Inconsistency frustrating.

[guitarman]

I played Paris Grand for the first time last Sunday and scored 98 which was pretty good for me. My drives were finding the middle of the fairway for the most part and irons were working pretty good.
Then I play a dinky little 9 hole Par 3 (except for one par 4) course yesterday and its like I can't even hit. I quit keeping score by the 7th hole as there was no point. I find that when I play these little par3 courses I don't do very well. Well I'm off to the driving range tonight and probably tommorrow night. I want to be in as good a form as possible for Sunday at Osprey.

[rangefreak]

i did the exact same thing this past weekend. played a small 9 hole course and totally fell apart in the short game. for some reason, i just couldn't focus. i knew what i was doing wrong and just kept doing it! after that, i spent about 2 hours practicing my chipping and pitching. i feel much more confident now. i think part of it was that i didn't go in feeling confident in that part of my game because i hadn't played in awhile and didnt do any short game practice before the round.

the way i look at it is when i have a round like that, it just tells me where my major inconsistencies are and what i need to concentrate on in practice.

[guitarman]

i did the exact same thing this past weekend. played a small 9 hole course and totally fell apart in the short game. for some reason, i just couldn't focus. i knew what i was doing wrong and just kept doing it! after that, i spent about 2 hours practicing my chipping and pitching. i feel much more confident now. i think part of it was that i didn't go in feeling confident in that part of my game because i hadn't played in awhile and didnt do any short game practice before the round.

the way i look at it is when i have a round like that, it just tells me where my major inconsistencies are and what i need to concentrate on in practice.

My problem on the short course was hitting from the tee deck. On most of these par 3 holes I should not have been chipping on the green at all. I should have been on the green. But of course because I wasn't I found myself having to chip on. My chipping and putting were okay. Chipping is a stronger part of my game usually.

[MannyR]

I played Paris Grand for the first time last Sunday and scored 98 which was pretty good for me. My drives were finding the middle of the fairway for the most part and irons were working pretty good.
Then I play a dinky little 9 hole Par 3 (except for one par 4) course yesterday and its like I can't even hit. I quit keeping score by the 7th hole as there was no point. I find that when I play these little par3 courses I don't do very well. Well I'm off to the driving range tonight and probably tommorrow night. I want to be in as good a form as possible for Sunday at Osprey.
Inconsistency is what plagues all us amateurs. We all have rounds where we look back and say "man if only I hadn't chunked that chip or sliced one across two fairways" I could have broken 80 or 90 or 100.

Golf is a game of error management and not making two mistakes in a row. Forget about the last shot you took and only think about the next one.

It's difficult to do but if you can, you will see improvement.

I'll give you an example of how our brain gets control...the night before I play at Glen Cedars (for those who know the course) I'm visualizing how I am going to drive the ball on holes 9 and 14.

Am I nuts or what?

[sloniu260]

Willow Valley passed long weekend...Personal best on the front 41 and as I get off the 9th, I tell myself no 7's on the back 9 and we'll be ok....so what do I do...first 3 holes I get 7's end up shooting 50...what a game...and oh did I mention I was 2 inches from a whole in 1.:mad:

[guitarman]

Hit the range tonight with a jumbo bucket. Started off hitting irons fat. Worked it out and ended off hitting very consistent. I'll go back to the range and see if I can maintain that consistency and hopefully I'll be ready for some serious golf this weekend. A warm up round somewhere Saturday, then Osprey on Sunday.

[fumippu]

A month ago, I was shooting back to back to back in high 80, which is very good for me. 2 Weeks ago I was shooting back to back to back over 100... Everything was falling apart. I was hitting ultra slice from the tee, topping with all irons, and chuncking all chipping and pitching.

I went back to the range today, spent 3:30 hours working on my swing, trying to feel the same way when I was shooting in the 80s. I don't know why but I ended up switching my grip from interlock to overlap. I just suddenly felt more comfortable with overlap, and was hitting straighter and longer. But, I really don't think it was the grip causing my game to fall apart...

