Any golfers here?

[Apoc]

I took up the sport last fall, im not good by anymeans, i played about 15 rounds on a fall membership and shot a best of 98. I just ordered new clubs and cant wait for the season to start. Golf in the morning, riding in the afternoon.

So, anyone? how good are you? How often do you play>?

[Gas Man]

http://www.headgear.org/%7Ecloyce/moto-motivation/trackdays.jpg

Sorry... kinda...

:lol:

[Apoc]

lol

Why do you think I picked you as my TWF riding partner?? ;)

lol

[Gas Man]

LOL

Don't worry I have a few buds that golf too. Its just not my thing... and I tease them just as equally about it.

[Flexin]

I golf. I only made it out once or twice last year. I'm ok but I'm not consistent. I picked up new clubs the year before so I'm still feeling them out. I also picked up an new putter last year. My first day with that was ugly.

I hope to play more this year.

James

[NONE_too_SOFT]

I'm a pretty good golfer. shoot in the low 80's on a good day, and usually hit a few birdies in a round. I dont get out more than a few rounds a year, mostly cause i have nobody to play with, but i used to go shoot 9 holes every day after school/work got out.

this time of year always makes me want to hit the range, 'specially w/ the masters on.

[derf]

I'm a terrible golfer. I do have a set of clubs which were left to me as part of an estate. My average game is closer to 115.

What I really enjoy about golf is drinking the beer and driving the little cart all liquored up.

[Lucky3623]

I have played since I was around 5 or so... I would only play 1 or two times a year until I got older. Bought my 1st set of clubs at 13 with my own money. Since my 20's I have usually played every Sunday morning with my Dad. It's our "bonding" time I guess. A time that he and I can go out vent, have a good time, relax, and just get a chance to get to know each other. I am about a 17 handicap... (didn't say I was good) and I have baseball to thank for that.

Sunday usually goes like this:

5:30a Wake up
6:30a At course
7:00a - 7:30 Tee off
12:00p Home/Lunch

3:00p Usually on a ride

[Apoc]

I'm a pretty good golfer. shoot in the low 80's on a good day, and usually hit a few birdies in a round. I dont get out more than a few rounds a year, mostly cause i have nobody to play with, but i used to go shoot 9 holes every day after school/work got out.

this time of year always makes me want to hit the range, 'specially w/ the masters on.

Did you watch the first round yesterday? I was kinda shocked at the results in the first round. Greg Norman shot a 70. Mickelson shot a 73??? Wier shot a 68! I'd love to see Wier win again. Woods says he's having a problem with his swing, I know it wasnt his best round.

Anyway, I guess my average over 18 holes is about 104. I bought a membership this year at Gowan Brae Golf and Country club. Hoping to get that down to the low 90's by the end of the year. My short game BLOWS. But im pretty good getting out of the sand. I've got a horrible slice off the tee sometimes too :(


:antivs: hehe, I like that.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

big tips that will always help the newbies.

Looosen your grip. i dont care, just do it, and relax your forearms. This goes especially for drives. if you do this and slow your tempo down a notch you'll see farther ball flight and straighter shots. if you're slicing try setting up and then moving your back foot back an inch or so and watch as u hit a natural draw.

Coil. You get 99% of your power from your hips and shoulder rotation. your arms are just along for the ride. Most people only go about 80% on their backswing and still use 100% on their downswing. It will feel unnatural at first to coil all the way up, like you're loosing control, but you'll come back down with muscle memory and hit the shot without chunking it, with practice.

Keep your tempo at 3:1. on your backswing cound "one, two, three" and at three bring your hips forward, followed by your shoulders. on your downswing thing just "one"... a 3 to 1 ratio has been proven to have the best effect on the golf swing. the lower the scores the more consistant the ratio. a lot of people have a slow backswing only to follow with a furious downswing (watch charles barkley swing a golf club), and this messes up their rythem. Never compensate, and never hessitate.

[tached1000rr]

I used to play but it's been almost two years since I've played, between the kids activities and motorcycling I don't find the time to get out and golf like I used to.

[HurricaneHeather]

I play, but I am ridiculously inconsistent. My coach in school and everyone that has watched me play says that I have an amazing swing and that if I would practice I would be pretty good. I just don't care that much I guess. :idk:

I love it though. I worked on a golf course for more than two years and it's just a great place to be on a beautiful day.

[skiergirl]

I golf a couple times a year. Usually taking an afternoon off work early and heading out with the guys from the office. Rarely on weekends though because there's so much other stuff I enjoy more....

My usually score is about a 100 so I'm not good but I have fun enjoying a few beers on a nice day outside.

[Apoc]

big tips that will always help the newbies.

Looosen your grip. i dont care, just do it, and relax your forearms. This goes especially for drives. if you do this and slow your tempo down a notch you'll see farther ball flight and straighter shots. if you're slicing try setting up and then moving your back foot back an inch or so and watch as u hit a natural draw.

