How'd you play?

[Kenny B]

Yesterday I found the 60º Callaway wedge I bought two years ago to replace my old reliable (it went into hiding for some reason), so I decided to put it into play.  Had a few issues with the shaft being heavier than my old one and the lie angle being more upright.  I will reshaft it and get the lie adjusted 2º flat.

Shot 78... 42/36.  It was very humid this morning on the course; it didn't cool down much last night and the day started out at 75º at sunrise.  When the sun hit the wet fairways, I felt like I was still living back in D.C.    Heat advisory warning today and tomorrow.

My driver was working well, but the ball was flying noticeably shorter for the first nine holes until the sun burned off the moisture on the grass.  After a great drive on the par 5 #9 hole, I butchered the remaining 6 shots for a very awful double.  After bogeying #10 and #11 because of my new 60º wedge I bounced back with an up and down par on #12 and a tap-in birdie on the par 5 #13; a just missed birdie on #14; a downhill, downwind 10 foot birdie putt on the par 3 #15.  Made bogeys on #16 and #17, but a good drive and 3W around the dogleg on my nemesis hole par 5 #18 left me with a 76y SW shot to a tucked pin and 8 foot birdie putt.  It's been a long time since I had 3 birdies in a round.  Hope it continues with tomorrow's round.

[Kenny B]

7 hours ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

Rough nine today. Short game not great. Putting also. Need to get out of the rut. Worked on my golf feels from lessons and hit some nice shots with them but took a while. Also learned I short try to flight irons more. Picture is after my drive of the day. 140 to the pin. Full nine usually 145. Slight breeze. Nine iron was short. Then hit a second ball with a soft flighted 7i and woulda had a birdie putt. 

Yikes!!  You need to spend as much time on the putting green as you do making swings in your living room.  

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

20 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

Yikes!!  You need to spend as much time on the putting green as you do making swings in your living room.  

Ya I’m either lost or the greens at my course are out of my leave. At least 12 stimp and breaks on everything

[BallsLeon]

Played Tomahawk Hills today from the white tees (68.5/115). Was super nice weather, overcast for the first 9 and mid 70s. Sun peeked out on the back 9, but still stayed in the 80s, beautiful day. My clubs just got regripped, so I spent about an hour warming up beforehand. 

Was paired with a father and son, and fourth whose first time it was playing as a solo. Scores weren’t too different between the front and back 9, but seemed like only my putting was working. On the back I had some decent drives, still ending up shy of fairway but at least it’s not gone forever. Ended up shooting 102, 53/49. Had 33 putts, and one chip that holed out (a first for me). Overall four strokes better than my previous best, but there’s a lot of meat left on the bone out there .

[cksurfdude]

On 7/7/2023 at 5:16 PM, fixyurdivot said:

Carls Golfland Excuse #63 (too excited thinking about upcoming Monty clinic) .  Is it a 2 day clinic?

Hah that's great! 2 ½ days where the ½ day is the last day and it's on the course.

 

On 7/7/2023 at 5:33 PM, rkj427 said:

Best of luck with the clinic, and I hope that what you may learn transfers into more consistent lower scores. 

Thank you thank you! I've got a lot more work to do but if I *finally* even start to get it a little bit then yeah good improvement *is* possible

[GolfSpy_BEN]

Now that I’ve updated the various threads re: todays round, I’ll add a brief recap here and finish with a thought that would have been laughable to me in the past. 

39/37 +5 76

 

The driver and par 3’s were not my friends today, but Paradym fairway woods and pars were. As I was reviewing my round, the following thoughts occurred to me:

• 31 putts feels like I left some scoring on the table
• During the round I got mad at my driver and benched it in favor of my three wood, mostly because I couldn’t hit it the 280-320 that I’ve become accustomed to.
• I currently carry a 3 wood that will go 260+, why I am even worried about a driver?
• 76 is 7 shots worse than my current goal. 

Why most of these thoughts are in some way laughable is that up until this year, I had broken 80 exactly once. A 78 I shot twenty years ago was my low round forever, and the more time passed without doing it again, the more it felt like a fever dream. After an offseason dedicated to improvement, I am now routinely in the mid seventies. Rather than enjoying it, I’ve shifted the target to breaking 70, so every round in the mid seventies is a reminder that I have areas that need improvement.

So despite myself, tonight I’m going to enjoy the 76 I shot today and then tomorrow it’s back to grinding down the rough edges of my game til I’m so blue pure perfect, I put a smile on everybody’s face.

