How's your game!

benny79 · 27-08-2015 12:51pm

kieran. wrote: »

Says the man with 4 birdies on Saturday !!:)

Agreed, As I bared witness to them

slingerz · 27-08-2015 4:59pm

president prize

5 birdies
4 lost balls
3 scratches
36 points

all i was missing for a while was a partridge in a pear tree

dan_ep82 · 01-09-2015 3:53pm

First comp in a few months and predictably my worst round in a few months aswell.

23pts and scratched 6 holes

It kind of went like par/scratch/bogey/bogey/scratch/par/scratch etc

Nerves got the better of me I think, lost a few balls of the tee which hasn't happened in a long time and irons were nearly all rubbish.

Ah well

Did get to see some great golf, playing partner went around in -2

FixdePitchmark · 23-09-2015 7:14pm

I seem to hit walls when I get to my lowest handicaps.

Almost like , when I get to a goal, I take foot off. Even If I am not taking foot off. A strange thing. Has to be mental.

Have gone out on new handicap - not -played great or awful , but stuck from 32 to 34.

I'm having the odd OTT swing , the odd bad lag , I'm missing short putts.

I think the most serious thing is the short putts - missing about 3 to 4 a round. Will need to put work in here again - asap.

New Driver - Have had to raise loft on it - and leaking right , hitting it well, but not the same as my last driver. How I was hitting driver was a major building block to my GIR rate a month ago.

Low irons very good 8/10

Mid Irons very good 8/10

Short irons, biggest improvement this year - can hit stuff from 80 to 40 with far more confidence , but still behind players in my category here - 7/10

Putting - long putting 9/10
Putting - Short/ mid range 5/10

So all that adds up to 32 to 34.

So very close , and simple stuff to solve. But season sort of over.

Great year - would like one more good score , will try over next 3 weeks - as still qualifying around for me. But - in my heart, know putting not there to get a great one.

Not sure I'll see another year like it.

But still feel - I have more to do.

slingerz · 23-09-2015 9:10pm

Playing well enough biggest improvement has been course management and avoiding taking on the crazy shots

What has also helped is hitting the ball less hard and maybe going for a club more instead has allowed me a lot more control

Still massive room for improvement in the putting and chipping stakes. I think if I get that sorted single figures will be on the horizon

alxmorgan · 12-10-2015 3:24pm

alxmorgan wrote: »

So the 3 week break was great but took its toll on my game. Took a few rounds to get any feel back at all. Since then it's been pure inconsistency.

Played open singles in Kinsale last week and had 27 points. And that flattered me a lot. I was absolutely woeful.

Supposed to play Presidents Prize at home last w/e then but blew it off to play casual round with a mate. Hadn't seen him in a while and thought I was wasting my time with the way my game was anyway entering a comp.

Shot 78 for 43 points This game...seriously, just mad.

So started the year with a cut to 11.5 and one cut away from lowest ever handicap of 11. Since then its been all buffers and 0.1s so back to 13 now. Singles matchplay Semi coming up. No idea how that is going to go.

My game is like a lucky bag at the moment. No idea what's going to come out from day to day. Still got some confidence given the most recent round but it could really go either way.

Time for one final push before end of qualifying to start handicap going in the right direction again. God loves a trier

So I won the semi-final. I shouldn't have. I was hit and miss and he should have put me away but he faltered at the wrong moments and I held on mainly due to getting 8 shots.

Since then my game has continued to be completely inconsistent. The 43 points seems a long time ago.

Played the final last Wed and to be honest I had zero expectations due to game being all over the place. I played as I had been. Went from birdieing the index 1 to knocking down drives to hand him holes. Lost 3 & 1 but to be fair he played super stuff. He lost a ball on 15 but for other 16 holes we played he was -1 off 9.

Played 4 ball better ball yesterday and I was woeful on the front 9. Partner had a pain in his back from carrying me. Then switch flipped and taking out the 17th (where I lost a ball off tee) I played the other 8 holes in level. Talk about a game of two halves. Mad stuff.

Year coming to a close as is regular golf due to family circumstances. Madness on the course, madness at home...all good

thelostboys23 · 13-10-2015 11:35am

Played sat morning in a casual round with friends and played the best golf i ever had. Finished +13 for the round playing off 19 and that included a horrendous 9 on the easier par 5 14th.
Round included three birdies which was my best ever birdie haul (three counts as a haul right?).

Cue sunday and playing a team comp and just awfully awfully bad. Started ok but just couldnt do anything right after a while and contributed very little to the scorecard.

