My new career best.....................................

[BuckeyeNut]

I love it...........I didn't take up golf until after I was married, and I was stuck at a 7-9HC for a DECADE!!

My most recent HC update.....

For all you people who feel STUCK..........There is hope.........

You can do it......you can smash through to the next level.  It's possible......I know from experience.

[Tomboys]

That is awesome!  Congrats.  Now, inquiry minds want to know; what did you do to get from that 7-9 handicap down to a .9?

[BuckeyeNut]

Originally Posted by Tomboys

That is awesome!  Congrats.  Now, inquiry minds want to know; what did you do to get from that 7-9 handicap down to a .9?

Wow..I don't know where to start!............my point is any barrier can be smashed whether you believe it or not!!

I suffered through years of frustration.......Breaking through the wall didn't happen overnight.  I thoroughly came to accept my fate that I would never get better, but I just kept playing/never practiced........I just play A LOT.  I failed to improve for so long that I was OK with where my game was.........   I never thought in a million years I would crack through to a new level.  I just didn't want to get worse!!!! ....Hahaha...I kid you not!!!  Even today, my goal is the same, but as the years go by.........the wall broke.

From about 1996-2005.....I felt forever stuck as a 7-9hc......I lost all hope of getting better.  I just figured...OK.....it is what it is, my best index was about 7.0....

I kept playing and trying.........around 2006.....my HC dropped like a rock to 4!!!  In 2009, I sniffed a 2..........I thought I was stuck then too and was OK with it.  Here I am in 2011....0.9.   It may be a fluke, but I don't care!!!!!!  I cracked new ground and that is all I care about!!!!!!........if I drift back to a 2 I won't complain because I can forever claim my  0.9..........what the hell!!!

LOL...that's my 2 cents....

[BuckeyeNut]

0.9 goddammit............and no feedback!

Suck it...LOL

I'm riding a golf high for me!!  hahahahahahahahahaha

[rustyredcab]

So you don't practice, you just play? How often?

[Kieran123]

That's awesome man.

My 5 year goal is to get to low single digits....been stuck around 9-12 for the last year - you give me hope haha

[mikelegacy]

Now youre playing for scratch my friend ;)

[inthehole]

I'm jealous ... wish I picked up the game earlier in life & had 10 years to flounder in the single digits ... enjoy the moment - that's quite an accomplishment !

[rebby]

Awesome. Congrats on your new revision. Now it's time to get to work. Like you, I was elated when I got my first 0.x revision but, to tell you the truth, it was nothing compared to how I felt when the card read [b]+[/b]x.y. Now, every revision w/out that little + hurts (but only a little). :-( Congrats on your progression and keep it up! :-D

[LongballPro]

Congrats! I'm new and just found the thread. I must say that as someone else who is trying to push through to that next level, don't stop there! From the looks of it, you aren't too far off from another great accomplishment.

[BuckeyeNut]

Originally Posted by rustyredcab

So you don't practice, you just play? How often?

4 times a week during daylight savings time.

[BuckeyeNut]

Originally Posted by inthehole

I'm jealous ... wish I picked up the game earlier in life & had 10 years to flounder in the single digits ... enjoy the moment - that's quite an accomplishment !

Heck...I wish I started earlier too!!  I didn't start playing until after I was married.   If I had it all to do over again....I would have started playing as a kid.........

[BuckeyeNut]

Originally Posted by rebby

Awesome. Congrats on your new revision. Now it's time to get to work. Like you, I was elated when I got my first 0.x revision but, to tell you the truth, it was nothing compared to how I felt when the card read +x.y. Now, every revision w/out that little + hurts (but only a little).

Congrats on your progression and keep it up!

Thanks!!

Once again, I can't imagine improving further without serious short game practice.  With that said, if there is one thing I have proven to be true is there is anything is possible!!  My first ever hope of seeing a -0.something revision  is now definitely within reach!!.....in all honesty....I don't expect it.  I think I may have peaked...LOL

But there is always HOPE!!!

Haha

[WWBDD]

Good job ... and love your avatar.

[turnergeorge7]

It’s a phase when you feel that you are stuck for long. I was lucky enough to get out of it after 5 months, when I was playing with my boss. Although I was lucky enough to win and get going, I was also responsible for the proceeding days in the office. My boss made my life miserable in the office.

[BuckeyeNut]

It took me a decade to crack the next barrier.......

There is definitely hope for any of you who feel hopelessly stuck.  For me, I never practiced...........I just played a lot.   (100+rounds per year average)

After being hopelessly stuck, it just happened.  It wasn't just 1 thing......I think my game is pretty well rounded as far as driving, chipping. putting, shot game goes......no 1 thing stand out. It wasn't like the light-bulb suddenly turned on....it was gradual.

[Stretch]

Well done man! Its interesting as a mid-single to look at your score history and see where the difference is. I actually post fewer big numbers than you do, but don't have the ability to go as low on a good day. Scores tightly clustered in 77 to 80 range. My goal for the next year is to work that "average day at the office" band down to 75 to 78. Thanks for the encouragement and good luck with getting to scratch.

[rebby]

Thanks!!

Once again, I can't imagine improving further without serious short game practice.  With that said, if there is one thing I have proven to be true is there is anything is possible!!  My first ever hope of seeing a -0.something revision  is now definitely within reach!!.....in all honesty....I don't expect it.  I think I may have peaked...LOL

But there is always HOPE!!!

Haha

If you can easily pin point one aspect of your game that needs improvement (your short game, as you mentioned), there is no way that you have peaked. Start working on one aspect at a time and go from there. Fit in what practice you can, whenever you can. I was shocked how much better my putting got when I started carpet putting at every chance. I have a spare putter and a few balls that I keep in the house and I'll just hit a few putts throughout the day. I just work on a smooth stroke, feel and distance control. Something as simple as that can really help improvement.