How'd you play?

[MrBandit 1,043]

Finally was able to play the Rawls Course at Texas Tech. Lets just say its a great course and by far the WINDY AF course I have ever played. That back 9 the wind was steady at 20mph, making those 14-18 very long.
Greens were very undulating and if you was on the wrong side of the slope, good luck making it in 2 putts.
But you can make birdies, if you are in the correct side, greens are faster than they appear, struggle with them in the front 9 but figured them out by the back 9

[Kenny B 32,571]

We had a tee time late in the morning, but noticed some more rain moving in shortly afterwards.  I checked and there were some cancelations and we got out at 9:20.  A little breezy and we didn't get wet until hole #16.

Second round in a row for the Mizunos and I'm starting to love them.  They send the ball right where I want... most of the time!  Still working on getting the correct distance, and the wind didn't help!

My driver was working much better today than on Sunday.  Shot 42 (+5) on the front nine with a stoopid double on the par 3 #8 hole.  My 4i sent the ball off the back of the green; combination of poor chip and poor green reading and... "put me down for a 5."

I had a couple of bogeys starting the back nine, but my shot of the day was driving the green on the par 4 #14 hole.  A little tailwind helped, clearing the bunker and rolling to 7 feet... drained it!  Parred the rest of the holes, including a 18-footer that barely fell in on #18 in the rain.  Shot 35 (Even) for a round of 77.

[Sluggo42 7,640]

Shot ok, buttttt, 33 puts wit 2, yes I said 2!, … 3 putts!! 

gahhhhhh…. But,one was on the first hole to a tough pin, after a decent storm yesterday, and the other was like a 50 footer, and I lipped out, but 2! Omg. It was like hearing Adele fart for the first time…

[JerryB 971]

Got the son to come out with me this morning and play the back nine at River Heights.  It was cold but sunny so it wasn't too bad.  I started out strongish and fell apart on the last few holes.  Couldn't putt to save my life; missed everything outside of two feet.  We had differing rounds but both finished with a 53.  I had 22 putts.  Playing in the cold, with really wet grass, meant that balls weren't traveling very far which we didn't adapt to very well.  I also learned (the hard way) that my shoes are not water-proof.  I didn't think about that when I bought them earlier this year but its definitely something I'll keep in mind when I buy my next pair!

[gavinski91 1,596]

17 minutes ago, JerryB said:

Got the son to come out with me this morning and play the back nine at River Heights.  It was cold but sunny so it wasn't too bad.  I started out strongish and fell apart on the last few holes.  Couldn't putt to save my life; missed everything outside of two feet.  We had differing rounds but both finished with a 53.  I had 22 putts.  Playing in the cold, with really wet grass, meant that balls weren't traveling very far which we didn't adapt to very well.  I also learned (the hard way) that my shoes are not water-proof.  I didn't think about that when I bought them earlier this year but its definitely something I'll keep in mind when I buy my next pair!

I find that having a single pair of shoes is difficult for keeping feet dry. If your shoes aren't waterproof, your feet will get wet on rainy days. If your shoes are waterproof, your feet will get wet (from sweat) on hot and sunny days. 

[sirchunksalot 15,778]

My work isn't running production this week in my shift, so I took off Thursday and Friday. Well, I found out yesterday that we're going to get rain until Sunday and I decided to leave early today so I could get a round in. 

I'm not going to say I shot well, because I didn't. At least it was a beautiful day on the course. It was 54 degrees at 11:30 when I teed off and warmed up nicely as the day went on. The worst part of that was I think everybody and their brother decided it was also a good day to play, so it was slow.

Shot 54/59 for a 113 with 34 putts. My driver was meh along with most of my irons and wedges over 50 yards. I started out the day with a horrible case of the shanks that got in my head. The star of the day was my fairway woods. I hit several shots that were some of the best I've seen in a long time. I did have a couple of stinkers sprinkled in, but for the most part they were solid. 

