[limpoporanique]

I would say for sure my iron play needs work, but what I think keeps me from the low 80s every round is a couple of blowup holes where I record like a 7-8. Sometimes I lose focus after hitting a bunch of good shots and don't concentrate and bam a terrible shot happens, followed by another 2-3 and then I have an 8 and after a couple of those your round is really screwed.

[wentscat]

Normally for me it's the short game and driver is my strong point. However, lately that's been improving; while my driver has really failed me(lining up to draw and end up fading it).

[MwhwF6bp]

Consistency is where I need my work. Any given round, I can have 3 birdies, 5 pars, 4 bogeys, 3 doubles, and 3 snowmen. And what part of my game leaves me during a round is never consistent either - one day I'm OB on drives, one day I shank my chips into whatever hazard is closest, one day I chunk my irons. A more consistent swing from day to day is what I'm working on now. Swing mechanics first, then staying in the fairway.

[Japakefrope]

I believe the cornerstone to my game is driving, if I'm not putting the ball in play off the tee my score suffers tremendously. Yesterday was a great example of that, putting my tee shot behind a tree or OB ruined a great round.

[QQQQQ-Trek]

driver and chipping.

last 9 I played, I shot 44.

I hit driver 7 times and had to punch out of the trees 5 times....just so happened I chipped well that day.

But there are days where it is a combination of driver beating me up and my chipping which really adds up

[Pdarasenko]

Irons...without doubt there is no more frustrating thing in the world than standing in a perfectly lush green fairway and chunk-shanking a 7 iron off the edge of the world. I hit WAY more fairways than GIR. My chipping isn't bad and I've always been kinda proud of my putting...it just takes way to long to get to the green.

[cookiemonster]

2 things. Keeping the driver in the fairway, and hitting greens. I am ok if one is off, but when both are off, I am in trouble.

[HomePageOEMfreeSOFTWARE]

For me it's duffed irons and my short game. FIR is 40% & change, but even when I miss the fairway I'm not usually in jail. 18% GIR is terrible though. I've spent a lot of time this year working on my irons and I'm getting there. I also make sure to practice chipping whenever possible. Even yard chipping helps. Anything to minimize the chance of fat shots or the dreaded skulled wedge. Nothing like skulling a ball over the green after being just off in 2.

[myspacecoo]

My second shots are my weakest link. Unless I'm laying up to a hazard or going for a green, I'm usually looking to get as much distance as I can. Then it happens, fat or thin, slice or hook, whatever. Pretty much 50/50 whether it costs me strokes or helps me advance down the fairway.

[Konidurase]

After each round I think about where I lost the majority of my shots. Did I hit errant drives or loose iron shots. Was my short game off or did I putt badly. I''ve become pretty good at self analysis of my round.
Do you know where you loose most of your shots? If so what are you doing to correct it? Do you build other areas of the game to compensate for the weaker area or do you work on the weak link?
I really try to work on my putting ever chance I get becasue I feel that makes up for my poor proximity to the hole. But the more I think about it, I should be working on the short game and short iron game. If I get it closer I'll score better. scoring is the name of the game, RIGHT?!

I know this is the ultimate goal but it's so hard for me right now to stop wanting to pull out the driver or always go for the GIR, that I end up missing, because I'm not accurate at 150+yds out.


Can we turn this into an Official "What I should have done at the course today" thread?