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[PMookie]

Well interesting morning. Intended to play only 9 since still have some tiredness left over from the flu. Shot a 37 which included my 1st hole-in-one. IMG_1998.JPG

 

 

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That's awesome!!! Congrats! Oh! On the hole-in-one too...

 

 

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[Shankster]

Nice shooting Rick! Congrats on the Ace! ♠️

[Kegger]

I played over the weekend and it was a tale of two 9s.. On the front I played at +5 (which is pretty darn good for me) but started falling apart on the back 9 with a +11 for a rather disappointing 88 given how I started the day... I've been struggling a lot off the tee and just can't seem to get my driver in order.. Luckily, the ball is still going mostly straight and I'm hitting fairways, the ball is just 30 yards back of where it was 6 months ago... It's been very frustrating trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong with the driver.. It's terrible knowing that I can tee off with a 4-iron right now and be within 10 yards of my driver...

[ole gray]

I played over the weekend and it was a tale of two 9s.. On the front I played at +5 (which is pretty darn good for me) but started falling apart on the back 9 with a +11 for a rather disappointing 88 given how I started the day... I've been struggling a lot off the tee and just can't seem to get my driver in order.. Luckily, the ball is still going mostly straight and I'm hitting fairways, the ball is just 30 yards back of where it was 6 months ago... It's been very frustrating trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong with the driver.. It's terrible knowing that I can tee off with a 4-iron right now and be within 10 yards of my driver...

Just curious. Are you staying behind the ball with your driver? If you get too much over top of the ball it's hard to swing up and boom that sucker. Just a thought to consider

 

 

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[Kegger]

Just curious. Are you staying behind the ball with your driver? If you get too much over top of the ball it's hard to swing up and boom that sucker. Just a thought to consider

 

 

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Oh, I am definitely coming well over the top and likely have a negative attack angle (never had it measured though)! It's been an ongoing swing fault I have been unable to rid myself of. The problem here is that I don't feel like my swing has changed any over the past year, but my yardage has been dropping. Maybe it's just time to take a stab at lessons.. I just worry about the whole getting worse before you get better part of lessons...

 

 

Edit: Just realizing that you said on top of the ball, not over the top as in swing... Whoops.. I couldn't definitively tell you whether or not I'm staying behind the ball at impact. I'll have to be more aware of that. But I still think it might be time to seek some professional help! My driving distance has reached an all-time low

[Rickp]

Thanks guys, appreciate the good words. Definitely a Grey Goose on the rocks tonight. SWMBO is taking me to Arnold Palmer Legends Restaurant tonight.

 

 

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[Shankster]

Thanks guys, appreciate the good words. Definitely a Grey Goose on the rocks tonight. SWMBO is taking me to Arnold Palmer Legends Restaurant tonight.

 

 

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AVX? Titleist will give you a hole in one bag tag. Make sure you register it!

[JohnSmalls]

Thanks guys, appreciate the good words. Definitely a Grey Goose on the rocks tonight. SWMBO is taking me to Arnold Palmer Legends Restaurant tonight.

 

 

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Congrats on the ace and the post game celebration!

[Rickp]

Congrats on the ace and the post game celebration!

A Palmer Gray Goose double

 

 

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[JohnSmalls]

A Palmer Gray Goose double

 

 

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That's a win any day of the week!

[STUDque]

Had a really fun winter practice round without a scorecard. Used two mulligans but made them both count.

 

One of them was a hybrid from 226 (over the corner of a hazard tree) that stopped stiff for a 10 foot eagle putt that I drained. I know it doesn't count, but it still felt really really good.

 

Since I went straight from the car to the first tee, my first few holes were rough but I played the last 6 holes at even (2 bogies, 3 pars, and an eagle*). The best part was I found a bunch of fairways and nailed some pure iron shots. Golf is a lot easier like that.

