3Jack 6.12.11 Round Part II

[Richie3Jack]

Course: Rio Pinar CC
Ball: Srixon Z-Star
Irons: Srixon Pro 100

Same course, just a different ball this time:

#1 - Good driver down the middle. Nice 3-wood that carried the bunker and wound up on the green. 2-putted for birdie (-1)

#2 - Good driver down the middle. Got a little distracted by the planes flying overhead and that helped me pull it a bit, but was on the green. 2-putted for par (-1)

#3 - Tried to draw a 7-iron and over-did it a bit, but still on the green. 2-putted for par (-1)

#4 - Frustrating because I hit a good driver that was just a bit left of the intended target and it goes in the faiway bunker and up by the lip. Just got it out of there. Flopped a SW to 5-feet, but missed the par save (E)

#5 - Good driver down the right side. so-so 7-iron to the middle of the green. 2-putted for par. (E)

#6 - Hit a bomb of a driver, but it kicked hard left and into the fairway bunker. Hit a 7-iron out of there. Then a K-Grind that I flushed, but pushed a tad, but on the green. 2-putted for par (E)

#7 - Crummy shot with a 4-iron that wound up okay. Chip and a putt for par (E)

#8 - Toed a driver, but wound up okay. Tough lie, but hit a good shot to 15 feet. Made the 15 footer for birdie (-1)

#9 - Big driver down the middle. Pushed a 9-iron, probably had the ball too far back in my stance. 2-putted for par (-1)

#10 - Decided to take a 3-wood off the tee and crushed one down the middle. Wasn't sure what to do and hit a 6-iron to lay up. Then a K-Grind to 10-feet and made the birdie (-2)

#11 - Dumb, dumb dumb. Decided to try and hit a bomb and wound up well into the trees. Punched out and tried a K-Grind flop which went to 10-feet which is pretty good. 2-putted for bogey (-1)

#12 - Good driver down the right side. Hit a PW nicely to 8-feet and made the birdie (-2)

#13 - Pulled this one left thanks to the crowned tee. So-so flop. Missed a 10-footer to save par (-1)

#14 - Big driver down the middle. Mediocre PW...probably tired. 2-putted for par (-1)

#15 - Good driver down the right side. Hit a 7-iron okay and about 20-feet short. Had the read, but left it short and made par (-1)

#16 - Decent driver down the left side. Had a tough lie, so I used a 3-hybrid. Hit a PW to 10-feet, but missed the birdie (-1)

#17 - Ugly looking 4-iron that wound up okay. Mediocre chip, but made a nice 7-footer to save par (-1)

#18 - Good driver down the left side. Hit an 8-iron the back edge of the green. Just missed the birdie and made par (-1)

THOUGHTS: Hit the ball better here although I had some tired swings. Didn't get into the Birdie Zone enough in this round (2). Overall pretty happy.

35-36=71 (-1)
10/14 FWY
13/18 GIR
31 putts
2/4 scramble




3JACK

[cwdlaw223]

Is the birdie zone a distance? If so, what's the distance?

[Richie3Jack]

Birdie Zone on par-4's is 110 yards and in (about a full length SW for me). On par-5's it is 60 yards and in. Mainly because greens on par-4's and par-5's are designed differently (greens on par-5's are usually smaller and have more slope because we typically have much less club on our approach shot).

To me, a 'good day' is getting a score that is 1/2 of the Birdie Zone opportunities.

For example, let's say I have 6 Birdie Zone opportunities. A 'good' day is going -3 on those holes.







3JACK