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

[HomerJSimpson]

Played nine holes after work. Some good, a lot of bad. Short game more robust than of late though

 

[patricks148]

seldom have a struck the ball as well as i did today and scored so poorly, could not hole a put for love nor money.

Drove two par 4 greens (9th and 15th) both downwind admittedly and only got birdie on one, was still under handicap, but could not hole anything for Toffee;(

 

[Slime]

Boooo!

Try teeing it so that the centre of the ball is level with, or just below, the top of the grounded driver, and don't have the ball as far forward in your stance as you do with a modern driver.

Ah, that'll be where I went wrong as I tried teeing it high, low and medium .......................... but always forward in my stance!
Thanks Crow.

 

[Imurg]

It's still a stupid game but it's a bit less stupid than it was this time yesterday

 

[richbeech]

I played with a European / Challenge Tour player today and it was unbelievable. Never seen anyone hit a ball like that before. It was a masterclass in ball striking and demonstration of how to really take a golf course apart. His driver was like a rocket launcher and the ball a guided missile right to whatever part of the fairway he wanted. I’ll remember it for a long time.

 

[Slime]

I played with a European / Challenge Tour player today and it was unbelievable. Never seen anyone hit a ball like that before. It was a masterclass in ball striking and demonstration of how to really take a golf course apart. His driver was like a rocket launcher and the ball a guided missile right to whatever part of the fairway he wanted. I’ll remember it for a long time.

Back in 1992 I played quite a few games with an American who was on the European Tour, he even played all four rounds in the Open that year, and, as you rightly said, the ball striking was from a different planet ......................................... as was his ability to get out of trouble.
He hit the ball miles past me without appearing to put any effort in.
I didn't learn much because he was playing a totally different game, I just relaxed and enjoyed his golf more than he did!
Oh, and we had a whole lot of laughs too.
Good times.

 

[GG26]

Following the ‘beaten up’ thread Crow kindly invited me over to Ullesthorpe this evening where I had failed to beat 110 in four attempts. Very pleased to have scored 94 today and prove that I can play the course. It was an eye opener to watch how well Nick strikes those old wooden clubs.

 

[Crow]

Following the ‘beaten up’ thread Crow kindly invited me over to Ullesthorpe this evening where I had failed to beat 110 in four attempts. Very pleased to have scored 94 today and prove that I can play the course. It was an eye opener to watch how well Nick strikes those old wooden clubs.

Your handicap is going to tumble this year, ball striking has improved massively since the last time we played.

I was pleased with how my 2 wood performed today. Rain was forecast so I took one of my less precious iron sets out; McGhie "Tiger Tee", a budget set if ever there was one, also took the laminated 2 wood from the set, and a Mizuno White Fang 3 wood (Precious but won't rust or suffer from water penetration) and a GT-400 putter. (Don't mention the 4-putt from just off the green on the 10th )

We timed it perfectly with the weather in the end, a few spots just starting to fall as we putted out on the 18th.

 

[BrianM]

Went out for 10 holes this morning in glorious weather, no expectations after just finishing 23 night shifts and I played excellent stuff, ended up 6 over, driving was poor distance wise but was on the fairway.
Had a wee card in my pocket, which had practice swing, line up, commit (don’t sway) and fully finish, I think it made a difference mentally to me as the 6” between my ears is my biggest problem.

Well what a difference a day makes, back to utter dross yesterday, not one decent drive, everything going right, ball striking felt good as well, every drive sliced and irons pushed right as well.
Think I could be taking the club back inside, away to St Andrews on Monday as well 😩

 

[Deleted member 23344]

Third and final day of our Dorset tour (although this course is in Hampshire) at Skylark Golf & Country. Shortish course, but very pleasant and still challenging for us. I was in the low 90s on two of the three courses we played, so I was pleased. Good time had by all.

 

[IanM]

Course closed till 10 due to high winds .
Eeeeek.

