How'd you play?

[fixyurdivot]

3 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

I got out today for nine holes with my favorite caddy driving the golf cart. 

It was fun, well, except for the golf game that decided to rear its ugly head. Shot a very disappointing 57 on a day my driver was on along with my short game. Only had 18 putts and one terrible drive. I only hit 3 fairways, but my misses were no more than 8 feet into the rough. From 40 and in, my wedges were on and I two putted everything. 

My approach game was horrendous, tops and shanks galore. I couldn't hit a fairway wood or iron for love nor money. I hit one pure 5 iron and that was it, even that was into howling wind and came up short. 

I'm thankful my wife was with me keeping me relaxed, otherwise I might have walked off the course, came home, put the clubs in the deepest recesses of the closet, and quit playing. She discussed what was good with my game and how she sees improvement, especially in the short game.

I'm dealing with a mental block on the course. On the range and into the net, I look like I know what I'm doing, but put me in the course and it's all manner of disaster. I'm stuck in the mode of playing golf swing and not golf. I probably won't be able to play the next two weeks, I'm working the next two Saturdays. Hopefully I can get out and practice and get to a better place with my game.

No worries mate... the 2021 HRC is not far off and we all know how that brings out your A game .

[sirchunksalot]

6 hours ago, fixyurdivot said:

No worries mate... the 2021 HRC is not far off and we all know how that brings out your A game .

I always look forward to the HRC and hopefully it'll snap me out of it. Nothing like numb hands by the second hole to take your mind off everything else. 

[Shapotomous]

I got out for a quick 12 last evening before dark.  i still have some sloppy holes pop up and had 2 doubles and 3 bogey's to go with 7 pars.  Greens are still bumpy with the punch holes yet to fill in.  They haven't been cut yet and are very slow too.  I'm still feeling pretty good about the swing starting out the year, iron "misses" still hit the green and drive "misses" were just barely in the rough.  

[tony@CIC]

12 hours ago, fixyurdivot said:

So will we need to start referring to you as "Tony Two Gloves"? 

 Too funny. Maybe Tony the right Lefty 

[Kenny B]

12 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

I got out today for nine holes with my favorite caddy driving the golf cart. 

It was fun, well, except for the golf game that decided to rear its ugly head. Shot a very disappointing 57 on a day my driver was on along with my short game. Only had 18 putts and one terrible drive. I only hit 3 fairways, but my misses were no more than 8 feet into the rough. From 40 and in, my wedges were on and I two putted everything. 

My approach game was horrendous, tops and shanks galore. I couldn't hit a fairway wood or iron for love nor money. I hit one pure 5 iron and that was it, even that was into howling wind and came up short. 

I'm thankful my wife was with me keeping me relaxed, otherwise I might have walked off the course, came home, put the clubs in the deepest recesses of the closet, and quit playing. She discussed what was good with my game and how she sees improvement, especially in the short game.

I'm dealing with a mental block on the course. On the range and into the net, I look like I know what I'm doing, but put me in the course and it's all manner of disaster. I'm stuck in the mode of playing golf swing and not golf. I probably won't be able to play the next two weeks, I'm working the next two Saturdays. Hopefully I can get out and practice and get to a better place with my game.

The range is wider than fairways; no consequences for bad shots.  When on the course, your eyes see a much narrower target, so most likely trying to guide the ball.  Narrow your target on the range for an acceptable tee shot, and when on the course trust your swing.  Stop thinking... let things happen... and Be the ball!  

BTW, why are you sitting in the driver's seat!!  Or is that one of those newfangled right-hand drive carts? 

[Kenny B]

Yesterday, I came back to earth with a more "normal" round of 81.  Two doubles on the front nine and a 44 was not a good start, but shot 37 on the back nine.  It was a nice, sunny day, but after a 90 minutes frost delay, my warmup on the range was long gone and it felt like I just got out of the car and headed to the tee.  I started warming up by #8, and my short game was working a little better.  Putting is still difficult with the hole punches affecting speed and line.

[cnosil]

Not a great day on the course. Driver was solid, irons weren’t bad, and even shot game worked. Putting was off and I just couldn’t make much. Worst part of the game was my 5 hybrid; hit it three times and I had three shots go way right.

Kind of lost with my game. Skills are getting better but can’t get past the blowup holes to actually score well.