[skraeling]

Played a par 3/4 course this morning.  Me and my coworker both needed a mojo re-gainer round. Plus we both wanted to work on some stuff.

After an absolutely abysmal round on the 4th, I found my stroke again.  my mechanics are good.... when I dont rush myself.  Regained that tempo that I was seriously lacking.

For MY swing..  Start back swing straight away as I can... wait for the waggle at the top as the trigger... go through the ball.

Hit my 3h the best Ive hit it this entire year... which with my modest swing speed ended up being ~209yd or so... now it was also a steep backstop of a green so 220 wasnt out the range of possibility.

 

THIS though was the LIGHTBULB moment that those of us who play enough go... "ARE YOU FK*ING kidding ME?!?!?!?" and go.... my tempo was SOOOOOOOO far off till that 3h swing.

Now... Im thinking... will this translate to my driver?  My driver has been... pretty good lately.  Till the last time I tried to hit it on the 4th of july and I didnt hit one farther than 200yd..... and that I managed, ONCE over 9 holes.  

No joke I could not get off the TEE box.  It was brutal.

So me going... "am I just rushing myself?!?" +the other thousand swing thoughts we get.

Yes.... yes I was.  So on this modest par 4.. I 50/50'd the ball off the top of the driver and crown.. this f****** thing still stopped at around the 250yd mark.

 

But... Sir Ryan (you may ask yourself)... is that impressive?

Yes... yes it is... im like a teens handicap so hitting it 250 even total distance not carry... is a god damn good day for us hacks.

This is where it gets really fun ladies and gentlemen.  My co-consipriator is a VERY new golfer... I typically play more rounds in a month than he has... (EVER).

This dude... PRAISE BE UNTO SIR DARREN...

Hit his driver which he is loath to do... a respectable.. 221yd (we dont mention the fact Ive seen him hit his hybrid that far).... be that as it may.. it was an absolutely beautiful draw ball flgiht....

This mother ****** then proceeds to pull out an approximately 600* wedge with a full swing and drop this ******... I dunno... 6feet from the pin on his second shot?

This guy gets his FIRST BIRDIE EVER.  Not only that... he straight up DUNKS me on this hole even driving the ball 30yd farther.. (I three putt as is tradition).

It was frankly an AMAZING 9holes of two dudes going out and learning some stuff.  He asks me questions like I have the answer and... really I dont 

 

Edited July 9, 2023 by skraeling

[BallsLeon]

Played 9 at Falcon Valley for the first time this morning, and played from the whites (34.7/122). Course was in great condition, and the holes seemed well designed. This might be my new course for post-work rounds.

Was a beautiful morning, mid 60s and crept into the low 80s by the time we finished. Besides a slow group in front of us it was a great day on the course. I ended up shooting 52, was hoping for sub-50, but struggled through the first three holes. On the bright side, putting continued to be strong, 16 putts total with two 1 putts. 

 

[JerryB]

Owen and I played a scramble tournament through the local police department for various charities at River Heights yesterday.  They've been putting it on for years but its the first time we participated.  Won't be the last time; an absolutely fantastic outing.  We played with our friends Mark and Tim.

We started on hole five, which is tough to start.  You need to either lay up or carry it 220 to cross the river.  I walked up, dressed in my American flag polo unbuttoned to mid-chest, waggled once and piped it 280 down the center.  I walked away and fist-bumped everyone before it even landed.  Must have been a hell of a sight to the other foursome on the tee, lol.

On the par five sixth hole we were looking at our third shot either out of the greenside bunker or about thirty yards back in the middle of the fairway.  Mark wanted the bunker shot so we went with it.  Tim put it close, Owen put it close, I put it closer (possibly my best bunker shot ever although its not saying much), then Mark stepped up...and flubbed it.  We gave him a hard time for that one!

We all contributed pretty equally which made things really fun.  There were tons of free jello shots and free beer until the keg ran dry.  We played well but our approaches left much to be desired and a lot of long putts that rarely fell.  We finished -10; the three way tie for first was -18.

Afterwards there was dinner and a lot of raffle prizes.  Us and the other foursome at our table really cleaned up.  Owen won three prizes!  He had also forgotten his speaker in the cart; near the end of the raffles they held up and asked if anyone had left a speaker.  When Owen stood up to claim it, a voice in the back rang out, "That guy again!?!?"

