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What a difference some time off can make! For a few weeks I'd been playing terrible, hit all sorts of wayward shots, chunks etc. I got so frustrated (as you do) I decided to de-tox for a bit over a week. For 9 days I didn't touch a club. Went out and practised, and found I was hitting the much better, and swinging differently. Went out yesterday and shot +8 (which is actually my best score) Feeling much better about golf now :)


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I shot the best 9 hole score of my life on the first round of the season after not playing for 7 months in the winter. I was 2 under going into 9 and finished the 9 holes at even par and went on to shoot and 80.

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Your irons

"Great for sweet-spot hits," this baby "works the ball like a forgiving blade," but "mis-hits are harsh." "Fat shots end up short and thinned ones can run twice the intended distance" on this "attractive," "great feeling," "solid," "distance hitter." It's "better for low to mid handicappers," which explains why so many reviewers lamented that they "are not skilled enough to deserve them."

If +8 in 9 holes is your best round ever those dont sound like the clubs meant for you. Just saying.


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Originally Posted by XMScott

Your irons

"Great for sweet-spot hits," this baby "works the ball like a forgiving blade," but "mis-hits are harsh." "Fat shots end up short and thinned ones can run twice the intended distance" on this "attractive," "great feeling," "solid," "distance hitter." It's "better for low to mid handicappers," which explains why so many reviewers lamented that they "are not skilled enough to deserve them."

If +8 in 9 holes is your best round ever those dont sound like the clubs meant for you. Just saying.

Ah, it was +8 in 18 holes.  I was +6 thru 5, got it back to +5 for the front. Shot +3 on the back (bogeying 17 & 18).

I usually hover around my handicap (12) Just been off lately... My irons are usually ok, but I average around the 33 putt mark and miss a lot of fairways.


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