Strangely can't wait to get back at it.

Dr_Colossus · 13-10-2015 12:32pm

Woods are costing me a lot of shots the past few weeks with poor strikes generally off the toe and uncontrolled direction with results just as likely to be a pull hook as a big push fade. Quite frustrating as I'm quite content with my iron shots/strikes although distance could be better.

Sun however was a real eye opener, played the Black Sun comp in Killeen Castle which is a beast at nearly 7,700 yards and the longest course in Ireland. Was out with 3 low handicappers from the north but one guy in particular playing off 1 was the best driver of the ball I've ever played with. He was immense off the tee and his score of 35pts was a joy to witness. He was carrying bunkers 290 yards out and was out driving me by 50-60 yards on most holes. A totally different game with a controlled swing speed of 121mph.

I'll never get anywhere near that but I need to work on increasing my own paltry 94mph swing speed. I realise increasing swing speed is an inordinately difficult task but hopefully over the winter should be able to at least get it over 100mph and push on next year and eventually lower my handicap which has been static at 7 for the past 2 years.

benny79 · 13-10-2015 2:57pm

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Woods are costing me a lot of shots the past few weeks with poor strikes generally off the toe and uncontrolled direction with results just as likely to be a pull hook as a big push fade. Quite frustrating as I'm quite content with my iron shots/strikes although distance could be better.

Sun however was a real eye opener, played the Black Sun comp in Killeen Castle which is a beast at nearly 7,700 yards and the longest course in Ireland. Was out with 3 low handicappers from the north but one guy in particular playing off 1 was the best driver of the ball I've ever played with. He was immense off the tee and his score of 35pts was a joy to witness. He was carrying bunkers 290 yards out and was out driving me by 50-60 yards on most holes. A totally different game with a controlled swing speed of 121mph.

I'll never get anywhere near that but I need to work on increasing my own paltry 94mph swing speed. I realise increasing swing speed is an inordinately difficult task but hopefully over the winter should be able to at least get it over 100mph and push on next year and eventually lower my handicap which has been static at 7 for the past 2 years.

Did you learn anything from him? I'd love to play with someone that low!
Just out of a matter of interest how do you intend to increase your swing speed? Gym Work? My swing is only in the 94mph mark but my Pro told me its the impact area that makes the difference in your distance! i.e a foot before and after the ball.

Boskowski · 13-10-2015 6:22pm

I'm only a modest enough hacker myself but I'd say a lot of us handicap golfers have room for gaining swing speed by improving their method rather than immediately thinking gym.

I play with really low guys on occasion and they all seem to be swinging with less effort than me.

Dr_Colossus · 13-10-2015 9:06pm

benny79 wrote: »

Did you learn anything from him? I'd love to play with someone that low!
Just out of a matter of interest how do you intend to increase your swing speed? Gym Work? My swing is only in the 94mph mark but my Pro told me its the impact area that makes the difference in your distance! i.e a foot before and after the ball.

No direct tips given but from observation he had a very solid base and a very smooth and well timed swing. His mate was playing of +1 but was having an off day and wasn't as long off the tee so not quite as impressive on this occasion. The 3 of them were very sound and a pleasure to play with so even though I struggled myself they made the day very enjoyable and insightful.

Boskowski wrote: »

I'm only a modest enough hacker myself but I'd say a lot of us handicap golfers have room for gaining swing speed by improving their method rather than immediately thinking gym.

I play with really low guys on occasion and they all seem to be swinging with less effort than me.

+1, gym use can be of benefit in terms of strength and flexibility but if you're moderately fit will be of little noticeable benefit in terms of your golf swing. I already go to the gym frequently enough so I'm not really going to find any simple solutions there. My own problems stem from a tendency of sliding rather than rotating the hips plus I have a terrible habit of casting the club on the down swing which is costing me mph.
Fixing years of bad habits is a problem so trying to hold lag into impact is going to be a severe challenge. I think I've plateaued with my current swing set up so I think it's worth the effort as a means of trying to improve. I'll at least give it the winter and see how I progress so hopefully frustration doesn't get the better of me and force me to abandon the game altogether.

Boskowski · 14-10-2015 7:22am

I gave up thinking I could deliberately hold lag and all that super technical lark and come around to the idea that I simply have to refine my method especially timing. As the saying goes if you want to hit it longer, hit it better not harder.

