Regular group Keith, Ben and Richie. Partly cloudy, between 65 and 75 degrees throughout the round.
Played better than score indicates. First day with new Titleist 915D2 driver. Love it, but need to adjust my alignment. Hit 4 really good drives on the front, but they drew a touch more than I expected. 3 of them ended up in left lateral hazards. Each resulting in a penalty stroke. Then after all the draws, I set up further right for a big draw on 8th and instead, pushed it straight right into the woods. Another penalty. 4 penalties on the front nine and still finished the front with a 40. Luckily, the rest of my game was in good shape.
On the back, continued to hit the new driver well. It felt good to be the long driver in the group again. With the exception of a pushed drive on 8 and another slight push on 10th I outdrove the group all day. Even on the ones I put in hazards on the front. Once I figure out the new driver a little more, I might have some game again. By the back nine I got it more under control and kept it in the fairway. Hopefully tomorrow will be even better, but I'm not counting any chickens yet.
Continue to chip very well. Also made back to back sand saves on 15 and 16, both to inside 2 feet. On 18th after my longest drive of the season there, I pulled an 8 iron a touch and caught the left bunker. I was so worried about staying away from the right bunker, I tugged it left. Had a 20 yard bunker shot and got it to about 7 feet, but missed the par saving putt. Though the score was pretty good, my game was even better today. Now comes the tough part: Backing it up tomorrow.
Surprisingly, all physical issues and injuries cooperated today.
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CeeBee says:Well done!
5/16/15
bkuehn1952 says:I hear you. Occasionally I go the route of just posting the score on oo...Skygolf...rather than hole by hole to avoid what you describe. Still, half an apple is better than none. It is good to know you can still put up a good number; we both just need to work on doing it more often now.
5/12/15
DougEly says:I don't like to jinx things. I should have never written any notes on the round, because, as expected, I COULD NOT back it up the next day (yesterday). Not even close. Woefully high score. What's worse, yesterday I started as good as the day before. I was already thinking 77 or 78 by the 4th hole if I keep playing with so much confidence. Jinxed it. Played like a 20 handicap the rest of the way. I still haven't been able to bring myself to enter the score on oob...I mean SkyGolf. I just don't want to re-live it, hole-by-hole, all over again. It was much easier to just post it to my GHIN. I don't have to do hole-by-hole scoring there. Just write down the bad score and move on....like pulling a stuck bandaid off. It only hurts for a second.
5/11/15
bkuehn1952 says:Wait a damn minute!! You shot a "79" and did not bother to post in the "Successes" forum under "Where Did You Play and What Did You Shoot?" I guess a sub-80 round is sort of routine for some players; personally I can't wait to talk about my good rounds but then that may just be me. Plus a multiple birdie round is hardly worth mentioning, right?
It is not bragging if you did it. Tell the world (okay, the SkyGolf360 world).
Did you post the score right away? Why did I miss this?
5/11/15
