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[4matic]

double bogeys

That’s a good plan. Keep the ball in play. Leave your driver in the car. Thank me later.

You are allowed to putt after hole out and score still counts.

Your swing and fundamentals are solid. Stoked for you.

[4matic]

boy

Kid has a good swing. Hit it hard. You can’t teach power.

[nutmegchoi]

That’s a good plan. Keep the ball in play. Leave your driver in the car. Thank me later.

You are allowed to putt after hole out and score still counts.

Your swing and fundamentals are solid. Stoked for you.

So tee off with anything but the driver?
But my 3 wood can cover pretty good distance as well.

If I’m not allow to putt before a hole out, what if the ball is on the green?

[4matic]

So tee off with anything but the driver?
But my 3 wood can cover pretty good distance as well.

If I’m not allow to putt before a hole out, what if the ball is on the green?

Tee with anything you can keep in position and hit consistently. If that is driver fine but spraying tee ball all over the place just makes the game chaotic.

You can practice around the greens after holing out for score. If it's late enough in the evening you don't have to rake traps either

[wyeaster]

Kid has a good swing. Hit it hard. You can’t teach power.

thank you. i'll tell him. i told him a club champ complimented his putting stance/stroke the last time and he was quite excited.

[wooley12]

Back in the '80's, my partner in a league, Jim, had a nice swing but was not a long ball hitter. Had a good attitude but couldn't break 50 for 9 holes. After one season with me he was shooting 43-48. On the tee I'd say "Anywhere in the fairway is a good shot. Pick a target you can reach. Bogie is a good score". Then on the 2nd shot ""Anywhere near the green is good, bogies are your friend". For chips and pitches I'd say "Just get it on the green, bogey is a winning." Taking the pressure off by lowering his expectations for each shot seemed to work. Fewer missed chips and flubbed shots.


So one season, Jim's daughter was getting married. Her fiancee was a lawyer for the family home construction company. The fiancee's dad and older brother devised a scheme to pay off a banker and appraiser to get under qualified buyers into over appraised homes that got mortgage loans for way over the actual cost. The Feds moved in and charged the father and two sons with fraud. Well, as the wedding date drew near I asked Jim if I was going to be invited to the wedding. He laughed and said. "We're keeping it small. If you weren't indicted, your not invited". The groom ended up avoiding jail time. Father and son went to prison.

[Fritz]

Tee with anything you can keep in position and hit consistently. If that is driver fine but spraying tee ball all over the place just makes the game chaotic.

Yeah. Lie is more important than length in most cases. On of my regular playing partner is 54, can’t hit it longer than 240 off the tee and he’s a 2. He’s a magician around the green. Inspirational.

[TahoeJ]

Here's the thing: you're never going to get anywhere good if you don't learn to hit your driver at some point. And you can't learn to hit it if you aren't actually hitting it.

I think more scores are ruined by people hitting fairway woods on their second shot when they should probably just hit an iron, especially out of the rough. That mentality was a game changer for me - if I'm not going to reach that par 5 in two shots, most of the time the 3 wood stays in the bag and I'm hitting a 3 to 6 iron (or less). A 50 yard long chip is often more difficult than coming into the green with a full wedge.

[GeezerSteve]

Here's the thing: you're never going to get anywhere good if you don't learn to hit your driver at some point. And you can't learn to hit it if you aren't actually hitting it.

I think more scores are ruined by people hitting fairway woods on their second shot when they should probably just hit an iron, especially out of the rough.

Agree. Too often people carry drivers with too little loft and/or less forgiving shafts. The industry's move to longer driver shafts is also detrimental for most golfers. You can lose around an inch of length and keep the same swing weight by using a Winn Lite grip. You can lose another inch or so and maintain swing weight by switching to a shaft with a heavier tip. Another option is a 14* mini-driver, sorta like a strong 3 wood, but much bigger head. I sometimes swap my 14* mini driver in for my 10.5* driver for tight courses.

A 50 yard long chip is often more difficult than coming into the green with a full wedge.

That varies with the individual. Hitting less-than-full swing wedges with accuracy is easy these days with modern clubs and balls AND practice. I'm more likely to get closer to the pin from 50 yards than from 100-120 yards from the fairway. As mentioned above, I carry a 65* wedge that I hit 45-50 yards with a full swing, although I am also consistently more accurate from 50 yards with a 2/3 swing 60* wedge. Most golfers would score better carrying 4 wedges than 3.

[4matic]

Here's the thing: you're never going to get anywhere good if you don't learn to hit your driver at some point. And you can't learn to hit it if you aren't actually hitting it.

A scoring round is not for learning. Also, until you can hit a 3 wood consistently and confidently there's no good reason to hit driver.

Stenson is pretty good hitting 3-wood. So is Ariya Jutanugarn who doesn't carry driver.

[TahoeJ]

Most golfers would score better carrying 4 wedges than 3.

Agreed, I've been carrying 4 wedges for a long time now. Every once in a while I wish I had a 5 wood or rescue club, but I can hit my 3 iron pretty far or back off on a 3 wood... and having that gap wedge, I use it all the time from 105 - 115 yards out. Some people, of course, are better off keeping the rescue club and just ditching the three iron.

[54-46]

Here's the thing: you're never going to get anywhere good if you don't learn to hit your driver at some point. And you can't learn to hit it if you aren't actually hitting it.

I think more scores are ruined by people hitting fairway woods on their second shot when they should probably just hit an iron, especially out of the rough. That mentality was a game changer for me - if I'm not going to reach that par 5 in two shots, most of the time the 3 wood stays in the bag and I'm hitting a 3 to 6 iron (or less). A 50 yard long chip is often more difficult than coming into the green with a full wedge.

Agree. Took my 3W out of the bag to keep myself from hitting dumbass shots. Just trying to play within myself probably saves me about 4 strokes a round.

My lob wedge goes in/out depending on the course. If I avoid trying to hit “hero” shots I score better.

[wooley12]

My guess is that bombing a tee shot into the woods isn't the scoring problem here. My guess is the triples come from two wasted shots after teeing off.

[wooley12]

Hit two sets of 8 practice PW's from 75ish yds. after dinner. The first swing was the truest. Go figure. The shots that hit the front of the green are at the back. Balls near the pin needed to be landed short.



My second set of 8 was not as good. So I chipped them close and went home.

[wyeaster]

45 with 2 triples, including an 8. only made three swings that really cost me. chunking a pw on this par3 and coming up 3 yards short hurt. blading 2 chip shots after perfect drive and second on the following par 5 hurt, too. opened with 2 pars, closed with 2 pars on 2 hard holes for me. my putting feels great. my regular playing partner said i look better than i have since he's known me. i bounced back every time something went sideways. played smart. should have been better. i feel good about things.

[k2skier112]

Sounds similar to my round last Sunday. I was on fire, for me, birdied 3 of the first 4 holes. Got to #8, -1. Par 3, into the bunker, 7-8' deep, took 3 shots to get out...carded and 8, shot a 41.

[nutmegchoi]

Early Christmas gift from boyfriend.
Just got club fitted!
Orders are in and they are arriving in few weeks!
So excited!!

[wyeaster]

sweet!

[booner]

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[TahoeJ]

No range balls, no warm up putts, sandy greens from being punched. 3 birdies, 2 bogies, 35. Maybe i should stop warming up...

[wyeaster]

that has been one of my goals this past summer. get used to starting cold. i'm happy if i get a few chips in and some putting. i think i've only hit balls at the range twice in the past 5 months and that was because there extras left.

[nutmegchoi]

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BoefjCYB...d=crd59w0q1pel

Pro ordered PXG P, 7, 8, 9 irons, Ping 6 hybrid, Vokey gap and lob wedges.
We decided to keep Scotty Cameron Coronado, Vokey 56, M2 driver, M4 3 wood after replacing shafts, cut, regrip and add some weight.
He took out 6 iron and 4 hybrid.
Still need to decide which 5 wood to add.
By the time my new set is completed, probably time to switch with snowboard.

[wyeaster]

dang!

[TahoeJ]

that has been one of my goals this past summer. get used to starting cold. i'm happy if i get a few chips in and some putting. i think i've only hit balls at the range twice in the past 5 months and that was because there extras left.

Honestly I never do that... but it worked out today. The pre round margarita may have helped.

[GeezerSteve]

I've started all of my rounds this year cold, i.e., 2 minutes of quick stretching and a few warm up swings, sometimes with a donut weight, sometimes not. My new home course has no driving range and I like to hit the course ASAP after checking in. OTOH if I'm playing a game, I'll warm up if possible.