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

[HomerJSimpson]

Today I learnt a lesson or should I say re-learnt an old lesson I got schooled in when I used to play before.

Only my 2nd game at new place and 3rd game this year and and 1st time ever putting Arccos into play and only 9 holes again before work.. Started lovely ripped a driver arrow straight & long (not forum long but long for my average length), hit a 54 degree to 15 feet just missed the birdie putt and made eays par.. Then I proceeded to leave any resemblance of a game of a long game behind me on that 1st hole! Only managed 1 more fairway and GIR in the remaining 8 holes. Had a nice consistent 2 way miss, yet chipped and putted my way to a score, the best example on the par 4 9th, took a hybrid off tee for safety hit a straight pull left into trees, managed to nudge it 80yards forward into fairway, then missed the green pin high right with a gap wedge but then chipped in for a par 4. Played the 9 holes in +3, with 6 pars and 3 bogeys. Guy I was playing with even said as we walked off if I figured out how to swing a club I could be half decent

I'd basically spent all 9 holes playing golf swing and not golf the game. Focusing how to swing and what to fix so wasn't just getting on with it.. Here's to next time when I swing well (hopefully) yet probably score crap

If you can make a score (of sorts) playing rubbish and the short game is on then don't worry. It's about the final number and that's where the good players excel. If you're then swinging well think what you can score.

 

[Wolf]

If you can make a score (of sorts) playing rubbish and the short game is on then don't worry. It's about the final number and that's where the good players excel. If you're then swinging well think what you can score.

Fortunately my short game even in the past always saved me and made up for lack of distance

 

[Orikoru]

Saturday was the re-scheduled 'Remembrance Day' comp - the first time round was back on the 10th Nov, I had been on 34 points with three holes left when the heavens opened, and the comp was cancelled with the greens being deemed unplayable.

So in the re-run I played quite well again, but not quite as well as last time. Finished on 36 points overall, which is a bit of a double-edged sword because although that's a decent score, it's not quite enough to get a cut so I was left ruing the blob on the 4th and the missed par putt on the 15th. Finished 2nd in division 2 with the winner only getting 37. So pretty close. Ultimately just happy to play well though. With any luck it might contribute to another end of year review cut, who knows.

Had a day off yesterday so I went down the driving range to practise the Ping G25 hybrid I've just picked up, then 9 holes round the 'Playgolf' course at Northwick Park. Tricky little course with seven par 3s, I played well until the very last hole where I fatted one in the lake to ruin the score a touch. Triple bogey there to leave me with a 12 over par 42.

 

[User20205]

Won a turkey 🦃 & some booze👍 Might have been cut to 5.8😱 not sure how 🤣🤣

Css went up to 73....5.3 🤣🤣🤣

 

[chrisd]

Nearly created a 1st

Played on Sunday and with an errant tee shot I very nearly wiped out the Club Captain, he finished his year yesterday evening and this morning I nearly wiped out the incoming Captain 😣

 

[JohnnyDee]

Nearly created a 1st

Played on Sunday and with an errant tee shot I very nearly wiped out the Club Captain, he finished his year yesterday evening and this morning I nearly wiped out the incoming Captain 😣

What have Captains ever done to you to make you hate them so much, Chris?

 

[chrisd]

What have Captains ever done to you to make you hate them so much, Chris?

Strangely Johnny, I like them both so just think what I might do to someone I dont like 😤😤😤

 

[Crow]

Strangely Johnny, I like them both so just think what I might do to someone I dont like 😤😤😤

You'd aim at them so they'd be as safe as houses.

 

[Imurg]

Fragger was having doors delivered so I couldn't beat him today.....
Put CVG to the sword I stead.
An absolutely remarkable 33 points today....
Remarkable because I can't remember ever being so bad off the tee than I was today...!!!
Simply horrific but I didn't lose a ball or hit a provisional.
Tops, thins, chunks, duffs and any other name you want to call them.....
But the rest of the game was working well so not unhappy at the end of the day.

