How'd you play?

[revkev 22,642]

First day of high school preseason for me as I am a freshman.  We played a run down par three course, and it seemed that unless you came in really low, the balls would just bounce over the green, which is weird because the greens are really slow and soft. It was the same thing with greenside chipping, the ball would not ever check up.  I did not play so well.  I shot 2 over, and I got the second best score.  My high school time is not that good, but this year will be our best in a long time, because my freshman class has 4 people who shoot in the mid 80s or below.  It should be fun.

 

As for the Arizona conversation, I have played the boulders and Troon North.  Troon North was amazing, especially the monument course, and the boulders were okay.  The south course on the boulders was the best.  I am not a big fan of desert golf because if you miss the fairway, you lose your ball.

Best of luck on the season. My most frustrating times on the golf course were spent caddying for my son in his high school matches. I don't know about DC but Wisconsin did not allow caddies to give advice or coach. It was agonizing.

 

I played today and shot 77. The 5 iron is out and the 5 hybrid is back in starting already tonight. Oh how the tables have turned.

[sp0rtsfan86 839]

First day of high school preseason for me as I am a freshman.  We played a run down par three course, and it seemed that unless you came in really low, the balls would just bounce over the green, which is weird becauthe greens are really slow and soft. It was the same thing with greenside chipping, the ball would not ever check up.  I did not play so well.  I shot 2 over, and I got the second best score.  My high school time is not that good, but this year will be our best in a long time, because my freshman class has 4 people who shoot in the mid 80s or below.  It should be fun.

 

As for the Arizona conversation, I have played the boulders and Troon North.  Troon North was amazing, especially the monument course, and the boulders were okay.  The south course on the boulders was the best.  I am not a big fan of desert golf because if you miss the fairway, you lose your ball.

I played in Vegas with 2 college golfing buddies. Think I lost close to 2 dozen playing 6 rounds. I switched to a yellow ball because the sand was white. Helped a bit.

[sp0rtsfan86 839]

Haven't played a round since last week mostly because I haven't had an off day until yesterday. I have however hit the range a few times since. I've been working on irons and think I was playing them too far back. I went to the range and started to really smash the ball, so anxious to see if it's just the range or whether I've got some stuff figured out.

[jpcgolf 109]

Best of luck on the season. My most frustrating times on the golf course were spent caddying for my son in his high school matches. I don't know about DC but Wisconsin did not allow caddies to give advice or coach. It was agonizing.

 

I played today and shot 77. The 5 iron is out and the 5 hybrid is back in starting already tonight. Oh how the tables have turned.

Thanks, I don't think DC even allows caddies.

[revkev 22,642]

Thanks, I don't think DC even allows caddies.

 

 

I've got to comment on this whole thing.  If anyone here has been to a Basketball or Baseball game at any level you know that coaches are hands on - even with pros.  Why in the world can't they do it with High School golfers?  It makes no sense to me and I'd love to have someone make sense of it.

 

Also on desert golf I've always found that it's better to be in the desert than heavy rough - there's a chance you can get a perfectly clean play from the desert where as no good thing is going to come from trying to hit a full shot out of thick rough. 

 

Mountain golf or mountain desert golf where the ball goes off a cliff is another matter altogether of course.

[Kenny B 24,316]

I've got to comment on this whole thing.  If anyone here has been to a Basketball or Baseball game at any level you know that coaches are hands on - even with pros.  Why in the world can't they do it with High School golfers?  It makes no sense to me and I'd love to have someone make sense of it.

 

Also on desert golf I've always found that it's better to be in the desert than heavy rough - there's a chance you can get a perfectly clean play from the desert where as no good thing is going to come from trying to hit a full shot out of thick rough. 

 

Mountain golf or mountain desert golf where the ball goes off a cliff is another matter altogether of course.

 

Remember the miraculous shot by Dubuisson at the match play at Dove Mountain?  Yes, you can sometimes have a shot from the desert, but I have played Dove Mountain and there are places that you don't want to be!  Cacti aren't the only plants that have thorns.  I wasn't in any of them fortunately; the fairways are very generous (I missed one by a foot).  

 

I have been in the thick rough of Florida Bermuda and it's no bargain either.  In the desert you can have a lie that's playable; in thick rough it might be playable (if you can find it!)

[whiskey golf 61]

Thanks, I don't think DC even allows caddies.

 

Best of luck on the season. My most frustrating times on the golf course were spent caddying for my son in his high school matches. I don't know about DC but Wisconsin did not allow caddies to give advice or coach. It was agonizing.

 

 

We were never allowed caddies either. I didn't think that was a thing that high school golfers did.

[jpcgolf 109]

I've got to comment on this whole thing.  If anyone here has been to a Basketball or Baseball game at any level you know that coaches are hands on - even with pros.  Why in the world can't they do it with High School golfers?  It makes no sense to me and I'd love to have someone make sense of it.

