How long before you break 100.

[Oddsocks]

my two pence worth.

Have a lession to iron out any major flaws/faults and spend a month working on them on the range, 2 of the rounds and spend then hammering the drills that teh pro has given you.

Once this is done hit the course and evaluate the week points, the book at group of lessons focusing on one thing, BobMac put something up before about how he plans out a 5 lesson booking, IE:

Basics
Putting
Chipping & bunkers
Irons
Woods

Ive just had a hour lesson solely on chipping techniques from 50 yards in, although it all stills feels alien its amazing how much more consistent my chipping is, and it still doesnt feel anywhere near natural yet. Im having one range session a week solely with 58/52 wedges playing with different distances and markers getting used to aligning to different targets & judging different distances, but the main thing is with the new basics in place the strike is more consistent, so you know your going in the right way.

If it was easy we'd all be of scratch

 

[Lawrence22]

Thanks oddsocks. I will ask the pro about those kind of lessons when I have my first lesson next week.

 

[nowtfancy]

My advice for what its worth would be short game practice would be the bit that gets you from breaking 100 to breaking 90.

What made me get to sub 100 rounds was being able to hit it off the tee more consistently.

The bit that’s stopping me getting sub 90 now is too many duff chips & not getting it near enough flag from good positions.

 

[funkyfred]

Don't take this the wrong way but maybe never is the answer. There are golfers who have been playing for years and they've never beaten 100.
That's not to say you wont!

It all depends on your skill level. Practice hard, play lots and it will almost certainly come.

It actually pleases me to read this. When I pick up golf magazines and they are advising you how to break 90 and make it sound so easy. I was begining to wonder if my brother in law and myself were exceedingly bad.

Hopefully this will give you some encouragement. I have been playing regularly for 2 years (March 09) but have been playing golf for 30 years.

I'm still only a 25h/c but on Sunday I managed to rack up a score of 108 which included 7 yes seven penalty shots.
1) sliced drive water
2) just run off fairway 3 feet right behind a bush
3) lay up short of stream, pulled left water
4) drive slightly left, water
5) sliced drive OOB
6) narrow driving hole, catches tree , water
7) island hole water

all this was on 6 holes and i still managed to rack up 26 stableford points.

what I am trying to say is, dont put to much pressure on yourself to brake 100. A friend of mine started having lessons about 12 months ago and he plays most weeks and he still hasn't broken 100. The thing is he starts beating himself up as soon as he hits one bad shot, he could be on the first tee!!
Strange to think that I a 25h/c giving advice but i would say play each shot on its merits, dont take on the glory shots that you might hit one in ten. Take your time and one day it will come.

Keep us inform as to how you get on.

 

[Lawrence22]

Don't take this the wrong way but maybe never is the answer. There are golfers who have been playing for years and they've never beaten 100.
That's not to say you wont!

It all depends on your skill level. Practice hard, play lots and it will almost certainly come.

It actually pleases me to read this. When I pick up golf magazines and they are advising you how to break 90 and make it sound so easy. I was begining to wonder if my brother in law and myself were exceedingly bad.

Hopefully this will give you some encouragement. I have been playing regularly for 2 years (March 09) but have been playing golf for 30 years.

I'm still only a 25h/c but on Sunday I managed to rack up a score of 108 which included 7 yes seven penalty shots.
1) sliced drive water
2) just run off fairway 3 feet right behind a bush
3) lay up short of stream, pulled left water
4) drive slightly left, water
5) sliced drive OOB
6) narrow driving hole, catches tree , water
7) island hole water

all this was on 6 holes and i still managed to rack up 26 stableford points.

what I am trying to say is, dont put to much pressure on yourself to brake 100. A friend of mine started having lessons about 12 months ago and he plays most weeks and he still hasn't broken 100. The thing is he starts beating himself up as soon as he hits one bad shot, he could be on the first tee!!
Strange to think that I a 25h/c giving advice but i would say play each shot on its merits, dont take on the glory shots that you might hit one in ten. Take your time and one day it will come.

Keep us inform as to how you get on.

Thanks for that. I am pretty sure I Have the ability to break 100 just need more consistency. On my last round I had 9 holes in a row from 7th to 15th that I scored 45 on against a par of 35, so I figure if I can do it for 9 in a row I should be able to do it for 18 in time. I just have to keep it in play.

 

[Golfmmad]

Thanks for that. I am pretty sure I Have the ability to break 100 just need more consistency. On my last round I had 9 holes in a row from 7th to 15th that I scored 45 on against a par of 35, so I figure if I can do it for 9 in a row I should be able to do it for 18 in time. I just have to keep it in play.

I've just read through the thread and it's all good advice to help you break the magical 100!!

My thoughts are: try and concentrate on each shot in hand and don't worry about what's ahead. Forget about your score until the last putt on the 18th. Ask your mates to not tell you your score, especially after the 9th. Just keep your focus on each shot as you go round, if you hit a bad one think about the easiest shot to get back on track, don't go for the glory shot and keep it consistent.

Most of all, relax, swing easy and enjoy!

Good luck,

Golfmmad.