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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="taniwharugby" data-cid="405276" data-time="1385674503"><p>played Titirangi only once, first and only course I have made 5 birdies in a row on!! Prior to that and since, never even managed 3 in a row!!<br> <br>Was in a corporate thing with a shotgun start and I finished with 5 in a row, which happened to be holes 1 through 5, and I lipped out on my eagle on the 5th!<br> <br>Great way to get back from 9 over :)</p></blockquote><br>Always chuffed to get one in a row.
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<p>Prob my last round for the year...</p>
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<p>Hit the ball a bit better off the tee today, got 2 out easily past 300m!! Hit 2 par 5's in 2, and walked off with par, missed 3 birdies inside 6 feet, 36 putts all told! Only consolation was no double bogies...yay, my handicap is looking like moving out from 7.8 to 8.4 - (started on the 10th)</p>
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<p>Not sure what it was, but man I was hitting my irons a long way today!! Hit a 5 iron 205m to hit a par 5, and hit an 8 iron 155m...most of my irons were 1-2 clubs too far today, and I really struggled. No confidence with the driver at present, so much so I hit a few irons off the tee, I never hit sensibly!!</p>
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<p>Gobsmacked. 300m drives! It must be all those pull ups you are doing ;)</p>
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<p>Remember, as I'm sure you well know, a lot of hitting a good driver is posture and weight. Good wide stance, holding weight back a fraction, sweeping a wider flatter area up through the ball. If you're having a good day with the irons but not driver perhaps you're getting a bit steep. Then staying connected to the left side as it rapidly clears through then back.</p>
<p>The other thing is really work on the waggle and hand/forearm set. Getting and retaining the correct angle is vital.</p>
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<p>haha...people always used to say to me - drive for show, putt for dough...</p>
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<p>my comeback was what do you talk about in the club rooms afterwards, that 315m drive or the 30ft putt you nailed...
(people I Play golf with know I suck at putting)</p>
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<p>For some reason I can't see the pic above taniwharugby but saw it on dotgolf and on paper it looks so much more consistent than the crap I dished up yesterday at Titirangi. Played some decent holes but also alot of absolute shite including a couple of 4 puts (not to mention 3 putts - was reading the greens like they were japanese) and lost a couple of balls. Nothing like pulling out a brand new ball on the first tee with a wide open fairway and pumping it for 6 over long off. Oh well!</p>
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<p>yeah not sure why the image of my score has gone, it was there last night...??</p>
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<p>Haha, yeah pulling out a brand new Pro V and losing it :ireful: I have gone through and lost all my non-newbies now</p>
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Not any great news to report from over the weekend. At Celtic Manor we only managed 9 holes as this had taken us two and a half hours so we stopped off at the bar and had a couple of pints and some pretty decent fish and chips. We then lost the will to go back out in the cold. I managed to score just 12 stable ford point over 9 holes, mainly because I couldn't buy a putt all day.<br><br>The following day at a club called Orchardleigh I lost a match play game 2&1. Lost three balls on the fucking fairways. Absolutely covered in fallen leaves, so just a bloody lottery really. Hit the ball pretty good though so quite pleased. The best shot was a 4 iron to about twelve feet on a 205 yard par three. Lipped out for a birdy though and had to settle for a tap in 3.<br><br>Ended up with no birdies but sank about 4 pars off a 19 handicap so not too shabby, considering the conditions. Not too keen on golf in the freezing cold.
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<p>Had Friday off and managed to sneak 18holes in up at Helensville which is well maintained country course that I hadn't played for a while.</p>
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Nice day but poor golf. Alot of DUMB shots after generally excellent drives. Have pretty much lost my mojo. Only really decent effort was on 6th hole where I duffed my tee shot in to the water and had to reload off the tee and that shot then missed the green by some way but somehow I managed to chip it in from a pretty horrible position.</p>
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<p>Ended up shooting a 90 which is highest I have scored in about 5 years. Threatened it over the previous two rounds too. Time to sort out my game and starting with a grip as I seem to be fluctuating between interlocking and overlapping. Great way to cause self doubt!</p>
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I have overlap, hate interlock, My issue is my strong left hand grip...but until I get back into it properly I can't see the point changing at present.
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<p>I find if I overlap I tend to draw the ball more. If I interlock it opens up a bit more. I <em>think</em> I've been overlapping for woods and interlocking on irons over the last year with good results but all a bit mucked up right now. Need to spend some time at the range.</p>
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<p>I'll be putting about 400 balls down the driving range this week in an attempt to get rid of my slice.</p>
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<p>I'm not a fan of driving ranges as the ball flight is so much different and they tend to mask faults.</p>
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<p>I use the range solely for trying to groove my swing. I do not take too much notice of my distances or the actual flight. If it goes straight most of the time I know I'm doing OK.</p>
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<p>I use the range simply to get my swing moving, or for a bit of coaching, but not a fan otherwise.</p>
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Ughhhhh just had the most frustrating 9 hole twilight tonight down waitamata. Shot 39 (5 over) which included 2 stupid double bogeys after good drives just strayed a little and were then followed up with DUMB shots.<br><br>
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<p>Played in a Xmas Cheer tournament on Sunday, got me a tin of bicsuits (lucky given I only had 38 stb) and half a dozen golf balls (Optima Tour Soft???) for 2 2's.</p>
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<p>They are taking ages to enter my score...</p>
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<p>Hit the ball pretty well, made 4 birdies, had 2 doubles on 2 short bloody par 5's (out of bounds on one and drop from a hazard on the other) No 3 putts, but still had 31 putts (which included a 2 putt birdie on a short par 4)</p>
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<p>Made some dumb errors after some great tee shots, but all in all pretty happy shooting 78 with those 2 doubles in there which I should be paring at worst...</p>
still the second place ham was awesome.