Practice makes......

[Papas1982]

I recently purchased a range card (10x75 balls) and decided that until the card was used up I wouldn't play another round.

I had noticed how bad habits were creeping in and as have relatively new clubs didn't wanna get an itchy trigger finger for new ones.

Having spent the last four weeks using 75/150 balls and then an hour on the short game area I played in my society on Wednesday with new levels of optimism. Convinced that my ridiculously high society handicap (25) would have me earning 40+ points and calls of bandit.

18 holes and 28 points later I left with my head in shame.
Fortunately my mate (off 12) took me aside and recounted all my errors. He's nice like that. I lost one ball oob and 4 putted once. 2 putts or less on all the other holes. The short game practice worked. We worked it out that I threw away close to 15 shots by trying to be the hero.

Got out today before the rain and agreed with Martin that anytime I was in any rough or trouble I'd take now more than a pw and reassess from the fairway.

What followed was the best 18 holes I've ever played. 79 blows later (par 70) and I was literally skipping off the course. I missed 5 fairways. Par'd 3 of the par 3's having only hit one green and got two birdies. My first on a par four without pitching or chipping in in forever!

cant wait for Sunday to see if I really have improved or just had that once in a lifetime round.........

 

[ScienceBoy]

Have you tried TGM?

If your post above worked for you it might be able to keep it going.

 

[Papas1982]

Have you tried TGM?

If your post above worked for you it might be able to keep it going.

TGM?

 

[Norrin Radd]

I recently purchased a range card (10x75 balls) and decided that until the card was used up I wouldn't play another round.

I had noticed how bad habits were creeping in and as have relatively new clubs didn't wanna get an itchy trigger finger for new ones.

Having spent the last four weeks using 75/150 balls and then an hour on the short game area I played in my society on Wednesday with new levels of optimism. Convinced that my ridiculously high society handicap (25) would have me earning 40+ points and calls of bandit.

18 holes and 28 points later I left with my head in shame.
Fortunately my mate (off 12) took me aside and recounted all my errors. He's nice like that. I lost one ball oob and 4 putted once. 2 putts or less on all the other holes. The short game practice worked. We worked it out that I threw away close to 15 shots by trying to be the hero.

Got out today before the rain and agreed with Martin that anytime I was in any rough or trouble I'd take now more than a pw and reassess from the fairway.

What followed was the best 18 holes I've ever played. 79 blows later (par 70) and I was literally skipping off the course. I missed 5 fairways. Par'd 3 of the par 3's having only hit one green and got two birdies. My first on a par four without pitching or chipping in in forever!

cant wait for Sunday to see if I really have improved or just had that once in a lifetime round.........

thats a great knock mate .i bet you are buzzing right now.
well played :thup::cheers::clap:

 

[mcbroon]

Well played, good to see dedication paying off :thup:

 

[Papas1982]

thats a great knock mate .i bet you are buzzing right now.
well played :thup::cheers::clap:

i genuinely can't wait for the next round!
im like a school kid after an exam reassessing it. But I can't really think of anything I'd do differently.

Highlight was 17th par 3. Going long and Martin twirling his putter as he'd hit all 4 par 3 greens. Chip and a putt later and I had the honour on the next tee as he 4 putted. Don't take too much glory in others struggles but had a wry smile. 😀😀😀

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Well played. I know (from bitter experience) that there's a world away from hitting it well at the range and trying to score on the course. Glad to see you played so well and shoot a cracking score

 

[ScienceBoy]

TGM?

Lol check my sig

I used it to shoot high 70s/low 80s in a modified form, basically it was about not being a hero and laying up on certain par 4s and when the tee shot did not go to plan. It gives a target for those holes rather than just blasting up to be as close as possible.

But mostly it was for breaking 100 in the form I described. Taking the Hero out of the 20+ handicapper and replacing it with a level head.

 

[Papas1982]

Lol check my sig

I used it to shoot high 70s/low 80s in a modified form, basically it was about not being a hero and laying up on certain par 4s and when the tee shot did not go to plan. It gives a target for those holes rather than just blasting up to be as close as possible.

But mostly it was for breaking 100 in the form I described. Taking the Hero out of the 20+ handicapper and replacing it with a level head.

Ah, yeah I honestly used that to first break 100. I found I went to into my shell. And that it beciase easy to hit high 90's but became scared to take a risk and couldn't get any lower. Think that then resulted in me talking too many risks and struggling.

Im hoping a sensible approach alongside what appears to be a settled technique and commitment to go to range at least one in 4 times I golf will mean I can find a good balance.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Practice make permanent.

It can be good or bad permanent depending on what you practice.

 

[Tashyboy]

Course management it is the future. 👍

 

[ger147]

Practice make permanent.

It can be good or bad permanent depending on what you practice.

Spot on!!

Whoever came up with the phrase "practice makes perfect" needs horse whipped.

 

[Carpfather1]

Well done on your score,course management is massive it lowered my scores no end with a little bit of the right practice 👍keep it up

 

[Papas1982]

Well done on your score,course management is massive it lowered my scores no end with a little bit of the right practice keep it up

I hope to. Obviously don't expect to repeat that score. But if I can start braking 90 with regularity I'll take that as a massive step in right direction.

 

[Tiger]

Well played sir :thup:

 

[ScienceBoy]

Ah, yeah I honestly used that to first break 100. I found I went to into my shell.

Very good point here, there comes a time when it is a crutch and not a game plan. It must be adapted and converted or you are doomed to shoot mid 90s forever!

TGM is really my gameplan reverse engineered to help people shoot under 100 for the first time.

 

[WWG]

I recently purchased a range card (10x75 balls) and decided that until the card was used up I wouldn't play another round.

I had noticed how bad habits were creeping in and as have relatively new clubs didn't wanna get an itchy trigger finger for new ones.

Having spent the last four weeks using 75/150 balls and then an hour on the short game area I played in my society on Wednesday with new levels of optimism. Convinced that my ridiculously high society handicap (25) would have me earning 40+ points and calls of bandit.

18 holes and 28 points later I left with my head in shame.
Fortunately my mate (off 12) took me aside and recounted all my errors. He's nice like that. I lost one ball oob and 4 putted once. 2 putts or less on all the other holes. The short game practice worked. We worked it out that I threw away close to 15 shots by trying to be the hero.

Got out today before the rain and agreed with Martin that anytime I was in any rough or trouble I'd take now more than a pw and reassess from the fairway.

What followed was the best 18 holes I've ever played. 79 blows later (par 70) and I was literally skipping off the course. I missed 5 fairways. Par'd 3 of the par 3's having only hit one green and got two birdies. My first on a par four without pitching or chipping in in forever!

cant wait for Sunday to see if I really have improved or just had that once in a lifetime round.........

LOL, sounds like me, only my handicap is 28, and unlikely to get better. To be fair on myself though, I generally play to handicap, however, if I could cut out so many silly shots, I may well be playing off of 20. Topping the ball, taking chunks out of the fairway, hitting the ball in the face when attempting to chip, and sending the ball off of the toe of the club, cost me at least 8 shots a round (probably more). I know everyone makes the odd blunder, even top pros, but it's these shots that cost me dearly.

 

[Papas1982]

LOL, sounds like me, only my handicap is 28, and unlikely to get better. To be fair on myself though, I generally play to handicap, however, if I could cut out so many silly shots, I may well be playing off of 20. Topping the ball, taking chunks out of the fairway, hitting the ball in the face when attempting to chip, and sending the ball off of the toe of the club, cost me at least 8 shots a round (probably more). I know everyone makes the odd blunder, even top pros, but it's these shots that cost me dearly.

Its not really bad shots as such that cost me. I know we've probably all had it. But I often here "you play off what"? I always tell myself I can play of 18 easily and regularly hot 4/5 pars a round. My issue is going into the rough. Have a tree and a bunker in front of the green and taking the shot on. Then ending up behind the tree or in the bunker.

Obviously I still hit bad shots from the middle of the fairway too. But I'm hoping that game plan is the key and that my technique will do me well.

Played 9 holes this morning at 8 over par. So not the dizzying heights of yesterday. But still much more where I want to be.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

LOL, sounds like me, only my handicap is 28, and unlikely to get better. To be fair on myself though, I generally play to handicap, however, if I could cut out so many silly shots, I may well be playing off of 20. Topping the ball, taking chunks out of the fairway, hitting the ball in the face when attempting to chip, and sending the ball off of the toe of the club, cost me at least 8 shots a round (probably more). I know everyone makes the odd blunder, even top pros, but it's these shots that cost me dearly.

Sounds like the course management needs work. We all hit bad shots but it's about not compounding these with the next and making sure the ball gets onto the short grass asap. Chipping and putting lessons will help and one of the easiest ways (unless you're me!) to reduce shots. Amazing how getting down to 36 putts and the odd up and down smartens a scorecard

 

[sam19113]

I play off 28 myself and I've only just started playing to my handicap. It's no coincidence it's come after FINALLY being able to play regularly. Like a lot of the other posts a lot, I normally end up with around three or four pars a round but throw shots away elsewhere.

I've been looking at my past rounds on HowDidIDo and looking at the last six weeks it's always the par fives I rack up a couple of big numbers and ruin my card.

Time to stop bringing out a long iron for my second shot trying to be the 'hero' ripping it down there and just take a shorter iron.

Now I can hit the range after work, it'll be some serious short game practice I think!