How'd you play?

[invee123]

04/30

I played at Eisenhower GC in Monument, CO (blue course, home of the US Air Force Academy) and kept Friday's trend of terrible play going. We had some skin in the game so I pushed onward for the back 9 and ended up shooting a respectable 94 after a 49-front. The weather was insane, and we were lucky enough to get a tee time after calling the pro shop right as a 4-some cancelled their time. Course conditions were okay, but the blue course definitely had some of the hardest/most protected greens that I've ever played. The course has crazy views of Pikes Peak and surrounding mountains which really make for an exciting experience. Best part was that winter rates for DoD Civilian rate was $35 for 18!! with a cart at 1:40pm on a Sunday! As for the Vero X2 balls, I noticed more of the same lack of spin off the tee box with I was happy with, especially given the tight fairways on even the par 5s.

[MrBandit]

Funny thing happen yesterday while me and my partner were playing a practice round. For whatever reason, I couldn't make a putt, everything was to the right and on a couple of holes I was 5ft from the hole, there was no chance that was even remotely have a chance to get close to the hole.
After the 10th hole, he says I just notice that on your practice strokes you are standing still, but when you are about to make the actual putt your standing up from your putting stands as you make the stroke.
.. this explains why am missing so many putts.

The very next hole make my first par.. then it continue.. until 17/18, a couple of loose swing, but it was a dramatic change from the front to the back. It goes to show you sometimes we make tweaks to our setup or swing and don't even notice them. And may send you down a different rabbit hole. Moral of the story , if you feel something is off, have someone take a look or if you can video tape and review. It could be just a simple adjustment.

Stupid Golf!

[Invader Zim 315]

Was about as lucky as I could have been yesterday to get a full 18 in on Bethpage Green course.  Had the very first tee time and the rain started ~15 minutes after we walked off the last hole.  82 is fine, especially considering I basically lost my swing on the back. 

Committed to "get it on the green" energy to avoid big numbers, so made a lot of bogeys but no doubles.

Side bar, loved Bethpage Green.  Obviously Black is the Monster and people love Red, but for a NY Muni, this might be the best value out there and I really enjoyed it for my first time out.  They just keep this place in such good condition

Edited May 1, 2023 by Invader Zim 315

[Jimmy peters]

Had a brilliant round at the Moonah Legends course in Fingal Victoria Australia https://www.moonahlinks.com.au/cms/golf/legends-course/ . 

Finished with a new 82 of the stick net 63 of 19, yes I know a bandit but on the back nine, I finished 3 over with a double bogey on the 18th. Its these type of days that really remind me how much I love this game. It can challenge you and really try your patience but I'm hooked.

Edited May 1, 2023 by Jimmy peters

[Jim Shaw]

fun way to start my golf week today, played with a friend who works for the RCGA, always nice to catch up on what is going on in his world, also played with my regular buddy, interestingly enough he is sporting a new 5-7-and 9 wood, they are flying high and far for him, I am keeping a close eye on those lol. played alright but it was nice to not have to grind for anything in particluar, just a nice day on the golf course, warm and not much wind made it nice as well

[cksurfdude]

On 4/30/2023 at 6:39 PM, MaxEntropy said:

My ball hit the cart path, bounced onto the roof of the party barn (octagonal building in upper left of pic below) then jumped over to the roof of the clubhouse and slowly rolled into the gutter. Ranger said he heard it rattle down the downspout. 

Oh darnnnn.... The way that story was going, I was hoping it was a buildup to a "Happy Madison" moment where the ball rolls out of the downspout, onto the green, takes the slope and rolls into the cup!!!

[Sluggo42]

Shot a fairly clean 76 today, but took a double on an easy par 5, and then shanked a 60 yo chip on 18 to turn an easy par into a bogie. Alas, what a day it could have been… but, it wasn’t…

[mikeanthony]

The h/s team I coach played in our 18 hole Regional qualifier ystrdy down in HH at the Shipyard Golf Club with the goal of advancing to the next round … and onto Lower State it is for we qualified as a team, with two of my players placing in the top 7 to win All Region honors. They shot 79 & 81 on an incredibly windy day. 

 

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Pre work nine today. 49. Could have been much better. Burned a few putts or under read some. Had a nine foot birdie I got excited on and pulled. Three putted on a par three after having a 30ft birdie putt. Ball striking on approach play was better. Driving game started out crappy. Then realized I need to get myself to hit up more. Then boom!  Only took the first 5 holes but figured it out going forward. Used the UW a lot. It’s so nice to hit.
Went in two bunkers and got out of each in one shot. Didn’t get on the green but getting out of the sand was a good start. Learned a lot today and had fun. 

