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Practice: 6 hours a week when I don't play, 4 hours when I do. Be deliberate in my practice. Think about balance, rhythm and patience, not just technique. Make putting 18% of my practice time.

Mental: Stay in the present. Visualize rounds before I play and shots before I swing. Commit to each shot before I swing.

Keep stats - I just bought Scorecard

Golf Tournaments - Win club champ, shoot even par or better in US Open and US Am qualifiers, qualify for the US Mid AM, finish in the top 10% of the South Carolina state am and win the Hilton Head Am.
My Sticks
Driver - Adams Tech A4 9.5* Matrix Xcon 7 X flex 266 Freq
3Wd - Exotics CB2 15* Motore F1 S flex tipped to 275 Freq
Hybrid - Taylormade Rescue TP 17* & 21*
Irons - 4 thru PW Mizuno MP 62 +1/2 X100 shaftsWedges - Vokey 52* and Scratch Golf WLD grind 58*Putter - Rife IBF Tour Assie custom fitGri...

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Practice More and Break 100.

In my Warbird Hot:
Driver: Burner 10.5* Reg Flex
3 Wood: Mercury Golf MR Jumbo 16*
Irons: X-20 4-AW
Putter: 33" Rossa FontanaShoes:Footjoy Contour


ok my goals are
1) to get down to a 1 handicap or below
2) to finish in the top 2 every tourney i play in this year
3) to help my team at least be a contender for state (we are a very small school)
4) shoot at least one or two rounds below par 72
5) have more fun
6) play more rounds. ( instead of one or two per week, maybe 3 or 4 per week, if my homework allows.)
7) turn 15!!

In my vaporlite carry bag
DRIVER ft-5. 9* Mitsubishi Diamana BlueBoard 73 X-stiff
FWY WOOD: 980F 15 EI-70 X Stiff
Hybrid: Burner tour launch 4 hybrid
IRONS mp-57 4-pw with project x 6.5 shaftsPUTTER: Rossa Classic AGSI+ Monte Carlo WEDGES vokey spin milled oil can 52.08, 58.12Niblick 42*


shoot 68 or lower.

Titleist 910 D2 9.5 Driver
Titleist 910 F15 & 21 degree fairway wood
Titleist 910 hybrid 24 degree
Mizuno Mp33 5 - PW
52/1056/1160/5

"Yonex ADX Blade putter, odyssey two ball blade putter, both  33"

ProV-1


To break 90 and stay inthe 80's...but life happens and getting the time to commit to the practice is tough...

I hope everyone achieves thier goals !!

I just want to break 90. Then 85. I just started playing in July of '08 after I retired. I just know I can score better.

I don't know if it's retirement or golf but I'm having the best time of my life.

My goal was to break 100 and I did that New Years Day... shot a 97
now my goal is to shot mid 80 by summer and high 70 by the end of the year....
I know I can do it...
TaylorMade R9 460 TP 10.5 Moto F1 Stiff
TaylorMade R9 3 wood 15* Regular
Nike Sumo 4 Hybrid
Titleist 735 5-P
Titleist Spin Mill 52, 56, 64Taylormade Monza SpiderTitleist Pro V1Taylormade TP-RedThis Space for Rent...

1.- Breack 80's consistently.
2.- Continue working on my swing.

Regards!

Driver: 905R 9.5° (UST Proforce V2 Stiff) | Fairway: 906F2 15° (UST Proforce V2 Stiff) | Hybrid: 585.H 21° (S300) | Irons: AP2 4-PW (Project X 6.0) | Wedges: Vokey Design 52.08, 56.11 & 60.11  | Putter: Studio Select Newport 2 

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Win the Colonial Conference Championship.

905R
LD-F 3-Wood
755
Vokey Oil-Can 252-08 degree
Cobra C Wedge 56-11 Vokey Oil-Can 260-08 degree Scotty Cameron Newport 2 35'' Pro V1x


I've never been much of a stats guy, but this is the year I'm going to commit to focusing on a couple of simple stats and trust that they'll drive a better result......

FIR's < 65%
GIR's < 50%
Putts < 33

Overall I'd like to see at least one sub-par round and a handicap index below 4.5.......all with an absolute minimum of 50 rounds played.

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw

Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades

1. have 18 putt round
2. break 80
3. enjoy the game

 S82 staff bag:
 910 D3 8.5 PX 7A3 | 909h 15&19 VooDoo S

 MP-62 3-PW KBS C-taper S+

 8620-DD 53 | 8620-SS 58 KBS Tour S

 Select Notchback


Make my putting stroke consistent and automatic....

Use my legs more as leverage in my swing rather than have them so passive....

Hit every fairway....

Last but not least.....Win the City Championship....

Sumo 5000 10.5 Aldila NV 65-X Driver
PC-III 4-SW irons
Custom Putter
Pro-V1 Balls


1. Practice more (never used the range last year, this year I will get a membership)

2. More consistent ball striking

3. Lower handicap into single digits

4. Shoot Par on 18 at home course

In my Datrek Rage bag:
Driver: Sumo 5000 w/ Aldila VS Proto Stiff
4-Wood: SasQuatch 2 w/ Diamana Stiff
Irons: AP2 4-PW w/ PX 6.0
Wedges: Zodia US Spec 52*, Yururi Gekku 57*, 588 DSG RTG+Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style 3.5 or Odyssey White Hot Tour #1Ball: ProV1 or whatever I find!


I hope/wish, that I can play more Golf. It all boils down to moola, I wish the economy would turn around !

Eventually, I'll get the hint and stop advertising, which is against the rules.


Improve my short game. Chipping and putting. And I did make progress towards the end of the year. I going to spend most of my extra time around the practice green. I'm a 6.5 HC and think I can get to 5 with just a little improvement here.

 Sub 70 849 9* driver

:callaway:  Rogue 3 & 5 woods, Rogue X 4 & 5 hybrids

:tmade: SIM 2 6-gap irons

:cobra:  King snakebite grove wedges 52 & 58*

 :ping: Heppler ZB3 putter

 

 


This goal is probably a bit lofty and chances are it won't happen (at least anytime soon) barring a so called "miracle round". But here goes:

My dad was an awesome golfer in his days fresh out of college. I worked at a country club as an assistant professional and played in some small events as well. His best round ever was a 63 at the Eisenhower Air Force golf course (i believe, the name is probably not quite right though).

To put it simply, I want to beat that

Monster Tour 10.5* w/ Redboard 63
FP400f 14.5* w/ GD YSQ
Idea Pro 18* w/ VS Proto 80s
MP FLi-Hi 21 w/ S300
CG1 BP w/ PX 6.0 SM 54.11 SM 60.08 Sophia 33"


Break 80....far too many 80-85's, need to break mental barrier
Practice....at least two sessions, 2 hours each, weekly
Play.....at least every other week, regardless of work schedule
Leave...tough holes behind me - one shot at a time, leave the past behind

I need to exercise more and maybe lose a few lbs. At the course, I am going to practire putting alot more. Maybe this year I can beat the father in law!

In my bag.
Driver-Adams 9.5
3 wood-Adams
5 wood- Wilson Head Speed
6-PW-Wilson Head Speed 3-5-Hybrid-Nike SQ2 Clone SW-Tour Edge Soft cast LW-Maxfli Black Max Froged Putter-Crossfire


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