First Year Noob Scores

[Cygnus]

For my first year I played bogie golf. If I bogied a hole I counted it as par. I just counted it as my handicap. This helped on courses like Milo mciver. Where you had No chance of par on many of the holes unless you could throw 300 feet plus.

I can throw around 360 now consistently just need accuracy.

 

[Paulie]

What did you shoot today?
I don't keep score.
Then how do you measure yourself against other golfers?
By height.
-Caddy Shack


But still, I do agree that different courses are different courses and a steady decline in score is a measure of improvement. Just wanted to see where most folks were in their first year.

I mostly play with two other noobs and one guy who has been at it for over 20 years. Compared to the noobs, I look ok. Compared to old salty disc, I look like I should try a different hobby. He gives me great advice though. "That's no good." "Throw better." "Stop hitting trees, dude." Nah, he's been helpful. It's interesting to see how he angles his shots and takes routes I hadn't considered.

 

[schlectus]

I've been doing pretty good for my first year. My main "home course" is Lighthouse (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=313) and I finally shot under par a couple months ago. Got a few pars, typical round is 2-3 over.

Other home course (and my personal favorite) is Jellystone (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=3874)...best I've done there is 3 over, with a typical round lately being 5-7 over.

The "nightmare" courses I've played here (Beaver Ranch and Sakuna), I've only done once each, with scores of 23 over. :wall: Looking forward to revisiting, now that I've gotten a little experience under my belt.

I've had the benefit of being able to learn from some outstanding players...they've helped my game immensely. Best advice I can offer up to other noobs: if good players are willing to throw with you, don't be intimidated. Play with them and take their advice...it won't be long before you're keeping up with them just fine, even if they're still owning you all over the place.:thmbup:

 

[schlectus]

Nice. Complete failure at posting a link. :doh: http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=3874

 

[atay87]

I started around Jan 1 last year and started using the scorebook sometime in April, and I've entered every round I've played since then. Out of 65 rounds at Timmons Park, I averaged 51.53 (par 54), with my best being 47. Out of 39 rounds at Gower park, I averaged 24.58 (par 27) with my best being 22.

Use the scorebook. Its great for seeing how you are progressing, and how you compare to other players at the same course.

 

[RayGeFilled]

First time out last year was a doubles tournament, and between my friend (a casual player who hadn't played in over 5 years) and I, we didn't even break 100 for 24 holes at Stony Creek! It's a miracle either of us would ever play again, but I'm kinda hooked and he's been out a few times since!

Since then I've only kept score on a few shorter courses and I feel like I've learned a lot. Still not much distance, but I have some consistancy and confidence in my short game. Played a longer course a few times, but I didn't keep score and whish I had. Looking forward to many more rounds in 2012.

 

[drickanderson]

I remember at about the 6-month mark getting par on my local 9-hole course. I was so excited, until somebody told me that the signed par is considered 'amateur' and that 'actual' par was 10 strokes less. ... really took the wind out of my sails .. lol

 

[Miamisms]

Started out at about 80's and 70's. That's when I threw strictly threw thumbers and hammers. Ended this year after I learned how to throw rhbh averaging high 50s.

Pretty proud of my progress and I love this sport.

 

[xdzt]

Just kept score for the first time in a couple months... +27 on 18 holes. Turns out I haven't really improved at all in the last 6 months. :\ It's all very depressing. I've been playing rounds several times a week, practicing daily, and soaking up all the information I can, but no progress is being had. Oh well.

 

[Cygnus]

Just kept score for the first time in a couple months... +27 on 18 holes. Turns out I haven't really improved at all in the last 6 months. :\ It's all very depressing. I've been playing rounds several times a week, practicing daily, and soaking up all the information I can, but no progress is being had. Oh well.

I recently got past this somehow.

For like a year and a half I just couldn't improve or at least I didn't notice it. But this year something happened. Im driving further than I ever have even compared to just a couple of months ago. My putting is better than it ever was. Im talking like a considerable jump. 2 months ago I was getting around 10-15 over par now Im at like 3-7 over par.

If you keep practicing and learning it will happen for you.

 

[who-dat]

My first round was 76 (from the short tees) @ Sunset DGC in Gulf Breeze, FL (par is 54).
My avg from the shorts now is -3 to -5 with my best score being -9. From the longs I'm around +2 or +3 with my best score being -3.

It's not a long course, and my distance isn't amazing (270-300' flat on a rope & accurate, 320-350 w/little accuracy) but my upshots are getting stellar! Nothing like shanking a drive, then hitting metal on a 200+ upshot to get up and down

 

[dheathx]

I haven't been playing a year quite yet, but my average over the last 25 rounds are -1 on my home course with a best -8. I can usually finish about even at most courses I play for the first time now. I couldn't tell you how many people have been amazed that I'm as good as I am not even playing for a year. I owe it all to DGCR and everyone here that posts.

 

[who-dat]

The scores being posted, I'm assuming are from the long tees or are they from the short ones?

 

[DSmith]

I was throwing in the low 60's when I started off which for around here isn't saying much since our courses are short.

 

[medicinalfunk]

my most recently scorebooked round at jones park: 48

my first scorebooked round at jones park: 59

it's the only course i scorebook very often anymore because i'm far too lazy to update all the other courses in town

 

[Doupie620]

I think after 6 months I was throwing 85ish, by a year I was probably 75 average

HIGHEST SCORE WINS RIGHT? That's what Prerube said...I was thinking to myself "This sport is EASY!"

 

[EXTRAMONTANA]

I started at about 10 over on my home course (pretty hard course). Now, one season later, I'm at about 9 over on average. It's wierd though, I went from +8 to breaking even at another easier course. I'm still wildly unpredictable as far as parking one at 320 ft and then on the next throw slamming into a tree fifteen feet away or turning my drive over and watching it roll a few fairaways over.

 

[Osmo]

I think after 6 months I was throwing 85ish, by a year I was probably 75 average

you just made me feel so much better about my first 6 months. My last round I kept score at a league near me and shot 74 and that was a really bad day for me with alto of wind when I was starting my transition to Rocs and not throwing drivers.

Maybe there is hope yet.

 

[zenbot]

At my home course I started at around +10-15. Last monthly I was -2 and -7

 

[dheathx]

The scores being posted, I'm assuming are from the long tees or are they from the short ones?

Around here we only have one set of tees, but just last week I shot even at the 2nd longest course in the nation, goat hill.