How'd you play?

[cnosil]

1 minute ago, Rickp said:

You’re putting is improving, any particular reason?  Putter change or alignment?  
Putting has been my biggest problem this year so asking for a friend

I have been working on my putting but still not 100% comfortable over putts, but it is getting better.    Been working on setup, grip pressure, and distance control on my ExPutt.   Have loosened grip pressure and gotten my arms in a better position.   

[TylorJudd]

Got to shoot a +2 today. Had one birdie, a couple more attempts, but nothing ever could drop. They gave us the round for $29 which is wild, maybe because we went out ofter men's night and that is usually a s*** show. The best part is my index is at a 4.9 for the first time ever! 

[StrokerAce]

odd round in league play for me yesterday. thankfully I have a good partner who picked up my slack and we're undefeated in our defense of the 'ship.

things that typically go bad went good and, unfortunately, vice-versa.

suppose I probably shouldn't go for a lesson the day before and try the stuff I learned while playing!

[cnosil]

12 hours ago, Rickp said:

You’re putting is improving, any particular reason?  Putter change or alignment?  
Putting has been my biggest problem this year so asking for a friend

The other think that I forget to mention is I have gone back to stepping off putt distances.  Don’t know why I stopped, but it helps me get a feeling for the distance; my eyes lie to me

[CSiders12]

So the consensus of my game is that I need to work on my putting. I shot a whopping 46 last night in 9 holes and had six 3-putts along the way. I didn't feel comfortable over any of my putts which is a bad way to feel on the golf course. My schedule has been really busy, so I haven't been able to get out and practice. I plan on getting out and working on my short game tonight, as it is clearly the part of my game that needs the most work. I hope that with some extra practice, I can convert more of those birdie and par putts in the upcoming rounds. 

[Sluggo42]

Shot my third good round in a row today with the Maxfli Tour X , what a great ball, and I’ll bet you the reviews of these balls will echo that sentiment…

unfortunately, I offered on of them up to the driving range due to a sliced drive on nine, which ended up being a double, thereby negating the bonus of two birdies on 2 of the par 5’s. Perhaps it will turn up in one of my morning baskets of balls… Now that would be some lucky business there…

[Rickp]

2 hours ago, cnosil said:

The other think that I forget to mention is I have gone back to stepping off putt distances.  Don’t know why I stopped, but it helps me get a feeling for the distance; my eyes lie to me

Hmm, I’ve never stepped off the distance on putts, never thought about doing it.  I do try to check the line from 2 different views, side & ball to hole line.  
Bermuda drives me nuts on line, distance not a problem.

[Rickp]

Had a decent ball striking morning on a Exec.  Greens were recently aerated and sanded so putting was difficult.  Only 1 par 4 killed driver for a short GW and 2 sand filled putts. Been introducing an old Cally 4 heavenwood with a L shaft.  I’m lovin this club.  Hit it twice on long Par 3’s with good high ball flight and min runout.  
Morning was a little strained as I drew 2 of the worst players in the group.  I thought they might run out of balls as a LOT of water/wetlands on this track.  After I left them a couple times and proceeded to next hole they speeded up and stopped ball hawking.  I don’t mind bad play as everyone has their poor days but unneeded slow play can irritate.  Had a family of Sandhill Cranes watch a little of the show.

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[sirchunksalot]

I got home from work today and headed to the course. My wife was hanging out with some friends and I went with the intention of either playing or if the course was crowded, hitting the range.

I started out behind a foursome that was playing slow. I think it got into my head since I have to work tomorrow and made a disaster of the first hole. Pulled a drive, shanked a 7 iron, shanked a wedge OB, you get the idea. I carded an 8 on the par 4. 

I settled down after that carding 3 bogeys in a row before a double on the 5th. Driver was in play all day and I only hit 3 drives that were way off line, but they were good misses. Overall, I feel like all my clubs were behaving and while I wasn't striping a lot of shots, they were good. I hit a couple of fairway woods that were pummeled by my standards. On the 3rd, I ripped a 5 wood, but pulled it into the 1st fairway. 

