Scale:
1 - complete and utter n00b.
2 - I've been discgolfing before, but I called it frolfing
3 - Still terrible, but I'm making an effort to get better.
4 - Hey, somebody's been practicing, but still not that good at it.
5 - So, so. Sometimes it looks like I know what I'm doing, sometimes not.
6 - Somebody's been practicing, and it sort of shows now.
7 - Not too shabby, usually competent but sucking still looms close in the rear-view mirror.
8 - Seasoned DG'er, usually good if not decent results, occasional whoops.
9 - Steady as a Roc, almost never sucking. Almost.
10 - Climo-like, you nearly go into shock if your shot is off.
Categories:
Driving: 8
Putting: 4
Mid-range (fairway navigation): 7
Approaches/upshots: 8
Getting out of trouble/rough: 8
Backhand skill: 8
Forehand skill: 3
Overhand skill: 7
Overall : 7+
I am sure I could easily be a 940-960 rated player if my putting was not so poor. I find that when I have zero confidence in my putting, I press my driving and approaches to try to make up for it, and more often than not, that gets me into trouble. On those rounds I have scored a 950 ratings, it was because my putting was serviceable and I can let me drives flow more smoothly, knowing I did not have to park it under the basket every time.
Right now, I feel completely confident in my driving with absolutely no confidence in my putting. Of the three rounds I played this week, I scored at or just below my average for those courses, but in each case I had blown at least five to six putts a round that were twenty feet or less. It is in my head that I could have set personal bests at those courses this week because for the first time ever I feel comfortable with everything that is in my bag (drivers and midranges anyway) and feel no desire to make any changes whatsoever.
A couple of years ago when I was in the same putting funk, I took out all my putters and started putting with my Z Buzzz. During my putting practice this week I have actually noticed that I putt better with my Star SM Rocs so the few rounds I am going to sneak in this holiday week I expect to do better than I have been doing for the last few weeks.