usually they don’t fall, or the little chips aren’t close enuff, but today they worked. 

Awesome round!!

[cksurfdude]

On 8/25/2022 at 8:13 PM, chisag said:

Some days you're the windshield ... 
Some days you're the bug

Great tune ... Mary Chapin Carpenter also did a nice version of that song.

[cksurfdude]

On 8/25/2022 at 9:27 PM, chisag said:

...One of my others was James Taylor and....

A little off topic but...

I concur! Saw him at the open air Jones Beach Theatre (on Long Island, next to a bay and just across the road from the ocean) .. and I just had to double check the # of years ago with my wife .. FOURTEEN years ago... He gets some incredibly, amazing talented musicians to play with him!! Awesome show

We were supposed to go see him again in Austin this Summer but our plans got changed on us...

[edingc]

The "regular" part of my season is officially over after this morning's round. Mixed emotions as that means summer is pretty much over and now I shift into fall mode. Just not enough daylight early in the mornings anymore to get a full 18 in before work without taking a bunch of vacation time. Weather will soon follow, I'm sure.

We've actually had somewhere between 3"-4" of rain fall Sunday evening through Monday evening, and the course was closed until Tuesday evening for cleanup. Everything is pretty wet and still not a joy to play on.

Still hitting the ball really well, and I'm slightly bummed that despite trying to play 18 the past two days, I had to quit after nine due to there being a lot of groups off the back right as I made the turn. No way to make it to work in time trying to play through.

41 yesterday, 38 today. Driver was excellent today leading to six pars and a birdie. Just one bogey and a bad double that was unfortunate. I hit a beautiful 4 utility that just caught a branch on the right side and sat down in some trees and had issues getting out.

With a few exceptions I'm probably down to playing nine holes for the rest of the season now as I move into the offseason.

[Sluggo42]

From +1 to +9 just one day later… 

this game…

[JerryB]

I've never played as well as I played today.  I shot +4 40!!

So anyway, Owen and I played the back nine at River Heights today.  After all the rain the other day, it was too wet to be enjoyable on Monday and Tuesday and we were just busy yesterday.  The whole time I've been visualizing the changes in my swing from my lesson last week and it seems to be sticking.

Lately my tee shot on ten has been a weak hook with my hybrid so I've been compensating by aiming left.  Today, dead straight.  Pin high to the right of the green.  Chip and two putt for bogey.  The less said about eleven the better.  Water ball, double bogey.

On twelve I hit it square and actually wound up on the back of the green of the short par four.  Just missed the long putt but got the birdie to fall.

On thirteen I had a good drive and my PW went to the fringe behind the green.  Putt from there just missed leaving a tap in par.

Fourteen had another good drive that left me in the fairway but with the ball a little above my feet.  Chunked the shot, then put my wedge short.  Chipped on and two putted for a double.

Fifteen was similar: good drive, wedge came up short.  Putted from the front fringe and nearly drained the ninety footer!  Tap in par.

Sixteen was a straight but short drive followed by slicing my 3wood into the trees.  Luck was with me because it bounced off a tree and left me a good look.  I put the wedge on the green and two putted for another par.

Seventeen was the most satisfying.  I hit a solid drive but it was left side of the fairway with trees on the left.  Hit a good hybrid but it stayed left, leaving me about pin high.  Hit my love wedge over the bunker and stuck it about three feet from the cup.  Drained the tricky putt for another bird!

Eighteen was a solid drive and an 8 iron that drew back just enough to finish on the green resting against the fringe.  Mis hit it badly and finished with a three putt bogey.

I had one poor strike but otherwise everything was good contact.  I hit every (!) fairway and 4/7 greens, both of which are way above my normal.

It was hard to get really excited because Owen wasn't playing great.  His driver was way off although the rest of his game wasn't terrible.  I wound up beating him by ten strokes.  Tried to be nonchalant about the round but on the inside I was like this: