Jump to content
IGNORED

Worse short-game day ever. LOL


Note: This thread is 5736 days old. We appreciate that you found this thread instead of starting a new one, but if you plan to post here please make sure it's still relevant. If not, please start a new topic. Thank you!

Recommended Posts

I'm embarrassed to even post this! Played 18 yesterday at my bro-in-laws country club and made a complete mess of the short game.

On top of just having a bad short game day in general, I achieved 3 of the most hideous short game gaffs in the game of golf, all on the same day and on 3 consecutive holes!!

Hole #5: Short par 4, about 310 yards. Need to position your tee shot, but still not a very difficult hole even if you don't. One of the few easy par 4's on the course. 2nd shot lands just over the green, short-arm my chip and just barely make the green. Long putt for par, I HIT THE PUTT FAT. That's right, I hit a putt fat and it went about 2 feet. Took a 6 on the hole.

Hole #6: Par 5, hit two nice shots to be just off the green in 2. Very easy chip shot, ball sitting up nicely for me. About 20 feet to the hole. I DOUBLE-HIT THE CHIP!!! Yup, T.C. Chen'd it. Took a 6 on the hole as well.

Hole #7: #1 handicap hole. About 440 yards. Tough hole. Laying 2 just off the green and pretty happy about it actually. Short arm my chip again and just barely make the green. Steam coming out of my ears. Back off and gather myself before hitting my putt. Impossible putt, up and over a ridge and then downhill. I GO TO ADDRESS THE PUTT AND HIT THE BALL BY ACCIDENT...BALL ROLLS ABOUT 3 INCHES FORWARD. Took another 6.

Shot 47 on the front and 43 on the back.

Can anyone say lack of focus on short game!!! Playing this course again on Sunday, it's a toughy (for me anyway) 72.3 / 132 from the normal tees, we don't even consider playing the tips. They give you room off the tee but the greens can't be hard to hit and hold...need to have your short game in check.

Need to get myself together mentally for the short game. Usually it's the long game where my mental game lacks, with short game being a little stronger - but not lately.

Chipping is just killing me. Help! I think I'm trying to baby these chips shots. Not committing and executing.
Link to comment
Share on other sites


Not committing.

Not committing.

Not committing.

Not committing.

Not committing.

Perk up, little camper, most people would kill to have only one problem!

This is yours.

Nothing in the swing is done at the expense of balance.

Link to comment
Share on other sites


Need to get myself together mentally for the short game. Usually it's the long game where my mental game lacks, with short game being a little stronger - but not lately.

Yeah, I know how you feel. I had one of those days last weekend where I hit fat with the putter. I attribute it where I wasn't taking my time and failed to ground my putter to the green before the shot. I have poor depth of perception because I'm legally blind in my right eye. It was a very bright with the sun directly overhead, it seemed. Therefor, no shadow to help me out with the depth of field thing.

The thing is to remember to focus, don't rush things as long as you're not too slow, and try to enjoy the round
Link to comment
Share on other sites


Of course the game of golf screws me in some way. My putting touch is coming back and now my chipping/pitching has gone down the drain. Yuck!

« Keith »

Link to comment
Share on other sites


Revenge!

Played the same course yesterday and shot 81. No short game gaffs, actually short game was very good, got a up and down a couple times to save par or bogey (when it could have been much worse than bogey). Also made those 4-5 footers for par that I was constantly missing previously. Even knocked in a long birdie putt.
Link to comment
Share on other sites


Note: This thread is 5736 days old. We appreciate that you found this thread instead of starting a new one, but if you plan to post here please make sure it's still relevant. If not, please start a new topic. Thank you!

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Want to join this community?

    We'd love to have you!

    Sign Up
  • TST Partners

    TourStriker PlaneMate
    Golfer's Journal
    ShotScope
    The Stack System
    FlightScope Mevo
    Direct: Mevo, Mevo+, and Pro Package.

    Coupon Codes (save 10-15%): "IACAS" for Mevo/Stack, "IACASPLUS" for Mevo+/Pro Package, and "THESANDTRAP" for ShotScope.
  • Popular Now

  • Posts

    • Wordle 1,013 3/6* 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    • On my car I got the extended power train warranty. I do read the fine print most of the time. Though at now 37, my eyes aren’t what they were 10 years ago.    The problem with most of these extended warranties on electronics and appliances is you don’t register the warranty with the place you buy the warranty from, which I’ve always found strange. Unless it’s GameStop then you know Alina drops her Switch in the next two years and the screen cracks they’ll replace it. No questions asked.    You buy a slow cooker at Walmart for $50 and the extended warranty is say $6, you have to go through a third party to register your product for the warranty, and it’s pretty damn annoying. Target is the same way. Anything you buy the extended protection on you have to go through a third party.    Why do retailers go through a “broker” for warranties? Because they don’t wanna deal with it? They make me talk to someone from another country, that I can barely understand, when I need my warranty fulfilled.   Sorry for the rant.
    • You may be able to find a regular flex Blueboard on the second hand market. I’m little more than half your age so I swing a shaft that launches pretty low so I don’t have a lot of experience with Regular flex (other than when I try to hit it I miss way to the left).    There are other shafts, such as the newer Ping Alta that I’ve heard good things about. And one that no one talks about. The Jupiter shaft. You can get this shaft for a $100 with a grip and your Ping adapter installed. I was talking to the golf manager at Dick’s Sporting Goods here and he has one in his driver and has nothing but good things to say about it. I thought about getting one for my Paradym Triple Diamond to play it a little shorter, but haven’t pulled the trigger yet.
    • Wordle 1,013 3/6* ⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    • Meanwhile, another old Tour Edge guy switches to Callaway for this season. I have a different problem, course dependent set-ups. What I’m wondering is if @dragonsmhas the 8 iron set 5-PW, AW, GW or just 5-PW, GW. Because the PW is 42°, AW 47°, and GW 52°. Because that could potentially be a gap there. The 5-iron to 6-iron length jump is 5/8” instead of 1/2” so you should be careful of that.    @WUTiger the problem most people have with 3-woods is they don’t play them far enough back into their stance. And they usually don’t have enough loft and the shaft is too long. So 3HL, 4 or 5-wood is probably better for most golfers. I do the “Frankenwood” approach. I have both the 3+ and 5 woods. I typically will either add two degrees to the 3+ on 6600 yards or longer courses, or take a degree off the 5-wood on shorter courses than 6300 or so, and use the 5-wood shaft for both. I don’t usually find a situation where I need both the 3 and 5 wood on a course. I don’t play from 7000 yards it’s no fun. Edit: I mostly agree with @WUTiger on the gapping, although a lot of the newer even fixed hosel fairway woods are made better than what we had when we were playing the old Exotics XRails.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Welcome to TST! Signing up is free, and you'll see fewer ads and can talk with fellow golf enthusiasts! By using TST, you agree to our Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and our Guidelines.

The popup will be closed in 10 seconds...