ScottyB

Has anyone got any tips on the mental side of the game? I played Turnhouse this morning and after a fantastic first 6 holes I blew up at the 7th with an 8 after hitting a drive miles wide. In the back 9 I had a 10 where I hit my first drive out of bounds, then my second straight into the exact same spot! I also had three 7s in the back 9 and every hole where I had a bad score I just played every shot poorly. My driving was shocking, everything was hit well but miles right. Pitching was well off too. It's clear that when I hit a poor shot I just let it affect the rest of my game for the remainder of the hole.

Played 18 at Melville today, my 3rd round since I started up again. Shot 88 (+22) but it could have been so much better. Only 4 GIRs, mainly due to horrific 8/9 irons that were either pulled or a club short. Putting was inconsistant - 6 1 putts, 5 2 putts, 7 3 putts. Driving was far less accurate today than it was at Turnhouse on Friday and my pitching was a bit of a mess from areas where I should get up and down. Managed 5 good pars, but gave up some good birdie opportunities and bogeyed/double bogeyed where I should have made par. Maybe I'm focusing too much on the negatives of the round, as I have made great improvement on my first round there 2 weeks ago. Will try and play 9 holes there on Thursday night, aim for +10 again.

s Hey Gaz, if memory serves me correctly from football you were left sided. Are you playing left handed clubs too? I could be totally wrong and your right handed but just a thought! Anyway, I bought myself some clubs 3 weeks ago after not playing in 10 years. Absolutely kicking myself that I ever gave it up. Played 18 at Melville 2 weeks ago and shot 95 (9 hole course, +15 for front 9, +14 for back 9 so slight improvement!). Played Turnhouse on Friday morning which is a difficult course and shot 99. It could have been so much better as I missed about 7 par opportunities and ended up +1 or +2 on those holes due to very poor putting within 8 feet. It's pretty frustrating but I suppose the only way to improve is to practice, practice, practice. My driving is going very well though, I'm regular hitting 220-260 yards accurately off the tee. I'm not too bad with my wedges, vast majority are weighted well. I've found difficulties with my fairway woods and my mid irons though, about half of them just seem to rocket along the ground 70-100 yards or so. Something I'm going to try and improve at the range. I've generally been going to the range 2 or 3 times a week to keep myself practicing. Going to play either 9 or 18 at Meville again tomorrow and see if I can improve on my scores. Set myself a target of +10 for the 9 holes.

Got mine yesterday. Gamertag: scottybarr Games: FIFA 09 Think I'd better buy some more in the next few weeks!

Aye, that raised a chuckle! Come on Andy!

The Big Bang Theory is superb. Whoever said that Friends is the foundation for it is wrong. A few of the gags have been more Frasier-esque as well as the characters themselves showing similar personalities to that of Frasier and Niles (Sheldon is a hell of a lot like Niles!). It's also pretty simple with it's jokes so I can see it lasting. Oh aye, and Kaley Cuoco - Jesus, I thought she couldn't get any better from her 8 Simple Rules days but boy was I wrong!

I don't think the sprint challenge has updated in a while though.

Looks like I need to find some time to put in a few runs, only managed my first since the challenge started by going out running between lectures today! Hopefully I'll get going next week!

Joined the challenges! Should motivate me to work a bit harder! I think it'll still take me a few weeks to adapt back to running, set myself a few goals for pace and distance though.

Did 2 miles today and pretty impressed with the equipment! I may need to rig it into the insole of my football boot for P&B Select games! I don't think anybody would be up for carrying the iPod within 60ft of me all the time though!

Just purchased the Nike+ stuff today and fully intend to start running tomorrow. Username: scottybarr

Happy Birthday David!

Noel Gallagher - Slide Away

Got my tickets for Foo Fighters at T On The Fringe ordered.

Possibly Marlow on Friday. Possibly!

Was at Muse last night. They were awesome, though I'm a bit bruised and stuff. Trust me to be playing 5s later.

Primal Scream - Loaded