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re: Scratch golfers
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:45 am to themasterpater
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:45 am to themasterpater
I broke 80 one time. Next day I got back into my comfort zone and shot 92.
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Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:46 am to themasterpater
quote:Two nuts.
What's in your bag?
I'm pretty sure that's normal, odd question from you though.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:46 am to go ta hell ole miss
I think achieving scratch for us is about as hard as a guy who is scratch working and getting a tour card. 
Fun to dream though. I played my balls off for stretches and only shot a handful of 83-84's.
Fun to dream though. I played my balls off for stretches and only shot a handful of 83-84's.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:47 am to Topwater Trout
I've gotten to about a 4, but I'm at a 10ish now.
My advice:
- short game, short game, short game
- minimize blow ups by mapping out your shots on a hole before you play it and not being over aggressive with club selection. Smart and safe will lower your scores.
- play a lot and if the course is empty play several balls for shots you're uncomfortable with
- short game, short game, short game
My advice:
- short game, short game, short game
- minimize blow ups by mapping out your shots on a hole before you play it and not being over aggressive with club selection. Smart and safe will lower your scores.
- play a lot and if the course is empty play several balls for shots you're uncomfortable with
- short game, short game, short game
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:48 am to themasterpater
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:48 am to themasterpater
A lot of people say that they are scratch golfers but that perctage is actually pretty low. Most of the "good" golfers I know are bogey/par kind of players, if they are playing honestly and from the tips. The majority people could only hope to be that good.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:51 am to OlGrandad
quote:
I broke 80 one time. Next day I got back into my comfort zone and shot 92.
Lol heard that
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:51 am to themasterpater
1) Divorcce your wife
2) Abandon your kids
3) Spend all of the time you would have with them and hit the range
= Scratch.
Good luck!
2) Abandon your kids
3) Spend all of the time you would have with them and hit the range
= Scratch.
Good luck!
This post was edited on 3/26/17 at 10:52 am
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:53 am to Covingtontiger77
Well no wife and kids so that's in my favor
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:55 am to themasterpater
Used to be scratch, now a 6-7. Like others said, short game is key. Most decent golfers are close to the green in regulation, but a bad chip, missed putt, etc leads to bogeys.
Also, find a reliable tee shot. If you fade the ball, play the fade. It's hard if you're missing it right and left.
Also, find a reliable tee shot. If you fade the ball, play the fade. It's hard if you're missing it right and left.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:55 am to themasterpater
I know a guy who was a scratch golfer for a long time. I think he played to some extent at least 5 days a week.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:55 am to themasterpater
quote:
You started as a 9 handicap? Wtf? Lol still impressive for a 16 year old.
I'm 28. Played golf in high school and would occasionally shoot 80 or break 40 on a front or back nine, but never quite broke 80 on a full 18.
You may have been a 9 handicap, too. Handicap only takes your 10 lowest scores out of your last 20 rounds. So, if you break 80 a few times, have a couple of low 80s rounds you may be a 9 or lower, even if you have 12 rounds in the 90s. Even as a 6.5 (just checked and it went up from 6.0) I have 6 scorable rounds in the 80s.
This post was edited on 3/26/17 at 10:57 am
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:56 am to EyeTwentyNole
Start tracking your rounds by paying attention to fairways hit, greens hit, penalty strokes, number of putts, scrambling, and feet of putts made. You should be able to then deduce where you have the biggest opportunity to drastically improve your scores. If you are like most people, it will be in the short game. Spend 1/3 the time on the range that you do on the practice green. And practice with a purpose...some kind of goal. Don't just mindlessly hit balls. Get to be a 4 or 5 and then figure out if the time investment is worth getting to scratch. I've met older guys who were scratch and competed to win club championships and they regretted how much time they spent golfing and wish they had more time with their families.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:56 am to go ta hell ole miss
quote:a 6.0, on two rounds a year? You may be pulling from rounds 10 years ago
Closest I have ever been was a 3.2. Like you, I only play a couple of times a year now and am a 6.0.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:58 am to FloridaMike
quote:
Congrats, this might be the most outlandish claim ever in TD history. I'm still trying to wrap my head around someone claiming to have a better handicap than half of the guys on the PGA Tour.
Every PGA Tour player is better than +5 at their home course ...
Im about a 12 right now but working hard to get into single digits
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:01 am to BRgetthenet
You think that would help?
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:03 am to tigerfoot
quote:
a 6.0, on two rounds a year? You may be pulling from rounds 10 years ago
* A 2/17 80 71.7/138 6.8
* A 1/17 81 73.7/141 5.9
* H 8/16 74 70.9/125 2.8
* A 7/16 82 73.0/139 7.3
H 11/15 84 70.9/125 11.8
* A 11/15 85 73.7/141 9.1
* A 8/14 80 70.8/123 8.5
A 8/14 90 71.5/126 16.6
* A 8/14 75 70.4/126 4.1
* T 8/14 76 70.4/129 4.9
* T 8/14 81 70.4/129 9.3
* C 4/14 83 72.2/129 9.5
My scores that are countable toward handicap. Two rounds per year since 2015. It that not a couple?
ETA 6.5 now. First time I have checked it in a while.
This post was edited on 3/26/17 at 11:07 am
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:03 am to BRgetthenet
10.5 cap here
shot 42 yesterday on 9.
shot 42 yesterday on 9.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:05 am to FloridaMike
quote:
Congrats, this might be the most outlandish claim ever in TD history. I'm still trying to wrap my head around someone claiming to have a better handicap than half of the guys on the PGA Tour.
I don't find it outlandish at all. He didn't claim that he could shoot -5 on average on PGA set up courses. His handicap is based off of playing his usual course that he knows forwards and backwards, and probably would play at far less distance than the PGA guys. The PGA guys would probably have something like a +8 handicap under similar circumstances.
Also, when figuring your handicap you throw out your lowest scores and only your best rounds get counted. Those bad days don't even exist as far as your handicap is concerned.
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