3 club Challange

Well, I did it! 3w 6i PW putter as decided and it was...ahem...interesting.
Truth be known, I didn't manage a single par on the holes I had the 3w PW planned......for some reason I was slicing my 3w quite badly (longest club in the bag problem) and although I didn't get in trouble, I needed at least an 8 iron to nearly all those holes. So, I used the 6i and managed to hit....drum roll......ONE :)

So, all told. 3 GIR :mad: 6 pars :) 11 bogeys and one double :(
Total 83. I fluked a chip-in on SI 3 for the first par there in 3 months! (missed the green in 3 :)) and then proceed to par the SI 1 with 2 x 3 woods to 20 yards short, pulled PW which came off the shoulder of the bunker to 7 foot...for another par. :D
It should really have been an 85.....surprise, surprise :)

What have I learned.......
1) my 3 wood is no straighter than my driver.
2) if you're going to make mostly bogeys, it's almost irrelevant what clubs you go with :cool:
3) if you can pitch well from short of the green (or long for that matter) you could conceivably play to your h'cap....but not for single figure players...too much resting on short game even for a genius.
4) if you choke down on an iron, not only does it go shorter, but it flies low, although probably not so straight. :(
5) luck is like buses....none for ages and then 2 miracles saved me 2-4 strokes......

I'm not exactly itching to do it again.
 
Interesting conclusions. Was aware of choked down shots running lower and shorter (Wimbledon Common had a linksy feel so would often hit low pitch and runs from 100+ yards choking down on 7 or 8 irons).

Do you think you were trying too hard with the 3 wood knowing youhad to hit it well to conceivably be able to get close on most holes?

I think it is commonly agreed on here that if most of us had better short games we would play to lower handicaps. This seems to have just highlighted the need for a tip top touch around the greens including the putter

Hope you at least partially enjoyed the experience. Our club has an annual three club + putter event and it is nice to play once a year but I wouldn't fancy it too often.
 
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