Golf Random Irritations

About half the time we start on the 10th though. :LOL:

Could be something as simple as concentrating on something mechanical as a swing thought. Works ok for a while, but then by over concrentrating on it other faults arise later in the round. Speaking from experience. I now try to keep swing thoughts to something external such as path rather than internal like what my hips are doing in transition.
 
Could be something as simple as concentrating on something mechanical as a swing thought. Works ok for a while, but then by over concrentrating on it other faults arise later in the round. Speaking from experience. I now try to keep swing thoughts to something external such as path rather than internal like what my hips are doing in transition.
It's hard to say really. I think on the course my 'swing thought' is mostly about getting my set-up correct. On the range last week I felt like the heel strikes were caused by having my right foot a little too far back, causing a bit of early extension as my right hip moves towards the ball - thought I'd fixed it there and then. But fast forward to yesterday's round and the heel strikes came back for that three-hole spell at the start of the back nine. :unsure:

I mean it's probably just because I'm a mediocre golfer and these things happen at the end of the day. :LOL:
 
It's hard to say really. I think on the course my 'swing thought' is mostly about getting my set-up correct. On the range last week I felt like the heel strikes were caused by having my right foot a little too far back, causing a bit of early extension as my right hip moves towards the ball - thought I'd fixed it there and then. But fast forward to yesterday's round and the heel strikes came back for that three-hole spell at the start of the back nine. :unsure:

I mean it's probably just because I'm a mediocre golfer and these things happen at the end of the day. :LOL:
Or you could look at in a more positive light.
Maybe you’re a rubbish golfer but going through a purple patch. 😂
 
About half the time we start on the 10th though. :LOL:


I like it, and I have a bit of a scam to get it 40% off from their website, so I order boxes of it and stick them in the fridge. I used to like Monster Ultra but my missus convinced me change to something a bit more 'natural' energy. Or so they claim.

I don't like eating too much before a round as I feel lethargic then. And as mentioned, I top up with protein bars after 6 and 12 holes.
If I started on the 10th, I'd be fuming about people jumping in front of me when I got to the first, so it would ruin my front 9.
 
If I started on the 10th, I'd be fuming about people jumping in front of me when I got to the first, so it would ruin my front 9.
It doesn't happen like that at my club, it's two-tee start up until 9:15, then nobody is allowed to tee off until 11:30. Hence when you get round the 1st tee is generally clear.
 
Also, trying to play sensible and lay up short of a bunker 170 yards away with a 7 iron, only to hit the best seven iron of your life and end up in the bunker any way, 😂
 
It's hard to say really. I think on the course my 'swing thought' is mostly about getting my set-up correct. On the range last week I felt like the heel strikes were caused by having my right foot a little too far back, causing a bit of early extension as my right hip moves towards the ball - thought I'd fixed it there and then. But fast forward to yesterday's round and the heel strikes came back for that three-hole spell at the start of the back nine. :unsure:

I mean it's probably just because I'm a mediocre golfer and these things happen at the end of the day. :LOL:
Jeez....you've got more swing thoughts in that paragraph than I have in a month!!!
 
Jeez....you've got more swing thoughts in that paragraph than I have in a month!!!
As I said though, that was me at the range trying to diagnose why the heel strikes happen. I'm not thinking that on the course - just pick my target, get the set-up correct and then swing. If you ruin a couple of rounds with bad strikes do you just ignore them and hope they never happen again for some reason?
 
It's hard to say really. I think on the course my 'swing thought' is mostly about getting my set-up correct. On the range last week I felt like the heel strikes were caused by having my right foot a little too far back, causing a bit of early extension as my right hip moves towards the ball - thought I'd fixed it there and then. But fast forward to yesterday's round and the heel strikes came back for that three-hole spell at the start of the back nine. :unsure:

I mean it's probably just because I'm a mediocre golfer and these things happen at the end of the day. :LOL:

When I was suffering with toe strikes, I just aligned more to the heel of clubface at address, hey presto I hit from the middle (mostly) :p I realise its the opposite for you but give it a go towards toe

I also did the right foot back a smidge and initially pretty successful but the more it worked the more I unconsciously dragged that right foot back a wee bit more until I started hooking the ball, solution for me was just to align straight again but these quick fixes are hard (bad) habits to break sometimes
 
As I said though, that was me at the range trying to diagnose why the heel strikes happen. I'm not thinking that on the course - just pick my target, get the set-up correct and then swing. If you ruin a couple of rounds with bad strikes do you just ignore them and hope they never happen again for some reason?
It really depends on how often the "bad shot" happens. If its repeated across a number of rounds then I'll take my issue to the pro to fix.

However...if they are things that happen out of the blue for no apparent reason...maybe a couple of bad shots in a round or a practise session....yes I do ignore them.....I try to focus on the things that are working, rather than try to diagnose what has suddenly happened and may not happen again.

As an example...on the range there are occasions that I shank a ball with a wedge...just totally out of the blue......on the rare occasions that it happens....after a couple of shanks, I don't try to fix the issue, I put the offending club back in the bag, pull out something different, hit a few shots with it and a few other clubs...and then go back to the wedge....hey presto, the shanks have gone and I hit perfect wedge shots for the rest of the session. I cant remember the last time I shanked a ball off grass....but off the range astroturf it sometimes happens...but I dont worry about it as I know it is not normal.
 
When I was suffering with toe strikes, I just aligned more to the heel of clubface at address, hey presto I hit from the middle (mostly) :p I realise its the opposite for you but give it a go towards toe

I also did the right foot back a smidge and initially pretty successful but the more it worked the more I unconsciously dragged that right foot back a wee bit more until I started hooking the ball, solution for me was just to align straight again but these quick fixes are hard (bad) habits to break sometimes
I went through that exact process when trying to address my driver slice earlier in the year. Now I flare the left foot open (to make sure I turn into lead side properly, i.e. preventing a hook) and drop the right foot only about 1 inch, essentially so my toes are lined up in line with target (or at least it feels like they are) - and that proved to be the happy medium at the moment.

Agree about 'quick fixes' they often work on the day but if you keep them too long they cause other problems. It's all a game of trial and error though for me. Even when I'm playing well I'm constantly tinkering with little bits of my set-up at the range to see if they can be better. :LOL:
 
It really depends on how often the "bad shot" happens. If its repeated across a number of rounds then I'll take my issue to the pro to fix.

However...if they are things that happen out of the blue for no apparent reason...maybe a couple of bad shots in a round or a practise session....yes I do ignore them.....I try to focus on the things that are working, rather than try to diagnose what has suddenly happened and may not happen again.

As an example...on the range there are occasions that I shank a ball with a wedge...just totally out of the blue......on the rare occasions that it happens....after a couple of shanks, I don't try to fix the issue, I put the offending club back in the bag, pull out something different, hit a few shots with it and a few other clubs...and then go back to the wedge....hey presto, the shanks have gone and I hit perfect wedge shots for the rest of the session. I cant remember the last time I shanked a ball off grass....but off the range astroturf it sometimes happens...but I dont worry about it as I know it is not normal.
Fair play. Perhaps I should not be so reactionary to a couple of bad strikes. It's just frustrating when I get these little spells of bad holes that ruin my score. Maybe it's time for another Bob Rotella book about accepting bad shots. 😂

I used to have a big problem with range shanks, several years ago now, but I even stopped going to the range for a long, long time as I couldn't get past it. Now if it does happen, I'm more like you - just put it down to claustrophobia of the range bay and move on.
 
As an example...on the range there are occasions that I shank a ball with a wedge...just totally out of the blue......on the rare occasions that it happens....after a couple of shanks, I don't try to fix the issue, I put the offending club back in the bag, pull out something different, hit a few shots with it and a few other clubs...and then go back to the wedge....hey presto, the shanks have gone and I hit perfect wedge shots for the rest of the session. I cant remember the last time I shanked a ball off grass....but off the range astroturf it sometimes happens...but I dont worry about it as I know it is not normal.

This happens to me as well, never on the course, only the range. I do the same though and ignore. Although the first wedge shot on the course is always nerve wrecking 😂
 
Here’s a thought, what would be the impact of doing away with the App? What percentage of GP scores are from players home clubs?
Since April 1st this year, members at my club have submitted a total of 4,139 GP scores, of which 731 have been from "away" clubs. So a tad over 82% of scores are home scores.

So I'd say the impact would be very high.
 
Since April 1st this year, members at my club have submitted a total of 4,139 GP scores, of which 731 have been from "away" clubs. So a tad over 82% of scores are home scores.

So I'd say the impact would be very high.
More evidence that they should improve the App.
 
I checked the players’ records and seemingly they put cards in whenever they play Open team and Betterball events.
We have emailed their clubs’ handicap committees who hopefully will educate them, but this is surely the tip of the iceberg.
One of the clubs (with a large membership) responded to our email saying that they were unaware that a player couldn’t submit a GP card when playing in a 4BB. How can you expect players to follow the rules if the administrators are clueless?
Not sure why would we should continue bothering frankly.
 
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