I read What a Waste and thought.... thats me! (Bring on the abuse)

SwingsitlikeHogan

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Here's a simliar way of thinking about it. On every hole just get yourself on or somewhere around the green in 'regulation'; practice your short game so you get up and down from on or around the green in two about 50% of the time - and you'll be playing to 9.

On or around the green in regulation 50% of time and the rest on or around the green in no worse than one over regulation; then up and down in two 50% of time - you are playing to 13.5 Easy :)
 

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Hi guys,

Only just logged back on.

Lesson went great and cheers for the advice. I think its all in the course management and I am playing a comp down south in a work charity round. I just don't want to be too negetive but if there is danger left and right I am going to play an Iron.

In relation to the 6 shots I mean 3 wayward tee shots so three off the tee.

The pro said he was really pleased with where I am going and to keep working hard.

Brownie points at home too for coming in and doing the garden... Had nothing to do with the hours practise out there afterwards.

I cant get over how different the technique is he taught me. Shows why I was losing so many shots.
 

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Keeping it in play is such a huge factor. I played 9 tonight, backed off a bit, didn't hit driver at every opportunity and didn't lose any balls. I didn't make any birdies, 2 putted every green and shot 4 over gross for the front 9.

My dropped shots were:
2nd hole, par 4 - big drive, but a bit right in the rough, played a silly shot with my 58 opened right up, opened it too much and left it short, short sided over a bunker, hit a beauty of a hollywood flop shot about as close as I could get from my short sided position, 2 putts bogey.
3rd hole, par 4 - 3 wood off the tee, good length but left rough, hit a decent pitch onto the green, but it was rock hard and it rolled through. Rubbish chip left me 8ft short, shaved the hole on the par putt, 2 putt bogey.
7th hole, par 4 - 3 hy off the tee, pushed a bit to right rough. 58 wedge over trees to fairway short of green, good pitch to about 7ft, just missed par putt, 2 putt bogey.
8th hole, par 3 - worst shot of the day a straight push off the tee with 6 iron, luckily contact was so bad it stayed short of the hazard, decent chip on to 6ft, left to right slippery downhill putt shaved hole, 2 putt bogey.

Had a couple of very close birdie putts that didn't drop either. So a mediocre putting day, not a brilliant driving day, but a score that is excellent for me, all because the misses weren't that bad and I kept it under control.
 

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Keeping it in play is such a huge factor. I played 9 tonight, backed off a bit, didn't hit driver at every opportunity and didn't lose any balls. I didn't make any birdies, 2 putted every green and shot 4 over gross for the front 9.

My dropped shots were:
2nd hole, par 4 - big drive, but a bit right in the rough, played a silly shot with my 58 opened right up, opened it too much and left it short, short sided over a bunker, hit a beauty of a hollywood flop shot about as close as I could get from my short sided position, 2 putts bogey.
3rd hole, par 4 - 3 wood off the tee, good length but left rough, hit a decent pitch onto the green, but it was rock hard and it rolled through. Rubbish chip left me 8ft short, shaved the hole on the par putt, 2 putt bogey.
7th hole, par 4 - 3 hy off the tee, pushed a bit to right rough. 58 wedge over trees to fairway short of green, good pitch to about 7ft, just missed par putt, 2 putt bogey.
8th hole, par 3 - worst shot of the day a straight push off the tee with 6 iron, luckily contact was so bad it stayed short of the hazard, decent chip on to 6ft, left to right slippery downhill putt shaved hole, 2 putt bogey.

Had a couple of very close birdie putts that didn't drop either. So a mediocre putting day, not a brilliant driving day, but a score that is excellent for me, all because the misses weren't that bad and I kept it under control.


Sounds good mate. I think I need to pick my holes carefully for when the big dog comes out.

Im playing in a comp on saturday at a course in aurrey and I have been told its really open but if the rough is bad I am going to play full on sensible golf. Scoring well certainly wont be boring golf for me.
 

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My dropped shots were:
2nd hole, par 4 - big drive, but a bit right in the rough, played a silly shot with my 58 opened right up, opened it too much and left it short, short sided over a bunker, hit a beauty of a hollywood flop shot about as close as I could get from my short sided position, 2 putts bogey.
3rd hole, par 4 - 3 wood off the tee, good length but left rough, hit a decent pitch onto the green, but it was rock hard and it rolled through. Rubbish chip left me 8ft short, shaved the hole on the par putt, 2 putt bogey.
7th hole, par 4 - 3 hy off the tee, pushed a bit to right rough. 58 wedge over trees to fairway short of green, good pitch to about 7ft, just missed par putt, 2 putt bogey.
8th hole, par 3 - worst shot of the day a straight push off the tee with 6 iron, luckily contact was so bad it stayed short of the hazard, decent chip on to 6ft, left to right slippery downhill putt shaved hole, 2 putt bogey.

Sounds like my play and I'm off 6..... with a 17 h/cap you must be in heaven!!! :(
 

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A big part of it is putting yourself in position off he tee. My yardages are about 10yds short of the OP. I can hit a driver a long way and very comfortable in doing so. I would say the driver is one of the best clubs in my bag. I can hit most fairways but still prone to the odd loose one which can lead to a card wrecker.

I left the driver and 3 wood at home yesterday and used an 18 degree hybrid off the tee and hit every fairway. I was hitting 2/3 clubs more in to greens but carded +1 for a gross 72.

It's good to stand up on the tee and boom one in to the horizon but a lesson was learned yesterday. Better 220 on the fairway than 300 in the rough!

It's not the distances were hitting that brings the handicap down its the straight hitting.
 

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There are probably marginally longer than average but really not looooong by any means, what is your dispersion like with each club, probably a more relevant stat.
 

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Sounds like my play and I'm off 6..... with a 17 h/cap you must be in heaven!!! :(

There's a decent player in there... It's the wild ones that kill me, keep them off the card and I'm a lot better than a 17.
Need to do it in a few comps, get my handicap down.
 

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There are probably marginally longer than average but really not looooong by any means, what is your dispersion like with each club, probably a more relevant stat.

As I mentioned earlier I haven't really kept stats but the strikes are so much better now so if I miss I normally miss by chipping distance. This can be left or right though...

One thing I have never really taken serious though is my alignment. I have heard the annoying saying "You hit that exactly where you aimed that" far too many times ;)

I am going to track all of my stats for a few rounds and then post it on here. I am a Business Analyst by day so its pretty stupid I have never applied this approach when looking at my game.

I was going to play tonight but I am going to hit the chipping green and try to groove in the technique I learnt at last nights lesson. It amazes me how many members there are at a club and how often you have to wait to get on the practise fairway / short game facilites... but then again I hate it when I don't have it to myself!
 
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