Third handicap card - thank God for the new handicap system
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on 24th April 2010 at 09:00 PM (30799 Views)
Third and final handicap card today, and I put in a shocker. 106 off the stick. The only consolation is that thanks to the new handicap system, this round will just sit in my rolling 20 and mock me whilst having no effect on my handicap.
I hit rock bottom today in a golfing sense. In the space of three bad rounds I've got to the point where I'm just spraying it everywhere, and not making consistent contact with the ball on full shots, something I usually don't have a problem with. Zero confidence. My chipping has completely deserted me, I can think of three holes today where I had three chips, and it would have been even worse if I hadn't given up and started putting from anywhere inside 25m off the green. It's embarrassing. I also putted like a dog, just to make a total mockery of that well-known old wives tale that says that if one part of your game goes to crap, you tend to improve in others. I just sucked all-round.
I'm not saying I hate golf, mind you. I just suck at it right now.
Still, there were some positives. My highlights reel for the day included:
- Making two pars in a row on the back nine, then getting a rather tasty well-cooked sausage from the bbq. Here endeth the highlight though, after finishing the snag I promptly duck-hooked my tee shot on a par three into some nasty trees and finished with a 6,
- Getting out of two bunkers by smashing it into the lip and bouncing into the air and onto the green
- Holing a putt from 3m off the green on the last hole for par
The wind really blew on the back nine, so it was fun getting to experience Queenscliff in a gale. It's not an easy course on a windy day. I hit the biggest slice possible on one tee shot and watched in amazement as the howling crosswind took hold of it and powered it straight down the middle. Yeah, I meant that.
Next round? I dunno. Need to gather my thoughts. Meditate a little, maybe sacrifice a chicken or two. If it gets any worse I'm in danger of considering a chipper, and we all know what that means.