WheresMyPar · 14-10-2015 8:21am

My Game is good at the moment, so fighting with the idea do I put work in during the winter to change my swing or just enjoy the game,
Work life balance kids wife etc, maybe I will just enjoy the fresh air and the game I have,

Rikand · 14-10-2015 11:09am

WheresMyPar wrote: »

My Game is good at the moment, so fighting with the idea do I put work in during the winter to change my swing or just enjoy the game,
Work life balance kids wife etc, maybe I will just enjoy the fresh air and the game I have,

I have elected to go for this.

I was sick for a lot of the summer and it's made me realise there are more important things in life than trying to keep myself off a relatively low handicap and going foot to the floor to achieve that all the time.

The Big Easy · 14-10-2015 8:37pm

Have been putting a lot of work into my game. Too much as it turns out. Have strained the tendons on my left hand and have to shut it down for a while.

Working on my takeaway mainly as this was getting me in the wrong position at the top. It's painstaking - literally

- to correct and nothing but reps will.

Injury couldn't have come at a worse time as had finally hit form and won back to back opens (posted on the other thread). No birdies but more importantly no scratches and looking forward to putting down a par for 2 sometime soon :pac:

Driving is in really good shape but am sure to screw that up once I figure I can squeeze another ten yards out of it :rolleyes:

Lost my 64 degree Vokey in Dunmurry - some will say a blessing but I could actually use it honest

- replaced it with a new Cleveland 60 degree but was shanking it to begin with until I put in a lot of effort to get used to it.

Put in back to back 3 hour days at the range and practise area last weekend before winning the comps so sometimes hard work pays off :pac: All in all beginning to see results and dying to play but can't

What a game

dines08 · 14-10-2015 11:02pm

Pretty abysmal last few months. A dose of the Shanks followed by very inconsistent contact with irons. Driving the ball very well. I was praying for the season to finish to go get a lesson and start working hard on fixing where I went wrong. First lesson was an eye opener, going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Currently 6 days into a drastic grip change, from ultra strong back to neutral. Posting this hoping somebody here has gone through the same grip change and can tell me it won't always feel and be this horrendous. Somebody... Anybody? Please

JIdontknow · 16-10-2015 11:50am

dines08 wrote: »

Pretty abysmal last few months. A dose of the Shanks followed by very inconsistent contact with irons. Driving the ball very well. I was praying for the season to finish to go get a lesson and start working hard on fixing where I went wrong. First lesson was an eye opener, going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Currently 6 days into a drastic grip change, from ultra strong back to neutral. Posting this hoping somebody here has gone through the same grip change and can tell me it won't always feel and be this horrendous. Somebody... Anybody? Please

I had a strong grip (and currently (gradually) changing, gradually bringing right hand over to the left more to a more neutral grip. Its probably not the correct thing to do but I am gradually changing it, bit by bit. Were your bad shots a draw / hook, and now finding you are fading/slicing the ball with the new grip change? I find with new neutral grip on the back swing it feels like the club face is completely open and on the downswing only closing at the last stage before impact, must say though when I do hit them good with new grip they do go pretty straight, have lost a little difference though but not too much, maybe half a club or a club at most.

dines08 · 16-10-2015 1:16pm

It's the first lesson I've had but there'll be a lot more. It's the most drastic change I have to make so it feels awful. I've been to the range 3 times to bed it in and every shot is weak, ballooning and slicing. The shorter clubs are starting to straighten out a bit and by straighten out I mean they are just straight pushes rather than slicing.

dos29 · 16-10-2015 7:58pm

My game is bipolar at the moment.
I just played par-scratch-par-scratch-par to start a round that pretty much continued in that vein.
My game needs medication.

Milk_Tray · 17-10-2015 7:47pm

I need mental help with my game, had 2 birdies and 4 pars today.. felt good didnt try too hard... scratched 5 holes and ended up with 30 points. cant figure this out, so inconsistant!!! ARGH!

Klopp · 18-10-2015 5:31pm

I played my first game of the year on Friday and played awful which i expected, it reminded me why i haven't bothered playing all year but at the same time i feel i got the buzz back to get back out and start over again in the new year.

Montgolfier · 18-10-2015 7:47pm

My game is great in general but my putting is poor. I've been experimenting with different grips to keep the face square at impact nothing seems to work. Strong arc and the face is closing up to 3 degrees according to my skypro.
I have a putting mirror to try to get a correct set up each time; posture I'm unsure of does it depend on your lie angle of your putter?

Went to bed 12:30 last night practising in living room.