[gbtrsc]

Another Jekyll/Hyde kind of round. 39 on the front nine with a double on the first, then 45 on the back. I’ve had a number of those kinds of rounds this year including one when I was -1 after 11 and 9 over on the last 7. I’m beginning to believe it’s a stamina / endurance issue as I get older (60+). Gotta get off my lazy arse and exercise to get stronger and lose weight.


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[Kenny B]

21 minutes ago, gbtrsc said:

Another Jekyll/Hyde kind of round. 39 on the front nine with a double on the first, then 45 on the back. I’ve had a number of those kinds of rounds this year including one when I was -1 after 11 and 9 over on the last 7. I’m beginning to believe it’s a stamina / endurance issue as I get older (60+). Gotta get off my lazy arse and exercise to get stronger and lose weight.
 

While that can happen to me, especially during the summer when temps get over 100º, I'm mostly the opposite.  At almost 74 years old, it seems to take me several holes to get this old body working, and my swing doesn't come around until the back nine.  Then again, some days it doesn't come around at all. 

[sirchunksalot]

1 hour ago, Kenny B said:

BTW, why are you sitting in the driver's seat!!  Or is that one of those newfangled right-hand drive carts? 

Our course got a pretty good deal on carts from England. 

 

 

[Rickp]

7:30 Tee Time after weekend 3.5”rain. Surprised that only a few holes were CPO.
Started Bogey, Bogey then started hitting ball a little better but still pushed everything to the right (LH).
One bird on 7th helped feel better.
Course was wet but not as bad as I thought it would be.
Always tomorrow!


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[MrBandit]

2 Day Tournament completed. 2 ridiculous bad holes both days in the front 9.
First day after a slow and painful front 9, a 1under 35 on the back made this better.
But on the second day, i was unable to avoid the big number in the front and the rest of the round was an uneventful and disappointing round. To end up in 3rd place.

[The 19th Hole]

Went out and played Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore, CA this weekend. I was excited to use my new Driver for a 2nd time on the course. So of course I hooked my first drive out of bounds on the first hole. Great start...From there on it worked great though. Unfortunately, I am a bit out of practice with my putter so I 3 putted a few holes that I had pretty good looks at birdie (all within 20 ft) and missed several other birdie attempts that would have really helped my round. Managed to stay focused enough to shoot a 77. Playing again in 2 weeks and hope to improve on that putting performance though.

[MrBandit]

6 minutes ago, The 19th Hole said:

Went out and played Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore, CA this weekend. I was excited to use my new Driver for a 2nd time on the course. So of course I hooked my first drive out of bounds on the first hole. Great start...From there on it worked great though. Unfortunately, I am a bit out of practice with my putter so I 3 putted a few holes that I had pretty good looks at birdie (all within 20 ft) and missed several other birdie attempts that would have really helped my round. Managed to stay focused enough to shoot a 77. Playing again in 2 weeks and hope to improve on that putting performance though.

Love that course, next time in Cali I will have to make a stop there.

[The 19th Hole]

7 minutes ago, MrBandit said:

Love that course, next time in Cali I will have to make a stop there.

Its a pretty good course when the conditions are right. The fairways and rough were a bit spotty and the greens had not fully recovered from being punched a couple of weeks ago so they were much slower and more bumpy than normal. But it was still nice to be outside.

If I had to choose (and price was less of a concern) I would rather hop down the road and play "The Course at Wente Vineyards". The greens are typically in better shape and it is a bit more challenging of a layout (to me). 

 

[MrBandit]

1 minute ago, The 19th Hole said:

Its a pretty good course when the conditions are right. The fairways and rough were a bit spotty and the greens had not fully recovered from being punched a couple of weeks ago so they were much slower and more bumpy than normal. But it was still nice to be outside.

If I had to choose (and price was less of a concern) I would rather hop down the road and play "The Course at Wente Vineyards". The greens are typically in better shape and it is a bit more challenging of a layout (to me). 

 

I played there also very nice track.

These are some of my favorites when I lived out there, not sure if they still open.. 
http://www.chardonnaygolfclub.com/
https://www.indianvalleygolfclub.com/
https://tpc.com/hardingpark/fleming-course/
https://tpc.com/hardingpark/
https://www.thefountaingroveclub.com/
https://www.silveradoresort.com/
https://roosterrun.com/
http://www.roddyranch.com/
golfsangeronimo.com/
https://www.bodegaharbourgolf.com/
https://www.peacockgapgolfclub.com/
https://www.presidiogolf.com/
https://franklincanyongolf.com/

 

[The 19th Hole]

47 minutes ago, MrBandit said:

I played there also very nice track.

