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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: red26 on October 12, 2007, 07:27:24 AM
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I have made up my mind to take up Golf on Sundays.
Dose anyone in here have any good tips for me or Books I can read?? Im going to get a set of clubs next week they are a full set of PING's for $200 including the bag. If any of you know of any books I can read or have any tips or know of a good driving range here in North Dallas area let me know.
RED26:aok
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Hit the ball like this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qW0uzDRwpAo
Not like this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lYnlo-dwPXs&mode=related&search=golf%20swing
:)
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4 letter swear word for true Flight Simmers!
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take lessons, the best money you can spend on that frustrating game is on lessons.
get about a dozen or so balls, a five iron and a five gallon bucket. from about ten yards out see how many balls you can hit into the bucket.
your golf swing is the same irrespective of club the above exercise will help with your control. as you hit consistently extend the distance out.
never play on a weekend true golf is enjoyed during the weekdays except wednesdays when the doctors are out.
:D
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I took up golf this year. Don't listen to what anyone tells you. Get lessons. I played rounds with about 6 different buddies this summer and each one told me a different way to fix my swing.
Take lessons.
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be prepared to spend lots of money .. it is not a cheap hobby
and stay away from golf course on weekends unless you want to have a 6 to 8 hour round
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I play Golf.
When your new to the sport the best thing you can do is take a few lessons. If you wait, you will develope bad habbits that are hard to break.
A good magazine to subscribe to is Golf Digest. Keep in mind that not everything you read in there works for everyone. You can try one new thing at a time to see if it helps you... if not throw it out. Each person has to adjust things to their body type in golf.
Lesson lesson lesson..... number 1 thing you need to do.
Great thing about golf is that no matter how many are in your group... you are really playing yourself. The ability to recover from a bad shot is what sets great players apart from those so-so players.
If your ever out playing and things are not going well..... step back and look at your shot, take your time, go back to basics (stance and grip), relax and breath.
DO NOT SWING HARD.... when you swing hard your hands move fast but the club head is actually slower. The object is to get the club head fast and hit the ball with the sweet spot. Think of swinging a sickle (tool used by some of us older folks to cut down weeds). You use a whip motion to keep hands steady down target line while whipping the clubhead... generating great speed.
Well I could go on forever.
I forgot the most important rule..... JUST HAVE FUN
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Originally posted by Shuffler
I forgot the most important rule..... JUST HAVE FUN
Actually this is second to KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN AND EYE ON THE BALL.
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What's that old saying...
"Golf and sex are the only two things you don't have to be good at to enjoy"
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Originally posted by red26
I have made up my mind to take up Golf on Sundays.
Dose anyone in here have any good tips for me or Books I can read?? Im going to get a set of clubs next week they are a full set of PING's for $200 including the bag. If any of you know of any books I can read or have any tips or know of a good driving range here in North Dallas area let me know.
RED26:aok
Just before I quit due to the Golly-geen aggravation, I realized one thing. Swing well, not hard. A well struck ball will do so much better then just trying wail on it.
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Thanks guys anymore info or tips,tricks and so on please feel free to add. I have a older guy at work that is taking me to the drive range for a month or two and he is going to help me work on my drives, putt's and bunker shots. He has me swinging a base ball bat at the ground but with a golf grip. He says that its kinda the same. This Sunday were we are going to the range to hit my first bucket of balls.
Ive played wile I was in the Army on the courses on base but by the 5th or 6th hole we were always to darn drunk to drive on LOL I.E. started taking the cart across the green and junk like that. My caption was with us so he always took the hit for us doing the stupid stuff LOL. Well thanks guys.
RED26:aok
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I have to agree with everyone else...TAKE LESSONS...Unless your a natural, you're going to develope bad habits that are a pain in the arse to break if you try and learn the game of golf by yourself...
Also remember.........Less is more....Concentrate on hitting the ball and getting it in the direction you want it to go with a mild stroke, rather than just trying to knock the dimples off the damn thing which will result in the ball not being where you wanted it....ie- Left or Right or still on the tee hehe
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On the driver I have a measured clubhead speed of 114 mph standard swing. Am I swinging hard... NO. I can increase this speed dramatically but rarely do as your fairway percentages tend to fall off.
