Exactly! With my game, a 97 is a few rounds away leaving me with that why the fuck do I even bother with this game. Evil
Exactly! With my game, a 97 is a few rounds away leaving me with that why the fuck do I even bother with this game. Evil
Exactly! With my game, a 97 is a few rounds away leaving me with that why the fuck do I even bother with this game. Evil
a good friend of mine had a decent enough looking swing, and could hit it pretty hard because he was a good athlete.
He would always shoot high 80s low 90s and was a perennial 15ish handicapper.
One year a pro on the range gave him a swing thought that just changed everything for him. Within 3 weeks he was shooting in the low 80s and broke into the high 70s a couple times (79, 78). Then one day he shot 75 and was on cloud nine. Three days later he shot 95 and basically quit golf. It was pretty funny how he had it beat, then lost it, and that just confounded him. Made him not want to play. Really ruined it for him lol.
I’ve had a couple of ups and downs. In 2011, I was playing really well. On thanksgiving (mid October here) long weekend, I shot 68 at my home course (about 6900 yards, course rating 73.5 and slope 142). The next year, by mid summer I’d developed a little over the top move and was hitting a cut. The two way miss crept in, and by october, I was all over the planet, shooting in the mid 80s. On thanksgiving long weekend, one year to the day, on the same course, I shot 90. It was surreal how much I had lost it.
The next summer I went to Europe for a month, so I didn’t even really play golf at all. In 2013, I got back at it, and righted the ship. But for that half a season I just completely lost it. All of it. It was wild.
The yips can mess you up, but you can deal with the yips. Tons of tour players get yippy but stick with it and grind out a living.
The two way driver miss though…that sends many people’s games to the graveyard. Seve, Ian Baker Finch, Duval to name a few. These were all world #1 guys…and they all ended up 800th in the world and faded from the game. Westwood too, but he came back from the jaws of death. Same with Stricker. But there are dozens of tour players who developed a two way miss and they, as well as their games, vanished.
Tiger has had that going for about 5 years now.
a good friend of mine had a decent enough looking swing, and could hit it pretty hard because he was a good athlete.
He would always shoot high 80s low 90s and was a perennial 15ish handicapper.
One year a pro on the range gave him a swing thought that just changed everything for him. Within 3 weeks he was shooting in the low 80s and broke into the high 70s a couple times (79, 78). Then one day he shot 75 and was on cloud nine. Three days later he shot 95 and basically quit golf. It was pretty funny how he had it beat, then lost it, and that just confounded him. Made him not want to play. Really ruined it for him lol.
I’ve had a couple of ups and downs. In 2011, I was playing really well. On thanksgiving (mid October here) long weekend, I shot 68 at my home course (about 6900 yards, course rating 73.5 and slope 142). The next year, by mid summer I’d developed a little over the top move and was hitting a cut. The two way miss crept in, and by october, I was all over the planet, shooting in the mid 80s. On thanksgiving long weekend, one year to the day, on the same course, I shot 90. It was surreal how much I had lost it.
The next summer I went to Europe for a month, so I didn’t even really play golf at all. In 2013, I got back at it, and righted the ship. But for that half a season I just completely lost it. All of it. It was wild.
The yips can mess you up, but you can deal with the yips. Tons of tour players get yippy but stick with it and grind out a living.
The two way driver miss though…that sends many people’s games to the graveyard. Seve, Ian Baker Finch, Duval to name a few. These were all world #1 guys…and they all ended up 800th in the world and faded from the game. Westwood too, but he came back from the jaws of death. Same with Stricker. But there are dozens of tour players who developed a two way miss and they, as well as their games, vanished.
Tiger has had that going for about 5 years now.
Golf is cyclical. It’s sorta like riding a bike but not. Funny is I a fully play better after a long hiatus, but never really break through as I don’t play as much as I used to.
Anyhow, did anyone see tigers press conference today, apparently he sunk one in the water at congressional during his somewhat kick off of his tourney. He had a good laugh, I think he is finally at peace that he may never win again, by doesn’t know how to bow out.
He will go on to design 100s of courses and continue his learning center…is like to see him maybe compete and win one more but I think his body is beyond shot and his mind well is shot as well…
Golf is cyclical. It’s sorta like riding a bike but not. Funny is I a fully play better after a long hiatus, but never really break through as I don’t play as much as I used to.
Anyhow, did anyone see tigers press conference today, apparently he sunk one in the water at congressional during his somewhat kick off of his tourney. He had a good laugh, I think he is finally at peace that he may never win again, by doesn’t know how to bow out.
He will go on to design 100s of courses and continue his learning center…is like to see him maybe compete and win one more but I think his body is beyond shot and his mind well is shot as well…
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he hit 3 in the water
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Michael Jordan thinks he’s ready to bow out but doesn’t know how. You’re kind of repeating what he said in an interview 2 weeks ago.
2 corrections:
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he hit 3 in the water
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Michael Jordan thinks he’s ready to bow out but doesn’t know how. You’re kind of repeating what he said in an interview 2 weeks ago.
Kind of makes that 61 at Bridgestone seem like ages ago.
Great shooting, happy. That’s quite a round. I’ve shot 80 several times but have never broken into the 70s. My competitive league in high school was only 9 holes, and I shot mid- to high-30s on some matches - probably would have been in the 70s had I finished 18. But it’s like the 1/4 mile - your car will never be an 11 second car unless and until you actually run an 11.999 or better.
I play nowhere near enough now to even think about 70s golf. I’m happy just to get out and swing once a month in the summer.
Kind of makes that 61 at Bridgestone seem like ages ago.
Great shooting, happy. That’s quite a round. I’ve shot 80 several times but have never broken into the 70s. My competitive league in high school was only 9 holes, and I shot mid- to high-30s on some matches - probably would have been in the 70s had I finished 18. But it’s like the 1/4 mile - your car will never be an 11 second car unless and until you actually run an 11.999 or better.
I play nowhere near enough now to even think about 70s golf. I’m happy just to get out and swing once a month in the summer.
First time I’ve been compared to Jordan! Thanks Saki! We shall see what happens…
First time I’ve been compared to Jordan! Thanks Saki! We shall see what happens…
It was weird. It was 102 yards. No idea how he missed the green 3 times. He had just sat in a chair for 45 minutes so maybe he was a bit stiff. Still…the second one or third one should have been there.
It was weird. It was 102 yards. No idea how he missed the green 3 times. He had just sat in a chair for 45 minutes so maybe he was a bit stiff. Still…the second one or third one should have been there.
Been golfing for a while. Plenty of rounds over the years. At times I have played several a week, others only several a year. Never had an official lesson, but played a lot of rounds with mostly better players. Picked up a lot of tips from them. It is sort of like riding a bike.
In my experience, I play better after not having played in a whlie. Lower expectations, less stress, simplify my swing/game, brush off the bad shots, etc…
Second round in probably 6-8 months and the other was a scramble tourney which is not playing your own game. I didnt have any bad misses or penalty strokes. Hell, I even 3 putted 4 holes. It really could have been better. But like has been said, I shot what shot (ran what I ran). Sure was fun and look fwd to the disappointment of the next round. Lol!
Cannot believe it was three!
Been golfing for a while. Plenty of rounds over the years. At times I have played several a week, others only several a year. Never had an official lesson, but played a lot of rounds with mostly better players. Picked up a lot of tips from them. It is sort of like riding a bike.
In my experience, I play better after not having played in a whlie. Lower expectations, less stress, simplify my swing/game, brush off the bad shots, etc…
Second round in probably 6-8 months and the other was a scramble tourney which is not playing your own game. I didnt have any bad misses or penalty strokes. Hell, I even 3 putted 4 holes. It really could have been better. But like has been said, I shot what shot (ran what I ran). Sure was fun and look fwd to the disappointment of the next round. Lol!