Thought my muscles had evaporated overnight.

[ManinBlack]

Played in the medal today & just didn't seem to be timing the shots at all, getting no distance & finishing short of people I normally hit it past. It got ridiculous at the 360 yard 16th where, against the wind, I was short with a drive & 3 wood. It eventually occurred to me that there may be something wrong with the Bridgestone B330 lake ball I was using. I changed balls at 17 and hit a drive past the two FCs who had been outdriving me all day.

I felt really stupid that it had taken so long to realise this but a lot of the shots just felt as if I hadn't quite caught them. I wouldn't care, I normally use brand new ball for competitions, serves me right for being a tight wad.

 

[Oddsocks]

Exactly why I don't use lake balls.

But your score?

 

[JohnnyDee]

I agree with this post. I have had it happen to me too. I'm sure that it's not just psychological or a kind of weird placebo type reaction either.

Inspired by this I have

*looks around the forum in a shifty manner* :mmm:

Started a new thread on the wider issue.

 

[ManinBlack]

Exactly why I don't use lake balls.

But your score?

Five over handicap, with an eagle, a par, three bogeys & 4 double bogeys on the first nine. I holed a 6 iron for a 3 on the par 5 sixth. With a proper ball it would have probably been off the back of the green.

 

[Tiger man]

I agree with this post. I have had it happen to me too. I'm sure that it's not just psychological or a kind of weird placebo type reaction either.

Inspired by this I have

*looks around the forum in a shifty manner* :mmm:

Started a new thread on the wider issue.

PM's at the ready

 

[JohnnyDee]

PM's at the ready

Can hardly get on the site since starting it as something's overloading it I think. :rofl:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I had a day like this yesterday. Hit some cracking drives even down wind and they just didn't seem to be flying anywhere and I seemed to be hitting a club more into all the greens. I thought it was just me. Perhaps the UK is infected with some short hitting virus. Has the R&A made something airborne to make protect courses from being made obsolete by the pro and GM Forum long hitters?