I don't get this game...:help:

[Bellyhungry]

I played Paris Grand for the first time last Sunday and scored 98 which was pretty good for me. My drives were finding the middle of the fairway for the most part and irons were working pretty good.
Then I play a dinky little 9 hole Par 3 (except for one par 4) course yesterday and its like I can't even hit. I quit keeping score by the 7th hole as there was no point. I find that when I play these little par3 courses I don't do very well. Well I'm off to the driving range tonight and probably tommorrow night. I want to be in as good a form as possible for Sunday at Osprey.

If I were you, I would quit :D

[leftintherough]

My problem on the short course was hitting from the tee deck. On most of these par 3 holes I should not have been chipping on the green at all. I should have been on the green. But of course because I wasn't I found myself having to chip on. My chipping and putting were okay. Chipping is a stronger part of my game usually.

I'm hating par 3's myself these days! I try not to get any blow up holes as par 3's have been my score wreckers. To me, a par is like birdie.

[Bellyhungry]

I'm hating par 3's myself these days! I try not to get any blow up holes as par 3's have been my score wreckers. To me, a par is like birdie.

Par 3s are where I can off set all the doubles and triples on long par 4s.

[guitarman]

If I were you, I would quit :D

Thats what I do everyday. Then the next day I start again.:D

[punchcutdriver]

I played Paris Grand for the first time last Sunday and scored 98 which was pretty good for me. My drives were finding the middle of the fairway for the most part and irons were working pretty good.
Then I play a dinky little 9 hole Par 3 (except for one par 4) course yesterday and its like I can't even hit. I quit keeping score by the 7th hole as there was no point. I find that when I play these little par3 courses I don't do very well. Well I'm off to the driving range tonight and probably tommorrow night. I want to be in as good a form as possible for Sunday at Osprey.

I have always deemed that playing a par 3 course puts the microscope on two things; your head and your feel and they are undoubtly closely connected (more so on a par3 course) and any negative feelings from the latter will have an amplified effect on the former and vice versa. A regular course provides regular opportunities to make nice full swings off the tees and fairways that can provide a disconnection from the consistent stress a Par 3 course places on a golfer.

Of course this is but my humble opinion.

[guitarman]

I have always deemed that playing a par 3 course puts the microscope on two things; your head and your feel and they are undoubtly closely connected (more so on a par3 course) and any negative feelings from the latter will have an amplified effect on the former and vice versa. A regular course provides regular opportunities to make nice full swings off the tees and fairways that can provide a disconnection from the consistent stress a Par 3 course places on a golfer.

Of course this is but my humble opinion.

In my case, I think it comes down to tee jitters. I make many more better shots and don't get nervous from the fairway. Of course on a par3 only course there isn't supposed to be any fairway shots.

[Bellyhungry]

In my case, I think it comes down to tee jitters. I make many more better shots and don't get nervous from the fairway. Of course on a par3 only course there isn't supposed to be any fairway shots.

I know it is in vogue to hit irons off the grass to emulate 'real playing condition.' I saw beginner struggles to hit off grass at driving range where they could have benefited from having the ball sitting up a little.

Next time you go to the range, for the first 10-20 shots, use a mid iron - e.g. 6 irons - and tee the balls up....After you are done, proceed to hit it off the turf tills your heart's content. You will see a vast improvement in your iron ball striking subsequently.

You can go through the same process when warming up before a round.

you are welcomed ;)

[Kace]

A warm up round somewhere Saturday, then Osprey on Sunday.

Terry, for some weird reason as of late Innerkip has been booked solid on weekends after 1pm. This is when the my VIP passes work. This Saturday my buddy and I were only able to book a twosome in the afternoon, otherwise I would have sent you a PM.

We'll have to get out there in the next couple of weeks.

[guitarman]

Terry, for some weird reason as of late Innerkip has been booked solid on weekends after 1pm. This is when the my VIP passes work. This Saturday my buddy and I were only able to book a twosome in the afternoon, otherwise I would have sent you a PM.

We'll have to get out there in the next couple of weeks.

Yes that would be great. I wouldn't have been able to do it in the afternoon this saturday anyway but I will look forward to getting out there with you.

I know it is in vogue to hit irons off the grass to emulate 'real playing condition.' I saw beginner struggles to hit off grass at driving range where they could have benefited from having the ball sitting up a little.

Next time you go to the range, for the first 10-20 shots, use a mid iron - e.g. 6 irons - and tee the balls up....After you are done, proceed to hit it off the turf tills your heart's content. You will see a vast improvement in your iron ball striking subsequently.

