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28 minutes ago, mvmac said:

Avoided making a 6 my previous two rounds. Didn't do it today but still shot 69 ;-) Hit it OB on a par 5 and made double, only over par hole of the day.

Heh. I was fortunate in one of my no-sixes rounds (before the challenge) when I hit a ball OB to get up and down from 230 to save a par on a par five once… :-D Definitely can't count on THAT very often!

Nice playing. Round posted in GG?

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I finally did it! I needed three up and downs on Par 5s to do it. One was really a two putt, but the other two were harder. The first was a high pitch shot over a bunker and a one putt. The second, I

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After a year or two of coaching my college golf team, I came up with a challenge for them, as they would make too many stupid mistakes on the par fives in particular, and on too many par fours trying

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So, yesterday I played my par-3s in even, par-5s in one under, and averaged 4.5 on par-4s ... and no sixes.  Anywhere.  Or worse.  First time I've done that. Check it out, my scorecard from yeste

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Almost got it yesterday.  16/18 holes were 5 or better, including every par-4 (there were 12 par-4s at the course I played, and did so at a cumulative 4 over par, nothing worse than bogey).  I also parred two of the par-5s (there were three;  sadly, a water ball and two shots in a bunker led to an 8 on the other) and made a disaster of the last two par-3s (5, 7;  that 7 was a classic Shindig disaster hole).  There was also a double-bogey from a bad tee shot on a par-3 thrown in there (badly hooked 5-wood)... but otherwise had 9 GIR and 6 near-GIR.

Just the same, I'm now convinced I can do it -- one was a really bad decision (three-wood from an odd lie that had to carry water) and the other was a disaster (pulled a tee shot on a par-3, pitch from an uphill lie in soft grass into a bunker, bad bunker shot... good pitch hit a tree branch and into another bunker, out of bunker and down in two for a 7).  Although it could be argued I didn't focus on a good near-GIR, as the pin was front and there were no hazards short of the green, so I could have hit a 7-iron instead of 6-iron (needed for pin + 5 yards, my target distance on forward pins) and had a near-guaranteed near-GIR and likely worst-case 4.

Prior to yesterday I thought I'd have to improve quite a bit to avoid sixes.  Now I think I can do it with my existing (and improving) skills.  And I have a few ideas for my next round at my home course where I think I haven't really been considering shot zones in how I play each hole.  I really wish I had hole-by-hole strokes gained over time data.  

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Finally! i gather around a decent round on my club´s championship qualifier and shoot a 73 (+1) with no sixes to lead by one.
I upload the only evidence i have. I putted for birdie in all par 5´s and have no penalties. They are all kind of short but they almost always play against strong winds.

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8 hours ago, iacas said:

Nice playing. Round posted in GG?

Thanks.

Stopped using GG about a year ago. Had some issues with the app and starting rounds, charging it now and will try it again tomorrow. 

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20 hours ago, p1n9183 said:

Finally! i gather around a decent round on my club´s championship qualifier and shoot a 73 (+1) with no sixes to lead by one. I upload the only evidence i have. I putted for birdie in all par 5´s and have no penalties. They are all kind of short but they almost always play against strong winds.

Congrats!

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23 hours ago, mvmac said:

Avoided making a 6 my previous two rounds. Didn't do it today but still shot 69 ;-) 

No sixes today and shot 74 :-P

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2 hours ago, mvmac said:

No sixes today and shot 74 :-P

Congrats. You already have the award though. :-)

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Another no sixes round today, getting close to no more 18 holes after work   36-38-74

5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 - 36

5 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 - 38

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1 hour ago, jsgolfer said:

Another no sixes round today

Nice work. 

2 hours ago, jsgolfer said:

getting close to no more 18 holes after work

How will you survive?  ;-)

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2 hours ago, jsgolfer said:

Another no sixes round today, getting close to no more 18 holes after work   36-38-74

5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 - 36

5 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 - 38

Congrats. Also, loving the user title!

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8 hours ago, coachjimsc said:

Nice work. 

How will you survive?  ;-)

Good question, as long as the weather is good, I'll probably still be able to get in 9 most of the time.  benefits of getting off work at 3 pm. :-)

8 hours ago, iacas said:

Congrats. Also, loving the user title!

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12 hours ago, jsgolfer said:

Another no sixes round today, getting close to no more 18 holes after work   36-38-74

5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 - 36

5 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 - 38

Nice going MVP!  

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12 hours ago, jsgolfer said:

Another no sixes round today, getting close to no more 18 holes after work   36-38-74

5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 - 36

5 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 - 38

Nice (barf) going (barf)...:beer::-D

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Nice going MVP!  

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39 minutes ago, GolfLug said:

Nice (barf) going (barf)...:beer::-D

LOL

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Another No Sixes Round Today :beer:

37-37-74

4 5 4 2 5 3 4 4 5 - 37

4 4 4 3 5 5 4 4 5 - 37

 

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52 minutes ago, jsgolfer said:

Another No Sixes Round Today :beer:

37-37-74

4 5 4 2 5 3 4 4 5 - 37
4 4 4 3 5 5 4 4 5 - 37

I'm not sure which more people will find more annoying… that you're playing this much golf, or that you're getting this many non-six rounds. ;-)

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9 minutes ago, iacas said:

I'm not sure which more people will find more annoying… that you're playing this much golf, or that you're getting this many non-six rounds. ;-)

Both! :whistle:

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46 minutes ago, iacas said:

I'm not sure which more people will find more annoying… that you're playing this much golf, or that you're getting this many non-six rounds. ;-)

Must be all the practice with his Mevo ;-)

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