Great stuff mate….

I to use the Rory method….. I stand behind the ball and line up to my target, pick that spot on the ground and hit over it.

My only swing thought is to finish the swing as I have a tendency to stop the swing at contact.

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Been working my way through ’ The Craig Show’. Some good insight and just good fun instructional clips. Love ‘suck less’ and ‘L.A.C’.
Had a few giggles and probably learnt something on the way.
‘Wet Sand’ and how to play from that will help a bit too.

The video seemed Ok but was very stop start on my computer while it was trying to download.

Just makes it painful to watch.

Bugger!
I was watching it on ‘Podcast’. I looked through a few on the computer and some work really well but I couldn’t even get ‘wet sand’ to load :(
I’ll see what I can do if you’re interested Node.

It’s fine mate, I have quite a few subscriptions via Youtube that I like to look at from time to time.

I really like the way this guy gives instructions Video instructions

Will check it out, thanks.

Got some things off ‘The Craig Show’ that I think will help my game alot.
1. Once a week golfer: In a nutshell he says, if you play once a week and don’t practice don’t expect to get better. Your not playing enough. It’s fine to play that but reduce your expectations. If you only hit a club every seven days then you can’t possibly have any consistancy.
This rang true for me.I do try and practice but at the moment it’s limited. So I will go into the next round with less expectations.
2.Suck Less. The aim of a person at my level is to ‘Suck Less’. Make a shot better than the last one. Improve the use of the clubs. Aim for a position where if it does suck the outcome is still workable. Don’t try for cutting through trees etc.Suck less :)
3.L.A.C.(lame angle cut) a shot he used near the green and out of wet sand. A shot i’ve tried and it’s so simple and easy it’s not funny. Easier than Phils hinge and hold and as effective.IMO.
4.Fix Pitch Marks…I loved this. Get yourself some good ju ju on the greens and fix pitch marks.Not just yours but as many as you can. Maybe the green gods will thank you for it and give you some good ju ju to sink more putts.

Needless to say I will go into tomorrow with a better perspective. I may not win the comp or drop the hcp but I sure can hope to ‘suck less’

Wife has also given me a all day pass so I hope to use the afternoon for practice…..if I’m not too buggered.

Todays comp.
18 points front (what I want to achieve) and 14 on the back for a 32. I sucked less :)
I had points on every hole, which I’m pleased with. Especially after putting a ball in the drink.
I had one out of every bunker. All had wet sand so watching the clip paid off.
My flaws are still putting. Not getting the lag right and for some unknown reason, completely ballsing up a 15 cm putt?! I just had to laugh as I thought it was hilarious.I somehow opened up the face and put it to the right…..WTF!
I still have a drama with ‘going for it’ which is a mental thing I have to work on.
The biggest thing with the score was the bag.
Driver,3 wood, 5,7 irons, 52 degree and putter. Only once did I feel another club would’ve helped but in hindsight I should’ve layed up anyhow.
The reason for the ‘Speedgolf set’ was decision making. Hard to go for greens without a club to reach it. Unfortunately didn’t work everytime.
Ball striking was really good for me and positive. Best thing was I had a absolute ball. My playing partner and I just have a great time out.
He duffed his tee shot on the first hole par 3. I’d just given him a Vision glove so said jokingly,’Must be the glove, you’d better give it back.’ He then chipped in from 40m for birdie.I then said,’ I suppose you want to keep the glove now?’lol

Golflink has updated and today’s round has been flagged. Gone from 23.7 to 23.5. Very happy but not dropping a shot yet :(
So I think it’s official that I ‘sucked less’.

Looking good AB Always a reasonable round when you score on every hole. Obviously this means you are having fewer penalties.

Cannot remember the last timeI have had no wipes on any holes and this has included a few rounds where I have scored 41 or 42 points (still with wipes)

Golflink has updated and today’s round has been flagged. Gone from 23.7 to 23.5. Very happy but not dropping a shot yet :(
So I think it’s official that I ‘sucked less’.

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Great stuff AB Glad to see that handicap moving the right direction… You have put the effort in and now your starting to gain the benefits of it.

I read that you took out a speed golf set, I read your reason for it but personally I believe that having a full bag is the way to go in competition. If the reason is to take away the temptation it really has not achieved the goal because as soon as its back in the bag you would pull it again.

I feel you would be better off thinking about your shot and making smart choices while playing rather than restricting what’s available.

That’s my 2c worth…

Agree with Node in general. Making good decisions should have nothing to do with limiting your options. Until the last few rounds – and only because I am getting consistently good results with my driver and 4 wood – I pretty much always laid up on par 5s. It was a decision I made before I even got on the course. Lay up to 100m, play PW.

Play the speed set to enhance your shot making ability, not to remove temptation. Learn to analyse your options, make your choice and live with the consequences (and learn for next time of course :-) .