 

Also on desert golf I've always found that it's better to be in the desert than heavy rough - there's a chance you can get a perfectly clean play from the desert where as no good thing is going to come from trying to hit a full shot out of thick rough. 

 

Mountain golf or mountain desert golf where the ball goes off a cliff is another matter altogether of course.

I think it may be a pace of play issue.  I heard some matches last year took 3 hours for nine holes, because some kids got the limit of double par every hole.

[jpcgolf 109]

I shot 79 at montgomery village, and I finished double double.  The course was pretty tricky, and there were some hard holes.  I shot 41 on the front, pretty bad, then I was playing the back pretty well, two birdies, and one bogey through 16, and then I lost my drive on 17 and 18 and finished double double.  I tied for the best score of my high school team, and if I keep playing decently, I could be the top seed for the matches.

[revkev 22,642]

I shot 79 at montgomery village, and I finished double double.  The course was pretty tricky, and there were some hard holes.  I shot 41 on the front, pretty bad, then I was playing the back pretty well, two birdies, and one bogey through 16, and then I lost my drive on 17 and 18 and finished double double.  I tied for the best score of my high school team, and if I keep playing decently, I could be the top seed for the matches.

Good for you.

 

I saw the pace of play remark and that's the excuse that I heard from coaches when I'd caddie. It doesn't fly with me though. The pace of play couldn't be slower, yes 3 hours for 9 was entirely possible with inexperienced kids in match play situations for the first few times. Don't you think a caddie who was an experienced and proficient golfer would help for pace of play? I could club everyone in the group after a few holes, properly club them which would have instantly helped pace of play. I also would have stopped the attempts at threading a three wood through trees to an elevated green, over a pond from 287 that was a common play.

 

You have no idea the stuff that you'd see out there. I recall my son once complaining that he'd never break 50 on a particular course they played, you may have heard of it, Whistling Straits. I had spent nearly three hours caddying for him in the freezing cold the day before on that course biting my lip the whole way. His opponent thought he was Tiger Woods as he pulled SW from 155.

 

I pulled the car over and calmly explained to my son Matt where he wasted 10 shots through course management errors.

 

Mr. Theo will attest to the fact that Matt does not fight me over clubbing or line of play anymore. It stems from that little "chat."

[Mr_Theoo 3,160]

Mr. Theo will attest to the fact that Matt does not fight me over clubbing or line of play anymore. It stems from that little "chat."

He takes coaching very well. I even asked for advice out of the bunker after getting stuck in it. You know your stuff sir

[revkev 22,642]

He takes coaching very well. I even asked for advice out of the bunker after getting stuck in it. You know your stuff sir

 

 

You're too kind.  Of course I learned about weight distribution in the trap from trial and error, mostly error.  Glad I could help.  I wish I had the time to give more attention to my trap play because I'm usually only at the stage of get it out inside of three putt range.

 

Matt on the other hand learned how to play out of traps from our pro in Wisconsin and if ever he gets healthy enough to go back into a trap again it will show instantly.  He's always inside of 10 feet.

[kygolfer1980 35]

Shot 78 today on my home course.  Coulda been a little better,  had a triple on #7, and a double on #8.  Birdied 9 and shot 1 over on the back.  The game is starting to click right now except driver.  I'm starting to score despite hitting it short and not so straight.  Going to Dick's Sporting goods tonight,  gonna hit the Covert tour and maybe the X Hot driver and see what I get.  I loved the feel of my Covert,  just lost distance with it.  Hoping the lower spin and launch of the Tour may remedy that.  Also have a Tour Edge Extoics XCG 7 Beta coming to experiment with.

[fozcycle 11,949]

I shot a 46/40, 86 today at Pebble Creek in Tampa. With 2 birdies on the back nine, I was +7 on my points and took first place ($128). The front nine started out horrible with a couple double bogeys, but I gradually got warmed up and played my year's best on the back (40) with two birdies and one double bogey.

 

I treated all in the Pub with a couple pitchers.

 

Tomorrow we play at Babe Zaharias. It's a benefit we are holding to raise funds for one of our players. His son(age 44) is battling cancer and the drug cost is phenomenal. So we decided to put on a benefit scramble to raise funds. Hopefully we'll have a good turnout and raise money for Henry and his son. We got a lot of prizes, including about 10 free foursomes at various golf clubs around Tampa, including Saddlebrook, The Babe, Rogers Park, Carrollwood, Wentworth and Crescent Oaks. Wish us luck as we raise funds for Henry.

[revkev 22,642]

I shot a 46/40, 86 today at Pebble Creek in Tampa. With 2 birdies on the back nine, I was +7 on my points and took first place ($128). The front nine started out horrible with a couple double bogeys, but I gradually got warmed up and played my year's best on the back (40) with two birdies and one double bogey.

