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

[davidy233]

Was busy photographing Dundee United v Celtic yesterday and had the granddaughter visiting today so it was after 7pm when I got the chance to wander out for a few holes - intended playing nine and on a dry, dead still, evening on a quiet course that looked very possible - but as I walked to the 6th tee I noticed the wind getting up strong and had a look in the direction it was coming from - big rain storm coming.

Decided to play 6 and 7 which would bring me to the right end of the course and just after I’d walked off the course the rain started. Got pretty damp on the 800 yard walk from 7th green to my house.

Golf was nothing special but nothing terrible either - was really just a walk with clubs - I wanted to get out because I’m very much aware that my summer of playing golf as much as I want is just about over - I’d expect to be photographing football most weekends and a few midweek nights too from now on - and the evening light for a quick nine is fast going too.

Hopefully I’ll still manage to get out a bit - if there’s been one good thing about this year it’s that I’ve had time to play lots of golf and I’ve loved it.

 

[Jimaroid]

A quite staggering gross 94 at StMikes today, 4 lost balls and a 0.1 happily received with my first competition card of the year.

 

[Deleted member 17920]

A quite staggering gross 94 at StMikes today, 4 lost balls and a 0.1 happily received with my first competition card of the year.

Nice to see the @Captainron effect is rubbing off nicely Jim ?

Congratulations

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Played Sat in a slight breeze, two lost balls, 4 three putts, shot 7 over. if only round.

Yesterday couldn't find the planet off the tee, had a great time wandering in the trees and looking at twigs, leaves, worm casts and into the dark abyss, lovin' it. Won the matchplay as son/wife played worse than me

 

[Mandofred]

There's hope. 39 on the front 9 and as usual when playing well started swinging a little harder on the back 9. Been watching Fred Couples more on YouTube....trying to copy how easy/lazy his swing looks.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

There's hope. 39 on the front 9 and as usual when playing well started swinging a little harder on the back 9. Been watching Fred Couples more on YouTube....trying to copy how easy/lazy his swing looks.

There was an interview with him in GM a couple of months ago. He talked about having a light grip on his driver. I try to remember this and it helps to keep the swing smooth, funny how by doing one thing another just follows without trying . It is hard to break the habit of squeezing the club to death though . It makes a big difference.

 

[mister v]

played on sunday in a medal and shot a nett 78. this was a minor mirale having just come through a 4 week period of the sherman tanks where at its peak i ended up scoring 20 points (in total) and recording 30 shanks in a round....... I had a pitching and chipping lesson on the monday and then practiced every day before sundays comp and was over the moon to hit a nett 78, it could have easily been lower and then again it could have been higher...... but after working hard in practice and seeing the results of it im going to do the same again and go into next weeks competion with actual hope!!!

 

[patricks148]

played 2 man Scramble at Tain on Sunday and it taking 4 and half hours, hit it quitre well but didn't really hole all the birdie chances we had on the front 9, better on the back. my PP really struggled off the tee, and we have to have a min of 6 drives each, and we used ll mine on the front 9 we had to take his out the rough and bunker in the closing holes to get his drives in doubt we will be anywhere, esp as the two young guys we played with had high handicaps and one played like a cat 1, hit an iron past my sunday best drive a couple of times

Nairn this morning... greens slower than in winter, don't think they had been cut since Sat... V V poor

 

[Mandofred]

There was an interview with him in GM a couple of months ago. He talked about having a light grip on his driver. I try to remember this and it helps to keep the swing smooth, funny how by doing one thing another just follows without trying . It is hard to break the habit of squeezing the club to death though . It makes a big difference.

That's part of what I've been trying to do. There is a practice club called a Medicus that a friend of mine bought (this was like 20 years ago....they still sell them).......you really have to swing them smooth with no sudden movements or change of direction or the shaft/hinge breaks. Going to mid-size grips I think has helped a little as well in keeping my hands looser. I'm real tempted in at least trying the jumbo grips.

 

[Orikoru]

Since I've had some storming rounds lately I was looking forward to entering the medal today and have a chance of getting the handicap down. Well, you can guess how that went. Shot 90, net 74 (six over). Just felt like a constant struggle to hit any decent shots. Went from 78% fairways on Thursday to 31% today. Only managed three pars. Barely any up and downs, 36 putts. Final nail in the coffin was a triple on the par 3 17th - without that it could have been passable. But it's my worst round since end of May. Ah well. Could've been worse, my mate NRed and buggered off home after the 12th.

Soooo it turns out I won this competition. Me and my NRed mate were the only two people who entered. I guess there won't be much of a prize, maybe it'll pay my next comp entry if I'm lucky. That also means I've been saved from the 0.1 again. Champione!

 

[Imurg]

Played after work yesterday, dismantled Fragger again but it was one of those rounds where, apart from the first 4 holes that I parred with relative ease, I don't feel I played particularly well but still came in under handicap....

Short putting was appalling, missed about 4 or 5 4 footers but the scoring just seemed to trundle along. Normally I'm pretty solid from that distance.
A birdie on the difficult 17th helped no end but another missed short one on 18 meant finishing on 37 points instead of, possibly, many more.
Even had a blob thrown in there...

 

[Tommy10]

26 points in stableford on Saturday, at least I got a nice photo while I was out..........

 

[Papas1982]

26 points in stableford on Saturday, at least I got a nice photo while I was out..........

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Mar Hall?

 

[Tommy10]

Mar Hall?

Yeah 3rd green at Mar Hall with the Waverley on the river, at least the views are always consistent

 

[Papas1982]

Yeah 3rd green at Mar Hall with the Waverley on the river, at least the views are always consistent

I played there on the Turnberry trip.

wqs some lovely views. My golf was similar to yours by the sounds of things.....

 

[Papas1982]

Just got in and freshened up after 18 at RCP.

To say it was brutal was an understatement. We set off into the wind for the first, but with it helping for the next 6 holes.
after 7 I was on a whopping 4 points.

A birdie on the 8th set me on my way to the run of harder holes. A further 19 points has me mid table and looking like I’m playing tomorrow.

 

[Deleted member 23344]

Played at Shirley Park yesterday ... a course I normally do well at. I played fairly soundly tee to green but, for some reason, my putting was AWFUL ... must have three putted on 10 greens. 26 points ? ?

 

[Deleted member 25172]

Second go at Royal Cinque Ports - second failure.

Worst weather conditions I’ve ever played in, meaning the day that I’ve booked off from work tomorrow was a total waste as I didn’t make the cut for the second day.

14 points. 14 POINTS. Absolute shambles. Was so angry I was about to cry. Wind and rain defeated me. Big ups to @Papas1982 who grinded and is playing tomorrow again when I’ll be sitting on a train home to London crying inside.

 

[Orikoru]

Incredibly, I picked up a Mar Hall teepeg today on my course near Watford ?‍

One time we were playing at Huntswood in Taplow, and my mate found a ball with 'Haste Hill' stamped on it. What are the odds of that we thought? Later on we found out that our captain and a few others were playing a match there on the same day. Was the captain's ball as well, it was offered back to him but he wouldn't take it.

 

[ScienceBoy]

Had my first bad round in a while, gotta have some bad days and it’s given me something to work on/

I think I have just misapplied or over applied something I was doing and started doing something I shouldn’t, this happens often so I am aware of it and how to mentally handle it.