[Sluggo42]

Lost by 1 today with a 78. 4 bogies in a row on the backside doomed my outcome.. 

Here is a picture of my grip, the “Hanson Hybrid grip”, I’ll post a bunch on my grip thread…

[Sluggo42]

This is an experiment comment to see if my attempt to make a link to a different thread works-

its about my grip, so just ignore if uninterested..

 

[Bang60]

2 hours ago, Sluggo42 said:

This is an experiment comment to see if my attempt to make a link to a different thread works-

its about my grip, so just ignore if uninterested..

 

Works for me

[CSiders12]

Man oh Man oh Man my handicap and my current golf game are not coinciding this week. The biggest thing I hate about living in the Midwest is the inability to play regular golf for nearly half the year. I ended last season shooting under par three times and feeling really good. I just went out in league and shot a 44. I tripled the first hole, topped my first two shots, and looked like I had never played golf before. Golf is such a humbling sport, but man it can get to you as well. Hoping it all turns around soon. 

[cnosil]

League night started out in a pretty promising fashion.  First three holes perfect tee shots and approach shots to 6, 12, and 12 feet.   Couldn't get comfortable over my putts and 2 putted the first two holes and then proceeded to 4 putt the third.  Made a couple of mistakes off the tee during the remainder of the round but approach shots were still good and I was just missing greens.  Chipping contact was solid,  just had no feel for distance and didn't convert any up and downs until the last hole.

I have got to stop overthinking the putting and short game aspects of my game. 

[MadHatter]

Me and the wife walked 9 after work. She walked with me a couple times last year, and hadn't played since mid/late summer last year, but once we got onto the last 4 holes she seemed to get her groove and started making better contact with the ball. As for me, played ok, not great, not terrible. Had a triple and a double (first one sliced my drive and had to take a drop, and then a couple mishits for the triple), and thinned my chip across the green for the double. Had a long birdie look on 18 but ended up 3 putting for the bogey. 1 triple, 1 double, 4 bogeys, 3 pars : 46 , 18 putts.

[Jim Shaw]

played an interclub against a club called Bear Mountain, at Bear Mountain. A Nicklaus signature course in a suburb of Victoria BC called Langford. I have played it a few times but really have trouble getting a feel of the course. It is a cart only course with many long drives between holes amongst homes. I need to really put some time in understanding the layout of the course, once I do that I believe I will play it better, beautiful course with spectacular views. I tied my match, had some good shots and some not so good shots, putting was a challenge, off to the practice area today to work on the driver and putter... 

[skraeling]

Welp…. Golfing in 40mph wind was to say the least eventful.

5 penalty strokes from wind blowing it all over and a few of my normal errors.

Set myself a new best long drive thanks to that wind haha so it wasn’t all bad I guess.  Still hung on to finish +13 so same as last week.

fighting the iron yips which doesn’t help.  Zero confidence striking them at the moment.

[invee123]

My brother @ColeM and myself are joining an XGolf league near us and I had my handicap setting round. I always knew that I could perform better on simulators but WOW, I managed to put up a respectable 71 (-1). I believe that Cole is going in this afternoon to get his round set up, as we are playing as a 2 person team (not sure of the scoring format yet).

[invee123]

Everything finally came together yesterday afternoon (except for the driver per se, but the course was open enough so that I didn't get killed by right flying toe-bangs). Every Tuesday I get a quick 9 in after work with my coworkers, but after shooting +3 on the front (I'm a 14.5 hcp) I decided to go back to the pro shop and pay for the following 9 since the course wasn't too busy. It was cloudy and slightly windy with a HIGH chance of rain, but through the whole 18 I avoided even a drop of water. 

Back to what went right this round, my irons. I stuck more greens and put more shots on the neighboring fringe this round than ever before. I got Ben Hogan's 5 fundamentals of golf and I'm already trying to work on a more consistent swing. Yes, I did loose a couple yards on each iron. Yes, that has led to more consistent shots at the green. Also, I should note that this course, for being a municipal course, probably had the greenest and most well manicured fairway and green grass I've seen in CO this season. 

I'm doing the OnCore Vero X2 test and I finally gave these balls a chance to show their might and I have to say that I am quite pleased with the results and am very glad to have given myself this good of a round to test durability, usability, workability, etc... 

 

[Blaine Dye]

I shot the best i have ever done at my home course. its a links style 9 hole course that i shot 2 under today really starting to feel my shots just need it to transition to other courses now 

[Kenny B]

Walked the front nine this morning.  It's hard to get on even as a single, but I thought it was worth a try since it was a beautiful sunny day.  The pro said I could join the twosome on the first tee, so no warmup and no putting... only one practice swing.  Longest ball off the first tee this year!!  The two guys I played with were playing from the senior tees, which is where I play, but they hit the ball further than I used to from the Blue tees.  However, they were a little wild every now and then and their short games need work, but they were very nice to an "old man".  

