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re: What were your 2020 golf goals and how are you progressing?

Posted on 7/12/20 at 4:53 pm to
Posted by makersmark1
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Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 7/12/20 at 4:53 pm to
I think we should all set lofty goals. And work toward them.

I sort of like the goal of “play each shot independently.”

If we make that 5 footer for bogey, it saves a shot just like a 12 foot birdie putt.
Getting up and down for double saves a shot.

It is always nice to make a 12 foot birdie or a nice two putt par from 30 feet, but we need to focus on executing even when the reward might be a bogey or even a double.

I sometimes lose the shot by shot focus and instead of “saving” bogey, I don’t plan and execute and can end up with an unnecessary double.

Today, my long game was abysmal. I played 9. I hit 1 fairway and no greens, but my short game salvaged a 42. It could have been 50 the way I was swinging. I did a good job of trying on every shot. Chipped in once. Pitched to a foot once. Not my best round ever, but I was pleased with not giving up.
Posted by jgoodw318
Bossier City
Member since Sep 2013
1103 posts
Posted on 7/12/20 at 5:40 pm to
There’s nothing wrong with having lofty goals. I’m mature enough to understand that my large goal is going to take time and lots of work. And I’m 100% ok with that. Golf is hard, but it’s not impossible to become a significantly better player with work. I’ve got a buddy from high school who just picked up golf 2 yrs ago and just broke 70 about 2 weeks ago. He doesn’t have the prettiest, most efficient swing and he doesn’t hit it overly far but he makes smart decisions on the course and is a damn good putter. So my thinking is, if he can do it then surely I can with lots of work and a couple lessons.

Every time I play I try my hardest to play shot to shot. But I often find myself trying to play a shot that I don’t have in my bag consistently. I may have hit that 3 wood from 220 to 15 ft that one time, but that doesn’t mean I can do that consistently at all and I often find myself trying to do that.

A couple of days ago I shot a 91. One of the best scores I’ve ever recorded in my life. The big difference maker for me was my chipping and putting. I didn’t have a single 3 putt on the round. However, I found myself losing one off the tee and then playing par after I dropped (par would’ve been my score on the hole had I not hit my tee shot OB) or I would hit a great tee shot and then lose my second shot somewhere. But there’s been some sort of improvement every round. Just got to bring it all together and play smart.
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