Great progress AB. Not more than a few good rounds away from getting to 18!

BTW it seems that you find a lot of water. Is water something that gets into your head a bit?

Thanks JL and Node.
The ‘Speedgolf set’ is one that few agree with. I can understand that and I’m not trying to impress with it. Today I had one shit where I wished I had another club in the bag.
What the set gives me, other than restricted choice, is familiarity. The more I use clubs the better my confidence becomes. Due to my present lack of practice time this was/is a very important aspect of the choice.
I’ve seen others use split sets. Boz is one.
RTL also quoted:
‘I had a 2 wood 4 wood, 3,5,7,9 and a 56 and my putter..
Tought me everything I needed to know to play the game’

He also said this was his set until he reached single digits.

It’s not for everyone but today I went out confident.

I re read my post and thought more about what Nodes saying.

Firstly, Node I apologise for coming across as a pompous arse as I realise you were trying to help.

Further thinking of my necessity to score stableford points and not necessarily par has me rethinking my setup.
Easier is better. And I agree the split set should be for practice.

Something I reflected on was GPS distances. 3 wd 230m and I’m happy. Driver 270m and I’m wondering if I can get more…..wtf ?
I know there’s a 10-20 gap between clubs. The current distance says I’m trying to hard(along with the attitude)

Solution. Driver is staying home.(for awhile) and hybrid is coming out. Replacements. 5 wd and 64 degree.

5 wood is my money club. Accuracy with it is awesome.
64. With this I won’t have to open the face to get a high loft shot and like that shot its for emergency only.

Last round I enjoyed and had success with the ‘suck less’ attitude.
Next step is to add, no one cares how far you hit it.

Got some backyard practice in. Quiet a long session by my current standards as the kids actually left me be and wanted to go inside. Thanks mainly to mum taking them to lollipops playground and wearing them out :)
I started with some pitch/chip shots and quickly thought,’this isn’t the problem.’
So I put it back and got the hybrid. Not my favourite club and what I would’ve replaced with the 5 wd. (I also figured replacing clubs instead of working on them was stupid too)
I started off inconsistent and worked out a groove. The hybrid showed all my miss flaws and I was thankfull. This is what I need. To educate a consistent swing. Not powerful. The loft can do that.
CB80 has a great swing. The Melbourne boys nick named him ‘the human metronome’. Every swing was poetry in motion.
That’s my new swing goal.
Not changing clubs.

Not at all AB never thought that at all…

We all have our ways of doing things and well for me I like to gather as many idea’s as possible and decide what way / method / blend I’m going to use.

Cheers mate

Got some more backyard practice in. Just doing the LAC (lame angle cut) technique I got from the Craig show. I found last outing that most of our bunkers had wet sand and this technique was perfect for them. It seems easier than the hinge and hold.
It’s been good to get out the back for after work practice. Confidence is returning :)

Got into the backyard again (yes life is good) and this time was just playing… Or so I thought.
Node posted the new Nike ad with Rory & Tiger (good ad) and one thing Rory does is look at Tiger while he swings. Now I’m not sure if he can in real life but I thought it’d be fun to see if I could.
Well I can’t yet but I may have picked up some good things. The kissing of the shoulder and keeping the head still. It was feeling so good with the iron and wiffle ball I moved onto 3 wd. More success.
Pulled out pinky and all good :)
Also feels like a 80% swing. If I get a chance I’ll put up a clip

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Timed that right as now it’s raining :)

Nice swing mate, very flowing.

Thanks Node
I’m hoping to aspire to a ‘flowing’ swing with all my shots. Get the mentality of ‘its the club not the player’ generating the distance.
Hopefully this will get rid of trying to put more on it. The club goes x distance when I use it now I just have ensure the ball meets the middle.
Tomorrow I hope ( being the operative word) to play for hcp gir. 2 shots on a par 3. (One is actually 3) 3 on par 4 etc and two putt.
I will endeavour to talk myself out of making the green and look for the best area to come in from and optimise my putting. This should also make for a easy chip/pitch onto the green.
No pins just centre of green. Every wayward shot back into play…safely.
Suck less!

Interesting AB regarding the club and not the player generating the shot. Once i have my shot chosen for a full shot and my pre-shot routine done to get my alignment right, I have been trying to put thought of the target out of my mind and concentrate on just the swing of the club and the contact with the ball. Wouldn’t you know, when I make good contact, they tend to go where I want them to!!

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Today’s weather. We’re meant to get 300ml of rain. It was gusty with the wind swirling around. Very interesting to play in.
15 points front and 18 on the back for 33 points. One better than last week. I sucked less again, lol!
Today I had a wipe but my putting was much better, although I did four put a hole :(
In the clubhouse I was in 6th. Will see what tonite brings.