It was actually a nice day hitting the range as flurries were coming down
I see why you're missing putts. The greens are upside down!71 is still damn good. I used to play every day after work and i went one stretch where i was hitting 3 to 5 hundred balls a day. Really all i was doing was solidifing bad habits and hurting my back. Jealous really of some of you just starting out, you can learn the right way and save your back. I said it would be embarrassing to explain some of the dues i have paid to this game and some of that is above. Now I just hope to have fun.
Doesn't matter how many balls you hit , because how you hit them on the course is really all that matters. And that has a lot to do with being in a good mental state. Also putting is just huge. A lot of the players that I see that have way more Talent than me seem to lose Strokes because of Direction. It's better to top the ball straight then it is to hit it good way offline. Second place is in the short game. I putt from everywhere and dont mind when people make comments about how they hit wedges or i should. My worst putt is usually better than an ok wedge.
Shot 77 today on the saints course in port st lucie. I putted really well. Had a few three putts but cant complain because i sank so many prayers. It was pretty much my best game today. I get really mad when I miss hit a driver. But I'm learning that I should actually be mad when I miss a 3-foot putt. It seems like I'm happy to hit a good drive and a good shot on the Green but need to be more upset about putting. I hope i can help someone, anyone if wanted and look forward to more golf chat. View attachment 563771View attachment 563772View attachment 563773View attachment 563774
Cool story!I'm getting myself ready to go to the Masters for my second year in a row (as a spectator..you would be amazed at how many people ask if I played in it when I wear my Masters hat...). I was fortunate enough to get tickets to the Thursday round this year! That place is truly magical.
TL;DR
I have plenty of time to play but I have been fighting chronic back spasms for the last 6 or 7 years so I'm lucky to play a round in a summer. I used to date a girl who's stepdad was a semi-pro golfer. The only lesson he ever gave me that stuck was when he said 'the money is won within 100 yards', so thats what I practiced and developed a lethal short game! My claim to fame was back in 2013, I was working at Omaha Country Club (host of the Senior PGA Tour championship that year) and as an employee I got a free round every Monday. With the course cut to full tournament specs, I shot an even par on the back 9 and was rightfully upset about it. My dad was with me this day and couldn't help but laugh as I left 8 birdie putts an inch short and triple putted an eagle attempt! It was an unforgettable 9 holes and I still wish even one of them dropped for a birdie lol.
One of the notoriously uptight members watched me play 2 holes at tour level and was so impressed he bought me a beer in the locker room the following day while I was on the clock. My co-workers, manager included, stood with their jaws on the floor and watched as he had a full conversation with me, something he hasn't done with ANY employee and select few members in the 10 years he was at the club. He gave me sh*t about my hand-me-down cheap, circa 1970's clubs (I legitimately had wooden woods and those cheap irons with the green handles lol), I shook it off and said something along the lines of 'they're pieces of crap, but they're MY pieces of crap.' He smirked, said 'not anymore', and GAVE me his 'old' clubs since he was upgrading..I about fainted. I'll never forget that day. Ever. I learned two very valuable things that summer: never judge a book by its cover, sometimes just because a person is quiet does not mean they're unfriendly and that the money is in fact won within 100 yards.
Sorry for my rant, I still enjoy thinking of that day and sharing the story for some reason. Cheers!
I see why you're missing putts. The greens are upside down!
I've about decided that I'm not good enough to get mad. Some days I putt like great and others it is just horrible. Putting a full round together is the hardest thing but I really love playing. My biggest fear is that I will eventually quit getting better and no longer enjoy it. I'm hoping to play long into retirement and that's still 15 years away.
Thanks for the good vibes, it has been windy the last few days. We need that Clearwater sunshine and those luscious white beaches. Reminds me to go look for some sunshine city ipa. Need to get up there to hammock dunes some day, sounds awesome. We are playing hammock creek as a coincidence. I agree about the water, some of the courses are pretty rough and they arent cheap either. Great excuse for the foot wedge from bad lies[emoji85] [emoji86] [emoji87] [emoji41]^^ Looks like they need to water that grass! Hope you get some good weather down there, scrappy. Been really nice here in Clearwater lately. One of the nicest courses I ever played on is on that coast, north of Daytona called Hammock Dunes. Family and I stayed in the resort, really nice place. Too nice for my level of play
It's like Christmas Eve....
I don't like it when CBS has coverage of any golf tournament. IMO they just don't understand that golfers want to watch it live nor do they realize we don't want to watch a 20 minute discussion about the "tradition" of the masters. At least I don't. I want to see it as it happens and I don't want to watch old, wealthy white men talk about "traditions".
NBC is just a little better except they always insist on showing me a "sports recap" about things I'm not watching. Golf channel should be the only people allowed to carry a tournament IMO.
Done with the rant, will watch on the internet. At least I have that. DTV coverage doesn't start until 12pm Pacific time which is 6 1/2 hours after the tournament started.
