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Having just started to play golf about 4 months ago, my goal is to break 100.  My question to the group is, when you started how long did it take you to break 100.  And how often did you play during that period?

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It took me about a year and half.  I played once a week for about 6 months ( I also played industrial league baseball) and finally got tired of not having a clue.  I found a place to practice hitting my irons and went over there 3 or 4 times a week.  Hit lots of balls.  I understand physics so I understand what causes the ball to curve right or left.  A lot of my problem was learning distances I hit my clubs.  And, then there was putting and chipping.  Looking back, I should have concentrated more on putting and chipping and I may have gotten there sooner.

Interesting side note...I was close to breaking 100 for a couple of months but then would have the blow up and shoot 100, 101, 102 something like that.  My first round under 100 was not in the 90s.  I shot 89 on the same course I had been playing all this time.  It just came together one day.  Oh...by the way...it was gone the next day.  Shot 105.

I did eventually get to be single digit but it took lots and lots of practice and a long time.

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About a year. I took up golf more or less summer 2006 and broke 100 summer 2007. I had gone to the range a few times before the summer 2006, including taking a campus recreation golf course. So maybe a year and a half depending how you want to count it.

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I played my first year only on exec courses where I never went over 100. The next year, my first round on a "big" course was 111. that's my only score over 100. I have had a couple of 99's in there though. :-)

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broke 100 the beginning of my 2nd year playing--actually broke 90 at the same time shooting an 88. Biggest thing for me when i broke 100 was just keeping the ball in play and trying to get a bogey on every hole.  the game gets a lot easier when you can take three shots to get to the green.

Was only playing about once a week at the time and going to the range once a week as well

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two years. I was on the 45-56 or 56-45 program for about two months, then my first sub 100 round was a 90.

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I broke 100 after appr 4 months of playing. During that time I played once a week and had about 2 range sessions in between each week. It was actually the first time I played 18 holes. Before that all rounds had been 9 holes. To be honest I did not expect to go under 100, but counted the strokes for fun after the round and was positively surprised to see a score of 98. After that round I only played a few more rounds last season (damn snow!), but they were about the same numbers. My home course is not the toughest in the world though, so I do not think I would make it on a more difficult course.

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Having just started to play golf about 4 months ago, my goal is to break 100.  My question to the group is, when you started how long did it take you to break 100.  And how often did you play during that period?

Depends upon the difficulty of the course and how familiar you are with it.

When I first started on this site, I couldn't break 100 on the outings, which are reasonably difficult courses. I had two outings where I broke 100 easily in the low to mid 90s.

Then the last one I actually went to was 99. Why? My driver went south around the second hole. The shaft was turning in the head. So, I used my 3W, which I only hit 180-220 at the time and my 7i was barely 140 yards (total).

At this point in time, my 3W is my "250" club and my driver is not broken. My 7i is my 165 club (carry) and I might hit it on a "170" par 3 tee box. My rough score is 45 on 9 or about a 90 on 18, but at roughly 7000 yards. If I played from a 6000 yard course with similar obstacles I might be shooting in the low 40s on 9 holes?

So, for me distance almost directly correlates with my ability to shoot lower. It doesn't really matter what the reason is, all that matters is how far can I hit the clubs.

It's not about how long did it take for you to break 100, but about how long did it take for you to hit your clubs long enough to break 100, or 90 or whatever?

That's a more measurable goal anyway. . .

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Depends upon the difficulty of the course and how familiar you are with it.

When I first started on this site, I couldn't break 100 on the outings, which are reasonably difficult courses. I had two outings where I broke 100 easily in the low to mid 90s.

Then the last one I actually went to was 99. Why? My driver went south around the second hole. The shaft was turning in the head. So, I used my 3W, which I only hit 180-220 at the time and my 7i was barely 140 yards (total).

At this point in time, my 3W is my "250" club and my driver is not broken. My 7i is my 165 club (carry) and I might hit it on a "170" par 3 tee box. My rough score is 45 on 9 or about a 90 on 18, but at roughly 7000 yards. If I played from a 6000 yard course with similar obstacles I might be shooting in the low 40s on 9 holes?

So, for me distance almost directly correlates with my ability to shoot lower. It doesn't really matter what the reason is, all that matters is how far can I hit the clubs.

It's not about how long did it take for you to break 100, but about how long did it take for you to hit your clubs long enough to break 100, or 90 or whatever?

