Is this a good score?
I asked this same question two months ago when I first started playing golf. I just got done playing 9 holes at my local golf course (Morro Bay, 69.5/116) and shot a 39 during a practice round. In which I took 2-3 drives per hole, and used a few mulligans, but never gave myself a stroke (for example, if I missed a 10 foot putt by an inch I would still count the 1 inch putt as a stroke).
2 months ago I shot a 50 when I posted this exact question. So I want to know if that was a good score and how well I’m progessing.
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I drive 260-280 yds, before I drove the ball on average 170-200 yds
I rarely 3 putt anymore.
And my chipping and iron game is MUCH, MUCH better.
At its most basic, YES… you are playing better. You shot 50 two months ago, and now shot 11 strokes better! I’m guessing that par for nine holes is 36, so you shot +3 — a very nice score.
The big key to this question is why did this happen, and what steps have you taken to improve your game? I think you’ve taken great steps to improve your game — specifically, you’re improving from the green back.
Starting with putting: In a 9-hole round of golf, averaging 2 putts a hole, you could take 18 shots just on the green… about half your strokes! 3-putting can waste up to 9 additional shots. By not 3-putting you’ve made HUGE progress.
Chipping: For a beginning to intermediate golfer, chips are normally due to not hitting the green in regulation, so a chip can mean the difference between an easy putt for par, or fighting to make bogey. Chipping close can mean only one putt and an easy par save!
Bottom line… the nice long game and drives are great! It’s a great confidence boost to blast a beautiful drive way out into the fairway. But since over 50% of your strokes will be from 120 yards and in, it makes sense to devote a good period of time to getting strong in these areas.
And I think your game is showing that!
It certainly sounds like you are progressing well compared to your previous outings. Now that you are driving well and number of putts have decreased, you need to force yourself to play strictly by the rules. That means one drive per hole and no mulligans. Taking the free shots doesn’t really help your game any and it can hold up other players.
Remember, there are no freebies in golf.
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AWESOME!!! I’ve been playing for 15 years and would love to have those kinds of numbers. Keep at it!!
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i scored a 101 at the local crazy golf course,, does that count?
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At its most basic, YES… you are playing better. You shot 50 two months ago, and now shot 11 strokes better! I’m guessing that par for nine holes is 36, so you shot +3 — a very nice score.
The big key to this question is why did this happen, and what steps have you taken to improve your game? I think you’ve taken great steps to improve your game — specifically, you’re improving from the green back.
Starting with putting: In a 9-hole round of golf, averaging 2 putts a hole, you could take 18 shots just on the green… about half your strokes! 3-putting can waste up to 9 additional shots. By not 3-putting you’ve made HUGE progress.
Chipping: For a beginning to intermediate golfer, chips are normally due to not hitting the green in regulation, so a chip can mean the difference between an easy putt for par, or fighting to make bogey. Chipping close can mean only one putt and an easy par save!
Bottom line… the nice long game and drives are great! It’s a great confidence boost to blast a beautiful drive way out into the fairway. But since over 50% of your strokes will be from 120 yards and in, it makes sense to devote a good period of time to getting strong in these areas.
And I think your game is showing that!
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Score your rounds like they are supposed to be so you know how you’re progressing. It sounds like you’re getting better, but you have to keep your score the right way.
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I don’t think you can really tell how well you’re playing without playing a single ball.
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You should try hitting two shots from each location, and play the WORST shot each time. You are basically playing a scramble with yourself. It would be like bowling where you don’t count any balls that you didn’t like.
It is good that you are hitting it better, but your score of 39 with the number of "redo’s" that you list would be more like a 50-55 if you just played one ball.
You probably won’t choose my answer, but I go for honesty, and not buttering up the asker.
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hell yeah that sounds like your are making progress when i first played i sucked.
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