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Today’s round with stats
What a beautiful day today. It’s early November and I got to play a round with with a temperature in the mid 60s.
Still working on the stuff from my lesson and my ball striking was definitely off today. It is difficult not to be mechanical when trying to apply what I’ve been working on since the lesson last week.
I hit a few really good shots, and I had an ok score, but it was difficult trusting my swing. I’m sure that things will get better, and I have the whole winter to get my swing improved so having a mediocre round is not a big deal. It was nice to be out there though.
Stats for the round:
7/14 Fairways (50%), 8/18 GIR (44%), 29 Putts (2.0 putts per green in regulation, 1.61 putts per green overall, 1.5 putts per green not in regulation), 29 Putts for an 80. Did not hit into a single bunker.
Every green missed cost me .8 strokes. That is a lot. I should keep working on my ballstriking, but the short game will really help save strokes. I need to dramatically reduce how many strokes a missed green costs me. I also need to putt better when I get on the green in regulation.
Par 5 scoring: +1
Par 3 scoring: E
Par 4 scoring: +7
Par 5s are my best opportunities for birdies. Par 4s are where I really need to score. Each par 3 cost me about .7 shots today. That really needs work.
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