 

Starting to get a better feel for the speed on the greens. I'm still getting used to the MLA since I've barely played with it on the course. Chipping needs the most work. I have a hard time making clean contact in this dormant Bermuda.

 

 

Oh yeah, and the fellow I played with rode in a cart so I got some jogging in with my Clicgear to keep pace. 9 holes in 1:40.

 

 

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[Rickp]

Had a really fun winter practice round without a scorecard. Used two mulligans but made them both count.

 

One of them was a hybrid from 226 (over the corner of a hazard tree) that stopped stiff for a 10 foot eagle putt that I drained. I know it doesn't count, but it still felt really really good.

 

Since I went straight from the car to the first tee, my first few holes were rough but I played the last 6 holes at even (2 bogies, 3 pars, and an eagle*). The best part was I found a bunch of fairways and nailed some pure iron shots. Golf is a lot easier like that.

 

Starting to get a better feel for the speed on the greens. I'm still getting used to the MLA since I've barely played with it on the course. Chipping needs the most work. I have a hard time making clean contact in this dormant Bermuda.

 

 

Oh yeah, and the fellow I played with rode in a cart so I got some jogging in with my Clicgear to keep pace. 9 holes in 1:40.

 

 

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226 hybrid to 10'! That's Big Boy Stuff!

 

 

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[STUDque]

226 hybrid to 10'! That's Big Boy Stuff!

 

 

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That F7 is the truth. Just wish I had done it with the first one.

 

The ball was in a little valley like where water runs down the fairway and below my feet. So I shanked it the first try. Then reset since I had a better feel of my balance and smoked it.

 

 

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[Rickp]

That F7 is the truth. Just wish I had done it with the first one.

 

The ball was in a little valley like where water runs down the fairway and below my feet. So I shanked it the first try. Then reset since I had a better feel of my balance and smoked it.

 

 

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We try to forget “hosel rockets”

 

 

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[Shankster]

We try to forget “hosel rockets”

 

 

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You guys are supposed to leave the Shanks up to me.

[Golfspy_CG2]

Got out for 9 holes with our GM this afternoon.  It's my 3rd nine hole round of the year.  yeah, I've been busy.   But we will be playing for three straight days next week down in Williamsburg so tryng to get some cobwebs worked out.   

 

Hit the G400 Max fairly well, had a couple holes where I tried to really go after it and as a result pulled out of the shot lost it right.  But it's so forgiving the shots were in the rough, not in the trees whcih they most likely would have been with other drivers.    Other than that, missed one other fairway with a pull to the left.  So not a steallar 4 of 7 fairways but consdering the two I missed right still had realistic shots at the green,I was happy.

 

Irons were so/so, seemed like i was into the wind on every approach, so came up short a few times.

 

The short game was mostly decent, had two stellar short game shots with the CBX 54 degree, one from the bunker that spun like a top 4 feet from the pin, the other from a nice 20 yard pitch from in front of the green.   Also a couple really nice ones with the SM6, I have three of the SM7 on order, so it's going to be hard to pass up the RTX in the other two lofts, but the Vokeys' just perform, and the Jet Black is killer.

 

Putting was ok, greens have gained some speed as they were cut a couple times the past week.   

 

Overall didn't hate the way I played for February, if I played like this in June, I probably wouldn't be as happy.   Didn't keep score, but I'm guessing it would have been somewhere between 48 and 51. 

[Nunfa0]

Shot 83 yesterday which is 10 over par at my course, started with 44 and came home in 39 with two short birdie putts missed so it could have been better. First round of club champs match play tomorrow and i am feeling confident.

[Rickp]

Wednesday morning 40-43=83. Felt good on the front but back got really tired and. touch of that dam dizziness. Anyway glad I made it thru 18.

 

 

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[ole gray]

44 / 41 = 85 today. I lost $3.00 bucks in our little dot game . We had a fun day and it's not frigging snowing so it's all good. 🏌️

 

 

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[MDGolfHacker]

44 / 41 = 85 today. I lost $3.00 bucks in our little dot game . We had a fun day and it's not frigging snowing so it's all good.