It is more important to slow down.... and hit the ball well. To reduce tension and concentrate on a picture of your shot in your mind. To make a good drive requires a good basic stance and a long fluid swing.
I personally think about knocking grass blades over on the backswing, this forces you to keep the clubhead down and keeps you from bringing the clubhead up too soon thereby making a shorter choppy swing through the ball.
Another thing you'll hear all the time..... swing through the ball.... keep the power on and follow through. Many amatures tend to stop at the ball.... making an effort to look like they followed through. If you swing through the ball the move is fluid all the way to your finishing point with club over shoulder, belt buckle facing target.
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I received an awesome tip a while ago...take it or leave it, but it works for me:
If right handed:
On your backswing keep your left arm dead straight on the backswing. Only break your wrists to lift the club face up as the club goes back.
As soon as your left shoulder touches the left side of your chin start your down swing. Your eyes should remain firmly on the ball and your head should stay down until your right shoulder touches the right side of your chin after you have hit your ball on the follow-through.
You can then look up to see where your shot is heading.
The biggest issue with any golfer, most certainly myself included, is not keeping your eye on the ball right through contact and lifting your head too early to try and watch the flight of the ball.
I'm no expert or anything but if I follow this simple rule I can really launch 'em.
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I know I am just a woman... blah blah blah...
But I play golf... and am serious and determined about it.
Yes Take Lessons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do not pass Go; do not collect $200 dollars
BUT!!!! Don't just take lessons... go to the right Pro.
Do you homework and find a golf pro that has really good references from real everyday people you can talk to face to face in your area.
Get those references from people who permanently improved their score in a significant way as a result of this one Golf Pro.
The real magic of a golf swing... what really makes/breaks it, can not learned from a book nor be seen with the naked eye... not even on camera.
Even with high speed cameras... it isn't really clear what is going on at the critical moment of supination.
Throw a baseball and key in on your torso, shoulder, arm and wrist... you supinate naturally when you throw a baseball and that is what gives the ball that extra zing and speed. A good golf swing has pretty much the same components as a baseball swing... generally speaking.
It does not normally come naturally when you swing a golf club.
You dont "hit" a golf ball... you "throw it"... as if it was held on the end of the golf club instead of sitting on a golf tee.
The key many people miss out on is functioning supination.
Ben Hogen tells you a lot about how to swing a golf club in his book… stance, backswing, down swing, follow through, a lot of things which are important... and maybe a few sentences on supination.
Ben Hogen mentions supination in his book but does not explain it because he knew no one gets it without help from someone who really knows how to swing a golf club the way it is meant to be swung, and additionally from someone who can, and actually will teach it to people.
I availed myself of probably 6-7 golf pros in order to break 100...
All pretty much a waste of money and time. They make money by giving lessons... nuff said.
The last pro I went to was an exception. Within a few lessons, I was supinating so well I almost flung the club out of my hands due to the sudden and dramatic added power at the club head... and it was a pretty easy swing by the look of it. And, the slice was gone gone gone.
I now shoot in the mid to low 80s on good days... while a par golfer would sniker at that... it's a long long way from 99.
These are not golf videos but they demonstrate something about supination and power:
No way to use supination to add power (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sulGH8PAHFQ&mode=related&search=)
the wrist/tool combo allows supination to seriously add power (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX52cl-f6ZU)
Same idea as the previous video, rotating the wrist is the supination (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJEZqH8UU7c&mode=related&search=)
You can think of the Atl-Atl throwing tool as the golf club and the spear as the golf ball.
Method of supination in a golf swing is a bit different but the effect is the same and it is dramatic!
Get the "right" pro. You will not be able to get a good swing from just reading a book... or just going to the driving range... or going to a fleecing golf pro but its fun to an extent.
Good Luck!
It’s even more addicting that Aces High! wooo hoooo
TIGERESS
EDIT: I have done a lot of serious teaching of technical matter for a number of years thus, I key in on learning/educational threads.
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You can find all golf answers on this board. Great people.