My ball striking wasn't the best and I had a few mistakes that cost me a LOT of strokes. I had a lost ball and a 7 on a par 3, two wayward drives on a par 4 for a 10, and just fell apart on another par 4 for a 9. 

It wasn't all bad, I'm starting to see some flashes of what my swing change is going to do for me. I've just got to work on it more and really get the feel for all the changes. 

I'm also going to say the Odyssey White Hot OG 2 Ball Putter in testing is a real treat. I'm averaging 1.7 putts a hole over the 27 holes I've played with it so far. I went into better detail over in the testing thread. 

[JerryB 971]

4 hours ago, gavinski91 said:

I find that having a single pair of shoes is difficult for keeping feet dry. If your shoes aren't waterproof, your feet will get wet on rainy days. If your shoes are waterproof, your feet will get wet (from sweat) on hot and sunny days. 

That never would have occurred to me, thanks!

[Rickp 28,786]

4 hours ago, gavinski91 said:

I find that having a single pair of shoes is difficult for keeping feet dry. If your shoes aren't waterproof, your feet will get wet on rainy days. If your shoes are waterproof, your feet will get wet (from sweat) on hot and sunny days. 

Up until recently I played multiple (3-4) times per week.  Because of water or dampness by what’re means rain, irrigation, sweat, morning dew or just sneaky standing water I keep a t lest 3 pair.  Right now I have 5 pair, 3 in real good shape & 2 other pair who are not long for play.  
I’ve found old golf shoes are great for working in the yard.

[Kenny B 32,571]

39 minutes ago, Rickp said:

Up until recently I played multiple (3-4) times per week.  Because of water or dampness by what’re means rain, irrigation, sweat, morning dew or just sneaky standing water I keep a t lest 3 pair.  Right now I have 5 pair, 3 in real good shape & 2 other pair who are not long for play.  
I’ve found old golf shoes are great for working in the yard.

I have too many "working in the yard" golf shoes for the amount of time I spend in the yard.  At this point they just have to go.

[CarlH 8,007]

Was able to take a break from packing for the move and get on the course today.  Started off well, but had issues on the par 5s .... opening hole is par 5 and lipped out my birdie putt.  Next 2 par 5s, my drive was about 6 inches OB and I ended up doubling both of those.  The final par 5, I left my eagle putt dead in the heart but short.  Wound up with another double on the finishing hole to come in with an 82.  Guess I shouldn't complain too much as it was only my 2nd round in the last 6 weeks.  Hoping to play again on Sunday.  With the pending move, there's a lot of things going on that's keeping me off the course.

[Kenny B 32,571]

The sun came out this morning after yesterday's rain, but along with came the wind... 15-20 mph.  My wife played with her Ladies Club, so I decided to walk 9 holes.  Joined up with 3 other old guys; nice guys, don't hit the ball very well but they also don't take much time playing.  We moved at an enjoyable pace.

I drove the ball pretty well for as windy as it was, and I made probably 40-50 feet of putts; two long par saves and a birdie.  The guys were impressed, especially when I did my best Phil impression and touch the bill of my hat... #toursauce!  Had three bogeys to go with the birdie, so +2 round of 39.

[chisag 17,827]

3 hours ago, Kenny B said:

I have too many "working in the yard" golf shoes for the amount of time I spend in the yard.  At this point they just have to go.

 

... LOL me too! When I played Foot Joy Athletic shoes they were very comfortable to walk in, but the support broke down in about 1 year or less. I bought them on sale and always rotated 2 pair so I had plenty of "mowing shoes". Switching to Ecco Biom's I expected them to last longer and have 4 pair I rotate, although not evenly and bought 2 new pair when they were 50% off. Problem is the very first pair I bought is still working well after 3 years. So my 2 new pair sit on the shelf waiting for that day when one or more pair finally lose their support or get a tear or get too wet or SOMETHING! that lets me replace them. 

