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Apparently, I am a better club mechanic than golfer.Good to hear your Florida bag is thriving in your Dad's hands.
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Apparently, I am a better club mechanic than golfer.Good to hear your Florida bag is thriving in your Dad's hands.
Apparently, I am a better club mechanic than golfer.
I posted this in another threat earlier. Hope it helps.Well, I have to admit defeat. I was reviewing my rounds from last year (did not take long as I play so infrequently) and came up with some conclusions on why I suck at golf. The majority of my lost strokes came from shots around the green followed by the cold hard shanks or off the toe balls which resulted in penalty strokes. Tee game has been surprisingly good. Putting was okay considering the amount of time I practice. Shots 50 yards and in are usually the culprits for my Trips and Quads.
Putting/Chipping/Pitching used to be the cornerstone of my game. Even at my worst, my short game used to saved me from some atrocious scores. Right before my decade long sabbatical from golf, I played a round with a couple of other Shottalkers and walking off 18 one was surprised when I told him that I shot a 105. I was making long putts, chipping in, and did not have a 3 putt the entire round. Problem was that I was hitting three off most of the tees that required a driver. My driving was so bad back then that I had no idea which was the ball was going, and in Florida, that means a lot of trips to Davy Jones locker for my Strata’s.
Back when I lived in Orlando, practicing the short game was cheap an easy. I spent a lot of time at some of the great courses in the area on their practice facilities rather than playing on the courses or spending hours hitting balls on the range. After taking a decade off and moving to Texas, the same conditions do not exist. The short game facilities near me are relatively bare bones and do not inspire me to visit them often. The conditions where I play most often, at my folk’s home course in Florida, are some really tight lies that seem to encourage chili dips and bladed balls. Conditions that require a level of practice that I am unable/unwilling to give to be successful on.
I admit defeat when it comes to a traditional short game.
Enter the new era of the duffer/hacker/cheater/ugly wedges.
I have ordered a set of Cleveland Smart Sole 3 wedges (SW and Chipper) and a 55 Deg. Mazel Pitching and Chipping Wedge (it is essentially a Square Strike Wedge with a different name on it, you know the infomercial). Just set up square to your line and fire away. They are not as versatile as traditional wedges, but I do not need 10 different ways to blade a wedge across the green. I need to simplify my short game that will fit the amount of practice time I can dedicate to it. I found myself using my putter out of rough on several occasions in an effort to avoid the dreaded bladed wedge into a bunker or into the pond on the opposite side of the green.
Long story short, out of desperation, I am open to trying anything.
If you need help figuring out more reasons, I'm your Huckleberry!...and came up with some conclusions on why I suck...
I'm still searching for a wedge for 75 yards. Also, has Washington come up with a new name yet. That's going to be strange.If you need help figuring out more reasons, I'm your Huckleberry!
I fully believe having wedges that you have total confidence in is huge. I still have a set of TM TP black wedges in my main bag that, after all these years, I know I can play well on any day. That's why they don't leave the bag because from the day I bought them, I have never questioned making a shot with them. Find those wedges, your game and enjoyment will change.
No, they're using this stupid name for a year so they have time to come up with a name.I'm still searching for a wedge for 75 yards. Also, has Washington come up with a new name yet. That's going to be strange.
Played any since?Played 9 holes this evening and came away fairly pleased. Bunker game needs work even with the cheater sand wedge. That square strike thing still requires practice, unfortunately. Putter was as good as it’s ever been on these greens at Vanderbilt. I swear on the practice green this morning I had several putts break up hill. Not joking. Green slopes left to right, putt breaks right to left. 22* Hybrid was money…out of fairway bunker just short of the green, out of the pine straw onto a green, and smoked one out of the fairway on 18 to 5 feet from the pin.
First time swinging the club sine December 2019…the last time I was in Naples. Felt good to be back out on a course, and other than the sand debacles, played halfway decent golf. Actually hit some greens on approach shots instead of the dreaded toe shanks….so I got that going for me, which is nice.
Two days of 18 followed. 109, 105. Getting better every day…Played any since?
You go girl!!Two days of 18 followed. 109, 105. Getting better every day…