nick wrote:Golf sucks. Never understood why people enjoy it so much.
Don't you like hockey?
I love you nick.
Don't you have a gay rights rally to be at?
You had me at hello.
I don't rally for shit that should be obvious. Canada might like a stupid sport, but for the most part your citizens arent as stupid as ours.
I love my brothers from the south but hell I could of told you that
Just like smoking weed. It's a big no no in the states, yet a lot of successful people (including PRESIDENTS) smoke it, so I mean...it's not that bad now is it?
but we're off topic.
Golf is a mental game, and it fatigues the fuck outta u. Keep head down, feet shoulder length apart, bend knees a tad, and follow through.
I don't know if it's just me, but putting is a motherfucker. so spend some time working on that IMO
The thing with golf is to not get frustrated. That is your worst enemy. Learning from your mistakes is the best thing you can teach yourself. Bearass if you're in the Austin area anytime soon you can have my old Ping Zings, they're just sittin in my garage. Great condition just need some new grips. I just bought myself a new set of Ping G5s with my tax return. Love them. I play golf about 3-4 times a month and still only consistently shoot between 90-100.
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UnTouchable8 wrote: I just bought myself a new set of Ping G5s with my tax return.
Nice choice, I bought the same last year. No complaints here. Vokey wedges should be here by Friday. I have been using Cleveland wedges, the ones with the "rust" look. I thought I'd like the look of them..eh, not so much, going back to the chrome look this year for wedges.
You don't need fitted clubs until your playing at least once a week or you have played the game once. I know living with you you have not played on a course yet so fitted clubs are unneeded at this point.
As for Riccio's "don't go to the course thing"
I SOOOOO don't agree. If you go you are not going to be playing anything close to even medium as far as nice courses go. All your going to be going to is city courses.
Riccio of course if going to courses where guys have sticks up their asses.
I have been trying to get you to go for a few weeks now. You just have to get out and do it. I can get you clubs from work to use when you wanna go to try it out. all you got to do is say the word.
Cnasty wrote:When is the next Williston Greater Invitational and BBQ anyways??
next one is in tampa..i aint got no house (kinda) in williston anymore
..im just waiting on it to get nice and hot
i know EXACTLY what you're sayig riccio. I really didnt enjoy golf when my bro n law would take me to play at Doral and other "nice" courses. I HATED that feeling of holding people up as I'm standing on the green ona par 4 trying to sink my 3rd putt to "save" a 7 or 8 on the hole
and ALL the course down there are narrow with adjacent fairways coming back vs you with people on them
hopefully bearass is in the country ot can find a "crappy" course like Williston where those are limited
Cnasty wrote:When is the next Williston Greater Invitational and BBQ anyways??
next one is in tampa..i aint got no house (kinda) in williston anymore
..im just waiting on it to get nice and hot
i know EXACTLY what you're sayig riccio. I really didnt enjoy golf when my bro n law would take me to play at Doral and other "nice" courses. I HATED that feeling of holding people up as I'm standing on the green ona par 4 trying to sink my 3rd putt to "save" a 7 or 8 on the hole
and ALL the course down there are narrow with adjacent fairways coming back vs you with people on them
hopefully bearass is in the country ot can find a "crappy" course like Williston where those are limited
We have our nice courses but for the most part everything here is pretty "newbie friendly" We are talking 35- 40 dollar courses.
We have a few courses here that could compare to Doral...lol and the ones that do he won't be going to. HA!
I despise courses with fairways just laid out side-by-side-by-side. Give me a nice windy course through the woods and hills and I'm much happier.
I shoot an honest mid-90s with a solid 7-8 complete duffs a round because my focus is about as sharp as a noodle most of the time. Last round I could have easily shot in the 80s for the first time ever if not for three awful holes.
