My break 100 WITB

[PINGfanGuy]

Hey all,

 

Here is my current WITB. I’m a weekend warrior on a mission to break 100. Honest scorer, play once every week or two, consistently hit 100-110, best score of 100. Been playing for 3 years now, don’t spend a ton of time at the range so practice is an issue. However, I feel like I’ve got a set of clubs that I’m very comfortable with. Every one of them is forgiving and I only run 11 clubs so I have less to think about, and can get comfortable with fewer clubs. 
 

current setup:

 

Taylormade M2 Driver 12.5 loft Regular 

TaylorMade M4 4 Hybrid 22 loft Regular

Ping GMax irons 5-SW CFS Regular

TaylorMade Spider Tour 34 inch

 

I’ll probably rock these clubs for a long time. They just feel awesome, and even when I totally mishit they still put In work. 
 

Maybe not the most modern, or players focused WITB, but I think a pretty decent setup for an average joe. 

[OnTheBag]

I like your strategy of carrying a few clubs you can hit and allowing those clubs to carry you around the course.  Far too many high handicap amateurs try to force shots they don't have, then get in trouble.  

 

If you are out of position, take your medicine to just get back in play.

 

Great bag and mindset.

[PINGfanGuy]

Thanks, I totally agree. I saw my scores jump as soon as I stopped trying to make shots beyond my capabilities and just focused on hitting the club I was comfortable with given the lie. 

 

Now I just need to find a way to remove the blowup holes that happen once to twice a game. I usually bogey or double most holes, with a 1 to a couple pars, but its the triple - quad - five shot blow ups that happen every once and a while that drags the score down. Usually due to a double OB. 

[BIG STU]

9 hours ago, PINGfanGuy said:

Thanks, I totally agree. I saw my scores jump as soon as I stopped trying to make shots beyond my capabilities and just focused on hitting the club I was comfortable with given the lie. 

 

Now I just need to find a way to remove the blowup holes that happen once to twice a game. I usually bogey or double most holes, with a 1 to a couple pars, but its the triple - quad - five shot blow ups that happen every once and a while that drags the score down. Usually due to a double OB. 

I like your equipment choice. The main thing is that you like and enjoy them which is never a bad thing. On the blow up holes the goal there for you at this stage if you have scoring goals is to try to minimuize the damage so to speak and not to compound mistakes. Do not try the hero shot but sit back and think. Now in certain situations if score and handicap are not a factor and it is fun for you try the "hero" shot. I do it in practice and vintage rounds all the time but then for me I have entirely different golf goals than perhaps you or others have. I am retired and do not keep a handicap any more and do not play comps except our Saturday Shootout. So for me it is mostly non score keeping vintage rounds and my fun factor is trying sometimes to pull off the hero shot.

[OnTheBag]

3 hours ago, BIG STU said:

I like your equipment choice. The main thing is that you like and enjoy them which is never a bad thing. On the blow up holes the goal there for you at this stage if you have scoring goals is to try to minimuize the damage so to speak and not to compound mistakes. Do not try the hero shot but sit back and think. Now in certain situations if score and handicap are not a factor and it is fun for you try the "hero" shot. I do it in practice and vintage rounds all the time but then for me I have entirely different golf goals than perhaps you or others have. I am retired and do not keep a handicap any more and do not play comps except our Saturday Shootout. So for me it is mostly non score keeping vintage rounds and my fun factor is trying sometimes to pull off the hero shot.

Have you noticed making decisions about "hero" shots by how bad it will hurt?  Haha.  I had one on Saturday where I knew I could pull it off, but it was going to hurt too much to swing that hard and turn the club face over at impact, so I just punched it back into play.

[OnTheBag]

12 hours ago, PINGfanGuy said:

Thanks, I totally agree. I saw my scores jump as soon as I stopped trying to make shots beyond my capabilities and just focused on hitting the club I was comfortable with given the lie. 

 

Now I just need to find a way to remove the blowup holes that happen once to twice a game. I usually bogey or double most holes, with a 1 to a couple pars, but its the triple - quad - five shot blow ups that happen every once and a while that drags the score down. Usually due to a double OB. 

Like Stu said, the key to blow up holes is not compounding your mistakes.  If you are OB, the next shot should have the mindset of just getting back into a good, clean position.  Bogeys and Doubles aren't bad for us mere mortals.  Triples, and quads are impossible to recover from.  

 

Remember to keep having fun.

[BIG STU]

49 minutes ago, OnTheBag said:

Have you noticed making decisions about "hero" shots by how bad it will hurt?  Haha.  I had one on Saturday where I knew I could pull it off, but it was going to hurt too much to swing that hard and turn the club face over at impact, so I just punched it back into play.

LOL yes exactly and I did not want to admit it but yeah you called me out on that one. Trust me I know and can relate even though my mind thinks a healthy 24 and my broken body is 64

[darunia484]

Nice witb - I'm in a similar boat and I also carry less than 14 clubs.

 

Only thing I might suggest is a fairway wood to start practicing with - maybe a 5 wood. 

[teeithigh33]

Great bag and Great mentality! Hope you achieve your goal of breaking 100!