Ok, so I haven't played a full round for about 14 years. That's no problem, last year I played 4 or 5, 9 hole rounds, and this year I think I've managed 3 more, normally hitting about 48-50 for 9 holes. So no excuses there.
Ok, so I've put a fair amount of good practise time in this year. My backswing is as good as it ever has been, but there is so much more to a swing than that.
Ok so I can't putt for toffee. Or beer, or anything tbh.
Ok, so I've never played this course before. Wellshurst in Hellingly, if anyone has ever tried it.
Ok, so it's a short course. Only 5600 off the yellows.
Ok, so another solo player caught up with me after 11 holes, so we paired up.
So with such low expectation, why should I quit ?
Coz I wanted to see how far I've come this year, I went out with the attitude of playing it as a totally serious round. Putting out, playing proper provisionals, only playing one ball. The lot.
And I only went and hit a bloody 83 !!
I couldn't do that when I used to play every week, and was a club member !!!
It can only get worse from here. I've peaked. I'll never be able to do that again. It can only go one way. Downhill. Rapidly.
I could bore you with the details, but the highlight was a birdie on the short par 5 16th. Then I immediately forgot the gameplan and smashed a driver OOB on the short par 4 17th - Stroke index 18 ffs, for a 7. The only 7 on the card. Apart from the birdie, there were 7 pars as well.
Joke.
I seriously don't believe it.
I'd like to thank my parents, Nick, the guy I joined up with today, for his local knowledge. And everyone who knows me.
And especially I'd like to thank Jammydodger.
Without him I wouldn't even have got out on the course this year at all.
The man is an absolute diamond. ( sorry if that's too slushy and emabarrassing
)
Ok, so I've put a fair amount of good practise time in this year. My backswing is as good as it ever has been, but there is so much more to a swing than that.
Ok so I can't putt for toffee. Or beer, or anything tbh.
Ok, so I've never played this course before. Wellshurst in Hellingly, if anyone has ever tried it.
Ok, so it's a short course. Only 5600 off the yellows.
Ok, so another solo player caught up with me after 11 holes, so we paired up.
So with such low expectation, why should I quit ?
Coz I wanted to see how far I've come this year, I went out with the attitude of playing it as a totally serious round. Putting out, playing proper provisionals, only playing one ball. The lot.
And I only went and hit a bloody 83 !!
I couldn't do that when I used to play every week, and was a club member !!!
It can only get worse from here. I've peaked. I'll never be able to do that again. It can only go one way. Downhill. Rapidly.
I could bore you with the details, but the highlight was a birdie on the short par 5 16th. Then I immediately forgot the gameplan and smashed a driver OOB on the short par 4 17th - Stroke index 18 ffs, for a 7. The only 7 on the card. Apart from the birdie, there were 7 pars as well.
Joke.
I seriously don't believe it.
I'd like to thank my parents, Nick, the guy I joined up with today, for his local knowledge. And everyone who knows me.
And especially I'd like to thank Jammydodger.
Without him I wouldn't even have got out on the course this year at all.
The man is an absolute diamond. ( sorry if that's too slushy and emabarrassing
)
)
