Sweep
Journeyman Pro
A couple of years ago - it may have more, someone on the forum raised a point about double bogies. They said that if you played above a handicap of around 12 or 13 it was very likely you had never had a round of golf without a double or worse on your card. If I remember correctly they made the point that it was better to concentrate on keeping doubles off your card than counting pars and birdies.
As an 18 handicapper this made perfect sense to me as soon as I realised that even in my very best rounds I had always had a couple of doubles and it became an ambition, like the OP to complete a double bogie free round.
After 9 holes at the weekend I realised I hadn't had a double and it was game on and by the time I was well into the back 9 the record was still intact. On the 16th I pulled my drive into trouble, recovered reasonably well but it left me with a long putt for gross bogie. The ball stopped right on the lip.
17 and 18 were completed in bogie, so to handicap.
I guess that's as close as I will get and 2 under nett was never going to be good enough to win the comp, but overall I am pretty happy. I have been seeking consistency for a long time and it's the odd bad hole that has been holding me back.
As a reference to the state of your game, I think checking on the number of doubles you are scoring and taking steps to reduce them is a good way to go. It's less affirming than counting pars and birdies, but if you take the doubles out of your score the pars and birdies will come. For anyone who plays off around 18 it's also a great challenge and one not easy to complete.
As an 18 handicapper this made perfect sense to me as soon as I realised that even in my very best rounds I had always had a couple of doubles and it became an ambition, like the OP to complete a double bogie free round.
After 9 holes at the weekend I realised I hadn't had a double and it was game on and by the time I was well into the back 9 the record was still intact. On the 16th I pulled my drive into trouble, recovered reasonably well but it left me with a long putt for gross bogie. The ball stopped right on the lip.
17 and 18 were completed in bogie, so to handicap.
I guess that's as close as I will get and 2 under nett was never going to be good enough to win the comp, but overall I am pretty happy. I have been seeking consistency for a long time and it's the odd bad hole that has been holding me back.
As a reference to the state of your game, I think checking on the number of doubles you are scoring and taking steps to reduce them is a good way to go. It's less affirming than counting pars and birdies, but if you take the doubles out of your score the pars and birdies will come. For anyone who plays off around 18 it's also a great challenge and one not easy to complete.