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Some stunning pictures in there.
Really makes me want to play some of the iconic and scenery courses.
Not sure my game is up for scoring well on them though. Would have to be a day out just enjoying the scenery and course rather than trying to score well.
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So, anyway, apparently getting hit under the chin by surfboards and the dash / deck of boats over the years contributes to dental issues which can arise at any time.
Said time, being earlier today.
And, now, I am less one tooth and have one hell of an aching mouth, jaw, half side of head.
Bastards charged me the price of a new driver for the extraction.
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Practice
Did manage to get my practice in this week with a visit to the range (albeit after the poor performance on Saturday). I was working on some drills from the Strike Plan, and in particular practicing hitting bad/not centred shots. So hit 10 out of the toe deliberately then similar number out of the heel and so on.
Made for some mild embarrasment at the range hitting shanks and so on. I did find that when I was trying to hit it out of the heel I was actually striking it pretty well, which is weird particularly as I had a couple of half shanks on Saturday in my forgettable round. I did enjoy having particular things to work on at the range as I tend to find hitting balls pretty boring.
Then I went to the putting green to finish off the last couple of items from my level one putting challenge. I had passed the first four sets of drills even though I still had some items left in the fourth set. So I finished those up, and then I just had two drills of lag putting, with the pass requirement to leave 70% of the putts from 35 and 45 feet within 3 feet of the hole. I got 8 out of 10 from 35 feet, and then totally tanked the 45 feet drill, leaving me two putts outside the standard.
It was an interesting exercise in putting under pressure, cause I had in my mind the whole time the response. But it was illustrative that my lag putting from long distance is pretty poor, when compared with my general putting. And that actually does show up in my game – mainly by leaving long putts short. So I have to repeat the level 1 drill, but my plan for this next week is to try and get through the level 1 chipping challenge and see how I measure up there.
The deliberate heel and toe drill is interesting.
Any info as to why / purpose?
I’m guessing it’s about club face control and awareness of swing path, however I would’ve thought the drill process of hitting draw, fade, high, low would achieve the same with a positive outcome focus.
Any information / background to this “deliberate miss hit” drill in the strike plan notes?
How are you finding having a focus / plan for your practice?
After the ‘putting’ challenges are completed, will you then have a putting practice plan based off the results?
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Played stroke on Saturday for the medal and was very confident going in. Had some good practice on the range and was hitting them well. Playing focus was once again post-shot routine with only positive or neutral reactions.
And played just awful. Hit the sand on the first 5 holes, with multiple dropped shots along the way. Ball striking was very poor to begin with but improved as the morning went on. Playing with one of the most annoying people I have had the misfortune to come across but that wasn’t the explanation. I think I had 56/52 for the day.
The good thing about the round ironically was the mental game was strong. The golf was super difficult and I just couldn’t turn it around all day, but it never degenerated into headcase territory. I was pretty focussed on the shot in front of me and pretty philosophical about the fact that it just was one of those days. Add in the most annoying playing partner and I thought that the good mental game was a real upside from the day.
Apart from that, not much to take away as it just wasn’t a good representation of where I am at.
Look at it like getting a run of red lights, you know the balance of probabilities mean:
1) a better round is one round closer, and
2) you’ve done your ‘penalty’ for the golfing goods by playing with said annoying person.
So, reward must be due by the golfing gods.
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First up, thank you again so much to Upnin for hosting us. The stories and acceptance and openness is something I am very appreciative of.
Weets is as brilliantly good looking as always.
My day started off interestingly as I arrived and Weeti showed me his and I showed him mine and all of a sudden mine looked like big fat game improvement shovels.
Anyway, that disappointment aside, I soldiered on without a chance to warm up. I had to think back to my last swing in the first week of January to know what sort of form I was in.
Alignment, club rotation and swing out…. simple.Referring to the image below.
Starting on the 10th, the plan was was driver long and middle left, it went lefter than middle left, but was still well struck. I was a 3 iron out to get on in two. Along with Weeti we waiting ages for the green to clear only to each not land anywhere near the green. I smashed my 3 iron but turned it over and landed 30m left on the 18th tee block. Easy lob wedge flick up and missed an easy birdie putt for par.
what else was interesting that you’d want to know about… umm, I am not sure. I say that like you were interested in the first hole haha.
I wanted to use my 3 wood on 12 to try and get close to the green, but didn’t turn it over at all and left myself a stupidly tough 40m approach where I reckon I had a 6m landing area. Short of the landing area was down back off that tier of the green and long was down off the of the green. Of that 6m, I needed to land it on the first 1-2m for any chance of it stopping, I landed it closer to the 4 or 5m mark so it rolled off.
Being right off the tee was a bad line in.
The 13th I was too far left and didn’t have a good line in, I thought I smashed my 9 iron perfectly to the fat bit of the green, but no, I was short. Not the hardest chip but I didn’t hit it hard enough.
Then 14 I smashed driver long and left to avoid the big fig tree that Up and Weets wanted to play out of.
