White & Blue & my #$%^& brain

Past 2 weeks i visit the course twice. Played blue tee. I notice something, even tho distance only difference by around 30-50m, but incautiously u will hit harder. I notice whenever i play blue, i will hook the ball.

Which course?

Neutralgolfer wrote:

Which course?

Kranji. Yesterday i think i hooked 7-8 times. All going for the buggy track.

moi™ wrote:

Past 2 weeks i visit the course twice. Played blue tee. I notice something, even tho distance only difference by around 30-50m, but incautiously u will hit harder. I notice whenever i play blue, i will hook the ball.

Moi korkor, that 30-50 meter extremely important. For short hitter like me, it's a a matter whether I can reach the green in regulation or not.

This means that you are forcing your swing and probably using too much right hand strength. Next time, try to relax and just swing easy like you are playing white.

Neutralgolfer wrote:

This means that you are forcing your swing and probably using too much right hand strength. Next time, try to relax and just swing easy like you are playing white.

Bro NG, that's the keywords - RELAX..and go easy...

Neutralgolfer wrote:

This means that you are forcing your swing and probably using too much right hand strength. Next time, try to relax and just swing easy like you are playing white.

Tried. But my left and right brain always enemies.
Now i know why Tiley and GM always wants me to play blue.

moi™ wrote:

Neutralgolfer wrote:

This means that you are forcing your swing and probably using too much right hand strength. Next time, try to relax and just swing easy like you are playing white.

Tried. But my left and right brain always enemies.
Now i know why Tiley and GM always wants me to play blue.

Just like they know why you always insist to play in Kranji lor..

swing2sky wrote:

moi™ wrote:

Neutralgolfer wrote:

This means that you are forcing your swing and probably using too much right hand strength. Next time, try to relax and just swing easy like you are playing white.

Tried. But my left and right brain always enemies.
Now i know why Tiley and GM always wants me to play blue.

Just like they know why you always insist to play in Kranji lor..

moi™ wrote:

swing2sky wrote:

moi™ wrote:

Neutralgolfer wrote:

This means that you are forcing your swing and probably using too much right hand strength. Next time, try to relax and just swing easy like you are playing white.

Tried. But my left and right brain always enemies.
Now i know why Tiley and GM always wants me to play blue.

Just like they know why you always insist to play in Kranji lor..

moi™ wrote:

Neutralgolfer wrote:

This means that you are forcing your swing and probably using too much right hand strength. Next time, try to relax and just swing easy like you are playing white.

Tried. But my left and right brain always enemies.
Now i know why Tiley and GM always wants me to play blue.

I know the best solution, ask your left brain to stay still and let the right brain to punch the left brain, until it is K.O., then after that you can start to swing again.

Neutralgolfer wrote:

moi™ wrote:

Neutralgolfer wrote:

This means that you are forcing your swing and probably using too much right hand strength. Next time, try to relax and just swing easy like you are playing white.

Tried. But my left and right brain always enemies.
Now i know why Tiley and GM always wants me to play blue.

I know the best solution, ask your left brain to stay still and let the right brain to punch the left brain, until it is K.O., then after that you can start to swing again.

Set a date. I want to play with you.

Tomorrow...at Horizon

Neutralgolfer wrote:

Tomorrow...at Horizon

We different flight.

Neutralgolfer wrote:

Tomorrow...at Horizon

But different flight...

Then next week, maybe Wednesday or Thursday, S2S, DK175, you and me, swee bo?

Neutralgolfer wrote:

Then next week, maybe Wednesday or Thursday, S2S, DK175, you and me, swee bo?

Thursday

I came to realization that when i play blue, i am usually 10 strokes more. may it is because my long irons arent strong enough and tend to over do it when I tee off. As a result causing many many self inflicted grievances..

I don't know, may be I am guessing. I should just start playing smart and look at course management rather than trying to be gung ho...

Yes i agreed with moi, i too if played Blue teebox will tend wanting to hit the ball harder thus sending it into limbo....

Thanks S2S for advice to just relax and hit it like white teebox.

I too always played Blue teebox at kranji !

UL

Uncle Lau wrote:

Yes i agreed with moi, i too if played Blue teebox will tend wanting to hit the ball harder thus sending it into limbo....

Thanks S2S for advice to just relax and hit it like white teebox.

I too always played Blue teebox at kranji !

UL

Bro UL, I only know how to advice, but still making the same mistake myself, don't forget - I'm a NATO (No Action Talk Only) golfer...heehee..

UL................................

Uncle Lau wrote:

UL................................

How come my score is always the same at 110++ regardless of white or blue?

Khorkar wrote:

I came to realization that when i play blue, i am usually 10 strokes more. may it is because my long irons arent strong enough and tend to over do it when I tee off. As a result causing many many self inflicted grievances..

I don't know, may be I am guessing. I should just start playing smart and look at course management rather than trying to be gung ho...

Not surprising to add another 10 or more strokes from White to Blue if our Drives are not able to hit more than 230m.

Moreover Blue-tee layout got more obstacles than White tee.

Genrally average distance for par 4 from White Tee is about 320m to 350m +-. If your drives is average of 220m, then the 2nd shot is ranging from 100m to 130m where club usable range is P to 7I (based on individual) and its very achieveable, and mentally we know that, so when driving we usually be more relax and reach to our desired driving distance.

As for Blue Tee, the average distance for Par 4 is about 360 to 400m. Under such circumstances, we tends to force ourselves to drive another 10-30m longer but end up with Slices, Hooks where distance is even shorter than normal drives and make 2nd shot harder. Worst of all, OBs, Waters, Forest will comes in package and these add up to many strokes.

In Theory, I know the problem, but when comes into play, I also make the same mistakes as everyone does and ending up with 100plus strokes on blue tee.

Only those long hitters who can drives above 240m will not see much difference on their result when playing blue or white tee as their 2nd shot will only restrict to P to 7I.

Well said, Capt. Neo!