todays round



good start, bad finish
1st round after over a month (i7+ in my bag)

putting putting putting

Where do you keep your stats or what program is that screen shot from?

I can tell you that is from Golfshot, which rules, of course.

I do not wish to reveal my stupidity by asking how you got the data off your phone.

DOH.

I googled that course; Slaski Klub Golfway in Siemianowice Poland. Interesting mower patterns on the fairways... Never seen such, wonder what they are mowing with.

just log on golfshot.com, they also (not only your mobile) keep all your scores

since coming back from hand injury I struggle with iron play again. Here are 2 vids I took today.
any advice?

I see some "old mistakes", but let's hear from you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhrsUqQPK64

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmhiI7wGnwQ

Whilst I'm by no means a good golfer, looks like in the first video you need to shift more weight over to your left. when I got a lesson, the pga pro guy said like push your right leg through, but at impact you look as if you have half weight on left and half weight on right. Also shift the ball slightly more towards your left foot.

Yeah I think you have to be careful with your weight shift in your backswing. It looks like your weight is getting to the outside of your back foot, if you look at your hips. The first 80% of the swing your hips are fine, twisting back. Then that last 20% you sort of hump the air behind you as sway too far back.

This will create all sorts of timing and power problems later in the swing I think. Think of an olympic sprinter starting a sprint from the back of his heels vs pushing off the front of his foot like normal. He'll waste a few fractions of a second getting his weight to the front before he can get going. Well in golf this sucks, since now your brain has to carefully slow down all your other timings to make room for these few fractions of a second, or keep your weight back so you have to flip the club. So maybe feel like you're more in a "sprint ready" type position at the top.

Hey!

During next weekend I’m playing my first tournament ever- club championships. But it’s not that big, it’s not even a normal golf club, because it’s only driving range championships.
They created golf club even they don’t have a golf course (probably just to make more $$$). I signed up only to have unlimited driving range balls for 300$/year.

But the problem is that tournament is being held on golf course I’ve never played. So I’m thinking about going there and play a round on Thursday.
And my question is: what should I be looking for from strategic point of view? Keep in mind that I’m a beginner, so things like green’s slope etc don’t apply
I guess it’s worth playing there before I play tourney but not sure on what I should pay attention.

All comments will be appreciated!

As a beginner try to always eliminate as much trouble as you can.

For example if you hit driver 250 and 3i 200. There is a lake that starts around 215 yards from the tee box on a 440 yard par 4. Just pull 3i and turn it into a par 5. The odds of you hitting a great drive and hitting a great approach shot (from 190 yards out) is very slim so just stand on the tee box tell yourself "this is a par 5" pull the 3i hit it short of the water, lay up hit wedge onto green and 2 put for your 5.

When you are hitting aproach shots ask your self "where do I want to miss?" If there is a bunker left and water behind the green go for the front right of the green (assuming your bunker play is worse than your chipping). This works best when you are between clubs pick the shorter club when danger behind green and the longer club when there is more danger short of the green.

Eliminating penalties is the best way to lower your score. Even if you wind up turning a long par 4 into a par 5 because you laid up off the tee, it will be better in the long run than trying to hit a shot you know you shouldnt be hitting just because the score card says you are supposed to reach the green in 2.

Playing smart/correct off the tee is going to do a lot to help your scores.

I use to only hit driver off the tee when I was a 19+ handicap.

Now I hit a mix of Dr. 3w and 3h depending on the situation. My handicap is now 15 and to me that is the only major difference in my game.

What type of hand injury did you have? What caused it? I ask because I too suffered from a hand injury early in my golf career (trigger finger and carpal tunnel in my left hand)

just fell on the floor while playing basketball and bent my fingers to the other side.
It's been like 2 months ago and my max grip pressure in my left hand is ~80%

Played today a round on the golf course where we gonna play tournament during weekend.
Course is amazing. It is so much nicer that the one I usually play, so much more difficult.
We gonna play from yellow tees, which is so stupid b’cos they are designed for 8hcp or better. I believe there is no one in the club with that HC. Few fairways are about 200m from yellow tees, I believe I haven’t seen anybody who hits near 220m with driver in that golf club (driving range club)

