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Golfmos: BIG golf weekend November 10. GHIN ~15. Best use of prep time?
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Date: August 18th, 2018 1:26 PM Author: Coral lodge I generally hit 8-10 fairways at 240 carry on a decent draw. Push mid-irons right - not releasing wrists to close face. Will hit 4-7 greens in regulation. Average 36 putts, serviceable around the green and can get up and down. Pretty athletic for early 30s. Have an 8x9 foot net in back yard, newborn at home. Chip and putt available 15 min from office. Will probably get very few rounds of 18 in. Not sure if time is better spent w live coach, video program no instructions at all - pure repetitions. Or add putting in house - no carpet. Dream would be to flirt with 80. |
Date: August 18th, 2018 1:55 PM Author: Carnelian Well-lubricated Scourge Upon The Earth Forum That's really bad putting, especially considering how few GIR you are hitting/how often you are chipping. You should be shaving 4-5 strokes off right there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#36639150) |
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Date: August 18th, 2018 2:23 PM Author: Pea-brained meetinghouse queen of the night (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#36639316) |
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Date: August 18th, 2018 2:02 PM Author: violent orchestra pit Is the bigger goal to look good or score good? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#36639189) |
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Date: August 18th, 2018 2:21 PM Author: Coral lodge Score good (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#36639297) |
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Date: August 18th, 2018 2:25 PM Author: snowy parlour Honestly, if you are already a better-than-bogey golfer, I'm not sure what you are worried about. Are the guys you're playing with all scratch? You probably aren't going to be able to change anything significant about your game that will reliably shave off more than a shot or two between now and than. Just keep playing a lot so you aren't rusty. Also, why are you not hitting a few more GIR? Short a lot of the time, or all accuracy? If latter, maybe you should go to the range and work on that mid-iron accuracy. Other than that, work on your putting I guess. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#36639327) |
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Date: August 18th, 2018 2:34 PM Author: Coral lodge Yeah this is pretty much right and the information I provided the left it self to this response. I need to work on the six and seven iron, which I will consistently put even with the whole but 5 to 10 yards off the green, then 2 put on a par four for bogey. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#36639375) |
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Date: August 18th, 2018 2:35 PM Author: Coral lodge About 1/3 of the guys going are single digit handicaps and the goal is to be more competitive with them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#36639377) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 3:52 PM Author: Trip black woman office who cares? as long as you're not an asshole and holding up play doing annoying shit, the single digit hcp'ers aren't going to notice whether you're shooting an 81 or an 86. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37050824) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 3:53 PM Author: khaki spectacular locus headpube its a ryder cup style matchplay competition so his game will be on DISPLAY (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37050833) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 3:55 PM Author: Trip black woman office he'd have a yuge advantage if it's net hcp match play! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37050842) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 3:56 PM Author: khaki spectacular locus headpube nah its shamble and fourball 2 man teams and then singles matches. we did a snake draft for teams and will try to set the matches up fairly (ie 8th seeded guy on each team plays each other in singles) but he will still have the pressure of bringing home a point for XO (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37050849) |
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Date: August 18th, 2018 2:23 PM Author: Pea-brained meetinghouse queen of the night Take Dave Pelz' short game handicap test and work from there. 150 and in is the entire game of golf provided you can safely get off the tee.
Get your lie angles checked as this can decently effect your wedge game if you have an off the rack set. |
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Date: August 18th, 2018 2:38 PM Author: Coral lodge Ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#36639392) |
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Date: August 18th, 2018 2:31 PM Author: Translucent Skinny Woman Rigor Poster above nailed it. Putting/short game.
It's not as fun or sexy, but that is clearly what you need to work on with 36 putts a round. |
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Date: August 31st, 2018 12:37 PM Author: Brindle step-uncle's house Something's not adding up. You "carry" the ball 240 with a draw (meaning you're hitting 260-270 yard drives), hit 10 fairways, have a good enough short game to "get up and down", merely push your irons a little right, and still only have an index of 15 (which means the best 10 of your last 20 rounds average to 87 (on a par 72), so you're probably poasting quite a few rounds in the 90s)?
Yes, your putting stats are truly atrocious, but I'd bet that ballstriking is just as much of an issue. What's the deal with the putting? Lots of three putts? Speed control? Or are you missing the 3-5' knee knockers? What's your average distance from the hole on your first putts (this could point to ballstriking and wedge play more than putting)? If you're missing the short ones, get a putting mirror (like $10 on amazon) and get to work with gate drills, strings and chalk lines. I'm guessing your alignment is poor if you're hitting so many putts, so get that straightened out and consider left hand low or at least a neutral/prayer type grip to help with shoulder alignment. Also, one thing that lots of amateurs don't realize or take into account, is that the hips shouldn't be rotating at all on putts. You want quiet legs/hips.