All in all, a super fun day and we've already got the date marked down for next year.

[GaDawg]

It's been brutal here in Georgia over the last several weeks with the heat and especially humidity. I suppose it is nothing new this time of year, but as you get older, it becomes tougher. I have had trouble keeping my concentration throughout my rounds lately and yesterday seemed to start out that way. I was 5 over after 7 holes, then reeled off 4 birdies in a row. Added one more on #16 and finished the day at even par.

Just goes to show you to not ever give up. 

[Kenny B]

Two rounds in the 70's this weekend... woo hoo!!    My wife and I played with another couple (hope they don't decide to move out of the area like the other two couples.

When I bogeyed #1 I thought it was going to be a poor round since #1 is one of the easiest holes on the front nine.  I felt like I had no energy and my shots showed it.  Then I made a birdie on #2 with a downhill 8 foot putt and all's well again.  Piped my drive on #3 down the middle of the fairway with water on the left and high mounds of rough on the right... longest drive I've had on this hole this year and made par; I usually make bogey or worse.  My second birdie came on the par 3 #4 with a 10 foot putt and all of a sudden I'm one under par.  Finished the front nine with two more bogeys and a score of 38 (+1).

The #10 hole is tough for me with an uphill landing area where I hit the ball and then a long shot (for me) to an uphill green.  Hit my longest drive ever on that hole today (230y) and I was over the hill with a short club to the green instead of a FW.  Interesting that there was very little wind today.  I got excited and flushed my 7i over the green but saved par.  The back nine was mostly missed birdie putts and par saves with 3 bogeys sprinkled in.  Finished with a score of 38 (+3).  Overall, another 76 to shoot my age again!! 

Here is our scorecard; my wife drives the cart and keeps the score.  Her way is easier for her to add up the totals.  The chicken scratches are her way of keeping track of her shots taken and # of putts.  

[tdroma98]

Played Stoneybrook Golf Club yesterday & today - Ratings: 70.4/130, Par 72.  Hot and windy both days. 
driving was very good both days, really loving the Paradym X Driver. Using my "OLD" Ben Hogan Apex Pro irons, until I decide what to do with the Precept Forged irons and/or get into the year 2023, LOL. But Putting has been the real issue the past two months & remained an issue both Saturday & Sunday rounds. 
Saturday round - 38-35. missed three par saving putts & 3 makable birdies on front, but did have one birdie and on the back managed 1 birdie & 7 missed birdie putts. 
Sundays round - 34-36 - once again putting was below average.  31 putts, with 10 missed birdie putts & 1 missed par save.  Don't want to keep switching putters.  Sticking with Scottie Newport 2, had a new grip installed, weights set up as it comes from company.  This is a prolonged slump with putting.  On practice green the feel. setup & tempo are all good.  On the course it's like all the feel and speed control is gone. 
Going to video the putting & use the putting mirror once again. May have to call Brad Faxon 

[chisag]

30 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

Two rounds in the 70's this weekend... woo hoo!!    My wife and I played with another couple (hope they don't decide to move out of the area like the other two couples. Overall, another 76 to shoot my age again!! 

 

... Welcome to the Golf Edition of To Tell The Truth. The above was posted today by a "Kenny B" but just last week another "Kenny B" posted "I suck at golf. Com'on guys, I need help!"

Sooooooo Will the REAL Kenny B ... Please Stand Up!  

[cnosil]

My golf play seems to be coming together with all facets of the game working pretty well.    One bad decision where I tried to make the most out of a bad tee shot and hit a big fade around some trees but ended up out of bounds and a double.    Other than that one shot everything was solid, pretty straight, and no big misses.  My old TaylorMade putter has earned a permanent spot in the bag;  could probably be bent a couple of degrees more upright but it is working well so no tweaks. 

9 FW, 9 GIR,  31 Putts   36/40:76      

[Kenny B]

1 hour ago, chisag said:

 

... Welcome to the Golf Edition of To Tell The Truth. The above was posted today by a "Kenny B" but just last week another "Kenny B" posted "I suck at golf. Com'on guys, I need help!"

Sooooooo Will the REAL Kenny B ... Please Stand Up!  

I was just using myself as an example of the MGS'ers here that say these same things all the time.  {Yeah, right.}  I can't count the number of times I've been down that road.  

Right now I feel pretty confident with all parts of my game, but I know that at some point one or more of them will take a vacation.  It is amazing though that each time one of them leaves, it seems easier to lean on the other parts and scrap around a decent round... until it comes back.  

