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[SurgDoc95]

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So I'm going to be an OMS 1 next month and have decided that as a future physician I should start actually playing golf not just going to the driving range. I played a 9 hole par 3 today and shot a 49 (par or scratch would've been 27). My question is, am I doomed to embarrass myself in front of my peers or do I still have time? Any advice would be great

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[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Never played golf.

 

[docbsb2015]

Work on your short game bruh

 

[SurgDoc95]

Work on your short game bruh

I thought I was okay at putting but wow was I wrong

 

[Mad Jack]

So I'm going to be an OMS 1 next month and have decided that as a future physician I should start actually playing golf not just going to the driving range. I played a 9 hole par 3 today and shot a 49 (par or scratch would've been 27). My question is, am I doomed to embarrass myself in front of my peers or do I still have time? Any advice would be great

Depends on what specialty you want to go into. If you want to be a dermatologist, start golfing. If you want to be an orthopedic surgeon, start lifting.

 

[SurgDoc95]

Depends on what specialty you want to go into. If you want to be a dermatologist, start golfing. If you want to be an orthopedic surgeon, start lifting.

Haha what about gen surg? Combo of lifting and golfing?

 

[docbsb2015]

Haha what about gen surg? Combo of lifting and golfing?

Nah get a job on top of med school and work on getting used to having no life.




I kid.

 

[LChristmas]

Most golfers don't care if you're bad as long as you don't hold them up. But almost double par on a full course would make for a very long day.


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[SurgDoc95]

Most golfers don't care if you're bad as long as you don't hold them up. But almost double par on a full course would make for a very long day.


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Fair enough! Been a steady driving range guy for the past few summers, but haven't played a round since I was maybe 9-10 until today. Found out this Monday 18 holes is $5 so i'll be going out to see if I can get that score a tad bit lower haha.

 

[TheaterOfTheme]

Lift.
Weights.


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[McDreamy123]

So I'm going to be an OMS 1 next month and have decided that as a future physician I should start actually playing golf not just going to the driving range. I played a 9 hole par 3 today and shot a 49 (par or scratch would've been 27). My question is, am I doomed to embarrass myself in front of my peers or do I still have time? Any advice would be great

For the record I realize how unnecessary this post is

Lol posting a 49 on 9 holes of a par 3 is pretty bad. That is basically half double bogey and half triple bogeys. A respectful score would be 36...bogey golf essentially. Just keep working.

 

[NecrotizingFasciitis]

Idk but I enjoy getting hammered and driving the cart around.

 

[SurgDoc95]

Lol posting a 49 on 9 holes of a par 3 is pretty bad. That is basically half double bogey and half triple bogeys. A respectful score would be 36...bogey golf essentially. Just keep working.

I know it's bad but was wondering if that's my first time playing a round of golf if there's a decent chance of improvement

 

[docbsb2015]

I know it's bad but was wondering if that's my first time playing a round of golf if there's a decent chance of improvement

You'll be alright man. You were prob pretty bad on the greens if it was your first time playing. More playing = cleaning it up on the greens = better scores.

 

[SurgDoc95]

You'll be alright man. You were prob pretty bad on the greens if it was your first time playing. More playing = cleaning it up on the greens = better scores.

That's exactly what I was looking for haha. For real though I can't putt.

 

[docbsb2015]

That's exactly what I was looking for haha. For real though I can't putt.

I think its the most frustrating part of golf but, with practice, one of the easiest to fix (well.... at least get better at).

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Found out this Monday 18 holes is $5 so i'll be going out to see if I can get that score a tad bit lower haha.

Where the hell do you live? Brb I'm getting a plane ticket.

Oh and the answer to your question is work on the short game. You will also need to be able to be somewhat around the fairway off the tee on a real course that isn't just Par 3s. The thing about shooting a low score is course management, lots of people just grip and rip instead of taking the safer shot and it usually costs them a lot of strokes

 

[Scrubs101]

Youre doing better than me, who can only actually hit the ball once out of every 3 tries.