Shot 41 (+4) which is a usual score for me on the front.  Just 4 bogeys, the best one was on the 500y Par 5 #5 hole:  Topped my tee shot (I've hit bad shots off the tee but topping a shot isn't one of them); topped my 3W; topped my 3W again this time into the right rough; Heavenwood to 90 yards from the green; hit my 48º wedge for my 5th shot to 10 feet; made a R2L putt for my bogey.    All I could do was laugh!

[Sluggo42]

Skipped play today and opted for a Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) on 3 discs in my lower back this morning- it’s about 5:30 here in California right now, and I’m guessing I’ll skip playing tomorrow as well- i was under the impression this was supposed to make things QUIT hurting… Friday is still a go…

getting old requires a little grit…

[JakeSmith2316]

Well got out to play a round of 9 at my local course after work. Was able to shoot a 39 (+3). I know it is only half a round total but I feel good about this year and getting to my goal of being single digit handicap. Had a beautiful shot with my 3 wood for 244 Yards straight down a narrow fairway (Not More than 15 Yards wide at the landing area of my shot). Was not able to play with my current LTDx as it was shipped back to Cobra for a cracked face so went back to my LTD Pro for the round and it played alright, I do miss that LTDx though already.

[ncwoz]

First night of league last night! It was cold and WINDY, but great to be starting back up. My short game was unreal, I chipped twice to within 2 feet, and had a couple longer putts drop. Off the tee and approach wasn't terrible, but off just enough. It felt like each hole if it wasn't the tee shot it was my approach - if it was good contact it was misjudging the wind. Just one of those days. Ended up with a 43, but tons of great things to take from the round. Hoping next week the weather is a little more mild!

[Blaine Dye]

well today went out and played some 2 ball playing worst ball and to say it was rough is a understatement ended with a +7 on 9 holes but i also feel like today if i was playing best ball it may have only been +3-+4  still trying to find that consistency way to much 3 putting going on today  

[MDGolfHacker]

An up and down league day...started even par for the first 3 holes, then blew up on the hole that I normally blow up on,. I rode the bogey train for the next several holes (putting was just not sharp and a few stray shots here and there didn't help either).  Had a chance to finish par, par but missed a very make able putt on the last hole.  Shot a 43 which isn't bad but was really targeting shooting a sub-40 round this go around. Missed quite a few make able par putts and a birdie putt too.  Ah well, there's always next week.

[JerryB]

Been a rough couple of days...Owen and I booked online the night before for River Heights for yesterday but when we got there, the clubhouse was closed.  Was still chilly and we weren't interested in walking, so we left.  Turns out they just decided to open later because of the cold.

Then today we get there and on the third hole I get a call from school to come pick up my sick daughter.  First holes were a nightmare but they usually are for me and I was still warming up.  Hopefully I can hit the range tomorrow and work out the kinks with my iron swing.

[sirchunksalot]

After work today, three friends and I got together and played Brainerd Golf Course. We only had time to play 9 holes, but it was a blast!

I had so much fun today that I honestly can't do a detailed breakdown of the holes or too many of my shots. It's weird, but I don't care since it was fun getting out on a beautiful 70 degree day.

I can tell you my driver continued to be decent, my irons were pretty good, I hit a couple of fairway woods that made me smile, and my chipping was atrocious. Blade city.

Putting was tough today, the greens were like putting on glass. Plus, I couldn't read the break for nothing. The first hole I went through my routine and felt break with my feet right to left and the putt rolled straight. I tapped a couple of long putts that went 10 feet past the hole and had more 3 putts than I can remember.

I was proud of my mental game, I only had one hole that had me on a downward spiral. I bladed a chip over the green into a ravine and couldn't recover quick enough. 

On the other hand, one one hole I smoked a 5 wood and left myself with 68 yards in and hit a laser at the flag just 20 feet short. I love this game. 

I also hit a knock down 5 iron pin high with tree trouble and ended up left of the green. 

I didn't score well, I carded a 58. I'm not stressed about it because just getting to hang with friends on the course was so much fun.

[GolfSpy_APH]

Headed go the course now. Actually have time to warm up this morning.

Ping g430 is going to get a rep. 

Goal today, have fun and go low! I'll update later!

[MichaelC_81]

Man, I wish I was playing today... work can eat a bag of fat ones!!

A bad day at golf beats and great day at work.