No new equipment.

Process goals.
Tune up 3 times a week. Shag Bag once a week.

Outcome goals.
Take my game away from home and play to my index.
Win member member, match, club championship.

My handicap went down 16% in 2024. Another 16% would take me to a 12.3. Would be very happy with that in 2025

Use video every week to check takeaway plane, backswing length, transition, and finish

make 15 eagles
putt for 50 eagles
under par on 9 20 times
under par on 18 2 times

+ index

khaos288 said:

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Use video every week to check takeaway plane, backswing length, transition, and finish

make 15 eagles
putt for 50 eagles
under par on 9 20 times
under par on 18 2 times

+ index

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Interesting approach. So practice of full swing execution is your approach to more eagles?

Just pattern recognition. This year whenever I started lulling on striking, I thought it was just needing more reps. Literally every single time I had bad habit creep that I could see on video and fix.

Eagles is just the same as last year, but a few more. I play a lot of skins, so eagles are something I go after a ton even when it's not the smartest play for stroke game.

I've been keeping all kinds of stats on my golf since 1988. This year, at the age of 68, was my best year ever statistically. Shot my age 3 times, which was my biggest goal in 2024.

I've been doing the Par4Success program for a year now and I know it has made a difference in my physical condition. My general 2025 goals are to diligently stick with this exercise program, and to continue my 2024 play into 2025. My one tangible goal is to repeat as my club's senior club champion.

Don't have any plans right now for any equipment changes.

Started 2024 as a 6.6
Ended as a 4
Was as low as 3.2

Would like to keep it below 4
My home course is pretty difficult and my handicap drops when I travel. Will need to get more consistent to stay a 4 at home

Out of nothing but curiosity, what is your home course?

Im at Houston Oaks up in Hockley

I would like to play twice a month. Damn kids have killed my golf past couple of years

AustinCountyAg said:

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I would like to play twice a month. Damn kids have killed my golf past couple of years

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We didn't golf much from 35-50.

Just saying.

No less than 20 rounds

Break 90 (best has been 91 so far)

AustinCountyAg said:

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I would like to play twice a month. Damn kids have killed my golf past couple of years

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Same boat. Two kids under 3. Sometimes I don't play all month and other times I play multiple times.

Only logged 9 complete rounds this year. Didn't realize it was that bad. Be great to double that number in 2025.

If I can manage that, betting the rest of the goals will be taken care of.

aggiebonzo said:

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AustinCountyAg said:

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I would like to play twice a month. Damn kids have killed my golf past couple of years

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Same boat. Two kids under 3. Sometimes I don't play all month and other times I play multiple times.

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you think it's bad now. Wait a few more years

32 rounds this year, so hopefully more or equal amount of rounds. Currently bouncing around 11 hcp, would like to get to a single digit.

Break 90
Practice chipping/ putting more
Achieve better tempo in my swing.
Travel and play other courses

Get under 20 and stay there. Ended the year a 20.0

Get better at short game strategy (i.e. knowing when to hit what shot, not always just grabbing my 54, etc)

Get my putting average under 36
Hit 50% tee shots & 50% par 3's

Break 90
Get the HCP to 20, best was 22

Break within the top 10 in the world for WLD Senior Professional Tour, make at least one birdie on the front and back nines, No three putts, shoot below 67 at least once in 2025. Help others grow the game and have fun!

1. Handicap that starts with a 5 (currently 7.2)
2. > 50% of rounds without a double bogey or worse (it was a dreadful 10% this year)
3. Average > 1 birdie per round
4. Set new personal low round (currently 76)
5. Hit balls at the range more
6. Once per month go to the range with just wedges

Same as the last couple of years- break par at home course. Did it for 9 again this past year but never full 18.

Birdies and eagles don't win matches, not making bogies does.

DGrimesAg92 said:

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Birdies and eagles don't win matches, not making bogies does.

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I beg to differ sir.

I was defending my back to back match championship at my club in the semi final, my good buddy Billy Smith went birdie birdie hole in one and birdie... In front nine and eventually beat me 3-2.

My pars were no good.

AggieDruggist89 said:

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DGrimesAg92 said:

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Birdies and eagles don't win matches, not making bogies does.

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I beg to differ sir.

I was defending my back to back match championship at my club in the semi final, my good buddy Billy Smith went birdie birdie hole in one and birdie... In front nine and eventually beat me 3-2.

My pars were no good.

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Can't play defense in golf if you catch a guy on a heater.

But I kinda agree with Grimes that, at our level, there's something to just wearing a guy out with fairways & greens. If you're not making mistakes they damn sure can't afford to and they know it.

Damn girl !

2025 Golf Goals
- Increase greens hit in regulation from 10 to 12
- Lower putts per round from 34 to 32
- Work on wedge game from 130 yards on in
- Work on reducing scores on par 5's from 5.20 to 5.00
- Work on reducing double and triple bogies
- Lower handicap from 4.4 to 1.0 with lessons and dedicated practice
- Score par or better multiple times

2024 will be the first year since I was probably five or six that I did not play one 18 hole round of golf. None. I played two 9 hole rounds of golf with my son.


My 2025 goal is to not play any 18 hole rounds and also eliminate those two 9 hole rounds as well.

I would like for my handicap to start with 10. My low in 2024 was a 12.7, but ended at a 14.1.