WA 2011 Matchplay

[MegaWatty]

[hocko]

Well played yesterday Bergsey, good effort to hold the nerve for the last few holes. One would hardly tell that the matchplay thing is new to you. Thanks to Tourfit for inviting us onto a course that truly feels a treat to play.

Unlucky Rubin, but chin up mate and stick at it. I agree with what Fit suggested yesterday - if some X100 shafts go into your clubs I reckon you will be hitting it a lot flatter and straighter. You are certainly strong enough to play X-stiff shafts (unlike my pint-sized whippet self) and I dont think your swing is too bad really (besides the slight overswing), it just might seem worse by your shafts loading and flexing a lot at impact - exaggerating the outcome of the poorer shots. As you get the ball going further and straighter again, your confidence will grow and the rest of the game will come back. It wont need lessons mate, you've been off low numbers before. Its a mind game, you know you can do it.

As for me (and I'm going to lay off this topic now, as you guys are prob sick of hearing about it on here, and I'm just as sick of talking about it to be honest) - this will be the last time my clubs change for ages (and I really mean it this time).

It was a struggle at first to get the hang of the new heads/shafts and was getting them heavy during the round. BUT after just moving the ball position an inch further back on the range yesterday after the game, the irons really started coming out nice. This will be the focus of the next few weeks, getting this right.

No swing change Fit, just needed to catch that ball a little earlier on the downswing. Chunkier heads and slightly bigger cavities in the irons and wedges (than the old irons, wedges were blades), will launch higher and bottom out earlier. This was happening with full shots, even chipping with the wedges. But I was starting to see improvements after the game, with a bit of 'innovative' thinking. I am onto this and need to keep on it...

The Scotty Newport has also been CPR'd back to life - thanks to TourFit adding weight to the head. It felt great yesterday, but there is work to be done on the other aspects - getting consistency back in the chipping and the iron play. Staying positive is the key and this will come .

Least someone appreciates my comments (thanks Rubin). Nuffie never minds lending someone a hand - AND they can then choose to either take my advice or leave it.

Just work on getting that club to the horizontal or just before mate, it's all the backswing you'll ever need and ur a strong enough lad. I most often than not, dont get all the way to the top - and lots of players don't, because the truth is they dont need to.

I played with a 3/4 swing until I was about 15 yrs old, when I was tall enough to learn how to hit a driver properly. What's more important than the length of your backswing...? It's getting everything into the right position at impact (something I am not doing quite so well atm).

But no more of that

Yeah, we can play off scratch. I'm off 14.1, won't change before the 2nd.

Looking forward to this.

Yep

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This bit.

Does that make sense?

[hocko]

Black Nickel KBS 'S' flex...at 3/8" shorter than standard (5 iron is 37 3/8"). D1 in long / mid irons to D2 in the shorter irons. 1* flat (plus being a little flatter due to under length).

And his lips didn't even move.
It is a sad day when you have to talk for nuff!

[adlo]

OK, cheers Hocko, thought that is what you meant.

[TourFit]

And his lips didn't even move.
It is a sad day when you have to talk for nuff!

He doesn't know his specs yet...!

I forgot to take them along. I didn't want to provide more ammunition for him to quote back to me...I knew them already!

[hocko]

He doesn't know his specs yet...!

I forgot to take them along. I didn't want to provide more ammunition for him to quote back to me...I knew them already!

At least you kept it to a minimum.

[Shadesy]

Yeah, we can play off scratch. I'm off 14.1, won't change before the 2nd.

Looking forward to this.

X-Cited!

Talk about the Cap on the day! Did you want a lift down, although if you beat me, its a fair walk back

[Nuffie]

He doesn't know his specs yet...!

I forgot to take them along. I didn't want to provide more ammunition for him to quote back to me...I knew them already!

Didnt matter anyway, lol.

[TourFit]

Didnt matter anyway, lol.

[idgolfguy]

I may have missed this but what were the scores for the non-matchplay participants?

[TourFit]

I had a piss poor 28 pts or something....Nuffie not much better I would guess.

[idgolfguy]

Just curious. Thanks forletting me know.

[idgolfguy]

Daz win 2 and 1. Tight game with Daz's mid/short game and putting showed what classy player he is. On the 16th, he put his 90m wedge to 2m and made the put to go 1 up. On the 17th, 152m par 3, he put his tee shot to 1 foot of the hole and made birdie.

The best player won.

[adlo]

Hard luck Vic.

[Golfnut]

I've never asked Daz how much golf he actually gets to play these days but every round I've played with him, he is sharp as a tack with his putting, solid off the tee and fairways........Vic, no shame in losing 2 & 1 to Daz, great effort.

Congrats Daz, way to bring it home.

[idgolfguy]

Thanks gents, you know how serious I take my matchplay. There's still champs and next year's matchplay.

On the front 9, Daz putted well below his normal form. On the back 9, Daz put his driver on the fairway once, the 18th. It's testament to his competitive spirit that he could still turn a tee shot in the bush into a par. We played 3/4 handicap difference so he had to give me 3 strokes too.

[qbnchopper]

Commiserations IDGG, I guess that means that DAzGolfer can now towel me up .... (and I get to meet another ozgolfa!)

Daz - may I respectfully suggest we start planning in April to give us time to reorgnise 10 times and still make ???

Cheers

Q

PS Don't I have to donate something to someone to compete ???

[Yossarian]

You must but a dollah in the boxah!

[Daz_Golfa]

Thanks ID and Golfnut for those kind words....yep, it was a good battle on that back nine to keep it on the fairway....but in true accurate style, I recall driving two balls from the tee into the bush to be only to find both balls a couple of metres away from each other, awesome driving .... I think not, lol.

Thanks for the game chaps, enjoyed watching Rubin "kill" the ball, and Nuffie playing with some style or was it blades.

Yep, qbn let's play some time in April or May...

[MegaWatty]

The file is on my laptop that I'll be back in front of this weekend. I'll update things sometime after that.

[TourFit]

How about updating ME on a possible match date...?

[Yossarian]

It is almost like he doesn't want to play with you....

[MegaWatty]

I've been on holidays you poofs.

We'll get it sorted. It's not like there's ever been an abundance of games played on time!

[TourFit]

Or organised on time...

[adlo]

Chalk up a round one victory for the Don. Shadesy goes down 4 & 3.

[Johnny Canuck]

Bring on Veeman as a game Nut falls 6&5.

How about a bracket update?