[Todd K.]

Played 18 this evening.   Weather was perfect.  Summer twilight golf is a favorite of mine.  Played really well.  Not a single triple bogey on my card, which is an accomplishment for me.  Approach shots were well above my typical.  Putting was probably the worst part of my game today.  Can't wait until next weekend.  

[GaryF]

Played 9 last Thurs and still trying to get accustomed to my new JPX823 HM irons 6i-GW (48*).  Did ok with some decent hits and slight mishits.  These irons are 1* up whereas the old set were 3* up.  Shot 43 (par 37).

Played 18 today and while warming up at the range, started to feel more comfortable with my setup.  Also working to ensure I rotate back and get a good vertical set (videos posted recently by @RickyBobby_PR).  Had some really good, high trajectory and high spin approach shots as a result.  As good as I’ve ever had.  Even had a couple backspin 5-6’.

Scoring was an issue as I shot 42/43 (85).  Very happy with all but 2 drives, but between multiple fitting sessions, company over the 4th week, I just haven’t had time to practice which has hurt my finesse game.   Plus 2 bad surprises on 2 easy par 5 holes.  On both, I hit great drives and great 2nd shots with my 4h (my longest club).  Both times left with 75 yard approach.  I had carried my old set SW (54) and UW (50*) but took the UW out of my bag this morning.  After all, I have a new 48* GW.  But my 3/4 swing with the UW was my 75 yard club, and I didn’t have it.  My 3/4 swing with the new GW is 90-95 yards.  I felt naked!  I tried full swing with the old SW.  Bad result - very diff swing weight - 3 chunks.  Last Friday I was fitted for Cleveland RTX 52* and 56* wedges but my club hasn’t yet received the quote so not on order yet. Also found out last Friday that my new ping 5h, 7w and 4/5w won’t ship until 25 Jul.
 

Edited July 10, 2023 by GaryF

[MattF]

46/46 92 at Windmill yesterday, but I moved back to the blue tees which play 6503 yards 71.4 122. I normally play from the whites, 6141 yards 69.5 118. 

I was happy with the score and I hit some great iron shots. I think I'll stay at the blues for the rest of the summer season.

[DiscipleofPenick]

3 minutes ago, MattF said:

46/46 92 at Windmill yesterday, but I moved back to the blue tees which play 6503 yards 71.4 122. I normally play from the whites, 6141 yards 69.5 118. 

I was happy with the score and I hit some great iron shots. I think I'll stay at the blues for the rest of the summer season.

About time. Can't be giving you stroke & distance anymore.

[MattF]

Just now, DiscipleofPenick said:

About time. Can't be giving you stroke & distance anymore.

It's not for me when it's damp, I need the roll but I didn't do too bad from there.

[Grand Stranded]

Ah, the trials and tribulations of being a mid level golfer. I was on one of those streaks when everything was coming together and… not happening.

I played a very tough course (Pine Lakes) a tee back from where I should have on Friday, but that’s where the other 51 were playing from, so it is what it is. I didn’t play or score terribly (89) for a player of my level, but there were a few alarming signs.

I shanked to pitch shots from inside 25 yards, hit three awful drives (2 pop ups and another one was topped about 20 yards into the water, which I never do) and my putting from inside 5 feet was not good. The biggest concern was it being the first round in quite a while that I wasn’t happy with my iron play.

I followed that up on Saturday with an even worse day of ball striking on another tough course (Barefoot Love Course) mostly terrible ball striking throughout the bag (except for wedges, which were really good), and 3(!) missed putts inside 3 feet, not to mention hitting the wrong ball after my best drive of the day. I did manage to stick my wedge 8 feet away and make a 5 on the hole, even with the two stroke penalty however. Add it all up and it was a 92, and my second day in a row of finishing out of the money.

My excuses and rationalizations are the brutal 100* plus heat indexes both days, and my stupidity for playing back to back days in it, especially after how much I was affected by it on Friday. I tried to hydrate all Friday night and throughout Saturdays round, but I was just drained.

C’est la vie.

 

 

[Bang60]

5 hours ago, Grand Stranded said:

Ah, the trials and tribulations of being a mid level golfer. I was on one of those streaks when everything was coming together and… not happening.

I played a very tough course (Pine Lakes) a tee back from where I should have on Friday, but that’s where the other 51 were playing from, so it is what it is. I didn’t play or score terribly (89) for a player of my level, but there were a few alarming signs.