[chisag 17,827]

... Ok I have a confession to make. I cheated today. Yea, I am sheepishly admitting it on MGS. I CHEATED.    I feel so ... so ... soooo good about it! Since I am 68yrs old I know I am allowed to play from the senior tees, but I never have and it sure felt like cheating. 3 guys in their early 60's and high index players talked me into joining them on the gold tees. As you can see from some of the yardages, the gold tees are much friendlier on the 1st, 2nd and 4th hardest holes. Four 3's in a row to end the front 9 and then we hit 2 groups waiting on #10 and my momentum kinda disappeared.

... What I found interesting is I have eagled 2, 4 and 10 from the Silver tees and birdie them quite often, but moving up I didn't birdie any of them from the gold tees. Twice I evidently thought I was a high index player swinging too hard because it was so tempting to easily get on in two and I hit poor tee shots. The other 2 I lipped out my birdie putts. The opposite of my norm on the par 3's playing them 1 under. Seven 3's and a 2 was pretty cool. I have to admit it was a ton of fun playing the golds and I felt like a Tour player having such short yardages into greens. But you still have to hit accurate shots and make your putts. LOL after the front 9 I was thinking this could go really low but after the 25 minute wait to tee off it was back to one shot at a time. I might do this again if I get paired up with 3 guys playing the gold. 

[DStar 1,323]

Midweek stableford yesterday and had one of those 'if only' rounds.

Ended up with a 91 for 34 points but had 3 putts on the 1st 3 holes all from around 8 ft. Then played steady but had at least 8 putts that ended up a roll or two short, bang on line too. A bit more pace on the greens and I could've had a nice low 80's. They've had their winter treatment so not in great condition. 

Presentation day shotgun on Saturday so will see how the new X-stiff driver shaft works - hoping for good things. 

[cnosil 24,520]

8 hours ago, chisag said:

... What I found interesting is I have eagled 2, 4 and 10 from the Silver tees and birdie them quite often, but moving up I didn't birdie any of them from the gold tees. Twice I evidently thought I was a high index player swinging too hard because it was so tempting to easily get on in two and I hit poor tee shots.

Interesting comments.  Out of curiosity, would you say there was a mental issue/lack of commitment that had some influence on the quality of the shots?

[RickyBobby_PR 9,277]

19 hours ago, gavinski91 said:

I find that having a single pair of shoes is difficult for keeping feet dry. If your shoes aren't waterproof, your feet will get wet on rainy days. If your shoes are waterproof, your feet will get wet (from sweat) on hot and sunny days. 

That’s a sock issue and not a shoe issue. Buy wool socks or get some stance golf socks. Evolve golf has good ones as does kentwool. You won’t have that problem. 

[Kenny B 32,571]

2 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

That’s a sock issue and not a shoe issue. Buy wool socks or get some stance golf socks. Evolve golf has good ones as does kentwool. You won’t have that problem. 

Love my Kentwool socks.  I got rid of all my other socks; wear them all year long.

[RickyBobby_PR 9,277]

Just now, Kenny B said:

Love my Kentwool socks.  I got rid of all my other socks; wear them all year long.

I have a bunch of kentwool and like you wear them all the time. Depending on golf shoe I wear either evolve ones which are thinner or switch to the stance golf socks. When I wear some of the non golf stance socks I have to add some fun into the golf attire I can tell the difference in how me feet feel

[gavinski91 1,596]

1 hour ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

That’s a sock issue and not a shoe issue. Buy wool socks or get some stance golf socks. Evolve golf has good ones as does kentwool. You won’t have that problem. 

All my socks are merino wool hiking/running socks. It’s the same thing trail running - if I’m wearing GoreTex shoes on a hot day, feet are gonna get wet. 

[RickyBobby_PR 9,277]

22 minutes ago, gavinski91 said:

All my socks are merino wool hiking/running socks. It’s the same thing trail running - if I’m wearing GoreTex shoes on a hot day, feet are gonna get wet. 

I don’t experience that at all and Ive worn the socks mentioned in the middle of DC hit and humid weather where you sweat just opening the house door. Ive also worn them in July in Orlando with no issues. Ive used them with FJ, Puma, Nike and Adidas. Worn them during hiit cardio and never had issues