Jump to content
IGNORED

Getting there... Slowly but surely...

elivate

By elivate,
in Golf Talk

 Share
Note: This thread is 6196 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

elivate Dedicated Member

elivate

*oops, I just realized that I posted this in the wrong forum, maybe a mod can move it over to Golf Talk?

Just wanted to post this weekends experience, maybe it will help some others who are on the verge of improvement...

I started out my round ok with a nice medium distance drive fairly straight... I make a couple of bad swing and I open with a double bogey, could have been worse... Next hole it goes from bad to worse... 2 lost balls and I make a 10 on a par 4 and I am so mad because I just blew my round and it is only the second hole... After a minor tantrum I decided to forget it and play the next hole as if it never happened, I made a bogey... I still am struggling a bit but I settle down and run off a string of bogeys (with one triple in there for good measure ) The 9th hole on my course is the toughest and I made par.. things were really looking up...

I then par the 10th, make a double and then another par... I was feeling very good about being able to recover from bad holes... Then I end up making another 10 on the next hole!! 2 more lost balls and a shank... I am really frustrated now... But, I once again decide to forget it ever happened and I rattle off 3 straight pars!

Once I add up the score I am still looking at a 97 but one that could have easily been much better if it were not for 2 or 3 holes!

Anyway, I just wanted to post this to maybe help out others that get really frustrated with bad holes and let then ruin the entire round... I am finally able to really block out those bad holes and continue on and play some really good holes... Just keep a positive attitude and forget about the "blow up holes"...

Now I just have to eliminate those bad ones entirely and I am going to be very happy with my results...

What's in the Bag

Driver: HiBore 10.5* ProLaunch Blue 65s
Hybrid: No Fear 3i
Irons: Launcher LP 4-PW Harmonized 50* GWAmerican Standard 56* SWStriker by Golf Trends 60* LobPutter: Pro Response bladeBall: Tour Fire

Link to comment
Share on other sites

$2 Nassau Great Member

$2 Nassau

Not that I have achieved much in the world of golf, but turning 7's and 8's into 5's or 6's has gone a long way to lowering my scores.......to steal your words...."slowly but surely." It is very satisfying when that 100 turns into a 95, and then 90 and then sub-90, etc by just making smart decisions.

When I hit a poor drive and find myself in a bit of trouble, I say to myself "how can I make bogey here" and usually at worse I end up with a double, sometimes I make a putt and escape with par. In the past, those were snowmen (or worse) every time.

Turning those crappy holes, into only semi-crappy holes helps drastically!!

Good luck and enjoy.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Note: This thread is 6196 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

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

    Coupon Codes (save 10-15%): "IACAS" for Mevo/Stack, "IACASPLUS" for Mevo+/Pro Package, and "THESANDTRAP" for ShotScope.

  • Posts

    • GolfLug
      The Golf Swing Being Repeatable…

      By GolfLug ·

      At address? I think so. Downswing and through? IDK. I doubt if a whole lot of golfers, if any at all, deliberately think "I have a 9-iron so I need to bend half an inch more through the downswing compared to my 8 iron". 
    • GolfLug
      Wordle Daily Puzzle

      By GolfLug ·

      Wordle 1,054 X/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 My third failure..
    • Jrwatkins7
      Wordle Daily Puzzle

      By Jrwatkins7 ·

      Wordle 1,054 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    • guitarget
      What Are You Listening To?

      By guitarget ·

      I am listening to 23rd Street.  24 hours a day of cars, trucks, planes, sirens, and neighbors who start lawn mowers at 6:30am. I try to drown it out with 7,600 WAVE music files on a huge USB drive.  Mostly 1950's through 1990's music.
    • Zeph
      My Swing (Zeph)

      By Zeph ·

      Thanks! Evolvr, for sure. My indoors setup is pretty close to ready. I want to add a few more lights as it's a pretty dark place to begin with (old barn). Plan to use my iPhone 14 Pro, 720p 240 FPS. I think I got a tripod somewhere, but I nail everything down so I'll make a small box I can just plop the phone into. That way I know it's always in the same spot and level. How does the setup look in terms of angles and stuff.  I saw that topic and bookmarked it for later. A technique where you want the head to move forward and down? I've been doing that for twenty years! (not on purpose) 😛 Looks fun, I'll certainly try it out. £7000. That's certainly "down the line". What would be a good price? Thanks. I'll probably hold off until at least winter comes and see where we're living at that point. For the next six months I'll combine indoor practice with the range, which helps.
×
×
  • 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
The popup will be closed in 10 seconds...