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Fading on the back 9

  • 08-06-2011 3:33pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭


    Do all golfers find scoring on the back 9 tougher?

    I've recently taken up golf and am scoring 18+ on the front 9 but struggle to get more than 5 points on the back 9. It does seem extreme.

    Anyone else face this issue in the past? / Any tips on overcoming it? :confused:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,951 ✭✭✭SuprSi


    When you say you're struggling, is it because you're tired after playing 9 holes already?


  • Subscribers Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭PhilipMarlowe


    Struggling on the back 9.. some reasons:

    1. It's harder? My home course has a tougher back 9 than front so it's not as easy to score. Is this happening to you on the same course or a general thing? If it's the same course, try and play the back 9 on it's own a few times. Have a plan/strategy on how you want to play each hole.
    2. Fitness. When you're tired you don't play as well. Read up on proper hydration and eating on the course to see the effects.
    3. Nerves? Are you 'panicking' about what score you 'might' make? You can get ahead of yourself when you start thinking about scoring so try and just focus on the next shot / the current hole.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭volvilla


    I generally dont notice getting tired but yet when I look at the scoring, there's something not right. I dont think it is the course as it has happened on 3 separate courses at this stage.

    Maybe an extra bottle of lucozade will do the trick - if only it was that easy :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭volvilla


    Licksy wrote: »
    Struggling on the back 9.. some reasons:

    I dont really get nervous if anything I might get slightly more aggressive having played well on the front 9.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,013 ✭✭✭kincsem


    Weight, age, 40 cigs a day?
    Play 36 holes and see if you improve on the second 18.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 798 ✭✭✭nocal


    volvilla wrote: »
    I dont really get nervous if anything I might get slightly more aggressive having played well on the front 9.

    Could be that right there - try to play the same as you play on the front 9 and see how you go.
    It is not uncommon to be a bit mentally tired as the round goes on and this will affect your decision making and focus on each shot.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,645 ✭✭✭k.p.h


    nocal wrote: »
    Could be that right there - try to play the same as you play on the front 9 and see how you go.
    It is not uncommon to be a bit mentally tired as the round goes on and this will affect your decision making and focus on each shot.

    +1 to that. I reckon the biggest problem is more than likely concentration and focus. But I would address fatigue first just to make sure. I usually bring a banana and a cereal bar with me and have them somewhere around half way. They are easy to eat walking up a fairway or something. Dose the world of good. Also stay hydrated. I always have 2ltrs water in the bag and chug away as I feel like it. I avoid 500ml sugary drinks because they drink/energy only seems to last a few holes and then end up in a slump coming to 13 or that.

    It's inevitable that after 40 shots or so your concentration will lapse in the beginning.Can be quite costly especially on the greens. It's actually something that you need to work on. I think thats where a good routine comes in. If you develop a good routine you can use it to focus you before you step up to the ball.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,333 ✭✭✭Tones69


    I think its down to a concentration thing, a lot of people do better on the back 9 as it takes time to get going, then others just after about 2 hours start day dreaming


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭death1234567


    Instead of focusing on front 9 back 9, try to take the holes in groups of 3's or 6's. See how many points you get in the first 6 holes and then check the next 6 and the next 6. If you find your consistently scoring worst in the last 6 somethings going wrong, and in my experience its usually tireness. Trying eating more on the course or getting fitter.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭Anatom


    I don't just fade on the back 9. I fade on the front 9 too! I sometimes call it a slice if I'm being honest with myself...

    Seriously though, I think you can get a bit tired around the 11/12/13 point in a round (I certainly do), but I do tend to perk up a bit turning for home and actually tend to score much better there than on the earlier holes. I finished par, bogie, par, bogie, par the other morning, (stupidly missing a five-foot putt for birdie on the last) which is thirteen points to me!

    Fitness is the first thing that helps (smoking two or three during a round, especially on a hilly course is a killer!), but having a snack of something healthy all the way around does too. There's nothing worse than standing on the tee with your stomach rumbling!!

    Try slowing down a bit and taking your time walking between shots. That can be difficult to manage when playing with others, but remaining calm definitely helps...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭harpsman


    Eat something substantial before you play-18 holes of golf burns up alot of energy-if you havent taken on enough calories before game its a waste of time snacking on bars and drinks half way round.


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