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***Official 2014 Golf Thread*** (1 Viewer)
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belljr
Footballguy
That's a tough one. I'm a 7/8 hcp and haven't pulled that off.
Adding 1 goal - no 90's. I blew up last year twice and shot 90 and 91 - the 91 I was completely hungover, my 4th round of the weekend and running on fumes but still
ActionHero
Footballguy
- Get into single digits; currently about an 11-12
- Average no more than 1 double-bogey/round
- Average no more than 1 3-putt/round
- Take lessons
- Try to have fun and not get too pissed when I'm sucking it up
Quint - check out thegrint.com -- it's a free service and their app is great for tracking stats like GIR, FW%, etc...
- Average no more than 1 double-bogey/round
- Average no more than 1 3-putt/round
- Take lessons
- Try to have fun and not get too pissed when I'm sucking it up
Quint - check out thegrint.com -- it's a free service and their app is great for tracking stats like GIR, FW%, etc...
Quint
Footballguy
yeah, a birdie every 18 is a tall order. it goes hand-in-hand with my goal with my driver: by not topping or push/pulling it OB, i can take better advantage of Par 5s. of the Par 5s at my local track, i've only made 4 on one of them, and it was the only one over 500 yards.
Quint
Footballguy
Dark Matter
Footballguy
I've been playing golf for 35 years and have never made a hole in one. It happens in 2014 
belljr
Footballguy
me too! only been playing 20 or so thoughI've been playing golf for 35 years and have never made a hole in one. It happens in 2014
Zow
Footballguy
Kicking this year off beginning this weekend while playing in my local course's match play championship. First ever multi-weekend tournament I've ever played. Should be a blast.
2013 was a roller coaster for me. Prior to 2013 I only ever played golf a couple times a year since HS (where I was a reserve player and just played on the team to get the free golf and get out of school early). I married into a big golf family and decided to dedicate some serious time to it. Played over 50 rounds in 2013 (god bless living in AZ) and dropped my handicap from 20+ to as low as 8.2. Was hitting 52% of fairways and 43% of greens.
What's funny as the better I seem to play the last couple of months and despite a 72 (with my first ever hole in one), my handicap has bounced back up to a 9.5. GIR has dipped below 35%. So, realistically my goal for 2014 is to get that back below 8 and get my iron play figured out. Everyone I talked to stresses the difficulty of decreasing once you get into single digits. I'd like to get to a point where I can play several rounds in a row without a duff/major chunk and going OB. Recently it seems that every round I play has at least one complete chunk or a putt that blows way past the hole. My putting has also been consistently around 32/round since I started tracking and would like to see that get near 30.
2013 was a roller coaster for me. Prior to 2013 I only ever played golf a couple times a year since HS (where I was a reserve player and just played on the team to get the free golf and get out of school early). I married into a big golf family and decided to dedicate some serious time to it. Played over 50 rounds in 2013 (god bless living in AZ) and dropped my handicap from 20+ to as low as 8.2. Was hitting 52% of fairways and 43% of greens.
What's funny as the better I seem to play the last couple of months and despite a 72 (with my first ever hole in one), my handicap has bounced back up to a 9.5. GIR has dipped below 35%. So, realistically my goal for 2014 is to get that back below 8 and get my iron play figured out. Everyone I talked to stresses the difficulty of decreasing once you get into single digits. I'd like to get to a point where I can play several rounds in a row without a duff/major chunk and going OB. Recently it seems that every round I play has at least one complete chunk or a putt that blows way past the hole. My putting has also been consistently around 32/round since I started tracking and would like to see that get near 30.
Zow
Footballguy
joffer
Footballguy
29 here. Never even seen one in my group.me too! only been playing 20 or so thoughI've been playing golf for 35 years and have never made a hole in one. It happens in 2014
Quint
Footballguy
38 years here...never had one and only seen one in my group.29 here. Never even seen one in my group.me too! only been playing 20 or so thoughI've been playing golf for 35 years and have never made a hole in one. It happens in 2014
Zow
Footballguy
Yeah man that's a pretty lofty goal. My BIL who I keep stats with, and who played on the Junior PGA or whatever when he was in HS and who is now about a 6, only averages 1.1 birdies/round.
Personally, I'm the type of player who is long and can hit some great shots, but is unpolished and erratic (usually take at least one double bogey per round) keeping me in the 9ish range. In 2013 I had several rounds with 2 plus birdies and even one miraculous round where I made two eagles and 4 birdies. Even so I only average .8/round.
