Played my first round of golf today

This was a nice golf weekend, got in two fun rounds. No scoring records, but my swing felt more solid than it has in months. Also got to play a round with a friend and former regular golf bud that I haven’t seen in a couple years.
 
well, ended up partnering up with 3 other guys and played 18.
front 9 = 48, not tooooo bad.
back 9 = 56, really not good.
i could tell around #13 or so, i was getting tired and my swing started to get more erratic than it normally is.
but nice day and we had some fun.
 
I did some practice on Sunday trying to implement some of the things my instructor showed me, and I am already noticing some improvement. I was getting a lot more solid shots and hitting them pretty far. I still have a tendency to hit off to the right because my club face is too open, but there is another drill I have to address that that I can do, so I will work on that next time I think.
 
played friday, 18 holes: 42 on the front 9, 46 on the back 9 for an 88 overall. i'll take it.

played 9 today, for a 41. i'll take that too!!!
 
I've been slacking a little - it's amazing what starting back work after the Summer holidays does to your free time :embarrassed:

Played 15 last week before the heat got to us. First 9 was really poor but I got my swing together and hit some really nice shots on the last 6 - landed a bogie on a par 4 that usually destroys me so I was happy with that and once I'd did a bit of adjusting and getting my shoulders into the swing, my drives were absolutely flying. Really satisfying after the shocking start.

My neighbour I play with is away on holiday so no course this week but I'll hit the range. I do a 'Planning for Personal Development' unit each year around this time where the kids need to create some small goals to work towards a bigger target. To keep them accountable I do my own and follow through on them.

This time it's: Mr JBJ will improve his golf by:
1. Hitting at least 100 balls per week at the driving range / playing at least one round
2. Practicing the drills coach Gary gives him
3. Read articles and watch videos for tips and strategies to try out.
:grin:
 
jbj said:
I've been slacking a little - it's amazing what starting back work after the Summer holidays does to your free time :embarrassed:

Played 15 last week before the heat got to us. First 9 was really poor but I got my swing together and hit some really nice shots on the last 6 - landed a bogie on a par 4 that usually destroys me so I was happy with that and once I'd did a bit of adjusting and getting my shoulders into the swing, my drives were absolutely flying. Really satisfying after the shocking start.

My neighbour I play with is away on holiday so no course this week but I'll hit the range. I do a 'Planning for Personal Development' unit each year around this time where the kids need to create some small goals to work towards a bigger target. To keep them accountable I do my own and follow through on them.

This time it's: Mr JBJ will improve his golf by:
1. Hitting at least 100 balls per week at the driving range / playing at least one round
2. Practicing the drills coach Gary gives him
3. Read articles and watch videos for tips and strategies to try out.
:grin:
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100 balls a week??
man, you DO have some free time.
i rarely go to the range, but when i do, i never hit more than 30.
i find that the range tends to make bad habits permanent.
 
mongooz said:
100 balls a week??
man, you DO have some free time.
i rarely go to the range, but when i do, i never hit more than 30.
i find that the range tends to make bad habits permanent.
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100 takes me an hour or so including travel. If I can be bothered it's also directly on my route home from work so it's not a huge undertaking compared to 4-5 hours on the course / 19th.
 
I had a big golf weekend planned, but was sick Saturday and Sunday. :mad:

Did get in rounds Friday and this morning. No scores to brag about, but good times and my swing is feeling pretty good.

And we saw a porcupine on #5! I was too starstruck to think about getting a pic.
 
My lessons at Golf Tec are progressing well. My main problem now is getting a consistent low point on my golf swing. Made some changes to my setup stance to help it a bit, but I still have a long way to go.
 
TomcatMF said:
My lessons at Golf Tec are progressing well. My main problem now is getting a consistent low point on my golf swing. Made some changes to my setup stance to help it a bit, but I still have a long way to go.
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I've found every lesson is introducing incremental changes that adds up to a big improvement overall.

Still got 4 to go in this initial block so plenty of progress to be made. I don't think I'll add more at this stage since it'll be too cold / wet / dark for the course shortly but I'm pretty sure I'm going to join my local club next year so I'll maybe pick up some more early next Spring.
 
jbj said:
I've found every lesson is introducing incremental changes that adds up to a big improvement overall.