Coil. You get 99% of your power from your hips and shoulder rotation. your arms are just along for the ride. Most people only go about 80% on their backswing and still use 100% on their downswing. It will feel unnatural at first to coil all the way up, like you're loosing control, but you'll come back down with muscle memory and hit the shot without chunking it, with practice.

Keep your tempo at 3:1. on your backswing cound "one, two, three" and at three bring your hips forward, followed by your shoulders. on your downswing thing just "one"... a 3 to 1 ratio has been proven to have the best effect on the golf swing. the lower the scores the more consistant the ratio. a lot of people have a slow backswing only to follow with a furious downswing (watch charles barkley swing a golf club), and this messes up their rythem. Never compensate, and never hessitate.



thanks, i've been shown a lot of that already. My hips and shoulder movement are quite good.

Im using g10's. The driver is very forgiving and has a 13 degree loft, and just driving, i've made an incredible improvement on my slice, but its still there. Of course this is hitting bulk used walmart balls beside the house. Im yet to try with a good ball on a good tee, another month before the course opens. But I might have to demo a g12 draw driver and see if that helps if I cant correct it on my own.

im decent with my 3&4 hybrids, they shoot straight. Im horrible with my 8 and 9 irons, they are all over the place. all over the place. I also need a lot of time on the putting green. Sometimes im on the green in 3 shots on a par 4, but end up shooting a 6 or 7

[Tmall]

I took it up for a bit, then realized I like women way too much to be gay.

[Sixxxxer]

When i was 14 or 15 I played with my Grandpop...I sucked and now I can Watch it...but I HATE Playing it.

[MILK]

Does Wii golf count? :lol:

The only times I've ever played have all been in tournaments. The first one I won a golf bag!! Why you ask? My partner and I got the highest score!! :lmao:

[Apoc]

I took it up for a bit, then realized I like women way too much to be gay.


Theres some hot ass bitches on the golf course!

[marko138]

I'm awful. I usually get out 1 or 2 times a year. Thats probly part of my problem. I just a new club for xmas. Anxious to try it out.


NtS...those seem like solid tips. I'll have to try them out.

[Tmall]

Shame that you're now gay. Get their numbers for me.

[Lucky3623]

http://www.tattoogolf.com/

:rockwoot:

[Flexin]

big tips that will always help the newbies.

Looosen your grip. i dont care, just do it, and relax your forearms. This goes especially for drives. if you do this and slow your tempo down a notch you'll see farther ball flight and straighter shots. if you're slicing try setting up and then moving your back foot back an inch or so and watch as u hit a natural draw.

Coil. You get 99% of your power from your hips and shoulder rotation. your arms are just along for the ride. Most people only go about 80% on their backswing and still use 100% on their downswing. It will feel unnatural at first to coil all the way up, like you're loosing control, but you'll come back down with muscle memory and hit the shot without chunking it, with practice.

Keep your tempo at 3:1. on your backswing cound "one, two, three" and at three bring your hips forward, followed by your shoulders. on your downswing thing just "one"... a 3 to 1 ratio has been proven to have the best effect on the golf swing. the lower the scores the more consistant the ratio. a lot of people have a slow backswing only to follow with a furious downswing (watch charles barkley swing a golf club), and this messes up their rythem. Never compensate, and never hessitate.

LOL Don't watch Charles Barkley swing. Some think that you can have that swing rub off on you by watching it. LOL Charles has more problem then a slow back swing. Did you see that he is working on it and has been improving?

One of my problems is I can get pretty good distance at times. So knowing that I want to see how far I can really hit it, and I end up coming on to it and knocking over trees. And not one of them is in front of me. LOL.

Another problem is my first set of clubs was shorter so I had a different stance that worked well with those clubs. When I switched to longer clubs that didn't work at all.

I have a number of things to work on.

James

[Flexin]

Theres some hot ass bitches on the golf course!

That and if you play with them they have to bend over at least 36 times in a round. :rockout:

James

[Lucky3623]

LOL Don't watch Charles Barkley swing. Some think that you can have that swing rub off on you by watching it. LOL Charles has more problem then a slow back swing. Did you see that he is working on it and has been improving?

One of my problems is I can get pretty good distance at times. So knowing that I want to see how far I can really hit it, and I end up coming on to it and knocking over trees. And not one of them is in front of me. LOL.

Another problem is my first set of clubs was shorter so I had a different stance that worked well with those clubs. When I switched to longer clubs that didn't work at all.

I have a number of things to work on.

James

Barkley's swing looks like he is having a seizure while screwing a mountain goat running from a leopard...

[Apoc]

That and if you play with them they have to bend over at least 36 times in a round. :rockout:

James

The club has singles night every monday. Apparently a ton of women go, im gonna have to check that out.

