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Posted
Played like a dog on Monday, in an inter-club match, too. Opponent did fine, went round in 82, which was just one-over net for him. I went round in 85 or 86 and lost, 4&3. Drive was a bit dodgy from the off - I just couldn't get confident with it and it got progressively worse. Putting went from A1 to shaving the hole and lipping out. Lost the pace of the greens and the range with my chips. Went from 2-up at the turn - out in 40, which is one under net - and back in far, far too many.
Something wrong with my swing - I'm getting my hands ahead on the drives, I think.

Posted
Triple bogey on #2 and pulled out a 77

in my grom stand bag:

Driver: HiBore 9.5* fujikura stiff
3w: HiBore 15* fujikura stiff
2i hybrid: HiBore fujikura stiff3-sw: MP-57 +1/2 2* up stiff steelPutter: 2ball SRT 36"GPS: SG3 Sky caddieCart:Clicgear 2.0Home Course: Lake Spanaway http://www.lakespanawaygc.com


Posted
Played in a scramble last weekend which my team won at -6. Luckily, I was set up with 3 hacks who seemed to play fairly well that day. One of them had a $30 K-Mart driver that he was hitting down the middle after the 4th hole (worked the kinks out) so it allowed me to relax and smack it. One of the other guys stopped hitting drives and iron shot after the 8th hole since his back hurt so badly but he was a putting machine for us. It cost me $42 to play and I walked away with a dozen Pro V1s, $75 in gift certificates, countless coupons for food and movies, an umbrella. Made out quite well and it was fun.

Proceeded to shoot 84 the next day at my home course playing on rock hard greens. Basically had to take one less club to hit into every green since they were going to bounce and run when they hit.
In my bag:
Driver : 905R 9.5*
3 Wood: Big Bertha Titanium 15*
5 Wood: Big Bertha Titanium 19*
Irons : 755Wedges: Vokey 50* Wedges: 588 DSG 56* Putter: 2 Ball Lined Blade 35Ball : ProV1

Posted
Shot 42 ast night in league. Pulled my tee shot OB on 3 when a gust of wind knocked me off balance mid-swing and 3 three putts didn't help. Lipped out the second putt each time.....d@mned aerated greens.

I was happy with my ball striking overall.

Posted
shot a +5 76, i was so happy if only I didn't finish bogey, bogey. I one putted 6 in a row though....

Bag:
Driver: 325 (draw)
Irons: mp 32
Wedges: Black Ni
Putter: Teardrop...dominatorBall: nice ones.


Posted
41 today. Good round, one of my lower ones of the year. I was ballooning my driver, but everything else went solid. NEED to build off this.

Driver Ping G10 10.5*
Hybrids Ping G5 (3) 19* Bridgestone J36 (4) 22*
Irons Mizuno MP-57 5-PW
Wedges Srixon WG-504 52.08 Bridgestone WC Copper 56.13
Putter 33" Scotty Cameron Studio Select #2


Posted
78 Today, Didnt play well considering it was an easy course.

Started off great! -2 After 2 Holes including a chip in on the first hole. Driving was very awful today, only hit 4 Fairways today!!! Only 6 GIR.

Took around 3-4 Double Bogeys. Bad round coulda done alot better.
In My Bag

Driver: Sasquatch 460 9.5°
3 Wood: Laser 3 Wood 15°
5 Wood: r7 19° (Stiff)Irons: S58 Irons 4-PW Orange DotWedge: Harmonized 60°Wedge: Z TP 54°Putter: Tiffany 34"Balls: Pro V1 Shoes: Adidas Tour 360 IIThe Meadows Golf Coursewww.themeadowsgc.comAge: 16

Posted
96 at Rancho Park. I think this course is tougher than the slope rating of 117 claims it to be.

Played the par-5s in even par for the day (par on each). Played the par-3s in a total of +7. Went for #18 in two, missed 31 yards short (I stepped it off since I had time). Bad chip (and I have that measurement down!), but two-putted for par.

Threw away my score at #15. Duck hook to rough, slice to bunker, splash out, pull to another bunker, solid out (as opposed to a good out), great chip, pulled putt, tap-in. 8 on a par-4. Then a 5 on a par-3. Then I parred out 17 and 18.

This was my first round with my new irons. #15 aside, and a bad club selection off the tee at #16, I had a great day with my new irons. I love 'em. I need to be a bit more careful with lines and club selection (I went down a club when going into the wind at one point... what?)

