Golf.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

okay since i used the search thing, and haven't found a thread about golf.. i guess i would make one.
so anyway, talk about golf or anything that involves golf.:)

hmm, does anyone play golf here? i need some tips because i've just started to take up golf a few weeks ago, and i still haven't got my swing right.

[seanman99]

Yep, 12 handicaper, will give you tips @ later moment. My dads yelling at me too get in the car. :)

[seanman99]

Ok, its pretty hard to give you instructions during the winter over the internet but if you have any questions you can ask away. When you first first start you shouldnt be trying to score a 70 and make a drive of 350 yards. Once you get down the basics everything falls into place. What helps alot though is the proper stance. One thing that all pros/really good players have in common is that they all have basically the same stance. Heres a pic http://www.getfittogolf.com/images/stanceWht.jpg Notice the following things 1) Arms make a triangle. 2) Butt sticks out. This helps in the rotation of the swing. 3) Knees bent. Helps weight transfer. ... and one of the most important things in golf 4) KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN! Always keep your head down looking at the ball before swinging, during the swing and after the swing. If you lift up your head at any moment your whole body lifts too, screwing up the swing. Now thats posture.

Grip http://www2.worldbook.com/features/golf/assets/images/grip_sm3.gif
There are many different types of grips (aka how to hold the club) the biggest ones are Baseball, Interlock, and Overlap. Baseball grip is not really recommeneded for acutal golfers but i learnt it when i first started. Interlock (which is use) is when you take the pinkie of your bottom hand (my left becuase im a leftie) and put it in between the space of your first finger and middle of the top hand. This helps keep your hands as one unit, not much flexiblity. Overlap is when you overlap the pinkie instead of putting it inbetween like before. This gives you more flexiblity, somtimes good and sometimes bad.

So there you have the pre-swing mechanics. I talk about the swing later. Fingers are tired.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

4) KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN! Always keep your head down looking at the ball before swinging, during the swing and after the swing. If you lift up your head at any moment your whole body lifts too, screwing up the swing. Now thats posture.

yeah, that seems to be my main problem now. my head moves before the swing so that's bad. i've been going to the driving range lately, but i still can't get it right.


EDIT: hmm, i guess not alot of MXers play golf eh?

[DuckinFutch]

pssh, Golf...

that's not a sport silly boy!

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

if it's not a sport, what is it then my friend?

[gingerydoo]

Golf's ****ing best. I've been playing on and off for about 2 and a half years, not particularly good but this is the year I'm going to get a good swing and start scoring well, seen as I'm gonna have a pretty long summer and should be able to drive by then.

[seanman99]

yeah, that seems to be my main problem now. my head moves before the swing so that's bad. i've been going to the driving range lately, but i still can't get it right.


EDIT: hmm, i guess not alot of MXers play golf eh?

Jack Nicklaus, (possibly the best golfer ever) used to have the same problem when he was 9. His dad bought a gigantic bucket of balls and would hold Jack's head down while he swang. Ever since Jack has been known for his unwaivering concentration. (Oh and part 2 of my tips will come either this afternonn or tomorow)

[SMXB]

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[seanman99]

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And his post count goes up by one.

[TalibanAxeMan]

Woah awesome thread idea. Um, im not very good (16 handicap) but i do have some tips to offer. When you get around to buying yourself a decent set of clubs, make sure you go to a golf shop and get them fitted for you height and arm length etc. I was having a lot of trouble cos my arms are freakishly long and i have shovels for hands, but once they set my shaft length and grip thickness, my games grown by leaps and bounds. Ive dropped 4 shots off my handicap in two months.
Thats not to say go out and buy yourself a expensive set of clubs, cos some people find that golf isnt for them. A good starter set can set you back $400-$500AU but if thats too much, just a second hand set can do the job.

KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN!!! I think thats gonna be the most repetitious piece of advice in this thread. Also, if you have any injuries i.e. bad back etc(ive got a bad shoulder) make sure you take a few minutes before you tee off off the 1st to do a few stretches to loosen up your muscles etc. This goes for all golfers even if you dont have an injury, but its especially important for those who do.

Now just for an aside, i think that the best thing about golf is, you can be having one of the worst games in weeks, and it can all be salvaged by watching that one awesome shot, rocketing off the tee with the perfect angle, landing on tge green and kicking back to stop 4 feet from the pin.
It doesnt matter if you choke the putt, but watching that ball is what makes it all worth it.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

And his post count goes up by one.

lol, anyways the best driver swing i've seen is probaly john daly's. i'm currently using PING irons now. can't care much for driving now since i can't even swing right yet. thx for the tips.

[seanman99]

lol, anyways the best driver swing i've seen is probaly john daly's. i'm currently using PING irons now. can't care much for driving now since i can't even swing right yet. thx for the tips.

Umm not to be a hard-*** but daly doesn't have the best swing that young guys should copy. It works well for his frame. Now if you look at daly's swing path and stoppage point it is considerably bigger than most players. That give him the longer drives. But unfortunattely overswinging and have a super large swing path may not work for most guys. Then again golf is a personal sport and if a swing works for you, stick to it.

(Note the last line. Steve Ballestroes was a famous golfer who won the Masters once yet 10 years later shoots a 90. Why? Because he tried to make his swing look like the perfect one and not use the one which won him the Masters>)

[Little Android Man]

GOLF IS THE SH!T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my favis philip mickelson:smash:

[Little Android Man]

i want to debate on one big issue


WTH IS WITH TIGER!?!?!

he's good...
then hes horrible....
then hes making a come back....

i dont get it.

[Little Android Man]

(Note the last line. Steve Ballestroes was a famous golfer who won the Masters once yet 10 years later shoots a 90. Why? Because he tried to make his swing look like the perfect one and not use the one which won him the Masters>)

EXACTLY!
my swing is probably the most retarted swing you could ever see.... and when i get out there and play with people and they see me take a few swings... they look at me like im a retard humping a doorknob, but then i outdrive everyone.

NEVER GUNNA CHANGE MY STYLE!
:smash:

[Toe_bass]

always the same commentary.. golf is not a sport!! shut up!

Golf is great! And I work on a golf course too so I can play free.. ehehe!!

[Little Android Man]

lucky...

are you a caddy? cuz im trying to find jobs, and i hear caddies get good pay... and aparantly good benifits if u can play for free. and how old you have to be???

[seanman99]

lucky...

are you a caddy? cuz im trying to find jobs, and i hear caddies get good pay... and aparantly good benifits if u can play for free. and how old you have to be???

Aww that would be my ultimate summer job but all the golf courses are on the reserve or Native land so only natives can get jobs their. Well at least they have good eye sight so they can find my lost balls. Not that i lose any.:rolleyes:

[Little Android Man]

i do...
haha

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

i want to debate on one big issue


WTH IS WITH TIGER!?!?!

he's good...
then hes horrible....
then hes making a come back....

i dont get it.

well, that's just how golf is.. one day you play good, the next day you play horrible. happens to the best of us.


lucky...

are you a caddy? cuz im trying to find jobs, and i hear caddies get good pay... and aparantly good benifits if u can play for free. and how old you have to be???

you can 12 to caddie, no big deal about your age.

i think the caddie gets about 10% of the winnings. if you're caddying in a tournament. 50$ for 9 holes? 100$ for 18?

[seanman99]

i think the caddie gets about 10% of the winnings. if you're caddying in a tournament. 50$ for 9 holes? 100$ for 18?

Wow that's really good pay for a 4 hour round. $25 per hour if the round is 4. Wow, damn my paperwork job. Min.wage + paperwork = bad $25/h + caddy = :chug:

[Little Android Man]

well, that's just how golf is.. one day you play good, the next day you play horrible. happens to the best of us.


i say its because of his girlfriend... but thats just my opinion... idk...

[seanman99]

i say its because of his girlfriend... but thats just my opinion... idk...

aa...i have no idea what you just said but i sounded like a burn so BAM!

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

i say its because of his girlfriend... but thats just my opinion... idk...

isn't he already married? he's wife is so hot.

[Little Android Man]

ok... well then... next topic i guess... cuz this isn't really going anywhere... whose your favorite golfer?

[Little Android Man]

ooo yea... forgot to tell youmine...

i already told you i liked Phil Mickelson, but i also like others.i used to love Nick Faldo, but he isn't as good as he used to be. Funk is pretty kool. AND THAT GUY WHO LIKE PLAYED FOR HIS FIRST TIME IN PRO AND GOT LIKE 10TH IN THE OPEN... THAT WAS AWESOME.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

ok... well then... next topic i guess... cuz this isn't really going anywhere... whose your favorite golfer?

i really liked fred funk when i saw him play the skins game last year.. but the most that i like is vijay singh and stuart appleby.

p/s : stop with yer double posts! use the edit button.

[seanman99]

Mikey Weir, just because he's Canandian and he's a lefty. Phil M. too. Not a Tiger fan jsut because i find him like the Yankees who everybody either loves or hates. All-time favorite though is either Lee Travino or Greg 'the Shark' Norman. Aussie haha.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

hey man, i just played my first course, it's a 9 hole par 3 course.... i got 2 under.. good for a beginner?

[seanman99]

hey man, i just played my first course, it's a 9 hole par 3 course.... i got 2 under.. good for a beginner?

Lol you're joking. Congrats if that's your first try. But i think you might have either miscalculated or you played a pitch and putt par 3. How long were the holes.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

Lol you're joking. Congrats if that's your first try. But i think you might have either miscalculated or you played a pitch and putt par 3. How long were the holes.

no, it's really a par 3 course... it's for people who wants to pratice their putting. the holes were about 150 to 90 yards from the tee to the hole. actually, i got 2 OVER par. i miss typed

[seanman99]

no, it's really a par 3 course... it's for people who wants to pratice their putting. the holes were about 150 to 90 yards from the tee to the hole. actually, i got 2 OVER par. i miss typed

Still thats a very good score one that everbody would want. :chug:

However it does ggeet tougher when you're not always hitting your PW and 9 iron on par 3's and are forced to bring out the heavy lumber.

(Just thinking last time i played a par 3 course i was 3 over but that was 4 years ago.) Keep of the good work.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

yeah, thanks man... but i still got to work on my swing and pitching though..

[seanman99]

yeah, thanks man... but i still got to work on my swing and pitching though..

Golf....always something to fine tune.

[Little Android Man]

so true

that is still pretty good though

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

anyway.. how long can you drive the ball? i'm probaly between 200 - 250 yards.

[seanman99]

anyway.. how long can you drive the ball? i'm probaly between 200 - 250 yards.

lol i knew someone would bring that up. Average of 250-275 and i hit a 310 in my last time to the range (last October..stupid Canadian climat)

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

hmm that's good eh?

[seanman99]

hmm that's good eh?

Yes, considering my height/weight its very good. (last year 5'9 135)

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

yeah! probaly gonna get myself a club set.. (i've been using my brother in law's.)
U$ 350 for Driver, 3 Wood, 3-9 Irons PW SW LW Putter... it's a beginner's set..

[QuentinB]

I'm pretty much a triple-bogey player. My short game is good, but I'm horrible from about 150 yards and back...

[Little Android Man]

i can drive the ball like anywhere from 200-250

[seanman99]

yeah! probaly gonna get myself a club set.. (i've been using my brother in law's.)
U$ 350 for Driver, 3 Wood, 3-9 Irons PW SW LW Putter... it's a beginner's set..

What kind of clubs. By that i mean what make (Calloway, Wilson, Ping, ect.)

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

What kind of clubs. By that i mean what make (Calloway, Wilson, Ping, ect.)

callaway's are expensive... i think they're the Mizuno brand..


I'm pretty much a triple-bogey player. My short game is good, but I'm horrible from about 150 yards and back...

yer me too... my club always goes open at the tee

[seanman99]

callaway's are expensive... i think they're the Mizuno brand..

Mizunos are good clubs especailly the half balde/half cavity clubs. Will buy them this summer to upgrade my crappy Jazz set (why the hell do i still have them)

[seanman99]

Yay 1,000 post

I'm a new mumber of the K club.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

Jazz set? hmmm... can't wait until i get those clubs.. anyway, have you ever seen a person using a SasQuatch driver? it looks prety cool. it's big yeah?

[seanman99]

Jazz set? hmmm... can't wait until i get those clubs.. anyway, have you ever seen a person using a SasQuatch driver? it looks prety cool. it's big yeah?

Lol i heard of it and by the name it sounds big. Still i love my Talormade RC driver.

To keep this thread alive i suggest that everyone list their set.

Driver: TaylorMade RC

Other Woods: Wilson 3 Wood and Calloway Hybrid

Irons: Jazz Fat Cats (4-9)

Wedges: Synergy SW and Black Gold 60 degree wedge

Putter: Ping

Balls: Calloway Blue Big Bertha (the expensive ones)

And so there you have it. Recomendations, comments, critisim? List your own set also.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

dammit, wish i could join in the fun... i'm just using my brother in law's PING driver with graphite shaft.

