Re: O what a day!

Randomhero,

Firstly well done, it sounds like a great round.


You have stumbled across the difference between a single figure h/capper and a 20+ (CHIPPING & PUTTING)
Add your scores up again and count the great putts you had and then add that number to your score, you may find this now gives you a score something around what you normally achieve.

Simply by getting up and down you score well, miss thoses great putts and you have a steady round.

Great to here you prepared well and got what you deserved, you only get out of golf what you put in and sometimes a little less.........


Ian.

Re: O what a day!

You make a great point! I did make one 15 footer to save par. I made a 30 foot birdie put. So thats 2! Now I am at an 81. And thats about what I normally shoot at that course, 8-9 handicap (par 72). It's a Don Ross course. Pretty tuff. A bit of target golf at times and it makes you think, but also gives you some wide open holes to go at. Some really tuff & long par 3s (#16 is 181 to the front ALL uphill).

I have put a lot in. I work on my swing ALMOST every day. I am at the range twice a week and try to play once a week. My goal is 20 rounds a year, at least. If I worked on my putting, which most of my problem is speed control, I could drop down to a true 5-6 handicap.

I noticed your title. For me, a huge part of this game is mental. For example, I was hitting my PW so good. I was actually spinning it back because of the pure contact I was making. Instead of hitting my SW on a 100yd shot, I hit half a PW 10 foot from the pin. I also hit about 7 fairways in a row, but then stepped up and sliced one. Instead of loosing my cool, I made a smart play and pitched out. I then scoarched a wood to the front edge and got up and down.

Ususally when I make a bad shot, it spirals out of control from there. This day, I just shook it off and went on strong.

Thanks

Re: O what a day!

...forgot to point this out...

I did miss to birdie putts under 10 feet

Best case scoring could have been a 75

But i'll take the 78 and the 0.5 stoke off my handi and smile

Re: O what a day!

If you are interested in the mental side then send me your e-mail address through private messaging and I will send out a "scoring for par" document to help you achieve your goal.

It works out how you score par with three putts and bogeys etc.......a really good read.


Ian.