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[SteveW86]

I’m not 100% sure think when I joined guy giving me interview said they have main comp once a month and weekly medals. Might be wrong but so I’ll ask on Monday, I’m not even sure how to enter a comp.

it’s a simple process, but different clubs run them in different ways so wait to hear from your club.

You’ll get to play with people you don’t know from all different walks of life, it’s one of golfs attractions for me.

Oh, and have a bit of a brush up on the basic rules, they don’t all follow “common sense” logic. It would be a shame to ruin a good round by getting a DQ for something simple.

 

[Jensen]

G1Z1
Post 76, point 5, I couldn’t agree more with you.
From my own personal experience, sadly there are a lot of so called “Pros” who are stealing a living ?

 

[G1z1]

You need to be more consistent off the tee? You just said you only missed one fairway. That's better than a scratch player.

Exactly so why do people say it’s unrealistic to get to scratch

 

[Imurg]

Exactly so why do people say it’s unrealistic to get to scratch

Because there's more to playing off scratch than hitting greens and fairways...
It's a good start though.

 

[Deleted member 23270]

Exactly so why do people say it’s unrealistic to get to scratch

It's easy to hit the ball 200 yards onto the fairway but not so easy to hit it 250 onto the green if it's a 450 yard hole.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

It's easy to hit the ball 200 yards onto the fairway

So why do most players struggle to do just that?

 

[pendodave]

Because there's more to playing off scratch than hitting greens and fairways...
It's a good start though.

Haha. Didn't Timgolfy embark on his journey to scratch by deciding that hitting every fairway and green meant that he didn't need to work on his short game?

 

[Deleted member 29109]

And therein lies a conundrum. If you are not playing in competitions, putting in cards and maintaining a handicap, all those things attracting a significant degree of pressure, many would argue that you are not genuinely playing to scratch.

EDIT: To illustrate my point, my best knock around ours is two over gross, a score I have returned a number of times. But I have never done that with a card in my hand, never done it at another course, and never come close to a 2 handicap. Did I ever consider myself a 2 handicap because I can play to that level either socially or on my own? Not a chance.

Although many golfers build playing their weekly club comp up to be some big event in their head. Not everyone poops themselves when they have ‘a card in their hand’.

I don’t play in many comps, because they aren’t at times that I can play. But when I do there is literally no difference in how I feel about the game. It’s still just hitting one shot after another.
The pressure does ramp up if you are playing well and on for a good score. But that is the same regardless of playing in a comp or not.

 

[Imurg]

Haha. Didn't Timgolfy embark on his journey to scratch by deciding that hitting every fairway and green meant that he didn't need to work on his short game?

His is the name that frequently pops up in threads of this genre....

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Haha. Didn't Timgolfy embark on his journey to scratch by deciding that hitting every fairway and green meant that he didn't need to work on his short game?

To be fair, he’s not wrong ?

 

[Imurg]

To be fair, he’s not wrong ?

Well, he was because he didn't/couldn't

 

[bobmac]

To me scratch is achievable. I play 7 days a week as long as it’s dry. Working with a pro 2 days a week. I have more time to put into golf than the average person.

Be careful of trying too hard.
https://www.golfwrx.com/393928/dont-ruin-golf-forever-7-ways-to-avoid-getting-burned-out/

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Well, he was because he didn't/couldn't

The principle is a good one. If only it was that easy.

 

[pendodave]

Well, he was because he didn't/couldn't

How do we know he's not currently +2 and hasn't had a putt over 10ft all year??
Tbf, him turning up to a forum meet after one of these types of threads was an all time flex. What a guy.

 

[SteveW86]

How do we know he's not currently +2 and hasn't had a putt over 10ft all year??
Tbf, him turning up to a forum meet after one of these types of threads was an all time flex. What a guy.

Didn’t he then top his drive into a gorse area on film?

 

[Deleted member 23270]

So why do most players struggle to do just that?

Dunno, you have all the answers so maybe you can enlighten me? Someone trying to get to scratch shouldn't have an issue. If they can't then they are deluded about their ability.

 

[Imurg]

Didn’t he then top his drive into a gorse area on film?

It's been posted on here a few times down the years..
Fair play to him for turning up.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Dunno, you have all the answers so maybe you can enlighten me? Someone trying to get to scratch shouldn't have an issue. If they can't then they are deluded about their ability.

? You made the statement it was easy to hit a 200 yard shot onto a fairway. It’s not, even for a scratch player.

 

[Deleted member 23270]

? You made the statement it was easy to hit a 200 yard shot onto a fairway. It’s not, even for a scratch player.

Yes it is.

 

[Billysboots]

So why do most players struggle to do just that?

Because they’re trying to hit it 280 yards into the middle of the fairway.