You can go through the same process when warming up before a round.

you are welcomed ;)

Actually I'm very comfortable hitting it off the grass. sometimes teeing it up causes the problem. I usually practice both off the grasss and a tee but am more comfortable off the grass. Soemtiemes when I'm having troubles a the tee box with my irons I'll throw it on the grass and hit from there. It feels more like the fairway that way, where I have less trouble.

[leftintherough]

you are welcomed ;)


!!!!!!!!!!!rotflol

[Bellyhungry]

Actually I'm very comfortable hitting it off the grass. sometimes teeing it up causes the problem. I usually practice both off the grasss and a tee but am more comfortable off the grass. Soemtiemes when I'm having troubles a the tee box with my irons I'll throw it on the grass and hit from there. It feels more like the fairway that way, where I have less trouble.

In which case, I will stand by my original statement: you should quit golf :D

[xander.uk]

I am also consistently inconsistent...........but i think thats probably what seperates the good golfers from golfers like me.

On my good days i can be extremely good..on my bad days you would think i had just taken the game up.

For me concentration on every shot is quite difficult when i play with friends and i am chatting..............but in the golf club comps i concentrate more ( as there is less banter......although not much ) and i shoot better scores.

This can lead to accusations of being a shark..but i am working hard to get my handicap down..its not my fault competition brings the best out in me :)

My experience is that par 3 courses are very difficult because you have to have a great short game for courses like that.
If you miss the green you need to get up and down to make par.......so par 3 courses test the more difficult parts of my game.

[el tigre]

My experience is that par 3 courses are very difficult because you have to have a great short game for courses like that.
If you miss the green you need to get up and down to make par.......so par 3 courses test the more difficult parts of my game. One of the Laws of Golf states that:

Every par-3 in the world has a secret desire to humiliate golfers.

I believe it, and I don't want to subject myself to it 18 times in a row!

[corchard]

In my case, I think it comes down to tee jitters.

Then I guess we'll have to get you drunk on Sunday. That way the tee jitters turn into tee wobbles.

Just make sure to focus on the "middle" ball.

[guitarman]

Then I guess we'll have to get you drunk on Sunday. That way the tee jitters turn into tee wobbles.

Just make sure to focus on the "middle" ball.

Oh gawd. The last thing you want to do is get me drunk. I gave it up 20 years ago for good reason. But could you do me a favour and ensure that everyone else in the group is drunk? :D
It was feeling pretty good a the range last night. Made a couple of adjustments to the swing and I'll go back to the range just to ingrain to my brain.

[rbaker]

:( I too gave up drinking. But after todays round, I'm tempted to take it up again.

My score Adjusted was so bad the Computer gave me a warning asking if I was sure as it was an unusually high score.

I think I was swinging hard at the ball all day- I bet when the tempo is gone, so is your average game.

RB

\Oh gawd. The last thing you want to do is get me drunk. I gave it up 20 years ago for good reason. But could you do me a favour and ensure that everyone else in the group is drunk? :D
It was feeling pretty good a the range last night. Made a couple of adjustments to the swing and I'll go back to the range just to ingrain to my brain.

[Rough Ranger]

Golf is not about making good shots, it is about not making bad ones, and if you are making bad ones, how quickly you can adjust to stop making those bad ones.
Note that this includes (and why the game is so dynamic) swing changes on the fly as well as course mgmt so you are setting your self up with what is working for you.
This might even mean not pulling the drive out or making sure you are always 80 yards from the green on approach. For sure, hit the range and work out the kinks, but on the course, you have to be able accept what you are doing that day and make the adjustment. This can be hole to hole!

Yea it is a wonderful sport if you are a masochist. (lol)
And then again, when things are going well, it is so easy!

All I know is swing easy and hit straight.
Best of luck to all!

[The Troll]

My score Adjusted was so bad the Computer gave me a warning asking if I was sure as it was an unusually high score.



I hear ya....after being on a great run my last three rounds look like 36 hole scores.

Funny thing is, after years of frustration in the 30-90 yard area I finally seem to have figured out my problem....just in time too as I seem to have forgotten how to hit the ball or putt.

As Gilda Radner always said...."it's always something". :mad: