Ayyy way to play!! Glad to hear everything is coming together. Just gonna get better and better.
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Amazing - congrats! Glad to hear stories like these 
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I played yesterday morning for the first time in about three weeks, which is a long layoff for me. The weather was absolutely perfect (about 60 degrees in the morning), and I got to play a course Iāve wanted to try out for a few years.
It doesnāt happen too often, but my swing was truly āin the zoneā - particularly with my irons. I donāt think I missed the sweet spot more than twice all day and had about 6-7 approach shots within 8 feet of the pin (they were smart targets 
). It felt like I was conducting a symphony with my irons - total control of distance and trajectory. I really think itās the best ball-striking Iāve ever had.
Most importantly, being out on the course was a much-needed break from all of the drama our country is going through this week. As @CoryO mentioned, on another thread, golf is such a special way to take a break from reality. This year is a reminder of just how important it is to me. I often tell my wife I wouldāve lost my mind if it werenāt for golf and this website in 2020. I think itās been a real challenge for everyone, but I still believe better days are ahead! Cheers to this game.
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Heck yeah! That is so amazing @jon. Thank you for sharing with us so we can re-live that happiness with you.
Played my first nine holes since I hurt my back (beginning of August)ā¦ It was nice?
Played by myself on a frost delay day, so it was cold and I havenāt swung a club full since Augustā¦ It went OK! Focused on trying to hit the middle of the green, had some good shotsā¦ had 2 bad three putts (opening hole was fine, one downhill putt was just brain dead)ā¦ had a nice birdie I completely credit the DECADE system forā¦ aimed for the middle of the green, left it 10 yards short, and had 6 feet to the pin!! Had another good miss on another holeā¦ and one dumb miss on 9 where I put it into the bunker that shouldnāt have been on my line but Iām still learning the whole āmiddle of the greenā strategy.
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Take it easy with your back man.
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I played today for the first time in five or so weeks. Little chilly around 50 with probably a 10 mph wind from the south. I found another gear with my driver Iāve been searching for and absolutely smashed it all day. I hit 12/14 fairways and probably legitimately averaged 325 off the tee all day. Tee shot on 10 went 357 (according to GPS) with wind from my 5 oāclock. Not quite Bryson numbers, but a pretty solid poke for me.
My wedge play was a little suspect, but that tends to be what rusts the most when I have a layoff. Had I hit better approaches with the āscoringā clubs I could have gone pretty low.
I putted really well with my new EVNRoll. Iāve never felt so comfortable with a putter in my life.
All in all a two-under 70 I was very happy with.
Honestly, it could have been a 90 and I would have been just as happy. Felt really good to get out. Hereās hoping for some more unseasonably warm days ahead.
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Played 18 this morning, went home and watched the Masters, and was inspired to squeeze in another 9. Ball-striking has come back around where I feel like Iām not really trying to hit the ball, but just swinging and letting the ball get in the way. Especially in my nine this afternoon, I just played without paying much attention and was pleasantly surprised that it was a 37 in the end.
Also set to play again first thing in the morning (wife has the kids on a no-husbands camping trip with a couple friends).
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Another decent round this morning outside of a couple of the par 3ās. Managed to birdie a nemesis hole for the first time though, so everything else was gravy:
(Very downhill on the drive BTW)
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Boss invited me out. Took four Advil and some muscle relaxers (double Titoās and soda).
Shot 79 with a triple on 18. Just lost focus as we had closed out our match on 17. Hit a 3w OB when I could have just gone 5i wedge to almost guarantee bogey. Se la vie
Played par 5ās 5 over 
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Think I may have figured out the new driver after good days with it Friday and today!
-1.24 SG OTT today compared to tour and if you take out the OB ball with a 3 wood it was a .76!! Was -.76 on Friday. Hope the streak continues
Gained 1.2 putting and didnāt make anything over 15 feet, think longest make was 12 feet.
Felt good going under par for first time in a long time.
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I played 2 balls at once today teeing of at 1700 and finishing at 2010 (sunset 2001) The first ball shot 87 with 4 pars and a chip in birdie and the 2nd ball shot 87 with 5 pars. Not quite to my handicap(need to shoot 85) but any round with a 8 in front of it is a good round. Had four 3putt bogeys and had to chip out sideways after a few wayward drives but no round is perfect.
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Played yesterday in the cold and wind and shot an 85, but of course I wasnāt thrilled lol. I 3-jacked 2 tough par 3ās and missed a couple of short putts. Greens were slower than usual and aerated earlier in the week so I had an excuse, but my putting just sucked. Too bad as I hit the ball really solid. Not trying to hit any fades, I just went with the high draw.
I found some old but unused Z Star X balls from probably 5-7 years ago in my basement and played those. Honestly seemed as good as anything else Iāve played recently. Maybe my hands were too cold to notice a difference lol. I actually used some toe warmers in my shoes and they are awesome lol. Hopefully get another round in next weekend.
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I have a big box of TaylorMade Penta TP3s I keep on meaning to put into play. They were already four years old when I got them and now Iāve had them another four.
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I found some out rocketballz I got from a member guest in 2013ā¦ I liked those balls!
My favorite ball of all time (for no real reason) was the maxfli revolutionā¦ it was liquid filled!
Yeah I found a few sleeves of the old Z Star X along with some Penta TP Reds, Lethal, TP3, TP5, Hex Black, et al. It was a treasure trove of old but new balls!
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Went out again at 1700 today and after a double at the first had 6p 3bi 7b 1d 1t for a 79 my best ever score(par 70) Pitched in on 13 the same hole I chipped in yesterday. Could have been better if I hadnāt shanked a ball ob on the last.
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I found a revolution today under a tree on my first hole, but I think it was the solid core. I hit it on the next hole, but thinned it and it hopped down the ravine.
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It was destined to be one with the course.
Well that was a fun way to finish the round:
I was mostly just practicing on the first nine, so the total is probably a couple shots lower than it actually was, but the back nine was straight golf. Might be in a scramble tomorrow, so I was playing some really aggressive lines and the putter finally woke up for the last three.
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