Bpurc22

I shot a 91, 48 on the front, 43 on the back....I'm a 30+ handicap so shooting 91 today was awesome. I finally didn't lose a ton of strokes on OB, missed chips, and easy putts. Cut about 10 strokes off what I usually lose and had some nice mid-iron strikes. woohooooooo I broke 100 yesterday for the first time and almost broke 90 the next day. I love golf

BasicLly gave up basketball my senior year of hs so i could play golf 3-4 times a week and go to the range a ton instead of wasting my time at 4-7 practices 3x a week. I cant go out until 3 as a junior anyway so it was cramping my style.

I'm not sure if this is too obvious or not but it sounds like your friend is swinging to vertically for a drive. Should be on a horizontal path instead of vertical. I used to swing vertically and hit the ball way too high with my driver but I adjusted so I bring the club further back and with more of an angle (further away from my body) so I am hitting the ball out instead of up. Teeing the ball up lower or getting a lower-lofted driver could also help, but why not try to fix the problem instead of wasting money to not get a real fix?

Did I make this thread or what? lol man I am feeling the same thing as you. I am not a great golfer either (100-105), but I am new and practice a ton. So back in May I was starting to shoot high 40s and a "bad" round for me was becoming 50+. I just played 7 holes (lightning forced us off) and shot a 45, like am I serious? Honestly I think playing so much is hurting me and I need to practice more instead of playing a ton. The more I play, the more I adjust and change to try and come out with a decent score instead of trying to implement what is right and better long-term. Anyway, I think I'm going to take some time off to just practice and see what I come back as. Hopefully you and I are like (doctorfro) and come back stronger after a regression. Good luck to you man -- keep the thread posted I'll check back in a week or so.

2-ball for me. Im not overly in love with it but its a nice putter. It hits left but with some adjustments ive hit some very nice rolls from respextable distances

Fix your grip..rotate your left hand so you can see 3-4 knucKles. Cured mine and i havent sliced since

I swear this is gonna happen to me soon. As soon as i started killing my 3 wood (burner so it's very long and i adjust accordingly), i started hitting these shots with my irons that go straight down right to left. After a nice range sesh where i fix it out, i can garauntee i'll start pushing the ball like crazy. F this stupid game why do i love it so much again?

I guess my goal for 2011 5 months ago would have been to get back into golf. In the fall i want to make my hs golf team, i want to break 90 (currently haven't broken 100' but i consistently shoot 100-105 on 18 (always give up by the end) and i shoot 45 regularly when i play by myself. Id like to start losing a max of 1 ball per round, maybe record an eagle, improve my short game so it's at least respectable, oh and ge the white burner 2011 model :)

That was my story basically every hole yesterday. I hit 5/6 fairways about 240-260 each (burner 3 wood is ridiculous) and still shot a 45 in 8 holes. I just got to my 2nd shot and started hacking away

I play alone all the time, I actually prefer it. You don't have to wait for everyone else and you can just focus on your own shots. The course I belong to is free to just walk, so I usually go around 430-5 and just walk 9 holes. It takes about 2-2.5 hours but it's perfect.

According to wiki, kent has 7 professional Canadian wins. If they play 9/18 holes on the finale, one of the other guys is gonna have to go low to beat him. I also thought petey was the 2nd best on there but what can you do. He got knocked off early and i doubt kent would have been able to battle back from what petey did.

Just made a full post and it's being "held for moderation because im new here"... This is about the third time that's happened already..why?

I may sound like a total idiot, but you want to hit down on the ball while pitching/chipping? Obviously you do for iron shots but for distance and spin. I always thought that closer to the green you would want an easier swing and clean contact. With my 60' i always "scoop"/"sweep" the ball and get it into the air. I feel like when im close and try to hit down on the ball, i either kill it or hit a line drive.

Yes, i did, but you seemed to disregard it as if big differences rarely happen. There's a reason why the white and blue tee difference even exists.

Ever think that maybe there is a bigger distance for other courses? For some holes at my course there is about a 40 or so yard difference and you're looking at a stroke difference for every hole like that if you have distance problems (as the op stated)..so basically what you're saying is that because i'm not a good putter, i can move each putt 15% closer and still have a real hc.