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Posted on 10/22/18 at 8:24 pm to
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
24656 posts
Posted on 10/22/18 at 8:24 pm to
quote:

Just need to keep your swing simple and short.



I got wristy and shortening the backswing cured it. good advice!
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
29379 posts
Posted on 10/23/18 at 8:41 am to
quote:

i love to play, but it’s more fun to play well.

I’ve reached a point in my game where I can manage to play well enough to enjoy myself socially. If I have bad holes, they are just bad holes that don’t turn into bad rounds. I can live with low to mid 90s rounds on a bad day, with mid 80s on an average day. And occasionally I can put together a really good round.

I don’t have the time to really try to become a low handicapper again. I made the effort back in college and I know what it takes to start shedding strokes sub-80 rounds.
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
15811 posts
Posted on 10/23/18 at 5:22 pm to
You’re right.

I would have to practice instead of playing 9 after work.

Posted by Lou the Jew from LSU
Member since Oct 2006
4703 posts
Posted on 10/23/18 at 6:45 pm to
Golf is streaky.
I once read a stat that even the pros make 80% of a years my money during a 7 week stretch sometime during the season. Think about how many guys on tour are hot as hell for a stretch but then fade back.
If it happens to them it certainly happens to us, only worse.
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
15811 posts
Posted on 10/24/18 at 7:29 pm to
Finished strong today: par, par, birdie for 40.

That is a good round for me, especially lately. Putting was the difference.

I’m going to spend more time putting and chipping.
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
19820 posts
Posted on 10/24/18 at 9:15 pm to
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This post was edited on 10/24/18 at 10:58 pm
Posted by tmjones2
TX
Member since Feb 2013
1511 posts
Posted on 10/29/18 at 8:30 am to
I'm terrible but I just shot 90 after shooting 105 a couple weeks ago. Main differences:
1) Swung about 60% w/ my driver. Sure they go 250 instead of 300, but I hit maybe 1 unplayable drive vs. 9 in my 105 round
2) Chipping. I had maybe 1 god awful chip where I basically had to hit a second shot from the same spot. Probably had 6 or 7 last time

That's pretty much it. Still didn't make a putt outside of 6 feet and I hit PLENTY of embarrassing shots but the vast majority were still playable so they didn't kill me.
Posted by guedeaux
Tardis
Member since Jan 2008
13609 posts
Posted on 10/29/18 at 10:06 am to
quote:

I'm terrible but I just shot 90 after shooting 105 a couple weeks ago. Main differences:
1) Swung about 60% w/ my driver. Sure they go 250 instead of 300, but I hit maybe 1 unplayable drive vs. 9 in my 105 round


Posted by LSUERDOC
Member since Jul 2013
2608 posts
Posted on 10/29/18 at 11:34 am to
Yup. If he’s swinging 60% and he still hits it 250yds then 100% would be well over 300yds.

I didn’t know that DJ posted on here. Lol.
Posted by WhiskeyThrottle
Weatherford Tx
Member since Nov 2017
5312 posts
Posted on 11/1/18 at 7:51 am to
It's that loft.

Lack of frickin Talent
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
15811 posts
Posted on 11/1/18 at 7:55 pm to
Lack of fuking talent!

Nailed it
Posted by AtlantaLSUfan
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2009
23057 posts
Posted on 11/1/18 at 10:05 pm to
Practice chipping, it’s the thing that requires the most feel and the most reps. Your game will return.

Also try standing closer or further away, sometimes it’s a little tweak that fixes all.
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
15811 posts
Posted on 11/2/18 at 5:06 am to
It’s amazing how such small changes in setup can torpedo a swing
Posted by CHiPs25
ATL
Member since Apr 2014
2897 posts
Posted on 11/3/18 at 5:42 pm to
quote:

Pick a target and don’t switch clubs until you hit 10 shots I’m a row at said target.


If this was the goal then I’d hit a large bucket of balls with the same club.
Posted by guedeaux
Tardis
Member since Jan 2008
13609 posts
Posted on 11/3/18 at 8:59 pm to
quote:

If this was the goal then I’d hit a large bucket of balls with the same club.



That's kind of the point
Posted by reauxl tigers
Tiger Woods Fan
Member since Aug 2014
7954 posts
Posted on 11/7/18 at 12:47 pm to
What usually happens to me is I'll take a break for months at a time and the 1st round I play is always pretty good, but after that my game goes down the gutter.
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
15811 posts
Posted on 11/7/18 at 6:04 pm to
I am still struggling.

I think I’m going to spend some time with our pro.
Posted by buffbraz
Member since Nov 2005
5673 posts
Posted on 11/7/18 at 8:39 pm to
I was playing a casual round with my golf buddies a few weeks ago, starting shanking and all hell broke loose. Worst feeling in the world(at least the golf world)
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