These are some of my favorites when I lived out there, not sure if they still open.. 
http://www.chardonnaygolfclub.com/
https://www.indianvalleygolfclub.com/
https://tpc.com/hardingpark/fleming-course/
https://tpc.com/hardingpark/
https://www.thefountaingroveclub.com/
https://www.silveradoresort.com/
https://roosterrun.com/
http://www.roddyranch.com/
golfsangeronimo.com/
https://www.bodegaharbourgolf.com/
https://www.peacockgapgolfclub.com/
https://www.presidiogolf.com/
https://franklincanyongolf.com/

 

 

Thanks for the suggestion!: 

 

https://www.indianvalleygolfclub.com/ - will look into

 

https://tpc.com/hardingpark/fleming-course/ - Never played it, but might need to take my son there. I have played the 18 hole regular course. Was actually spose to go play here last year right before the PGA tour, but they shut everything down due to Covid before my tee time...Haven't made it back yet.

 

http://www.roddyranch.com/ - Played it a few times, but closed a couple years ago

 

https://www.bodegaharbourgolf.com/ - THIS LOOKS GEORGOUS! and the price isn't terrible...I am going to look into this one for sure!!

 

https://www.presidiogolf.com/ - Played it, didn't like it as much as i thought I would and for sure not for the price they charege nowadays.

[sirchunksalot]

9 hours ago, Kenny B said:

Stop thinking... let things happen... and Be the ball!

You know, I was thinking about what you said here while at work today and I started going back over my round. Driver was good, I just picked a spot and swung, had one go o.b. on the first hole but everything else was no more than 8 feet into the rough. I even hit the fairway on nine into a left to right cross wind by playing or over the cart path and letting it drift back in. Greenside, I just walked up, pictured what I wanted to do, took a couple of practice swings and trusted myself. I had some pretty good results.

Anything with an iron or fairway wood over 50 yards, I was a basket case and I realized I just need to trust the process. There's proof good things happen that way. 

Thank you for the advice, it was really appreciated. 

[Kenny B]

6 hours ago, The 19th Hole said:

 

Thanks for the suggestion!: 

 

https://www.bodegaharbourgolf.com/ - THIS LOOKS GEORGOUS! and the price isn't terrible...I am going to look into this one for sure!!

 

Bodega Bay is the location where the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock movie, The Birds was filmed.  Just a bit of trivia from an old f@rt!!

[chisag]

... In honor of Hideki Matsuyama winning the Masters, I played my Srixon Z Forged MB's today and shot a 72 with 3 birdies and 3 bogies. As many of you know I am a big fan of playing the most forgiving irons you can effectively play and for me, Z Forged ain't them. I would guess there were at least 3 or 4 shots that most likely made a difference in my score, but specifically 2 I can relate. There is a 477 yd par 5 dogleg left that is uphill off the tee and has a huge bunker guarding the corner that I cannot carry from my normal tees. But they are giving that tee box a rest and have the Silvers with the Golds reducing the hole to 444 so I can carry the bunker leaving me a 7 or 8 iron after some downhill roll over the bunker. I had a good yardage to a front pin over a deep bunker and hit my Z Forged just a little thin but right on line and caught the lip. I have no doubt at all that my King Tour 7 iron would carry that bunker. (I am gonna be so bummed when they put the Silvers back where they belong) 

... I also let the wind bring my soft fade left to right to a back pin location that has a ledge in front of it and caught my Z Forged 6 iron just a little on the toe. I lost both direction and distance landing short of the ridge and rolling up just enough to send it back down the slope with some extra gusto. Again, no doubt whatsoever that the KIng Tours would have landed over the ridge. 

... I did not miss the center by much, but enough to effect the shot with no perimeter weight help and both those shots cost me a minimum of one stroke. And for me, that is all the difference between shooting under par or even par. I love pulling out MB's a few times a year because they are very accurate when perfectly struck and just a lot of fun to play but mostly to remind me why I use Players Irons. I consider myself a very good ball striker but not an elite ball striker which is required to get the most out of MB's. These statements are made about my game specifically and not a recommendation against or for others that may enjoy playing MB's all the time.