I was coming off the 18th hole last fall on a thursday night. Ladies night was starting, shotgun start at 6pm. WOW. Yummy ladies everywhere in shorts and golf skirts.

Saw some girls on the course who were a little bigger, but not often, and im yet to see a fattie on the course, at all.

[Apoc]

Barkley's swing looks like he is having a seizure while screwing a mountain goat running from a leopard...

I havent gotten to see it yet. But im gonna have to check that show out.

You think he;d have been able to afford lessons before now, lol.

Im tall (6'4") and I had a horrible time learning to swing with the used off the rack clubs i bought last year. I ordered custom pings this year, and wow. I already have the driver and hybrids, what a difference. Should have the irons soon, cant wait to try them! Especially the short irons, im hoping it clears up my innaccuracy some.

[njchopper87]

I used to be good at mini-golf... lol. I'm horrible at the real deal though. I went to the practice range a few times, and no matter how hard I tried I'd just swing and miss repeatedly and then get extremely pissed off and leave.

[Flexin]

Barkley's swing looks like he is having a seizure while screwing a mountain goat running from a leopard...

LOL. They say he was good about 10+ years ago. They don't know what happen to him.

James

[Flexin]

The club has singles night every monday. Apparently a ton of women go, im gonna have to check that out.

I was coming off the 18th hole last fall on a thursday night. Ladies night was starting, shotgun start at 6pm. WOW. Yummy ladies everywhere in shorts and golf skirts.

Saw some girls on the course who were a little bigger, but not often, and im yet to see a fattie on the course, at all.

Monday sounds like a good night to go.

James

[Gas Man]

I took it up for a bit, then realized I like women way too much to be gay.

Exactly...

Shame that you're now gay. Get their numbers for me.

Again... Exactly Marko has now went down a notch on my list. This is a very sad day for me...:panic:

[Apoc]

http://www.tattoogolf.com/

:rockwoot:

I like those callaway Tattoo branded golf balls. Be easy to ID on the course.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

thanks, i've been shown a lot of that already. My hips and shoulder movement are quite good.

Im using g10's. The driver is very forgiving and has a 13 degree loft, and just driving, i've made an incredible improvement on my slice, but its still there. Of course this is hitting bulk used walmart balls beside the house. Im yet to try with a good ball on a good tee, another month before the course opens. But I might have to demo a g12 draw driver and see if that helps if I cant correct it on my own.

im decent with my 3&4 hybrids, they shoot straight. Im horrible with my 8 and 9 irons, they are all over the place. all over the place. I also need a lot of time on the putting green. Sometimes im on the green in 3 shots on a par 4, but end up shooting a 6 or 7

Wow, 13 deg's of loft is actually more like a 2-3 wood, which ISNT a bad idea to use off the tee for a while. In all honestly if youre not hitting sub 90's you prolly shouldnt be using the driver off the tee every par 4/5 anyways. A good rule of thumb is to start ur day out with the driver. if u slice, on the next par 4/5 hit your 3-wood off the tee. if you slice again move down to your 5 wood. and so on and so forth. once you hit a solid shot move back up. Mulligans will not lower your scores btw, you'll become a much better player by learning to lay up and play it out of hazards, instead of going for the GIR every hole you mess up on.

If you dont have one invest in a utility 3 iron... or at least something that is cavity backed.

and as far as only hitting wal-marts and cheap balls, your slice will only get worse with more expensive balls. The more expense balls are designed to spin more to create more loft and bite on the green, but to most people more spin is a bad thing. more spin = more trips into the woods.

its actually a good thing, cause when you're going through a box of balls a round it can get expensive. i shoot prov1's cause i can get them for free, but i only buy mediocre balls. If you loose more than a sleeve during any given round, you should not be using anything more expensive than 15-20 dollar balls. hell if you want to really see your drive straighten out go steal some range balls. those things are designed to fly straighter, otherwise, people would get so frustrated w/ their lack of improvement they'd never go back.

[Apoc]

Barkley's swing looks like he is having a seizure while screwing a mountain goat running from a leopard...

Hahaha. Its on the golf channel now.

It was showing him playing in a celeb. tournament, the announcer said 'kids at home should turn their head right now'

[Apoc]

Wow, 13 deg's of loft is actually more like a 2-3 wood, which ISNT a bad idea to use off the tee for a while. In all honestly if youre not hitting sub 90's you prolly shouldnt be using the driver off the tee every par 4/5 anyways. A good rule of thumb is to start ur day out with the driver. if u slice, on the next par 4/5 hit your 3-wood off the tee. if you slice again move down to your 5 wood. and so on and so forth. once you hit a solid shot move back up. Mulligans will not lower your scores btw, you'll become a much better player by learning to lay up and play it out of hazards, instead of going for the GIR every hole you mess up on.




I was told i'd have an easier time with a higher loft because im still learning to swing consistently. The driver I had was a 9.5. I didnt have bad swing speed, but my ball wasnt popping up, just low and straight on a good shot.

Most of my driving gets done on the range, because I dont get to use it much on the course.

[CrazyKell]

I golf. I'm not good by any means but play regularly.

I play in a league once a week and get out for a practice round one other night/day during the week.

This year I'm shooting for my handicap.

I thought it was the most ridiculous thing ever. Went out with some friends and played 2 rounds in one day I loved it so much.

[Porkchop]

I've been playing golf since i was 12.... 8 years later i'm still not very good.

I cant get to the course enough to get good, but i got a couple new clubs for christmas.

[marko138]

I got a hybrid for christmas. Supposed to replace 3 and 5 wood I think. I might hit the range this week. And...I loose a ton of balls during a round. I really suck.


I've parred a hole once. Thats my best.

[HurricaneHeather]

I got a hybrid for christmas. Supposed to replace 3 and 5 wood I think. I might hit the range this week. And...I loose a ton of balls during a round. I really suck.


I've parred a hole once. Thats my best.

I always thought that hybrids were considered a fairway wood to replace a high club? Do you use it on the tee?

[t-homo]

I've always thought golf would be fun. Wish it had been a guys sport in the spring, so i would have played that. Wasn't giving up football for it though. I might get a set of clubs in the next few years and see what happens.

[Porkchop]

I always thought that hybrids were considered a fairway wood to replace a high club? Do you use it on the tee?

Hybrids were created to replace "hard to hit" low irons.... 1, 2, 3, 4 irons.

The create better loft. Dont hit hybrids off of the tee, they are better off of the fairway! Use your woods and irons off the tee....

[askmrjesus]

I've hit several birdies.

And one squirrel.

The birdies were easier.

JC

[CrazyKell]

I found my hybrids very hard to get used to and still don't hit them very well. They take a lot of practice.

[marko138]

Can't be any worse than any other club I hit.

[Flexin]

i hit a beautiful shot with the first hybird i used on a course.

James

[NONE_too_SOFT]

I was told i'd have an easier time with a higher loft because im still learning to swing consistently. The driver I had was a 9.5. I didnt have bad swing speed, but my ball wasnt popping up, just low and straight on a good shot.

Most of my driving gets done on the range, because I dont get to use it much on the course.

The higher loft just adds more margin for error. as your clubs get a higher loft, the amount of sidespin they create is reduced due to the impact of the surface and the direction it's travelling. I use a 9 degree driver and can get the ball up in the air because I've learned to hit the ball slightly on the upswing, you'll notice as you get better you'll be able to hit the same shot with a lower degree loft, just further.


I've always thought golf would be fun. Wish it had been a guys sport in the spring, so i would have played that. Wasn't giving up football for it though. I might get a set of clubs in the next few years and see what happens.

In my opinion, the funnest thing about golf is just being outside for four hours. that and the fact its a sport in which it is acceptable to drink DURING the event. And doing donuts in the golf carts on dewy mornings.

[t-homo]

In my opinion, the funnest thing about golf is just being outside for four hours. that and the fact its a sport in which it is acceptable to drink DURING the event. And doing donuts in the golf carts on dewy mornings.

Those are pretty much the exact reasons I want to learn.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

one of my favorite outings was the day i played "beer-a-hole". it was a blast, we only got to about the 16th hole before we flipped a golf cart over into a small stream and had to sneak off the golf corse.

[Lucky3623]

one of my favorite outings was the day i played "beer-a-hole". it was a blast, we only got to about the 16th hole before we flipped a golf cart over into a small stream and had to sneak off the golf corse.

We had a tourney put on by a few local bars that I played on a couple years back... The beer was free, and every 3 holes you had to take a shot... Made for quite an interesting round. Hooters sponsored the shot girls to sit on every 3rd hole and drive around and sell shots. This was all for charity, so you can imagine 130 drunk people attempting to play golf and win pretty nice prizes.

[Porkchop]

I played at Longbow in Mesa, Arizona for a wedding. Just all the guys in the wedding party and the family members.

The one cousin stopped at a gas station on the way and fit a whole 30 pack in his golf bag. We got there, and the young kids came out.... asking to take our bags to the cart and shine them. Jesse would not let that bag go for anything. The poor kid would probably not have been able to pick up the damn bag.... it actually had 2 sets of clubs in it as well as the 30 beers. :panic:

We drank beer all day, and every 3 holes or so, we would leave 2 beers on the tee box for the group behind us. In the clubhouse after 18 the guys came up and were laughing, muttering something about a magical "beer fairy" dropping beers. Jesse has always been known as the beer fairy since..... :lol: