[Uzezqelj]

Off the tee.

When my tee ball is working well, I have no trouble hitting greens. But when I'm "wandering" off the tee, I find myself dealing with way too much "drama" for my second shot.

And what's particularly frustrating is that when my tee game is off, it's usually not off by much, but just enough to put my second shot in a position where I have to manufacture something. Most of the time, it's not that I'm stuck in the "tree line" but rather just the "branch line" - where ten or twenty feet more towards the fairway would solve everything. Hell, sometimes I'd rather just hit it into the trees because at least I'd have a legitimate problem instead of this nickel and dime nonsense that's caused by just a slightly off-center tee shot.

When it comes to tee shots, it's really amazing sometimes, what three yards one way or the other can do to either help or hurt my chances for hitting a green in reg..

-JP

[hasasnn2345tv]

I actually like to go golfing when I am in a poor mood. Just something about beating that little ball around the course, humbling myself. Throw in a couple of beverages, and all that bad vibe stuff soon goes away.

Do you always feel that way? Do the rest of you always feel that way? I don't get upset about the way I'm playing, but I've played on days when I'm in a bad mood or stressed and golf isn't fun on those days.

[rassedgesse]

For me its long shots with a fairway wood/hybrid off the deck. Im pretty decent with my driver right now, my irons are pretty good, my shortgame is good and my putting is excellent.

[mtautomoscow]

Off the teefor sure, My iron game has really picked up, but i still tend to try to over power my drive and usually end up with a HUGE slice!
Also the 8th hole you tee off from a small hill, its only 170some yards, but for somereason I cannot hit an iron off there. elevation must be messing w/ my head

[b3JOkwXL]

I don't loose strokes at all.
Mostly I have more of them than I care to admit :P

Spoiler On topic: Off the tee, for sure.

[LesLattis]

For me lately it's been any shot in the 30-100 yard range. I've been pretty straight off the tee and staying out of trouble there. My 9i-3w have all worked well.

But for some reason every time I pull out the PW, 54*, or 60* wedges on anything resembling a fuller swing shot I never know if it's going to actually look like a golf shot or if I'll just duff it off to the right along the ground.

[dwestemesse]

approach shots for me.. in the next few months im going to get new irons and wedges, maybe the miura wedges . But i shall also have them fitted and analysed with pure golf

http://www.puregolfireland.com/pages...w_section.html

[Kragh]

Putting

[alicewong]

Par 3s between 150-200 yds. I can usually hit these distances well on approach shots, but often mishit from this distance on the par 3 tee box. This, in turn, sometimes leads to bogeys (if not worse) on what should be the easier holes on the course.

[piramirra]

Number of GIRs. I think it stems from not hitting enough quality approach shots.

I also wonder if distance is a factor in that as well. Having to hit long irons and woods into some of the par 4's can make it tough.

[jeaccatty]

Chips and putts right now. Comes and goes, but when I'm making putts I score good.

[Belindanan]

I have really been working hard on my short game as of late. I find myself getting in scoring position but making too many bogeys. I might double 2 or 3 holes a round from errant tee shots but I would say 80 percent of my bad holes are from 20 yards and in. I'm trying really hard to leave myself shorter par putts instead of being so aggressive on birdie putts and I'm working on using my niblick or wedges to leave myself a par putt of 5 feet or less.

My putting has improved alot after a few putting lessons, I've always had a good roll on the ball but I go outside on my takeway at times. So with all these things killing my score from a 75 to a 85 what do you struggle with most that keeps you from being the golfer you want to be?

[KojlinMakolvin]

My approach shots KILL me. Even my wedge game is bad. Hoping new irons in 2010 might help a bit.

[Joircarm]

Putting. I waste birdie opportunities and miss too many short par putts.

Kevin

[loikrso]

Off the tee.

[hasasnn2345tv]

A combination of off the tee, and long approach shots. When I get off the tee in good shape, my long approach shots are much more playable, and accurate. If I hit a poor tee shot, then my next, (long) approach shot is not much to write home about, and I most likely need another shot shot to get on the green. My stats tell me when I hitting good tee shots, I am probably going to break 80.

Off the tee.

[Hoijdxvh]

My lowest scores are typically when I'm making putts in the 6-12 ft range... whether for birdie or saving par. For me I think my problem is mostly reading greens.

[Shark&Nike]

So many places - lately off the tee, but always in the rough around the green.

[LeslieMoran]

On the golf course.

[NADALA]

It really varies for me. Usually I screw up once or twice in each area. I will hit a bad approach that leads to a bogey, or a bad drive, or I'll duff a chip shot. It is never any one thing, just three or four bad shots a round that results in bogeys or doubles.