MikeyGolf

I agree with this. The long game is the key to lower scores. If one is consistent off the tee and has minimal penalty strokes, scoring under is more likely. A great short game can help in a particular round, but, consistent ball striking is paramount.

Ping B61 putter, been using it off and on since the 90's or maybe prior.

Many drivers over the years, one that sticks out for for seeming like an advance in my distance of the tee was the Cleveland Launcher.

Not sure if it really a glass ceiling or just stuff that can happen to a golfer. I was a scratch for a long time, was in the 60's several times on my regular courses and played decent in amateur tournaments. I could overpower the course and had a great wedge game. The putter always held me back to an extent. Great lag putter, but, just did not make enough putts to go with the length and other aspects. I can still remember the day/round. I was qualifying for the state amateur and was cruising along. On the 12th green, my hands just went. The yips/lack of confidence was there. Completely fell apart and did not qualify. After that, I felt more pressure on full shots during competitions to compensate for my putting woes. Just never returned and play for fun since. I can still shoot in the low to mid 70's, putting is now a challenge though.

I know this thread is over 5 years old. I played varsity golf in high school and was improving quickly during that time. I already was going to a Div 1 school and the golf program had a walk on program. We talked with the coach and there were qualifying tournaments. 1 round and the top 2 or 3 were on the team assuming the score was low enough. I made the team as a walk on 3 of my 4 years after shooting low 70's in the qualifying rounds. I knew I would never have a chance to play in a tournament, but, I did get free golf access and I played a lot of golf with the team. This was in the late 80's, not sure if the process is similar, but, it was a great time and became a better player from it.

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Ping Eye 2 were great irons, I wore out the 2 Iron in that set Also, the Tommy Armour 845's were a great set. I hit those irons a long way, solid all around

Yes. Holed a 4 Iron, it was really cool to see it drop

4 in almost 40 years of playing 1 Double Eagle

A picker, feel it is a benefit on short irons, not as much on mid to long irons. Feel that my short irons are similar to how Stricker hits them

I started scoring in the 70's early in high school. Improved fairly quickly once we joined a decent country club. I was always able to get the clubface to the ball and had a nice draw from the start. In high school, I spent a lot of time on the putting green learning how to not 3 putt. Learned pace and feel on longer putts. My swing is more of a sweeping motion, so I became pretty proficient at the short iron shots and was really good with a sand wedge from 100-120 yards. Walked on in college and shot some good scores, just never really was able to make it to the next level. After college I played some solid rounds in the 60's on easier courses. At that point I started losing my nerve on the greens and lost confidence. Have just played for fun since. I still generally shoot in the 70's. Looking back at my peak, I feel that length was the most valuable part of my game. I could hit a wedge 150 yards and my driver in the 280-300 range. Par 5's were the holes to dominate as well as the short Par 4's. Also, I rarely 3 putted and was able to get up and down the majority of the time. Nothing worse than a bogey, making 2-3 birdies a round, limiting 3 putts, and trusting your swing and not steering the golf ball is a path to consistently breaking 80. I would say length off the tee is one of the most important things to shooting low, makes approach shots significantly easier. I still shoot in the 70's on familiar courses, just notice I tend to give away shots at a higher pace now and my hands are shaky on the greens now. Which makes me laugh at times at how much I miss hit putts now.

Hole in One in April The best thing about it was the fact that it was a well struck shot. Nice draw, felt good off the face

I have always had a 1 or 2 iron. A 2 iron off the tee has generally been a good shot for me, due to the fact that I tend to sweep the ball. Also, the 2 iron is a good option for hitting low cuts and hooks out of the trees

If Scott can putt like this, why did he cheat all those years with the anchoring?