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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 10:07:02 GMT -5
Well, my game is finally starting to come together.
69 70 65 65
19 under for the practice tour.
If the winds are closer to the first 2 rounds, I'll probably shoot around 10 under for the tournament. If closer to the last 2 rounds, probably around 25 to 30 under, which would be probably good enough to make top 30 and erase my one demotion strike in E Class.
But my goal is just to make top 70. Not looking to make it into D Class. Don't belong there just yet. Maybe in a month or two. But I finally have my driving straightened out, my putting is greatly improved and my pitching is as good as ever, which was the only thing that ever saved me from total disaster up to now.
Feeling good about my game the way it's progressing, finally.
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Post by TimB on Jan 12, 2016 10:48:53 GMT -5
Ya I was chasing your ghost on the final round for most the round.
I almost became one of "them" (-40'er) with a -39 for my 2'nd playthrough. Friggin bogey lol
And killed my record on the gold course with a -14.
If only I can translate that kind of play into a real tournament. I know damn well I do about -25 at best.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 12:03:51 GMT -5
Ya I was chasing your ghost on the final round for most the round. I almost became one of "them" (-40'er) with a -39 for my 2'nd playthrough. Friggin bogey lol And killed my record on the gold course with a -14. If only I can translate that kind of play into a real tournament. I know damn well I do about -25 at best. Key to this course is getting your approach shots as close as possible which means getting those winds down cold. I'm sure the real tourney is going to have winds closer to rounds 1 and 2 so be prepared. Also key are holes 14 and 16 and managing drive off tee so that you have a clean 2nd shot. I still haven't figured that out yet though I think I'm getting close on 16. Go left as far as you can and still make the fairway. Go too far straight and right and you end up with that big tree right in your way for shot 2. 14, if you thread the needles between all the trees leading to the green, you can make green in 2 on the par 5. But safer play is probably go left or right. Even if you end up in the rough, you have a relatively short pitch to the green. The rest of the holes comes down to reading those greens. Some of them are just plain nasty. Others, not too bad. But getting close on the approach is key, which I managed to do a lot in rounds 3 and 4. The one eagle helped a lot. Feel confident about this tourney. As long as I don't choke up, I'll be fine and shoot make top 70 easy.
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Post by TimB on Jan 12, 2016 12:17:48 GMT -5
I've played this hole a couple ways (14) If its the hole I'm thinking, club down 4 clubs so the 2'nd shot is left of that group of trees. Wont make the green but will land on the fairway just before it Or Full driver, 2'nd shot club down 3-4 clubs go between the two trees and land in the fairway after it curves around those trees. Then 3'rd shot try and get it close for an easy birdie. Thats the method that has seemed to work for me best. Only once did I try the straight on through that mess of trees and make it to the green..to it but not on. got slowed down by some leaves on the way through. Key to this course is getting your approach shots as close as possible which means getting those winds down cold. I'm sure the real tourney is going to have winds closer to rounds 1 and 2 so be prepared. Also key are holes 14 and 16 and managing drive off tee so that you have a clean 2nd shot. I still haven't figured that out yet though I think I'm getting close on 16. Go left as far as you can and still make the fairway. Go too far straight and right and you end up with that big tree right in your way for shot 2. 14, if you thread the needles between all the trees leading to the green, you can make green in 2 on the par 5. But safer play is probably go left or right. Even if you end up in the rough, you have a relatively short pitch to the green. The rest of the holes comes down to reading those greens. Some of them are just plain nasty. Others, not too bad. But getting close on the approach is key, which I managed to do a lot in rounds 3 and 4. The one eagle helped a lot. Feel confident about this tourney. As long as I don't choke up, I'll be fine and shoot make top 70 easy.
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Post by ABU_Bear on Jan 12, 2016 13:45:59 GMT -5
I've played this hole a couple ways (14) If its the hole I'm thinking, club down 4 clubs so the 2'nd shot is left of that group of trees. Wont make the green but will land on the fairway just before it Or Full driver, 2'nd shot club down 3-4 clubs go between the two trees and land in the fairway after it curves around those trees. Then 3'rd shot try and get it close for an easy birdie. Thats the method that has seemed to work for me best. Only once did I try the straight on through that mess of trees and make it to the green..to it but not on. got slowed down by some leaves on the way through. Key to this course is getting your approach shots as close as possible which means getting those winds down cold. I'm sure the real tourney is going to have winds closer to rounds 1 and 2 so be prepared. Also key are holes 14 and 16 and managing drive off tee so that you have a clean 2nd shot. I still haven't figured that out yet though I think I'm getting close on 16. Go left as far as you can and still make the fairway. Go too far straight and right and you end up with that big tree right in your way for shot 2. 14, if you thread the needles between all the trees leading to the green, you can make green in 2 on the par 5. But safer play is probably go left or right. Even if you end up in the rough, you have a relatively short pitch to the green. The rest of the holes comes down to reading those greens. Some of them are just plain nasty. Others, not too bad. But getting close on the approach is key, which I managed to do a lot in rounds 3 and 4. The one eagle helped a lot. Feel confident about this tourney. As long as I don't choke up, I'll be fine and shoot make top 70 easy. I hit full driver....then banana it around the trees. Birdie every time and sometimes a putt for eagle
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 14:02:58 GMT -5
I've played this hole a couple ways (14) If its the hole I'm thinking, club down 4 clubs so the 2'nd shot is left of that group of trees. Wont make the green but will land on the fairway just before it Or Full driver, 2'nd shot club down 3-4 clubs go between the two trees and land in the fairway after it curves around those trees. Then 3'rd shot try and get it close for an easy birdie. Thats the method that has seemed to work for me best. Only once did I try the straight on through that mess of trees and make it to the green..to it but not on. got slowed down by some leaves on the way through. I hit full driver....then banana it around the trees. Birdie every time and sometimes a putt for eagle I'll give that a shot.
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Post by TimB on Jan 12, 2016 14:57:31 GMT -5
These banana hookers have me intrigued as well. I'll have to try one tomorrow.
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Post by pablo on Jan 12, 2016 15:08:41 GMT -5
-21 for the practice tour. And with two of the rounds played without the required focus and atention... I'm seeing some really low numbres here
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 22:47:45 GMT -5
Went through the first 2 rounds of the practice tour again and improved my score to 9 under from 5 under.
Should be an interesting week in E Class when this goes live.
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Post by ABU_Bear on Jan 12, 2016 23:19:49 GMT -5
This is going to sound weird..but I struggle more in low winds than I do in the higher winds now for some reason. I guess I am so accustomed to clubbing up and clubbing down, playing draw/fade plus wind mix that when everything is calm..it messes with my mind
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 23:25:14 GMT -5
This is going to sound weird..but I struggle more in low winds than I do in the higher winds now for some reason. I guess I am so accustomed to clubbing up and clubbing down, playing draw/fade plus wind mix that when everything is calm..it messes with my mind Oh, I tried the banana hook around the trees and it worked great. I just missed the green on my 2nd shot by about 5 yards. Ended up with a birdie for the hole.
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Post by ABU_Bear on Jan 13, 2016 0:05:50 GMT -5
This is going to sound weird..but I struggle more in low winds than I do in the higher winds now for some reason. I guess I am so accustomed to clubbing up and clubbing down, playing draw/fade plus wind mix that when everything is calm..it messes with my mind Oh, I tried the banana hook around the trees and it worked great. I just missed the green on my 2nd shot by about 5 yards. Ended up with a birdie for the hole. Just don't try it as a draw around the trees....not fun. I was lucky to get par the one time I went that way
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Post by TimB on Jan 13, 2016 4:17:29 GMT -5
I seem to play my best in winds at about 7-12mph. Once it hits 14 and higher then all bets are off because the winds affects the ball way more, to an unrealistic level. In the tuneup rounds I played last couple days I shot worse in the 1mph wind than the 1'st two, even with the 16mph winds. Plus this course seems to lend itself to the winds more than others, seems to play easier. This is going to sound weird..but I struggle more in low winds than I do in the higher winds now for some reason. I guess I am so accustomed to clubbing up and clubbing down, playing draw/fade plus wind mix that when everything is calm..it messes with my mind
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Post by ABU_Bear on Jan 13, 2016 4:46:14 GMT -5
I seem to play my best in winds at about 7-12mph. Once it hits 14 and higher then all bets are off because the winds affects the ball way more, to an unrealistic level. In the tuneup rounds I played last couple days I shot worse in the 1mph wind than the 1'st two, even with the 16mph winds. Plus this course seems to lend itself to the winds more than others, seems to play easier. This is going to sound weird..but I struggle more in low winds than I do in the higher winds now for some reason. I guess I am so accustomed to clubbing up and clubbing down, playing draw/fade plus wind mix that when everything is calm..it messes with my mind When the wind is anywhere from 3-5 mph is when I seem to be totally out of whack. I know it shouldn't effect it all that much..but it still does and I can never seem to dial in those shots. I prefer the higher 10-15 mph winds because the calculation for whatever reason is more precise. If I'm trying to take off say 4-6 yds because of tailwind I always either under judge and fall past the pin anyway...or over judge and wind up short with about a 20 footer that breaks 6 times before it hits the hole. For whatever reason I'm just more precise in the wind that is a bit higher. Was never that way before..I cringed if I saw anything over 7mph...but now because I'm so accustomed to playing with winds in the 10-15 range..I'm struggling when it's calm. It's like right to left putts...can't sink 'em for the life of me..but give me a left to right and I'm usually bang on. Side Note: Would love to see this incorporated into the Trophy Card for this tournament...Brewers of some of the finest craft brews in Canada...which is why I submitted it as a tournament name..and was very happy to see it chosen. I actually had 3 of my submitted names chosen
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Post by mrooola on Jan 13, 2016 5:02:54 GMT -5
By the looks of this thread, we can expect low scoring next week. I'm not terribly surprised and it is intended as somewhat a relief from the previous tough courses that's been on tour. On the other hand. With low scores comes a different type of pressure. Good luck to you all and keep an eye out for the introduction thread I will post for the upcoming week.
Hopefully I can continue to get every ones input as we move forward. Your input is valued highly!
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