[seanman99]

dammit, wish i could join in the fun... i'm just using my brother in law's PING driver with graphite shaft.

Lol what fun? Its just me and you in this thread, and Led Zeppelin sometimes.

[Little Android Man]

Lol what fun? Its just me and you in this thread, and Led Zeppelin sometimes.

rofl.

my clubs:

Ram drivers (forget if they are some special kind...)

Irons: pw,sw,2-9 Ram Lasers

Putter: Ping

im pretty happy with my clubs, i do pretty well with them

[TalibanAxeMan]

Hey im after a tip. My driving is absolutley terrible. I think the furthest ive ever drove is just over 175 metres. I do have a bad left shoulder(im right handed) though. Any tips? My shorter game (4 irons and down) is pretty awesome though. Any ideas/advice?

Haha, speaking of clubs, one of my wedges is one i stole off dad. Me and my mate who i play golf with have no idea what it is. I t has an undersized club head but the head is really heavy and the angle of the club head is fairly steep. I use it mainly to punch up on the green. It doesnt have a name on it, just a big red C so i call it my Communist club.

[seanman99]

Hey im after a tip. My driving is absolutley terrible. I think the furthest ive ever drove is just over 175 metres. I do have a bad left shoulder(im right handed) though. Any tips? My shorter game (4 irons and down) is pretty awesome though. Any ideas/advice?

Haha, speaking of clubs, one of my wedges is one i stole off dad. Me and my mate who i play golf with have no idea what it is. I t has an undersized club head but the head is really heavy and the angle of the club head is fairly steep. I use it mainly to punch up on the green. It doesnt have a name on it, just a big red C so i call it my Communist club.

Haha nice name for a club. On another note your driving distance is isanely small if you are bigger than 5'5 and weight more than 100 pounds. Chances are if you have such as small distane you are doing something blatantly wrong. Make sure you get a torque on your torso and use weight transfer to add yards. If you have weight transfer, enough torque and a decent swing you should get the ball far enough to score well.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

Lol what fun? Its just me and you in this thread, and Led Zeppelin sometimes.

i don't get much excitement in my life.... oh yeah... canada use metres right? i have almost perfected my driving... now it's at 250 - 270 metres tops. and i've been playing for about 3 months now.

EDIT : you know what? this thread has the same amount of people in my golf team at school..... it's sad.

[seanman99]

canada use metres right?

Naa we use yards too.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

well, it would be better if we used metres. anyways are biggest big bertha drivers any good? i think i want to get that instead of the mizuno's one.

[Little Android Man]

1 of my friends has a big bertha. it is pretty good, but i like my ram better :thumb:

[King B]

I love golf. My short game is pretty good but I can only drive like 175 yds. That's pretty bad considering i'm like 6 feet tall.

I'm very weak.

[seanman99]

1 of my friends has a big bertha. it is pretty good, but i like my ram better :thumb:

Yay you have returned from the Drum forum. Anyways i got a new set of Irons today.

Ben Hogans, retail price: $700
My deal: $350

[Little Android Man]

yea... i like live there now... hehe
dude. sweet *** deal. when i got my clubs 2 years ago, i got my ram lasers which i think at retail are 400 with my drivers which were 200 and a free bag for only 250 because i had pga tour tickets but i couldnt go so i traded them to the guy for a big discount.

[moosepirate]

It seems like every golf instruction ( be it in a magazine, golf channel etc.) praises dilligent practice of the short game. In a few of the last posts I've seen people confess to being horrible with driving the ball, yet possesing a quality short-game. If I were thirteen or fourteen (when the growth spurt begins to taper off) and couldn't consistently drive between 230-250, I'd stop working on the short game. Unless your playing extremely flat greens, its impossible to be competitive without hitting the green in regulation.

When I was around 11 or 12, I'd get a bucket of balls and work on sand shots for as long as I would drive. My good short game might have saved me 4 or 5 stokes a round, but my weak driving cost me probably 10. If I would have practiced long game more at that age, I'd have been much better then and a little better now.

