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Golf bros anyone consistently score worse on back 9?
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Date: August 27th, 2025 5:29 PM Author: electric ocher hominid My last 3 rounds I shot 40s on front 9 and 50s on back 9
Should I just become a 9-hole specialist? |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 10:22 AM Author: cream drunken kitty heaven playing a ton of 9 hole rounds is a great way to build a handicap you don't actually play to. it's much easier to burst energy a good 9-hole score vs. putting it together for a full 18. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49218916) |
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Date: September 9th, 2025 10:58 AM Author: dha tux ( ) (guy who doesn't know how 9-hole differentials are calculated) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49247326) |
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Date: September 9th, 2025 11:34 AM Author: Judas Jones (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49247403) |
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Date: September 11th, 2025 3:33 PM Author: ....,.,.;;;,.,,:,.,.,::,...,..,:,..,.. cr. I have no idea how that shit works. I do know I have a bunch of low 9 hole rounds that I am pretty sure are pushing down my handicap and it fucks me over in 18 hole games. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49256629) |
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Date: September 11th, 2025 6:30 PM Author: dha tux ( ) basically if you have a 9-hole round, no matter how good, it just defaults your differential to near your handicap.
so if you're a 25 handicap and shoot a +4, you'll still end up with a differential close to 25 (instead of 8) |
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Date: September 12th, 2025 2:38 PM Author: ....,.,.;;;,.,,:,.,.,::,...,..,:,..,.. fuck my ass. that doesn't seem right. I had a handful of really low 9-hole scores that I had thought were pushing my index down.
the 36 below has a 4.1 differential. clearly it does push up 9 hole rounds vs 18. |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 12:48 PM Author: cream drunken kitty heaven on a related note, this happened this morning. The standing closer to the ball thing you mentioned in the snap hook thread is actually helping.
https://imgur.com/a/VZN2ZY3 |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 12:53 PM Author: cruel-hearted roommate state What happened on 8? Penalty on the tee shot or take 2 from the bunker or something? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49219293) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 12:58 PM Author: cream drunken kitty heaven flubbed a chip. made an 8 footer to save bogey. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49219302) |
Date: August 27th, 2025 5:35 PM Author: glassy lettuce death wish do you have any sense of why? drives? putts? poor decision making? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49217400) |
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Date: August 27th, 2025 5:38 PM Author: electric ocher hominid I start early extending like a mofo and skulling every other shot
Mentally it definitely feels more tedious, like is this really how I should be spending my time. The time waiting to hit builds up and I'm wondering where is the cart girl
Also my phone is usually blowing up around then from ignoring calls all morning |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 10:15 AM Author: glassy lettuce death wish turn off the phone. develop a consistent pre-shot routine that focuses as much on clearing the mind as on shot mechanica. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49218903) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 4:13 PM Author: electric ocher hominid Ty I will try this
Also have a hunch that walking the course (ie not sharing a golf cart with someone) will help mentally |
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Date: August 27th, 2025 5:39 PM Author: sooty orchestra pit Are you not just tired? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49217406) |
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Date: August 27th, 2025 5:41 PM Author: electric ocher hominid I've barely broken a sweat by the end so that can't be an excuse. When I'm done 18 it always feels like I could run it back again no problem (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49217412) |
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Date: August 27th, 2025 6:06 PM Author: mahogany crackhouse stain (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49217450) |
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Date: August 27th, 2025 6:08 PM Author: Amber embarrassed to the bone indirect expression Opposite, always. In particular the first hole always fucks me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49217454) |
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Date: September 11th, 2025 3:46 PM Author: creampie guy Same here. If I can get through the first four holes at +2, I'm happy and know I have a shot to post something in the 72-76 range. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49256682) |
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Date: September 11th, 2025 3:49 PM Author: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, same. my local starts with a par 5 and at one point i'd tee off with a 5 iron and simply play for par, to get going. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49256700) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 10:17 AM Author: cream drunken kitty heaven don't CA rounds take like 5 hours on avg? you're probably just tired and bored by the end of it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49218907) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 4:11 PM Author: electric ocher hominid Nah.. it's much worse than that on weekends at the cheapest munis
Thankfully I can avoid peak times and have not played a >5 hour round since January |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 11:27 AM Author: cruel-hearted roommate state I'm usually better on the back, largely because I'll sort of figure out what my ball is doing that day or make some small adjustments.
I have had a few rounds this year where I had a great start and then fucked it up on the back. Probably a bit of a psychological thing where I feel pressure to break 80 or post a good score. |
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Date: September 1st, 2025 5:26 PM Author: cruel-hearted roommate state Choked on the back again Saturday.
39 on the front (+3), par on 10, birdie on 11 after driving it just through the green on short par 4.
+2 through 11.
Ended up with an 81 (39-42) playing the last 7 holes at +7 after a triple on 12 and double on 18. |
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Date: September 2nd, 2025 10:13 AM Author: cream drunken kitty heaven don't think about your score (i.e. - if I can just par out these last few I'll shoot 73 or whatever). easier said than done. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49230519) |
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Date: September 11th, 2025 3:48 PM Author: creampie guy A lot of it is mental and allowing yourself to believe you can shoot a certain number. A few years ago I was -6 through 12 in a tournament and ended up shooting even par 72. Doh! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5766867&forum_id=2),#49256693) |
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Date: September 11th, 2025 6:07 PM Author: Judas Jones Had another 81 last weekend that should have been ~75-76 but for some truly awful putting. Lipped out uphill birdie putts from 4 feet and 2.5 feet. 4 putt double from above a front pin off the green and down a false front 30 yards down the fairway. 38 putts total and only made 1 putt over 4 feet all day.
Ball striking was really solid though. 9/13 fairways, 10/18 greens (and on in reg+1 the other 8 greens), only one penalty. Just need to score.
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Date: September 12th, 2025 12:46 PM Author: creampie guy Brutal putting, but that's golf for you. I think I've had days where I hit 15 greens and shot 80. I had 43 putts in a tournament once.
But keep striking it well and you'll eventually start going low. Just a matter of time. |
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Date: September 12th, 2025 12:57 PM Author: Dave Prole What was your penalty?
Do you drop and take 2 if you lose your ball (not ob) or might have hit ob but don't see white stakes?
I noticed everyone around me was dropping and taking 1 all the time. Or if they lost their drive and don't take a provisional, they drop on the fairway and take 3 instead of 4.
This is why I find comparing golf scores useless at mid to high handicaps |
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Date: September 12th, 2025 1:09 PM Author: Judas Jones It was a properly scored penalty. Hit my second into red staked brush/swamp area greenside on a par 5. Took 1 stroke penalty with a drop at point of entry no closer to hole. Pitched on and made par, fortunately.
I generally respect OB and rehit/play a provisional. Never drop from the fairway unless it's within 2 club lengths from point of entry into a hazard (or on line playing backwards from pin).
Ocasionally will play a ball lost into the woods as if it were a lateral hazard and just 1-stroke penalty drop from point of entry if I didn't hit a provisional, thought it would be in play (i.e. usually from the rough at the edge of the shit) |
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Date: September 12th, 2025 1:24 PM Author: Dave Prole Cr
I still can't wrap my head around hitting into water hazards (+1)is better than hitting safely away from a pond but >50% chance of going out / lost on the other side of green |