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Post by fransslabak on Mar 13, 2022 3:06:14 GMT -5
Dear TST enthusiasts, This week, I could have taken you to yet another HB official course with dysfunctional overheads, retaining walls through which you can hit balls and holes filled with concrete. I won't... Instead, we are playing Seminole Golf Club - a brilliant RCR of another top Florida course. The GreensKeeper and I discussed matters and decided that relieving you from the burden of having to play an HB official course is more than enough assistance for you low-scoring monsters...  Therefore, this week's greens show no mercy and despite a shower on day 2 softening them a bit temporarily, Seminole will not be a pushover. We are fully aware of the fact that some of the pins are devilish. Our advice: hit it close to minimise the breaks on putts...   Good luck and have fun, Frans |
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Post by Art Vandelay on Mar 13, 2022 8:52:31 GMT -5
Round 1 was maybe my best TST this season, -12 featuring an outward 29 with TWO iggles!
Round 2 was a challenge to just get back under par after that same outward half was +1 with a Humph-Double Humph combo in the middle. Clean inward got the round to -3.
-15 at the cut, will it be enough?
Waiting patiently.
Onward!
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Post by fransslabak on Mar 13, 2022 9:14:08 GMT -5
Unspectacular but reasonably solid start to the week for me:
Round 1: -10
Round 2: -10
-20 halfway
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Post by SMIFFYLFC79 on Mar 13, 2022 9:21:37 GMT -5
Them there greens are brutal missed a 4ft'r with 3 cups of break , lighting in rd1 found it to be on the dark side , however I enjoyed the course. 1 Bogey in each rd, apart from that played well, squeeked round to -30.  Over to you gavlaar124 _ Good luck all, play well. |
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Post by SkyBlueBen on Mar 13, 2022 14:17:07 GMT -5
Decided to finish up this week despite being unlikely to make the cut because I like the course, I need the practice and it gives my tormentor Art Vandelay even more opportunities to feel smug!! Managed to improve my score by 1 stroke over 36 holes. Not sure it was worth the effort |
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Post by Art Vandelay on Mar 13, 2022 23:11:52 GMT -5
Decided to finish up this week despite being unlikely to make the cut because I like the course, I need the practice and it gives my tormentor Art Vandelay even more opportunities to feel smug!! Managed to improve my score by 1 stroke over 36 holes. Not sure it was worth the effort  It is ALWAYS worth the effort to make me feel smuggier.  Onward! |
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Post by twofor22 on Mar 14, 2022 6:21:11 GMT -5
Opened with a -9 this week, which was helped by an albatross on the second par 5 on the back. Didn't have too much trouble with the green speed although tricked by a couple that looked like they'd break but didn't.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Mar 14, 2022 20:40:33 GMT -5
Opened with a -9 this week, which was helped by an albatross on the second par 5 on the back. Didn't have too much trouble with the green speed although tricked by a couple that looked like they'd break but didn't. Oh you minx. Congrats!  |
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Post by twofor22 on Mar 15, 2022 4:36:21 GMT -5
Lol cheers
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Post by greyosprey on Mar 15, 2022 7:12:56 GMT -5
187 with these greens/pins. smh.
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Post by Tombanator on Mar 15, 2022 15:37:13 GMT -5
Good thing I had a sneaky suspicion about something for some odd reason before starting this week... Wouldn't have expected "fast" greens to be 187s if I hadn't gone and checked beforehand! Did a practice round of round 1 conditions, got to hole 3 and while taking quick notes, as I spotted the green, I put "  " as I saw a green that looks like the stage for a medieval bloodbath with almost all red or orange. Somehow put up an insano shot to sneak it close for eagle and was thinking to myself "if I can replicate THAT in the actual round..." Putting up -13 in practice = not bad, let's go. Did about the same in the actual and sure enough, eagle on hole 3 from a sweet chip in. Started 5 under through 4 and damn it felt good. Then slowed down, ended up putting 7 under at the front, 4 at the back for -11. Cool! Didn't pay much attention to stats yet but went to check scorecards on the board and... 18 putts in round 1? 7 in that first 9? What the heck? Another practice round. Tougher round but put up 1 better than practice for -7. Should have probably went this route much quicker if this is how I'm doing at these tough setups now... -18 at the cut and I am currently at heights that are putting up a nosebleed, after struggling immensely lately. Either today was a good day of virtual golf, or I might have found something again. Let's see if I can somehow keep this up and if I could somehow try and catch my 2nd TST top 25 and maybe even have a shot at my best ever finish. Not counting on it but I'm feeling somewhat good about the state of my game again so I might as well try to put up the best fight I can. On another note, went disc golfing for the first time yesterday afternoon at my local course. I am no longer just a virtual poser, I now have actual experience too, maybe only 18 holes and not this kind of golf, but still. As an experience, had a blast. Can tell ya that dusk lighting in reality is much cooler than in game. Anyways, cheers and good luck.  |
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Post by fransslabak on Mar 15, 2022 16:01:00 GMT -5
187 with these greens/pins. smh. “The GreensKeeper and I discussed matters and decided that relieving you from the burden of having to play an HB official course is more than enough assistance for you low-scoring monsters...” 😎😎😎 |
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Post by greyosprey on Mar 15, 2022 17:27:43 GMT -5
On to next week....
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Post by wseitz26 on Mar 15, 2022 23:02:34 GMT -5
First week playing True Sim and currently right on the cut line (Kinetic otherwise). Bad double on I think 14? The par five with the back pin. That pin was just diabolical and had about an 8 yard chip for eagle that ran all the way down to the front, and four putts later....
Biggest issue right now is that I can't see the aim point, which isn't a big deal on most shots, but I can't tell on, let's say splashes, if I'm 15 yards out, on Kinetic the game might automatically set me up at 16 yards (my lob wedge goes 23 yards max), and I can manipulate it from there. On TS, does it roughly do the same thing, or does it automatically set you at your max? I can tell putting basically works the same way, but not sure on splashes and pitches.
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Post by twofor22 on Mar 15, 2022 23:50:27 GMT -5
-8 second round. No albatrosses this time around but did make an eagle on the 9th. A few misjudged approaches but overall not too bad.
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" as I saw a green that looks like the stage for a medieval bloodbath with almost all red or orange. Somehow put up an insano shot to sneak it close for eagle and was thinking to myself "if I can replicate THAT in the actual round..." Putting up -13 in practice = not bad, let's go.
