As some of you may be aware, I'm an advocate of New Golf Thinking. It has been working well since I went to the Grove with GM. Played in the monthly stableford today, and I stood on the 15th tee a massive five shots under handicap. Now NGT is all about one shot at a time, not reacting to a bad shot etc and our 15th is a par five.
Drive into the left hand semi, not a disaster and classed as a maintainer for those that have looked at the Kindle book, followed by a six iron turned over a hair into the semi rough left with 105 yards left (maintainer). Pulled a PW left into a bunker. Now I've been working hard on my bunker play recently so Mental Position A dictates I should be confident. Played a rubbish shot and left it in there. Then had a double hit escaping so no points.
NGT talks about not spiralling down and so was pleased to smash a drive down the next, arguably the tightest driving hole and put a 6 iron into the green (yes it was a shortie) but then three putted from 25 feet. Net par and so no damage. Made a four on the par three 17th but at 217 yards and no shot I'm prepared to take that most rounds.
Playing the last and still two under handicap and its a par five that I can hit in regulation. Hook left into clag, and provisional followed it. Found the original but ultimately didn't score and finished level handicap and 36 points. I'm still fuming several hours later about how I let my best round of the year, slip through my fingers. There was a 41 in so I would have had to go some to win but that isn't really the point. The cut would have taken me from 11.1 to 10.something and so much closer to my target of single figures.
It's clear I let the mind wander and made some mistakes. The wedge at 15 was just a lazy swing. Bad shots happen and the two shots into the next were good but I have no idea what caused the meltdown on 18 and the three points on the last four holes. No game tomorrow so plenty of revision on Kindle me thinks and maybe an email to Messr O'Keefe. Tempted to have a few beers tonight (to top the several I simply had to have in the 19th) and deal with the hangover in the morning. Frustrated and annoyed. Bloody stupid game....and I never found the Pro V provisional on 18.
NGT is working for me (I know what some of you will say :ears: :thup
and so do bad shots but I thought I was doing the right things. Gutted
Drive into the left hand semi, not a disaster and classed as a maintainer for those that have looked at the Kindle book, followed by a six iron turned over a hair into the semi rough left with 105 yards left (maintainer). Pulled a PW left into a bunker. Now I've been working hard on my bunker play recently so Mental Position A dictates I should be confident. Played a rubbish shot and left it in there. Then had a double hit escaping so no points.
NGT talks about not spiralling down and so was pleased to smash a drive down the next, arguably the tightest driving hole and put a 6 iron into the green (yes it was a shortie) but then three putted from 25 feet. Net par and so no damage. Made a four on the par three 17th but at 217 yards and no shot I'm prepared to take that most rounds.
Playing the last and still two under handicap and its a par five that I can hit in regulation. Hook left into clag, and provisional followed it. Found the original but ultimately didn't score and finished level handicap and 36 points. I'm still fuming several hours later about how I let my best round of the year, slip through my fingers. There was a 41 in so I would have had to go some to win but that isn't really the point. The cut would have taken me from 11.1 to 10.something and so much closer to my target of single figures.
It's clear I let the mind wander and made some mistakes. The wedge at 15 was just a lazy swing. Bad shots happen and the two shots into the next were good but I have no idea what caused the meltdown on 18 and the three points on the last four holes. No game tomorrow so plenty of revision on Kindle me thinks and maybe an email to Messr O'Keefe. Tempted to have a few beers tonight (to top the several I simply had to have in the 19th) and deal with the hangover in the morning. Frustrated and annoyed. Bloody stupid game....and I never found the Pro V provisional on 18.
NGT is working for me (I know what some of you will say :ears: :thup
and so do bad shots but I thought I was doing the right things. Gutted
