Our place had an outing so we took our team game to the local muni, Watters Creek.
They just punched the greens, we all had a hard time getting the ball to the hole. I didn’t keep any stats but I know I had a lot of putts. I shot 46-39 with 2 birdies and a few doubles. My tee game was good but approaches sucked. It was nice to play a course where you have a straightforward shot after you miss a green. I miss that.
I hit a longish par 5 in two, and left the 40 foot eagle putt 4 inches short. 
Saved some $ today. I'd been thinking based on range mat sessions that my 5i and 6i were the same distance, so I had started looking at making a set of Maltby's. But on the course today, 4 consecutive holes, 5i went 170, then 6i went 160, 5i 170, and 6i 160. All four shots pin high within 20 feet. The Wilson Staff D9 forged shined today, keepers.
Shot an 81 today, 41 - 40 with 30 putts and 12 fairways, one birdie and one double-bogey.
I needed a par on the final hole to shoot a 79, but that's where I took the double-bogey.
78 at Fox Chase golf club in Denver, PA.
Talk about a slow start... I played a little bit yesterday and it was a bit cool out for my arthritic joints. I started double, double, double, double, par. Four double bogies and then a par. I felt a little better then. Unfortunately that's when I looked down at my electricity charge gauge and noticed it was on "E". I hurried back to where my pickup and trailer were, loaded up and went home. You don't chance running out of electricity with an EZGO RXV. When that happens the electric brakes set and you can't move the cart until it's charged up again. That's a poor design IMO. I had that happen during a time when I wasn't playing due to health problems. The cart was in my garage and I had to buy some dollies to put under the wheels, push it out of the garage and drag it onto my trailer with a come along for the trip to the EZGO dealer for new batteries.
Played 18 with a buddy today.
9:37 tee time. We got there early enough for a decent warm-up. Especially seeing how I haven't done much work with my driver.
My irons were pretty good on the range, as were my fairways. My driver mostly went to the right.
I also took a different shaft to try. I took the HOF CODE 60 I left it full length just to try, before I cut it. I was really liking the high ball flight, even if it was going to the right. I grabbed my mevo and hit 5 balls on there. My swing speed was 101-110. My best hit was my 4th one, mevo said carry was 248.6, club speed was 107.5, ball speed was 151.4, smash 1.41, spin was 2029, launch was 14.4°, height was 98'.
Here's a screeshot of the 5 hits. I screwed up and forgot to change the club listed so it says 4 iron, not driver.
The round was enjoyable, I didn't do very well. I did have some good company, and however had a great time.
I have to scorecard in my bag, so I'll have to add it all up and share my poor performance.
I did loose more than a few balls, and that is what cost me strokes.
I shot 38-42 with a birdie and a 7 on a par 5 on each nine. 
Didn’t keep stats once again, but it felt more like an 85 than an 80. My short game is carrying me lately.
Well, I finally dug out the score card from the other day, and added up my score.
48/55- 103.
90% of my high scores was lost balls, mostly off the tee.
Hole 7, par 5, I did get an 8 without losing a ball. I did that fading my tee shot into the right rough, not getting back to the fairway. I tried to shortcut it and go through the trees, I just didn't get it far enough. At that point, I did punch back into the fairway, put the ball into a bunker, duffed one, chipped out, and over the green, chipped onto the green, and 1 putted for 8.
The next hole,#8, par 4, I snapped my drive to the left, off a tree and ob. Reload, 2nd ball was a beautiful straight drive, brush a few leaves on the eucalyptus tree, and saw it bounce once. Never saw it again. Took a drop, hit my ball short of the green, chipped on, 3 putted. If I'm counting right that is a 9...
Hole 10, par 4, skulled my 5 wood, and it went 60 yards, hit an upslope and barely made it past the yellow stakes, hit my 7 iron, and the ball disappeared. Took a drop, hit my 9 iron, and promptly hit the only tree branch sticking out. 56° put it short of the green, chipped on, made the short putt.
#13 par 4, tee shot hit a tree to the left and ob, reload, hit the ball a little bit to the left, over the trees this time and put the ball into the left rough. Out of the rough and into the fairway, next shot left me just short of the green, chipped on and past the hole, then 2 putt.
Hole 18, par 5, tee shot went high left into some trees, I hit a provisional, that looked like it went further, along the same line. I believe I found my 1st ball, went to punch out into the fairway, and didn't make it. Hit my next shot and and made it to the edge of the rough. My next shot flew high, and faded into a large tree 180 yards away. I then hit an iron to the left of the green and into the rough, I was avoiding hitting another branch. I chipped onto the green, and 2 putted for another 8....
Maybe I need to not play with that buddy... I don't seem to play well when I play with him...
We do have a good time though, so maybe that is worth the scrappy score..
Spring Shootout today. We finished 7 out of 50 some teams to make shootout. Won a skin. We lost on last hole to finish 2nd. I played well first 18 but my partner was a stud in the shootout. I hit it like sh*t but he made putts from everywhere.
You should maybe shift your focus for a while from speed training to keeping the ball in play. I have a feeling the speed training has your entire swing in a funk.
One other thing, when you play with friends it’s nice that you have a good time but…What used to happen to me was I’d be so caught up in conversation that I’d hit a shot, come up short and say to myself “what are you doing?” I really noticed it when I stopped playing there and all of the sudden I started playing better because I focused on the game, not my friends. Talk to your friends afterwards.
Tried my new swing on Thursday after shooting 78 on Tuesday. Shot a less than impressive 91. Figured something out when I got home and played again today. Shot a 78 again and hit the ball great. I think I might be on to something.
Walterjn FWIW Walter.....I have a buddy (good player!) who tried speed training last year. He spent $400-500 on a shaft and various weights that he was supposed to attach to it and swing every day, according to the instructions. He said he felt it screwed him up and gave it up after about 4-5 weeks.
fatshot not playing with weights to swing. This is what I'm using.
https://aero-swing.com/pages/golf
Not expensive, not heavy.
So far, it hasn't screwed up my irons, then again I play with those every week. I've been playing my little executive par 3 course. No place for me to really hit my driver, aside from one hole, and that can go bad if you don't hit it straight.
The range at this course is only 200 yards, so I can't hit my driver there, and they have signs requesting that the range be irons only.
So, I don't use my driver very often at all.
I've been working on my irons there, and playing the course irons only. Not a difficult thing as the longest hole is listed at 257 on the score card.
That's working out to a good 4 or 5 iron, then a wedge. If I screw it up then, it can be a bad 4/5 iron, then a 7 iron, maybe a 9 iron.
My driver has been out of the bag, until I play a full size course. Then I'm struggling hit it well. I need to break down, pay the $ for range balls, and really work on my driver, and play the larger courses more.
