Jump to content
Check out the Spin Axis Podcast! ×
Check out the Spin Axis Podcast!
IGNORED

Broke 80! (for real this time)

Zeph

By Zeph
in Golf Talk

 Share
Note: This thread is 5000 days old. We appreciate that you found this thread instead of starting a new one, but if you plan to post here please make sure it's still relevant. If not, please start a new topic. Thank you!

Recommended Posts

Zeph Incredible Member

Zeph

Posted
Posted
It's long overdue, but I got there! Shot 77 yesterday on a course I played for the first time. Not very long or difficult with 6200 yards, par 72, but you still have to do it. Easily my best ball striking round ever. 3 birdies 7 pars 8 bogies 64% fairways 55% GIR 31 putts 7 shots better than my playing handicap (12) at this course. Two 3 putts and failed to get U&D; twice from just off the green where I used the putter. Nearly made a 15 footer for eagle after a good drive and great 3 iron. I've been waiting for a round like this for some time. The shots are there, it's a matter of getting them out on the course. Followed up with a struggling 86 today where I had absolutely no control over ball. For some reason my old slice has made it's apperance again. Need a couple of hours at the range to figure it out. Pretty much played a pull-fade all day. Wasn't able to figure out what I did wrong. I did little practicing last year, which I wanted to get started with again. Playing like this is a good motivation.
  • Upvote 1

Ogio Grom | Callaway X Hot Pro | Callaway X-Utility 3i | Mizuno MX-700 23º | Titleist Vokey SM 52.08, 58.12 | Mizuno MX-700 15º | Titleist 910 D2 9,5º | Scotty Cameron Newport 2 | Titleist Pro V1x and Taylormade Penta | Leupold GX-1

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1

xmanhockey7 Dedicated Member

xmanhockey7

Posted
Posted

Congrads. Keep working hard you'll get to the point where you're bad rounds are low 80's and normal rounds are in the high 70s.

 913 D2 8.5* with V2 66g stiff shaft

 910F 14.25 with Diamana stiff shaft

 i20 17, 20, and 23 hybrid 

 AP2 712 5-PW with Dynamic Gold S300 shaft

 54 and 60

 D66

 Tournament Edition 1600

 

 


dieRx Member

dieRx

Posted
Posted

Congratz man, keep the momentum rolling for the rest of the season!

 

Play, practice, practice, practice. Repeat.

 

 Pro-V1

910 D3 9.5*

 910 4 Wood 17*

KZG Tour Evolution Irons 3-P

KZG TRS Wedges 50*, 54*, 58*

 Newport 2 (34 1/2")


bwdial Great Member

bwdial

Posted
Posted

Way to go!  I still haven't gotten there, so I know what it's like on the other side of the wall.  Keep it up.  Don't worry, the pull fade should work itself out.

:ping:

  • G400 - 9° /Alta CB 55 Stiff / G410-SFT - 16° /Project X 6.0S 85G / G410 - 20.5° /Tensei Orange 75S
  • G710 - 4 iron/SteelFiber i110cw Stiff • / i210 - 5 iron - UW / AWT 2.0 Stiff •
  • Glide SS - 54° / CFS Wedge • / Glide 2.0 SS - 58°/10 / KBS 120S • / Hoofer - Black

:scotty_cameron: - Select Squareback / 35"  -  :titleist: - Pro V1 / White  -  :clicgear: - 3.5+ / White

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1
1
1

M2R Well Established Member

M2R

Posted
Posted

Impressive numbers, must have been an absolute rush being pretty much "on" for the entire round.

Mike

Titleist 905T 10.5°, 5W Golfsmith SuperSteel 17°, 4W MacGregor Tourney laminate 21°, 3-P MacGregor Colokrom M85 reissue, Snake Eyes 54° and 58° wedge, Odyssey Dual Force 330 blade

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1

  • Moderator
nevets88 Incredible Member

nevets88

Posted
  • Moderator
Posted

Excellent! With 2 shots to spare. Look forward to many more to come.

Steve

Kill slow play. Allow walking. Reduce ineffective golf instruction. Use environmentally friendly course maintenance.

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1
1

dak4n6 Great Member

dak4n6

Posted
Posted

It's awesome when it all comes together, but it's so difficult to keep it there, eh?

I joined a CC last Oct, and started playing 3-4 times a week (we had a really mild winter in S Jersey) and in Jan put together two weeks of shooting low 80s - high 70s, and thought I was going to get my cap back down to single digits this spring. Then, the game struck back, and I fell back to mid - high 80s. Arrrgh. Presently shooting low 80s though.

Its a constant, beautiful struggle.

dak4n6


Titleist72 Member

Titleist72

Posted
Posted


Originally Posted by dak4n6

It's awesome when it all comes together, but it's so difficult to keep it there, eh?

I joined a CC last Oct, and started playing 3-4 times a week (we had a really mild winter in S Jersey) and in Jan put together two weeks of shooting low 80s - high 70s, and thought I was going to get my cap back down to single digits this spring. Then, the game struck back, and I fell back to mid - high 80s. Arrrgh. Presently shooting low 80s though.

Its a constant, beautiful struggle.


Damn that sucks... I haven't gotten to that point yet, my game is still on the rise


Stretch Super Member

Stretch

Posted
Posted

Well done Zeph! Onward and upward ...

Stretch.

"In the process of trial and error, our failed attempts are meant to destroy arrogance and provoke humility." -- Master Jin Kwon

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1

bplewis24 Super Member

bplewis24

Posted
Posted

Congrats!

