HMMMM Interesting round

[Flipmode]

Last night I was so excited to play this morning I couldnt sleep a wink. We had a 9 am tee time at one of the tougher courses in our area. Tight tree lines and tall fescue, trouble EVERYWHERE! Ended up getting 7 pars on the round...and ended up shooting a 98 I parred every par 3 on the course but what got me in trouble was my big stick. It was duck hooks all day long with it. So disappointing to throw away what could have been a good round. Anyone have a round like this?

[golfinanuj]

what course in maryland was it?

[newtogolf]

Sometimes when the big stick isn't working for you you have to leave it in the bag, and go with the smaller ones. I'd be dancing in the streets with 7 pars so overall it doesn't sound like it was that bad a day. A semi tough day on the course is still better than a day in the office.

[Flipmode]

Mountain Branch. Its definitely a tougher course than I'm use to LOL I normally play Mt. Pleasant and Ruggles.

I actually tried leaving it in the bag but my 2 AND 3 hybrids were doing the same thing. So my thinking the whole day was I might as well be 50 yards further with my duck hook LOL! I just struggled with anything longer than my 6 iron today. I think I could have scored better taking 7 iron off the tee all day long...if I cant figure my driver out I might do that next week.

[madmikegolf]

Hey,

The question is not has anyone had a round like this but more to the point has anyone NOT had a round like this! One of the keys things I noticed from your post is something that I used to do before reading a book called "Golf is not a game of perfect" by Bob Rotella. He teaches mental strength in golf and talks about living in the present and not getting ahead of your self. If I was to be so bold as to say so perhaps part of the problem was thinking too much about the round before it happened.

I sure that the next you will be straight as ever!

[ghalfaire]

I have had days like that. These days when the big stick is letting me down I put the head cover on and use a 3 wood the rest of the day.

[Flipmode]

I must say there is something to be said about taking what you get and grinding it out to get a decent score. It was one of the more frustrating yet absolutely enjoyable rounds I've had in a long time.

[Shorty]

  Flipmode said:

Last night I was so excited to play this morning I couldnt sleep a wink. We had a 9 am tee time at one of the tougher courses in our area. Tight tree lines and tall fescue, trouble EVERYWHERE! Ended up getting 7 pars on the round...and ended up shooting a 98

A round where 11 holes add up to (assuming it's a par 72) 26 over par is hard to see as a good round thrown away. That's an average of well over double bogey on almost 2/3 of the holes.

Unfortunately, it's not the 7 pars that matter, it's the other 11. Good scoring is about how good your bad shots are, not how good your good ones are. Bad driving on tight courses is a good way of seeing how you're really playing. Easy courses don't punish poor driving.

[sean_miller]

  Flipmode said:

Last night I was so excited to play this morning I couldnt sleep a wink. We had a 9 am tee time at one of the tougher courses in our area. Tight tree lines and tall fescue, trouble EVERYWHERE! Ended up getting 7 pars on the round...and ended up shooting a 98

I almost had a round like that today with the driver. I hit it 5 times and hooked it 3 out of 5. The thing is, I only used it on holes where a great drive would set up a birdie but a hook would still be in play. The score was a couple strokes over my index, but based on the 5 times I hit the driver, 14 drivers would have been a disaster round. That POS needs a new shaft in the worst way.

[Flipmode]

  Shorty said:

A round where 11 holes add up to (assuming it's a par 72) 26 over par is hard to see as a good round thrown away. That's an average of well over double bogey on almost 2/3 of the holes.

I agree with much of what you said but keep in mind a good round for me is a bad round for you. LOL! With 7 pars I would expect for myself to shoot somewhere in the range of an 85, which is what I meant by throwing what could have been a good round away. Im sure you being a 3 handi shooting an 85-88 means you would be rather dissappointed with that round. Its all relative I guess.