TLOA72 · 18-10-2015 8:39pm

In simple words a complete shambles. Driving big slices snap hooks. Irons thin and fat. Putting no ability in judging pace. Thank god I won't be playing for two weeks.not going to watch, read or listen to anything golf related. Then lessons and start over but I am dammed if this game is going to make me give up on it

dan_ep82 · 18-10-2015 9:14pm

Strike is still my biggest issue.

I go through weeks of flushing irons only to have a few weeks of trying to keep it away from the hosel.

I'm just going to get lessons, everytime I get back going something changes and I'm back to square one so I can never really improve my game, its just too erratic.

Rikand · 22-10-2015 2:05pm

I havent really had a chip and run shot in my armory for a long long time, so that's my goal for the winter, to develop one.

I was out tuesday evening playing a couple of holes and experimenting with chip and run shots, different clubs for doing it and i think I'm on to something. Depending on distance from the hole and type of shot required i was comfortably playing chip and run shots with any club from a 7-iron to a pitching wedge.

The trick will be whether i continue to use this in competition play, but I hope that I will

benny79 · 22-10-2015 2:15pm

Rikand wrote: »

I havent really had a chip and run shot in my armory for a long long time, so that's my goal for the winter, to develop one.

I was out tuesday evening playing a couple of holes and experimenting with chip and run shots, different clubs for doing it and i think I'm on to something. Depending on distance from the hole and type of shot required i was comfortably playing chip and run shots with any club from a 7-iron to a pitching wedge.

The trick will be whether i continue to use this in competition play, but I hope that I will

I am also putting some work in on this and am seeing the benefits!! and will continue to work hard on into the winter months. Only thing is you can only practice them on the course as the range is a total waste!

Only for my driving deserted me the weekend I would of had a great score! Typical of this game you practice one thing and something else goes!

But oh how we love it

alxmorgan · 28-10-2015 2:16pm

alxmorgan wrote: »

So I won the semi-final. I shouldn't have. I was hit and miss and he should have put me away but he faltered at the wrong moments and I held on mainly due to getting 8 shots.

Since then my game has continued to be completely inconsistent. The 43 points seems a long time ago.

Played the final last Wed and to be honest I had zero expectations due to game being all over the place. I played as I had been. Went from birdieing the index 1 to knocking down drives to hand him holes. Lost 3 & 1 but to be fair he played super stuff. He lost a ball on 15 but for other 16 holes we played he was -1 off 9.

Played 4 ball better ball yesterday and I was woeful on the front 9. Partner had a pain in his back from carrying me. Then switch flipped and taking out the 17th (where I lost a ball off tee) I played the other 8 holes in level. Talk about a game of two halves. Mad stuff.

Year coming to a close as is regular golf due to family circumstances. Madness on the course, madness at home...all good

So we won the 4 ball better ball comp on the back 9

. As I say mad, mad game.

Week later I rocked up to Adare Manor (small one) for an open singles. Wedge par 3 to start. Hit front of green, pin at back, 3 putt for a point. 2 is a tough drive and it proved to be as I lost ball right. Scratch.
3 is a handy par 5. Good tee shot. Pulled hybrid second and got a poor bogey.

Terrible start for 3 points after 3 with two of the handiest holes out of the way. Chipped in for bird on 4 and that kicked started me. 19 on the front and 22 on the back for 41 and 3rd place.

Cut to 11.4 for my lowest handicap ever of 11. Monday headed to open in Ballykisteen hunting for an ESR and a shot at single figures. Conditions were truly awful. Pissing rain and howling wind. 4-5 club wind at times.

Going well and had 24 pts for 12 holes. Given conditions that was strong scoring. Went to pro shop at that point (was closed when we started) and my fears were realised as was told there was no comp

Disappointed to miss out on my shot at the ESR. Season was drifting to a boring end but this gave me something to shoot for.

Got cut first qualifying comp of the season. And what may prove to be last qualifying comp of the season. Most of the stuff in between was forgettable unfortunately.

I guess though at a macro level year looks good:
* Won a comp
* Hit lowest handicap ever
* Made final of singles matchplay
* Played ACC again and shot my handicap 2 of the 3 days in very tough conditions
* First hole in one

Of course being a golfer we are always looking at what might have been and disappointed with a lot of the stuff in there. Never happy are we

...well I am actually. Nice way to finish the season really

slingerz · 28-10-2015 8:35pm

Finished the year off my lowest actual handicap yet. 13.9 from 14.4, had risen to 14.7 and dropped to 13.7 through the year

One my first medal competition this year, made the Purcell team but lost our match. Won my first ever club match play match but was beaten well by eventual winner in quarter final.

