Hi All,
I got close last week. I shot 80 on the first round, then an 81 on the second at Poolesville, MD. (they were having a special where you could keep playing after 18 for $1 more! - of course I had to go for 36
)
I played well, probably my best "combined" games. (Power game, short game, mental game, putting, & course management). I was predictable off the tee (great yardage, but a fade/slice with the driver), my mid
irons were decent, my putting good (except for a stretch of 3 holes where I three-putted - lost the touch). The one element that still was inconsistant is my short game - under 100 yds. I have lost track of the par 4's over the Summer that I have almost driven, being within 30 yards, only to bogey the hole... It was better that day, but not great.
I started the Pelz SG Bible, that is the stuff! But it will take awhile to absorb and practice it into my game. I've only had time to read through the first few chapters in the past week and a half.
Yesterday I played Hampton Greens, one of the nicer Montgomery County courses, with a lot of hidden greens. I never played there before and played inconsistantly. Couldn't control my tee shots as well as the other day, mid
irons were good, putting average to bad, wedge play AWEFUL! I am making good contact now, but my distance control is aweful. The day I played 36, I could "feel" the way to hit the wedges and putts. Yesterday - no feel for it at all and shot 90. Mostly because of the classic 3-hole melt-down, 2 triples and a double. OB and lost ball added to the carnage.
Funny thing, after back to back triple/double on the back 9, I birdied the next hole, a par 3! Knocked in a beautifully stroked Hybrid 3I from the fringe. Go figure...
The Quest continues...