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I duno, just not sure how writing a blog about it helps? Are you doing it for you or are you doing it so you can tell random strangers in a blog.
the 'i played today...' thread seems quite popular. people like reading how other people are getting on.
 

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Hi Everyone,

This is my first post on here so dont go nuts if this is the wrong place - just let me know and i'll move it.

anyway....

Since December I have been documenting my personal journey from a handicap of 20.1 to hopefully being a scratch golfer. No time limit set. I have hired a PGA Tour coach, Damian Taylor, got myself a gym programme and dedicating early morning sessions to getting it done. Changing course to be closer to home (hope to be joining Prestbury in Cheshire)...basically everything I can think of.

Would be really grateful for you to check out my site - twenty2scratch.com and be in touch on social media...

Instagram - Twenty2Scratch
Twitter - @twenty2scratch
Facebook - Twenty2Scratch

Thanks everyone!

Tam


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So you play golf and you want to be Scratch, so that puts you in a group of a few million
Why should we particularly care? I cannot understand why anyone would follow a random bloke doing what 60million golfers are currently or have currently tried to do.

I am personally beyond bored with these daft attempts that are nothing more than an exercise in failure whilst asking for attention.
How about you get to scratch, document it and then publish how you go there, actually i know the answer, you want a bit of a following on social media for some reason and your look at me factor is strong. It will take years to get done and the odds are around 250 to 1 and most that do get there take up the game young and are cat 1 in their early to mid teens.

It is X FACTOR syndrome, i may not be good simon but i will work really hard and get there

How about my blog

I am going to become PLUS 10 follow my progress at plus10cosscratchsucks.com i will be writing about it, trying to get onto courses free, hoping to score some equipment gratis and will ultimately tell you why i failed, just be clear it is all about what i plan to do and it has nothing to do with actual achievements, p.s. i am not special in anyway i just want the attention.. follow me on my journey even though you are on your own
 
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Surely you'd burn out that way? Eat sleep and breathe golf, you'll either over do it and injure yourself, or get so sick of it you'll stop playing. Even the pros take time out to enjoy life outside of golf...

2017-01-18 14_11_16-Skratch on Twitter_ _#TigerTuesdays Tiger didn't get that good by accident. .jpg


People always seem to assume that it comes easy to high achievers, there is always a **** load of work going on
 
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So you play golf and you want to be Scratch, so that puts you in a group of a few million
Why should we particularly care?
I am personally beyond bored with these daft attempts that are nothing more than an exercise in failure whilst asking for attention

It is X FACTOR syndrome, i may not be good simon but i will work really hard and get there

How about my blog

I am going to become PLUS 10 follow my progress at plus10cosscratchsucks.com i will be writing about it, trying to get onto courses free, hoping to score some equipment gratis and will ultimately tell you why i failed, just be clear it is all about what i plan to do and it has nothing to do with actual achievements, p.s. i am not special in anyway i just want the attention.. follow me on my journey even though you are on your own

Then don't read the blog

Every year there is people creating blogs and using them as a motivation tool - in fairness most don't actually make their aims but there should be nothing stopping them documenting it and who knows a tip may appear on the blog that someone could find useful or a Pro that is recommended or a club etc etc .

If you have no interest then just don't read the blog - I'm guessing you aren't bored as you took the effort to post a response - guess ignoring the post would have succeeded in showing you don't care as opposed to now telling everyone you don't care ( guess you now are no better than the person starting the blog in wanting everyone to know your thoughts )
 

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Then don't read the blog

Every year there is people creating blogs and using them as a motivation tool - in fairness most don't actually make their aims but there should be nothing stopping them documenting it and who knows a tip may appear on the blog that someone could find useful or a Pro that is recommended or a club etc etc .

