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

Do you play every single day?
In the summer I tend to be at the club every day either playing or practicing. We pay a hefty amount in subs (but still competitve with our like for like neighbouring courses) so I feel its important to use the club as much as I can to get my money's worth. I am actually playing more and more and aside from chipping and putting not really practicing as I felt I was a single figure player on the practice ground and struggling on the course so I am trying to learn to play with what have more on any given day and find ways to make a score when not firing on all cylinders
 
In the summer I tend to be at the club every day either playing or practicing. We pay a hefty amount in subs (but still competitve with our like for like neighbouring courses) so I feel its important to use the club as much as I can to get my money's worth. I am actually playing more and more and aside from chipping and putting not really practicing as I felt I was a single figure player on the practice ground and struggling on the course so I am trying to learn to play with what have more on any given day and find ways to make a score when not firing on all cylinders

Fair play, I think I'd soon get bored of golf if I tried to play every single day.
 
Fair play, I think I'd soon get bored of golf if I tried to play every single day.
That's why I have to have a break and simply work on short game an putting a little too. If I actually played on the course each day I'd get bored. I like to mix it between practice and playing and to be honest it's not a bad place to while a few hours away after a working day
 
Had a lesson courtesy of GM yesterday at The London Club.

Decided to seek some help with the driver.

Put the ideas straight into practice yesterday and hit 13 fairways 👍🏻

Was also given a little tweak for the irons as my warm up pre lesson was a mixture of shanks, fats and thins with a 9 iron. 😭

Only managed 32 points but that was mainly due to connecting with a few irons rather better than I'm used to and flying over a couple of greens into the cabbage. Did birdie two of the Par 5s though having hit one green in two and the other just short.

Will give it a few rounds and then may well visits the coach again (fortunately he is based 20 mins from me)!
 
Had a lesson courtesy of GM yesterday at The London Club.

Decided to seek some help with the driver.

Put the ideas straight into practice yesterday and hit 13 fairways 👍🏻

Was also given a little tweak for the irons as my warm up pre lesson was a mixture of shanks, fats and thins with a 9 iron. 😭

Only managed 32 points but that was mainly due to connecting with a few irons rather better than I'm used to and flying over a couple of greens into the cabbage. Did birdie two of the Par 5s though having hit one green in two and the other just short.

Will give it a few rounds and then may well visits the coach again (fortunately he is based 20 mins from me)!
Good to hear that, how is the London Club looking these days.

Who was the coach you had.
 
Good to hear that, how is the London Club looking these days.

Who was the coach you had.
Didnt get to play the course unfortunately. Looks pricey 😂😂

The pro was Andrew Jones. Obviously first impressions are important. And my first swing after he made the change flew down the middle. So I must be fixed now 😁
 
Had a lesson courtesy of GM yesterday at The London Club.

Decided to seek some help with the driver.

Put the ideas straight into practice yesterday and hit 13 fairways 👍🏻

Was also given a little tweak for the irons as my warm up pre lesson was a mixture of shanks, fats and thins with a 9 iron. 😭

Only managed 32 points but that was mainly due to connecting with a few irons rather better than I'm used to and flying over a couple of greens into the cabbage. Did birdie two of the Par 5s though having hit one green in two and the other just short.

Will give it a few rounds and then may well visits the coach again (fortunately he is based 20 mins from me)!
Sound good stuff Dave👍
 
Didnt get to play the course unfortunately. Looks pricey 😂😂

The pro was Andrew Jones. Obviously first impressions are important. And my first swing after he made the change flew down the middle. So I must be fixed now 😁
I've always been lucky enough that when I've played there it's not cost a penny 🤣

You are clearly fixed indeed my friend now of thee shall go to tear up thy fairways 🤣
 
Didnt get to play the course unfortunately. Looks pricey 😂😂

The pro was Andrew Jones. Obviously first impressions are important. And my first swing after he made the change flew down the middle. So I must be fixed now 😁

It’s £115 now 😳

I’ve got a corporate day there on the 9th which should be fun
 
Pairs KO 2nd round tomorrow. Playing two right bandits (nice guys though - we know them well) who did us last year in same comp 3&2

I’m giving them 8 & 6 shots and it’s going to be tough. Hope I can play like I did on Monday and who knows.
 
Played 10 tonight and a boy asked to join me, he plays of 16.
Was just trying to find something before a competition in the morning, can’t stop slicing my driver, but irons and putting excellent.
Overall 6/10.
Never got worse than double bogey which is good for me 😂😂
 
Played 10 tonight and a boy asked to join me, he plays of 16.
Was just trying to find something before a competition in the morning, can’t stop slicing my driver, but irons and putting excellent.
Overall 6/10.
Never got worse than double bogey which is good for me 😂😂
Aim further left;)
 
I wasn't going to play today but after buying 2 new woods I had to go out and test them on the course, yesterday I really missed up on a couple of par 3s and both were hit nicely with each of the new clubs, if nothing else it has boosted my confidence on those holes.

How odd I typed that yesterday.

Today I took one of our new members out, her hubby is the main pro at the Trafford Golf Centre, she hit the ball so well, she went round in 109 but a lot of those shots were lost around the greens, it was raining all round and the greens were very wet.
She is going to be a very good player in a short time.
 
A proper game of two halves today.
Virtually faultless front 9 of 2 over for 20 points.
Back 9 ....no so.
First 6 holes of the back ) went Blob, Par,Blob, Par,Blob, Par......2 doubles and a triple from nowhere.
I dont think I played those holes badly,just nothing went right....strange!
Finished with 32, enough to beat CVG but should have been approaching 40...
 
A proper game of two halves today.
Virtually faultless front 9 of 2 over for 20 points.
Back 9 ....no so.
First 6 holes of the back ) went Blob, Par,Blob, Par,Blob, Par......2 doubles and a triple from nowhere.
I dont think I played those holes badly,just nothing went right....strange!
Finished with 32, enough to beat CVG but should have been approaching 40...

keep up the back 9 form for this weekend please
 
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