Up steps Fragger tomorrow - gonna be a tad chilly.

 

[chrisd]

I played in the monthly stableford today, didn't remotely threaten anyone !

Hit the new clubs with a fairly new swing and was quite erratic on a few holes. There was a stiff'ish cold breeze but the good play was quite good, putting decent and I finished with 36 points

 

[upsidedown]

Big Fiddle Xmas comp and dinner, had 40 points with a lost ball and as a team we had 43 for third and a nice bottle of Port . Dinner was excellent .

 

[rudebhoy]

Funny old round yesterday. Blobbed the first 2 holes after bunker problems (2 shots to get out both times) not helped by duffing a straightforward chip into a bunker on the 1st. Thought I was in for a horror show, but then started to play some decent stuff, 35 points between the 3rd and the 17th with only one blob (duffed drive into the trees). Then blobbed the 18th by chipping into bunker and 2 shots to get out again!

 

[Garush34]

Played the Glen open Stableford today, started terribly and finished terribly but found something in the middle and ended up with a gross 86 net 68, should be good enough for a cut of some kind. I hope it is enough to get me down to 17 for the first time.

 

[upsidedown]

Ladies Xmas lunch at ours today so the course was empty , played by myself and round in 2 hrs 10 dropping just 3 shots with given the strength of the wind and how cold it was am very happy with

 

[jim8flog]

Played today 4BBB 36 points (10 over gross ) with my own ball. Very pleased with score given the strength of the window and that it felt sub zero at times. Bought myself a new mid layer sleeveless jacket yesterday which worked quite well at keeping the chest and back warm and allowed me to swing reasonably well.

 

[Imurg]

Mission accomplished, although I failed to destroy everyone's favourite Mod, I did beat him.
Driving, on the whole, a lot better but still hit some shockers.
Difficult conditions today as the greens were partly frozen and the fringes soft - so you couldn't run the ball up that easily and going for the green required a soft bounce (quite hard to find!). Did birdie out long Par 5 though which turned the screw.
It was damn cold!!

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Mission accomplished, although I failed to destroy everyone's favourite Mod, I did beat him.

Just like to say he won on count back . But yes he won

But there’s always tomorrow 👍😎

 

[Garush34]

Played the Glen open Stableford today, started terribly and finished terribly but found something in the middle and ended up with a gross 86 net 68, should be good enough for a cut of some kind. I hope it is enough to get me down to 17 for the first time.

3rd on count back in the end, 3 of us on 38 points. CSS at 70 so a 0.6 cut will take me down to 17.3 for my lowest handicap to date.

 

[Imurg]

Just like to say he won on count back . But yes he won

But there’s always tomorrow 👍😎

You sound like a Liverpool fan....

 

[Wolf]

So today finally got my first handicap card in. My driving was quite simply long ball! By that I mean a long way off target to right 95% of the time

5 bogies and double in first 7 holes thanks to a lost ball courtesy of a big miss right yet I never hit a bad iron shot, in fact my iron play was what saved a cricket score. I had to chip out side ways from trees or attempt Seve style irons shots to get in play again..

Learnt my lesson on the Par 3 8th tee, 3 Wood off every tee from there on in, dropped a further 3 shots to be +10 standing on fairly wide open Par 5 18th tee thought sod it hit driver, I missed the vast open fairway, missed the huge amount of trees that run full length of the hole and finished dead centre of the 1st fairway the only fairway my driver found all day manage a 7 iron back over the trees into play, then wedged it up 1 putt routine solid birdie finish..

Ended up shooting a 9 over par 81 & with the exception of a 3 putt on the back 9, according to Arcoss stats my driver cost me at least 6 shots.. Might as well leave it at home next time.. Think a trip to Dr Bob Mac maybe in order to resolve this crisis

Edit: have rechecked Arccos.. This is how bad my driver was, average deviation from centre of fairway with driver = 46yards