bobellis75
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nothing wrong with a 94. Or 10 FW hit. Sounds like the chipping thing is something you just need to keep working at...keep with it, even thru some bad moments. I had to force myself thru some swing changes this year and there were (and still are, at time) plenty of ups and downs, but it's worth it to work thru the bad moments, not revert to old bad habits. Keep working....sounds like you were a couple blow up holes away from flirting with breaking 90....Well, went back out today. Weather was nicer. Mid 90's. I can live with that. shot a 94. Started out great. Par/bogey/Par. Can't recall the last time I started like that. But, as always with a high handicapper things started to get shaky. Had two triples and two doubles on the front 9 on the way to a 49. That means I was +12 on the last 6 holes. Not good.
I did do better on the back 9. Started with two double bogeys then had two pars to offset them. My goal has always been to play bogey golf. Then I had 5 straight bogeys to finish with a 45 on the back. I'm good with a 94 today. For a few rounds I had trouble trying to break 100.
My driving was good again today. Hit 10 of 14 fairways. But when I missed on the front 9 I missed badly. It was weird. I would straight up hit a terrible shot. A pop up to the right and in the middle of trees a long way from the hole. Finished the hole with a triple bogey. The next hole I hit it dead center 250 yards. Hit the green and two putted for par. A few holes later another terrible drive and another triple.
I tried using the chipping technique in the video earlier in this thread. The one where Kevin Kisner was helping his friend. I practiced before the round and it was good. Hit clean chips reasonably close to the hole where I had a chance. Hit a great one on the first hole helping me par the hole. Then I proceeded to skull it three times on the front 9 where it went over the green. Instead of saving bogeys, it ended up with the two triples and a double bogeys on those 3 skulled shots. But I didn't give in. I just focused a little harder and used it a couple more times on the back 9 with better results. As always, its a work in progress.