Played Poston Butte today in Florence AZ. Nice Troon course in excellent condition. 43-40 from 6400 yards. Had 10 fairways and only one bad miss on the 4 I didn't hit. 6 GIRS, which is good for me and 28 putts. I was +1 after 7 holes and +7 after 9 holes.🤬 I have been shooting decent lately and in the last month have taken my handicap from a 13.3 to a 10.9. Playing again tomorrow on my slump busting easy track.

Typhoon Funny.....I see these old(er)guys out there playing from the reg. tees and always wonder WTH are you doing? Then they will step up and hit the ball around 230-250. Straight out there.
Then I watch them hack & chop their way to the green, every green, for their bogies/double bogies. And just forget about ever hitting a Par 3 in reg.. (they should use a choked down driver) their iron games are shit. Oh and that.....they gotta hit irons all the way also, no woods for them.

....'gotta play the back tees because I'm so long!!!' SMFH

    Yesterday I’m watching one group that has a member in it, kid in his late 20’s. I look out and see people on the par 5 ahead of them probably 100 yards from the green. I’m about to say something because I have groups right behind them, and the kid gets up and kills one. Good swing, musta hit it it 300. The next 2 get up… one hits a hybrid with this slow shorty swing, next guys skulls an iron 100 yards.

    I said to them, “ ok you gotta be smart about this..Owen, you kill it, let the guys who can’t hit it 150 tee off first and then by the time you get to hit throws guys will be far out of your way. Don’t wait 10 minutes so you can hit first “. He says,” oh yeah… never thought of that…”

      Typhoon When playing with Jake, I often do this. I'll walk up to the forward tees and hit. And still have to wait so he can. Some holes we have to wait til the group is actually on the green! And still pray he doesn't hit someone.😄

          Par4QC When used to play with a group of guys M/W/F at my old 9 holer, we had a “fixed batting order “ based off of how far you hit it. Longest guy hit last… even if he got a hole in one on the previous hole!

            rsvman2 I got some of the unluckiest bounces ever too. Went OB 4 times and I was nowhere near close enough to go out. Didn't think i needed to hit provisionals and took 2 stroke penalties. Should have been in rough but I wonder if my new found distance hurt me.

              38-40 at Las Colinas from 6000 yards today. 7 GIRS on the front nine, 3 on the back. Front nine was 7 pars 2 bogeys. Back nine was a roller coaster. Bogey, birdie, birdie, bogey start. Triple on 18🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬. Good round that could have been excellent. Iron play was good,driver got loose on the back nine. 32 putts due to all the GIRS. Feels good to be playing solid again. I just need to eliminate the blow up holes.

                Typhoon Got behind a 3some of 'Pros' today....blue tees all the way.

                And most of the holes they never pulled driver! WTF??
                300yd. Par 4 and they all 3 pulled out irons. And hit in 3 different directions.....none towards green of course.
                None of them could hit 300 with driver, btw.
                SMFH

                    Par4QC and you wonder why you had no rhythm… sounds like some of the rounds I have where the aggravation of what is going on ahead of you holding you up throws you off.

                        Par4QC 3some today on the tee. I notice on our opening par 5 the people in front of them are 50 yards from the green. Guy with an awful swing standing on the tee. His friend in the cart says to him, “I dunno, they might be far enough away.”

                        I said to them both, “are you kidding me? It’s a par 5, they are almost on the green … they are 400 yards away. Can you guys see ok? You won’t get to where they are in 3 shots.”

                        He then hits… God awful swing, ball gets low heeled dead left off a stand of trees 30 yards “ahead.”

                        Once again I walk back into the pro shop shaking my head.

                          Typhoon When it's hot AH, the waiting drains a person. It got to the point I started hitting from just any tee box. Played them all except the blues....( I can't hit irons all that well 🤣) & reds.
                          It got to be a round of experimenting with clubs/distances.