I still need a little time dialing in my wedges, but I'm not going to complain with how they performed. It's mostly a me thing.

The Agera was solid, not spectacular, but solid. I need to work on distance control because I was leaving a lot of mid too long range putts short. I'm nitpicking here since I had 8 2 putts and one 3 putt where I chipped into a downhill green and ended up 39 feet from the hole. 

My shot of the day came on the 9th hole. Hit my drive beside the cart path with enough room that I could stand comfortably without being on it. I had 143 uphill and pulled 7 iron. I aimed a little left of the green due to wind coming from that direction and let it fly. I hit dead center about 2 grooves low and watched the ball soar in the air and fade toward the green. It landed just long of the flag and on the fringe. I chipped to 6 feet and made the par.

I shot 49, which is the best I have scored in quite a while. 

[richk9holes]

22 hours ago, richk9holes said:

Played great...on the first hole.

Birdied #1, 220y drive right side of FW 30y pitch to the front hit the 8' putt. Felt like a golfer. 

Lots of bogeys and doubles the rest of the way. 9 holes at 44 +9 no OB just pretty bland. Bad putting holes 4-6 after a hot start.

Played 9 again today deja vu or more appropriate for golf, Bill Murray's Groundhog Day is the accurate reference here I think  

No birdie, today hole one was Drive 210y left side of FW, 9i to within 25' in rough right side, excellent 56° flop and a 5' par putt drained, felt like a golfer, etc.

Went triple-bogey-triple-triple before finishing ok to score 47 on the 9 holes.

[GolfSpy_KFT]

23 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

I got home from work today and headed to the course. My wife was hanging out with some friends and I went with the intention of either playing or if the course was crowded, hitting the range.

I started out behind a foursome that was playing slow. I think it got into my head since I have to work tomorrow and made a disaster of the first hole. Pulled a drive, shanked a 7 iron, shanked a wedge OB, you get the idea. I carded an 8 on the par 4. 

I settled down after that carding 3 bogeys in a row before a double on the 5th. Driver was in play all day and I only hit 3 drives that were way off line, but they were good misses. Overall, I feel like all my clubs were behaving and while I wasn't striping a lot of shots, they were good. I hit a couple of fairway woods that were pummeled by my standards. On the 3rd, I ripped a 5 wood, but pulled it into the 1st fairway. 

I still need a little time dialing in my wedges, but I'm not going to complain with how they performed. It's mostly a me thing.

The Agera was solid, not spectacular, but solid. I need to work on distance control because I was leaving a lot of mid too long range putts short. I'm nitpicking here since I had 8 2 putts and one 3 putt where I chipped into a downhill green and ended up 39 feet from the hole. 

My shot of the day came on the 9th hole. Hit my drive beside the cart path with enough room that I could stand comfortably without being on it. I had 143 uphill and pulled 7 iron. I aimed a little left of the green due to wind coming from that direction and let it fly. I hit dead center about 2 grooves low and watched the ball soar in the air and fade toward the green. It landed just long of the flag and on the fringe. I chipped to 6 feet and made the par.

I shot 49, which is the best I have scored in quite a while. 

Sounds like a great 1st round and I can only imagine the scores will get lower as you get more accustomed to the clubs! Can’t wait to get mine and get this party started! 

[sirchunksalot]

2 minutes ago, Jnoble89 said:

Sounds like a great 1st round and I can only imagine the scores will get lower as you get more accustomed to the clubs! Can’t wait to get mine and get this party started! 

I'm definitely going to have to get my yardages down and still need some work dialing in strike. I can't say enough about how forgiving the Forged Tec X are and how stable the Agera is. When they say it has high MOI, they aren't kidding. Not just to get a feel for distances with it.

I can't wait to see how the Aerojet's perform for you and I'm still going to see some word from FedEx to you. I'm excited about this, Jason.