-- Michael | My swing! 

"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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Posted
77 at Woods Valley, never played there before. its a decent and fairly easy course, with some good holes and some odd ones. plays only 6,500 yards.

decent round except for 34 putts...
Sticks
driver- X460 tour 9.5 Aldila NVS 75
irons- X-forged 3-PW TT BlackGold stiff
wedges- x-tour vintage 52, 56, 60
hybrid- FT-hybrid #2 17* putter- Sophia 33" "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."_Mario Andretti

Posted
Shot 75 (part 71) yesterday. Front I played with hacks but saved a decent score with putts (42 on front). Back I got a groove. Birdied both par 5s, parred the rest and was getting up and down incredibly well (33 on back). Hit 7 Greens (all on the back) and 5 fairways (4 on back) and had 27 putts (14F-13B). Best round this year, wish the front was better though.

In The Bag:
905R UST V2 Stiff
906F2 UST V2 Stiff
3DX dc 17* Stiff
2300 IM 4-PW Stiff CG 12 Black Pearl 52*, 56*, 60* C67 Pro V1x


Posted
Played an even 100 (par 72) at my local club (Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles WA). 50/36 on the front 9 and 50/36 on the back 9. I was by myself and I think I hurried myself along quite a bit because it was getting dark.

My whole game needs work, but my putting really let me down today. I 2-putted every single hole and 3-putted at least 7 or 8 of them. I was reading the greens very poorly, hitting short and missing easy 3-foot putts.

I did have several really killer drives, and I made a beautiful shot onto the fringe with my 4-hybrid. I love my hybrids for distance and ease of use, but they aren't my most accurate clubs, so that shot really made my day.

Posted
Me and my mate shot 45 points in a 4BBB Stableford today, we had 8 three pointers in a row comming down the back nine, including a chip in from me to keep the stretch going after my partner jokingly said "ahh just chip it in, make it alot easier."

Posted
82 at Kiln Creek, had 5 birdies today, offset by 4 double bogeys, a triple bogey, and 4 bogeys.
My Bag

Driver: Sumo 460 10.5º Stiff
4 & 7 Woods: T-40 Stiff
Irons: Tight Lies GT 3-PWWedges: Tom Watson SignaturePutter: Daiwa DG-245Ball: One PlatinumGone Golfin'

Posted

Just shot 40. Was -1 after 4 but pulled one OB on #5 for a double bogey. Bogey, par, bogey, bogey after that.
Not bad considering i had a 3 1/2 yr. old with me.


Posted

87. My iron game was not good, today. 10 of 14 fairways but only 7 GIR. Just not good. Had a few blow up, holes, too. happens.

Titleist 905T Accra SC75 M4 Shaft

Nike SQ 4W Accra T70 M4 Shaft
HB001 17* Hybrid with Mitsubishi Diamana Thump X Stiff Flex
Baffler Pro 20* Accra Axiv 105 Tour Hybrid Shaft

Taylor Made 24* Burner Accra Axiv 105 Tour Hybrid Shaft

Mizuno MP-32 5-PW Black Oxide Finish Project X 6.0 Shafts

Vokey 52* Oil Can Finish TTDG S400 Shaft

Cleveland 588 60* TTDG S400 Shaft

Rife Bimini Blade Putter

 

Ball-White and Round

 


Posted

109
My chipping and pitching did me no favors today.

...the world is full of people happy to tell you that your dreams are unrealistic, that you don't have the talent to realize them. - Bob Rotella

Driver - Taylormade R1.
Fairway - Taylormade R9 15º.
Hybrid - A3OS 3 Hybrid.

Irons - Cast CCI 4-AW.

Wedge - SV Tour 56º wedge.


Posted
I felt like garbage today but only shot 4 strokes more than yesterday for a 104. I couldn't drive off the tee to save my life. usually I have a few very good drives but I was flubbing them terribly. Thank goodness my 3 wood came through to get me down the fairway a few times when I had only hit the driver about 50 yards. I spent another two hours after the round at the driving range and on the putting green.

I also got a new sand wedge, which I was experimenting with for my pitching, and inexperience led to several mishits.

I'm hoping to start getting a few more GIRs and par'd holes.

Posted
87 not at the home course. Only hit driver twice, cost me two strokes. Had a poor putting day. Irons were extremely inconsistent. No up and downs. Starting to resign myself to the fact that I'm the king of inconsistency. Walked nine yesterday and shot 37. It was easy. Such is golf.


 


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