 

 

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AND there wasn't a 9 club wind that you had to deal with  

 

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[ole gray]

AND there wasn't a 9 club wind that you had to deal with  

 

MDGolfHacker

 

 

It was windy for sure however not 9 club windy!     

[MDGolfHacker]

It was windy for sure however not 9 club windy!

 

I'm pretty sure I just saw a cow fly by my window....and I am no where near farm land... ha ha ha....

 

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[ole gray]

I'm pretty sure I just saw a cow fly by my window....and I no where near farm land... ha ha ha....

 

MDGolfHacker

 

 

Her name wasn't Betsy was it!?    We're missing a couple heifer's who are hiding from a stud bull.   He's hung like a aircraft ship carrier anchor.... 

[MDGolfHacker]

Her name wasn't Betsy was it!? We're missing a couple heifer's who are hiding from a stud bull. He's hung like a aircraft ship carrier anchor....

😂🤣😂😁😂

 

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[HardcoreLooper]

I'm pretty sure I just saw a cow fly by my window....and I am no where near farm land... ha ha ha....

 

MDGolfHacker

MDH - I hear you guys are getting blown off the face of the earth up there. Pretty bad down here in Richmond as well. Blew a limb off my tree that smashed my rear windshield. Which I just learned is no longer being made. Had to find it online for my insurance company.

[MDGolfHacker]

MDH - I hear you guys are getting blown off the face of the earth up there. Pretty bad down here in Richmond as well. Blew a limb off my tree that smashed my rear windshield. Which I just learned is no longer being made. Had to find it online for my insurance company.

Yeah, it's crazy. Had a bunch of neighbors saying a lot of their roof shingles were ripped off and a few shutters. Only had a small piece of flashing and one shutter come off. Luckily, no power loss.

 

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[MDGolfHacker]

MDH - I hear you guys are getting blown off the face of the earth up there. Pretty bad down here in Richmond as well. Blew a limb off my tree that smashed my rear windshield. Which I just learned is no longer being made. Had to find it online for my insurance company.

Sorry to hear about your windshield... Better that then you! News story up here where a pretty large tree limb dropped on two cars. The driver was instantly killed.

 

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[revkev]

You know it's been too long since you've played when there are 63 posts between the last time you posted here and now!

 

Congrats Rick P and yes that Flu is a kicker. Lots of folks down two plus weeks from it, even younger people.

 

I hadn't swung a club since I played with Foz and Matt, I did get out to putt and chip once. Somehow though I managed to shoot 37-38 75 today. I drove it well and farther because the ball is finally starting to run out a bit and I putted beautifully - hit more greens off the longer drives so the great putting was speed control - I hit 11 greens - if I hit 11 greens regularly my handicap will drop significantly.

 

 

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[Rickp]

You know it's been too long since you've played when there are 63 posts between the last time you posted here and now!

 

Congrats Rick P and yes that Flu is a kicker. Lots of folks down two plus weeks from it, even younger people.

 

I hadn't swung a club since I played with Foz and Matt, I did get out to putt and chip once. Somehow though I managed to shoot 37-38 75 today. I drove it well and farther because the ball is finally starting to run out a bit and I putted beautifully - hit more greens off the longer drives so the great putting was speed control - I hit 11 greens - if I hit 11 greens regularly my handicap will drop significantly.

 

 

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Thanks, and yes the flu is nasty. Two years in a row along with all the other bacterial infections it's enough for a while. Maybe if I can stay healthy for a while we can get you to The Villages this summer.

 

 

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[revkev]

Thanks, and yes the flu is nasty. Two years in a row along with all the other bacterial infections it's enough for a while. Maybe if I can stay healthy for a while we can get you to The Villages this summer.

 

 

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That would be fun!

 

 

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