Best round ever! (**warning-worthless post**)

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Well, shot the best round (9 holes) of my life today. Not a super hard course but it's not easy either. Shot a 39. Drives were nice and long, striking the mid irons well, and my short game was on. I can definitely get better and pretty soon 39's will be more common and then hopefully will be a so-so round. I EASILY could have taken 3 shots off but I'll get them next time. I've been using SD lately but the hooks were putting me in bad situations off the tee. So I used a "hybrid swing" were I took a little from SD and a little from NHA. Instead of aiming right I aimed almost straight, maybe even a little left. Opened my stance and made sure I wasn't laid off at the top. The ball still drawed for me and the hooks went away. Distance was a lot better as well at around 260. Which isn't bad considering I haven't worked out in about a year and have no muscle. Well anyway, this is kind of a worthless post but I'm just happy. Looking forward to more good videos and more good advice from everybody. Thanks to Brian and everybody else (well almost everybody). Peace out
 
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needham

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very nice curtis...........you give me hope, maybe I will not sell my bag afterall!!!

keep it going bro, at least one of us knows what a striaght line still is !
 
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Jared Willerson

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Nice job. I remember the 1st time I broke 40 for 9......great feeling. Make sure not to put too much pressure on yourself from here on though....that can set you back.

Good luck going forward.
 
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Slicey McDuff

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Congrats dude :)

Not to hijack your thread but it must have been the day for "milestones" as I hit 48 for 9 today.
Having been sitting on mid to high 50's for over a year but steadily coming down since NSA and SD I'm happy with that.

Thanks Brian and the good folks who care to share around here. :cool:
 
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Well done mate, keep up the good work, not to hijack but I had the ultimate horror/heaven on Sunday.

10 over front nine (45)

4 under back nine (32)

13 shot swing.

Stupid game :eek:
 
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Congats....happy for you Curtis. I'll also throw out that my "hybrid" NHA takeaway/NSA swing under the stick wedding ring up finish swivel has given me my first ace ever earlier this year (bonus was it was during a tournament). I also had a record 4 birdies in my round today focusing primarily on mid-body hands and a "do it right" right forearm in line with the shaft at setup.

Oh, I almost forgot...tracing a straight line with the hosel of my putter (something I picked up from Brian's putting thread) helped me make all those birdies! JRJ
 
curtisj76

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Thanks everyone. Shot a 40 today but I think I actually played better. Had 3 3 putts that should have went in for pars. Nothing worse than having a GIR and then 3 putting. Golf is starting to get more fun every week. Thanks again!
 
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Congrats to Curtis and to Slicey on their milestones. I, too, remember breaking 40 for the first time, and it's one of the best goals to achieve.

To Welshdentist: nice 32 mate!

And since we're sharing goals achieved thanks to Brian and this site: a few weeks back I had a 70 in a competition.

That's the first time in my life I've shot even par in a tournament, and it's my lowest competitive round. But we always leave shots on the course, don't we: I shot 33 on the first nine (2 under), and then had 19 (!!) putts on the back nine (hit 8 greens) for a 2 over 37.
 
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Thats almost as good as my personal best 2 under 33. ;) and, that was along with my best round 76... damn 43 front nine... that brings up another topic, since this is a usless thread hehe, anyone else, play a much better back nine than front? I can have a horrid front nine, but it almost makes me play a better back nine, because i wont alow myself to shot over 85, or ill disown myself, haha.
 
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Jared Willerson

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36-51 in the 1st round of my last tourney. I was completely taken aback. 3 triples, 3 doubles, 3 pars and the 3 pars were the first 3 holes on the back side, basically I was even through 12. Hit one OB on thirteen. Was fired up on a drivable par 4 with OB behind the green on 14, determined to make birdie - 286 yards and I pipe it OB behind the green....dumbfounded. I never recovered...I was in utter shock and disbelief. I tried to fire myself up and not get down and stay in the moment and all that jazz, but I was too dumbstruck to accomplish anything...then I started trying too hard and it was really over.

A four putt double on the next hole sealed my day.

The funny thing is people thought I sand-bagged to get in a lower flight. People that know me understand that I would rather be DAL in the championship flight than win the 2nd flight, that is just how I am. In short....not a good weekend.
 
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