[Music.is.Life]

It seems like every golf instruction ( be it in a magazine, golf channel etc.) praises dilligent practice of the short game. In a few of the last posts I've seen people confess to being horrible with driving the ball, yet possesing a quality short-game. If I were thirteen or fourteen (when the growth spurt begins to taper off) and couldn't consistently drive between 230-250, I'd stop working on the short game. Unless your playing extremely flat greens, its impossible to be competitive without hitting the green in regulation.

When I was around 11 or 12, I'd get a bucket of balls and work on sand shots for as long as I would drive. My good short game might have saved me 4 or 5 stokes a round, but my weak driving cost me probably 10. If I would have practiced long game more at that age, I'd have been much better then and a little better now.

Ha, I'm the opposite. My shortgame's kinda weak, but off the tee I'll put it dead straight out there 300 every time. If I can just get my putting up to par, I'd be easily getting down into the 70s.

[moosepirate]

^^ I'm saying that was the case when I was younger. I don't get to play nearly enough as I'd like now, due to poorness and shortage of time.

I can hit around 260 or 270 off the tee with a fairly predictable draw. My long irons are terrible, 6-8 are pretty decent (usually the distance of my approach shot on a par 4, for example), and my wedges are bad. However, I'm an exceptional putter ( except on bermuda) and my short game is generally cooperative. I'd say I'm about a 10 handicap.

[seanman99]

What!?!?!?! New people in this forum? Nice/

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

yeah finally my own clubs... ping zing II irons (3-9).

[Little Android Man]

yeah finally my own clubs... ping zing II irons (3-9).
haha... ping zing... that rymes.

but now seriously, nice. good luck with those

[seanman99]

haha... ping zing... that rymes.


Lol i was going to say that.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

haha... ping zing... that rymes.

i really don't know how to reply to that..... anyways it would be more fun if we posted pictures of the clubs.... yer i'll post it later

EDIT :

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/JeJengs/DSCN3209.jpg

dirty clubs is what it's all about. sorry about the size though... meh.

[seanman99]

^^^Old skool, nice.

[NastyNate]

I play golf, the only problem I have is putting. I'll get on the green on a par five in two then four putt....

[seanman99]

I play golf, the only problem I have is putting. I'll get on the green on a par five in two then four putt....

Ahh, the troubles of golf...

[LegionsofMarduk]

I can't wait for it to get warm out again so I can go golfing. I'm not very good though. For clubs...

Driver: Taylor Made R580-XD
Woods: used old Cobra driver, really old Titleist 1, 3, and 5 woods
Irons: Really really old 3, 5, 7, 9 that match, a 4 iron that's from a different set.
Wedge: 56° sand wedge (can't think of the brand but it's decent).

My main problem is consistancy. I can drive over 300 yards. But not every time. Some times I can get a good solid hit and drive over 300 yards, but on the next hole I slice it 100 yards to the right. The last time I went last year I got an eagle. 330 yard par 4 and I nailed the drive. Bounced one time in the fairway and landed on the green about 3 feet from the pin. :cool: Too bad that's a pretty rare occurance.

My wife and I held a fundraiser golf outing last year to benifit the hospital our daughter was born and had her surgeries at. Good times.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

^ you an old man? meh, just kidding. you use only an SW?

[LegionsofMarduk]

Yeah. I'm old and crusty. I just post here to stay down wit my peeps yo.
O.o

Actually I'm 25, about to be 26. I just feel old. And 26 is pretty old for MX. I only have a sand wedge. I want a lob wedge. Actually I want an entire new set since mine pretty much sucks. I just don't have the money. The only reason I have the nice TaylorMade driver is because I overpaid a doctor bill so I got a check from the insurance company I wasn't expecting so I went and bought the drive before my wife missed the check.

[NastyNate]

I played today, felt good to be playing again. Let's see, I think my best hole was a double bogey!! ....

[drummr_137]

It seems like every golf instruction ( be it in a magazine, golf channel etc.) praises dilligent practice of the short game. In a few of the last posts I've seen people confess to being horrible with driving the ball, yet possesing a quality short-game. If I were thirteen or fourteen (when the growth spurt begins to taper off) and couldn't consistently drive between 230-250, I'd stop working on the short game. Unless your playing extremely flat greens, its impossible to be competitive without hitting the green in regulation.


Good short game=greens in regulation
Great driving makes the game alot easier, but in my best round ever (a 40, when I was 13) my longest drive was less than 230

My advice is to not let anyone get inside your head.

