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

[davidy233]

Last weekends trip that finished today

The Old Course twice just to make sure it’s not a good as they make out on here ?

Dumbarnie Links twice just to make sure it was a great course and I can confirm it’s superb ?

added in one round at the dukes course and Finished today at St Michaels course that was in excellent condition and the greens were very good. £20 is an absolute bargain and highly recommended.

If only I could actually play golf and not chop it round.

I used to play St Mikes a fair bit years ago when it was a nine holer but hadn’t played it since they made it 18 till about a couple of years ago - I liked it much more than I thought I would.

As for the rest - you lucky *******

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Tried a new chipping method and only duffed one.
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What were you trying

 

[Slime]

What were you trying

Effectively just standing on one leg!
My lead leg takes all my weight and my trail leg is bent with only the toe touching the ground, just for a bit of balance.
This stops me from swaying back and trying to scoop the ball into the air.
As I said, only one duff yesterday whereas it's often a fat followed by a thin on several holes!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Effectively just standing on one leg!
My lead leg takes all my weight and my trail leg is bent with only the toe touching the ground, just for a bit of balance.
This stops me from swaying back and trying to scoop the ball into the air.
As I said, only one duff yesterday whereas it's often a fat followed by a thin on several holes!

Know that feeling. I went down the Danny Maude route of having the shaft more upright and turning it into more of a pendulum. Seems to be working

 

[Orikoru]

technically yesterday but...my first summer time visit to Stoke Park. Its a beautiful location, especially the Colt loop, but with the wind up, this was possibly the first time I've felt like a golf course was set up to make people look silly - the greens were like billiard tables, and some of the pins were cut so that you had little chance of keeping the ball close to them. Still enjoyed it mind - I "only" had one four putt and three threes, compared to one of my playing partners 3 and 5!

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jacc34

So this guy has just copied someone else's post from last weekend... wtf Spam link edit incoming??

technically yesterday but...my first summer time visit to Stoke Park. Its a beautiful location, especially the Colt loop, but with the wind up, this was possibly the first time I've felt like a golf course was set up to make people look silly - the greens were like billiard tables, and some of the pins were cut so that you had little chance of keeping the ball close to them. Still enjoyed it mind - I "only" had one four putt and three threes, compared to one of my playing partners 3 and 5!

 

[Orikoru]

Know that feeling. I went down the Danny Maude route of having the shaft more upright and turning it into more of a pendulum. Seems to be working

How many different ways to chip the ball have you tried now?? It might be time to just bite the bullet and buy a chipper.

 

[jamiet7682]

Casual twilight round on my own last night, was behind a three ball with a young boy just starting out so just really took my time and enjoyed being outside in the sun.
Ended up playing really well, shot 45 (par 33) and can think of at least 5 shots i just lost concentration and duffed. Managed to par 2 par 3 holes which is good as have been struggling with them recently, got a 5 on all par 3 holes the round previous.
Another round with no lost balls or penalty strokes so happy to have eliminated those for the time being.
Need to lighten my bag though, could feel me getting tired from the weight quite early in the round. Gonna go down to a half set (hybrid, 6i, 7i, 9i, pw, sw & putter) and take about 15 balls out the pocket as clearly dont need all those balls anymore.

Really need to work on getting out of bunkers first time, taking me two shots every time at the moment so booked a bunker lesson with pro next weekend.

Out again on sunday and determined to break 45.

 

[Imurg]

Usual friday trek with Fragger and CvG...a bit chilly until the sun came out.
Ground is very soft after a day and a half of rain...
Actually parred the first today, first time scoring in that hole in 4 rounds....
A bit up and down after that but turned with 15, bogeyed 10 ( as always).
Needed 20 points on the back 9 to make buffer.....
A couple of pars on shot holes plus a birdie on 16 to snatch the 2s pot (£21) and a par up the last to finish with...20 points on the back 9.
Finally made buffer with a card in hand...might not sound much but I'll take it, especially as my iron play was horrific.
Fragger and CVG miles behind.....

 

[patricks148]

Roll up this morning off the back tee's, well 3 groups did, the last two group decided not to

tough out there with a 3 club win, esp the 7th at over 600 yards into the wind, drive and two 3 woods as well and i could hit them just short in three

back 9 was a nice though, apart from the 14th, right at the back of the tee and the flag the back of the green 240

 

[Crow]

For a number of reasons I've just played 4 round in 6 days with a different set of irons each time, no wonder I'm struggling to find any consistency!