I'm not trying to talk you out of your goal, but as a 17 I frankly think something like scoring no higher than a 7 on a hole for a round and recording at least 3 pars is the better target.
tommyboy
Footballguy
Finished last season as legitimate 6 handicap, lowest for me since 05-06 timeframe when i was a soft 4.5. Goal for this yr is get to scratch. Ill play a lot more than normal and practice as much as time allows. We'll see...
Because of weightlifting I've been doing 3+ years my balance is off the charts now and i am longer than ever at age 46. Time to fine tune these advantages and bring overall scoring down. Will be focusing most on putting, bunker play, lob/pitch 30-60 yd stuff and driving consistency
Because of weightlifting I've been doing 3+ years my balance is off the charts now and i am longer than ever at age 46. Time to fine tune these advantages and bring overall scoring down. Will be focusing most on putting, bunker play, lob/pitch 30-60 yd stuff and driving consistency
Grahamburn
Footballguy
If you aren't filming your practice sessions then start doing it.
I did it for the first time this past Sunday and have probably never felt better about being able to fix my flaws in the future while I'm practicing or even during a round. I've never had better feedback than actually seeing with my own eyes exactly what my setup/alignment/swing is/are doing on each shot.
I did it for the first time this past Sunday and have probably never felt better about being able to fix my flaws in the future while I'm practicing or even during a round. I've never had better feedback than actually seeing with my own eyes exactly what my setup/alignment/swing is/are doing on each shot.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
RIP Eisenhower tree. It'll be interesting to see what they do with 17 in response.
http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/golf/2014-02-16/masters-landmark-ikes-tree-suffers-major-damage-removed?v=1392572685
http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/golf/2014-02-16/masters-landmark-ikes-tree-suffers-major-damage-removed?v=1392572685
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bigmarc27
Footballguy
Download the app ubersense on your iPhone - it allows you to slow things down to 1/8th the speed on a video. It helped me get a feel for how I thought I was clearing my hips but definitely was not.
mr roboto
Footballguy
What drills would you guys suggest if your problem is standing up through the swing? I have a hard time keeping my posture and tend to throw my hips towards the ball while flipping at the ball with my right hand. I would like to keep my weight even between the heel and toe, but I always seem to get on my toes in the follow-through.
Johnny Bing
Footballguy
Zow
Footballguy
Nice. I played superstition Saturday, ken McDonald Sunday, and about to go play kokopelli. Let me know if you need a group to play in.
joffer
Footballguy
bigmarc27
Footballguy
It's pretty incredible. I was there for Sunday when Bubba won a couple of years ago. The fact that there are no cell phones makes it's truly unique. We were camped on 18 and you can really tell the difference between a birdie roar and an eagle roar when the groups are going through amen corner. Compare that to other tournaments I've been to (heritage/players championship/tour championship where everyone is streaming other groups on their phone while waiting for the next shots live, and it's just a different feel.
Also first thing you'll notice when you get to Augusta - hole 10 tee to fairway is an insane drop. You have no idea the sense of scale unless you actually see it in person. The rest of the course you can get a pretty good feel for just by watching on TV.
I won passes for Monday this year - pretty pumped to get back out there.
eurotrashman
Footballguy
Anyone in the Ft Myers area this week? I'm playing Old Corkscrew Friday at 9:30 and can comp the person who plays with me.
PM if interested.
PM if interested.
Johnny Bing
Footballguy
UPS just dropped off new set of Callaway X Hot irons, they feel so much lighter than my Taylormade RAC OS irons.
Picked them up 5-PW stiff flex for a steal on Rockbottom Golf $260.00. Then ordered the 4 iron from Callaway directly. Surprised to get new set of irons for $300.00.
Can't wait for the snow to melt!
Picked them up 5-PW stiff flex for a steal on Rockbottom Golf $260.00. Then ordered the 4 iron from Callaway directly. Surprised to get new set of irons for $300.00.
Can't wait for the snow to melt!
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
WTF!!!! what a shot
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Again?? NFW!!
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
And he makes the putt!! isn't anyone else watching this!!!!!????
eurotrashman
Footballguy
Apple Jack
Footballguy
What happened on 18? Doobie got it up and down and Day three-jacked?
If Day doesn't pull this out, his psyche is in big trouble. Probably the biggest best player/worst final round player combo I've seen.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Eww. Looks like a pretty ####ty lie for Day there. How Frenchie doesn't win this ...crazy #### man.
playin4beer
Footballguy
What channel did it get switched to?
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