There can be many different endings to this question. The direction I am heading deals with a low score playing poorly or a higher score playing great. I assure you that this questioning look you are making right now is nothing new when I pose this question to myself from time to time. I guess the real answer to my quandary is it depends. I realize that this is an evasive answer, but that is the truth of it. If I had to answer, I would choose playing great with a slightly higher score. But, how is this even possible?
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Rotating My Golf Ball Seems To Help My Golf Scores
The old adage that a change in as good as a rest. Sometimes I need to change golf balls because it forces me to think about how to play my next shot. I play two balls exclusively (unless I am really having a bad day) and find that they play about 90% the same, there are some subtle differences. It is those differences that I like to exploit whenever possible.
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The last two rounds of golf have really challenged my game. With gusts up to 65 kph (40 mph) and temperatures around 10° C (50° F), I found the playing conditions very tough. Before Padraig and his crew from the northern shores of Ireland start laughing at me, I think it is fair to say that for our area, these were very tough conditions. It challenged all my play making abilities to a point where I realized that I have some work to do with respect to my mid iron play. But this is a good thing…..right?
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The Grateful Golfer 