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

Had one of those ridiculous rounds you only dream of.

1st Medal of the year and board comp shot 1 over gross for a net 58.? 5 shots better than my previous best some 7 years ago.

Just trying to close the round out and hit the the flag on the 17th to see the eagle shot bounce off the flag from 80yds for birdie and on the 18th holed out from 80yds for a birdie.

Big cut coming my way, may do the lottery tonight.?
 
We played at Rickmansworth today, just for a change as we've mostly been playing our home track since lockdown. Ricky is a par 65, but it's far from easy as it's extremely hilly, quite a few blind shots and others with a lot of elevation to consider. Also some very difficult bits of rough to chip out of. It's one of those where even a decent shot can be punished if you get a dodgy bounce. There are eight par 3s but two of them are tough to even make a 4 on.

Front nine was pretty good, I managed four pars in a row at one point which was nice. Then I made an arse of the 8th hole but still 19 points at the turn.

Back nine is a bit tougher I think, lost a couple of silly shots - on the 11th, an attempted hero shot through a small gap in the trees hit one of them head on, and on the 200 yard par 3 12th I took two to get out of the greenside bunker, when it was a pretty easy bunker shot in truth. I just wasn't really concentrating. I also struggled with putting all day actually, the grass on the greens seemed a bit long but my brain couldn't adjust and I kept leaving everything short. Ended up with 15 points on the back for 34 total; 83 gross. Not bad but always disappointing when the back nine doesn't live up to the front.
 
Enjoyable roll up game. Managed 36 points but went OOB on 17 and hit it in the pond on 18 and then made great up and down for a bogey 6 so a disappointing end to what had been a solid ball striking round. Wind was gusty and tricky in places but quite happy where my game is
 
Really getting frustrated with my game now.
Points from my last 6 rounds = 23, 38, 24, 25, 41 & today 25.
You can guess which rounds were non qualifying practice rounds :rolleyes: Yep, the 38 and 41.
I just can’t help but going to pieces when I know it’s a handicap qualifying round.
 
AdamC28 said:
Really getting frustrated with my game now.
Points from my last 6 rounds = 23, 38, 24, 25, 41 & today 25.
You can guess which rounds were non qualifying practice rounds :rolleyes: Yep, the 38 and 41.
I just can’t help but going to pieces when I know it’s a handicap qualifying round.
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Are you putting too much pressure on yourself and raising expectations? Are you trying to push too hard when you get out of position and costing more shots? Easier said than done but simply go out and try and play with freedom and forget the card
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Are you putting too much pressure on yourself and raising expectations? Are you trying to push too hard when you get out of position and costing more shots? Easier said than done but simply go out and try and play with freedom and forget the card
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Exactly that, I’m just putting too much pressure on myself and expecting to do well and get down when it doesn’t go as expected. Really need to try and relax as I know I’m much better than my handicap would currently suggest.
 
AdamC28 said:
Exactly that, I’m just putting too much pressure on myself and expecting to do well and get down when it doesn’t go as expected. Really need to try and relax as I know I’m much better than my handicap would currently suggest.
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It's about minimising mistakes. I also think a half decent short game and confidence in holing out can mask a host of mistakes when you aren't hitting the ball well and can make a scorecard still look semi-respectable
 
played in a new larger swidle group at teh club yesterday - 26 palyed - and we used this app calle Golf GameBook. It is briliant. All pairings set up by organiser and you try and input the scores for your group after each hole - and you see a live leaderboard as you play - reall, really loved it!!

and, nice win - 41 points!! And..........wit for it.............this includes...............the obligitory blob....on 10!!!! and doubles on par 3s 12 and 14!!

And in the wider club opt in stableford - still waiting for the email results so not sure how i got on but hopefully a 1.5 point handicap cut
 
PNWokingham said:
played in a new larger swidle group at teh club yesterday - 26 palyed - and we used this app calle Golf GameBook. It is briliant. All pairings set up by organiser and you try and input the scores for your group after each hole - and you see a live leaderboard as you play - reall, really loved it!!

and, nice win - 41 points!! And..........wit for it.............this includes...............the obligitory blob....on 10!!!! and doubles on par 3s 12 and 14!!

And in the wider club opt in stableford - still waiting for the email results so not sure how i got on but hopefully a 1.5 point handicap cut
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Theres a few groups at my club use this app, I’ve only heard very good feedback from people using it, maybe its something to consider with large scale meets we all attend on here ?

oh, and well played ?
 
hacked it round in the clubs BOGEY comp in +2 #74 - 22 putts tells the story. loads of fairways lots of missed greens 77% scrambling. ended +3 2020 hitting nice solid form #Cat1

Handicap sec's away till Wednesday so no results to view :-(
 
Shot 81 this morning, two birdies on the back 9, one of them a 2, so at least I'm in the money. 4 doubles tho which is annoying. If I could just cut them out, I'd be getting the handicap down. Don't expect CSS to move so a buffer it will be.
 
38 points in the roll up this morning, could have been so much better if I’d not had 4 x 3-putts?⛳️
 
1st competition today (after lockdown) and mixed results. Scored really well on the 1st 9 holes, and really badly on the last 9 holes. I think I lost 5 shots from 13 to 17 because of silly short range lip outs or duffed chip shots alone. I got hungry on the 15th, I probably should have eaten something at half way to keep up concentration towards the end.

I was really worried about my driving because a month ago I was hitting 220 straight, then 210 far left, then last week 160 straight(ish), today I did around 200 yard drives and mostly straight. But I had to go 3 of the tee 3 times when the ball just went 'somewhere'. Well, once it went oob left, once in the ravine about 30 yards from the tee after hitting netting on the left, and once I skied it about 50 yards into some rough never to be found again. Overall really happy with it.

Short game was bad. Left most puts short, and chips went way long or way short. I topped about 3 shots. And I am really disappointed with the par 3 holes. Not a single green hit on them.

I will get a cut of handicap, but not as much as I wanted. 26 front, 19 back, 45 overall.
 
Had my best start to a round yesterday and was one under gross after four (14pts in four holes). The iron striking was on another level to my usual play. Sadly couldn’t keep it going and slowly dropped shots through the rest of the round to end up with 36pts.
 
larmen said:
1st competition today (after lockdown) and mixed results. Scored really well on the 1st 9 holes, and really badly on the last 9 holes. I think I lost 5 shots from 13 to 17 because of silly short range lip outs or duffed chip shots alone. I got hungry on the 15th, I probably should have eaten something at half way to keep up concentration towards the end.

I was really worried about my driving because a month ago I was hitting 220 straight, then 210 far left, then last week 160 straight(ish), today I did around 200 yard drives and mostly straight. But I had to go 3 of the tee 3 times when the ball just went 'somewhere'. Well, once it went oob left, once in the ravine about 30 yards from the tee after hitting netting on the left, and once I skied it about 50 yards into some rough never to be found again. Overall really happy with it.

Short game was bad. Left most puts short, and chips went way long or way short. I topped about 3 shots. And I am really disappointed with the par 3 holes. Not a single green hit on them.

I will get a cut of handicap, but not as much as I wanted. 26 front, 19 back, 45 overall.
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Hang on, you got 45 points in a competition and all you've told us is how bad it was??? :oops:
 
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