How'd you play?

[Kenny B 23,292]

14 hours ago, Mtbryant01 said:

79 42/37

9 pars, 2 birdies

30 putts (only 1 3 putt)

5 penalties (I’ll get to that)

I played my home course today, Robert Trent Jones Valley course with one of my regular golf buddies. I got to the course about a hour early and went to go hit some balls on the range. Got around to my driver and hit one, I thought man that sounded weird. I pick up the club and notice a big crack on the bottom of the face. No clue how it happened, but thankfully I bought the club through the head pro here at this RTJ. I was able to drop it off and let me handle getting a new head from Ping for me. Disclaimer: I have only had this driver for about a month now.

Back to my round, I don’t have a driver, so I’m having to borrow my buddies driver. His driver is the M5 compared to my G410 plus. Let’s just say I lost a ball off the tee on the first 3/4 holes that I needed a driver for. It took me until the back 9 to finally figure it out. Thankfully my irons were on fire today and saved me from my long journey on the tee box. I was pretty stoked about breaking 80 with 5 penalties. Could have been one of my PR days as my best par 72 record is 77.

Ping stands behind their clubs.  I had a 6i replaced after a year of play.

One of the guys we regularly play with snapped the shaft of his driver on the range about 3 weeks ago.  The driver was probably 6-7 years old, and he thought he would just get a new shaft put in it.  He tried to get a rental from the clubhouse as we headed to the 1st tee, but the "COVID rules" are... no rentals.  So, one of the club house guys let him use his personal driver.  

Now this guy has decent club speed but is wild off the tee.  He usually doesn't break 100.  His drives with the borrowed driver were much better than he ever did with his driver.  The next week he had a brand new Callaway Mavrik driver, and he has been breaking 100 regularly.  He should have broken it years ago!!

[Jmikecpa 12,495]

First two days of my golf odyssey at Crystal Springs are in the book. Shot a +1 73 yesterday at Crystal Springs from the tips and a +1 72 today at Wild Turkey from the blue tees. Hitting it well overall and just can’t get a putt to drop. In the last two days I hit 32/36 greens and I am 2 over par...not good. Arccos tells me I am a plus 15 for my game and a 17 index on the greens. Hard to argue that point.


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[dlow206 5,216]

playing in about an hour from now. range closes at 3pm on Thursdays at my club, but tee time is at 3:40 pm and you aren't supposed to show up until 25 min before round due to Covid. have never played before without at least hitting a few warm-up balls. this might not go well.

[Kenny B 23,292]

7 minutes ago, dlow206 said:

playing in about an hour from now. range closes at 3pm on Thursdays at my club, but tee time is at 3:40 pm and you aren't supposed to show up until 25 min before round due to Covid. have never played before without at least hitting a few warm-up balls. this might not go well.

Go early anyway.  Our course/range is open for practice anytime.  Spend extra time putting and chipping.

[Golfspy_CG2 25,124]

Haven't had a chance to get an 18 hole round in for several weeks until last nght due to several rain-outs after 9 to 12 holes.

Played my best front nine ever on our toughest course 41, but then threw up a triple bogey on a pretty simple No. 10 hole  That was a sign of things to come. Roller Coaster back nine of

7,3,7,3,7,4,7,5,5 for 48 in total 89.   

I hit the ball as solid as I have all year.  The 7 (two of them par 5's) came as a result of the wind really playing havoc on some long carries over cross hazards.  And my putting was probably as off as it had been all year.

But the good stuff, average drive was maybe 15 yards longer than it had been, thanks to some recent lessons that have really helped me with my turn.   And my wedge game around the green was really on point.

 

 

[dlow206 5,216]

20 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

Go early anyway.  Our course/range is open for practice anytime.  Spend extra time putting and chipping.

Definitely not making it in time before the range closes, still sitting on the couch posting here lol. But yes, need to practice chipping.

[dlow206 5,216]

Shot a 50 on the front 9 today which includes a complete meltdown hole where i took the max strokes. Hit two balls in the water off of sidehill lies.

The round took so long and we were so tired at the end that i stop keeping score part way through the back 9. The guys in front were super slow. The guys i plated with were both single digit handicapers and all 3 were so tired at the end we were all hitting shots that made it look like none of us had played golf before.

[yungkory 9,491]

+3 (39)

43% FiR

56% GiR

16 putts (1 3-putt)

Couldn't really make a putt, kept leaving it short, but didn't make any huge mistakes which was nice. Lots of thin shots, need to work on low point!

[edingc 7,364]

3 hours ago, yungkory said:

+3 (39)

43% FiR

56% GiR

16 putts (1 3-putt)

Couldn't really make a putt, kept leaving it short, but didn't make any huge mistakes which was nice. Lots of thin shots, need to work on low point!

I try to pay attention the best I can to this thread, but it seems like your scores and handicap have dropped quite a bit since last spring. Is that the case? If so, what do you think contributed to that? Better fit clubs? More practice? Mental game? 

[yungkory 9,491]

5 hours ago, edingc said:

I try to pay attention the best I can to this thread, but it seems like your scores and handicap have dropped quite a bit since last spring. Is that the case? If so, what do you think contributed to that? Better fit clubs? More practice? Mental game? 