What do you think of Reed? Haha, what a great story. Cant wait to watch some today.
I dont have cable so i have to choose what i watch from roku. I like the old shell wwog. Getting to see how the round progresses is cool to me. I also watch trackman protracer compilation videos.
After golfing with fil i noticed his poor bunker play and forgot to give him some tips. Might as well share here too. First relax. Its just another shot. Good way to do this is kind of hop in and get comfortable. Second i see blades way to shut. Michael breed one of the best teachers in the world and oe of my favorite, i saw once say open the blade untill edge is pointed at left foot. Open the blade up, a lot, and turn body left to account for it. Get some weight on the front make a few motions and go. I quick little match strike. Weight on the front and pop. On rock hard gravel traps like our cheaper munis get, you will then play more of the blade. Thoughts, questions welcome?
The back was pretty good too until I got to the the 14th where we got into a small altercation with a couple of drunk dickbags.!
Sure thing...It had a been a pretty slow day (pace wise) and we did a lot of waiting. We come up to the tee box on 14, a nice par 3, and the group in front of us had apparently given up and left, so the box was open. We tee off, drive up to the green and there's a guy (we'll call him dooshbag) "hidden" behind the bunker on the left, just whacking balls into the bunker. I apologize that we didn't see him and ask if he was even playing this hole. He says "no, I'm supposed to be on 15" and points to the next hole, where another guy is waiting on the tee box. My buddy and I decide that these two guys are jumping holes because it's a slow day and also decide that we will just scoot on by them when we get there. Now, I'm not a confrontational guy. I don't like confrontation. I haven't been in a fight since I was in 3rd grade (40 or so years ago) and had/have no intentions of getting in another. But that being said, I hate dickbags. So we get to the 15 tee box and dooshbag's buddy tee offs. I say something to the affect of "hey guys, this isn't your hole, we're gonna play on through" and dooshbag starts mouthing off. Now we realize he might be a little drunk. He runs up in front of me hits one at a direct 90 degree angle to the right the runs over to his cart and jumps in it. My buddy and I go ahead and tee off too, thinking we are still going pass these guys. They drive around and pick up every ball and drop them back down and then go to the friends ball. At this point, another cart drives over to us, with a husband and wife in it, and they start apologizing for these two guys. I ask if they are with them and they say no, only paired up with them and that the entire day has been a nightmare playing with these two guys. We ask them to just join us for the last holes and figure we'll let dooshbag and friend finish by themselves. Dooshbag and friend, now refuse to hit their ball as we are all standing there telling them go and finish so we can play. Now we're getting pissed. We finally convince them to hit and they get off the green, so the four of us finish the hole. When we get to 16, dooshbag and friend are sitting on the tee box waiting for us. My friend and I decide we've had enough, walk past them, tell them we are playing through and to get the eff outta the way. Dooshbag comes over and apologizes for being an ass and can barely stand up. We tell him fine, now get out of the way. We tee off. Then dooshbag and friend decide they are gonna tee off too. Once again, we make it very clear that we are finishing this by ourselves and to stay put. They get the point this time and stay back while we finish the round. So, we finish, drop bags off at two different cars, change shoes, etc...drop the cart off, grab a couple of beers and head to the patio overlooking #18 to relax and hang out. 10 minutes AFTER we have sat down, the husband and wife pull up and say "we finally finished!". I don't know how in the world it took them that long to finish behind us, but whatever. Another few minutes after that, dooshabg and friend pull up and dooshbag wants to apologize and talk some more. He asks if he can sit with us and tell him hell no, so he sits at a table next to us and tries to hold a conversation. Again with the apologizing and then he says he doesn't even remember what he said and wants us to tell him what he was saying to us. I told him no one remembers but that he was a complete dick and needs to leave us alone. He finally left. 30 minutes later, we see him on the driving range trying to hit balls. He was hitting multiple balls at once, he hit the bucket once and knocked stuff everywhere, he kept falling down, it was pretty funny actually. Then we left. Who knows what happened to him after that.Details required on the drunk dickbags! What happened?
I've mentally given up on golf. I never improve. I play to be outside and enjoy the scenery. Sometimes I don't even keep score. Breaking 100 for 18 is a happy day. At least I keep up with the flow of traffic, but have never encountered drunken dickbags....
Sure thing...
[snip, long story, but funny!]
So there's the story. Best round of my life, but could've been better. Good times!
right.Golden. I'll bet it was a hoot at the end watching doosh on the driving range. I'm a drinker, but I rarely drink while golfing. Game's already bad enough. I make up for it on the 19 though.
thanks. The really sad part is that doosh’s friend was good. Really good. He obviously wasnt drinking or at least not heavily. I was kinda shocked that he would play golf with doosh. Im all for bringing new people to the game, but you are responsible for your guests.LOL... Great story!
I'll have a couple from the beer cart, but these guys were outta control!
Fell apart on the back but still ended with a 99.
changed my game.
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