I played today and..(Rolling) -originally created by JohnnyDee

[Wilson]

A cold start this morning, after a late night watching the Masters, a PP is trying to get his handicap down so put in a supplementary, I said I’d join him - 77 blows which will see me back into single figures.

Started with 4 consecutive bogey’s, including a couple of shocking shots on the 1st, topped one out of a bunker on 9, but otherwise played well.

 

[Dando]

Played Weald of Kent with son in law - he had a mare and a walked the last 5 holes.
I played ok. Still got a big fade with the driver and I’m not sure why. Hit some good wedges and some chips and putting was decent.

 

[DeanoMK]

Hugely frustrating day for me today.

Started really well with a run of par, bogey, par but then the wheels just came flying off. Was a medal and included an 11 and a 9 on two par 5s. Shot a +30 101. Sad times.

On the brightside, I crushed a 312 yard drive - so every cloud and all that

 

[GG26]

Out on my own this afternoon and the usual mixed bag. Driving is going well, apart from a couple pulled out of bounds on the same hole. Just need to get my irons more consistent. I know what I need to do, but not so easy to execute. Overall consistency is now much better. Never had five consecutive rounds under 100 before the turn of the year, now under 100 in all ten rounds this year.

Competition starts for real this weekend, with my first round knockout match on Friday and first qualifier of the year on Saturday.

 

[Crow]

Welsh Hickory Open today at Aberdovey, a round of two halves if ever there was one.

Going out with the wind behind I played half decent to score 16 points, even with a 4 putt from about 25 feet....
Coming in against the wind I completely lost my swing and score one point! I thought I wasn't going to score anything at one stage but a tricky 4 footer on the 17th saved the day.

Like many links courses the fairways are still way behind after last year's dry summer and I was often hitting off bare ground. I could have done with a fairway wood for a bit of margin instead of the irons I was hitting where anything other than a clean strike resulted in a poor shot.

 

[Tommo21]

Just getting into the season, played my first midweek Medal at Dunbar. Shot 42 on the front 9 into the wind then surprised myself by coming home in 34 after parring all 9 holes, something I've never done before. 76 shots CSS 72,
not bad for a 66years old.

 

[DD32]

Had my best ever round yesterday. Four man team stableford competition.
A round of 96, first time under 100 off the whites and i came in with 41 points. Hopefully we get the results today

Very enjoyable day

 

[patricks148]

Welsh Hickory Open today at Aberdovey, a round of two halves if ever there was one.

Going out with the wind behind I played half decent to score 16 points, even with a 4 putt from about 25 feet....
Coming in against the wind I completely lost my swing and score one point! I thought I wasn't going to score anything at one stage but a tricky 4 footer on the 17th saved the day.

Like many links courses the fairways are still way behind after last year's dry summer and I was often hitting off bare ground. I could have done with a fairway wood for a bit of margin instead of the irons I was hitting where anything other than a clean strike resulted in a poor shot.

did you just play with iron?

i have spoon with a bit of loft very easy to hit from any lie.

Bet a Swede won

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Out on my own this afternoon and the usual mixed bag. Driving is going well, apart from a couple pulled out of bounds on the same hole. Just need to get my irons more consistent. I know what I need to do, but not so easy to execute. Overall consistency is now much better. Never had five consecutive rounds under 100 before the turn of the year, now under 100 in all ten rounds this year.

Competition starts for real this weekend, with my first round knockout match on Friday and first qualifier of the year on Saturday.

Clearly playing more consistently recently so well done. However be aware of heightened expectation in the competitions and start trying too hard to win the match or get the handicap down. Stick to what you've been doing better, use your shots wisely and allow it to work itself out. Keep the run going and expecting to hear tales of daring and skill after next weekend

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Total shocker yesterday in what was my 1st comp of the season.

Easterly wind which means front 9 with wind behind and struggled to control 2nd shots as the course was way drier than I last played it a couple of weeks ago. Chipping and putting were abysmal and thats putting it mildly.

Drove the ball beautifully which was the area of my game that I was actually concerned about prior to playing!

Picked up on the 6th after racking up a treble bogey 6 and didn't bother holing out after that. Submitted NR into computer to find out it was a Stableford comp, doh, haha.

Couple of weeks before I can again but will be back full of optimism for the great round that is in there somewhere. Weakness is in my game is my mind and not the swing...

 

[Crazyface]

Saturday Captain's change over. 4BBB. Played with a bloke off 6. I've never seen anyone hit a ball so straight off the tee. His second shot was utter pants all morning. If I'd have played his second shot we'd have won by a mile as I was hacking out of long grass most of the time, with the odd one off the fairaway to get us 3 pointers.
Sunday was in nice weather started bogey / par / par. Then the wind blew in. Came in with 102. Shocking !

 

[Crow]

did you just play with iron?

i have spoon with a bit of loft very easy to hit from any lie.

Bet a Swede won

I had a driver with no loft to speak of, would still probably have been a better choice for a lot of fairway shots!

Swedes 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the gross, with scores of 86, 87 and 88 respectively which shows how tough it was in the wind,.

 

[patricks148]

I had a driver with no loft to speak of, would still probably have been a better choice for a lot of fairway shots!

Swedes 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the gross, with scores of 86, 87 and 88 respectively which shows how tough it was in the wind,.

wow, must have been. played with the swede that won the British at Rye and he knocked it around ours in level par off the white, those guys are seriously good with Hickory's

I prefer the spoon to either of the 3 drivers i have and prob hit it just as far

 

[patricks148]

Total shocker yesterday in what was my 1st comp of the season.

Easterly wind which means front 9 with wind behind and struggled to control 2nd shots as the course was way drier than I last played it a couple of weeks ago. Chipping and putting were abysmal and thats putting it mildly.

Drove the ball beautifully which was the area of my game that I was actually concerned about prior to playing!

Picked up on the 6th after racking up a treble bogey 6 and didn't bother holing out after that. Submitted NR into computer to find out it was a Stableford comp, doh, haha.

Couple of weeks before I can again but will be back full of optimism for the great round that is in there somewhere. Weakness is in my game is my mind and not the swing...

save you right for playing in a stableford

 

[Deleted member 3432]

save you right for playing in a stableford

Too right

Just assumed it was medal, apart from monthly Blue tee Stableford medal is all we play in the season apart from 1 bogey comp which is the 1st comp of season.

Play with a mindset of medal anyway, if I make a treble round has gone tits up as far as I'm concerned. Especially on a par 3

 

[DD32]

Results are in and we won the team challenge

Played 1 comp off the whites and won. Time to retire undefeated

 

[Shooter McPowick]

Sunday Stableford, early tee so back for the masters 😎
19 points front 9 and 13 back 9, felt effortless on the front 9 and an absolute grind on the back 9. I need to play the back 9 more often, these 9 hole roll ups aren’t cutting it. Parred the holes I don’t get shots on, nearly chipped in on 2 and 5, hit the pin with a bunker shot on 6, drive of the year on 7 at over 300 yards (downwind) and scrambled 2 points on the 9th (hard hole). 10th was a wreck and scrambled for a point, holed a long putt on 12 for a point. Parred si1 for 3 points and then lost tee shot on 17 with a 7 for nothing. Stayed grinding on the 18th for 2 points.
Putting was solid, short game saved me from embarrassment, new irons were 50/50 (first round with them) driving 50/50 as well. An 86 that could easily have been an 82

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Sunday Stableford, early tee so back for the masters 😎
19 points front 9 and 13 back 9, felt effortless on the front 9 and an absolute grind on the back 9. I need to play the back 9 more often, these 9 hole roll ups aren’t cutting it. Parred the holes I don’t get shots on, nearly chipped in on 2 and 5, hit the pin with a bunker shot on 6, drive of the year on 7 at over 300 yards (downwind) and scrambled 2 points on the 9th (hard hole). 10th was a wreck and scrambled for a point, holed a long putt on 12 for a point. Parred si1 for 3 points and then lost tee shot on 17 with a 7 for nothing. Stayed grinding on the 18th for 2 points.
Putting was solid, short game saved me from embarrassment, new irons were 50/50 (first round with them) driving 50/50 as well. An 86 that could easily have been an 82

Feel the pain. Was flying in the medal last week and level handicap after 15 and collapsed with a double, quad, double finish for net 75 and 0.1. Annoying when the front nine was +4 gross and like you it seemed simple.

 

[Shooter McPowick]

Feel the pain. Was flying in the medal last week and level handicap after 15 and collapsed with a double, quad, double finish for net 75 and 0.1. Annoying when the front nine was +4 gross and like you it seemed simple.

I don’t know what it is but I really struggle with our back 9. I’ve adopted a simple, what should be easy strategy for making use of the extra strokes I have but I simply cannot execute it. I’ve shot a 1 over gross on the front 9 but I think the best I’ve ever done on the back is a 5 over gross. I think I’ve got the “back 9 yips”

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I don’t know what it is but I really struggle with our back 9. I’ve adopted a simple, what should be easy strategy for making use of the extra strokes I have but I simply cannot execute it. I’ve shot a 1 over gross on the front 9 but I think the best I’ve ever done on the back is a 5 over gross. I think I’ve got the “back 9 yips”

Our back 9 is significantly harder in my opinion and it has a tough finishing stretch so definitely a case of trying to consolidate rather than chase. There are chances on holes like 10 and 11 but then we have our SI 1 and a 186 yard par 3 that is far tougher than SI 17 suggests. I have played it in +4 several times so I have a good score coming home in me. I don't think I have any back nine "yips" but I am guilty of making some very poor swings and decisions at times