On The Course - Round Report

SoonerBS wrote:I have golfed one whole round in the last 3 months. I am ashamed. That will soon change though as I have settled into a new job in a new location of the state. I have mostly been unable to play due to weather. Ever since January, we have been hit with snow storms almost every week . . . . even in April! I got in a round last week and was very rusty on the front nine, but played two over on the back. I am still playing my Mizuno JPX clubs. I am a member at my new course and still learning the differences. It is not as nice of a course, but it might eventually be better as it is under new management and management is already making some positive changes for the betterment of the course. I will soon be back to my 3 to 4 times a week golfing and will likely dazzle you guys with my knowledge.

Kiwigolfer wrote:

SoonerBS wrote:I have golfed one whole round in the last 3 months. I am ashamed. That will soon change though as I have settled into a new job in a new location of the state. I have mostly been unable to play due to weather. Ever since January, we have been hit with snow storms almost every week . . . . even in April! I got in a round last week and was very rusty on the front nine, but played two over on the back. I am still playing my Mizuno JPX clubs. I am a member at my new course and still learning the differences. It is not as nice of a course, but it might eventually be better as it is under new management and management is already making some positive changes for the betterment of the course. I will soon be back to my 3 to 4 times a week golfing and will likely dazzle you guys with my knowledge.

Put the MP67's in the bag and you'll be dazzling us much sooner BS. Trying to get your game back toting those cast, oversize, super game improvement chopper shovels will be an exercise in futility and will take many months or even years to improve. You of all people should know this.

FamousDavis wrote:

Fluffy wrote:This weekend was one of those taunting unlucky rounds. Played Saterday.Started Par Par: 3rd hole I have 150meters in on the middle of the fairway. Hit 9iron as this is my 150meter club....Get a flier that ended 30meters over the green..... I lost it thereafter.Shot a 77. Played yesterday.hit every green in regulation shot within 10meters of the pin,even may it be in the bunker.

When I see a golfer like yourself preoccupied with distance and hitting it long, I think of a quote from Shawshank Redemption by Morgan Freeman (Red):

There's not a day goes by I don't feel regret for the way I used to play the game. Not because I'm in here, or because you think I should. I look back on the way I was then: a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime of trying to hit the ball long. I want to talk to him. I want to try and talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are. But I can't. That kid's long gone and this old man is all that's left. I got to live with that. Rehabilitated? It's just a bullshit word. So you go on and stamp your scorecard, sonny, and stop wasting my time. Because to tell you the truth, I don't give a shit.

FamousDavis wrote:I had a round scheduled today at 9:15am so I went to the range first to warm up. The Callaway X-24 Hot irons with stock steel shafts (Uniflex) arrived this week so I decided to try them out. These clubs feel fantastic. It's a much different feel than past X-series offerings, with more of a crisp feel. Also, the stock steel shaft wasn't nearly as whippy and gave the ball a perfect trajectory.

On the course, I hit 14 of 18 greens in reg and had several putts for birdie and missed all but one. Still, I shot 75 (with 2 three putts and a double). The long irons are silly easy to hit without ballooning. I think they added about 5 yards to every shot. I like the black finish but I can tell it's going to wear off of the face and sole eventually.

FamousDavis wrote:

FamousDavis wrote:

Fluffy wrote:This weekend was one of those taunting unlucky rounds. Played Saterday.Started Par Par: 3rd hole I have 150meters in on the middle of the fairway. Hit 9iron as this is my 150meter club....Get a flier that ended 30meters over the green..... I lost it thereafter.Shot a 77. Played yesterday.hit every green in regulation shot within 10meters of the pin,even may it be in the bunker.

When I see a golfer like yourself preoccupied with distance and hitting it long, I think of a quote from Shawshank Redemption by Morgan Freeman (Red):

There's not a day goes by I don't feel regret for the way I used to play the game. Not because I'm in here, or because you think I should. I look back on the way I was then: a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime of trying to hit the ball long. I want to talk to him. I want to try and talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are. But I can't. That kid's long gone and this old man is all that's left. I got to live with that. Rehabilitated? It's just a bullshit word. So you go on and stamp your scorecard, sonny, and stop wasting my time. Because to tell you the truth, I don't give a shit.

Fluffy wrote:no comments after the weekend....

Anyway Played Saterday. Had an awefull round of golf with a good score...Won 2nd place in a individual S/F open division. Played of an 6handicap shot 74, First 9 holes I hit only 2 GIR, had 6 up and downs. 2nd nine wasnt worth mentioning except for two birdies on two par3s. lost about 8 shots due to course conditions.

i just hate to take a practise swing and the club bounces of the ground because its hard, then when the real swing comes you keep the accelaration but the club digs underneath the ball....hate it hate it hate it.

i have two SW's just incase this happens and I am able to feel the bounce.

Horseballs wrote:

Fluffy wrote:no comments after the weekend....

Anyway Played Saterday. Had an awefull round of golf with a good score...Won 2nd place in a individual S/F open division. Played of an 6handicap shot 74, First 9 holes I hit only 2 GIR, had 6 up and downs. 2nd nine wasnt worth mentioning except for two birdies on two par3s. lost about 8 shots due to course conditions.

i just hate to take a practise swing and the club bounces of the ground because its hard, then when the real swing comes you keep the accelaration but the club digs underneath the ball....hate it hate it hate it.

i have two SW's just incase this happens and I am able to feel the bounce.

A 6 handicap should never complain about shooting a 74. In fact, if I heard a 6 handicap bemoaning a 2 over round in a comp, I'd be pretty pissed about it.

Pky6471 wrote:

Horseballs wrote:

Fluffy wrote:no comments after the weekend....

Anyway Played Saterday. Had an awefull round of golf with a good score...Won 2nd place in a individual S/F open division. Played of an 6handicap shot 74, First 9 holes I hit only 2 GIR, had 6 up and downs. 2nd nine wasnt worth mentioning except for two birdies on two par3s. lost about 8 shots due to course conditions.

i just hate to take a practise swing and the club bounces of the ground because its hard, then when the real swing comes you keep the accelaration but the club digs underneath the ball....hate it hate it hate it.

i have two SW's just incase this happens and I am able to feel the bounce.

A 6 handicap should never complain about shooting a 74. In fact, if I heard a 6 handicap bemoaning a 2 over round in a comp, I'd be pretty pissed about it.

Fluffy is a sand bagger... statistically speaking, if one kept accurate handicap then his/her normal scores would be around "Course rating + handicap +3", i.e. if it's a par-71 course, he normal scores should be around 71+6+3 = 80... As I said, he's a sand bagger

Horseballs wrote:

Pky6471 wrote:

Horseballs wrote:

Fluffy wrote:no comments after the weekend....

Anyway Played Saterday. Had an awefull round of golf with a good score...Won 2nd place in a individual S/F open division. Played of an 6handicap shot 74, First 9 holes I hit only 2 GIR, had 6 up and downs. 2nd nine wasnt worth mentioning except for two birdies on two par3s. lost about 8 shots due to course conditions.

i just hate to take a practise swing and the club bounces of the ground because its hard, then when the real swing comes you keep the accelaration but the club digs underneath the ball....hate it hate it hate it.

i have two SW's just incase this happens and I am able to feel the bounce.

A 6 handicap should never complain about shooting a 74. In fact, if I heard a 6 handicap bemoaning a 2 over round in a comp, I'd be pretty pissed about it.

Fluffy is a sand bagger... statistically speaking, if one kept accurate handicap then his/her normal scores would be around "Course rating + handicap +3", i.e. if it's a par-71 course, he normal scores should be around 71+6+3 = 80... As I said, he's a sand bagger

I don't know about that. I've shot 4 under my cap on rare occasions, but I'm never pissed about it.

Horseballs wrote:

Pky6471 wrote:

Horseballs wrote:

Fluffy wrote:no comments after the weekend....

Anyway Played Saterday. Had an awefull round of golf with a good score...Won 2nd place in a individual S/F open division. Played of an 6handicap shot 74, First 9 holes I hit only 2 GIR, had 6 up and downs. 2nd nine wasnt worth mentioning except for two birdies on two par3s. lost about 8 shots due to course conditions.

i just hate to take a practise swing and the club bounces of the ground because its hard, then when the real swing comes you keep the accelaration but the club digs underneath the ball....hate it hate it hate it.

i have two SW's just incase this happens and I am able to feel the bounce.

A 6 handicap should never complain about shooting a 74. In fact, if I heard a 6 handicap bemoaning a 2 over round in a comp, I'd be pretty pissed about it.

Fluffy is a sand bagger... statistically speaking, if one kept accurate handicap then his/her normal scores would be around "Course rating + handicap +3", i.e. if it's a par-71 course, he normal scores should be around 71+6+3 = 80... As I said, he's a sand bagger

I don't know about that. I've shot 4 under my cap on rare occasions, but I'm never pissed about it.

Horseballs wrote:I think it also depends upon your cap and which way you are trending.
Very high caps can go out and shoot a 92 if they catch a few breaks and shoot 5 or 6 under their cap. Certainly more likely than me shooting 3 or 4 under par, which has never happened.

Horseballs wrote:

Fluffy wrote:no comments after the weekend....

Anyway Played Saterday. Had an awefull round of golf with a good score...Won 2nd place in a individual S/F open division. Played of an 6handicap shot 74, First 9 holes I hit only 2 GIR, had 6 up and downs. 2nd nine wasnt worth mentioning except for two birdies on two par3s. lost about 8 shots due to course conditions.

i just hate to take a practise swing and the club bounces of the ground because its hard, then when the real swing comes you keep the accelaration but the club digs underneath the ball....hate it hate it hate it.

i have two SW's just incase this happens and I am able to feel the bounce.

A 6 handicap should never complain about shooting a 74. In fact, if I heard a 6 handicap bemoaning a 2 over round in a comp, I'd be pretty pissed about it.

Pky6471 wrote:

Horseballs wrote:

Pky6471 wrote:

Horseballs wrote:

Fluffy wrote:no comments after the weekend....

Anyway Played Saterday. Had an awefull round of golf with a good score...Won 2nd place in a individual S/F open division. Played of an 6handicap shot 74, First 9 holes I hit only 2 GIR, had 6 up and downs. 2nd nine wasnt worth mentioning except for two birdies on two par3s. lost about 8 shots due to course conditions.

i just hate to take a practise swing and the club bounces of the ground because its hard, then when the real swing comes you keep the accelaration but the club digs underneath the ball....hate it hate it hate it.

i have two SW's just incase this happens and I am able to feel the bounce.

A 6 handicap should never complain about shooting a 74. In fact, if I heard a 6 handicap bemoaning a 2 over round in a comp, I'd be pretty pissed about it.

Fluffy is a sand bagger... statistically speaking, if one kept accurate handicap then his/her normal scores would be around "Course rating + handicap +3", i.e. if it's a par-71 course, he normal scores should be around 71+6+3 = 80... As I said, he's a sand bagger

I don't know about that. I've shot 4 under my cap on rare occasions, but I'm never pissed about it.

yes, RARE OCCASIONS... that vocabulary is not acceptable in "statistics"

Fluffy wrote:anyway, the reason for my unhappy 74 off a 6 handicap is as below:

1st: hit my drive with a 10-15 yard draw,saw it landing about 10 meters above the ground in the middle/right fairway about 290 meters out over a bunker....Got to the fairway and my ball was about 10meters into the rough behind a tree that I have NEVER been short of..Hit 1 iron stinger about 90meter of wet grass but the ball didnt bounce so was short.Bogey 1shotLOST

2nd: drive the short par4 just left of the green, 310meters, chip & putt,Birdie

3rd: boring stroke 2,Stinger 1 iron 230m down fairway. 160meter 5iron 3/4 shot 2meters from pin, two people putting on my same line with a left to right turn of about 2/3 balls, hit mine 1 ball left with more speed and it didnt turn an inch, 3feet back putt = par, 1shotLOST because didnt turn

4th: par3 up 7 down bunker proximity to hole 4m

5th: par 5 2nd shot into green middle of fairway 190meter= pull hook 2nd shot left,tempo to fast, take unplayable drop out of the only bush where my ball could land chip and put from 50m.

6th: 330 drive downhil par5 and i make 5...cant remember how.

The one hole that killed me was the 11th. Par5, 2nd shot closer then 100m on easy pin. left fairway...get te where my ball should be and no-where to be found...made 7...where shouldve been easy 4

Pky6471 wrote:

Fluffy wrote:anyway, the reason for my unhappy 74 off a 6 handicap is as below:

1st: hit my drive with a 10-15 yard draw,saw it landing about 10 meters above the ground in the middle/right fairway about 290 meters out over a bunker....Got to the fairway and my ball was about 10meters into the rough behind a tree that I have NEVER been short of..Hit 1 iron stinger about 90meter of wet grass but the ball didnt bounce so was short.Bogey 1shotLOST

....Omitted=bullshit info....

6th: 330 drive downhil par5 and i make 5...cant remember how.

The one hole that killed me was the 11th. Par5, 2nd shot closer then 100m on easy pin. left fairway...get te where my ball should be and no-where to be found...made 7...where shouldve been easy 4

U r still a sand bagger for claiming a 6-cap and shot 74...

Horseballs wrote:Just got back from my Chicago trip.
Chicago Golf Club - ranked 14 in the country
Medinah #3 - ranked around 30
Butler National - ranked around 50

Unbelievable clubs. A level I have never experienced, and I've played some pretty good places.
I shot 79, 81, 80. 9 over at each place. Medinah was playing tough with the wind, Butler is just a very difficult layout. Chicago GC was kind of a goat track. Definitely not in my own personal top 20, certainly not top 15 in the US, in my opinion.
I played really well at Medinah and Butler. Had I been a bit better on the greens, I would have been around 4 over at each. The 2 guys from Cinci who came with me shot over 100 at both places as 10-12 handicaps.