Shot 83 today and 87 yesterday. Drove it great Saturday but crooked with irons. Tried the Ai Smoke driver today and struggled a bit but irons were better. Left a lot of shots out there both days. Hopefully I can get it going for the next tournament.
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43-43 for an 86 this morning…finished by noon
Tripled #1 and then doubled #2 next…but then pulled out of the funky nosedive start.
Ping iE1 5-PW were back in the bag…and went with 3 & 5 hybrid combo…my gapping seems best with this setup. The Pings have won the starting job until further notice.
Best putting round I have had for quite some time…went with the HB Soft Milled 11S for its first ever 18 hole round…staying in the bag for now.
Damn near got my first HIO on #12…par 3 @ 172 yards…flushed a 6 iron…missed by only a few inches…got the birdie.
@Mattyv made his no longer usual pilgrimage to SoCal, and I was able to join him and his son and a friend for a round before they headed back to the Oven State (AZ). Always great to play with you Matt! This makes 5 or 6 summers that I have gotten a round in with Matt, always a good time.
Coming off a 4 year worst score last time out, I had low expectations. We played Hidden Valley in Norco CA, which is a peril filled adventure through the hills. My driver has been a mess lately, so much that I picked up a new PXG Black Ops driver this week, and I brought extra balls.
And of course, my game was rock solid today. 10/14 FW, 13 greens. Only driver blemish was a pull on 18 into the gunk. Greens were shaggy and really slow as the course combats summer heat, and I couldn't get any putts over 10 feet to the hole. Ended up with a surprise 75.
MattyV won the chunk-off, I didn't have any chipping issues today. 
Fun round today. I knew you were shooting well. I made the cardinal sin of making a birdie on the 1st hole. It downhill after that. Had a nice mix of pars and quadruple bogeys with some doubles and singles mixed in. I don't even think I can card this round with the number of unplayable drops I took. I had a great time and the course is so much fun that I didn't care about my score much. I need to practice and get my game squared away. Steve picked a winner for lunch. Badlands BBQ was rock solid and kept our bellies full all the way home. Nice shooting today Steve! I seem to be your good luck charm!
78 at Timber Greens. Had two birdies. Beautiful morning for golf.
Played our back 9 today in -2. Driver fine, irons still poor for the most part. After work tonite I’ll hit the range maybe
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39-38 today. Irons, fairway woods, and short game were working well. I hit 11 greens but had 35 putts, including three 3-putts from long ranges. One of those was for a par on a par 5. I crushed a drive and then hit a beautiful 7 wood onto the green. But since I played to the fat side of the green, I was 60 feet away, putting up a hill and then down and curving hard. Had I known how pure I would catch the 7 wood, I would have taken the chance of aiming over the giant bunker. 
I didn't feel like I putted badly, but the numbers say differently.
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Unhappy golfer today.....I'm sitting out playing in my travel group today, and won't play at the home course Thursday either. My back has been giving me problems for 3 weeks (a "knot" or "charlie horse" right between the shoulder blades that prevents me from swinging effectively) isn't getting any better, so maybe R & R together with ice and then heat and then stretching will do the trick. I tried "playing through it," and that just made it worse. I hope this is the answer, b/c sitting here on a beautiful summer day with a gentle breeze is no fun! 
Massage therapy maybe?
VigilanteTrail Maybe.....I've been to my chiropractor and she said she thinks is muscular, so I'll try anything!! 
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fatshot she said she thinks is muscular, so I'll try anything!!
I would find a reputable massage therapist and give it a try! Maybe you will even get to experience the little electrical shock pads to help loosen up your muscles prior to the therapy session.
VigilanteTrail EMS is crazy… you get that muscle spasm feeling if it’s up too high.
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.
VigilanteTrail Massage therapy maybe?
Was going to suggest the same. If it doesn't work you'll still enjoy it.
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?
Too much thinking.
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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.
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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.
rsvman2 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.
What? That's driver for half of us here.
I shot 42-37-79 at Fostoria CC in Fostoria, Ohio this morning. It's one of those "hidden gems," formerly a small town private club that has now gone public.....always in great shape! Today was the first time I've played in two weeks due to my back, and I was pleasantly surprised that it held up well following physical therapy! One birdie, 1 double bogey, 8 GIR, and 31 putts.
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That looks like my yard in my BRAND NEW house. 
Talked with my yard expert guy today from my old VA 'hood. He says just turn the irrigation off. We'll wait until mid September, aerate it, SEED it (SUPER SEED IT) and cover it with a 1/2" of compost. Water the hell out of it.
I didn't stand a chance getting new sod laid down weeks before the hottest, dryest stretch we've ever had here. Toast.......
. I gotta get out and play. It's almost time to stop moving in and start living.