Recent content by DrGolfer

Yes, for me it’s not the comp per se but every time I have a card in my hand I put myself on a quest to break 90 (my summer goal tbh). A bad score on a hole immediately makes me spiral for a few holes and I start questioning why I’m even playing (ridiculous I know) and struggling to make 100...

So using my shot tracker + scorecard I’m not playing horrifically throughoutbut right now but I can’t seem to shake making 3-4 triples per round which are absolutely soul destroying. Where I make a triple I tend to make two mistakes (e.g. bad tee shot + poor chip) and where I make double it’s...

Thanks for this. I’ve been going through a series of swing changes over winter building towards what I want to achieve for the summer across both my long and short game. More importantly though I think the mental side is something I need to work on to be more resilient when things aren’t going...

I think this comment is really on point. When I go back over my scorecards there were too many times where I gambled on long approach shots to get that GIR because I’ve become more confident in my ball striking. Inevitably, I then would end up in awful situations attempting miracle recoveries...

So I’ve been playing golf as a “serious” hobby since the end of 22 starting out as a beginner. Long story short was that during the summer of 23 I went from shooting in 110-120 to regular low 90s. I stopped putting cards in since September and just decided to keep playing focusing on...

Might need to say something audible that’s confidence inspiring to myself as I setup even if it looks a bit odd…

Thanks, I think on course practice is probably the best route. To be more precise it isn’t tee shots that are problematic. It’s long approach shots where I’m taking a 3 wood or hybrid. I used to aim left to compensate for a slice (had an out to in path but now in to out + strong grip +...

As my ball striking and understanding of ball flights has improved recently my shot shape has changed with longer clubs from a slice to an intentional draw that’s now the intended standard stock shape for my swing. Most of the time I love it. However, I still don’t trust myself and too often...

Broke my lead shoulder this week, will spare the details but I’m relatively young in golf age so post-op I’ve been told I’ll be able to swing a club again anywhere between 3-5 months from now. Wondering if anyone has any tips or drills relating to any part of the game I can work on in the...

I’m taking the same approach. It’s my first winter playing golf so I’m focusing on setup and impact rather than scoring. It was just frustrating because I’ve made a lot of progress and it felt like a lot of it disappeared yesterday!

You’re right tbh. I think what happened was I was so focused on maintaining my stock swing and not hitting the ground in the cold I lost all discipline with my grip at setup and it caused the funny wayward shots with face angle etc. Recently, the big thing I’ve been working on has been ball...

That’s interesting about exposing the bounce. Out of curiosity do you recall what club they were referring to (short vs mid irons)?

I played today in the morning in -2 and it was a pretty miserable experience because of the course conditions. However, I’m trying to figure out what went wrong before I go out again. Today I was hitting bad approach shots that were not the typical sort for me. Normally my issue is hitting...

After a few months of play I’ve joined a club. During the last few months I’ve been an iGolf member and registered enough scores playing around multiple golf courses where I have friends nearby that were free to play a round to get a handicap. Now I don’t have a regular playing partner and...

FWIW I’ve also only been playing since September 2022 and I’ve been using a set of game improvement irons from 20 years ago and added a couple of newer, still used, hybrids and a forgiving driver off eBay. The advice I’ve been given ( Like a few have suggested already, plus my instructor) is to...