I've played in a non serious fashion all my life, but in Aug of this year decided to take the game more seriously and attempt to improve all areas. Since starting this project in Aug, I've changed my grip (10 finger to interlocking), posture, grip pressure, swing, no divot to now taking a divot, you name it - i've changed it with the help of a pro. I've lowered my scores from high 90s - 100 to low 80s (81 lowest) - mid 80s average. About 3-4 weeks ago I went for a club fitting and had abt 1.75 inches added to all of my clubs. My smash factor using an 8 iron was 1.47 - 1.49 on almost every shot. My question is this.....when I play from the white tees (just over 6000 yds) I easily score low 80s - mid 80s, but rarely come close to using all of the clubs in my bag. When playing from blues (6400-6600) I use more of my clubs and have to focus much more on course management and avoiding the dreaded 2-3 blowup holes. I generally take a 3/4 swing with every club, mainly due to my lack of flexibility, but currently hit my 8 iron about 150-155. I have another session scheduled on a launch monitor at the end of the week, any specific areas or club distances I should pay attention to since this time I understand a lot more about what the numbers represent? Also, what tees should I be playing? My club does a Sat game in which everyone who isn't single digit hcp, plays from the whites, but as stated above, playing from the whites is typically not as challenging since primarily when playing whites my issues revolve around hitting more GIR and being more consistent rather than course management. White tees = only hitting driver 2-3 times per 18. Is this fairly normal and should I stick with whites until more consistent and shooting in the 70s or move back to blues? My goal is to break 80, which i haven't done yet. Thanks TST readers!
- Joined: 10/2012, Posts: 19
- Location: Jax, Fl
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