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I am surprised that you managed to paint the house while recovering from Rheumatic fever. That is a nasty disease, but luckily not that common these days. Possibly with antibiotic usefulness declining, it will come back to haunt us.
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Hack, good to see you again. Sorry, completely drop off the radar until lock down stage 4. Sorry.
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As posted in the ‘how did you play’ thread, I struggled at OSCC off the blue tees (back markers) in the ‘blue marker challenge’ on Friday and shot 102 OTS. It’s currently rated slope of 138 and scratch 74, soon to be slope 148 scratch 74 due to the re-rating. So my ‘played to’ is either a 22.9 or a 21.4 and well off my GA of 15.6 (Score hasn’t posted to my GA as yet, so not sure what it will be on the ‘official’ record)
I simply had no confidence over many shots all day. Couple of OK drives but no real distance, and a couple of good to great 3w … one in particular into the par 5 4th from 200m out to 2m of the pin, which was then ‘on’ for 4 after putting my second shot fat right into the water.
I had to grind out a score.
Played ‘course management’ based on what I had that at time. Taking extra club or two, playing ‘safe’ rather than taking on greens from a long way back and laying up or out and away from trouble on some of the more testing holes.
I even resorted to chip n runs with 8i or PW because I had no feel or confidence with my usual 56* wedge.
Putting was ok considering, but left everything short, so really didn’t give myself any chance. No 3 putts from memory, but need to check the stats tracking card which alludes me ATM.
Oh well, I have a week to rebuild the confidence for the Pro-AM on the 10th.
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It’s official… OSCC, off the tips, blue tees re-rated to slope of 148.scratch 74 (par 72)
White tees, regular weekly men’s comp tees, is now slope rated 139, up from 131. Scratch still equal to par of 72.
ProAM is next Tuesday. Can’t wait!
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Love it Hack, that’s brilliant.
It shows what you’re up against each time and it will always help you know how good you’re actually getting
It’s official… OSCC, off the tips, blue tees re-rated to slope of 148.scratch 74 (par 72)
White tees, regular weekly men’s comp tees, is now slope rated 139, up from 131. Scratch still equal to par of 72.
ProAM is next Tuesday. Can’t wait!
Love your track, good luck in Pro am
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NSW Amateur 9hole Speedgolf champ 2019 & 2020 BTB ?
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We have Deyen Lawson and Tim Hart in our groups for the Pro AM. Deyen just won the Yamba ProAM and Tim just won Murwillumbah’s ProAM. Hopefully their winning formula rubs of on us!
In other more interesting news, some of you may recall Deyen won himself a $250k BMW for a hole in one on the European Tour. If you missed it, here’ it is:
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Have a great time Hack
Those are some serious ratings – right up with the hardest in the country
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Have a great time Hack
Those are some serious ratings – right up with the hardest in the country
Yes indeed, it’s a good track and now has the official rating to hold up its status as a torture test.
15+ years ago I was a member at Pelican Waters, which was pre the slope rating days, so handicap was ‘course based’. I rarely broke 100 off the tips there, and mostly mid to high 90’s at best off the usual blue comp tees. Handicap was 27 at the time.
Pelican is scratch rated 73 (par 72), slope 140 for the tips (black tees) so it’s always been a “comparison” in my assessment of whether I’m playing better now than years ago.
My current GA of 15.6 would give me 19 off the tips, so better than the 27 I held up there all those years ago.
To compare, the 27 slope adjusted, so using the black tees 140, that would be 21.8
15.6 gives me 21 off the tips at OSCC
Since my comp rounds are only ever off the tips at OSCC for the ‘blue marker challenge’ and ProAM, the re-rating, if applied retrospectively, would see my GA drop to 14.3
At least I have a metric to assess my improvement since my return to golf in 2017.
My immediate goal is to break my BP of 86 OTS. If I can shoot an 85, with scratch at 74, the 11 over once slope adjusted would give me a ‘played to’ of 8.4
I’ll be bloody ecstatic when that happens.
Having revisited Bob Rotella’s ‘the golfers mind’ recently, I know I have the swing, game and mental ability to do it.
My goal for the ProAM is to play each shot with a committed swing without doubts or other thoughts. Play it shot by shot, making good decisions and using both pre and post shot routines.
Off for some reconnaissance this afternoon to check the markings for pin placements tomorrow and to remind myself of past good shots on various holes (Rotella concept). No doubt the flags will be in tough spots for tomorrow given the pro field in action.
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Am now off 13.9 after posting a played to of 12.2 in the ProAM today.
Playing off 21 for the day, I shot 90 OTS for 39 Stableford points.
Highlights included:
Started with 2 solid pars. Both FIR and GIR.
Sand shot on the par 5 11th to inches, for a tap in Par.
An 8i into 10 from 135m out to within 2m of the pin.
3w second into the par 5 4th to be 5m off the green.
Couple of good 56* wedges around the greens.
Good consistent Drives.
Overall good mental.focus which did drop off and cost me shots, but regrouped and scored well.
Some good course management tips from our professional who was an absolute champ. Good bloke. Good company. Honest and very down to earth. Was a pleasure to play with Deyen today.
Oh yeah, the other company from on here. Thanks for making the trip down Toph, and well played.
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Excellent score – congrats on achieving your handicap goal
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Excellent score – congrats on achieving your handicap goal
Thanks.
I’m confident I will shoot a sub PB round again very soon, and in turn, in the next 12 months (assuming I play a. few more comp rounds) will have an official ‘single figure handicap.
I might need to reset the goal posts them to shoot a par round!
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Spoke to my golf coach on Tuesday about the impact of grip thickness on my golf swing.
As some may recall, I did the full bag fitting in early 2017, and from that had 2 papers added under the grips of my irons.
As you may then also recall, I acquired a set of stock 718 AP2 irons about 12 months ago as an ‘experiment’. Said AP2 have not left the bag, surprising myself that I could actually use them.
Anyway long story, short version, the 718 AP2 and my wedges (SM6 Vokey 52, 56 & 60) have had a bit of TLC. New grips + 2 extra papers under them all.
I went all ostentatious and had these fitted:
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