At your handicap, for ballstriking, I'd work almost exclusively on wedges and driver, at a 3-to-1 ratio. Go to the range, put your iPhone on a tripod and take some video. Review and make sure your setup and alignment are solid. Most mistakes begin right there. Once that's ironed out, hit a ton of wedges, most of them controlled, and to different distances. Take out your 52 and hit it 60/70/80/90/100 yards, etc. Find your rhythm/tempo, make sure you're on plane and that the arms and body are in sync. After you've dialed in your wedges, pull out your driver and hit 10-15 and try to keep the same rhythm you had with your wedges. After you've done this type of block practice for 45 minutes, spend the next 45 minutes in target/course mode. Switch up your clubs and hit to different targets. Use your preshot routine on every shot. Imagine specific holes on your home course, including the hazards, ob, etc. Then spend the last 30 minutes working on putting like I mentioned above. |
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Date: August 31st, 2018 12:47 PM Author: Pea-brained meetinghouse queen of the night (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#36721937) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 8:58 AM Author: Coral lodge I have been following this advice closely and am pleased with the results. Will poast more today on practice routine. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#36847253) |
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Date: October 2nd, 2018 5:37 PM Author: Brindle step-uncle's house Nice. I'm glad to hear you're making progress. What have you been working on? How have you been playing? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#36941971) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 2:44 PM Author: Coral lodge I've spent 3 hours of range time each week since this thread dialing in wedges and working on driver. Wedges are dialed in 4x3 style from 55 to 125 with some gaps hopefully getting filled out with the addition of the 48. My driver miss is right; I don't close the clubface enough and produce a straight pushed shot or a slight fade. I feel like that is holding me back. Yesterday I shot 44/39 and didn't find the driver rhythmn til hole 8, after which point I think 6 of 7 drives were nice draws between 270 and 290. This improved by developing rhythmn, releasing hands, not overswinging and coming inside the ball. I have a hard time getting my hands around on the downswing. I played on bent grasss and had 34 putts, with 19 on the front. Each 3 putt resulted from a long putt where I couldn't get inside 8 feet, then missed. I am excellent at 6 feet and in. I hit 4 fairways and 6 greens in regulation, doing heroic work with those wedges. I think I was like 10 of 14 getting wedge shots inside 8 feet. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37050386) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 2:51 PM Author: Pea-brained meetinghouse queen of the night You're not staying behind the ball through impact, easy to do with the driver. My miss is the exact same. Stay with your target another half second. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37050420) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 2:57 PM Author: Brindle step-uncle's house This is actually CR advice. Driver is one club where you really need to focus on the feeling of staying back, and transitioning and turning "behind the ball". I get wonky with my driver when I start getting left too quickly. Causes my path to get way in-to-out and I flip the clubface shut and hit hooks. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37050450) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 3:00 PM Author: Brindle step-uncle's house Awesome! Nice to hear you're making real progress. Rhythm is so important in golf and it's easy to forget about when you're caught up in mechanics. I hope my advice was of some help to you. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37050467) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 3:06 PM Author: Coral lodge It really was and thank you. Verne and i will poast a prettt epic golf thread in the coming days so search around for it - will be specifically directed at you and others in this thread (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37050492) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 3:40 PM Author: Brindle step-uncle's house Can't wait to hear about it. We're you the one whose Streamsong trip fell through and you were looking for suggestions on where to do a golf trip? Where did you guys finally decide on?
I'm a West Coastmo and my parents have a second home in La Quinta, so most of my golf bro trips are just me and my friends squatting at my parents' place and playing PGA West and Silverrock. My goal is to get trips into Bandon and Scotland before my Dad is too old to play well. |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 3:44 PM Author: khaki spectacular locus headpube this is basically my goal as well. want to do Cabot, Bandon, Pinehurst and Ireland or Scotland with pops while he can still play at reasonable mid-teens handicap level. his length has dropped off a cliff now so we have to play from like 6000 yards (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37050783) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 3:50 PM Author: Brindle step-uncle's house lol. same with my Dad. he was absurdly long in his prime. he had this hideous 8* Wilson Ultra driver with an XX-stiff gold boron shaft that he could carry like 315 on the fly. I couldn't even get the damn ball into the air with it. He's still a good player and won his A flight club championship this year, but he's lost a ton of distance. A good drive for him is 250 these days. Instead of giving each other any strokes, I just play the tips and he plays the whites. On his home course it's a 900 yard difference. If my driver is off, I basically can't beat him. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37050816) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 3:55 PM Author: khaki spectacular locus headpube ya my dad is still very solid with his mid irons and full swing wedges but the driver only carries like 210 now and his short game has gotten a little yippy. too proud to get a chipper or square strike or other flame infomercial chipping club but some of the guys he plays with use those to dominate around the green lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37050843) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 5:24 PM Author: Coral lodge We are playing Hammock Beach. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37051525) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 3:07 PM Author: Coral lodge I actually got a putting mirror and a birdie ball. Roll 30 a day. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4054870&forum_id=2#37050500) |