Get ready to drop some cash and leave some empty space
in the basement for the extra clubs when you start buying
newer and better ones. :aok
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Hmmmm....Now this is a subject I can speak to with some knowledge. Manily because I have been playing 20+ years , I have a 1.0 handicap right now and I spend 4 -6 days a week either hitting balls or playing golf or both.
So you want to take up Golf. Ahh what a great game. Best game IMHO for people who are not Football , basketball or baseball inclined at later ages. And even younger ages can enjoy it....
1st thing is this.....You don't take tips from your buddies that are shooting 90's. Chances are if they knew what the hell they were doing they wouldn't be shooting 90+.
You learn to HIT the ball on the range. You learn to play the game on the course. By that I mean this.....Take some lessons but don't take 1 a week unless you can devote 6 to 8 hours of SOLID practice time to that ONE lesson in that 1 week. And , I might add don't go get that 2nd one just because you have to. If the first one isn't working then spend more time to work on it. THEN go get that next lesson. Or , go back and talk to the pro and make sure you understood what he or she meant.
Reading is fine. As was said do NOT think because Tiger Woods or Retief Goosan does it that it will work for you. Golf Digest , Golf World , yadda yadda have interesting articles. They have some decent tips and will keep you up on the latest greatest club or ball thats out. But , NOTHING replaces practice.
Did I say practice? If you don't ever care about what you shoot or ever getting better , then by all means just tee it up and let it fly. Trees , sand , water , rough no worries. Just hit and and who cares. But if you would like to play a pretty decent game , maybe play in some tournaments with your buddies , then I encourage you to practice.
Clubs. Now here is where I have some issues. If you want some decent equipment then by almeans find a TRUSTWORTHY place and get fitted. BUT, don't go getting fitted and buying a 500.00 driver and 300.00 in wedges and 1000.00 in irons just to figure out in 6 months you don't thin golf is for you. MOST clubs can be bent some. Forged irons ca be bent alot more than cast clubs. If PINGS are what your looking at see if you can find some that are used but the right lie. Clubs can be lengthend and shortend no problem. Local gof shop can do that. Point is start out small and work your way up to GOLFIN TOYS for GOLFIN BOYS later.
READ the rules of golf and by all means pay attention to etiquette. Nothing irks me more than to watch people walk on the green where the just hit a full wedge into and not even bother fixing a ball mark. Learn the eitquitte and rules of the game and you'll enjoy it more in the long run.
DO NOT PLAY GIMMES. Now if you and your buddies give 6 inch putts thats one thing....but a solid 2 to 2 1/2 footer can be missed by the best players n the world. Not likeley...buty then again you and I aren't in that. If your ever in a tournament (stroke play) they dont give em. So don't practice not making em.
Work on the short game. Putting , chipping are going to save you so many strokes you can't even imagine. Short game is the KEY to low scoring. When you can chip and putt well youll go from shooting 78 to 73 in a heartbeat. 70 to 67.
Set small goals. Goals that are reachable. Say breaking 100. After that 90. Then 80. Don't be frstrated bcause you don't get there right away. It's a hard damn game to play. And especially when your just learning.
I could go on and on but this is enough.
I thin Stang , from this BBS and GAme plays the best game of anyone on this BBS. HE plays the minitours and from what I understand is the best player probably in AH. Course there maybe someone better but I don't think so in this community.
I play here http://www.starranchgolf.com You can check my handi cap at http://www.ghin.com/lookups/index.html the number is 2546366.
IF you need any tips or advice about clubs , or stuff , then by all means PM me....I'd be happy to help.
One last lil tip....Did I mention practice? well here's a saying to remember....
All the amatures are looking for the secret , and the pros are looking for a place to practice.
Hit em Good....
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As a 3.2 when i was carrying a ghin number, all i can say is Redtop is spot on . On practice, scoring , goals, and listening to someone who cant break 90. If your somewhat athletic you can knock alot a stokes off at the begining , but the strokes will come in smaller increments the better you get, this is where pratice for the consistency you need comes in .
Stay away from big numbers,dont be afraid to take a bogey. Trying to hit "the shot" only works for tiger.
mtndog
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^ he is right....