 

[richbeech]

Back in 1992 I played quite a few games with an American who was on the European Tour, he even played all four rounds in the Open that year, and, as you rightly said, the ball striking was from a different planet ......................................... as was his ability to get out of trouble.
He hit the ball miles past me without appearing to put any effort in.
I didn't learn much because he was playing a totally different game, I just relaxed and enjoyed his golf more than he did!
Oh, and we had a whole lot of laughs too.
Good times.

It was a joy to play 18 holes with someone that good. Like you said it's hard to actually learn something from them because they play the game differently. He was taking lines off the tee that you don't even see and that are just ridiculous. He hardly put a foot wrong for 15 holes and was 6 under. Then he doubled bogeyed the 16th (which he was most displeased with) and bogeyed the 17th to finish -3 and it looked like he wasn't even trying. I managed to get a great photo on my phone which sort of showed the gulf class - I smoked a drive down the 9th and I mean hit my Sunday best, it went about 305-310 (genuinely as well) and he still put his ball 50 yards past me. I couldn't believe it. Par 5s don't exist there's only long par 4s to them. His ball flight with his irons was incredible, it would start so low that you thought he'd thinned it but then it would slowly rise and come down and stop dead. It sounded like a gun going off when he hit his 3 iron. he was a really nice lad as well and the great thing is he seemed quite up for playing again sometime soon, after he's been to play on a few tour events that is.

 

[Deleted member 25172]

Got my first out of 3 rounds at Carnousite in yesterday at the Burnside course. Played like an absolute donkey on the front 9 and at the turn I had 10 points. Coming up here I had my mind set on just trying to enjoy myself but no, I don’t work that way. I redeemed myself on the back and got 9 2-pointers in a row, so take that with me for today’s round at the Buddon course. Tomorrow is the one that counts though as we’ll be playing the Championship course, going out with all the Americans who btw is spending ridiculous amounts in the shop before teeing off.

 

[Slime]

It was a joy to play 18 holes with someone that good. Like you said it's hard to actually learn something from them because they play the game differently. He was taking lines off the tee that you don't even see and that are just ridiculous. He hardly put a foot wrong for 15 holes and was 6 under. Then he doubled bogeyed the 16th (which he was most displeased with) and bogeyed the 17th to finish -3 and it looked like he wasn't even trying.

And that's another difference that works in my favour!
If I get a double bogey it's generally just one shot gone which I can get back with just one par, they need two birdies!

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Playing at 1pm today, it's blowing an absolute hoolie out there just now. This is going to be carnage

 

[Shooter McPowick]

Shot 2 over handicap (86) with a snap hook lost ball off the first tee resulting in a triple bogey to get me started. Was fuming! Steady from there onwards but a few errant drives getting me into trouble. Birdied 5, 302 yard drive downwind on the par 5 6th followed by a 5i just rolling off the back then down in 3. Threw back to back birdies away! Nightmare double bogey on the 8th after a nasty lie bladed chip. Chip in birdie on 11, stupid double bogey on 12 (chip was poor after chipping in on 11!!!) steady until the 17th where I bladed from a greenside bunker (no sand) resulting in another double. 86 when I should easily have been in the high 70’s. Frustrating! Left 2 more birdies out there, pars were solid but the 4 doubles and one triple were inexcusable.

 

[xreyuk]

Wasn't today but last weekend we played our Easter Comp.

You play 2 matches Friday, 2 Saturday, 1 Sunday and 2 Monday if you get to the final.

Managed to get to the semi final, until I came up an absolute bandit off 18, who was 5 over gross through 14!

 

[Shooter McPowick]

Wasn't today but last weekend we played our Easter Comp.

You play 2 matches Friday, 2 Saturday, 1 Sunday and 2 Monday if you get to the final.

Managed to get to the semi final, until I came up an absolute bandit off 18, who was 5 over gross through 14!

+5 through 14 off 18 is disgraceful!

 

[Deleted member 18588]

+5 through 14 off 18 is disgraceful!

Any more disgraceful than the score you felt that you should have returned, see post #2401.

 

[patricks148]

monthly medal, today hit it ok and sank some putts as well, 3 birdies, 74 gross, nice cut again.

quite a nice day considering the forecast, missed the rain, round in 2.50 as a 3 ball too