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Posers gonna pose. Who cares?.....It doesn't matter? Why?.....I don't think these players are cheating....some people just have bad days.....though when I see a + cap post two scores in the 90's in an event...I gotta laugh a bit...one bad day...ya things happen....back to back scores in the 90's???....assuming other scores aren't really high in their flight....then they had brutal conditions to play in. There are far more vanity capper than sandbag caps....vanity cappers are harmless and only hurt themselves in events or gambling. Tournaments need not care.....they want to collect the entry fees. I do know some legit young competitive Ams here not post all their rds played (likely what they might call practice/casual rds)....they generally only enter competitive event results....likely to showcase their caps when they are applying for scholarships and/or entry into high level Am events. -
By ChetlovesMer · Posted
Ugh, we caught a guy pulling that shit in a tournament once. He didn't get invited back. -
By ChetlovesMer · Posted
🤣 probably should have been "descent". But it doesn't really matter. It's all just a big string of BS anyway. -
Added #12 to the composite page. I tried to cut the corner of the dogleg left, but caught the lip of the bunker, which slowed the ball down and left it on the downslope past the bunker, so I had a really low shot that bounced on and settled about 6 feet from the pin and then made the putt. I nearly also added #15, a 175yd par 3, the ball was tracking the flag but came up 15 feet short, and the putt came up 4 inches short. I only need #14 and #15 on the composite sheet: the home course is another story (still 10 holes needed). -
By Chris Stewart · Posted
Played my first 18 holes since late 2014 today. I shot a 106 (66.2 / 117), which I was really surprised by. I actually shot better on the back 9, which is the opposite of what I used to do. I used to play 9 holes almost exclusively and stretching it to 18 seemed to just fatigue me and it showed on the scorecard. My son (12) and I had a great time. I scored 2 pars, should of had another 1-2. There were so many stupid strokes on the card. 6 penalties, 2 3-putts, 2 times I took 2 strokes in the same bunker, on top of your normal duff/skull from a weekend warrior. It makes me feel really good, because through all of that it felt like I was on track for 120, not 106. It tells me I'm not that far away from the mid 90s again. When I played a lot (2-3 9s a week about 6-8 years ago) I'd normally shoot between 42 and 45 like clockwork. Granted this new course is slightly tougher with tighter fairways, I feel like I'll be back to a place where I'm shooting respectable scores. Where I'm struggling most, like I was in 2012-2014, is distance. I simply don't hit the ball that far. It makes playing even somewhat forward tees (3rd set from the back) really tough. I tracked a few of my better drives (3w, I have no control over the 1w) and on a great shot I was only getting 200-210 out of it. My 5i is about 155 and my 7i is about 135. A 375 yard par 4 is common and nearly impossible for me to reach in 2. If I actually wanted to go for it, I'd need to pull a 4h for my second shot. That's just not good for me, so I'll hit 3w, AW, AW, to give me an opportunity for a 1-putt par or more likely a 2-putt bogey. A 350 yard par 4 will at least let me go 3w, 5i. So yes, I'm dealing with that. I need to figure out where to get 10 yards throughout the bag, or learn how to hit a 1w with some confidence. I'm sure newer technology would help, but my clubs (Taylormade Burner 2.0) aren't that old. I have noticed that newer sets have a 7i loft where my 5i is. That makes me wonder, is it as hard to hit that new 5i as it is for me to hit my current 3i (as they'd have the same loft)?
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