Including yourself. Most people bog their swing down with too many "perfect swing thoughts" while attempting the "perfectly natural-feeling swing."

Here are just a few things you want to think about while attempting a smooth, natural swing:
Grip the club firmly but not tightly
Those little V's formed at the crotch of the thumb and forefinger of each hand should be aligned and pointing at the same place- a spot one inch right of your right eye socket
Keep your left elbow straight
Keep your feet shoulder width apart
Keep your head still
Hold your hands high
But with the clubhead on the ground
Place the ball slightly to the left of your center line
Aparantly its a line near your center
Keep your head down again
Start the club back slowly
Rotate your shoulders
Shift your weight to your right hip
Now rotate your left one sort of too
Stick your left shoulder under your chin
Do something with your left foot while counting "one-thousand one"
Start the downswing, leading with your left arm
If your right arm gets there first, you are either left handed or something went horribly wrong
Begin to transfer your weight from right to left
Come down and through the ball smoothly
Unwind your hips
Finish with hands high
Breathe
Return your seat backs and tray tables to their locked and upright positions


I've found that if i swing without any thoughts, worries, or concerns over results, my subconsious mind will take over and correct any major flaws in my swing.

If you ever get the shanks or the yips, try this. Attempt to shank the ball on purpose. You will find this is almost impossible and your swing will improve instantly. :smash:

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

I played today, felt good to be playing again. Let's see, I think my best hole was a double bogey!! ....


nothing bad about that... i get quadruple bogey all the time.. even though i've been whacking the ball for hours everyday.. still haven't got any good with my irons.

Yeah. I'm old and crusty. I just post here to stay down wit my peeps yo.
O.o

Actually I'm 25, about to be 26. I just feel old. And 26 is pretty old for MX. I only have a sand wedge. I want a lob wedge. Actually I want an entire new set since mine pretty much sucks. I just don't have the money. The only reason I have the nice TaylorMade driver is because I overpaid a doctor bill so I got a check from the insurance company I wasn't expecting so I went and bought the drive before my wife missed the check.

getting old isn't all that bad.. yeah i'm so frickin' excited... going to play my 1st 18 hole course next week.

[seanman99]

I played today, felt good to be playing again. Let's see, I think my best hole was a double bogey!! ....

Haha i remeber when i started off i a double was like a par of today. Now if i got a double i would kick myself the whole way home.

[NastyNate]

Haha i remeber when i started off i a double was like a par of today. Now if i got a double i would kick myself the whole way home.

That's what I basically did, I was being sarcastic.

[seanman99]

Attempt to shank the ball on purpose.

Amazingling i can do that at will, but keeping it straight at will is a different story.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

****ing hell, i haven't played for a 2 weeks and my driver swing got horrible.. i used to hit it far out most of the times but now i couldn't even hit the ball past 50 meters. i a little better with my irons but my driving now is just plain ol' bad.. i haven't changed my swing or anything.. and eventhough i kept my head down the whole swing, i never seem to get better.. any tips?

[Little Android Man]

FINALY GOT MY COMP FIXED AFTER 4 LONG WEEKS!!
man... this thread is going pretty slow...

so i just went on a vaca to florida, and i played a few rounds there.

my driving and putting was nice, but my irons were very off for some reson, dont know why... but hell.... thats golf.

otherwise i was particularly pleased with how i played. but you no, any golf outing is a good experience for me.:smash:

****ing hell, i haven't played for a 2 weeks and my driver swing got horrible.. i used to hit it far out most of the times but now i couldn't even hit the ball past 50 meters. i a little better with my irons but my driving now is just plain ol' bad.. i haven't changed my swing or anything.. and eventhough i kept my head down the whole swing, i never seem to get better.. any tips?

2 weeks?!?!?! im in jersey and i havent played in 3 months, so dont be talkin.

well, is the ball slicing bad or you just cant hit it..?

-slicing- make sure your playing off your left foot, and close the face (or open if slicing left)

-not hitting- um.. swing slower, just hit it a few times slow and gradually increase speed till you get used to it

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

^ i'm not hitting the ball, but i got it right now though.... is there anything wrong with my swing if i have to align my driver's head behind (still beside the ball, but a little back) the ball. if i do that, then i'd hit the ball. don't understand what i'm talking? say so, and i'll post a pic.

[Pnut]

what are the best irons out there right now? im looking at buying callaway fusions which i heard were excellent irons. i used them at once and they were great. im looking to spend 2 or 3 grand by the end of the summer on a new set of clubs so any ideas would be greatly appriated.

[LegionsofMarduk]

Since apparently money isn't an issue for you (must be nice), don't get clubs just because the guy at the golf shop said they're the best. Try out different sets. See what you like, what fits your style of play the best, what's going to help your game the most. Whatever you end up getting, get them fitted for you. Even mix and match clubs if that's what will work the best for you. You see a lot of guys on the PGA have complete sets from all the same company. But those are the guys that are getting paid $50000 per round to use those clubs. The guys without the endorsements (the newbs and ameteurs), a lot of times, will have a bag full of clubs from different manufacturers because they each have their own strengths/weaknesses. It might be more expensive that way, but you'll end up with a better set of clubs.

Personally, I'm a fan of TaylorMade. I've got the R580XD driver and I love it. I hit a set of irons (can't remember which ones now) but they hit pretty good.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

what are the best irons out there right now? im looking at buying callaway fusions which i heard were excellent irons. i used them at once and they were great. im looking to spend 2 or 3 grand by the end of the summer on a new set of clubs so any ideas would be greatly appriated.

if you're going to spend 2 - 3k, why don't you get the SQ driver. or maybe you should look into the new r7's from taylormade.

[drummr_137]

i'm not hitting the ball, but i got it right now though.... is there anything wrong with my swing if i have to align my driver's head behind (still beside the ball, but a little back) the ball. if i do that, then i'd hit the ball. don't understand what i'm talking? say so, and i'll post a pic.
Technically, there are probably thousands of things "wrong" with your swing. But if what you're doing is working for you, why try to change it? If you do have problems with it in the future, check your swing path. Setting the clubhead behind the ball will mean that the clubhead has more time to rotate before it gets to the ball. Don't be surprised if you pull some left. (assuming your right-handed)

[Pnut]

if you're going to spend 2 - 3k, why don't you get the SQ driver. or maybe you should look into the new r7's from taylormade.


the r7 and sq drivers are ones that im considering to get. but i havent tried out the r7 irons yet, ill look into it though.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

the r7 and sq drivers are ones that im considering to get. but i havent tried out the r7 irons yet, ill look into it though.

if you're comparing the r7 and SQ driver, in my opinion you should really get SQ because they are much more reliable for distance.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

slow slow slow slow slow slow slow slow slow thread....

Kada-Ka BUMP!!!

[Pnut]

some kids f ed up a golf course around here, its the home course for our school team. they spray painted the bunkers and greens on the front 9 and dug a 3 foot hole on one of the greens. this really pissed me off, has this ever happen around were you live?

[LegionsofMarduk]

Not that I know of.

I'm going to start planning our golf outing for this year. Gotta get on it...it's going to be sometime at the end of July. Gotta get sponsors, teams...everything. Haven't even started yet.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

finally..... anyway, predictions about TPC?

[Pnut]

Tiger...everyone saw that coming Vijay has a great chance also though

[podbassist]

The other day i played golf in the mud it was awesome except i fell coming down the hill from the first hole and got all muddy but it's cool, tthe golf course in my city is so ghetto

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

The other day i played golf in the mud it was awesome except i fell coming down the hill from the first hole and got all muddy but it's cool, tthe golf course in my city is so ghetto

so you the played the remaining holes all muddy? cool.

Alright Masters is next week.

EDIT : anyone know who's the guy on the PGA logo?

[LegionsofMarduk]

I schedule my outing for this year. Saturday July 15th. Gotta get crackin on the rest of it though. Have to find sponsors, prize donors, caterers etc...and most importantly, GOLFERS! Last year we had a pretty good turn out. Had around 40 or so people, and raised almost $4000 for the hospital my daughter was born and had her surgeries at.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

ohhh thank you my golf tutor!! finally made some progress with my swing...

[ringworm]

Cool, I didnt know we had a golf thread.

Best advice I can see so far, quit paying big money for useless clubs & either spend it on lessons, or just play more! Clubs dont do diddley unless your a pro.
Trust me, long time golfer here! Lessons, lessons, practice practice.

An even bigger waste, taking lessons & not practicing or playing extremely often. You will lose what you gained very fast by not constantly repeating what you have learned.

[seanman99]

One of the advantages of belonging to a course is the ability to practise as long as you want, when you want. At my course i can go play 18 anytime, or just hit thousands of balls at the range.

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

Cool, I didnt know we had a golf thread.

Best advice I can see so far, quit paying big money for useless clubs & either spend it on lessons, or just play more! Clubs dont do diddley unless your a pro.
Trust me, long time golfer here! Lessons, lessons, practice practice.

An even bigger waste, taking lessons & not practicing or playing extremely often. You will lose what you gained very fast by not constantly repeating what you have learned.

i've been taking lessons, but haven't got the time to go to the range so i just practice at my front yard hitting the tee..

[ringworm]

Whether its a backyard or practice range, you just have to keep the muscle memory going so you dont lose what you learned.

[LegionsofMarduk]

extreme bumpage.

I haven't been able to go out much this year since I chopped my hand. I've only been able to go in the last few weeks. It's actually helped my game though. I can't take a full swing so I'm hitting the ball straighter. Can't play guitar anymore though. :angry:

We got our golf outing planned as well. July 15th. So far we've got about 30 people registered. Last year I think we had about 35 people golf, and another 15 or so for the dinner so I guess we're on track. Plus the local newspaper is donating some ad-space for us so hopefully we'll be able to get some more people signed up that way.

[CaptainWaits]

On July 1 of this year I got a job at a 9-hole course doing maintenance. When I first got the job, I hadn't golfed a game in my life, but since I got the job I golf about twice a week now (I get it for free :)). One of my favorite things to do now. I've found out I'm a fairly good golfer, I'm just not much of a putter. But at the moment I'm golfing at an average of a 45 (with a couple Mulligan's here and there....).

Also, right now I'm using a set of random hand-me-down clubs, that are very old and worn out. So what's a good intermediate set of clubs?? There's a place nearby that sells good used clubs for great prices, so I'm wondering what a set to look for would be?? Any suggestions?

[Jimmy&TheBratts]

ahhh, feels good to be posting again..
so suggestions for clubs? well one thing you should look it is their lenght, when you lay the club head on the ground, make sure it is laying as flat as possible on the ground. i'm currently using the old PING eye 2, but damn their good.. if you're lucky enough to find them, go for it, because they're probaly on the best irons ever made... as for shafts, well it's really your choice if you want to go for steel or graphite, but i personally wil go for steel shaft. well that's it i guess, the rest is up to you. good luck :chug:

[Little Android Man]

EXTREME extreme bumpage.

my dad is going to be playing with Sergio Garcia in 3 days :)

[CaptainWaits]

^That's nuts. Post again when he says how it goes...

I've golfed about 6 or so rounds so far this season at my 9-hole course I work maintenance at. My last game I shot a 46, so I still have a ways to go.....I like being below 40.

[LegionsofMarduk]

I've only gone out twice so far this year. Been to busy to go. Trying to plan our annual golf outing, but I just don't have time. I'm getting worried because it's just 2 months away and so far I don't have a lot of sponsors or prizes.

[ringworm]

gg, my bud got a hole in one

BUT, before you go, "cool"

Par 3 135yds, he hits a PW 50 yards to the left of the hole, bounces off a boulder (Mtn Course), ricochets across the back of the green at 200 mph and continues that path, we cant actually see the green from the tee box, so it appears its in a sand bunker or out of play.

We looked everywhere for the ball, guess where it was.

Since then, hes had the ball & the pic of the hole framed and sealed in this frame worthy of selling a millions copies of your hit CD across the globe and announces to everyone we see he got an Ace. :p

Its a hole in one for sure, but c'mone :)

Its like an inside joke to all of us now to crack up everytime he starts up about his skillzzzzz

[LegionsofMarduk]

An ace is an ace even if it's ugly. I'd take it. Supposedly a local car dealership is going to be putting up a new car as a hole-in-one contest at the golf outing I'm planning. Haven't heard a for sure YES answer, but my brother-in-law talked to the owner and he sounded like he wanted to do it, it was just a matter of picking the car and getting hole-in-one insurance on it.

I've gone out a couple more times this year but still not as much as I'd like. Too much other stuff. I did shoot a 36 on 9 a couple weeks ago though so that was definately a good round.

[horseman]

Oh sweet, a golf thread. Here goes my post count...

I'm off 12 and play every weekend at my local...we've got our pro am in two weekends time which should be awesome then i gotta keep practicing for the club championships in september...big golfing month for me.