Where I should I be?

Someday

Starting playing march 2012 - 6 months last year!

This year 1-2 times a week

Current member in Roganstown and I get between 25-31 pts off 25.

Last year I would dread the thought of evening playing Roganstown!

Should I be further on? Driving is good and just not consistent with other shots.

5 lessons last year and this.

My goal is to get to 36 pts and then push on.

GreeBo

track your stats and see where you are losing shots, it's probably within 50 yards.

also how often are you putting yourself in trouble off the tee?

Someday

Yesterday

Tee shots
13 driver shots

10 220+ on the fairway
1 120 short of fairway
2 out of bounds

5 hybrid/iron par 3 tee shots
1 in water
4 just off the green 5-15 yards

Someday

What's a good app to track, that is easy to use? Thanks

GreeBo

golfshot is probably the best.

Ok, so balls ob is a problem.
You have more than one shot a hole, do yourself a favour and play a round without hitting the duvet unless there is a huge fairway.
golf is about limiting the bad far more then hitting great shots.

Dubflier

Someday wrote: »

Yesterday

Tee shots
13 driver shots

10 220+ on the fairway
1 120 short of fairway
2 out of bounds

5 hybrid/iron par 3 tee shots
1 in water
4 just off the green 5-15 yards

Concentrate on the short game, 100 yards in and putting if your three putting a lot of greens. This is where a lot of strokes can be saved, Dave Pelz has wrote a few books that you my be interested in getting your hands on.

Someday

Thanks all, 2 putting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KYH99MuaMU

Seems like some good tips here?

Seve OB

Someday wrote: »

Yesterday

Tee shots

10 220+ on the fairway

I'm playing off 12 and would settle for that, not a bad stat if you ask me. I agree with Greebo, looks like you need to try and sharpen up your short game

kieran.

In a similar position to you Someday, joined my first club in Jan 2012 got a handicap of 22 consistently got 20-28 points or 105-115 strokes for that year.

Changed clubs at the start of this year to a club much closer to home which has resulted in me been able to get out to play my usually 18 hole on a Saturday but also 9-12 hole 1 evening per week. I have really noticed the difference getting the extra playing time on the course this year. My scores now range from 26-36 points or around 100 strokes. I put this down to the extra time I spent on the course and I have also put a lot of work in the back garden practicing chipping and pitching. I found if you just cut even half of the penalty shots/duffed chips in round you can easily knock 10 shots of the average round.

Also try to work on you course management if you 250 yards out no point pulling the 3 wood out cos if you duff it, you will still have 200 yards + left and there's a much greater risk of knocking a ball out of play, the safe play would be say a 7i and a wedge.

My game plan is the 3 S's "Safe ,Sensible, Score".

Someday

Also try to work on you course management if you 250 yards out no point pulling the 3 wood out cos if you duff it, you will still have 200 yards + left and there's a much greater risk of knocking a ball out of play, the safe play would be say a 7i and a wedge.

My game plan is the 3 S's "Safe ,Sensible, Score".

Yes, I do not have a 3 wood and I stop using my 5 wood, 23 degree and I hit it well but I hear you around Course mgt !

GreeBo

Someday wrote: »

Yes, I do not have a 3 wood and I stop using my 5 wood, 23 degree and I hit it well but I hear you around Course mgt !

a huge +1 to what Kieran. said
no point hitting a 5 wood either if it's not going to get you there.
a 6 iron and a wedge is far safer and will ultimately lead to lower scores.

Someday

Up to regular 34 pts now and also on strange courses!

I think I might attend pelz short game school

Driving is good and so is second shot with hybrid(Roganstown is long) iron pay is just ok

dan_ep82

GreeBo wrote: »

a huge +1 to what Kieran. said
no point hitting a 5 wood either if it's not going to get you there.
a 6 iron and a wedge is far safer and will ultimately lead to lower scores.

This is pretty much what I changed on one of the par5's on my local. Water hazard on the right ofcthe green so instead of hitting my 5w I hit a 6/7 and then pitch in usually a par or bogey for me instead of scratch/3 over