Played in an MGA tournament today. CPO. 38-41-79 with only 5 greens and 27 putts. I won 2nd net in 1st flight, plus a skin. 🙂 I had 10 one-putts and 1 three-putt from long range. I was making everything. But only one birdie because not many greens in reg. I had a triple from a bunker; first try I left the ball in, and second try over the green into jail. My sand play is still a disaster. I'm going to switch to just chunk it out instead of trying to play a "good" technique. I guess I don't practice enough or else I just suck. Well, probably both to be honest. Time for an Alien wedge? 🙂

My new heavier stiffer irons are still missing greens but in different fashion from the previous set. Instead of sailing big draws off the left side, I'm hitting these about 2 grooves thin and coming in straight but short. But that miss is a lot better than the big draws. Somewhere there are iron shafts that fit me. Something in between the last ones and these. I'm very very tempted to play tomorrow's team game with my 50 year old Ping Eye irons.

    Played the same irons today, but they aren’t doing it for me. I’ve learned something from trying, but the old ones were better. I will keep trying to narrow it down.

    83 with only 5 greens again. 31 putts. I left several 20-25 footers short and right on line. Grrrr.

    We rode our A and C players to almost a clean sweep in the money game. I contributed on several holes but not like they did. Our 81 yo A player shot 76 with 4 three-putts. 7X club champ.

    Shotgun start tournament today. Shot 38/41 for 79. Made 2 birdies but no skins and not sure we even placed.

      KCee We actually did win the best ball by 1 shot. Our playing partners finished 3rd. We actually tied our cart vs cart match although we eked out points on junk.

        Played 9 with my dad in Utah at a cool track called Talon's Cove on the west side of Utah Lake. Never played it before, using clubs I don't know, etc.

        Hit 'em really well today. Had two bogies and the rest were all pars. Good times. Perfect weather, too.

        38/36-74
        6 GIRs
        10 FWs
        1 birdie
        3 bogies
        25 putts

        Was trying to beat the temp again, but the forecasted high of 76 never made it; only got to 73. And I had 3 of the nastiest strokes ever on #18, to set up an ending bogey.🤬

        Last weekend being Labor Day weekend and today being NFL opening, I cannot believe how packed the courses were both Sundays! And slow AF.

        Great weather, but summer is coming back for the rest of the week.....upper 80s/lower 90s.

        I did an emergency reshaft over the weekend. I put the iRN shafts back into my irons, took out the heavier, stiffer shafts. Today I hit 10 greens, so the universe is back in balance. 🙂

        Front 40 with a birdie, double and triple (just a bad bounce, basically)
        Back 37 with two birdies
        29 putts.

        I again missed some good looks at birdie from 15-20 feet. Just like last time, they were right on line and just short. The LAB putter continues to make me better, though. And Aimpoint Express, definitely, although nobody wants to hear about that. 😉

          DonM I again missed some good looks at birdie from 15-20 feet. Just like last time, they were right on line and just short. The LAB putter continues to make me better, though. And Aimpoint Express, definitely, although nobody wants to hear about that.

          Agreed! I have been playing around with a Cobra 3D Printed Agera Armlock Putter. I definitely see much the same as a Mezz same roll same low dispersion rates at the hole. Tech in putters is real and I'm more of a traditionalist. I can see the improvement in performance tech allows.

              scotts33 I can see the improvement in performance tech allows.

              Hmmm. Imagine how great Corey Pavin would have been if he had ditched that low tech Bullseye putter. 😳

                  Eguller Hmmm. Imagine how great Corey Pavin would have been if he had ditched that low tech Bullseye putter.

                  I'm no Corey Pavin and if tech can help hackers I'm all for it. 😉 BTW, do remember Pavin played Cleveland VAS irons the most high tech shovel irons of their time for that 1995 US Open win at Shinnecock Hills.

                  Pavin's 4 wood shot. Steel shafted 4 wood a club that is obsolete in today's game. ☺

                    Typhoon You’re judging that based on watching pros, who almost all take a long time to read putts no matter how they do it. I walk partway to the hole, quickly feel the slope, then go hit the putt. No walking around to look from other sides, no books, no plumb bobbing, no asking my partners to look at it. Often I can get my read before it’s my turn. I make sure not to slow down play for my reads. Anyway, let’s not re-litigate this here.

                        Eguller I play with a few guys, and I mean few, who are just good putters. They see the slopes and lines better, they control distance better, they hit putts on their lines. They are good.

                        They are 1 percenters.

                          DonM I walk partway to the hole, quickly feel the slope,

                          So, are you putting with your feet or your eyes?
                          I've seen no one, ever, use this system outside TV, and I've seen no improvement in putting stats since it become 'something'.
                          And I would never use it myself. If you do not 'look' at the putt/the line, read the green....from down low, you're gonna miss something.
                          And usually that is an easy putt, that you made harder than it was.😉

                              Par4QC It’s greatly improved my reads here on these greens. The more I’ve done it, the better I’ve become at it. At this point, it’s so simple.

                              I think you’re one of the one percenters who are gifted putters. You definitely don’t need Aimpoint.

                              Do you know enough about any pro’s putting to know that they haven’t improved with Aimpoint? I don’t. “I see them use Aimpoint and miss a putt, so Aimpoint doesn’t help.” ?

                              Honestly I don’t even listen to guys like Brad Faxon. There’s no point. They have the gift. I might as well listen to Lebron tell me how to dunk. Anyway, I regret bringing it up in this thread. I’m done with it here. I’m glad to talk about it in the right topic.

                                  DonM Was playing with a couple of fellas the other day that I'd just met. I had a pitch onto the green, then putted the ball in with my SW. On another hole, I chipped with my 8i and proceeded to drain that one also...with the 8i. 1 guy just looked at me shaking his head, and I said...'just showin' off'😄.
                                  He said he'd never heard of Steve Mizerak when I asked.

                                      Par4QC musta been babies you were playing with.
                                      I remember The Miz!! He was amazing to watch, an I only got to see him on tv.

                                        I shot 39-40-79 at The Legacy Golf Club in Ottawa Lake, MI this morning. Played well on the front, then lost it for a while on the back, but finished with pars on the last couple of holes. 8 GIR's, 32 putts, no birdies, 1 D. bogey, including a penalty. Course was in excellent condition.....lightening fast greens!