Shot 42 in league last night and lost. Had I played the person I was scheduled to I would have won. My partner couldn't make it so I got a sub. He's a much lower handicap so he became the A player and I was the B. The 2 A players shot 43, I shot 42 and the other B player shot 39. He actually missed 2 short putts to let me win 2 holes lol. On the plus side the rain stopped right before our tee time.

    Typhoon EMS is crazy… you get that muscle spasm feeling if it’s up too high.

    Never got anything out of it. This reminds me I have one at home. Somewhere.

      Typhoon This guy is hot and cold. He's my age, but has been semi-retired for at least 5 years. Plays golf every day. I have 39 scores posted including 9 hole league rounds; he has 160 rounds posted without league. This year he finally dropped from a 22 to 18 cap. Every so often he puts up a great 9 hole score in league. He rarely wins anything so I can't call him a sandbagger. He is a serious stoner though lol.

      This year league is exactly like last year. Both seasons we won the first half and then ran into hot golfers in the 2nd half. I should be competitive shooting 42 for 9, but not even close lately. I started badly last night, but was even par 14 thru 18 and didn't win a hole.

        Played yesterday, and decided to play the senior tees at 5300 yards. Shot 38-37-75. One birdie, 11 Fw and 11 GIR. 16 putts on the front using the new Lean Lock putter but sent it back today. Just too uncomfortable getting into position with it. Felt like I was wrestling it. I could see where it would have potential for some people though.
        Plan was to try 3 different swings for 6 holes each. Started with the Ballard swing and things were going well so kept it for 9. Tied the old Master Key swing (anybody remember that?) and gave up after 2 holes. Not horrible I parred both holes but didn't hit anything really solid. Switched to the RSS swing and that was the definite winner. Picked up 10-20 yards on drives and it's easy. Played 6 holes in 2 over but one was a 3 putt GIR. That's what I'll try next time out.

          I played Friday and had a swing thought that was working well (for a bogey golfer). Today, I tried to use the same thought and it worked well on the first hole, but my game got progessively worse as I went through the round. Why can't we maintain a consistent swing for more than one round?

            Spartan Why can't we maintain a consistent swing for more than one hole?

            Excellent question.
            Wrong audience.
            😄

              Typhoon Too much thinking.

              This is the never ending insidiousness of golf. When you're hitting it well you're really not thinking, just reacting. But when you're not hitting it well, then you start thinking what's wrong and golf becomes a struggle.

              It's a sinister never ending cycle of playing golf.

                  Sneakylong This is the never ending insidiousness of golf. When you're hitting it well you're really not thinking, just reacting. But when you're not hitting it well, then you start thinking what's wrong and golf becomes a struggle.

                  Truer words were never spoken....!!!

                    First day of a two day two man scramble tournament, flighted. Partner and I played well but missed numerous 15 - 20 foot birdie looks. Those putts all had breaks though. We were -3. We each would have broken 80 on our own ball.

                    I gave us good looks on 4 of the 5 par threes. That’s amazingly good for me.

                    I forgot to mention, our 7X Club Champ (years past, not recently) shot 69 the other day at age 82, from the senior tees. And he has tremors that greatly affect his putting. Short guy with a great swing and a lot of turn.

                    Day two, we bogeyed the first hole, then had 5 birdies for -4 today and -7 overall. We squeaked into the final money spot in our flight and won back our $50 apiece entry fee plus another $10.

                    Shot 43-39 yesterday @ Apache Creek, one of my slump buster courses. Driver was a little erratic on the front nine. I got it dialed in a little better on the back. Had 4 legit birdie chances, but could only convert one of them. It was on my nemesis hole so that felt good. No chunked wedges, which has been a problem my last 3 rounds. Putter was decent with 30 putts on smallish greens. 1st time I have broken 40 on a set of nine in some time.

                      44 + 43 = 87 (5th tournament of the year)
                      Again benched my driver after two holes for the 3 wood off the tee.
                      Fairway woods also benched for hybrids which were great. (#4 and #5 hybrids and no 6 iron)

                      Short game again A ++++ with 7 one putt greens.

                      Tee shots, including par 3's, cost me.

                      Finished 16th out of 104 (net scores)

                      Last tournament 14th out of 106. (net scores)

                      Quite surprised after not playing for past 3 weeks. Thank goodness for my indoor range but only by playing can I improve my tee shots.

                      I got out for 9 after work today. Went one over, with two bogeys and one birdie. Was lucky to salvage a bogey on 17, but should have had back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16 (stuck a 6-iron to about ten feet on 16 but left the putt an inch on the high side).

                      Still occasionally hitting bombs with my new driver. On the 11th hole, which is a 174-yard par three with a forced carry over a lake, I got a 5-iron to within about 15 feet. I know that isn't any great shakes for many of you, but I have been using four iron as my 175 club for several years.
                      Had a good time.