Have started working on my game already, putting lessons have begun and seeing an improvement on that in the SAM at least. Another few should see huge improvement hopefully. Have purchased some practice aids in the form of a mat and alignment sticks. Wondering if a putting mirror will be another investment.

Also, signed up to a golf game health check course which is going to review my game in its entirety. Can afford the time to make the range these days so want to make the most of that.

2016 aims are to get to single figures, play and win my Purcell match and win the club match play. Also want to get to more scratch cups in my area and some of the bigger ones like Ballybunion, Tralee etc.

benny79 · 29-10-2015 10:25am

slingerz wrote: »

Also, signed up to a golf game health check course which is going to review my game in its entirety..

What's this about? Is it done with your local Pro or something?

Sounds interesting.

slingerz · 29-10-2015 2:15pm

benny79 wrote: »

What's this about? Is it done with your local Pro or something?

Sounds interesting.

yea local Pro is offering it. Full review of all aspects of the game and you get the feedback on what to improve over the winter. He has a series of lessons then over 8 weeks where he breaks down the individual elements. Already getting putting lessons so i think this add on could give me a big boost

Also includes a course management walk through for the individual player which would be a big help for me

dan_ep82 · 05-02-2016 11:11pm

Due to not getting out on a course with the weather my wedges are not really where I'd like them to be.

Driver is pretty good if not terribly long but I am finding more fairways.

Irons are getting back to where I had them last year, feel like I can really go at them again and it's showing in the shots I pull off.

Putter is good but still miss some silly ones

Gamegolf suggests I could gain on 10-30ft putts.If I can bring my average drives up in distance on holes ( hoping summer weather will help here) and my approach shots which can be quite poor to be fair.

So I'm going to work on mid-long irons strike more so than aim, driver distance and putting/chipping green

If the last two games were comps I feel I could easily get a cut from the 22HC ( 49 and 45pts I think)

Now I can look back on this post in a few days/weeks and wonder where it all went wrong

benny79 · 08-02-2016 1:59pm

I think my game is in good shape as it happens just need more game time and practise especially on short chips and pitches.

I took a break over the Christmas (due to bad weather & been sick) so only starting to get back into it and I started were I left off

Had a lesson 2 weeks ago and my coach was well impressed since I hadnt hit a ball in nearly 8 weeks. just 1 minor issue dropping my left knee on back swing causing me to lose height which in turn causes a low bad hook or a slice. But been working on it and seen the results! Smashed 12 drives out of 13 yesterday on the winter course!! Feeling really confident about the year ahead

Mantis Toboggan · 24-05-2016 11:12pm

My game has gone full circle already this year.

Started the year driving the ball well off the tee, hybrid and long irons were consistent but wedge play was very poor.

Done some practice chipping and pitching and spent some time on the putting green

Now my putting is very good, wedge play and club selection around the green greatly improved but my long game has disowned me. Started duck hooking off the tee a while back and can't seem to get rid of it. Haven't hit my hybrid well for weeks and really struggling with my irons below an 8.

Pulling my irons to the right constantly is really frustrating. It's high time for a lesson or two.

I'm still scoring well in competitions mainly due to my biggest strength right no... My scrambling. Surprisingly I'm starting to get up and down quite a bit, putting has been strong all year.

Now if I could putt it all together on the one day!

Kevinmarkham · 25-05-2016 10:51am

Gotta love this game and how everything changes from one day/round to the next. I played Rosslare yesterday morning and couldn't sink a putt for 18 holes. Had a father&son matchplay at Greystones in the afternoon and sank every putt from inside 15 feet. Every. Single. One.

As Cliff would say... "What's up with that!" (That's a Cheers reference, if you're wondering)

FixdePitchmark · 25-05-2016 4:26pm

Handicap Rise

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benny79 · 25-05-2016 4:55pm

your never to old or to good for a lesson Fix

FixdePitchmark · 25-05-2016 4:58pm

benny79 wrote: »

your never to old or to good for a lesson Fix

Mocking is catching.

Montgolfier · 25-05-2016 5:17pm

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Handicap Rise

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You must be lifting your head!

FixdePitchmark · 25-05-2016 5:54pm

Golfgraffix · 25-05-2016 5:54pm

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Game is gone.

No way, you played some great shots today, I think it's a course that at the moment does just not suit you.

