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

I feel ya, I was supposed to go to Hawaii for the first time over 4th of July. Was going to play Kapalua and the Emerald course and on the trip back stop in San Diego and play Torrey Pines North and South. We changed the trip to next Mardi Gras. Hopefully everything is back on track then.

1) Win my flight in my clubs big tourney
2) Sell all my equipment
3) Buy a boat

My main goal was to reshape my swing, self taught and was really limiting my potential.

Driver swing is in pretty good shape, went from averaging 240 yard to 270-280

Iron swing is another story, still working, but getting better 4-6 irons still have an outside in swing

Down to a 16, would like to be a 12-14 by next hear

I didn't have an actual goal this year in terms of stats. I know I wanted to improve my chipping which I've done. And when I played in the state am, I set some goals for round 2 which I hit: multiple birdies, break 78.

Next year I need to work on my in-round focus. Sometimes I don't adhere to a routine or over correct after I've hit a bad shot. I think that will lead to my ultimate goal of becoming a scratch. It's really, REALLY hard to break that barrier. I've been hovering around a 1.8-5.5 the last two years.

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Lol don’t know why I’m getting downvotes for my personal goals but whatever.

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Because breaking 80 isn’t a goal but a routine necessity to be a 5 handicap


And because your goals are ridiculous even if you quit your job and had a professional coach

Why do you care what my goals are? I may not be able to accomplish them by years end but I have seen improvement in my game and I know that I’m close to making much larger improvements.

Self teaching yourself to reshape your swing is stupid. Chances are higher you’re going to frick it up and develop a big hole in your swing. You should probably go see a swing coach. But wait! You’re a 16 handicap you don’t need a coach because you’re such a superior golfer than I am!

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Why do you care what my goals are? I may not be able to accomplish them by years end but I have seen improvement in my game and I know that I’m close to making much larger improvements.

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My goal is to be president this year. I'm not on the ballot or 35 but it's my goal so frick you!!!!!

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.

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.