Shot 43-41 today at Power Ranch Golf Club. Only had 2 GIRS but wasn't missing by much. My wedge game was solid leading to only 27 putts on the day. I kept having in between club distances on my approach shots and couldn't adjust. I had a run of 6 straight pars from hole 9 through 14. The wheels came off a little and I played the final 4 holes at +5. I felt I played better than my score showed.

I also got to yell at the millennials we got paired with. They were jabbering a bit when we were swinging on the tee to start. That's not what set me off. It was the 4 times that they hit the gas pedal on their cart right in the middle of either mine or my partners downswing. The brake pedal releasing makes a lot of noise. They were much better and more aware after I lit into them.

Played our back 9 for a change today, ho hum -3. Did miss a green though but it was from a fairway bunker. Smoked some tee shots. Got my iron striking and ball flight back the las couple weeks. I'm thinking of resting the Nike Vapor pro's for a while and using the Ping i500 irons that are the back up/Rockstar set. really liked them at Top Golf, might as well take them out to play.

    Shot 43/39 for 82 in cool, soggy conditions. Struggled a bit with R flex shaft in driver. Flex felt ok but balance felt off. Also struggled chipping and putting with slow greens. Some beautiful iron shots though.

    Shot 42/46 today in overcast conditions but in the 70's all day. Great weather for August in St. Louis. Putting was pretty good, 30 putts including a 4 putt. My driver was a struggle, but a new one is supposed to arrive on Saturday. Irons were decent and my play around the greens was better than normal.

    38/38 with 12 fw, 27 putts. And surprisingly, a few GIRs.
    Still trying to hit irons, which I failed at today. But, have not played for 3 weeks(my excuse).
    Had some trouble with the Smoke driver and after a few holes it occurred to me that I had changed the adapter to +1. I changed it to -1 which is 1 lower than I had been using in prior rounds. Proceeded to hit 2 of my longest drives ever, on those 2 holes.
    'The driver is set'!😄

    Great day out, 78*, kinda windy as usual. Quick round, not very busy as most play early. I love the mid afternoons.

    I was able to walk on to the New Course at St Andrews yesterday. I got paired with three other singles. One local guy, one Canadian, one American.

    I rented clubs, all Ai Smoke plus an Odyssey putter. I hit the driver well. I tried the 3 wood once and only once. Used the 3 hybrid a lot because of long par 3s and 4s.

    I shot 87 with two 7s and a birdie. 29 putts. I was good on the greens. Maybe I should buy the putter. 🤓

    The round was almost five hours and I got the full Scottish links golf experience. Sun, rain, 30 mph winds. Lost a ball in gorse. Hit into 3 pot bunkers, got out of all of them.

    I’m not going to lie, it was tough playing rental clubs, with skinny little regular grips. I got more used to it as it went along.




      DonM AWESOME, DonM...!!! Great pix too...!!! IIRC, the "New" course was built in the 1890's....?

          DonM Nice!

          I play jumbo grips, so it would be a huge adjustment for me, too.

              fatshot
              You are right!

              They say the New is harder than the Old. I think I could break 80 on it with my own clubs.

                Clubs.

                Oh, and in the best cheap Golf Buzzard way, I bought my golf ball supply used from kids on the street. 😝



                First 18-hole round of the year here: https://www.eaglewoodresort.com/golf.htm

                Played the silver tees, about 5400 yards. Shot 90 which I was pleased with, particularly with a 5-6-8 start (all par 4s). Had 7 pars, including 4 in a row on Holes 5-8.

                Bunkers were fairly penal and on one hole a fried egg leave took me 3 shots to get out (the 8 above). Greens were tricky and undulating and the scorecard shows I had 40 putts!

                Had just put together a Wishon Micro-Groove HM SW that worked beautifully 4 times today and set up my best birdie chance, which I left short. Partial credit to GolfBuzz and @SVonhof for the deal a few years ago.

                The driver, the Honma XP-1 that I picked up based on Uncle Steve's recommendation, was excellent all day. Hooked two drives starting the back 9 but righted the ship after that. The shaft is the most excellent @LogicalOne Leveler untipped at 45". For my slow SS I am consistently getting a slight draw out to 210 yards after roll, even on shots towards the toe, and the occasional 220-230 yard shot. Not one slice today. I don't think that has ever happened for me on an 18-hole round before.

                  HybridWood Had just put together a Wishon Micro-Groove HM SW that worked beautifully 4 times today and set up my best birdie chance, which I left short. Partial credit to GolfBuzz and @SVonhof for the deal a few years ago.

                  Wow, that was a while ago!

                      I bought some @LogicalOne wedges, but have not shafted them up yet. I got them to replace the ones I have when they wear out, but they are just starting to rust now, which is cool, so I don't know how long until those see any play.

                      He sent me some poker chip ball markers and I have left a few of them in random places on the courses for people to find, thinking maybe they would look up the brand.

                        41-38-79 today at the old home course, Chippewa Golf Club, Curtice, Ohio. I bogeyed the first 6 holes, then played the last 12 in 2 over. Two birdies and 29 putts helped.....!!

                        SVonhof He sent me some poker chip ball markers and I have left a few of them in random places on the courses for people to find, thinking maybe they would look up the brand.

                        Now, THAT'S not a bad idea!! I might have to do that from time to time. Maybe leave a LogicalOne divot tool stuck in the green...

                          Another not so good 46 on nine holes. Still rushing the transition to the downswing and hitting more bad shots than good. The good part is that I forced a little time to play. The bad part is that I know exactly where my main issue is and still don’t have it under control. 3 pars, 3 bogeys, and 3 others.

                          Getting closer to putting things together. Managed a -1 on the front nine with 3 birdies.

                          #10 - wedge to 4 feet. Missed it.
                          #11 - 6 iron to 5 feet. Missed it.
                          #12 - 7 iron to 5 feet. Missed it.

                          Birdie putts today < 10 feet? made 0 of 5.
                          Birdie putts today 10 to 25 feet? made 4 of 5. Stupid game.

                          Last 5 holes here are arse kickers, and they got me. Finished +4.