The plan on 15 was simple, long and left had side of the fairway. I hit it high, long and right, right into the world’s tiniest pond, dropped, punched a 4 iron 130odd metres to be 113 to the pin. I smashed sand wedge as high as I could straight at the pin which was tucked behind the green side bunker. Easy tap in par here
17, my favourite hole was playing pitching wedge length. Or so I thought. Even though I hit a toe-ish knockdown it landed on and rolled off the back. Me and my good friend Weets then mucked around chipping up and watching them roll back to our feet.
18, the pin was front left so the drive needed to be right of the bunker that was 250 away. So after I hit it straight into that bunker I tried to smash PW just to get it over the lip. I did. Then it landed just short of the green in a GUR’d bunker, dropped out of that and chipped it to a few feet for bookend pars.It was definitely a tale of hitting the ball reasonably well, but just not in the right spot leaving myself not the easiest chip or putt.
I actually started getting on a roll on the second 9 with a few simple pars in a row before the lightning siren brought us in.
My first tee shot after playing out the rest of that storm hole, my hybrid slipped in my hand and I washed that one.the par 5, 7th was a very disappointing par. I smashed driver that made an awesome splash in a casual lake, the smashed 3 wood to be just short of the front. I chipped up to 4 feet. I think I hit the putt 2 feet, I probably didn’t actually make it half way.
An unlucky bogey on 8 after missing the green right.
Then on 9, I smashed my driver long and right, in under a tree. All I could do was to try and sling a 5 iron back out to the middle somewhere. I happened to be within a couple of metres of Weets ball. His device he was 140 out and it was like he was throwing darts, his 9 iron landed within a meter. I couldn’t match that, and hit my 8 iron to a meter and a half. Walking off with that tap in bird was a great feeling.I am pretty sure I say it every single time I play there, well every single time I play golf. I would really love to play there after some sort of game time and/or practice.
Love your work Up, thank you again for hosting us
Ah, what did you wear?
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The greens are pretty slow atm, was talking to my mate who’s a green keeper down there and they’ve had issues with them coming back after a reno. Weather has played a part. They were very sandy when I played there a couple of weeks ago.
Sheesh.
Icon event and green prep struggles.
Superintendent must have nerves of steel.
Or.
Great ways to cope with stress.
Greens looked ok on TV. Although a few close up putting shots showed a few bounces. Plenty of distraction from the sea breeze.
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To the convenience
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The duck, it
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Well there were a few drops during the round today, to the point where the lightning alarm forced us off the course for 40 minutes or so.
The course was nevertheless in very good conditions and the greens are still firm. The bunkers though were GUR which required a few lob shots over them which cost me a couple of shots. The last few I hit ok though so that was something.
I was off 12 (for some reason despite the SR being 73 so I should have got 13). I had 17 off the back and 18 off the front. 2 pick up wipes were the real disappointment for the round. A 2ft birdie putt on that hole 9 was the highlight.
1 birdie 8 pars 5 bogies 3 doubles (1 pick up) 1 triple (pick up)
12 fairways – great stat but the fairways are very generous but I drove it pretty well. Dropped 1 shot from hitting it into the trees.
9 GIR – actually a pretty solid result and if it had a decent short game I could have had a good score.
1/10 up and down – terrible short game performance on the first hole 10, and on 17, and on 5 were very frustrating. Dropped 9 shots here: 3 LW 3 PW 2 5 iron and 2 Texas – only 1 Texas up and down.
35 putts – 1 3 putt and didn’t miss any short putts but didn’t give myself many short putts for up and downs either. Putter was ok but nothing exciting.
Reasonable round but the short game was shit
Dropping a 7.8 vs what will probably be a played to 12 so I will.go out a bit.
Short game killing you… Be off singles if not for it?
What’s the plan to fix it?
Edit: and yes, what’s with the new system not giving the DSR adjustment. Have the same thing at my home track. Still giving me a daily of 20. Grrr.
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Lol – sugar plum fairy – pisser
Even sopping wet I’m keen as – I’ll pack spare clothes!
Sound like
you’re not really keenyou need to be committed.Who in their right mind plays in the rain?
Let alone sopping wet!
Up here it is rare to have to play in rain, but if that’s the conditions for the day, so be it. A decent brolly and a wet weather glove is all that is required. Wet weather jackets and pants only make you wet from perspiration.
Besides, if you didn’t play in rain in some locations, you’d hardly ever tee it up.
Precisely my point.
Why play in rain, when it rarely has to happen up here!
40 weekends a year to play dry.
Sitting out a few days to avoid crotch rot is pretty easy.
Well, unless you like crotch rot.
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beyond Richter scale
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But cuddly bulges
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If the buckets of rain predicted for tomorrow stays offshore like it is so far today we’ll be laughing and all have a big win.
And I will actually win.I think you’ve talked it up too much, so the weather gods have put the mocker on you.
If only you’d given a run down on your wet weather attire, and the performance improvement elements of each item!
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Lol – sugar plum fairy – pisser
Even sopping wet I’m keen as – I’ll pack spare clothes!
Sound like
you’re not really keenyou need to be committed.Who in their right mind plays in the rain?
Let alone sopping wet!
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