Shot 66 today in a blitz

[cougar978]

When I got there this morning, nobody gave two sh*ts about me and wouldn't give me the time of day.

When we finished, I was low man by 2 strokes, took home a lot of money, and everyone was shaking my hand and asking for my cell number.

Goes to show you who your real friends are.

[JGulkCG]

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[cougar978]

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The first time I played, I shot 78 and played poorly (it is a pretty short track with a lot of tight driving holes and fast, undulating greens). The only guys that knew and hung out with me were two guys in my regular foursome - yesterday I went out and lit it up and everyone's my best friend all of a sudden. I know my style of play turns people off when it's not working, so I'm sure that has something to do with it.

Anyway, the reason my handicap isn't any lower is that my biggest issue is ball striking with middle and short irons - I can drive the crap out of the ball, place it in the fairway with a 3W or 2I whenever needed, and putt reasonably well. The big thing that's been holding me back is I'll have anywhere between a 7I to GW in and just put a bad swing on it that results in a routine par turning into a scramble. Last week, I changed my weight distribution at address and it's caused me to pivot around my front leg - I made a point to change nothing else about my swing on the range this week and started stuffing short irons with the change. The only downside to it is gives you the danger of smother hooking your driver and woods if you swing too hard - more importantly if your right arm isn't straight on follow through (basically using Harvey Penick's swing the bucket image). As long as I can stay consistent with this swing mentality, I believe I can break into the 'major leagues' of amateur golf in the state. I know I'm still in the 'minor leagues', but I just have to keep working at it..