I shanked to pitch shots from inside 25 yards, hit three awful drives (2 pop ups and another one was topped about 20 yards into the water, which I never do) and my putting from inside 5 feet was not good. The biggest concern was it being the first round in quite a while that I wasn’t happy with my iron play.

I followed that up on Saturday with an even worse day of ball striking on another tough course (Barefoot Love Course) mostly terrible ball striking throughout the bag (except for wedges, which were really good), and 3(!) missed putts inside 3 feet, not to mention hitting the wrong ball after my best drive of the day. I did manage to stick my wedge 8 feet away and make a 5 on the hole, even with the two stroke penalty however. Add it all up and it was a 92, and my second day in a row of finishing out of the money.

My excuses and rationalizations are the brutal 100* plus heat indexes both days, and my stupidity for playing back to back days in it, especially after how much I was affected by it on Friday. I tried to hydrate all Friday night and throughout Saturdays round, but I was just drained.

C’est la vie.

 

 

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[Sluggo42]

I need to figure out how to get a better start every day. it just seems that Im always 3-8 0ver on the front nine, then the back is good.

Like today, +10 thru 10, then -3 for the remainder, to save a 78 for the day. Sheesh

Positives were, the putter is starting to get back on track. Drives were long, but seems like everything was right.

Negatives were, I suddenly forgot how to hit an iron... Told my buddy I needed a birdie on one of the last 3 holes to break 80. Got two, both the par 5's. Thank you putter!

[CSiders12]

Got out for the first time in 3 WEEKS. Besides winter, that is probably a record long for me in years. Got all of the wedding festivities out of the way, so back to the golf grind we go. 

Played okay for my standard, but considering I haven't hit a ball in 3 weeks, I'll take a score of 79. I had a double bogey and two silly bogeys to end the front nine. Played okay on the back besides the double bogey. Getting out to play tomorrow and probably a few more times this week, so only up from here!

[ParFore74x]

Not bad, not bad. That’s what I told myself as I walked back to my truck after the 18th today. Nothing about my game today was perfect but nothing was terrible either which made me happy. Shot a 41/44, 85 with three doubles, six pars, and two birds, both on par 5s.

Putting has been slipping as of late and today was no exception. I feel like I’m burning the hole four or five times per round which has definitely gotten in my head a bit. Approaches and chipping are improving to offset the putting but I sure would like to get the short game under control. 

[Javs]

7 minutes ago, Sluggo42 said:

I need to figure out how to get a better start every day. it just seems that Im always 3-8 0ver on the front nine, then the back is good.

Like today, +10 thru 10, then -3 for the remainder, to save a 78 for the day. Sheesh

Positives were, the putter is starting to get back on track. Drives were long, but seems like everything was right.

Negatives were, I suddenly forgot how to hit an iron... Told my buddy I needed a birdie on one of the last 3 holes to break 80. Got two, both the par 5's. Thank you putter!

When you warm up do you hit the shots you will face on the first three holes?

[PMookie]

Played Friday and didn’t bother posting in the weekly listing, shot 86 (41/45), ugly. Oh well, played with a couple guys I hadn’t played with in over a year, so it was still a good time. 

[Big moose]

Shot 41 with a triple bogey, hit my tee shot left into the condos, I hope I didn't kill anyone. I birdied 18 reached the par 5 in 2 had 15 feet for eagle, left it a foot short. Hope everyone has a wonderful day. 

[GaDawg]

Played in my first match play of the season today at the club. We have 16 seniors signed up and we are broken up into 4 pods with each pod having 4 golfers. The four golfers play each other and the one with the most points moves on, etc.

In my match today, I had to give Robert 12 shots. I birded two holes on the front and was two down after 9. Made some bad decisions trying to be too aggressive. Birded 3 holes on the back with all others pars and tied the match going into 18. I made a par with his bogey on a stroke hole to end all even. It was a great match, but it's tough giving that many strokes. I will have to say his H/C was about right.

Just proud of how I stood up against the pressure.

Edited July 11, 2023 by GaDawg
correct spelling

[ZackS]

Played a twilight 9

2/7 fairways

2/9 GIR

12 putts

all this equals 2 over 38. Short game saved the day this round could have been real bad very easily. Made a few 15 to 18 foots putts, a few easy 2 putts from 60+ feet and a few short sided pitches that were hit stupid close. Got to love interesting days like that.