InTheRough
Course Botanist
Well today I tried. I left the driver home. I played irons only which at the driving range I hit very well. I also moved up to the forward tees thinking this would make up for the yardage I gave up. The experiment was a failure. I played no better than I normally do. It took me 6 holes before I could hit a decent shot. I was scrambling for bogeys for 5 holes. I got my first par on the 6th when I hit a decent approach shot.
My green reading was dead on. I could see the lines like they were drawn on the grass. I pace off my putts so I can feel the slope, then I just look at the ground and see the line. I don't squat or do anything like that. I hold my fingers out and point at the spot where I'm aiming. It's not Aimpoint. It's point & aim.
"Guys, I know I tend to be on the slow side, but remember when we had two open holes in front of us? Now we're waiting to tee off." I'm slow but not that slow.
I had hopes of shooting a round in the 80s, but my hopes were dashed on the 14th, 15th, 16th holes with a string of double bogeys. I parred 17, but lost a ball on 18 and that was the end of that. By 15 my back had had it for the day. And once that happens it's over.
My green reading was dead on. I could see the lines like they were drawn on the grass. I pace off my putts so I can feel the slope, then I just look at the ground and see the line. I don't squat or do anything like that. I hold my fingers out and point at the spot where I'm aiming. It's not Aimpoint. It's point & aim.
"Guys, I know I tend to be on the slow side, but remember when we had two open holes in front of us? Now we're waiting to tee off." I'm slow but not that slow.
I had hopes of shooting a round in the 80s, but my hopes were dashed on the 14th, 15th, 16th holes with a string of double bogeys. I parred 17, but lost a ball on 18 and that was the end of that. By 15 my back had had it for the day. And once that happens it's over.