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So last high school match of the year, drove ball about 150 away from green on abut 380 par 4, pull 7 iron out. Theres a bunker right in front of the green (from my angle). Land the ball just over the bunker and land it about 3 feet away. Sunk the putt for my first birdie of the day

I had my first eagle today, on a par 5.. I hit the drive about 260, in the fairway, then a three wood to about 5 feet off the green, and chipped in! The chip broke in, and I put my arms up because besides an ace and breaking 80, and Eagle has been on my golf bucket list. I put the ball away, and plan to save it.. I'll mark the Titleist NXT Tour and keep in in my room haha...

84. Best round of my life so far, and did it by not thinking.. Really just didn't focus on anything and just had fun with it.

Thanks for this. It really put everything in perspective. As for the advice of aiming for the center of the green, I will try to focus on it. I saw on another thread that one person has two goals in mind on each hole , and that's all he focuses on: Fairway first, then GIR. If I just look at those two things and focus solely on those, it might help me keep things under control. Oh, and one last thing, does any one else split the course into 6 3 hole courses, and try to go one over each course (to break 80)? Because I feel if I focus on that, I should be good, because I also read about 3 6 hole courses, but since this is smaller, my small mind will focus better haha.. Thanks, and hopefully on Monday, I can focus, hit every fairway, then hit the center of every green, make my two putt and go one over in every three hole sequence. Thanks!!!

Just an update, I still need to average exactly an 81 after an eh round of 88. So I need to get down 7 strokes, and I have a match Monday. I don't think it can happen, but my ball striking is improving thanks to the 5 simples keys and course management. so I am playing my home course Monday, which is very narrow, where I cant hit driver.. It's going to be really tough, but if I stay mentally in it, and focus, and know what I need to do, I can try to make the first step to getting to districts.

Thanks for the responses. Ill take a trip down to a golf store tonight and see if i find one that i like

Hi, I am on the high school golf team, and my home course is a VERY narrow course that has woods on every hole, and only has about three holes where I can play my driver and be comfortable. When I don't hit my driver I usually hit my three hybrid, or an iron if a hole is that narrow (there is one fairway that is literally 5 yards). The three hybrid goes about 190-200 for me, but I've read that a three wood's distance is about thirty yards shorter of a driver with more accuracy.. Really, the only thing I need work on is off the tee, because iron play and short game for me is good. So, would it be beneficial to invest in a three wood? Thanks.

93 at a school match.. It seemed a lot worse, so I'll take it.. If these are my bad days, I'll take that..

Ok, so here are the current standings (as of 8/21/14) AL East (although at this point it's the Oriole's which hurts me since I'm a Yankees fan) BAL: 73-52 TOR: 65-62 - 9 GB NYY: 63-31 - 9.5 GB (Tampa is 12.5 GB, but it's too big a gap for them to come back) AL Central: KC 70-56 DET: 68-56 - 1 GB CLE: 64-61 - 5.5 GB AL West: LAA: 75-50 OAK: 74-52 - 1.5 GB SEA: 68-58 - 57.5 AL Wildcard: Oakland: 74-52 Detroit: 68-56 Seattle: 68-58 - 1 GB Cleveland: 64-61 - 4.5 GB Toronto : 65-62 - 4.5 GB Yankees: 63-61 - 5 GB National League East: Nats: 72-53 Atlanta: 66-61 - 7 GB Miami: 63-63 - 9.5 GB NL Central: Milwaukee: 71-56 St. Louis: 69-57 - 1.5 GB Pittsburgh: 65-62 - 6 GB NL West: Dodgers: 71-57 San Francisco: 66-58 - 3 GB NL Wildcard: St. Louis: 69-57 San Francisco: 66-58 Atlanta: 66-61 - 1.5 GB Pittsburgh: 65-52 - 2.5 GB Miami: 63-63 - 4 GB Ok, so after all that, here's who I have winning what: AL East: Baltimore -- Lock AL Central: Detroit -- KC cools down, still gets the WC AL West: Oakland -- More pitching depth AL Wildcard: Angles and KC (Rooting for the Yankees but it's not happening this year NL East: Nationals NL Central: Milwaukee NL West: Dodgers NL Wildcard: St. Louis, Pittsburgh Ok, those are my picks.. Yours?

Had first high school golf match of the year (which we lost by 6 because of a group getting disqualified for a bad card) and shot an 88. Putting was really the thing working, I didn't count putts but it seemed like everything was going in (including a 40 foot par putt). 42+46=88. Next match thursday at a MUCH easier course, so hopefully a good result comes from that!

42+48=90 .. Drives were great, and the putter was just on fire. Only thing that was inconsistent was irons, but I'll take that if the drives and putting are on. Makes me confident for Tuesday match.

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Not a bad front nine, but got overshadowed by a PATHETIC back nine.. It was like I just hated golf in the second nine.. So shot a 98, with a +10 46 on the front, and a +16 52 on the back.. The front nine started Par, bogey, par, so I figured it was going to be a good day.. Then right where I fall apart every round, I did so again today, going triple double triple, but finished the front with par par par. Then started the back with a lost drive and a triple on the hardest hole on the course (hole has one handicap). Then bogey, bogey bogey, double, doubletriple, double, bogey.. Not a single par on the back nine. +10 +16, +26 98. Back nine definitely killed me, but the back is by far the harder nine, so have to have a better front score to compensate.. Also, strategically was alittle sloppy, like hitting driver when I shouldn't, and it cost me. . . Just for perspective, I lost 7 tee shots today, and those penalties really add up.. If I could keep it straight off the tee, I'm fine because everywhere else in my game is good. So I've been bouncing it around, and I think at my match Tuesday I'll be hesitant to pull the driver out, because if I keep it in play, I'm good. In the holes I didn't lose the drive, I was 8 over. Get rid of the drives and I'm fine.. 5 GIR, 4 on the front 36 putts, 2 a hole. No birdies, 5 pars (all on front) 4 bogeys, 5 doubles (way to high) and 4 triples (once again, way too high). If I convert just two of the doubles and two triples, that's four shots there. say I play smarter and keep 4 drives in using a different club, theres three (subtract one to compensate for distance). So overall, after this round I feel confident going into my match because of good ball striking and understanding what I need to do to play well. I apologize this is so long, I didn't realize I was dragging on.

Considering this is the last round for the week for me, I'll figure out my best shot of the week now. I would have to say my best shot was a 6 iron off the tee of a par three (170 downhill). I put it within 2 feet, and made the birdie putt. Coming close a lot lately to getting that ace, but it hasn't happened. One day, one will go in haha..