Not at all fussed

[HomerJSimpson]

26 points today (13 both sides) and a 0.1 rise but do you know what I'm not the slightest bit annoyed or frustrated. Two bad shots (one tee shot at 2 and an OB by a yard at 7) were the only full swings that were poor. Fought a bit of a hook on the front but managed to keep recovering well and then threw soooooo many shots away around the green. Didn't have a single thought in my head about technique all round and just stood there and trusted.

Even on the back nine I hit the ball beautifully at times for no reward. Caught a branch at 12 just as the ball was beginning to draw towards the green recovered with my next and three putted. Hit the green at 16 from 217 with a three wood 2nd and three stabbed again and hit my 7 iron into 5 feet at the last and missed the birdie.

First group out in the comp and round in 3 1/4 hours but really don't feel to stressed at all. I know my chipping is killing me and it needs an urgent fix and I couldn't get the pace of the greens all day. What can you do though when you know the ball striking is there and you can't put a score together. It is so close to being good. In my defence I did find some really bare muddy lies and some tricky ones (downhill on the back edge of a bunker etc) and so it wasn't all down to the technique which is fundamentally flawed. I can't stop the wrists collapsing and it almost feels like a scooping motion even though the weight is forward and I'm trying to keep the hands forward through the shot.

And for all the naesayers on here despite it all I had a blast and smiled and laughed at the misfortune all the way round. Yes I do enjoy my golf even the rubbish bits. I was really relaxed and probably too much as I'm sure if I'd thought about a few executions I probably could have saved maybe four or five shots but do you know what I don't care. It is coming and when it does it'll come big. Theres a silly low score bubbling away soon

 

[birdieman]

Glad you enjoyed it.
Whatever happens, you're out there playing, I haven't been near playing a golf course since August last year. I would happily play good, bad or indifferent but just play.
Must get a game soon.
However had a good walk on the beach at North Berwick today with mrs, kids and dog, did have a few looks towards the Glen course behind me but to be honest I was happy chucking a ball into the sea for the dog and trying to get my youngest to walk. Happy days.

...As long as you're not working!...

 

[bozza]

It's just one of "them days"

The last 2 rounds i've been out by myself i have played blinding but you can garuntee when i go out in the morning with my dad and a few other friends when money is on it i will play tosh!

I wouldn't worry about it too much until the weather gets better and thats when you really aint got an excuse for poor golf, apart form yourself.

 

[Potor_36]

I had similar problems to you today Homer, was actually striking the ball better than I can ever remember doing and the driving wasn't bad either. Only missing greens by 5-10 yards rather than the 30 yard hooks I've been fighting with of late, but I had FIVE, yes FIVE 3-putts on my way to a net 80. The first 4 of them at the first 4 holes . Not sure I holed a putt of over 7 feet all day.

Just when I thought I had hauled myself back on track towards some sort of score (1 over handicap after 12 holes), I took 4 shots to get out of a bunker I should never have been near in the first place, cue a 7 at the par 3 13th!

One of those days though, like you I know I've got the game now and that handicap cut is surely just around the corner

 

[Imurg]

At least you enjoyed it Homer - that's the main thing at the moment.

I seem to have overcome my chipping woes, went round in 34 points yesterday - mullering CVG and Fragger by the way - and it's so nearly clicking. Had a 9 on our par 5 7th after losing a ball 2nd shot, dropping and duffing.... HAd 2 birdies though.

There's a score in there somewhere Martin!!

 

[JT77]

At least u enjoyed it chap....

Sometimes we have days like that, but sometimes everything clicks.

Today, I hit the ball lovely off the tee, my irons were great, but I ended with 32 points, 5 3 putts didnt help, but I had 5 lip outs too, not all on the 3 putts lol. But i had great fun playing and it was a great day.

If you keep enjoying hjs, then good things will happen!!

 

[sawtooth]

Thats the spirit Homer we all have off days and its important to not to take it too seriously at times. If you keep plugging away doing the right things it will all come good when you wont expect it.

 

[Evesdad]

I'm with you on 26 points, last week I couldn't hit my irons for toffee! Driver, short game & putting were keeping me in it, this week I didn't score but walked off alot happier as overall everything felt better. A few silly shots a couple of duffs and the odd one putting me in trouble but that's why we love it!! Roll on the summer, if we are all smiling now in wind rain and mud!!

 

[Tiger]

Glad you had a blast Homer. Without the fun we'd be curled up in a bal, in a straight jacket, in a padded cell, in a psychiatric unit, dribbling uncontrollably and muttering incoherently about a small white sphere!

I've met some great guys at my club and love playing the game so much more in their company even when I do make a hash of things. Keep believing my friend!

 

[jammydodger]

Thats the spirit Homer

Especially at this time of year when the greens are pooh. Theyve spiked ours on Wednesday and I played Thursday but didnt even bother putting on them. Just walked on and picked the ball up and waited for the others to finish. Thoroughly enjoyed myself and it was a good walk in good company.

Personally I havnt even given the new season much thought yet. I suppose in the next couple of weeks i'll get round to starting my short game practise and take it from there.

Enjoy every round and there will always be some shot that comes off as perfectly as you'd planned to keep you warm through the bad ones

 

[SammmeBee]

Well done HJS - that's the way...

I wouldn't worry too much about your putting and chipping at this time of year, with the boggy greens and muddy lies around the greens....keeping plugging away....

 

[Smiffy]

26 points today (13 both sides) and a 0.1 rise but do you know what I'm not the slightest bit annoyed or frustrated.

I can tell Martin. Reading your latest blog report shows that you've totally forgotten every single hole.

 

[SatchFan]

Homer, can certainly relate to your round. Everything seems so much better when the ball is coming off the middle of the club even if you don't get the reward of a really low score. Interesting about the putting. I'm normally pretty solid but the last couple of weeks I seem to be completely unable to judge any putts over 30 feet. I've just come to the conclusion that the greens are running at a very uneven pace - boggy in some parts and dry in others. We've just had a week of dry weather so hopefully that will sort things out.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

That's good to hear Homer, I must admit when I saw your score on the computer I was expecting a less positive post but I'm happy I'm wrong. I had a similar day, a couple of awful swings cost me balls and blobs but it was pretty decent apart from that. I birdied 5 after hitting a wedge from 75yds to 10 inches which was probably, given the amount of time I put into practicing my wedges, the most satisfying shot I can remember hitting in a long time but then the 7-iron I hooked OB from the middle of the fairway on 4 was probably the least satisfying. My round was probably summed up on 18, Hit my drive OB trying to hit it too hard (a bit of frustration crept in following a blob on 17) and walked off with 6 after I birdied my 2nd ball.

It's great to hear you so positive, I've always said that golf isn't always about the score, you need to be able to take the positives from every round and be rational in your analysis. Here's hoping when we play the pairs in a couple of weeks it all comes good for both of us.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Well golf really is a nonsense game. Went out in the big roll up (where all the serious golfers play) for the first time in years and came back with 31 points so a big improvement. However I hit one green in regulation all day and didn't hit more than three shots that I was satisfied with and yet the ball striking yesterday was 100 times better.

Had one no score having missed the green at the simple par 4 4th (320 yards and not a shot hole) left, chipped on to about 12 foot and three putted. Had another run of single pointers like yesterday too on the back nine which didn't help but I was the highest scorer in our fourball which was encouraging.

All I've got to do now is take the ball striking from yesterday and mix in the ability to score I had today and then all will be right with the world.