My golf game

[cardinalkarp]

These past 5-6 years I haven't been able to play nearly as much as I'd like. I'll normally get in 3-4 rounds over the course of the year. As of now it's come down to either playing baseball or golf, so at this point I'm going to play ball until my body starts going to crap....then I'll switch back to golf.

The one time I've gotten out this year I actually shot well, and hit a 79. As strange as it sounds sometimes when I don't play for awhile the bad habits get forgotten & I'll shoot a decent round. I know if I was to play more it would even out since I wouldn't be able to consistently shoot like that.

With the amount I play now, I expect to be a mid to high 80's player w/ the occasional good round in the high 70's.

[Fat_Bulldog]

I'm happy to be under 105.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

The one time I've gotten out this year I actually shot well, and hit a 79. As strange as it sounds sometimes when I don't play for awhile the bad habits get forgotten & I'll shoot a decent round. I know if I was to play more it would even out since I wouldn't be able to consistently shoot like that.

I knew this guy that had a saying, and I think it's really true for guys that play only a couple times a year:

Your game thrives on inactivity!

So true. See ball. Hit ball. Don't think.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

I know nobody cares about other peoples' golf games....so it's pointless to post.

That's the point of the thread!

Ha. Well, let's talk about ways they could make golf better.

I wish every green was an automatic two putt, and once within 50 yards of the green, the max shots from there would be 3. I freaking suck, suck, suck at chipping and really at putting as well.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

I'm happy to be under 105.

I'm just happy to be playing anymore.

[stlouie_lipp]

I know nobody cares about other peoples' golf games....so it's pointless to post.

That's the point of the thread!

Ha. Well, let's talk about ways they could make golf better.

I wish every green was an automatic two putt, and once within 50 yards of the green, the max shots from there would be 3. I freaking suck, suck, suck at chipping and really at putting as well.

I used to really hate 80-30 yard shots. I got a tip this summer from a buddy of mine who is a PGA teaching pro that has helped tremendously - don't shift your weight, just turn your core with your feet close together. It took some practicing to "dial in" the yardage and club selection, but I've stopped hitting these shots fat or thin.

[Fat_Bulldog]

I know nobody cares about other peoples' golf games....so it's pointless to post.

That's the point of the thread!

Ha. Well, let's talk about ways they could make golf better.

I wish every green was an automatic two putt, and once within 50 yards of the green, the max shots from there would be 3. I freaking suck, suck, suck at chipping and really at putting as well.

I used to really hate 80-30 yard shots. I got a tip this summer from a buddy of mine who is a PGA teaching pro that has helped tremendously - don't shift your weight, just turn your core with your feet close together. It took some practicing to "dial in" the yardage and club selection, but I've stopped hitting these shots fat or thin.

Thanks for the tip. This is my biggest struggle.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

I know nobody cares about other peoples' golf games....so it's pointless to post.

That's the point of the thread!

Ha. Well, let's talk about ways they could make golf better.

I wish every green was an automatic two putt, and once within 50 yards of the green, the max shots from there would be 3. I freaking suck, suck, suck at chipping and really at putting as well.

I used to really hate 80-30 yard shots. I got a tip this summer from a buddy of mine who is a PGA teaching pro that has helped tremendously - don't shift your weight, just turn your core with your feet close together. It took some practicing to "dial in" the yardage and club selection, but I've stopped hitting these shots fat or thin.

Sounds like a pretty good tip. Finding a way to control distance was/is my nemesis. Never, ever, never ever never ever never never never have I been able to control distance those pitch, chip, putt shots. When I played competitively, it was my downfall.

Oh well.

[tlombard]

And here's the post that people will care about the least and just might kill the thread!!!!

I really need to get out on the course again soon. The past couple of years I've had a horrible problem with a snap hook off of the tee. The rest of my clubs I hit just fine. Well, just fine is a bit subjective. If I hit it right and don't top it or hit it too fat, the ball goes straight and a consistent distance.

I used to hit the old driver great. The past two years it has been a nasty snap hook no matter what I tried. I couldn't slice the ball to save my life! So right before our company tournament in June I bought a new driver that had plenty of adjustability figuring that I don't play enough to actually fix the swing so I'll just fix the club. First time out with it at the tournament I was hitting the ball nice and straight and pretty well centered on the fairway 75% of the time which is great for me.

So I did some research since I hadn't even adjusted the club at all. It turns out that my old Cobra SS driver was naturally 2.5 degrees closed. No wonder I couldn't hit the thing right. Over the years my swing got better and as it did the club went from helping to hurting my game. I should have figured something like that when I bought the club because my consistent slice turned into a slight fade or dead straight immediately and then each year the ball would move a bit more left until it went from nice draw to yelling FORE!!! to people three holes to the left.

Heck, maybe my team would have won the company tournament a couple of years earlier if I had picked up a different driver earlier. Ha! That's a lie. We finally won this year but it had nothing to do with me off the tee. The other three carry us off the tee. One is just really consistent and will always be in the fairway. One isn't as consistent but when I put one out there he ends up 10 yards past mine (he's won the long drive a time or two).

Then we have the girl. She showed up this year hitting a consistent 200 or so with a beautiful draw off the tee. That is huge when the women have a 130+ yard advantage on 5 or 6 of the 18 holes. And she bombed one and won the women's long drive by a huge margin.

If I could get my game to a respectable level we could be a dynasty as long as we all still work here. We got second last year (5 under after 11 and par the rest of the way thanks to missed birdie puts) and then won it by a couple this year. The other three are all 30 or younger. The girl just turned 30 two weeks ago. The guys are 27 or 28. I'm the weak link of the team. The worst guy plus I'm 36 and starting to feel the age coming on.

Eventually they are going to wise up and kick me off the team. Then I'll just form my own band of merry hackers and we'll double bogey every hole in style... and all need a designated driver home.

[stlouie_lipp]

I shot an 84 today...with a 10. Yes, I had a 10 that included a whiff (I hit a tree on my downswing). I followed that up with a birdie that won me a skin! My team won the club event and I was up $250 for the day! I was also on the winning team on the Fourth of July so I was telling everyone that I only show up on national holidays.