Got up early on Sunday for 18 holes (9 hole course, played it twice), took a few holes to get warmed up but played quite consistently after that. Went out in 41 and back in 39 for an 80 for +14. Didn't realise at the time as I don't tend to track my score but if I hadn't taken 3 from the edge of the green I'd have broken 80 for the first time.
I've went 93, 90, 82, 86, 80 around that course in the last 3 weeks which shows what a lesson and a bit of practice can achieve. My last few rounds have been around +14 and my handicap index was 22.5 when I first got it and is now 17.2.
I bought a Shot Scope X5 as it comes with tags you put on the top of your clubs and no subscription fees. A bit easier than using Hole 19 on my phone for yardage and it tracks my club distances. Over the few rounds I've used it so far it seems to track extremely well. Got a bit of paper in my back pocket that shows my club min/max/ave distance which I update and use the distance on the shot scope to get a decent idea of which club I should hit. My consistency isn't massively great yet but tends to get me there or there abouts. It is without a doubt saving me a few shots a round and makes playing a new course a whole lot easier as well.
As I'm not a member of any golf club I took out an insurance policy which came with 12 free AD333. Given the cost of 12 of these balls and the annual policy was £27 I guess these policies are a bit of a money spinner with very few claims.
Will be interesting to see how these work as I lost my Slazenger V300 and the first ball that came out for the last few balls was a Pro V1. Possibly a placebo effect but I did play very well on those last few holes. Will keep playing the V300's until they run out and then try the AD333 and see if there is any noticeable difference to my play.
I've went 93, 90, 82, 86, 80 around that course in the last 3 weeks which shows what a lesson and a bit of practice can achieve. My last few rounds have been around +14 and my handicap index was 22.5 when I first got it and is now 17.2.
I bought a Shot Scope X5 as it comes with tags you put on the top of your clubs and no subscription fees. A bit easier than using Hole 19 on my phone for yardage and it tracks my club distances. Over the few rounds I've used it so far it seems to track extremely well. Got a bit of paper in my back pocket that shows my club min/max/ave distance which I update and use the distance on the shot scope to get a decent idea of which club I should hit. My consistency isn't massively great yet but tends to get me there or there abouts. It is without a doubt saving me a few shots a round and makes playing a new course a whole lot easier as well.
As I'm not a member of any golf club I took out an insurance policy which came with 12 free AD333. Given the cost of 12 of these balls and the annual policy was £27 I guess these policies are a bit of a money spinner with very few claims.
Will be interesting to see how these work as I lost my Slazenger V300 and the first ball that came out for the last few balls was a Pro V1. Possibly a placebo effect but I did play very well on those last few holes. Will keep playing the V300's until they run out and then try the AD333 and see if there is any noticeable difference to my play.
