How did you shoot today at Golf

Mattyv · 2021-02-06T03:18:59+00:00

I figured we could have a thread on golf rounds. I'll go 1st. Played Whirlwind Cattail course today. I was hitting the driver far. Pushing 290-300 75% of...

DonM

gllama I’ll start or find a thread on it.

DonM

Started out on a very crisp 8am tee time. But it was a nice day for December.
82 with only 5 GIR. 29 putts using my normal putter, not the armlock. Including missing a couple of six footers. My full swing was pretty crappy throughout the bag. The short game was pretty good though. I’m trying a more aggressive short game stroke that should work better on soggy Bermuda grass. It does, but I have to get confident with the more forceful strokes. Weight more forward, some shaft lean, and steeper into the ball. As compared to a shallow, bouncy stroke. Not playing the ball back, necessarily.

KCee

Shot an 85 this weekend. My ballstriking was good enough to shoot an 80 or less, but not my short game. Some of it was definitely the slow aerated greens that I 3-putted 4 times 😡

That was definitely the last full round at my course as they are closing the back 9 and putting temp greens on the front until Spring. If I don't play again it was nice to finish hitting the ball that well. All I tried to do was take the club back slower and square and then start the downswing with my body rather than my arms. I drove the ball farther than usual and I did it in 45* weather with an OnCore Elixr that I usually find a bit shorter hitting. If I do remember this feeling of course it won't work next year 😕

Sneakylong

75 at Heritage Harbor. Had 4 birdies. My buddy shot a 78 and had 2 birdies. We had a birdie fest. lol Just two of us this morning and we went around in a little over 3 hours.

Mattyv

Sneakylong

4 birdies is crazy talk! Nice shooting!

MidwayJ

Sneakylong Had 4 birdies.

Nice shooting!

braveheart

50 degree day here in CT. Walked 9 holes on a wet golf course that still has lots of leaves. I have not played outside in a few weeks, shot a 42, with one birdie. Short game has some rust on it but overall very pleased with my ball striking.

MidwayJ

Shot 48/40 at Tangle Ridge, Grand Prairie, TX. Rough start with a triple on #1 and another on #5. Couldn't hit a solid iron shot until my first GIR on the par 3 9th, which I 3-putted.

The back 9 was like a reboot with 4 GIR and nothing higher than a bogey. The greens were fast like most courses here lately, as the grass is becoming dormant.

Sparky

MidwayJ Tangle Ridge, Grand Prairie, TX.

I grew up playing at Prarie Lakes in the 70s. Man I loved that place.

MidwayJ

Sparky I've played Prairie Lakes a fair amount. The dreaded "Bermuda Triangle" on the "white" nine, lol.

Sparky

MidwayJ I remember that I got my first par ever on #9 on the north 9 holes. And then about a month later, got my first ever birdie on the same hole.

MidwayJ

Sparky They call them the red, white, and blue 9s now. I guess the north 9 would be the red. One of my claims to fame at Prairie Lakes is hitting power lines with a drive.

DonM

Same score as yesterday, 82. But completely different. This time my swing was fine but I couldn’t get up and down and couldn’t putt. 10 GIR and 36 putts, not even including fringe putts. I missed a putt inside of 2 feet. Gah! I was +6 after 4 holes and then only +4 on the last 14. Birdied the tough 18th. 🙂

Eguller

DonM This time my swing was fine but I couldn’t get up and down and couldn’t putt

In the Cosmos - error must go somewhere. 😵‍💫

garyt1957

Mattyv I'm in Vegas right now and it's been beautiful. 10 * warmer than normal. We didn't bring our clubs this time because it was supposed to be colder and I'm golfer out. Sometimes I think the forced break is a good thing

Supp

garyt1957

I can relate to the forced break. Where I live in Canada we have a forced break every year from November to March. Except for the golf game and simulators which I'll hit two or three times a month starting in January.

KCee

garyt1957 Sometimes I think the forced break is a good thing

I agree. I don't mind not playing for a couple of months, but I hate when I have to go 4-5 months not playing.

sdandrea1

KCee I agree. I don't mind not playing for a few days.

Fixed it

Typhoon

KCee I agree. I don't mind not playing for a couple of months, but I hate when I have to go 4-5 months not playing.

I always liked the break because I could focus on just hitting balls, or working on speed without the worry of it affecting my game the next day. Now… I don’t play at all and don’t miss it one bit.

Walterjn

Typhoon methinks we need to get you playing again, and more often!!!

KCee

Typhoon I could focus on just hitting balls

This seems to work well for me. Many times just hitting balls into my net seems to improve my swing. I don't worry about where the ball is going or how far I just try to make good swings with good contact. Last week I used the net Fri night and then for 10 minutes Sat morning and hit the ball great that day.....of course my short game sucked, but whatever.

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