Frustrated

[corrupthalo]

I practise both at the range and in a field at the back of my house. I can hit irons all day long. However when it comes to a course I struggle with simple shots with my irons. I blade them or dig a big hole prior to the ball and the ball maybe moves 2 feet.

The other day I drive with 60 feet of a green and took 4 shots to get on from there. Frustrating to say the least.

Golf can be a cruel mistress

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

Invest in some professional advice !!

 

[virtuocity]

I'd agree with the above advice- get a lesson.

You're lucky that you can practice all day but you need to make sure you're practising the right things.

 

[DaveyG]

I practise both at the range and in a field at the back of my house. I can hit irons all day long. However when it comes to a course I struggle with simple shots with my irons. I blade them or dig a big hole prior to the ball and the ball maybe moves 2 feet.

The other day I drive with 60 feet of a green and took 4 shots to get on from there. Frustrating to say the least.

Golf can be a cruel mistress

I know how you feel, without stealing Amandas thunder, she mentioned on another thread its not how good your good shots are but how good your bad shots are.

I remember plenty of times being left frustrated after a cracking drive and then the inability to even swing a club... I think part of it is concentration and maybe you get a little excited from putting yourself in that position and get ahead of yourself.

Most people suffer with this but just keep practising and make sure what you are practising is going to make you better... i.e get a couple of lessons maybe?

 

[Beezerk]

I practise both at the range and in a field at the back of my house. I can hit irons all day long. However when it comes to a course I struggle with simple shots with my irons. I blade them or dig a big hole prior to the ball and the ball maybe moves 2 feet.

The other day I drive with 60 feet of a green and took 4 shots to get on from there. Frustrating to say the least.

Golf can be a cruel mistress

I feel your pain mate, I had a lesson a couple of weeks ago, shot my best 18 hole score the day after then proceeded to play like a complete tool the next time out. I also do the same as you, hit a decentish drive only to ruin the hole by duffing one 10 yards or missing the green with the second shot!
I think a lot with me is confidence, I shorten my backswing sometimes when I kinda "bottle it" at address to make sure I hit the ball lol.
Totally out of the blue I got home last night to find a decent sized cheque from the Taxman in my letterbox, going to invest in a block of 6 lessons and really get my head down with practising.

Best of luck mate.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Sounds like it's your irons to me. So I'd buy some new ones, the more expensive they are and the more extravagant the claims made by the marketing of the clubs the better they will be.

 

[londonlewis]

I practise both at the range and in a field at the back of my house. I can hit irons all day long. However when it comes to a course I struggle with simple shots with my irons. I blade them or dig a big hole prior to the ball and the ball maybe moves 2 feet.

The other day I drive with 60 feet of a green and took 4 shots to get on from there. Frustrating to say the least.

Golf can be a cruel mistress

your post would suggest you do not practice under game conditions.

Whilst practicing you could do with imagining you are on the course and you have to hit a certain shot in order to hit the green.
just smashing balls at no target in particular will not help you get better as how do you know whether the ball went to your intended target.

I like to practice using a specific technique.

I will ask myself to hit to a specific target with a specific shot type. ie. hitting a 150 yard draw with a 7 iron to a target marker on the range. My goal is to produce this shot three times in a row.

If I don't hit the required shot (I consider a hit to be within 8 yards as this would represent hitting a green) I have to work on my short game to make up for the missed shot. This may either be chipping to a specific target or pitching my wedge to a flag at 100 yards.

It helps to put the pressure on and it helps to mimic course conditions. So when you do get out on the course and the nerves are going / heart is pumping / your playing partner has just hit it within 6 foot etc... you can set up to the ball and deliver the results.

Hope this approach helps. Sounds like you have the capabilities to be a solid golfer

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Sounds like you are putting yourself under too much pressure to perform when you get out there. Its a stupid game though and some days you can hit the ball well and not make a score and other you'll feel you have hardly hit a good one and come in under handicap. Talk to your pro but I do agree that practice needs to be something more than a ball hitting exercise. I use these to make it more realistic http://www.mygripzone.com/

 

[rosecott]

I practise both at the range and in a field at the back of my house. I can hit irons all day long. However when it comes to a course I struggle with simple shots with my irons. I blade them or dig a big hole prior to the ball and the ball maybe moves 2 feet.

The other day I drive with 60 feet of a green and took 4 shots to get on from there. Frustrating to say the least.

Golf can be a cruel mistress

It's the golfing gods' reaction to you using an illegal driver to get within 60 feet of the green.

 

[duncan mackie]

It's the golfing gods' reaction to you using an illegal driver to get within 60 feet of the green.

so the answer is a Rebel wedge I guess...

(having seen the transformation in a number of playing partners short games recently, as a result of a new short game teaching pro at the club, I think I know the real answer!)