Still got 4 to go in this initial block so plenty of progress to be made. I don't think I'll add more at this stage since it'll be too cold / wet / dark for the course shortly but I'm pretty sure I'm going to join my local club next year so I'll maybe pick up some more early next Spring.
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I've had the same experience. Each lesson we work on one particular aspect. The hard part is putting it all together consistently. I would compare hitting a golf ball well to playing drums, because you have to do a lot of different things simultaneously.
 
played 9 today. shot a 48 :facepalm:
tried some new balls today. Wilson CHAOS balls. i guess they're pretty new on the scene.
they're supposed to be long and fast. and they didn't lie. had some good drives. so i'll stick with these for a while.

i have other balls for when it starts turning colder. very very low compression so when i hit it with an iron from the fairway, it doesn't feel like hitting a chunk of granite.

if the course is clear of snow and they're open, i'll go 9 as low as 38-39°F, as long as the wind isn't up. but generally if it will get up to mid 40's, i'm good.
 
So, I had my club fitting last Friday. We drilled down to the head and shaft that works best for my swing, Callaway Maverick with a 65g graphite shaft, but when we went to order the clubs, the head I was getting was back-ordered until December 8. Now I had seen these clubs in stock at some local shops around town, so I decided not to order the clubs. I went to Golf Mart the next day, and lo-and-behold they had the exact club I got fitted for, shaft and all! They were also on close out, so I bought the set right there on the spot. I was able to do this because I fit standard length clubs just fine.

I also ordered a certified used driver and fairway wood from Callaway's website, and now I need to find a putter.

When we went to practice on Sunday I let my wife try to hit my new 7 iron, and she really liked it a lot. She even hit the ball 10 yards farther with it than she did with the club that Golf Tec loaned to her. As a result of that, I have no ordered a ladies set of the same clubs I got for her.
 
TomcatMF said:
So, I had my club fitting last Friday. We drilled down to the head and shaft that works best for my swing, Callaway Maverick with a 65g graphite shaft, but when we went to order the clubs, the head I was getting was back-ordered until December 8. Now I had seen these clubs in stock at some local shops around town, so I decided not to order the clubs. I went to Golf Mart the next day, and lo-and-behold they had the exact club I got fitted for, shaft and all! They were also on close out, so I bought the set right there on the spot. I was able to do this because I fit standard length clubs just fine.

I also ordered a certified used driver and fairway wood from Callaway's website, and now I need to find a putter.

When we went to practice on Sunday I let my wife try to hit my new 7 iron, and she really liked it a lot. She even hit the ball 10 yards farther with it than she did with the club that Golf Tec loaned to her. As a result of that, I have no ordered a ladies set of the same clubs I got for her.
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When I got fitted early this year, the wait was "just" 4-6 weeks before I had them.
 
TomcatMF said:
So, I had my club fitting last Friday. We drilled down to the head and shaft that works best for my swing, Callaway Maverick with a 65g graphite shaft, but when we went to order the clubs, the head I was getting was back-ordered until December 8. Now I had seen these clubs in stock at some local shops around town, so I decided not to order the clubs. I went to Golf Mart the next day, and lo-and-behold they had the exact club I got fitted for, shaft and all! They were also on close out, so I bought the set right there on the spot. I was able to do this because I fit standard length clubs just fine.

I also ordered a certified used driver and fairway wood from Callaway's website, and now I need to find a putter.

When we went to practice on Sunday I let my wife try to hit my new 7 iron, and she really liked it a lot. She even hit the ball 10 yards farther with it than she did with the club that Golf Tec loaned to her. As a result of that, I have no ordered a ladies set of the same clubs I got for her.
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callaway also makes putters, under the name odyssey.
i have a stroke lab R-ball odyssey that i like very much.
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PSA: Tiger and Charlie will be playing the PNC Championship (Father/Son/Daughter/Uncle.....) next weekend (18th & 19th Dec.) on NBC & Golf channel.


that is all. :Wave:
 
tiger roach said:
Will be interesting to see how well Tiger can walk and swing.
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apparently he was hitting some balls on the range at the tourney last weekend.
he did say he was in no way ready to come back and play a REAL PGA tourney. but that he was definitely going to do the father/son tourney next weekend.

it will be interesting for sure.
 
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