I forgot to post some photos from the course and how good the Aerojet hybrid looks by the ball, so I'm going to post them here. 

[GolfSpy_KFT]

27 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

I'm definitely going to have to get my yardages down and still need some work dialing in strike. I can't say enough about how forgiving the Forged Tec X are and how stable the Agera is. When they say it has high MOI, they aren't kidding. Not just to get a feel for distances with it.

I can't wait to see how the Aerojet's perform for you and I'm still going to see some word from FedEx to you. I'm excited about this, Jason.

I forgot to post some photos from the course and how good the Aerojet hybrid looks by the ball, so I'm going to post them here. 

Looks like it was a beautiful evening, too! How far are you from Nashville, Jason? We might be planning a trip for down there this fall and if we do I’m thinking of bringing my clubs along!

[sirchunksalot]

2 minutes ago, Jnoble89 said:

Looks like it was a beautiful evening, too! How far are you from Nashville, Jason? We might be planning a trip for down there this fall and if we do I’m thinking of bringing my clubs along!

I'm about 3 hours away, I'm in the southeast corner of Tennessee east of Chattanooga. Give me a holler if you get down this way. 

[Rickp]

1 minute ago, sirchunksalot said:

I'm about 3 hours away, I'm in the southeast corner of Tennessee east of Chattanooga. Give me a holler if you get down this way. 

Hope you boys can get together!!  Nice long summer

[cnosil]

9 hours ago, Rickp said:

Hmm, I’ve never stepped off the distance on putts, never thought about doing it.  I do try to check the line from 2 different views, side & ball to hole line.  
Bermuda drives me nuts on line, distance not a problem.

I do pretty well with the read, but struggle with distance.   For me that was the biggest benefit for the Exputt;  lets me work on the feeling of hitting putts up to 60ish feet.    When I get to the green,  I just walk from the ball to the hole or the opposite depending on which I hit first and every 2 steps is about 5 feet.   Really more of a basic check to give me a ballpark number and not an exact number

[Josh Ross]

2 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

I got home from work today and headed to the course. My wife was hanging out with some friends and I went with the intention of either playing or if the course was crowded, hitting the range.

I started out behind a foursome that was playing slow. I think it got into my head since I have to work tomorrow and made a disaster of the first hole. Pulled a drive, shanked a 7 iron, shanked a wedge OB, you get the idea. I carded an 8 on the par 4. 

I settled down after that carding 3 bogeys in a row before a double on the 5th. Driver was in play all day and I only hit 3 drives that were way off line, but they were good misses. Overall, I feel like all my clubs were behaving and while I wasn't striping a lot of shots, they were good. I hit a couple of fairway woods that were pummeled by my standards. On the 3rd, I ripped a 5 wood, but pulled it into the 1st fairway. 

I still need a little time dialing in my wedges, but I'm not going to complain with how they performed. It's mostly a me thing.

The Agera was solid, not spectacular, but solid. I need to work on distance control because I was leaving a lot of mid too long range putts short. I'm nitpicking here since I had 8 2 putts and one 3 putt where I chipped into a downhill green and ended up 39 feet from the hole. 

My shot of the day came on the 9th hole. Hit my drive beside the cart path with enough room that I could stand comfortably without being on it. I had 143 uphill and pulled 7 iron. I aimed a little left of the green due to wind coming from that direction and let it fly. I hit dead center about 2 grooves low and watched the ball soar in the air and fade toward the green. It landed just long of the flag and on the fringe. I chipped to 6 feet and made the par.

I shot 49, which is the best I have scored in quite a while. 

Awesome job! It's time to see these in action, want to get together next weekend? Reinjured my ankle a bit but I think I'll be good by next weekend.

[sirchunksalot]

5 hours ago, Josh Ross said:

Awesome job! It's time to see these in action, want to get together next weekend? Reinjured my ankle a bit but I think I'll be good by next weekend.

I think that would be fun! We'll set up a time and play. I hope your ankle gets to feeling better, having an injury to the foot can be quite miserable. 

