I'm in my typical spot of having 2 parts of the game working and one not. Off the tee I'm crushing the ball, irons are a hot mess and short game is solid if not really good. My last round I played 7 holes with the family and the only holes I didn't par were two that I played the wrong club off the tee and found water.. didn't think I could reach the water, I was proved wrong. For me that's a solid outing. Knowing the holes I skipped, I usually play them at level par with a bogey on the dog leg right ( though sometimes I cut the damn corner right) and then a par/ birdy on the dog leg left par 4, driver usually puts me a chip and a putt a way. so had all thing left come to the norm, I should have shot 40 for the 9, had I been smarter, down in the 38 range.

One thing I have learned, I need to quit thinking about it and buy the single length irons. I built the 5 iron, still yet to really pure it on course, but when I actually get down on it at the range ( I keep standing up a little through the irons), it's red great. The nice part is I haven't hit it well and all the results have been really acceptable, some even really good considering the contact. The Pinhawks are going to be in my bag soon, I just need to make the time to get them there.

Bigborgel
Unfortunately for me I still have some ego, but like you I seem not to have the ability to play good golf. I am hoping I can come back in September and start hitting the ball better and just enjoy the walk much more.

    Bigborgel I don't have any ego anymore, and I don't have any ability either...

    Well, shit..........

      Wife and I just finished 18 holes at Swan Point Yacht and CC. SWMBO brings out my best. I played the Gold tees at 5500 yds which allows me to hit more GIRs. The new wedges and putter were hot and my longest iron shot was with a 6i. Carded a 73 with 3 birdies and 4 bogies. Best round ever at that track and the card goes into the keepsake box! The state of my game was better today. 😀

        Well, believe it or not there seems to still be a little something left in the tank despite my infrequent play as of late.

        Five bogeys, one birdie, nice round of 76 today.

        Hit all of 15 balls at the warmup range, rushed to the putting green and rolled about 10 putts, then off to the first tee. It was an absolute sauna out there today, was completely drenched an hour into play. Shot +1 going out, then lost my energy midway through the back-nine and carded a few careless bogeys. But... found a little something and hit every green the last five holes, somewhat salvaging a pretty decent round for me.

        Lost about 4 pounds of water weight, then as soon as I got back into the clubhouse I replenished with a couple or three Moscow Mules. And if you don't know what a Mule from Moscow tastes like - shame on you! Best part of the day! 🙂

          sdandrea1

          Moscow mules rock. Absolutely love them. Three shots of Titos, about 4 ounces of Stoli's ginger beer, a splash of lime juice and garnished with a lime splice in a frozen copper mug with ice.... man - hard to beat that on a hot summer day. 🙂

            sdandrea1

            PS - we gotta hook up this fall. If you're willing to travel about 3.5 hours north, I'll treat you to a great round at Woodstone. I think you'd like it. Come up on a Friday or Saturday, spend the night in my guest bedroom, have a BBQ out on the deck that evening, play golf with a few of my buds on Sunday... it'd be nice.

            If you don't have my email address, let me know. Early Octoberish. I think you'd enjoy the scenery. (We aerate the first or second week in September). Greens should be great the second week of October. Would be great to finally meet you!

                PA-PLAYA PS - we gotta hook up this fall. If you're willing to travel about 3.5 hours north, I'll treat you to a great round at Woodstone. I think you'd like it. Come up on a Friday or Saturday, spend the night in my guest bedroom, have a BBQ out on the deck that evening, play golf with a few of my buds on Sunday... it'd be nice.

                If you don't have my email address, let me know. Early Octoberish. I think you'd enjoy the scenery. (We aerate the first or second week in September). Greens should be great the second week of October. Would be great to finally meet you!

                You're on! We leave for FL for the season about the 3rd week of Oct. I'm retired, so you suggest some weekends and I'll block it out. My band has a gig on Oct 7th so that weekend is out. I need your email address. The weekends of the 14th or 21st would work.

                    sdandrea1

                    I'll find out the exact aeration schedule and plan accordingly. Hoping we can work it out. Probably looking at the 14th or 15th, or (if weekdays are clear) we can play just about anytime.

                        PA-PLAYA I'll find out the exact aeration schedule and plan accordingly. Hoping we can work it out. Probably looking at the 14th or 15th, or (if weekdays are clear) we can play just about anytime.

                        My weekdays are pretty much always clear!

                            sdandrea1

                            Weekdays are pretty easy to come by for me as well. And... the course is fairly quiet during the week. We're closed on Monday's, but can look at a Tuesday or Wednesday arrangement. The tee time will obviously depend on your intentions as far as whether you'd like to come up the evening prior or want to do a marathon 1-day drive the day of. Or, perhaps, you come up early on like a Tuesday, we get out Tuesday afternoon, then get an early-morning tee time for Wednesday so you can get back home at a reasonable hour and get two rounds in.

                            Let me know what you'd prefer and what your schedule might allow. The membership calendar says greens aerification is scheduled the first week of September. They should be fully recovered by the last week of September, so perhaps 9/27 - 9/28. I'm heading to Florida the first week of October, so getting out the week prior would work best for me.

                                I clanged it around for an 85 yesterday. Had an epiphany that seems to have come to an end. Was concentrating on turning my right hip back behind me and have had excellent ball striking and accuracy for several rounds. As with most epiphanies they don't last forever and the search begins anew.

                                Weirfan
                                For a 71 (almost 72) year old, I guess I'm still playing OK. I average right around 80, playing a blended set of tees on most courses. We don't play par 4's over 380, nor par 5's over 500, nor par 3's over 180. My low score is 77 so far this year, and my high score somewhere in the mid-80's. Fortunately, those high scores have been the exception. I hit lots of fairways, average about 7-8 greens per round, and 33 putts. My putting has ALWAYS been my weakness....I've recently gone "Left hand Low" for under 10 feet, and that seems to have helped a little, but really fast greens scare the shit out of me! My goal is to shoot my age before I hit 80 years old....based on this year, I have a few years to wait!

                                  Age 60, handicap has dropped this year to 10-11 based on improved play around and on greens. Still struggle with driver accuracy hence me getting fitted or tweaked swing session this week. Tired of the inconsistency and trying to figure it out myself. If I can make a change equipment or swing wise that a professional fitter/instructor advocates and it works , I can possibly lower my handicap a touch more.