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'Half as hard, twice as far'

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An adventure into smarter golf.

So today I had committed myself to playing some 'smarter' golf. I've known for quite a few rounds now that I get into most of my trouble off the tee.
So I decided to keep the driver in the bag for most of the round and take 3 iron off the tee. The comp was 4BBB Stableford.

Started on 10 today, which was one hole I had decided to actually hit driver. Push right, into next fairway. Semi-fat recovery into trees. Punch into bunker. Out to 1m, make putt. Bogey. Adventurous, but not too bad a start.
11 - Par 3. 'Mishit' iron to 80cm. 1 putt. Birdie.
12 - Par 5. 3i, 5i, fat wedge, pitch to 1ft, 1 putt. Par.
13 - 3i, 5i, 7i over the back. Pitch to 2ft, 1 putt. Par.
Even after 4, and finally starting to feel pretty good.
Had a few wobbly holes for the next few, but nothing worse than a double. Which might not sound good, but off 23, doubles are tolerable. I was actually hitting irons pretty well, and wasn't missing hitting driver. Funny that, I wasn't hitting 3 off the tee or next to hazards!

Front 9 started pretty average. It really seems to be the mid part of my round that i'm struggling with. Made a few bogeys, a couple of doubles. Decided to hit driver down 8 and 9 and walked off Par Par after 2 putting.

So all in all, a much better round. Putter was pretty average, but really didn't get used to the greens. They're starting to come back nicely from coring, but I either left everything short and in the middle, or correct weight and to the right.

But finally, I started to hit the ball how I feel I should be.
Pennants tomorrow. Will see how it goes.

Timah!
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  1. AndyP's Avatar
    Did you use the driver a lot during Pennants or weren't you disciplined enough?

    Big hitters hit driver way more than what they need too, especially if they hit irons nicely.
  2. timah!'s Avatar
    No, I don't think I overused driver.
    I used it when I thought I needed to. Although being a course I'd never played before that doesn't mean I made the correct choice.
    Although I did use it as an alternative when I began hitting a few poor irons from the tee.
    It's just frustrating that I can go from hitting driver to at least an 'average' standard the day before, to pretty poorly the next. Especially when I don't feel as if I'm doing anything different.
    But I suppose that goes back to working towards being able to play 18 consistent holes. And turning my awful shots into bad ones at worst.
    As well as continuing on with my mental toughness. I don't need to be down on myself for a bad shot or hole. I'm supposed to have them at this stage of my game. But I also need to trust my swing and my length. I'm not a huge hitter (well I don't think so, I know I will get longer as Martin and I develop my swing) but I know that I'm not disadvantaging myself if I hit a good 3i from the tee. Again, focus and mental strength.
  3. AndyP's Avatar
    As well as continuing on with my mental toughness. I don't need to be down on myself for a bad shot or hole.
    Playing pennants should be helping you to do this. You have to forget about the last hole if it was a bad one or you are doomed.
  4. timah!'s Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by AndyP
    Playing pennants should be helping you to do this. You have to forget about the last hole if it was a bad one or you are doomed.
    As I'm discovering...
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