Broke 90!

[Tifosinumerouno]

I broke 90 for the first time ever today. I used one new Pro V1x for the entire 18 hole round, which is going to be framed next to the Pro V1x it once shared a sleeve with that I holed out from 87 yds by hitting the bottom of the flag stick in the air last week. I knew I shot a 45 on the Par 31 front, and was shooting bogey on the back nine. When I got to the 400yd 18th tee I knew I was going to shoot a 90 or 91. Bombed a drive 275yds that started out over the trees to the right, then drew back to the right edge of the fairway which slopes left so it rolled to a stop just a foot or so inside the left edge of the fairway. Second shot was a pitching wedge aimed at the center of the green which drew just a bit to the left and was pin high on the back right flag location. It left me with a 30 foot putt which I realized was for birdie. I grabbed my putter and walked to the pin, reading it all the way. When I put my lucky 1945 Half Dollar face up next to it for the mark, I saw a line in the grass which was a bit of a cone, like they show you on the Golf Channel broadcasts sometimes. I'm sure it was just my brain showing me the way. I aimed it down the high side of the line, picked up my coin, and took 2 practice strokes while looking at the cup to get the feel for the speed. I approached the putt, didn't hesitate and hit it just the way I felt it, and I watched it going, and when it started breaking about 3 feet in, it was still on the top of the line. I shouted "Go, ball, GO!!!", and it ran out of speed right as it fell in the lip, giving me the most satisfying feedback of all: The ball hitting the bottom of the cup. It literally had no more than 1 more revolution left in it, it was hit so perfectly. What a finish to a good day!

[B-Con]

Nice going!

How do you have a 19 handicap, though, not having broken 90? Shouldn't 90/91 be the average of the better half of your scores?

[Varsity_Golf]

Great job! My goal at the beginning (april) of this year was to do the same. And after I did that, Then to break 85. Kicked that in the butt a few times already. Now looking to break 80 (shot 81 and 82 twice, then 83 twice.) GREAT JOB!!!!

[walk18]

I broke 90 for the first time ever today. I used one new Pro V1x for the entire 18 hole round, which is going to be framed next to the Pro V1x it once shared a sleeve with that I holed out from 87 yds by hitting the bottom of the flag stick in the air last week. I knew I shot a 45 on the Par 44 front, and was shooting bogey on the back nine. When I got to the 400yd 18th tee I knew I was going to shoot a 90 or 91. Bombed a drive 275yds that started out over the trees to the right, then drew back to the right edge of the fairway which slopes left so it rolled to a stop just a foot or so inside the left edge of the fairway. Second shot was a pitching wedge aimed at the center of the green which drew just a bit to the left and was pin high on the back right flag location. It left me with a 30 foot putt which I realized was for birdie. I grabbed my putter and walked to the pin, reading it all the way. When I put my lucky 1945 Half Dollar face up next to it for the mark, I saw a line in the grass which was a bit of a cone, like they show you on the Golf Channel broadcasts sometimes. I'm sure it was just my brain showing me the way. I aimed it down the high side of the line, picked up my coin, and took 2 practice strokes while looking at the cup to get the feel for the speed. I approached the putt, didn't hesitate and hit it just the way I felt it, and I watched it going, and when it started breaking about 3 feet in, it was still on the top of the line. I shouted "Go, ball, GO!!!", and it ran out of speed right as it fell in the lip, giving me the most satisfying feedback of all: The ball hitting the bottom of the cup. It literally had no more than 1 more revolution left in it, it was hit so perfectly. What a finish to a good day!

Nice job. Par 44 front?? Really? Never heard of that.

[Tifosinumerouno]

Oops, meant par 35 front, 44 is bogey, which is what I try to shoot at! Also I don't have an official handicap, but have shot 90 at my par 71 course on at least a half dozen occasions. Shoot alot of 91's and 92's, but RARELY anything above that. Considering that I just took golf back up after 10 years off back in January and was struggling to break 100 as late as may, I feel like breaking 90 in this short of a time frame is a great accomplishment. I only expect my score to continue going down as I improve my putting and short game more and more.