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re: Scratch golfers
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:06 am to go ta hell ole miss
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:06 am to go ta hell ole miss
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Handicap only takes your 10 lowest scores out of your last 20 rounds.
Did not know this.
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Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:07 am to TheCaterpillar
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My advice:
- short game, short game, short game
no doubt...even the best golfers still average 27-30 putts per round and they are getting GIR.
I don't know what my lowest handicap was but when i was 13-15 I almost always shot b/w 81-84. I played with some guys (brothers) at the time that were basically scratch golfers. I believe they both won state in high school. I have shot under par on 9 but never really put consecutive 9's together.
Also to the OP regarding handicaps...course rating and slope comes into play when getting a Handicap. Shooting 9 over on one course may be equivalent to an 11 handicap and on a harder course a 7.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:09 am to FloridaMike
I got to even par after 10 rounds..... probably over a 3 month period. I would say for the average person playing once a week....... I'd say 18 months with good instruction to break 90
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:10 am to themasterpater
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quote: Handicap only takes your 10 lowest scores out of your last 20 rounds.
Did not know this.
You can get an established number after five rounds. GHIN uses 10 of the last 20 rounds if you have that many, though.
This post was edited on 3/26/17 at 11:11 am
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:10 am to threeputt
Phil is a 5.2 at Whisper Rock GC and he designed the god damn course.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:15 am to melovecookie
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I got to even par after 10 rounds..... probably over a 3 month period. I would say for the average person playing once a week....... I'd say 18 months with good instruction to break 90
Huh? You became a scratch golfer after 10 rounds over 3 months? Yeahh....or I'm missing something
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:18 am to themasterpater
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A handicap is how many strokes you would need to subtract or add to get back to par. So if you bogey every hole you are a -18 handicap. Take 18 strokes away and you're at par, or you could be badass like AZ tiger and have +5.2 handicap meaning he regularly shoots 5 under per round.
A handicap is calculated on the 10 best rounds of the last 20 rounds played. So it is a measure of a golfer on their best days- not their worst.
My worst rounds can be really bad. My best rounds do not reflect my average round, but are better than my average. This is why handicaps overestimate your average round. Most people do not play their best everytime they tee it up.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:21 am to themasterpater
Hope you're ready to put in the work. I remember putting in 3-4 range sessions a week plus 9 holes on friday after work for many months. Even then, I was only okay, but very consistent.
Fast forward to last year when I touched a range less than 10 times... i had a tough time making it up and down 18 compared to groups I'd get paired with
Fast forward to last year when I touched a range less than 10 times... i had a tough time making it up and down 18 compared to groups I'd get paired with
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:26 am to KYINYOI
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My biggest jump in handicap was when I spent 75% Practicing from 100yds and in..
Especially chipping and working on lag putts to avoid 3 putts at all costs.
This right here. The best handicap I've ever had was when I played that little par 3 course at LSU 3 times a week. My short game was impeccable. I could shoot low 80s on a bad day.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:31 am to themasterpater
Probably took me about 10 years to get there. I was a 3 handicap on the college golf team which is where a lot of my improvement happened.
I played a lot of tournament golf in my late 20's and was seriously debating trying to make a living at it in my mid 30's. I blew out a disc and lost 40 yards off the tee, which at the time was my biggest asset.
That was a long time ago, these days I play occasionally with my son-in-laws (they still can't beat me) and wait for a grandchild that wants to love the game so I can teach them how.
No consistency now though last 3 rounds were 75, 69, 82
I played a lot of tournament golf in my late 20's and was seriously debating trying to make a living at it in my mid 30's. I blew out a disc and lost 40 yards off the tee, which at the time was my biggest asset.
That was a long time ago, these days I play occasionally with my son-in-laws (they still can't beat me) and wait for a grandchild that wants to love the game so I can teach them how.
No consistency now though last 3 rounds were 75, 69, 82
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:36 am to themasterpater
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Golf though, it's a good way to meet and build relationships with clients
Just a word of advice as I am a decent golfer (10 hdcp) if you ever do get to be scratch, hold back when playing with clients. I shot 74 one day while playing with a client and let's just say it didn't go over too well
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:39 am to SouthboundTiger
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Just a word of advice as I am a decent golfer (10 hdcp) if you ever do get to be scratch, hold back when playing with clients. I shot 74 one day while playing with a client and let's just say it didn't go over too well
Lot of good advice in this thread, notwithstanding mine. None better than this, though.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:44 am to SouthboundTiger
quote:No kidding.
Just a word of advice as I am a decent golfer (10 hdcp) if you ever do get to be scratch, hold back when playing with clients. I shot 74 one day while playing with a client and let's just say it didn't go over too well
I was playing with one that told me he was the Mississippi amateur champion a few years prior. I'm thinking super, I can let loose.
4 under on the front and he's cussing every swing on the back.
Do folks know how hard it is to TRY to hit one in a bunker when you're used to avoiding it?
I had to 3 putt from 10 feet to tie him. That was awful.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:52 am to SouthboundTiger
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I shot 74 one day while playing with a client and let's just say it didn't go over too well
it can go both ways. The scratch golfer I know always gets invited to play tournaments because of how good he is.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:59 am to Topwater Trout
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it can go both ways. The scratch golfer I know always gets invited to play tournaments because of how good he is
This is what I'm hoping for. Be good enough that people want you to play business golf with them.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:59 am to themasterpater
With all due respect to the guys saying "short game", it has been proven that the biggest gap between really good golfers and average at best golfers, is the long game. Keeping it in play off the tee and shrinking your proximity to the hole on approach shots from 150-200 yards will have he greatest impact on your scores.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 11:59 am to themasterpater
And if a client gets butthurt cause I beat his arse in golf then frick him he can stop being a pussy
Posted on 3/26/17 at 12:00 pm to themasterpater
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Scratch golfers
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How long did it take you to get there?
You expecting a bunch of OT'ers to be scratch golfers?
Posted on 3/26/17 at 12:01 pm to themasterpater
Started playing when I was 11 and didnt get to scratch until about 18. Thats playing almost EVERY DAY, making the high school team and practicing EVERY DAY, then getting a golf scholly and practicing EVERY DAY. See a pattern?
Got a gig as an assistant pro at a course in MS and got as low as +1.2 for a little while.
Become a range rat, double the time you spend at the range from 100yds in, and double that time on the putting green.
Start keeping track of fairways hit, GIR hit, and putts. You will start to see where you need to improve.
Learn course management and own it. Once I started focusing more on managing the course instead of just playing it, I saw drastic improvement. Look at every shot and find your miss. Meaning that you should always plan to hit the shot you want, but if you are off, leave yourself in a "good" spot.
Practice.
Got a gig as an assistant pro at a course in MS and got as low as +1.2 for a little while.
Become a range rat, double the time you spend at the range from 100yds in, and double that time on the putting green.
Start keeping track of fairways hit, GIR hit, and putts. You will start to see where you need to improve.
Learn course management and own it. Once I started focusing more on managing the course instead of just playing it, I saw drastic improvement. Look at every shot and find your miss. Meaning that you should always plan to hit the shot you want, but if you are off, leave yourself in a "good" spot.
Practice.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 12:02 pm to themasterpater
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Be good enough that people want you to play business golf with them.
being humble is the best thing. If you're an arrogant trash talking douche bag it will bite you in the arse. Most golfers generally prefer playing with better golfers that know the game...at least in my experience. The good ones I know rarely ever talk smack to make you feel bad for not playing well.
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