The Golf Thread 2009

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Nice to hear you played some of your best golf!!!

 

[riverc0il]

Nice to hear you played some of your best golf!!!

Thanks! It feels so good when things are going right. Not a care in the world! Heck, the course was busy because I got there before all the tourists left for the weekend (wanted to beat the rain) and I had to wait a few minutes on almost every shot but even my slow play hating self could have cared less!

The great thing is even though I played some of my best golf ever, I have so much more room for improvement. Even without putting a wood into play and sticking with my irons, I duffed half a dozen shots which essentially added at least three strokes and my short game play around the green could have easily improved to have more one putts and less two puts. Always something to work on!

 

[Trekchick]

The Free 5 Minute golf lesson from a PGA Pro

What's it that Phil says.......?
If its FREE its for ME!

While at the Buick Open on Sunday I took advantage of the give-aways that were offered up, though it was evident that GM was not doling out much of anything like they did last year,(big shock, eh?)

One of the free offerings was a 5 minute free golf lesson with a PGA Pro on the spot. You can imagine that there was a heluva line, but I filled out the card and wandered around for a bit and made my way back to the PGA Pro Lesson booth at 1:50, which happened to coincide with Tigers Tee Time.
It just so happened that the line at the lesson booth had vanished as I stepped on the mat and addressed the ball.
Hello Ball!

My 5 minute lesson turned into 20 minutes of undivided attention.

He observed me from every angle, reinforced some of what I'd let slip away from past lessons, and added some new tools to my iron game.

What really surprised me is that I had really messed up my grip without realizing it.
As he positioned my hands on the club I could almost envision Betsy doing the same thing and I stood there wondering, when I lost it and......why?!!

THIS is why a tune up lesson is good from time to time, especially when you're young in the sport and trying to reinforce good habits.

I'm extremely happy that I had the forethought to skip watching Tiger's Tee Time and take advantage of this lesson.


Cross posted to Warp Daddy's heart attack thread.

 

[o3jeff]

What's it that Phil says.......?
If its FREE its for ME!

While at the Buick Open on Sunday I took advantage of the give-aways that were offered up, though it was evident that GM was not doling out much of anything like they did last year,(big shock, eh?)

One of the free offerings was a 5 minute free golf lesson with a PGA Pro on the spot. You can imagine that there was a heluva line, but I filled out the card and wandered around for a bit and made my way back to the PGA Pro Lesson booth at 1:50, which happened to coincide with Tigers Tee Time.
It just so happened that the line at the lesson booth had vanished as I stepped on the mat and addressed the ball.
Hello Ball!

My 5 minute lesson turned into 20 minutes of undivided attention.

He observed me from every angle, reinforced some of what I'd let slip away from past lessons, and added some new tools to my iron game.

What really surprised me is that I had really messed up my grip without realizing it.
As he positioned my hands on the club I could almost envision Betsy doing the same thing and I stood there wondering, when I lost it and......why?!!

THIS is why a tune up lesson is good from time to time, especially when you're young in the sport and trying to reinforce good habits.

I'm extremely happy that I had the forethought to skip watching Tiger's Tee Time and take advantage of this lesson.


Cross posted to Warp Daddy's heart attack thread.

Where you at the hole were Tiger farted?:grin: Go to youtube and search it, I would post a link but whenever someone posts the video they take it down for copyright reasons.

 

[Trekchick]

No, I missed that!
The video(s) were taken down.

I'm not sure how much experience you(anyone) has with going to the pro golf tournaments, but they do not allow any camera's or cell phones without press pass' AT ALL
I saw many cell phones being confiscated throughout the day, which made me wonder, "why would you take your phone and have the balls to use it out in the open?"
I asked one security guy who had just confiscated a couple phones what they do with them. He said he gives them a Check ticket, then they go back to the phone check area where the pictures and videos are wiped off the phone.

I witnessed a doctor who was on call arguing with security on the way in that he needed his phone because he was a doctor. The security guy showed no sympathy. You want in, you turn your phone in to the phone/camera check station.

I left my phone in the car because I assumed that no phones or cameras meant, "NO PHONES OR CAMERAS"

 

[campgottagopee]

Member Guest weekend is HERE!!!! This is my mostest favoritest tourney of the year. 3 days of 2 man best ball, beer, food and my best buddy in town tomorrow. 2009 marks our 13th year playing together----good times

 

[Warp Daddy]

I played some of my best golf every today visiting Lakeview in Belmont, NH for the first time. This is a 9 hole course that costs $20 for 9 on the weekend and despite its name, does not have a view of Winnisquam. :lol: This is a par 35 course with two par fives (505 and 550 yards) and three (mostly unfair) par 3s (at 220, 175, and 195 steep uphill). The 175 par 3 was acceptable but the other two were just demoralizing.

I played boogie golf for the first five holes.with exception of a double on the par 4 4th hole which I made up for with an incredible par on that long 220 yard par 3 due to a perfect put from the fringe, about 15 yards uphill.

Currently, I am playing with irons only until I get some lessons to work out my disaster of a woods game. Since I broke my 6I, that meant my longest club used was a 7 iron (which is my 160 club). I scored a 53 despite two snowmen and a 7 on the last par 3 uphill 9th hole. 2/3 of my greens were two putts with 2 one putts and an unacceptable three putt.

I feel really confident with my refined iron swing. Most of my iron shots today were straight with perfect trajectory. But not having a club longer than 160 yards is a challenge to good scoring, especially on longer par 3s and par 4s. My swing broke down on the 6th and 8th holes because I let the distance get to my mental game. So instead of a relaxed swing, I started thinking "the pin is way out there... I need to kill it!!!" I don't really think that but that is what my body does if I don't relax and focus on a smooth swing.

Overall, I am thrilled with my play and a 53 is only three shots over 50 and breaking 100 is my ultimate goal as a new golfer. Not having anything longer than a 7 iron is a handicap, but I can still play boogie golf and score well (boogie golf is actually 90 on many courses). Just gotta get my woods swinging and start practicing that short game that used to by my best skill but has slid back since I have focused on practicing my irons.

Very Nice round there young man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You'll get there and i think you're ready to bring the 3 wood out of the bag for a bit more tee distance now . I'm sure that as you continue to relax and swing smoothely thoat 100 will be broken soon !!!!!!!!

 

[Warp Daddy]

Member Guest weekend is HERE!!!! This is my mostest favoritest tourney of the year. 3 days of 2 man best ball, beer, food and my best buddy in town tomorrow. 2009 marks our 13th year playing together----good times

Camp have a great time and poke a birds for the Warpster !! Man i'd luv to out there now but i take my victories where i can get em right now its walking another mile just now at a slightly faster pace thqn yesterday .

 

[Trekchick]

Member Guest weekend is HERE!!!! This is my mostest favoritest tourney of the year. 3 days of 2 man best ball, beer, food and my best buddy in town tomorrow. 2009 marks our 13th year playing together----good times

I love it when a post includes words like Mostest, favoritest, best, buddy, good times......

Go get some fun!:beer:

 

[riverc0il]

Very Nice round there young man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You'll get there and i think you're ready to bring the 3 wood out of the bag for a bit more tee distance now . I'm sure that as you continue to relax and swing smoothely thoat 100 will be broken soon !!!!!!!!

Thanks, Warp! Of course, because this is golf after all, after having my best round of the season my next round today was my worst of the season. By far. We are talking a few double digit scores on some holes and snowmen big enough to make Frosty jealous. Just another day on the course!

The good part about today's round was getting to play 18 with my brother who I rarely see. So it was great playing with him.

:beer:

 

[campgottagopee]

I love it when a post includes words like Mostest, favoritest, best, buddy, good times......

Go get some fun!:beer:

True dat---my wife says were waaaaay to old to be acting like a couple of 19 yr olds yet she still carts our drunk asses around and makes sure we don't hurt ourselves. I always tell her you can't drink all day unless you start in the morning.

 

[drjeff]

Played the Mount Washington Course at the Mount Washington Hotel today. Re-opened about a year ago after Brian Silva came in an re-designed/restored it based on Donald Ross's original plans. Fun layout, great views all over the course. At first I was trying to figure out aside from him being a Scotsman, that Ross would have layed out basically a links course in the mountains of NH, but then the wind kicked up and it started making sense.

The layout is suprisingly flat for being in the mountains, lots of subtle dog-legs(both left and right) and lots of classic Donald Ross bunkering providing the optical illusion of them being greenside when they're actually 20 yards short.

Ended up shooting an 82. The biggest problem this course has now is the greens got HAMMERED with winter-kill this year and the really slow + late start to the growing season has very significant amounts (20-50% of the putting surface) of most greens very rough with spotted areas of sand still .

Fun layout and hopefully I'll be able to "bribe" my wife into getting another round in tommorrow AM now that I know a bit more about some target lines off the tee that I didn't have this AM

 

[Warp Daddy]

Nice strong round doc on an unfamiliar track !! Sounds like the greens were bouncy rather than rolling that can be nasty ! Good luck tomorrow -------------bet the scenery is super tho

 

[Trekchick]

I got out for 18 holes today, on a challenging course I've never played before. It was the first time I've golfed in a little over a month.

My score card suffered due to a lack of playing this summer, but it felt great to get out there!!!
I missed the PGA Championship while I was golfing, but......I WAS GOLFING!!! YAY!!!

 

[drjeff]

Played a charity scramble this afternoon at my local, completely redone/rebuilt course. Team shot -7 - had 5 holes where every shot was mine Not in the money, but a solid round and when it ends with a keg of beer strapped to the back of c golf cart to bring in from the course to the post round festivities at the clubhouse, all is good in my book!

Still trying to come to grips with the fact the Y.E. Yang is the PGA Champion

 

[Warp Daddy]

I got out for 18 holes today, on a challenging course I've never played before. It was the first time I've golfed in a little over a month.

My score card suffered due to a lack of playing this summer, but it felt great to get out there!!!
I missed the PGA Championship while I was golfing, but......I WAS GOLFING!!! YAY!!!

Good 4 u must have been a nice day for it !!

I watched Yang take Tiger down yesterday with an amazing last few holes . It was historic --first Asian to win a major and first time Tiger tanked after leading at the 54 hole mark and actually right up thru the 14th hole yesterday . Yang simply dominated last few holes , Tiger had a tuff day with the putter and missed several under 8 footers , he was fine off the tee and pretty good with the wedges except for the final 4 /5 holes

 

[Trekchick]

Thanks for the recap Warp Daddy.....as always, you take good care of me.

BTW, 18 holes on a challenging course, after several months off, I have some sore muscles this morning.. Feels good!

 

[Warp Daddy]

Thanks for the recap Warp Daddy.....as always, you take good care of me.

BTW, 18 holes on a challenging course, after several months off, I have some sore muscles this morning.. Feels good!

Nice thats a good ache !! Eat dem cherries and git yer lstrength back -- i'm still doin my 6 day thanks to you 11 btw u gotta b grinnib with the Tigers !!! My bro in law a died in the wool DETROIT fan in all sports is luvin it

 

[Trekchick]

Even the lions?

 

[Warp Daddy]

Even the lions?

Yep he'e a varsity style Masochist Lives and dies with ALL Detroit teams no matter what the sport --!!



Funny thing he's NENER been there -- go figure -LMAO