If you have no interest then just don't read the blog - I'm guessing you aren't bored as you took the effort to post a response - guess ignoring the post would have succeeded in showing you don't care as opposed to now telling everyone you don't care ( guess you now are no better than the person starting the blog in wanting everyone to know your thoughts )


I am not after a following, i am simply baffled by the notion that anyone should care, the LOOK AT ME SYNDROME annoys me.
ACHIEVE SOMETHING then people will look, having a BIG AIM who the fk cares, anyone can have a target, it is meaningless without hitting it and these hacker to scratch people never get close and you see them a year later saying shot 90 today, think my putting let me down

A 5 handicapper trying to get to scratch is a big big thing to get done, a 20 handicapper it is like saying i went for my first ever jog at aged 40 last week and plan to run in the next olympics follow my progress as i fail massively

Liverpoolphil, you do a lot of guessing, you guess wrong
 
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I am not after a following, i am simply baffled by the notion that anyone should care, the LOOK AT ME SYNDROME annoys me.
ACHIEVE SOMETHING then people will look, having a BIG AIM who the fk cares!

You're a barrel of joy aren't you Nonobmad!

You're posting on a forum so you are actively participating in what you claim to hate. if you don't care - why 'contribute'? (I've put 'contribute' because all you actually seem to do is troll.)
 

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You're a barrel of joy aren't you Nonobmad!

You're posting on a forum so you are actively participating in what you claim to hate. if you don't care - why 'contribute'? (I've put 'contribute' because all you actually seem to do is troll.)


Is it mandatory to see something you have seen 50 times before, watched people extract sponsorship, fail massively and say GREAT here is number 51, lets all follow this guy and enjoy the journey with him

Anyway, i am about to start my blog on climbing Everest without O2 as i just climbed the local 800foot hill
 

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Do you believe what you have posted imo that's utter rubbish,he might do a few of those things daily but it all adds up to bs as no-one plays 9 holes in an hour

Plays by himself, driven round in a cart, you think it is hard to play 9 holes in around an hour, it may take 55 mins 70 mins but being driven in a cart and playing as a single that is easy
 
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I am not after a following, i am simply baffled by the notion that anyone should care, the LOOK AT ME SYNDROME annoys me.
ACHIEVE SOMETHING then people will look, having a BIG AIM who the fk cares, anyone can have a target, it is meaningless without hitting it and these hacker to scratch people never get close and you see them a year later saying shot 90 today, think my putting let me down

A 5 handicapper trying to get to scratch is a big big thing to get done, a 20 handicapper it is like saying i went for my first ever jog at aged 40 last week and plan to run in the next olympics follow my progress as i fail massively

Liverpoolphil, you do a lot of guessing, you guess wrong

Welcome back 351Driver - :thup:

There is a simple solution to your problem - don't read the thread and don't read the blog. Then you won't get angry of nothing
 

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Plays by himself, driven round in a cart, you think it is hard to play 9 holes in around an hour, it may take 55 mins 70 mins but being driven in a cart and playing as a single that is easy

Of course he could but I bet he doesn't Pro's take ages to do most things and analyse everything.

I know what your saying about blogs though it is usually a want of attention but as has been said you don't need to follow.

I used to follow a guy on here also I think his quest was single figures from a 12 handicap,i believe he has been going for a few years and keeps a really good blog,lots of stories and pictures and its really well laid out,in fact he's doing really well he is up to 14 now.
 

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HA! Plays 9 holes in an hour!

Mate, you must be getting paid the wind ups you're coming up with on here.

Clearly it is not exactly 60mins.. he putts, plays 9 then eats lunch, the 9 is approx an hour

You do realise carts can go at full running pace and he is only jumping out, hitting his shot then moving to the green...
 

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Clearly it is not exactly 60mins.. he putts, plays 9 then eats lunch, the 9 is approx an hour

You do realise carts can go at full running pace and he is only jumping out, hitting his shot then moving to the green...

So Tiger Woods, the top golfer for a decade, doesn't take 3 or 4 shots from one location, doesn't choose 3 or 4 locations around a green to chip from, or hit 2 or 3 drives off a tee when "practicing"... he jumps in a buggy, on his own, with no caddy or coach, he smashes one off the 1st, then BOMBS down the fairway to the his approach. Knocks it on the green 4 ft from the pin, taps in the birdie and FLIES off to the next hole cos in an hour he has to be off the course.

I can clearly see how he got to world number one.
 
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