I treated all in the Pub with a couple pitchers.

Tomorrow we play at Babe Zaharias. It's a benefit we are holding to raise funds for one of our players. His son(age 44) is battling cancer and the drug cost is phenomenal. So we decided to put on a benefit scramble to raise funds. Hopefully we'll have a good turnout and raise money for Henry and his son. We got a lot of prizes, including about 10 free foursomes at various golf clubs around Tampa, including Saddlebrook, The Babe, Rogers Park, Carrollwood, Wentworth and Crescent Oaks. Wish us luck as we raise funds for Henry.

Good playing and good luck.

[Bogey in The Woods 428]

So I have played two rounds in the last two days with my new VR-S Coverts. This is my first set of Still Shaft clubs. How I shot isnt as important (read as terrible) as a few things I have noticed:

 

1. My yardage is dead on. AFter taking my clubs to Golfsmith and using the launch monitor, I got a pretty good idead of my yardage with each iron. This carried over almost exactly to both courses I played. If I had a 190-205 yrd shot, my 6-iron was the right club, and so on. So the distance consistency was amazing to me. 

 

2. My targeting is way off. If I needed 160 to the middle of the green, I would hit 160 on the nose, nut anywhere from 10-20 yards on either side of the green. I am hoping that I can chalk this up to getting used to the new clubs. With my last set, my targeting was much more on point.

 

So I am not at a total loss. There were great points, and not so great in these two rounds. I am going to head out and play one of my easier courses this coming weekend so I can concentrate on mechanics and techique more than worry about the holes.

[GolfSpy Barbajo 9,285]

Played Friday afternoon -- started off hitting the ball about as well as I have all year when my right shoulder started to ache a little.  Tee shot in the water and a DB on 8 started the wagon down the wrong road.  On 9 I pulled my drive WAY left and felt a sharp, stinging pain in the shoulder -- I swear it felt like it was dislocated.

 

 DB'd 9 and if I had a brain in my head I would have gone home, but being a dumbass I kept playing.  Kept making a conscious effort to swing smooth - just so it wouldn't hurt.  When successful I was hitting the ball well.  When unsuccessful....OB and IP (in pain!).  

 

Was able to limp home with an 81, which I can't complain about at all, and have been wrapped in ice ever since.  Pulled out of a tournament this morning just to be on the safe side.  We'll see how this week goes!  

[fozcycle 11,949]

We held the Benefit for a Friend today, my day started as I arrived at The Babe at 6:15 this morning, followed by feverish registration and selling raffle tickets. We shot gunned at 8:00 with about 72 players. My group had two bogeys before we saw our first Birdie. We finished 3 under and was in the middle of the pack with a 67. The winners were two twosomes that I put together that finished at 10 under (60). I acquired two season passes with parking for Busch Gardens during the auction and I won a pro lesson with TJ Heidle at Rogers Park. TJ broke Woody Austin's record 59 at The Babe, he shat a 58 a couple years ago. All said, it looks like we raised about $5,000 for our friend Henry and his 44 yr old son Anthony who is battling bone cancer.

 

Today was a great day for our Lord, as he worked with us to raise funds for Anthony.

[kygolfer1980 35]

We held the Benefit for a Friend today, my day started as I arrived at The Babe at 6:15 this morning, followed by feverish registration and selling raffle tickets. We shot gunned at 8:00 with about 72 players. My group had two bogeys before we saw our first Birdie. We finished 3 under and was in the middle of the pack with a 67. The winners were two twosomes that I put together that finished at 10 under (60). I acquired two season passes with parking for Busch Gardens during the auction and I won a pro lesson with TJ Heidle at Rogers Park. TJ broke Woody Austin's record 59 at The Babe, he shat a 58 a couple years ago. All said, it looks like we raised about $5,000 for our friend Henry and his 44 yr old son Anthony who is battling bone cancer.

 

Today was a great day for our Lord, as he worked with us to raise funds for Anthony.

That's great!!

[revkev 22,642]

We held the Benefit for a Friend today, my day started as I arrived at The Babe at 6:15 this morning, followed by feverish registration and selling raffle tickets. We shot gunned at 8:00 with about 72 players. My group had two bogeys before we saw our first Birdie. We finished 3 under and was in the middle of the pack with a 67. The winners were two twosomes that I put together that finished at 10 under (60). I acquired two season passes with parking for Busch Gardens during the auction and I won a pro lesson with TJ Heidle at Rogers Park. TJ broke Woody Austin's record 59 at The Babe, he shat a 58 a couple years ago. All said, it looks like we raised about $5,000 for our friend Henry and his 44 yr old son Anthony who is battling bone cancer.

Today was a great day for our Lord, as he worked with us to raise funds for Anthony.

Nice job!