Broke 100 and 90 both for the first time in one round today!

[IronwoodGolfer]

The last time I played an entire 18 hole round was in early June and shot a 108 on my home course in Greenville, NC which was designed by Lee Trevino. Well, since then I have bought a year-long membership to a driving range in Wilmington, NC (where I go to school) and spent around 12-14 hours a week working on my game.

I just returned home a few days ago and made it out to walk 18 today and shot an 89! I am pumped. The hard work paid off.

Here's the breakdown:

3 pars, 13 bogies, 2 double bogies

Hit every fairway

No GIR's

2 one-putts, 16 2-putts

0 3-putts

No sand, water, or OB

I am a really short hitter, probably only about 200 yds off the tee, but I am consistent and play everything safe. I had never even broken 100, let alone 90, before so to cross off two major milestones in one round is pretty exciting.

Any tips on how to move down into the lower 80's?

[Ernest Jones]

Awesome Possum!!!

[Beachcomber]

  IronwoodGolfer said:

Originally Posted by IronwoodGolfer

The last time I played an entire 18 hole round was in early June and shot a 108 on my home course in Greenville, NC which was designed by Lee Trevino. Well, since then I have bought a year-long membership to a driving range in Wilmington, NC (where I go to school) and spent around 12-14 hours a week working on my game.

I just returned home a few days ago and made it out to walk 18 today and shot an 89! I am pumped. The hard work paid off.

Here's the breakdown:

3 pars, 13 bogies, 2 double bogies

Hit every fairway

No GIR's

2 one-putts, 16 2-putts

0 3-putts

No sand, water, or OB

I am a really short hitter, probably only about 200 yds off the tee, but I am consistent and play everything safe. I had never even broken 100, let alone 90, before so to cross off two major milestones in one round is pretty exciting.

Any tips on how to move down into the lower 80's?

1.) Identify your power leak in your current swing and fix it.

2.) Start hitting GIR.

[bhp1404]

I got my first and only hole in one at Ironwood a few years ago, but enough about me. Make sure you do the correct practice. Dont just hit balls for a few hours. Work on short game and putting. Also if you cant hit it very far, make sure you are playing the correct tees. Congrats on the score.

[Snakey]

I remember the first time I broke 100 ....and then I played the other 9. but seriously that's a great milestone ,keep up the work ethic and the 80's aren't far away.

[pixel5]

If you're going to school...I can guess you probably aren't an old guy. 200 sounds very very short for even a smaller young guy. I'm about 5'9" and 160 and I can hit 275+ more than a few times per round. If you're hitting every fairway, but it is only going 200 yards...you must have a very compact and abbreviated swing with your driver. I mean I could be wrong but that's the only thing I can think of.

[Beachcomber]

Everyone that reads this thread needs to give the OP a skin to add to his reputation.  Is he the only user on TST or the interwebz that admits his average distance is sub 300yds?

[Righty to Lefty]

That is the first time that I have every heard of someone breaking 100 and 90 within the same round....Good stuff.

[IronwoodGolfer]

  pixel5 said:

Originally Posted by pixel5

If you're going to school...I can guess you probably aren't an old guy. 200 sounds very very short for even a smaller young guy. I'm about 5'9" and 160 and I can hit 275+ more than a few times per round. If you're hitting every fairway, but it is only going 200 yards...you must have a very compact and abbreviated swing with your driver. I mean I could be wrong but that's the only thing I can think of.

I'd say your assessment sounds about right. I'm 5'8 160 lbs. I didn't have a driver until about a week ago so I have only been practicing with 5i (can't hit the 4i or 3i very well) an up for the last couple of months. My basic (par 4) strategy was just get in on the fairway, hit an iron, and then take a 30-50 yard pitch hole followed by 2 putts. I played the drives conservative just to make sure I had a nice clean lie on my second shots. I choked up and kept the swing compact to minimize any chance of errors. Now that I have a driver I can start working on a bigger back turn and longer swing. I also just ordered a TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 4H to give me some more juice than just the regular 5i.

My iron play, wedge game, and putting are all solid. I just feel that if I could drive it ~250 with consistency I would be looking a breaking 80 pretty quickly. It's exciting stuff, I have definitely "caught the bug."

[SloverUT]

  IronwoodGolfer said:

Originally Posted by IronwoodGolfer

I'd say your assessment sounds about right. I'm 5'8 160 lbs. I didn't have a driver until about a week ago so I have only been practicing with 5i (can't hit the 4i or 3i very well) an up for the last couple of months. My basic (par 4) strategy was just get in on the fairway, hit an iron, and then take a 30-50 yard pitch hole followed by 2 putts. I played the drives conservative just to make sure I had a nice clean lie on my second shots. I choked up and kept the swing compact to minimize any chance of errors. Now that I have a driver I can start working on a bigger back turn and longer swing. I also just ordered a TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 4H to give me some more juice than just the regular 5i.

My iron play, wedge game, and putting are all solid. I just feel that if I could drive it ~250 with consistency I would be looking a breaking 80 pretty quickly. It's exciting stuff, I have definitely "caught the bug."

I suppose it depends on what you consider solid.  If by solid, you mean you are making contact, then I assume you are right.  Not hitting GIR's means you still have work to do on your iron play.  Obviously longer drives will help with that as well..     but every GIR you hit on par 4's gives you a chance to birdie or 2 putt for par.

[RonTheSavage]

Thats awesome! Congrats

[BeRich]

Congrats man!  I'm still trying to get into double digits, so I sure wouldn't mind breaking 90 while I'm at it either...If I could keep my head down and stop topping it I might have a chance!

[pixel5]

  IronwoodGolfer said:

Originally Posted by IronwoodGolfer

I'd say your assessment sounds about right. I'm 5'8 160 lbs. I didn't have a driver until about a week ago so I have only been practicing with 5i (can't hit the 4i or 3i very well) an up for the last couple of months. My basic (par 4) strategy was just get in on the fairway, hit an iron, and then take a 30-50 yard pitch hole followed by 2 putts. I played the drives conservative just to make sure I had a nice clean lie on my second shots. I choked up and kept the swing compact to minimize any chance of errors. Now that I have a driver I can start working on a bigger back turn and longer swing. I also just ordered a TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 4H to give me some more juice than just the regular 5i.

My iron play, wedge game, and putting are all solid. I just feel that if I could drive it ~250 with consistency I would be looking a breaking 80 pretty quickly. It's exciting stuff, I have definitely "caught the bug."

Don't be afraid of swinging for the fences. Obviously don't do stupid stuff like over-rotate and flipping your wrists...but take some full swings at it with your driver. Depending on the course you're playing at, I might rather be hitting 270 yards and in the rough than 200 and in the fairway. That is a 6-7 club difference for most people!

[elementz]

Congrats....I almost lived that story yesterday....Won't get into many details on your thread but my personal best has been an even 100 (twice) and yesterday shot a 92....could have easily been an 89.

Great feeling

[johnwayne]

Congratulations, I know how stoked you are about that seriously man that's awesome.  I just broke 100 today for the first time, its a great feeling. Enjoy.