Any Golfers Here?

[JoeBo21]

Yep, love it. Started working at a golf course after high school six years ago.. had no interest in playing until my friend brought me out. Been hooked ever since.

Been playing for 5 ish years usually shoot mid 70s to mid 80s.. best 18 hole score is 68 on my home course. Just one of those days where everything was working.. I was so pumped!

Consistency's the biggest thing. It's definitely the most rewarding/frustrating game but that's why I love/hate it

really wish I started when I was little

 

[snackdaddy]

I wasnt scratch, but I can totally relate
How did it go south over a month though? Did you stop practicing and a playing a lot and then took a month off? I know for me I lost the driver and my game suffered immensely. All this stuff about drive for dough and putt for dough is nonsense. To play low handicap golf on a tipped out course, you've got to be able to carry the ball quite a ways. In my last couple rounds I was hitting a 4 iron off the tee just to keep it in play. No fun at all.

I was nowhere near yours and Yamahopper's level, but I suffered a regression the first time I started golfing 25 years ago. I started with my first round ever being a 120. In 3 months I was down to the low 90's. I figured I was on my way. Then I developed the worst slice I can imagine. I eventually left my woods out of my bag. Scores started to climb to the upper 90's and low 100's. I started losing interest after a year of that and eventually didn't play for 20 years.

I started slowly a few years ago. Some friends at work talked me into it. It was like I expected, I hacked all over the place. But I didn't have the slice and I actually hit a couple nice drives. That got me interested again. It was on again off again for a few years because my weekends were dominated with softball tournaments. I'm no longer playing softball so I need a new hobby. I've mostly been practicing. Been working on being more consistent. Last time I went out I had my best round ever but I did mishit a few times, chunking or squibing the ball, causing double and triple bogeys. Prevented me from breaking 90.

I figure practice makes perfect. I keep practicing and those mishits will be less and less. I believe you need to build muscle memory to hit the ball cleanly every time. For now, I don't ask for much. Just to hit the ball in the general direction of where I'm trying to hit it. Not hitting so fat it goes 30 yards instead of 150. Doesn't have to hit the green every time. Just get close enough to give me a chance.

 

[RocknRam29]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60EPi4eYHSE




View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5chdYDbYQAA

 

[rhinobean]

My biggest issue is my short game! And thinking too much! Nothing aggravates me more than being 50, 60 yards out and then not hitting the gre
en! Trying to get cute with a shot and sticking the club in the ground!

 

[snackdaddy]

My biggest issue is my short game! And thinking too much! Nothing aggravates me more than being 50, 60 yards out and then not hitting the gre
en! Trying to get cute with a shot and sticking the club in the ground!

I tend to baby those in between shots, leaving them short. Seems with a 56 degree I'm not aggressive enough. Next time I'm 50 yards out I'm gonna try and hit it 60 yards. Seems I'm always 10 yards short. I also found out during the summer when the grass isn't thick I'm better off putting from 5 or 10 yards out. Most places I go only have bunkers on the sides of the green, not the front. With the water shortages here the muni courses don't water as much so it gets a little dryer than it used to. Easier to putt through it than chip.

 

[dieterbrock]

I thought I posted this already...
Anyway, growing up as a true student of the game, I've seen just about every video and read just about every book on the golf swing.
And fer sure if anyone wants to improve their game, and build a better swing, this is the must have bible

 

[Oh_Canada]

My biggest issue is my short game! And thinking too much! Nothing aggravates me more than being 50, 60 yards out and then not hitting the gre
en! Trying to get cute with a shot and sticking the club in the ground!

Get yourself a 60 degree lob-wedge and swing normally ... it will travel 60-65 yards to destination. If a lot of that 50, 60 yards happens to be the green, take your 54 degree wedge, place the ball at the back of your stance (just in front of your back foot ... with me it's my left foot) and pitch it onto the first 10 feet of the green; it will "run out" to the hole. I love watching those sorts of pitches and chips roll!!

 

[Rmfnlt]

I thought I posted this already...
Anyway, growing up as a true student of the game, I've seen just about every video and read just about every book on the golf swing.
And fer sure if anyone wants to improve their game, and build a better swing, this is the must have bible

Harvey Penick's Little Red Book was very helpful to me.

 

[dieterbrock]

Harvey Penick's Little Red Book was very helpful to me.

Great book, but a horse of a different color. Great tips and anecdotes, and the swing instruction although effective, became dated. As it was, both Tom kite and Ben Crenshaw went to a flatter swing arc later in their career while keeping the left heel on the ground . A staple of the Hogan philosophy which is the polar opposite of the Penick trademark.
Loved little red, no doubt. But if somebody today wanted to learn how to truly swing the club, how to develop power, Hogan's book is still state of the art.
Btw, I am pretty much self taught as a disciple of Jack Nicklaus "Golf My Way", used the interlocking grip and all. But if I had to do it all over and start from scratch, Hogan all the way

 

[Rmfnlt]

Great book, but a horse of a different color. Great tips and anecdotes, and the swing instruction although effective, became dated. As it was, both Tom kite and Ben Crenshaw went to a flatter swing arc later in their career while keeping the left heel on the ground . A staple of the Hogan philosophy which is the polar opposite of the Penick trademark.
Loved little red, no doubt. But if somebody today wanted to learn how to truly swing the club, how to develop power, Hogan's book is still state of the art.
Btw, I am pretty much self taught as a disciple of Jack Nicklaus "Golf My Way", used the interlocking grip and all. But if I had to do it all over and start from scratch, Hogan all the way

That's the crazy thing about golf... look at ten different swings and all of them can be effective.

Jim Furyk is a good example to me. Try to teach that!

Like I said, Penick's book helped me... very easy to understand and implement.

To each his own... definitely applies to golf.

 

[RhodyRams]

I thought I posted this already...
Anyway, growing up as a true student of the game, I've seen just about every video and read just about every book on the golf swing.
And fer sure if anyone wants to improve their game, and build a better swing, this is the must have bible

Wifey picked that book up for me at a tag sale about 10 years ago.Still give it a quick read every spring, before I hit the range for the first time. .sort of a refresher course

 

[snackdaddy]

I thought I posted this already...
Anyway, growing up as a true student of the game, I've seen just about every video and read just about every book on the golf swing.
And fer sure if anyone wants to improve their game, and build a better swing, this is the must have bible

I'll have to check it out. I can be long when I want to be. Problem is, there's no technique. Just brute force, which unfortunately means no accuracy. I gave up distance for accuracy by switching to a more lofted driver. I use a 13 degree Calloway now. Very forgiving but not as long.

 

[dieterbrock]

I'll have to check it out. I can be long when I want to be. Problem is, there's no technique. Just brute force, which unfortunately means no accuracy. I gave up distance for accuracy by switching to a more lofted driver. I use a 13 degree Calloway now. Very forgiving but not as long.

If you can watch youtube, check this out. But get the book....


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1LM7h5hXIY&sns=em

 

[Oh_Canada]

To a very great degree, I believe that a lot of golfing trouble can be avoided when one loves/trusts ones clubs. I have come to trust the clubs in my bag:
Driver: Taylormade R5, draw weighted (old tech but very reliable)
No woods … I use two hybrids instead: Taylormade R5 XL (22 degree) and Precision Savior (19 degree)
Irons: Ping G20s (4 iron to W)
Wedges: Vokey 54 degree and a 60 degree Lob
Putter: Odessey White Hot, Sabretooth
I feel like I can conquer any course with this equipment.

 

[dieterbrock]

Ok, you bastahds are making me want to go out and play!!!!
I dont think I've played in at least 5-7 years!!!

 

[Username]

To a very great degree, I believe that a lot of golfing trouble can be avoided when one loves/trusts ones clubs. I have come to trust the clubs in my bag:
Driver: Taylormade R5, draw weighted (old tech but very reliable)
No woods … I use two hybrids instead: Taylormade R5 XL (22 degree) and Precision Savior (19 degree)
Irons: Ping G20s (4 iron to W)
Wedges: Vokey 54 degree and a 60 degree Lob
Putter: Odessey White Hot, Sabretooth
I feel like I can conquer any course with this equipment.

Buddy of mine has a R5, and his wife tries getting him a different driver every year. Tries it for a week, then returns it and goes back to his R5 every time hahaahaha.

 

[Username]

Thinking of getting a new set of irons for this summer. Any recommendations? Probably still going game improvement/cavity back. Most likely Ping or Mizunos maybe. Just started looking.

 

[Rmfnlt]

Thinking of getting a new set of irons for this summer. Any recommendations? Probably still going game improvement/cavity back. Most likely Ping or Mizunos maybe. Just started looking.

Hard to beat Pings, IMO. Very forgiving.

All my clubs are Pings... G20 driver, G20 hybrids, G15 irons... Wedge... only thing that's not Ping is the putter (Odyssey).

 

[bomebadeeda]

Hard to beat Pings, IMO. Very forgiving.

All my clubs are Pings... G20 driver, G20 hybrids, G15 irons... Wedge... only thing that's not Ping is the putter (Odyssey).

I use to play Eye 2's once upon a time. Now I only have the Ping putter.

I picked up some Cobra S3's about a month ago as I switched to senior shafts. So far I like the way they feel. I used to play Adams and they are real easy to get the ball in the air, but they are so game improvement that you can't really "work" the ball. But I would recommend them to a high handicapper.

Hit a few different sets to find out what works for you. The local pro shop usually is pretty helpful when it comes to that.

 

[snackdaddy]

I use to play Eye 2's once upon a time. Now I only have the Ping putter.

I picked up some Cobra S3's about a month ago as I switched to senior shafts. So far I like the way they feel. I used to play Adams and they are real easy to get the ball in the air, but they are so game improvement that you can't really "work" the ball. But I would recommend them to a high handicapper.

Hit a few different sets to find out what works for you. The local pro shop usually is pretty helpful when it comes to that.

I love the Adams fairway woods. I'm a guy who would rather hit a fairway wood than an iron. Mine go up to a 11 wood and the shortest iron I have is a 7. The Adams can get really high and come down nice with very little roll out. I once hit a shot on the green from 180 with the 7 wood and the ball stuck in its own divot. I had to dig it out with the divot tool. Heck, I'd rather hit a 180 yard shot with the wood than a 120 with the iron. I rpb