My wife and I got out today. She played great 42-44-86. I played pretty well also, especially the front nine, 39-42-81.
I actually putted side saddle today. I've actually been putting pretty good for me, low 30's but the last two rounds were bad so the last few holes the other day I putted side saddle just as a joke. Can't say I really made anything but my second putt was always a 6 incher so I thought...maybe?
So I gave it a try today using a standard putter that in no way is made for face on putting. I was pretty good on the front nine with 16 putts. I had two 3 putts but one was completely from a bad read and nothing to do with the side saddle. Had 0 putts on the 9th as I putted in from the fringe. Again, I really didn't make anything other than on 9 but I was close every time with mostly 6" 2nd putts. Back 9 was a little more erratic even though I had the same 16 putts. Makes me really want to give side saddle another go with a putter that is actually made for face on but every side saddle putter out there is too expensive for an experiment.
How did you shoot today at Golf
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Back nine twice but NOT CPO for a change. The front nine might reopen sometime next week. Hot but not that humid. Iced towels and a breeze helped a lot.
79 with 9 greens and 33 putts. One birdie, one double. Everything was pretty average.
Played 18 today after the gym. Shot -5. Hit it a little better than the other day. Pm grinds were better on full shots than the high toes but a couple up and down chances were blown because of worn grooves. The g400 max kept me on play but that’s about all I can say. Irons were better but still not great. Thinking it’s an alignment issue. I’ll hit the range tomorrow and see. Probably left 4 shots out there easy.
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Played 9 on Lackland AFB early afternoon today with a couple younger active duty NCOs who are in my class…temp hit 100 by the 7th hole…glad we quit after 9 as I was beginning to overheat…managed to still shoot a 45 with this mismatched set of rental junk with clubs missing…
The purple 3 wood is women’s model…Kirkland 56* wedge performed the best out of the bunch 
Pic was taken before we teed off on #1…yes I returned the clubs cleaner than I received them 
Heck, those aren't bad at all.......one pro I worked for in the summers filled out his "rental sets" with junk out of the Lost and Found department. A typical "set" would have a Wilson Sam Snead laminated driver, a Spalding Jerry Barber 3 iron, a Kroyden 5 iron, a Ram Tommy Bolt 7 iron, a Northwestern Chi-Chi Rodriguez 9 iron, and a Putt-Putt. blade putter. This god-awful arrangement rented for $10 bucks back in those days, LOL!!!!
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Typhoon Played 18 today after the gym. Shot -5.
Even the best golfers in the world don't break par every round, but you do. 
Is your course that easy? What's the length and course / slope rating? Most New England courses have some woods and are not wide open.
You say you hit bad / errant shots, but still are always well under par, even for 9 holes. 
Must be the easiest course around. Either that or you should be on some kind of Tour. lol
Sneakylong hopefully he doesn't mind this..
https://www.countryclubofbillerica.com/
VigilanteTrail I got my first hole in one using a rental set. Usually if I go somewhere I call ahead about rental sets …. Hate dragging my clubs on the plane. And I play the same with rentals
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Sneakylong It’s not a tour quality course with 500 yard par 4’s. It’s tight but not long. As I’ve said before I’ve shot par with a 7 iron, 56 degree and putter.
The par 5’ are reachable in 2 with an iron other than the 17th which is 575 yards. It’s tight but you also don’t need driver all the time… you just need to play smart. Our 10 th hole for instance i drivable at 300-320 but tighter than a Nun’s coach. There is a creek as well, at 170. Lay up to the creek and an easy approach but 90% of the people whip out driver and make 8. There is some water but nothing crazy.. I don’t make big mistakes or panic…. Been shooting these scores for years.
Landon is still pissed at me…
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Yeah, the Blues at 5700 plus are short for you. And a 123 slope isn’t that high. And 6 par 3’s. Still to be able to shoot under par every time at any length you still have to get the ball in the hole. 
Never a bad putting day? lol
Sneakylong Bad putting day is a lot of 2 putts. I can’t remember my last 3 putt. Putting this year hasn’t been great… probably costing me 3 shots. … the inside 8 feet ones I expect to make
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Typhoon Bad putting day is a lot of 2 putts. I can’t remember my last 3 putt. Putting this year hasn’t been great… probably costing me 3 shots. … the inside 8 feet ones I expect to make
You can understand the skepticism. You typically are 4 or 5 under per 18 holes. And sometimes 4 under for 9. So if putting isn’t that great this year, once that turns around you’ll typically be 7 to 8 under par. On your course that would be 61-62.
What do you typically shoot on a full size par 72. Assuming you’d be back around 6600-6800 yards. I’ve played with several low handicap golfers. You’d be in the plus handicap category, which is rarefied air. You’re in the top percentile of all golfers.
Did you ever try playing on any of the Tours when you were in Florida?
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Sneakylong I lived in Florida back in the 1980’s and played some Spacecoast Tour events. On a normal size course I’m typically -4 (handicap is +3.4}. Since going to a shorter course I haven’t bothered paying for a GHIN because I really haven’t played the last 3 years… it would be lower than +3.4 I think.
I keep it in play off the tee, still hit it 280, accurate with my irons because I don’t go after sucker pins. I play a draw…. It don’t try to cut one into a right pin. I’d the pin is on the right, I hit to the middle of the green, take my 2 putts at worst. I’m looking at GIR’s. I practice green side shots and chips all the time so I get it up and down a lot if I miss a green.
I don’t try for the hero shots…. They cost you more than they reward you
Sneakylong I used to be a caddy too so that puts things on a different level mentally. Some of the hacks at our place, I could save them 7 shots a round f I caddies for them and told them what to hit, where to aim and when to putt instead of chip.
Our place like I said is short and tight, use your head and you’ll score. Don’t and you’ll lose a dozen balls a round and shoot 110. You should see the score cards left behind in the carts. And the leagues…. They should really skip the golf and just go to the bar. Their wives won’t know…. Most league guys are shooting 55 -70 for 9 holes here, honest to a God… we look up the scores online. They’re out there 9 holes 2.5-3 hours.
I think a caddie could help me. And definitely could help anyone shooting 90+. Usually some of that 90+ game is poor risk/reward decision making. "I duffed my drive, I'm still 220 out. It's in 3 inch rough, and there is a bunker 30 yards ahead of me. I have to hit my 3 wood." Um, no, here is your 9 iron.