Honestly playing 9 hole rounds kinda feels like I have a vanity cap when it combines them in the ghin app. I'm currently at a 7.7 because of my past few after work 9s have been decent scores, but it feels like if I had played 18, I probably would've had a chance to have a meltdown and the universe would've balanced itself.

That said, I don't think anything has changed with me swing-wise nor have I made any substantial equipment changes. Swing wise I'm just trying to not move off the ball in my takeaway, simple thoughts. The only non-clubho thing I've done that might've had a significant change is playing lighter wedges (or at least they feel lighter overall). I have no idea if the Callaway wedges I was playing before were actually heavier overall, but the s300 shaft and I are not a match. My wedge shaft experiment was surprisingly successful, though I probably shouldn't be surprised because the principle behind it is something that most fitters commonly do -- a little heavier, a little softer.

Mentally, I've come to accept that I'm not as bad a putter as I thought, my proximity to hole just sucks. Credit to @THEZIPR23 for that realization. At the same time, I'm not good enough to attack every pin so accepting the "play to the middle and 2-putt" strategy has probably saved me a stroke or two when I don't choke and 3-putt.

Doesn't feel like I'm playing better really, just feels like I'm better at avoiding double bogey now. If that makes sense?

[Jmikecpa 12,495]

Well finally, a year in the making and I put together the round I have been trying to put together. Played Ballyowen today and started with a birdie on 1 with 3 wood off the tee and a 54* wedge to a foot. Made a sloppy bogey on 3 and then it kicked in. Hit an6 iron on the Par 3 4th to a foot after it caught the left side of the hole and lipped our. Two more bi dies coming in for -3 33 on my way out. Started the back 9 with an eagle on 10 after a good drive and a five iron to 12 feet. Birdie on 12 and then pars the rest of the way in for -3 on the back and a nice 66. For once this year it just all clicked and I played a complete round of golf.

As a side note what are the chances I break 80 tomorrow at Black Bear?


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[cnosil 14,709]

37 minutes ago, yungkory said:

Mentally, I've come to accept that I'm not as bad a putter as I thought, my proximity to hole just sucks. Credit to @THEZIPR23 for that realization. At the same time, I'm not good enough to attack every pin so accepting the "play to the middle and 2-putt" strategy has probably saved me a stroke or two when I don't choke and 3-putt.

Doesn't feel like I'm playing better really, just feels like I'm better at avoiding double bogey now. If that makes sense?

Take credit,  you are playing better.  You have adapted your strategy to hit the green and 2 putt;  play for bogey at worse.   My coach reminds me of this everytime we talk about my game.  Establish the right metrics and play to a set strategy.  

[edingc 7,364]

53 minutes ago, yungkory said:

Doesn't feel like I'm playing better really, just feels like I'm better at avoiding double bogey now. If that makes sense?

Funny @cnosil mentioned his coach reminding him of this, mine has done the same.

When I'm in trouble now, my thoughts are usually more along the lines of, "What can I do to avoid making worse than bogey?"

[CarlH 4,589]

A double and 3 birdies for a 6 over, 78.

 

[MattF 9,561]

I can say that the score didn't reflect how I was striking the ball. I played with one of the starters and because he knows me he said he noticed something that I wasn't doing...I wasn't finishing my shots and following through all the way. When I started actually finishing a shot my case of the rights disappeared, funny about that. Now I just need to work on bunkers because when you take 3 shots to get out, there's something wrong.

[CoCoRover 24]

I haven’t been able to break 90 in a few years, pre-parent days, and it’s only happen a few times.  Lately I’ve been playing great, just not getting it done. Last night though, things were clicking. 42 on the front and never made a putt. Back nine things got a little dicey, a couple blow up holes, unlucky bounce, one bad swing, actually grabbed my nine instead of six . I’m nine over through 7, I can bogey the last two for a 47 and get it done! AND they blow the horn for lightning in the area.... my net score forces me to post double bogey, bogey for 90 on the nose.

Blue balled and bitter! 

 

[Kenny B 23,292]

1 hour ago, CarlH said:

A double and 3 birdies for a 6 over, 78.

 

But... but... that's a  -1... 71.  

[Kenny B 23,292]

55 minutes ago, MattF said:

I can say that the score didn't reflect how I was striking the ball. I played with one of the starters and because he knows me he said he noticed something that I wasn't doing...I wasn't finishing my shots and following through all the way. When I started actually finishing a shot my case of the rights disappeared, funny about that. Now I just need to work on bunkers because when you take 3 shots to get out, there's something wrong.

Maybe you're not finishing the shot in the bunkers either.  Do you finish the bunker shot with the club over your shoulder?

[CarlH 4,589]

10 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

But... but... that's a  -1... 71.  

oh, I didn't mention the pars and bogeys?      Just another "I can't avoid doubles" comment   

[Tsmithjr9 1,722]

Mr Double Bogey has done it again.  39 on the front with a double, 39 on the back with another double for a smooth 6 over 78.  Both doubles were just lack of concentration -- i.e. no penalty, just dumb azz play.
And, despite have numerous birdie opportunities today, I squandered them.  To my credit, we're in a really hot spell (100*+) and the super is pouring the water to the greens and fairways in an attempt to stay ahead of the heat.  Greens are soft and running slow right now.

This sounds tooo familiar...

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