Question: why do you say "for real this time?"  I once shot an 80 (my best score to date) but didn't post it because I lost a ball that was right smack on the edge of the fairway/first cut and still couldn't find it anywhwere because I was hitting into the sun and playing solo.  I was playing well and stubbornly didn't want to take a two stroke penalty.  Was it something like that?

I still always get pissed off when I can't find a ball that should definitely be located, but because there aren't officials and gallery members around, it gets lost.

Brandon

Brandon a.k.a. Tony Stark

-------------------------

The Fastest Flip in the West


M2R Well Established Member

M2R

Posted
Posted

He previously has shot a 78 on a par 68 course.

Personally I thought that was legitimate too as a course I play is rated 67.4 with a 110 slope ... so essentially par 68 (in reality) even if the scorecard shows 71.

  • Upvote 1

Mike

Titleist 905T 10.5°, 5W Golfsmith SuperSteel 17°, 4W MacGregor Tourney laminate 21°, 3-P MacGregor Colokrom M85 reissue, Snake Eyes 54° and 58° wedge, Odyssey Dual Force 330 blade

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1

bplewis24 Super Member

bplewis24

Posted
Posted


Originally Posted by M2R

He previously has shot a 78 on a par 68 course.

Personally I thought that was legitimate too as a course I play is rated 67.4 with a 110 slope ... so essentially par 68 (in reality) even if the scorecard shows 71.



Got it, thanks :)

Brandon a.k.a. Tony Stark

-------------------------

The Fastest Flip in the West


Lefty-Golfer Great Member

Lefty-Golfer

Posted
Posted



Originally Posted by dak4n6

put together two weeks of shooting low 80s - high 70s, and thought I was going to get my cap back down to single digits this spring. Then, the game struck back, and I fell back to mid - high 80s. Arrrgh. Presently shooting low 80s though.



i did this two years ago, i dropped from a 14 to an 8 in a season, shot 79 or less 3 times in 6 weeks...i then bought a new property, opened two new business and my game has never gotten close to that since. now just limping along at an 11, tossing in enough good rounds to stay there but shooting 85 most of the time...the 6 shots from 85 to 79 feel like they are about 4 entire holes worth!!

Driver- Callaway Razor somthing or other
3W- Taylor Made R11S
3H Rocketballz
4I-PW- MP-59
Gap- Vokey 54

Lob- Cleveland 60

Putter- Rife

Skycaddie SG5  


Note: This thread is 5000 days old. We appreciate that you found this thread instead of starting a new one, but if you plan to post here please make sure it's still relevant. If not, please start a new topic. Thank you!

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Want to join this community?

    We'd love to have you!

    Sign Up

  • TST Partners

    PlayBetter
    Golfer's Journal
    ShotScope
    The Stack System
    FitForGolf
    FlightScope Mevo
    Direct: Mevo, Mevo+, and Pro Package.

    Coupon Codes (save 10-20%): "IACAS" for Mevo/Stack/FitForGolf, "IACASPLUS" for Mevo+/Pro Package, and "THESANDTRAP" for ShotScope. 15% off TourStriker (no code).

  • Posts

    • saevel25
      Athletic Motion Golf Video Featuring Our Own Erik Barzeski

      By saevel25 · Posted

      That was a good watch. When I started working on pelvis in the backswing. I thought, this sounds contradictory to those leg straightening threads on the site. Erik has already done a correction. Then the last lesson we went more down the route of feeling the right knee gains flex. It doesn’t, but the feeling keeps my knee position in a good range. Also, I just realized how much extra work my right hip needed to do to stabilize the body with the proper weight shift. Those glute and hip stabilizers got worked. 🤣 I wish this evolution in the golf instruction happened 20 years ago! 😭
    • tacks451
      My Swing (tacks451)

      By tacks451 · Posted

      I've been Playing Golf for: 40 yrs My current handicap index or average score is: 4.0 factor My typical ball flight is: Straight however sometimes slight draw. The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: squirt to the right due to to much arm not enough turn. Videos:  [Delete this, Embed Videos Here - https://thesandtrap.com/how-to/embed-videos/]
    • WillieT
      Wordle Daily Puzzle

      By WillieT · Posted

      Wordle 1,656 3/6* ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    • DeadMan
      Wordle Daily Puzzle

      By DeadMan · Posted

      Wordle 1,656 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    • boogielicious
      Athletic Motion Golf Video Featuring Our Own Erik Barzeski

      By boogielicious · Posted

      The first issue Erik spoke about is something we worked on for my swing during both GEARS sessions. GEARS was showing my pelvis center moving towards the ball during the back swing. I wasn’t the 4” guy though! This forced me to correct on the downswing to give myself space. My hip rotation was to high as well. We corrected it by first getting the weight off my heels in my stance and getting my posture correct. Then the feel was shifting back into my right hip at a 45 degree angle. This kept my pelvis center from moving towards the ball at the start of the backswing. I also didn’t sway back as much as I felt I did because of the angle I was shifting. Feel Ain’t Real. The cool thing about GEARS is as you work on something you can see the exact (Real) change happening. On video, it is much harder to spot this issue because of the 2D nature of filming. But I know what to look for now. Sadly, I was hurt all last year and most of this year so I really haven’t been able to work on it much. I did do a lot of backswing work though.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Welcome to TST! Signing up is free, and you'll see fewer ads and can talk with fellow golf enthusiasts! By using TST, you agree to our Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and our Guidelines.

  I accept