Golf Thread

super_city_si said:
Set myself the goal of breaking 80 at my home course this year, Its pretty tough. I've shot in the 70s at other courses but never my home course. Par 72
Last week hit an 81 and 80 both time with doubles on the 18th to blow it.
Played Yesterday and shot a 44 on the front 9 so just put any thoughts to bed and played with out a care. Shot -2 34 on the back for a 78!! Fucking stupid game
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Ha amazing back 9 mate! Well done.
 
SWP's back said:
Sounds like you may need a longer warm up
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Yep. That and I think it’s a mental thing where the first few holes I’ve got too many swing thoughts going on. By the ninth, I get back into thinking more about the outcome I want more than overthinking the shot itself. Just got to trust myself more I think.
 
Played this evening and finally bucked the trend. 39 out, 41 back for an 80. Didn’t manage to get out for a warm up, was more just playing simple golf and thinking about the shot shape more than the swing.

Got absolutely drenched though!
 
super_city_si said:
Set myself the goal of breaking 80 at my home course this year, Its pretty tough. I've shot in the 70s at other courses but never my home course. Par 72
Last week hit an 81 and 80 both time with doubles on the 18th to blow it.
Played Yesterday and shot a 44 on the front 9 so just put any thoughts to bed and played with out a care. Shot -2 34 on the back for a 78!! Fucking stupid game
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Isn't that the most ridiculous thing about this game? I had the EXACT SAME SCORE SET at the beginning of the summer! We are a par 71 and our front side is par 35 and longer than the back at par 36. Hacked around the front which was frustrating and the same thoughts entered my head -- meh, what the hell, just have fun -- and then birdied three of the last six holes. Stupid, stupid, STUPID game.
 
I`m 68 years old and played off 6 or 7 handicap for 23 years. I 1st picked up a golf club in 1978. Over the last 12 years illness and age have taken its toll on my body and game. As you get older you cant turn the same and in my case I can`t get down to read putt`s. I also have to stop playing when they restrict buggies to paths which is usually the winter month from the end of September through to April

The lockdown prevented us all from playing golf. For 15 months I couldn`t play and I struggled to keep any fitness. My game crumbled along with my agility, my handicap went up to 18.

Then a friend of mine bought a swing stick, this is a longer and more flexible shaft than in a traditional golf clubs with a weight on one end. In theory it helps your mobility and strength if you swing it as many times as you can daily. I tried it and it felt terrible but I thought I`d buy one and practice with it.

2 months of swinging this thing helped get my timing back so it felt comfortable to swing, I also felt like I could turn better.

Yesterday I played in the comp at the club in the midweek Stableford comp and got 49 points. We all know the ups and downs of golf no one more than me. We know this could be yet another false dawn but fingers crossed. This gadget has helped me get more agility to at least swing something like again.


I`m hitting it further and straighter too.
 
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