What is your personal goal for golf?

[Teamanglerx]

@GJBenn85 - I played once or twice a year for the last 12 years not really knowing how to play properly.  Then 2 years ago I bought new clubs and got a little more serious.  Last year I started keep a true score and my average was 140+.  I took a couple of lessons and during those lessons I learned to correctly grip the club and swing properly. This year I just kept at it going to the range at least once a week.  I had a lot of bad habits that I had to break and they crop up every now and then but overall the game is improving. I also read two great books, Hank Haney's The Only Golf Lesson You Will Ever Need and Joe Parent's Zen Golf and these really helped, especailly the Zen Golf book.  I truely learned how much of a mental aspect this game has and its effects.  Reading this book and applying it not only help me cut strokes off my score it helped me enjoy the game a lot more.  Goal wise I started with the "break 100" but got frustrated when it wasn't happening.  I now do a "score 7 or less on every hole" and it helped me focus on the hole I was on and not the overall score.  My last round of 113 gave me a per hole average of 6.3 so next year I am looking at a goal of 6 per hole.

[DublinMeUp]

I have a few goals so to speak, the first being to build / have a swing that I am happy with and that is accepted as a good by peers who i consider qualified to have an opinion ( Low hcp'rs  / club pros )

I am hovering around the 97-105 avg at the moment after 2 months playing 2-3 rounds a week. So shortish term I would like to get an official handicap in the mid teens. I think this is doable as consistency is what robs me of those 10-15 shots. Ie hitting terrible 30 yard duffers with clubs i know i can hit well. Basically not concentrating.

Long term: I don't really know how long long term is but i want to be a single digit handicapper, at the moment that means taking around 20-25 shots off my avg round so I'm thinking this will take a good while to do.

While i like others would love to score a few eagles / hole in ones I don't really think these should be a main goal.. A goal is something that you set yourself knowing that with work and commitment you should be able to reach it. Luck plays way to big a part in the above that it is not a constant to focus on, and even if you do get your hole in one soon what have you actually achieved?

[Bananarama]

My goal was to get to a handicap of 10, down from 17 over this season.  I have regressed and my handicap is worse now that it was then, after shooting two 14 overs at the start of the season.

I changed my goal to be more consistant with driver and 3 wood, its not quantitative at the moment though... but I am getting better and my handicap is dropping again.  One small part of the goal is to not swing so hard, move hips forward and keep the head in the same/similar place - I usually move my head towards the target which causes duffs and slices.

[inthehole]

As a new golfer, my goal was to be a bogie golfer in a year.     its been just a year & I've failed.     I am playing high 90's.     I usually can do it through 9 holes, but not a full 18.     With all the time I've put into the game in the last year, it's really frustrating - to date I've played between 80-90 times, with countless range sessions thrown in. My long term goal is to shoot in the 80's consistently ... don't know if I have it in me (I'm 47), time will tell

[Gresh24]

I admire all of your goals.  Some are obviously well thought out and a plan is in place to attain them.

I'm just a little shocked how many people have such specific goals for a game.  Maybe more of you compete at some level than I realize.

[mattshaver]

goal for this year: break 90. i came as close as i've ever come last weekend. shot a 44 on the front nine, which includes an 8 on the 9th and a cold putter.  the back nine was a different story though. 5 minute waits on every shot and i wasn't able to stay in that rhythm and ended up with a 95.

ultimate goal: single digit handicap. i had the goal of being a scratch golfer, but i'll shoot for being a single digit 'capper before i worry about scratch.

[tristanhilton85]

Originally Posted by mattshaver

goal for this year: break 90. i came as close as i've ever come last weekend. shot a 44 on the front nine, which includes an 8 on the 9th and a cold putter.  the back nine was a different story though. 5 minute waits on every shot and i wasn't able to stay in that rhythm and ended up with a 95.

ultimate goal: single digit handicap. i had the goal of being a scratch golfer, but i'll shoot for being a single digit 'capper before i worry about scratch.

You'll get there... I've felt like I close to breaking 90 for a long time now... since at least this time last year but I barely did it last week... sometimes it just takes a while.  Just keep plugging away and find ways to improve and you'll be there.

[Bo the Golfer]

Originally Posted by montru

Hi have two, #1: Get to a single digit Hdcp.  2: A hole in one.

This-although I am no where near #1!

[saevel25]

to me i don't like making handicap my goal, because it puts to much pressure on a single number. What i like to do is make smaller goals in my golf game. I know were i am now, and i know were i need to improve, i know if i imporve there my handicap will go down.

so my current goals are,

continue to develop a solid swing (been in process for the past two years, i break this down into sub goals as well. Set up, backswing, downswing, ect)

get my putting more consistant

get my short game so i have a better shot pattern around the hole, inside 2 feet.

Right now these are my goals, the bottom two have caused me huge problems the past month.

[Merlin76]

You have to set goals for yourself, but it is an individual thing.

A lower average score and a lower handicap are the most likely targets,

which can be obtained by practice,  dedication and a series of

lessons from a pro' golfer.

My personal goal is to be able to play golf for at least another  9

years at my present or slighter lower handicap.

My age is 76 and I get so much pleasure from golf.

[Kobey]

1.  My goal at the moment is to actually hit the ball every time I swing at it.

2.  Once I accomplish that my goal will be to hit the ball solidly every time I swing at it.

3.  After that, my goal will be to get the correct distance every time I swing at it.

4.  And finally, once I have all of the above done, to hit it in the direction I want it to go.

Sounds easy when I break it down like that.

[jcollins120]

Originally Posted by WWBDD

Soon you'll be ready for the 18 hole courses.

Easy there. He's a solid player.

[zipazoid]

I've had 3 aces, broken 70 in competition. I'm now 53, so my serious competitive days are behind me, but I still have this one goal -

I want to play one round where I leave no shots on the course. In other words, one round that is the absolute lowest I can shoot. If I hit a green in regulation inside 10 feet I make the putt. Outside 10 feet, no more than a 2-putt. 100% up & down on missed greens. If I ever do that I'll be thrilled. :)

[mattshaver]

thanks for the encouragement.  i know i'll get there eventually.  the really frustrating part is that i went out the next day, and after the first 4 holes, i just stopped keeping score because i was playing so badly.

my target is to eliminate the "blow up" holes where i make 7's, 8's and (eek) sometimes 9's.  currently, i average about 4 of these a round.  if i can just get rid of those, i'll be a long way towards breaking 90. key for me is hitting a playable tee shot.

[zipazoid]

Matt, work on your short game.

Good chippers & putters don't make 9's.

[DFerlmann]

These are all great goals. Golf is such a great game

[jcollins120]

Originally Posted by jcollins120

These are all great goals. Golf is such a great game.

Originally Posted by DFerlmann

These are all great goals. Golf is such a great game

Thank you for posting a comment I said earlier.. haha

Sounds to me like a lot of you are for score, handicap or just flat out hitting the ball solid. For those of you who don't have a hole in one, it's the best feeling in the world so try for that. As for me, I'm after that double eagle. It'll be tough, but determination is the key.

[kevin.chan]

Hole In One break 72