Just shot my best Round

[Rising Star]

Hi guys and gals,

I am new to the site and I am very impressed with it's layout.

I have only played 4-5 rounds of golf in my life. Last year I swore to myself that I would improve my game, but it never happened. Part of my problem was I didn't take any lessons. I was scoring in the 120-130 range (Yuck)

This year, I have received a lesson and gone to the chipping/putting green to work on my game and my first round of golf was so satisfying. We played 9 holes and I scored a 53. Yes I know, a 53 is nothing to write home about, but there was a huge difference in my ability to simply the game. My buddy is a good golfer and scores well and he was completely stoked on how much I had improved.

He and I came up with a list of goals for me to reach this year which I thought was crucial to my success this season.

My question now is...What is next?

More lessons? More practice? More play time?

I have only received 3 lessons in the last year. but the most recent game I played, I played my best round by far.

Thanks guys and I look forward to hearing your comments!

[Kieran123]

From now on start marking down how many fairways you hit, and when you miss them, mark down where you missed it ( right, left etc )...mark how many greens you hit in regulation and again where you missed them. Mark down how many putts you make per green as well.

This will give you an idea of where to practice....if you play a round and hit 2 fairways but 8 greens, then working on your tee shots would be beneficial.

Chipping/pitching is also crucial for when you do miss the greens, you can save par/bogey.

If you can afford lessons, do it....especially if the lessons are working ( which they are )

Congrats on the score buddy, it's a great feeling when practice pays off!

[Michael Phelps]

Good job man! That's great improvement, i bet by the end of the season you will be shooting regularly in the low to mid 40's if you keep it up.

Like he said, mark down everything, it really will help alot! One trick that helped me was getting some masking tape, going to the driving range, putting some tape on the face of your club, it can help to figure out how well you are striking the ball.  IE The ball will leave a perfect imprint in the masking tape.