My one piece of advice is on a really long putt, don't think too much about the hole and think of a three foot circle around the hole. You want it in (or very close to) that circle no matter what, so if going right at the hole means you risk missing the hole and rolling past 10 feet due to a hill, play for the three foot circle and the two-putt. Nothing racks up your score faster than a three-putt. I can't tell you how many times I've been on in two only to three-putt my way to a bogey.
dakshdar wrote:
My one piece of advice is on a really long putt, don't think too much about the hole and think of a three foot circle around the hole. You want it in (or very close to) that circle no matter what, so if going right at the hole means you risk missing the hole and rolling past 10 feet due to a hill, play for the three foot circle and the two-putt. Nothing racks up your score faster than a three-putt. I can't tell you how many times I've been on in two only to three-putt my way to a bogey.
Jack Nicklaus gave that same advice so it cant be too far off. As a newbie you shouldn't be trying for par golf anyways. Try to play bogie or even double bogie golf to start out with. If you don't set your standards too high you won't find yourself pushing on holes and trying to make unrealistic shots. If you make the smart shots the pars will come without you trying to press too hard. I've taken a ton of lessons and that is the best advice that was ever given to me.
All this golf talk is making me jealous up here north of Boston. I played a couple weeks ago on a very mild day but we have not had any weather remotely close to golf weather since. This weekend is supposed to be nice, so I hope to get out.
As far as tips, I recommend getting out on the course and giving it a go. The range is nice, but unless you get to a nicer one that lets you hit off of actual grass, I think it is counter-productive hitting off of turf.
Downing11 wrote: I think it is counter-productive hitting off of turf.
I tend to agree w/this..But if you're going to just try and get your swing/grip down, its ok.
Downing11 wrote:All this golf talk is making me jealous up here north of Boston. I played a couple weeks ago on a very mild day but we have not had any weather remotely close to golf weather since. This weekend is supposed to be nice, so I hope to get out.
We've been lucky here (Indiana)...weather has been real nice, almost record temps yesterday and today for this time of year. Just entered my 10th score/round of the season so far.
Up at 5 am this morning on my Friday off for a 6:44 am tee-time. Hard to beat getting in 18 before noon on a Friday off followed by lunch and an early afternoon nap.
dakshdar wrote:Up at 5 am this morning on my Friday off for a 6:44 am tee-time. Hard to beat getting in 18 before noon on a Friday off followed by lunch and an early afternoon nap.
To whoever it was that mentioned he'd give you the Ping Zings... you should jump on that. The clubs are very easy to learn the game with. (I might be off here, but I believe the Zing 2s are actually banned now!)
I'm still a noob, after 3 years of playing 3-4 rounds (never having picked up a club previously)... then last year were I logged about 14-15 rounds. I need to start keeping track of my scores online though. That's part of my plan this year.
Having played tons of years of softball/baseball, this is a really hard sport for me to adjust to. Heck, every sport I've ever played has been extremely intense with powerful/aggressive motions. So golf has had a steep learning curve for me.
1st year, I played 1 round at a local place, then went on a golf trip to Myrtle Beach. I don't think I shot better than a 128. That was pretty nerve racking with as tight as they pack tee times down there.
2nd year, I went to the range a bit more before the trip and had hoped to improve. But I didn't play after the 1st year trip. I think my best was around 122-124. Still terrible.
3rd year, I got 1 round in before the trip and a ton of time at the range, plus I had new clubs (Callaway X14s). I played 4 rounds between 114-120. So it was a slight improvement. At that point is when I decided I'd actually try to play some more.
Last year, I swapped clubs again, mostly because the Callaway's felt short to me. (someone won them in a contest and sold them to me cheap) I grabbed some Taylor Made R7s that were on sale @ Golf Galaxy. I also took lessons for the 1st time ever. Nothing special, just 3 45min sessions with the club pro @ Heatherwoode. I'm a pretty fast learner, but I'm one of those that needs to do it myself and really understand it. This guy did a great job. Instead of Myrtle Beach, we went to Michigan last year. I was a bit shocked, but the courses seemed a lot tougher. But my scores were significantly improved. I shot 94, 96, 99, 102. I also played in a nine hole league at Heatherwoode, prior to our trip. I had 5 out of 9 rounds 50 or under. Overall, it's practice and repetition.
I definitely recommend getting some lessons. He took a good chunk of the softball swing out of my golf swing in the 1st lesson. It felt VERY funny at first, but again, it becomes natural with a lot of practice.