That's a more measurable goal anyway. . .

I agree on this. I just looked at the yardage at my homecourse and it is appr. 6000 yards....so it would for sure be more difficult to reach the same number of scores on a 7000 yards

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Thanks for the responses!!    Currently I am hitting my driver 185-210, can not hit a 3 - wood and my iron play is terrible.  Just now getting to hit 50/50 irons in the air and not a worm burning shot.   I am 51 and not the most flexible guy around so distance is an issue.  Lakeview is a short course par 70 about 5600 yards, with very small greens, and the putting surface is terrible.  But it is only a mile from my house so it is convenient.   I have been playing about 27 holes a week and hitting the driving range a couple of times.   Taking lessons on evolvr that is helping, but just not making the progress I was wanting, I may be just to impatient.

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On the same path as you brother.

Have been playing since July & have gotten my best score down to 98 (when I last played before xmas).

Had a bit of practice and whole lot of range sessions since, but nothing can compare to playing, did so yesterday and went back up to 112 :pound:

That's what happens when you don't get much chance to practice your short game!

Still, onwards and upwards, hopefully by the summer I can finally gain that consistency.

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I went from not being able to break 110 to consistently shooting in the low 90's in one season. Lessons on all aspects of the game really helped. I would suggest buying a series of lessons with somebody in person. Plus, what clubs are you using? A professional can tell you if the clubs you have are hurting your game. I know guys who just bough the cheapest set they could find on-line, not thinking at all about whether they were useful to an amateur just starting up.

Until you can add some length from your work on the full swing, shooting a score also includes some course management. Play to your strengths. What is your best club? If you have a challenging shot to the green, layup to a spot from where you are comfortable hitting a shot to the green. After a while you will develop some confidence from hitting good shots and it will start to come into play with the rest of your clubs. I learned how to hit shots from 100 yards and in and my confidence just blossomed. Good luck.

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I took a break for about 12 years, and started back up last year in August. Back in the day, I regularly shot low-90s, but never broke 90. My clubs were the original starter set I got about 15 years ago (single blade irons and real wood Golden Bear woods.) I finally managed to break 100 my second to last round in October. Picked up a hybrid part way through the season last year and got a new Driver & iron set for Christmas. Stil need a new fairway wood. Can't wait for the 3 feet of snow to go away so I can see how much the "modern" clubs help. Hopefully with these and work on my swing then I will be breaking 100 regularly
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Thanks for the responses!!    Currently I am hitting my driver 185-210, can not hit a 3 - wood and my iron play is terrible.  Just now getting to hit 50/50 irons in the air and not a worm burning shot.   I am 51 and not the most flexible guy around so distance is an issue.  Lakeview is a short course par 70 about 5600 yards, with very small greens, and the putting surface is terrible.  But it is only a mile from my house so it is convenient.   I have been playing about 27 holes a week and hitting the driving range a couple of times.   Taking lessons on evolvr that is helping, but just not making the progress I was wanting, I may be just to impatient.

Everything takes time. As felliw older golfer, just don't injure yourself. Gain some flexibility, and it takes years to develop a swing. We have time though. Btw, you drive far enough to break 90 on that course.

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Kind of a hard question to answer because when I was shooting above 100 I was breaking rules left and right, both by ignorance and by just putting the ball back in play or giving myself lies, taking mulligans, blah blah, so I "broke 100" but it was BS. Playing honestly, I broke 100 about a year after I started playing, maybe a little less, I can't recall exactly. That included a winter where I couldn't really play much and required a long swing skill recovery, so if I had played consistently straight through, I probably would've gotten it within about 8 months of once a week golf? Getting down to below 90 took another year and a half (just happened before the new year) and that was playing way more often.

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Oh.... if we include my first adventure in golf.... back when I was a child of 18.... 3 months. We had a course where we had golf privileges, and I played everyday from June to October. By the end of August I was shooting mid-90s. In Sept I shot a 86. A poor wood player, my iron game was strong, and I made it around the course staying out of trouble by teeing off with my 2 iron, and having a very good short game, and I could putt. I loved being able to hit a wedge shot onto the green and back up the ball. Balata balls didn't hurt that at all.

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I went to the range like crazy before my first ever round. My first round ended up being a 114 from the ladies tees, but the second round was a 92 from the men's tees. Thus, I guess my answer would be "two rounds" but I did hit thousands of balls before ever playing.

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