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Trying To Break 90 Club

5150 said:
I'd do better to leave the driver in the bag on anything shorter than 350y... I recently picked up another hybrid (17 degree; basically a 2i) that's good for 210 or so of the tee and is much more reliable than driver for hitting the fairway. I probably gave up at least 4 shots in my last round punching out sideways from the trees after an errant driver.

Feeling really good about things, though - I'm encouraged. I'll probably get out again Friday. I should come up with a game plan first... make decisions about which club to use off the tee before I get to the course and then stick to the plan.
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Par 5 third hole where I played yesterday is 505 yards to the front of the green. I went 3H, 3H which left me 96 yards to the pin. So even on holes 350+ I think a hybrid is doable off the tee.


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My first 18 holes of the year and I broke 90, 47,41-88. Par 70. It's combined 9 hole scores but it counts so I'll take it. I played my first 9 on the 12th and my second yesterday. I started 2015 with a 47,49 so i'm off to a better start.
 
I did it today! Shot 88 I am beyond pumped and yup a 12 shot difference from my round on Sunday.

I went 40 48 and on 8 and 9 I had birdies which felt awesome but of course I card a 9 on hole 10 haha It could have been better but I will take it.
 
TheCrest4 said:
I did it today! Shot 88 I am beyond pumped and yup a 12 shot difference from my round on Sunday.

I went 40 48 and on 8 and 9 I had birdies which felt awesome but of course I card a 9 on hole 10 haha It could have been better but I will take it.
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Congrats!
 
TheCrest4 said:
I did it today! Shot 88 I am beyond pumped and yup a 12 shot difference from my round on Sunday.

I went 40 48 and on 8 and 9 I had birdies which felt awesome but of course I card a 9 on hole 10 haha It could have been better but I will take it.
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Nice job, buddy! Nice that you're getting out on vacation. How was the course?

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moosejaa said:
Nice job, buddy! Nice that you're getting out on vacation. How was the course?

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Yeah my wife rules. It will be my last round down here but it was a blast.

Course was in good shape. I don't have much to compare it to especially here in Florida. There was so much water haha I took a penalty on almost every hole on the back 9 but made some solid shots to recover from them.
 
TheCrest4 said:
Yeah my wife rules. It will be my last round down here but it was a blast.

Course was in good shape. I don't have much to compare it to especially here in Florida. There was so much water haha I took a penalty on almost every hole on the back 9 but made some solid shots to recover from them.
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I hate water! Nice score.

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TheCrest4 said:
I did it today! Shot 88 I am beyond pumped and yup a 12 shot difference from my round on Sunday.

I went 40 48 and on 8 and 9 I had birdies which felt awesome but of course I card a 9 on hole 10 haha It could have been better but I will take it.
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Nicely done!
 
Had another encouraging round yesterday. Shot 45 on the front; only played a few holes on the back and had to head out for an appointment.

For the first time ever I had a legitimate shot at reaching a par 5 in 2. 455y par 5; had 160 left in from the middle of the fairway. I'll admit the drive was wind-aided but still... felt good to sneak up on 300y off the tee.
 
TheCrest4 said:
I did it today! Shot 88 I am beyond pumped and yup a 12 shot difference from my round on Sunday.

I went 40 48 and on 8 and 9 I had birdies which felt awesome but of course I card a 9 on hole 10 haha It could have been better but I will take it.
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Congrats man...nice score
 
88, way to go.
 
TheCrest4 said:
I did it today! Shot 88 I am beyond pumped and yup a 12 shot difference from my round on Sunday.

I went 40 48 and on 8 and 9 I had birdies which felt awesome but of course I card a 9 on hole 10 haha It could have been better but I will take it.
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Well done!


I shot 40/50 today for a 90. Including 2 OB penalties off tee shots, so really 4 strokes lost. I still have a lot of work to do so I am more consistent on every full shot, but I'm pretty happy with the score. Last year I ended with a low score of 90 in October, so to start out with a 90 (& knowing it could've been a lot closer to 80) is great!