Golf is a great game....With my schedule of working nights , and my wife working days , we basically only see one another on the weekends or very late at nigt when I get home.
So I get to play and practice all I want during the day before work. ANd my wife , is my number 1 fan. SHe gets after me sometimes to GO practice.:) She loves the fact that I love this game so much and is very encouraging when it comes t my golf. I can't stress enough the value of practice. I think to a certain extent you just have to love hitting balls. But , plying the game , learning the tendancies of what you do normally and learning to play within that scope is very hard to do. It takes alot of time a frustration.
The best players in the world have the best equipment at the disposal. They play and practice on some of the best course and ficilities in the world. They have swing coaches , fitness gurus , club repair guys and physco Docs to help them with thier "Brain".
But , before they got to that point , they worked HARD , practiced and played a TON and now are reaping the rewards.
Tigress mentioned Ben Hogans book. The 5 fundamentals of Golf. Great book. It's worth the read. Harvey Penicks Lil Red book is great....Worth the read. A good walk Spoiled. Worth the read.
Golf Movies I think are decent in teaching a couple of things....
Greatest Game ever played
Stroke of genious
Bagger Vance
They teach you to not give up.....believe in yourself...and above all...be humble and appreciate the game for what it is. Its a wonderful game. Full of highs and lows. Smiles and frowns. Good shots and bad.
Your going to fall in love with it...and the more you get into it....the more it grabs you and hangs on. I wrote a lil blurb onetime...just goofing....I'll post it for you...It may mean something to you...maybe not.
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It's Golf , relax
Golf is such a great game and there are times when things just seem right on the course. It took me many years to really realize this about golf. The early spring mornings when its just warm enough for golf shorts. The dew still covering the fairways where there no tire tracks from the golf carts that will soon be all over the place carrying the golfers to that next swing and cuss word or sweet shot and pose. The sun peeking above the tree line.
The sound of the greens mower off in the distance making those nice stripes in the grass. The smell of that fresh cut grass on the practice green. Birds singing in the tress all around. A couple of squirrels playing near the first tee that will soon be running for cover. Everything looks so green and beautiful. There’s a feeling of peacefulness and quiet and even with other players milling around you feel that everything is just right in the world at this moment.
It’s one of my favorite times on the Golf course. That feeling of knowing that right now, at this very instance , it’s just you and the course with Mother Nature as your caddie. Oh there were plenty of times when I would think about it over the years gone by , but it never really sank into this thick head until a few months ago.
After basically taking 3 years off from the game of golf , I have just begun to truly understand what a wonderful game this is. That is to say that I really enjoy golf now like I did when I first started to play. That feeling of anticipation of what the round holds in store. The feeling you get on the first tee. When you make that first swing and the sound of that driver and the ball being hit solidly and sailing off into the fairway. Or the feeling of that well struck 7 iron that just holds its line into that easy morning breeze and lands softly on that freshly mown green.
The feel of the grip when your hands are put on it exactly right. How it feels light in your hands and can be wheeled with precision all day. The feeling as that putt rolls smoothly and goes in for that first par or birdie of the day. Even the feeling that comes when that putt just misses and you know even though it didn’t go in , you did good.
How many times have you been on the golf course when a storm is off in the distance? Have you ever really paid attention to how nice it is to watch a solidly struck 3 wood sailing into that background? Have you really looked at those dark clouds that will eventually make their way to you yet have perfectly framed that white golf ball flying towards your target? Do you enjoy walking near a waters edge to see the turtles flopping into the water ,or possibly that nice bass swimming around totally oblivious to things. How about the feel of the golf ball freshly washed out of the ball washer or better yet right out of the sleeve? The feel of a new glove as you slip it on?
Shooting 65 or 85 can be rewarding if you just enjoy the fact that we have such a wonderful game to play. A game that for years has brought people together. It’s bound friendships that are everlasting. It’s been played by Kings and Presidents , the rich and poor , as well as famous and normal everyday people just like me. It’s a game that can never be perfected yet be immensely rewarding. After many broken shafts , thrown clubs in anger , I realize it.
Though I play better than I did when I began this journey in golf many years ago , it is only now that it has finally sunk in. Golf is certainly not the most important thing in life. It can teach you some of the greatest lessons in life though.
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Caddy Shack inspired me :D
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Originally posted by RedTop
It's Golf , relax
Blah, Blah, Blah.
I don't mean to disparage what you wrote RedTop, but I couldn't read it. It needs to be broken up into paragraphs. I don't see all that well sometimes and it all just kind of ran together. Eye strain.
Mark
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Originally posted by Mark Luper
I don't mean to disparage what you wrote RedTop, but I couldn't read it. It needs to be broken up into paragraphs. I don't see all that well sometimes and it all just kind of ran together. Eye strain.
Mark
No problem Mark...done. :)
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Nice scene you wrote there RedTop. I like the outdoors images you protrayed. I don't think I'll ever take up golf but it's nice to see it through the eyes of someone who enjoys it.
Mark
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Originally posted by Mark Luper
Nice scene you wrote there RedTop. I like the outdoors images you protrayed. I don't think I'll ever take up golf but it's nice to see it through the eyes of someone who enjoys it.
Mark
Thanks...I do love Golf.
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RedTop. Perfect!
It is so funny that this post pops up now. Just so happens that 6 of us from the game are getting together at the end of October to finally ,after years of flying together, play a round of Golf together. We have been putting it together for months and the 29th is soon arriving. I cant wait!
The morning of the 29th, dew on the grass, sound of the mowers, no cart tracks...All of it for the 6 of us.
Hiball
Shop
ReDhAwK
BMathis
Horrido1
Snoopy1
We are coming in from all over the country to NC to spend the weekend together culminating in Golf on that Monday morning. Your writing just reminded me how important that weekend will be to me. Thanks for taking the time to post it.
ReDhAwK
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keep it moving in guys the guy im taking lessons from shoots a low 50 game he has played all of his life but he is good from what Ive seen. I love all of this info guys and girls keep it coming. Maybe some of us from the DFW area can meet up and run the course one of these days
RED26:aok
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Originally posted by Mark Luper
Nice scene you wrote there RedTop. I like the outdoors images you protrayed. I don't think I'll ever take up golf but it's nice to see it through the eyes of someone who enjoys it.
Mark
Ohhhhh Mark,
Golf, and all that it entails, is simply awesome...
Funny thing is, a lot of people spend a lot of money on a lot of things in the name of golf. I don't know who makes more money... the golf equipment industry or the pron industry. lol Both are focused primarily on men.
A new golfer can achieve pretty much the same score with a used set of clubs for short money as they would with a $2000 dollar set, all things being equal.
The new golfer can not buy a good score no matter what equipment he/she buys or how much they spend. It doesn't work that way.
IMO, This isn't like, say... car racing where a better set of tires makes for a faster time by simply spending money. There is way too much mental state and personal skill, or lack there of, involved.
But, the game is a mental state one... oh my god is it mental. Just ask Tiger Woods about that.
I have seen people let one bad shot destroy their positive mental state and they let it ruin their confidence thus their swing and there goes their score for that round.
I think of it initially as competing with the golf course itself... a perfect score on an 18-hole golf course would be 18. No one shoots 18... ever. The golf course always wins that battle.
Therefore, I simply switch to thinking of golf as competing with myself instead. Gaining and keeping a good mental state.
The social and outdoor aspects of golf are wonderful. These golf courses are so beautiful... and a lot of nice people with something in common... they discovered golf and love it dearly.
I use a Titlest brand golf ball over all the others and shoot better with a Titlest ball.
Only reason for that is that for a golfer with my score average its about mental state much more so than the equipment.
I feel more confident hitting a Titlest. Same thing with my woods, irons, and putter. The ones I have in my bag are the ones that give me more confidence thus a better mental state.
It may just be that golf lead me to enjoy Aces High... some of the same elements are here as are in golf. I see a lot of parallels.
Ever have a bad day in Aces High? Or, a day where everything you do just seems to click? ...the euphoria or frustration from that happens in golf.
I quit watching other people swing their clubs unless they really know what they are doing. The mind is a tricky thing... and absorbs a lot we don't realize... either good or bad.
Golf is such a mental game... there are days I could just scream! ...from either fustration or joy!
Golf is another world. But then, so is Aces High.
Try explaining to someone who has never been involved with Flight Sim Combat why you enjoy Aces High.
It's pretty much an effort in futility to try... just have to be here and get into the swing of it to appreciate what it has to offer.
TIGERESS
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Originally posted by RedTop
So you want to take up Golf. Ahh what a great game.
1st thing is this.....You don't take tips from your buddies that are shooting 90's. Chances are if they knew what the hell they were doing they wouldn't be shooting 90+. :aok
LOL Truer words were probably never spoken. This is a man who knows what he is talking about. I read your whole post... spot on, imho.
I would have to play 5-6 times a week, every week, to break 80. And even then it's questionable whether I would break 80 or not. I like to think I would. :p
Some people are just born golfers but even Tiger Woods practices constantly to keep the edge he has acquired going.
Ben Hogen, in my opinion, was the best golfer ever born... for lot of reasons and there are, and have been, a lot of extremely good golfers on the pro circuit. And, Ben was known to practice till his hands bled and still kept going. Over coming his car accident was no small feat. Ben is more than just a golfer to me... he is also a true hero (http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00014232.html). Ben was known as The Hawk. I idolize him.
Golf isn't quite as important to me as it is to others... thus, I don't put in the time to be really good at it, but I enjoy it very much, nonetheless.
Thus, for me, mid to low 80s is like Tiger shooting in the mid to low 60s.
He is looking for that score of 59... I am looking for 79... the thrill is the same. The same exact thrill as when I broke 100, then 90.
TIGERESS
EDIT: The gender barrier has been pretty much broken down in golf... Aces High is getting there thanks to all you guys. In the end, it's about having fun; not trying to prove something or having an underlying agenda. On the golf course, I am just a golfer, I don't use pink balls; here, just a pilot... no pink airplanes.
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GOD created Golf.
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Mac
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I have been looking at this set.
This set here (http://shop.pgatoursuperstore.com/pm-28260-144-adams-2007-tight-lies-classic-12-piece-set.aspx)
But I don't know I'm going to the PGA Super Store today to look and kinda window shop for now on some clubs and next payday ill pick some up. I don't make the most money in the world being a Armed Security Officer but Its not bad. And what do y'all think on Hybrids???
RED26:aok
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Originally posted by red26
I have been looking at this set.
This set here (http://shop.pgatoursuperstore.com/pm-28260-144-adams-2007-tight-lies-classic-12-piece-set.aspx)
But I don't know I'm going to the PGA Super Store today to look and kinda window shop for now on some clubs and next payday ill pick some up. I don't make the most money in the world being a Armed Security Officer but Its not bad. And what do y'all think on Hybrids???
RED26:aok
That set will be ok for you since your brand new to the game. As I said before Don't go spend 1000.00 for stuff and have no idea what your doing.
Hybrids are great. I have a 2 and 3 hybrid in my bag. Nickent is who they are made by. I have had them a couple of years now and wouldn't have a 2 iron or 3 iron in my bag agin. They are easier to hit and get the ball up so much easier than the butter knives:LOL
I cxan relate to the money issue when it comes to spending on clubs. Although I have spent prolly 3k on all my stuff now , I would recommend you look at some use stuff before you just by that set.
You may find something that appeals to your eye betetr that those and get a good deal on some used ones.
Shafts....they are the MOST important thing in the club. The proper shaft can make the club easier to hit and get the ball flight yu may want. Look for a shaft that promotes a higher ball flight.
Get a periphieal (sp) weighted club. Blades for a beginner are NOT the way to go.
Graphite shaft are easier on your hands , wrists , and elbows as they absorb the shock better.
Have fun at the store.
I'll be looking forward to how you hit it on the range...Have fun.
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Originally posted by red26
I have been looking at this set.
This set here (http://shop.pgatoursuperstore.com/pm-28260-144-adams-2007-tight-lies-classic-12-piece-set.aspx)
But I don't know I'm going to the PGA Super Store today to look and kinda window shop for now on some clubs and next payday ill pick some up. I don't make the most money in the world being a Armed Security Officer but Its not bad. And what do y'all think on Hybrids???
