Fairway_CY
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- Mar 25, 2008
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So... every round I play, I chart what club I use for each shot. Considering that my rounds typically end in the 100-105 range... that can become rather tedious. In any event... I went looking back at my spreadsheet and I noticed that... in the 3 rounds I've played so far this season, I've played 11 par 5 holes. Of those 11 holes, I've managed to score par only once. In fact, it breaks down as follows:
Birdies = 0
Pars = 1
Bogeys = 1
Double Bogeys = 5
Triple Bogeys = 2
Quad Bogeys = 1
+5 or Higher = 1
I've always figured par 5 holes would be easier, giving me a better shot at par because 1 bad shot doesn't really take me out of the hole. Anyway... I've also noticed that on those 11 holes, I've managed to hit only 1 fairway from the tee. That obviously plays a part in my final score on the holes, but I don't understand.
On the courses that I play... the par 5's are all wide open. Big target areas with a lot of room. I tend to miss the fairway... putting it in a bad spot in the rough. Then my 2nd shot (or 4th, depending on if the 1st went OB or in a hazard) will be horrible.
Is it really THAT mental of a game? I hit tight par 4 fairways with ease from the tee much of the time. Is it possible that when I get to a par 5, I tend to overswing, even though my mindset is tempo and ball placement?
On Sunday, the first par 5 I played was just a bad shot w/ a 3 wood. I pulled it left into a trouble area and had to take 2 shots to get it out of the trees. The next... I also pulled it left and had to reload. On the back, though... my tee shot on the 11th, I hit it solidly... but just a bit left of the fairway... about 10 feet into the rough. It was in a bad position, and my 3 iron hybrid went maybe 50 yards. Then I got my 4 iron hybrid just in front of the green. A sand wedge onto the green followed by 3 putts (another problem) gave me a 7. On the 16th, again... I struck the ball well, but it ended up just in the rough on the right. Not a bad, bad position... but my 5 iron only went about 150, leaving me another 150 to the green. My 7 iron found the green and I 2 putted for my only par on a par 5 all year.
Any ideas on what my swing thoughts should be on a par 5? I'm really pretty close to playing a hybrid club off the tee and putting it in the fairway 200 yards out rather than 250-275 yards out. I rarely have a shot at reaching the green, and I typically try to leave myself about 120 in anyway... but for those shorter par 5's... what can I do to relax myself a bit?
Thanks!
CY
Birdies = 0
Pars = 1
Bogeys = 1
Double Bogeys = 5
Triple Bogeys = 2
Quad Bogeys = 1
+5 or Higher = 1
I've always figured par 5 holes would be easier, giving me a better shot at par because 1 bad shot doesn't really take me out of the hole. Anyway... I've also noticed that on those 11 holes, I've managed to hit only 1 fairway from the tee. That obviously plays a part in my final score on the holes, but I don't understand.
On the courses that I play... the par 5's are all wide open. Big target areas with a lot of room. I tend to miss the fairway... putting it in a bad spot in the rough. Then my 2nd shot (or 4th, depending on if the 1st went OB or in a hazard) will be horrible.
Is it really THAT mental of a game? I hit tight par 4 fairways with ease from the tee much of the time. Is it possible that when I get to a par 5, I tend to overswing, even though my mindset is tempo and ball placement?
On Sunday, the first par 5 I played was just a bad shot w/ a 3 wood. I pulled it left into a trouble area and had to take 2 shots to get it out of the trees. The next... I also pulled it left and had to reload. On the back, though... my tee shot on the 11th, I hit it solidly... but just a bit left of the fairway... about 10 feet into the rough. It was in a bad position, and my 3 iron hybrid went maybe 50 yards. Then I got my 4 iron hybrid just in front of the green. A sand wedge onto the green followed by 3 putts (another problem) gave me a 7. On the 16th, again... I struck the ball well, but it ended up just in the rough on the right. Not a bad, bad position... but my 5 iron only went about 150, leaving me another 150 to the green. My 7 iron found the green and I 2 putted for my only par on a par 5 all year.
Any ideas on what my swing thoughts should be on a par 5? I'm really pretty close to playing a hybrid club off the tee and putting it in the fairway 200 yards out rather than 250-275 yards out. I rarely have a shot at reaching the green, and I typically try to leave myself about 120 in anyway... but for those shorter par 5's... what can I do to relax myself a bit?
Thanks!
CY