The one thing that is starting to help (and will continue to improve with practice) is I'm using a rangefinder for the first time ever, so now I'm getting valid distances. And coupling this with getting a feel for partial swings with each wedge, I'm starting to figure out how much of a swing (say, 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock with my 56* is 45 yards, etc.) is necessary for each club.

I'm excited to play again!
 
TheCrest4 said:
I did it today! Shot 88 I am beyond pumped and yup a 12 shot difference from my round on Sunday.

I went 40 48 and on 8 and 9 I had birdies which felt awesome but of course I card a 9 on hole 10 haha It could have been better but I will take it.
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40 on the front is really solid. Pretty soon you'll be in the breaking 80 thread!
 
cbaker2882 said:
40 on the front is really solid. Pretty soon you'll be in the breaking 80 thread!
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I'm hoping! I am probably practicing more this winter than I have my entire life (total). It's definitely helping!
 
cbaker2882 said:
40 on the front is really solid. Pretty soon you'll be in the breaking 80 thread!
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Thanks but I still need to get more consistent with my all around game. This is the thread for me now
 
I hope I'm on the tail end of a slump and back on track to shooting 80's again. Shot a 49/42 today. Had some really good drives and some hooks that ended up in 2 triple bogey's. If I eliminated those, could have easily broken 90 today. Hopefully my next round will be back in the 80's
 
Went 46/42 for an 88 today. Was working on my iron play and it came through nicely. Putting was tough on sanded greens but I survived. Woods need some work; wasn't getting through the ball well with my longer clubs today.


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rickterp said:
Went 46/42 for an 88 today. Was working on my iron play and it came through nicely. Putting was tough on sanded greens but I survived. Woods need some work; wasn't getting through the ball well with my longer clubs today.


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Good job rickterp!
 
rickterp said:
Went 46/42 for an 88 today. Was working on my iron play and it came through nicely. Putting was tough on sanded greens but I survived. Woods need some work; wasn't getting through the ball well with my longer clubs today.


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Great job Rick!
 
rickterp said:
Went 46/42 for an 88 today. Was working on my iron play and it came through nicely. Putting was tough on sanded greens but I survived. Woods need some work; wasn't getting through the ball well with my longer clubs today.


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Nice round, especially this early in the year!
 
Big fail today, too many 3 putts and 3 penalties but did hit some good shots out there
 
gizmo3putt said:
Big fail today, too many 3 putts and 3 penalties but did hit some good shots out there
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3-putts are the killer... I've been 3-putt free for 2 rounds now!
 
I haven't dropped in here in a while. Not due to good scores or bad scores.
I have just finished a stretch of 9 days of golf in a row.
Scores - 103, 94, 92, 84, 88, 91, 91, 87, 83.
The first round was a bad round - lots of lost balls. I think I lost 5 or 6.
Then things got better, after I had "warmed up". I switched my driver after the first day, FIR went up a little bit, distance was increased.
 
Trying To Break 90 Club

47/46 - 93 today. 4 pars, 7 bogeys, 6 doubles and one triple. Tied a PB with 5 GIRs.

Putter completely deserted me. 6 three putts on the way to FORTY putts overall.

Ball striking was good again as evidenced by the 5 GIRs.

Scary moment - par four with a valley off the tee, a plateau in the fairway, another valley then the green. Didn't see anyone on the hole when I hit my tee shot.

Landed just short of the plateau. Drove up far enough to see the flag, walked back with my 8i, took aim and fired away - only to see a foursome (two parents and two young kids) walking up from the valley to the green! I completely missed seeing them; they must've been in the valley out of line of sight from the tee box AND my second shot the entire time I was on the hole. They hadn't been in front of me all day so not sure if they popped over from another hole or what. That happens a lot on this hole since it plays back to the clubhouse and is a popular "let's just play one more hole" diversion on the way back to the clubhouse.

I immediately walked up hat-in-hand to apologize. They hadn't seen my ball fly over their heads and land on the green so they were confused.

Very fortunate that I didn't hit one of the kids. I felt terrible about it.

EDIT: two putted for par ;-)

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