Can our generation of doctors pick a more fun sport to partake in, like paintball. Paintball outings with "the group" and charity paintball outings are our future guys lets embrace it


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[SurgDoc95]

Where the hell do you live? Brb I'm getting a plane ticket.

Oh and the answer to your question is work on the short game. You will also need to be able to be somewhat around the fairway off the tee on a real course that isn't just Par 3s. The thing about shooting a low score is course management, lots of people just grip and rip instead of taking the safer shot and it usually costs them a lot of strokes

Cleaned up my short game a tad today and improved 3 strokes. So still a double bogey average, but hey it's progress

 

[SurgDoc95]

Youre doing better than me, who can only actually hit the ball once out of every 3 tries.


Can our generation of doctors pick a more fun sport to partake in, like paintball. Paintball outings with "the group" and charity paintball outings are our future guys lets embrace it


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I'm thinking flag football. I'd go play after a 48 hour on call shift if that was the game lol.

 

[DO2015CA]

I didn't enjoy golf before school so I'm sure as hell not picking it up after. Doctors are more diverse than the country club goers as seen by the outside world.

 

[Hakuna Matata]

You'll be alright man. You were prob pretty bad on the greens if it was your first time playing. More playing = cleaning it up on the greens = better scores.

Drive for show, putt for dough. It's all about the short game.


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[AnatomyGrey12]

Drive for show, putt for dough. It's all about the short game.


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The only caveat is that you definitely still need to be at least near the fairway, it's hard to get puts for birdies or pars if your second shot is always out of the weeds. Distance doesn't really matter at all though, unless your name is Rory or Jordan and your short game is money.

On that train of thought, did anyone see Spieth's sand shot today? I could hit 100 sand shots and not hit a single one that good.

 

[Fission Chips]

You have time. I started MS-1 shooting around 100 every time and I'm down to the mid 80's consistently. There is a course on our campus that we get a student discount at so it's $9 to play 9. I do studies from 8-5 then play from 5-7 pretty much M-F when the weather lets me. Study again after. Golf is the hardest sport I've ever played. It is you versus yourself on every shot. I love it.

 

[ladysmanfelpz]

Great posts in here. I'm just getting into golf before med school as well. I'm sorry but @Scrubs101 paintball just isn't a grown mans sport. It's fun occassionally, but not something I'm going to do more than one time a year.

Golf is everything I want in a game. It poses more of a challenge than any sport I can think of. Just striking the ball is difficult for some. And there are so many aspects to it, that any player regardless of athletic ability will find areas they can excel at. I'm an upper 80's player now after a couple summers of playing, but worried about losing it through school. I've got the 300 yard drives, but look like a flounder when I get around the green

 

[ladysmanfelpz]

How much golf were you all able to play thru med school?

I'd much rather spend my time and money on a sport I enjoy and work at improving at something than going to the bars. I know med school students have time to have fun, but instead of going out for 4 hours on my friday night, I'd rather wake up and hit an early tee time and have a productive rest of the day.

 

[docbsb2015]

How much golf were you all able to play thru med school?

I'd much rather spend my time and money on a sport I enjoy and work at improving at something than going to the bars. I know med school students have time to have fun, but instead of going out for 4 hours on my friday night, I'd rather wake up and hit an early tee time and have a productive rest of the day.

I feel like I have average medical school intelligence.... you could play every weekend honestly.

 

[IntheClouds4ever]

Double bogey golf on a par 3 course??
You're limiting yourself to pediatrics with that kind of score 😉

Seriously though, don't spend a lot of time at the driving range, you are/will be a broke medical student. Chipping/putting green is free and you'll knock far more strokes off your game than utilizing the same amount of time at the driving range 🙂

 

[phoenixsflame]

I dunno part of me wants to just dive in and make a medical school Quidditch league, because tackling each other makes for great stress relief, but another part of me thinks that's a bad idea.

That being said, for the OP improve on the short game, work in chipping and putting, and if there's a golf range nearby try that.