[GohJHM9k]

confidence in one club beats half confidence in two...i chip/pitch with just my 54* and open/close the face based on a runner or a one hop stopper. the only time i pull anything other than that is when i have to do a lob...then it's the 58. have fun, i'm doing short game stuff at lunch as well!

[r9tbayfC]

Had a great practice on Tuesday for this week's city tournament. Probably 1/3 chipping/pitching, 1/3 putting, 1/6 driver, 1/6 mid irons. Spent a lot of time focusing on distance and consistency with the pitch shots. I also went around to the 7 greens that aren't flat, and just putted around the cup (and where I thought the cup would be tournament weekend). Mostly 12 foot putts, just trying to get a feel for the amount of break.

Then I had league yesterday. No major mistakes, but no greenside scrambling either. I had a lot of second shots (or first shots on par 3s) end up right on the fringe. This is not a pretty course, so putting through the fringe isn't an option. In fact, right now, the fringe is taller than the fairways. Weird, I know. But so all of my chips were flying 10-12 feet past the hole. My putting was spectacular yesterday though. Holed a lot of 6-7 foot putts. Tonight is my last night of major practice. I'll be doing about 1/2 pitching/chipping, 1/4 putting, 1/4 mid-iron shots. Then I'm taking tomorrow off to just relax and spend some time with my wife and kid.

~Rock

[GohJHM9k]

great idea on taking rest Rock...only thing i like to do the day before is maybe putt around for a half hour at most...lags and 10 footers just to get used to hearin the sound of the bottom of the cup. I have a suggestion for your chipping practice; find one club whether that's your 56*, your PW, 7i and then ONLY chip/pitch with that during your practice...give yourself some confidence in that one club for around the greens and your up/downs should work out better. I've always found that if i'm hitting multiple clubs on the pitch/chip area it leaves me without a 'I KNOW i can get up and down' feeling...confidence is everything and good luck my friend!
-Paul

[dHXaE2h9]

Club championship is next weekend.
Course: Broookhaver Country Club,
Championship course and Masters course
Flight: Championship
Tees: Black
Yardage & Rating: Championship: 72.1/128, Masters: 74.0/127
This will be my first year of playing in the CC. Have been working with my instructor once a week for the past 4 weeks and spending time on the range 4 days a week each week, and playing 2-3 rounds a week. I am having a playing lesson this weekend on nine holes and that should help. I have been working on alignment and my putting the most, but my off the tee play has been suffering this week. Hopefully it will come back around. Could attribute that to a major swing change since working with my new instructor.

[r9tbayfC]

Ok, I'm down. My club championship is THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY!!!

Corydon Golf Club, in Corydon, Iowa
2355 yards, par 31, 9 holes
Tees: there's only one set, they'll probably be set back a couple of yards
This course does not have slope or course ratings
Flighting occurs after 18 holes on Saturday.

This is a much tougher course than most people give it credit for. Par 3 yardages are, in order of length, 95, 190, 220, 225, 225. Our greens are very small, so you only get on the green by 'rolling the ball' up the fairway. But there is a par 4 that's only 255 yards, which is very driveable. The big hitters can also reach the 292 yard par 4. From what I've been hearing based on the projected field, +5 over 36 holes should win, +10 might win. It's going to take some work on my part. Lately I've been shooting +4 to +5 for an average 9 holes, and I've been leaving a lot of putts out there. Since the course is heavily dependent on short games and getting the up and down, most of my practice this week will be pitching from my usual landing areas on the par 3s, and then putting. Three of the greens are pretty flat, so I'll only be working on getting my feel on the other 6 sloped greens.

My secondary goal is to win. Since that simply may not happen, I'd settle for top 3 in the championship flight. My primary goal is to just have fun.

~Rock

[DoctorTDent]

I just had the qualifying for my club championship:

Course: Manchester Country Club
Flight: Championship
Tees: Blue
Yardage & Rating: 6,339yds/70.6 rating/128 slope

This is my first year as a member at any club so the whole experience is new. We had a 36 Hole stroke play qualifying was this past weekend. Top 15 qualifiers plus last years defending champ move on to match play over the next 2 weekends. I shot 73/85 for a 158. Talk about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Played great saturday, 4 birdies/5 bogeys. My short game totally escaped me sunday. I started out too relaxed and then started pushing too hard at the end of the round thinking I had to nab a birdie or two to make the cut. Ended up 3 putting my first green all weekend on 17 sunday getting too aggressive. Made a nice 4-5 foot par save on 18 to take the 15th spot. I face the defending champ this saturday.

I took yesterday off from golf as I think I may have over done it leading into the qualifiers. Was super drained on sunday and it reflected in my score. I'll be going out tonight, possibly range time, probably a few holes and definitely some short game work. I've got rounds planned for tomorrow and friday to keep my game sharp and hopefully get a little confidence back after completely unravelling on Sunday.

Best of luck to anyone else competing in their club championship!

[uranbigis]

Good luck to all of you guys competing over the next few weeks!

[r9tbayfC]

great idea on taking rest Rock...only thing i like to do the day before is maybe putt around for a half hour at most...lags and 10 footers just to get used to hearin the sound of the bottom of the cup. I have a suggestion for your chipping practice; find one club whether that's your 56*, your PW, 7i and then ONLY chip/pitch with that during your practice...give yourself some confidence in that one club for around the greens and your up/downs should work out better. I've always found that if i'm hitting multiple clubs on the pitch/chip area it leaves me without a 'I KNOW i can get up and down' feeling...confidence is everything and good luck my friend!
-Paul

Thanks for the idea. Anywhere from 0-10 feet, I only chip with an 8 iron. Anything outside 10 feet is likely going to be the 56*. Certainly pitch shots 10 yards and out are the 56*. But it's those in between shots. I think you're right though, for those 10 feet to 10 yard shots, I should just bump the delofted 8 iron up there. The ground is rock hard. It may not look pretty, but with ground this hard, it should be pretty manageable.

~Rock

[Sliliashdes]

Good luck!

Our club championship just got rescheduled to the middle of August. It was the last weekend in July. I am trying to get ready for it this year since it's the first time I'll be playing in the championship flight. Here's the info:

Course: Squire Creek Country Club
Flight: Championship
Tees: Fazio (Black)
Yardage & Rating: 7,105/Par 72/75.4 Rating/146 slope

History: This is the second year I've played in the club championship at this course since I've only been a member for a little over a year. I won the first flight last year shooting 81/72, but that was from the blue tees. This will be my first year in the championship flight.

While I would like to finish first, I realize there are some pretty good golfers that I'll be playing with. Realistically, I'd like to be top 3. If I play the way I've played the past few weeks, I should have a good chance of reaching that goal.

[padlabtard]

I just had the qualifying for my club championship:

Course: Manchester Country Club
Flight: Championship
Tees: Blue
Yardage & Rating: 6,339yds/70.6 rating/128 slope

This is my first year as a member at any club so the whole experience is new. We had a 36 Hole stroke play qualifying was this past weekend. Top 15 qualifiers plus last years defending champ move on to match play over the next 2 weekends. I shot 73/85 for a 158. Talk about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Played great saturday, 4 birdies/5 bogeys. My short game totally escaped me sunday. I started out too relaxed and then started pushing too hard at the end of the round thinking I had to nab a birdie or two to make the cut. Ended up 3 putting my first green all weekend on 17 sunday getting too aggressive. Made a nice 4-5 foot par save on 18 to take the 15th spot. I face the defending champ this saturday.

I took yesterday off from golf as I think I may have over done it leading into the qualifiers. Was super drained on sunday and it reflected in my score. I'll be going out tonight, possibly range time, probably a few holes and definitely some short game work. I've got rounds planned for tomorrow and friday to keep my game sharp and hopefully get a little confidence back after completely unravelling on Sunday.

Best of luck to anyone else competing in their club championship!

Good luck man, I love the way your club does their club championship and good luck out there. For us its just a pretty standard 3 days stroke play event, 2 rounds on the mountain course, and then 1 round on the Valley course.