My Hat is Off to You Low HI's

[Sean2]

I've been playing for six years now and am a 9.2. I just want to salute you low and plus HI's. That fact that you folks can play such consistent golf is a testament to your skill. I practice and play a great deal but haven't developed the consistency you have.

 

I've busted 80 a bunch of times, but posted my share of "unmentionables" as well. My short game is fairly solid but everything else is consistently inconsistent.

 

In any case, I wanted to tip my hat to you low HI's. I admire your ability to find fairways and greens on a regularly consistent basis. Nice job gentlemen.

[FLOGMR]

Thank you so much....I didn't know you cared........66 years old....3.2 index.....up from last year at 1.2....darn arthritis in the hip....Ouch.

[MtlJeff]

6 years is not a lot of golf. There are a lot of kinks to work out and that takes time. I've been playing 8 years. And i'd say years 1-4 i was going to the range 3-5 times a week because i was just obsessed with getting better. I couldn't have done what i did if i had a family or bills or etc, but at the time i was living in a cheap apartment and mostly single. I regressed a bit this year but have been between 0-2 the last 3 years.

I also have played a lot of racket sports, baseball and etc. It depends what kind of skill set you are coming to the game with too.

If you take it up from nothing, and haven't played comparable sports, being a 9 after 6 years is really nothing to sneeze at

[907isTerrible]

In a span of 6 months I went from a +14 to a +7. All it takes really is dedication to practice and to get better. Know where your problem spots are (for me, it's the darn putting and the 2 yips/18 holes due to shot confidence) and work on them.

6 Years and a +9 is nothing to laugh at, it's pretty good. You're better than a big majority of golfers. Thank you for the compliment, though!

p.s. To those who say "you can't drop 7 strokes in 6 months!! not enough rounds!", well... I've had the luck of playing [b]really[/b] often.

[John Kreese]

[quote name='907isTerrible' timestamp='1350605777' post='5814233']
In a span of 6 months I went from a +14 to a +7. All it takes really is dedication to practice and to get better. Know where your problem spots are (for me, it's the darn putting and the 2 yips/18 holes due to shot confidence) and work on them.

6 Years and a +9 is nothing to laugh at, it's pretty good. You're better than a big majority of golfers. Thank you for the compliment, though!

p.s. To those who say "you can't drop 7 strokes in 6 months!! not enough rounds!", well... I've had the luck of playing [b]really[/b] often.
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I think you need to omit all those pluses.

[Mulligan26]

^agreed... You're not a +7, you're a -7 HUGE DIFFERENCE

[jpalermo]

lol

[sharkiesj]

[quote name='MtlJeff' timestamp='1350602136' post='5813973']
6 years is not a lot of golf. There are a lot of kinks to work out and that takes time. I've been playing 8 years. And i'd say years 1-4 i was going to the range 3-5 times a week because i was just obsessed with getting better. I couldn't have done what i did if i had a family or bills or etc, but at the time i was living in a cheap apartment and mostly single. I regressed a bit this year but have been between 0-2 the last 3 years.

I also have played a lot of racket sports, baseball and etc. It depends what kind of skill set you are coming to the game with too.

If you take it up from nothing, and haven't played comparable sports, being a 9 after 6 years is really nothing to sneeze at
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Agree. 6 years isn't very long. This is a game of a lifetime and you are very good for only playing 6 years.

[RRFireblade]

6 years, definately not the long.

Plenty of time to get worse.

[Swisstrader98]

[quote name='Mulligan26' timestamp='1350612658' post='5814879']
^agreed... You're not a +7, you're a -7 HUGE DIFFERENCE
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Please do not argue when Tiger posts that he went from +14 to +7.

[Sean2]

[quote name='sharkiesj' timestamp='1350619575' post='5815303']
[quote name='MtlJeff' timestamp='1350602136' post='5813973']
6 years is not a lot of golf. There are a lot of kinks to work out and that takes time. I've been playing 8 years. And i'd say years 1-4 i was going to the range 3-5 times a week because i was just obsessed with getting better. I couldn't have done what i did if i had a family or bills or etc, but at the time i was living in a cheap apartment and mostly single. I regressed a bit this year but have been between 0-2 the last 3 years.

I also have played a lot of racket sports, baseball and etc. It depends what kind of skill set you are coming to the game with too.

If you take it up from nothing, and haven't played comparable sports, being a 9 after 6 years is really nothing to sneeze at
[/quote]

Agree. 6 years isn't very long. This is a game of a lifetime and you are very good for only playing 6 years.
[/quote]
Thanks gentlemen, but this isn't about me. I played with a friend of mine today and he posted a nice 67, and he wasn't very pleased as he felt at least three shots out there. Watching him play was one of the reasons I started this thread. I know a lot of hard work goes into being able to play like that, but I think there has to be a bit of a gift/talent or whatever involved too.

[Sean2]

[quote name='RRFireblade' timestamp='1350622105' post='5815413']
6 years, definately not the long.

Plenty of time to get worse.
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I'll give that an upvote RR. :-)

[Pepperturbo]

Six years and high single... mighty good. Only time will tell the rest of your story.

[BuckeyePaul01]

[quote name='Sean2' timestamp='1350598983' post='5813771']
I've been playing for six years now and am a 9.2. I just want to salute you low and plus HI's. That fact that you folks can play such consistent golf is a testament to your skill.
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We don't play any more consistent than you or any other player.............

it's all about the 10 best out of 20...............................the big numbers don't count!

[One_Putt_Blunder]

Sean2 you have made great strides since you have been a member here. Keep up the hard work and it will payoff. I have been playing my whole life and while I have been as low as scratch but it does not happen in a short period of time.

[360_CS]

I have been playing the same amount of time as you (6yrs). Got down to a 5-6hcp twice but when back up to about an 8. It's real tough keeping it low that's for sure. I have no idea how i'm going to get to a 0-2hcp with work and school.

[Obee]

You're far better than most golfers. :-)

I'm a consistent plus handicapper, and got down to a 3 - 4 handicap within about two years of starting. It's been my experience that most scratch or better players get to low single digits pretty quickly, but that's just a hunch. I'd actually like to do a survey some day....

[Sean2]

[quote name='Obee' timestamp='1354672250' post='6019639']
You're far better than most golfers. :-)

I'm a consistent plus handicapper, and got down to a 3 - 4 handicap within about two years of starting. It's been my experience that most scratch or better players get to low single digits pretty quickly, but that's just a hunch. I'd actually like to do a survey some day....
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It would be an interesting survey. Sometimes I wonder if the very good golfers have the unquantifiable "it".