I shoot 105 with 11!!! on par4…. 4shots to get out of a bunker hahahaha
Bunkers are so big, deep and easy to get into. On my regular course bunkers are some kind of decoration- so hard to hit into them and so easy to get out.
My main plan for Saturday is avoiding bunkers!! Today I found 4 of them, needed 11 shots to get out…
Made only 3PAR, my 5hybrid was hot today: 71%fairways
Bad putting again: 35 putts (greens were much faster than the ones I’m used to)

Aiming to score <100 on Saturday, will be really happy with that.

the nicest hole on the course (bad quality bcos it's an iphone and not the best weather)
I know it doesn't look great on this picture but it's really amazing. It's the end ot the summer so the coulors aren't that great also. But next year in teh summer I'm gonna make better pics with better camera so you can compare. Anyway

#10 par4 385m (yellow tees)

there is a big ditch (valley) across at ~ 220m, fairway is creased (not sure if it's a proper word), 3 bunkers around green

view from the tee:


view from the green:

It’s been a while since I posted here. I went to Barcelona to play a poker tournament.

Anyway, I played 2 golf tournaments since last post.
First was 2day club championships about which I mentioned above.
I didn’t play well, long game was decent, but greens killed me. They were so much faster than the ones I usually play on. On 1st day managed to make 40 putts, on 2nd 45 putts.
Story of the second round: short Par3 (it was also ‘Nearest to the pin’ hole), was 1.85m from the hole… 3 putts of course

Managed to finish 2nd in a Stroke Play netto3/4 HCP
Here are my score cards and photo (I look like retard there but who cares)




About week later, after a poker trip to Barcelona I played another golf tournament. This time in Czech Republic, I have never played on this course before and also first round after 2week break.
Again wasn’t playing well, long game was bad this time.
And again finished 2nd in Stroke Play netto ¾ hcp




I’m not sure if I gonna break that 90 this season. Currently I feel like my swing has never been that good before, but there is also ‘something’ in every round. And also even if I break 90 on my golf course I will not be that happy, because now that I played on other courses I know that it’s quite easy.
Next try tomorrow. “good” forecast: little of rain, 8 degree, no wind ONE TIME!!

So this is the end of the season for me. Unfortunately I failed to reach my goal, which was breaking 90. I had this hand injury which lasted over one month so it didn’t help of course, but that’s a lame excuse.
To be honest I wasn’t nowhere near to break 90. Best round was 96 (98 in tournament). But I’m quite happy with my play. Last year I played less than 10 rounds, this around 25, still not that much.
My statistics say a lot:


Up&downs @ 8.6% it’s a disaster. I barely make GIR, and very often just missed the green. Inside 10m it’s 1chip and 2putts like 85% of the time. Inside 50m it’s only 60% like that and 2 chip&2putts usually.
When I played in few tournaments many guys said that I have a really nice swing, but my short game still sucks.

Those tournaments were also so frustrating. I was usually in flight with +40y.o people. Their swings were so horrible, I don’t know how are they able to hit in constantly and straight. Their short game wasn’t also that good, but still they make similar results to mine. I think there were just 4 out of ~15 who hit their drivers further that I hit my 5hybrid 24* (that’s was the longest club in my bag this season). So how didn’t I crush them? Don’t really know.

Good thing is that every time I scored >100 I felt like I had played horrible. Breaking 100 is not that hard anymore. But for next season my bar won’t be at 90 for sure

So for the beginning of next season:
-playing driver
- practicing shots <100m

Also next season I will be a member at my golf course. It’s 1200$ one-time (initial) fee and that 600$ per year and I can play as many rounds as I want for free. There is also a discount for a driving range, golf lessons etc. Good deal I guess.
I’m looking to make some long term golf prop bets with my friends (mostly just for more motivation for practicing), but so far they are not very keen on. Any ideas about interesting long term props?

I’ve got lots of plans for winter. Number 1 is: not to damage myself on snowboard. But also physical workout: core strength and balance. The Q is: how long will my enthusiasm last?

See you in this topic next year, I’m so jealous of you, who can play golf all year long