[shinesw]

Was almost ready to give up on golf completely today, ive had enough of being very average at best, so i though i should come and Vent on THP and hopefull get some helpful advice

Firstly ive played less than 10 rounds of 9 holes, and thats it. Im 18, quite athletic and desperate to be good at golf :P
80%of my issues are from the tee, mainly the driver, i can out drive any of my playing partners on a good day (270-300yds) but on most days i have a major slice and lose a ball and have 3 off the tee, 10% is the putter (also first round with this new putter) and 10% nerves


1st hole, 137 yards playing uphill, pulled an 8 so i didnt have to have a full swing without any warmup, caught it fat and landed about 10 yards off the green, and about 25 yards to the pin, not a great start, then a scuffed chip that lands 10 yards from the pin, 2 put for bogey

2nd hole 459 yards dog leg left, first attempt sends a ball straight out of bounds, second attempt, a very poor drive that goes about 220 yards but atleast only fades a bit and end up in the rough, next shot i pull the hybrid and try and shape the ball round the dog leg where i came up short with the drive, cracking shot, solid contact but doesnt turn enough so leaves me 30 yards to the right of the pin and about 45 yards short, useless chip that some how manages to get onto the green, 3 put for an 8

3rd, 3 from the tee again, just off the green after the iron shot, rubbish chip and another 3 putt

4th 120 yds, pulled the PW not a full swing and lands just past the pin, but spins all the way to the front of the green and down the massive slope, 4 putt :O

5th Slice my 3 wood and lands me in the trees, manage to punch the ball out perfectly, chip onto the green that just wouldnt stop rolling and goes off the back edge, next chip is so fat it gets half way up the hill and comes back again, the final chip does make its way to the pin, 2 putt

6th tiny fade with the drive, a cracking 170 yard 6 iron lands right on the green but rolls off the back again, 3 chips to get it on the green and 2 putts

7th Another fade with the driver just into the rough, 160 yards to the green 7iron runs off the green into the bunker, best shot of the day out of the sand with the 58* nice open face and lands about 5 feet from the pin and stops dead, pulled the first putt so still 2 putts

8th 334 yards uphill, Hit the driver with too much of an upswing and the same old with the fade, gps says 130 to the centre, pull the PW, its in the rough so i really went after it and it cleared the pin by about 20 yards, so although i was miles from the hole i was pretty chuffed with a dead
straight 150yard PW shot 2 chips to the green and 3 putts

9th My first straight drive hot damn! a poor chip shot and i brought my head up so landed in the bunker, another amazing hazard escape with the 58* 7 feet from the pin and 3 putt

Right sorry if i bored you and thought much appreciated, I needed to get this written down so i didnt chuck my clubs in the lake :P

Stroke indexes on these holes are 1-9 and scored 14 points stableford, useless i know
This was the very first use of this putter like i said