Today was a set of Dunlop Maxfli by Roberto de Vicenzo, 3 to SW and 1, 3 & 4 woods (Gradidge Bobby Locke putter has been a stable for the last 3 rounds.)
Blobs on 7 and 8 and a very poor 10 points out, steadied things a bit on the back nine with 18 points but another stupid blob caused by a weak shot (not) over water and a shank.

I'll be playing the same irons and putter on Sunday in the medal so hopefully I'll have some clue as to how they might perform.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

How many different ways to chip the ball have you tried now?? It might be time to just bite the bullet and buy a chipper.

You make a valid point. However there was some very solid advice and argument from several on here who's opinion I respect that suggested it was a much simpler method than I was using and also gives me far less moving parts and less to think about. It's early days but definitely positive signs. I just need to work out some basics like distance of roll out per club

 

[Bigfoot]

Supplementary card today of nett 2 under.

At least I won't go up from that.

 

[GG26]

Played much better this afternoon, after hacking it around for two weeks. Slowed everything right down and even with a 10 thrown in on the 17th, ended up one under my handicap.

 

[Deleted member 3432]

I don't think in my 30 plus years of playing this game has there ever been a bigger gap between the quality of my good shots and that of my bad shots.

My bad shots are futher offline than they have ever been and are killing my scores.

An example today on the 13th which was into the wind as usual and my strategy on this hole is always play it as a 3 shot hole and trust the wedge to set up birdie opportunity. 2 iron from the tee into the middle of the fairway meaning 5 iron was the club to lay up into the 60-80 yard area which is also the widest part of the fairway. Hoiked the 5 iron left and ended up down the bank in long clumpy grass and heather from where it is just about impossible to get the ball on the green and you can run up a cricket score before you blink.

FFS hitting a 5 iron to the widest part of the fairway is a basic shot for a golfer of any reasonable standard. This destructive left shot is always just lurking, the other day I hit a 4 iron never to be seen again into gorse 30 yards left of the green on the par 3 16th.

Frustrated of Silloth.

 

[Bazz]

Played a par 6 today, 3 decent shots got me to around 80 yards out...took another 6 to get down. And that sums up the whole day.

 

[Deleted member 23344]

Played the East Course at The East Sussex National today. Only 24 points, but not too despondent as it is a bit of a tricky course for high handicappers like me. As always, my putting let me down. Enjoyed it though.

 

[Shooter McPowick]

Sublime front 9, could hardly put a foot wrong and +3 gross through 11 and then it was all over the place. 3 off the tee on 12, drove the par 4 13th green to 6 foot but missed the eagle... topped my drive on 14 - WTF? Slowly steered it home to a gross 81 that really should have been a 79. I’ll break 80 soon, I can feel it
13th Green:

 

[Fish]

Seniors Open yesterday in very wet conditions with the rain not taking a breather from start to finish.

Playing well and on the 11th fairway the klaxon went and play was suspended.

After 45 minutes we were back out, but it was difficult to get going again, hence a didn’t score on 14, even after a decent drive.

Finished with 36 points though, so got to look at the positives.

It was difficult to putt consistently due to the constant rain, but I’ll take that score, especially off the yellows which is more difficult with the 1st & 10th becoming par 4’s.

CSS went up so a .3 cut, not much but they all add up, so happy to receive ??

 

[Deleted member 25172]

First knock with my new bats yesterday. For the first time ever I was level par gross after 9. Wind picked up a bit on the back 9, but not too bad, but made 2 bogeys on the trot on two of our easiest (in my opionion) holes on the course.

Standing on 17th tee I was 3 over par and on my way for a new PB for the second straight day, only to put my tee shot behind a tree, 180 from the pin. Tried to be a hero and go for it, and the ball of course found the tree and nowhere to be seen again. Triple bogey there followed by a bogey on the last for a gross 77.

Boarded scratch competition today and club medal competition for all winners from last year tomorrow. Fancy my chances for the latter if I can hold my game together. The scratch not so much as there’s still 4-5 guys in the comp who if we all are at our best should and/or will go lower than what I can produce.

 

[OnTour]

3rd place from 5 prizes @ Maxstoke park - played well but messed up twice from 125yrds in one missed green and a 3 putt - club'd down then 3 putted. 5 birdies in the team and 42pts. nearly got the groove back. shot +5 on an away day so handicap stuff.

nearly 2 two's settle for one.