fatshot A golfing buddy of mine said to me last year, "I tend to under-estimate my distance....you tend to OVER-estimate
yours!" Hit me like a ton of bricks.....

I don't know how many times I've advised people to keep clubbing up until you hit it too far.👍

    sdandrea1 The pro was a bit of a strange dude, he said he’d shot lower😂😂. Nobody there ever saw the guy play, he always had an excuse.

    It was just a weird round. I knew I played the front well and didn’t really think of it continuing on the back 9. I really didn’t think of the score, I was just thinking of birdies.

    Then a couple years ago at the course I work at I was -8 after 9 holes and had to work on the pro shop so I didn’t bother with the back 9. You can’t imagine how many people came up to me amazed that I stopped after 9. I told them,” I had to work”

        sdandrea1 Maybe you misunderstood....not taking anything away from that 72, no matter which course it was.
        I was trying to shoot my age by going to this 1 course we play. It's a bit shorter than the others, but only a Par 70. I did shoot 70 there, but I was 69 at the time. Just not an easy thing to do, and I was even trying to give myself a better chance.

        You still hit the ball the same distances, and putt the same. The only 'help' we will ever get is if we play shorter yardages, not just 'easier' courses.
        Or if we buy new clubs😲.

            Par4QC Maybe you misunderstood

            No, I gotchya all the way. I worded my response wrong. 👍

              DonM One of my good friends here shot his age a few weeks ago, 71.

              .....and another missed it by 1 stroke. 😉😎

                The closest I've come was a 73 when I was 65. I'm 69 now, and my average score is around 81-82, so I've got a few years before I get a good shot at shooting my age.

                5 days later

                The oldest guy in our MWF money group will be 90 in 4 days. Today he shot 79!!!! From the red tees (4950 yards) but so what. He walks like half his joints don't work. His swing is functional but his drives only go about 140. I wish I could have seen how he did it. He's still a pretty good putter and he knows every break on our greens.

                  DonM I wish I could have seen how he did it.

                  Like I do it. Tee shot goes 150 to 175 down the middle. Approach shots is near the green (sometimes on), chip close, make par or bogey. Move on. No big mistakes. On the good days, I make more pars, hardly any birdies, no doubles. 79 or better quite often. Boring, nothing flashy or long.

                      Typhoon I’m sure more than a few guys here are looking at that photo and thinking,
                      Had it
                      Had it
                      Had it had it had it had it had it
                      Still have it
                      Had it had it had it ….

                        DonM

                        Those 3 on the top left look interesting. 🙃🏌

                          I just looked up our guy on GHIN. He’s shot better than his age 14 out of his last 20. So the key is to still be playing in your late eighties and be good at chipping and putting.

                            DonM Keeping in shape and keeping on his game is key. I always thought of keeping in shape I’d be able to outlast a lot of guys and compete in LD Super senior divisions. That was my thinking back when there were qualifiers🙄