[Fongle]

38 through the first 9 holes, then had to stop halfway through the back nine with knee issues. Was absolutely gorgeous morning though, and was playing well prior to stopping.

[Rickp]

9 hours ago, cnosil said:

I do pretty well with the read, but struggle with distance.   For me that was the biggest benefit for the Exputt;  lets me work on the feeling of hitting putts up to 60ish feet.    When I get to the green,  I just walk from the ball to the hole or the opposite depending on which I hit first and every 2 steps is about 5 feet.   Really more of a basic check to give me a ballpark number and not an exact number

I’m OK with distance but have trouble with the line on Bermuda, a lot of lip outs  and just missed putts.

[Kenny B]

1 hour ago, Fongle said:

38 through the first 9 holes, then had to stop halfway through the back nine with knee issues. Was absolutely gorgeous morning though, and was playing well prior to stopping.

Wow!  A lot more picnic tables at the turn than in the Caddyshack movie!!  

[Kenny B]

17 minutes ago, Rickp said:

I’m OK with distance but have trouble with the line on Bermuda, a lot of lip outs  and just missed putts.

Because I have trouble with the speed on Bermuda, I have trouble with the line.  

[Rickp]

1 minute ago, Kenny B said:

Because I have trouble with the speed on Bermuda, I have trouble with the line.  

Huh

[Kenny B]

2 minutes ago, Rickp said:

Huh

The line I see is based on the speed I perceive. and I do a poor job perceiving speed on Bermuda.  Some Bermuda is fast, some slow and the grain gets every time.  Add in some slope and my next putt can be longer than my first putt, but from a different direction.  

[Fongle]

25 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

Wow!  A lot more picnic tables at the turn than in the Caddyshack movie!!  

Yeah haha, the club has just finished a fairly major refurbishment, has a new restaurant/function centre, top tracer range, mini golf course, and the big outdoor area seating area. Pretty great vibes there now 

[Rickp]

50 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

The line I see is based on the speed I perceive. and I do a poor job perceiving speed on Bermuda.  Some Bermuda is fast, some slow and the grain gets every time.  Add in some slope and my next putt can be longer than my first putt, but from a different direction.  

Yup, that can happen!  
Wednesday played a nice track that I like a lot, plays long & nice fast greens.  Went to practice green and it was fast and smooth, really nice.  First hole Par 5 and chipped on 3rd shot and whadda know, sanded greens.  I wasn’t happy as there is no consistency.  

[beerbellybbq]

Got a chance to go out and play a quick 9 with my sister-in-law this morning before coming into work.  Managed to start out par, par, before a double, single, double.  Played bogey golf from there on out.  Gross 45 for a net 33 (-3).  Considering my course handicap is a +24 I will definitely take it! Somehow I managed to hit my driver far and straight.  Best round of 9 for the year for me.

[richk9holes]

3 hours ago, Kenny B said:

Wow!  A lot more picnic tables at the turn than in the Caddyshack movie!!  

No snickers in the swimming pool, I hope.

[Prodigal Duffer]

Played 18 today to continue my testing of the OnCore VERO X1 for this forum (look for the official review next weekend!). Temperature was in the low 70s, overcast (later becoming partly sunny), with a steady 10-14 mph wind out of the north. 

Front nine, I played great. I drove the ball well (usually) and was able to recover from errant shots. Putting was solid, too. I ended up with a 44 and was feeling good about the back nine and breaking 90. Ha.

Back nine, I had issues all over the place. Had some problems off the tee, skulled an iron, putting the ball in the water, etc. The wind had a bigger impact on my game on the back nine, too. Shot a 49 with one three putt and lots of strokes left out on the course. On the whole, though, the way I played encourages me—I’m feeling bullish on my chances of breaking 90 this year.

I played with a guy that I know, but not well. He was a good playing partner and we plan to play again. As always, the game is way more fun when played with good folks. A nice way to start my Saturday.

[Sluggo42]

Played very well today…