Putting it all together

[viscount17]

wet Sunday afternoon, bored so I as I found a few old cards I thought I'd see what my 'best' round would be combining all four cards.

Came out at a net 17 under! (and I know I have played some of these holes better!)

The question is, how do I put it all together in one round? (preferably the next medal)

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The 1000-1 question. I'm pretty gutted by golf in general at the moment. Was supposed to play in the Masters (winners only from medals and gold board events) but was really struggling yesterday with a flair up of gout. Tablets overnight didn't help and there was no way I could walk 36 (we don't have buggies). If it had been 18 IU'd have given it a go.

 

[USER1999]

Play fearless golf. That is the answer. Just tough to do.

Homer, you have my sympathy. Gout is a comic illness to those who don't know, but my dad gets it, and it is horrid. Hope you are better soon.

 

[RGuk]

The question is, how do I put it all together in one round? (preferably the next medal)

You can't.....if you did you'd be off virtually zero.

My best results on individual holes would be 10 under gross.

(are you sure you meant 17 under net???, that's still 7 over par)

10 under gross is actually pretty lame, but that's only 1 year. I bet there are guys on here that have birdied every hole at some point or another.....so the target is probably nearer 20 under gross.

Regardless, it is certainly possible for any player to have a round where there are no silly numbers and a couple of cheeky birdies......but it won't happen until "one" is off probably 15 or so max.

A bit like my post regarding consistency.....i.m.o. I could go round in 18 without doing anything stupid or crappy, but that would be an odd round because I make pars even if I miss all 18 GIR.

My advice is to set your own goals and then try to play to them. There are 5 holes at mine where unless I get lucky or hit a cracking pitch I'm going to make bogey. You could argue that if I knock it round to 10 over par chances are I've only played 5 off target iron shots on the holes I know I can par....which is the other 13.

 

[GB72]

I know this feeling. Probably have 8 good holes per round, half a dozen OK and the rest howlers. it is not as if it is the same 8 every time but it can be any combination of holes. That is what frustrates me as at some stage or other I have parred every hole on my course so I know I can play them, I just cannot play a majority of them well in the same round.

 

[USER1999]

A big part of this is not getting excited when playing well, or down on it when playing badly. It will all average out if you keep your head. Again, easier said than done.

 

[jeffc]

wet Sunday afternoon, bored

you're thinking too much, keep it simple and enjoy it

(thinking burns the brain!!)

 

[viscount17]

yes, it was 17 under net. there was only one birdie in the four rounds and I know I have birdied most of the course at one time or another, so another four cards could well have been better.
it did show up where the 'consistent' poor scores were coming though.

 

[RGuk]

it did show up where the 'consistent' poor scores were coming though.

I know exactly where my bad scores come....if I'm going to throw in a "derailment" it's odds on to be on only about 4 holes. Sometimes it's all 4, sometimes none.

I played one round to 34 points (14 over par) with 4 6s.
I was 6 over par gross for the other 14.....

C'est la vie.

I've tried conservative (3 shots to green) play. I've tried boshing as far as possible. I've tried leaving precisely 110 yards......sometimes it works, sometimes it's a disaster.

What I would say I've learned though is to have a "plan" for certain situations....I'll take a bogey and some recovery plans always lead to yet more trouble. That's probably why I rarely take 7s. But 6's still hurt the card.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Dave

I know what you mean about derailment holes. Same ones every time. At the moment it is the par 3 6th. Only 180 slightly uphill but OB left and right and a ditch about 120 from the tee.

Haven't managed to hit a straight one for months. Even considering hitting a 7 just over the ditch chipping from the rough and taking a 4.

I think the problem with these holes is that the majority of us start thinking about them two or three oles ahead of getting to the tee box. That means we aren't always thinking about the hole we are only = silly mistakes and unforced errors or that we end up getting so concerned about previous deeds that any chance of a smooth swing has gone and we repeat the same old errors

I try like you to be conservative especially after a poor drive and would rather take a double at worst than a car wrecking 7 or worse. Works about 90% of the time whereby I can walk waway no worse than double. The secret is not to then go out and try and force a score on other holes as this leads to quicker swings and more errors.