I was thinking afterwards that if we made you keep the driver in the bag that you could score quite well.

Greens were tough today fast and hard, never easy when playing in a wind

J

PARlance · 25-05-2016 6:53pm

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Handicap Rise

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You forgot Pulled & Hooked.

PARlance · 25-05-2016 7:13pm

Starting to get back into the swing of things this past month. Took a 5 month break and enjoyed not playing, still great to be back all the same.

Haven't had a cut in nearly a year now and HC has drifted to 13.5. Not where I want to be but hoping to sort that out over the coming months.

Game is in ok shape. When I'm playing well I'm playing very well but I'm having way too many disaster holes during a round. Consistency is killing me, I'm consistently having 4+ blanks.
Think I had 4 today and had 30 points in Portmarnock. I had 6 last weekend and 29 points.

The mental game is probably my biggest challenge at the moment. My good golf sees me score big but my bad sees me score nothing. Turning those scratches into saves needs to be the focus.

alxmorgan · 25-05-2016 9:35pm

PARlance wrote: »

Starting to get back into the swing of things this past month. Took a 5 month break and enjoyed not playing, still great to be back all the same.

Haven't had a cut in nearly a year now and HC has drifted to 13.5. Not where I want to be but hoping to sort that out over the coming months.

Game is in ok shape. When I'm playing well I'm playing very well but I'm having way too many disaster holes during a round. Consistency is killing me, I'm consistently having 4+ blanks.
Think I had 4 today and had 30 points in Portmarnock. I had 6 last weekend and 29 points.

The mental game is probably my biggest challenge at the moment. My good golf sees me score big but my bad sees me score nothing. Turning those scratches into saves needs to be the focus.

Feel your pain. My game is very similar.
34 points tonight which includes 3 blanks and 3 1 pointers.
When I kept it in play off the tee I was scoring well.
Not even a driver issue. Got into trouble while trying to play smart with hybrids and 3 woods as well.

Game is in there - just gotta dig it out

Senecio · 25-05-2016 9:45pm

Very happy with my game.

That might change next week

redzerdrog · 25-05-2016 10:33pm

PARlance wrote: »

Starting to get back into the swing of things this past month. Took a 5 month break and enjoyed not playing, still great to be back all the same.

Haven't had a cut in nearly a year now and HC has drifted to 13.5. Not where I want to be but hoping to sort that out over the coming months.

Game is in ok shape. When I'm playing well I'm playing very well but I'm having way too many disaster holes during a round. Consistency is killing me, I'm consistently having 4+ blanks.
Think I had 4 today and had 30 points in Portmarnock. I had 6 last weekend and 29 points.

The mental game is probably my biggest challenge at the moment. My good golf sees me score big but my bad sees me score nothing. Turning those scratches into saves needs to be the focus.

I was gonna write my own update but that pretty much covers me too

Montgolfier · 25-05-2016 10:43pm

I feel my game is very good even if I'm not getting the results. My best is very close.

Hoof Hearted2 · 26-05-2016 5:56am

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Handicap Rise

Gone
Lost
tierd
Sad

emotional
forgotten
useless
bad

blurry
bitter
brutal
Balls

Shank
Topped
Skied
Pushed

Hopeless
Hapless
Helpless
Help

Retire
Resolve
Retry
Retry.

The End.

Game is gone.

Have you tried moving your loose change from your right pocket to your left, it'll help you with your weight transfer:pac:;)

one man clappin · 26-05-2016 9:01am

Played Rathdowney with my local society on Saturday and had a mare. 25 points. Too many scratches and too many 3 putts on the green. Off the tee I was pretty good, an example, the third in Rathdowney was 315 yards to the middle of the green. Hit my driver, walked to my ball, only 60 yards left. Chipped up to the green and the ball rolled off the back of the green, chipped back and ended up 3 putting for a 6

I think a couple of short game lessons are required.

delaney001 · 26-05-2016 1:20pm

Can someone explain to me, where does the 3 wood come into your game? I don't have one and I don't feel I'm missing one, but that could be cause I'm not fully sure what it's purpose is. I've a reasonable drive and go at every par 4/5 with it. The par 4's I can usually put myself in position for a 7 iron or higher. And the 5's I usually go with the rescue-hybrid. Does the rescue do the same job as a 5wood or am I missing a good club to have?

Rikand · 26-05-2016 1:25pm

Spoiler: This video has use of the S word in it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOT_WygGoLw

Kinda how my swing feels like right now

How's your game!

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