RED26:aok
Nice set... a bit expensive for a first set though... you won't know what your really want till you have been playing for a while. I have about $1500 set in my bag but they are, by far, not my first set.
However, I have used Tight Lies woods... nice feel... low profile club head to keep energy on the ball when shooting from the rough. Can't speak about those irons and putter, though.
I use a mixed set of clubs... Orlamar Tri-Metals for driver and woods... including a 7-wood which I love. Pings for irons and putter... all with customized (specifically for me) flexable graphite shafts.
Bought all the woods one at a time on close out sales... the Pings were used and a very good value and price for very good clubs. My Father gave me my Ping putter long ago when I finally got serious. I wouldn't use anything else but the one he gave me... and have tried a lot of them. The golf bag is white and says Ping... gets a lot of respect from the men hahahaha they love to come over and peek into my bag and grunt and nod a lot.
Check out eBay, you will go nuts.
TIGERESS
PS: I think this man is going to have a serious case of golf fever! :p luv it!
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Got my arse slapped by the wifey once before Christmas over golf clubs..I still don't know what her dam problem was.
Here's how it went....
I'm sitting in my apartment in Korea one evening, minding my own dam business, and my Sister-in-Law is putting together her list of presents to give and asks me what I'd like for Christmas. I had just gotten interested in golf and had some old used, begged and borrowed clubs... embarrasing stuff.
So I told her she could give me a good Woody. Something I would be proud of lugging around. A strong Woody that wouldn't bend the minute I slammed it into the turf. A Woody that my friends would marvel at, one that would be awesome when I grabbed my bag and whipped it out. One that would make any man proud to grip. I promised that I wouldn't let any others touch my Woody and I'd polish everyday.
This left my Asian Sister-in-Law wide eyed and speechless and had my wifey charging outta the kitchen at me with the "I'm gonna KILL you NOW!!!" look.
I never did get that dam Woody.
Go figure.
Mac
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Originally posted by AWMac
Got my arse slapped by the wifey once before Christmas over golf clubs..I still don't know what her dam problem was.
Here's how it went....
I'm sitting in my apartment in Korea one evening, minding my own dam business, and my Sister-in-Law is putting together her list of presents to give and asks me what I'd like for Christmas. I had just gotten interested in golf and had some old used, begged and borrowed clubs... embarrasing stuff.
So I told her she could give me a good Woody. Something I would be proud of lugging around. A strong Woody that wouldn't bend the minute I slammed it into the turf. A Woody that my friends would marvel at, one that would be awesome when I grabbed my bag and whipped it out. One that would make any man proud to grip. I promised that I wouldn't let any others touch my Woody and I'd polish everyday.
This left my Asian Sister-in-Law wide eyed and speechless and had my wifey charging outta the kitchen at me with the "I'm gonna KILL you NOW!!!" look.
I never did get that dam Woody.
Go figure.
Mac
Mac, you are a character! Had me laughing though! :rofl
Only a man would think to combine sex and golf hahahahaha
TIGERESS
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On the way to the PGA store i noticed a little golf pro shop down the road from me I made a stop in and the guy greeted me like I had been going there for 20 yrs or so. He showed me the high dollar stuff and chuckled at me when a big grin a mile long came over my face. Slapped me on the back and told me to follow him. Well he took me to the back and showed me a set of Pings that we better then the ones I was going to look at. He told me that for $150.00 and some change he would put them into my hands plus since I was really wanting to play he would put custom grips and throw in a bag. I promised him on next payday i would be back to get the set. He then showed me the grips and ordered them and will have them put on by payday. YEAA!!!!
RED25 :aok
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Great Choice....See told ya.
What kind of pings?
Eye 2's?
Eye 3's?
Zings?
WHite Dot , Black Dot , Red , green , blue?
3-pw?
Details man....geesh this is pron to golfers....Detals:p
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Ummmmmm...........
:rolleyes: I think he called them zings but I dont remember ill ask the next time im in there.
Oh and the bag im getting has a cooler in it Imagen that:O
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Originally posted by red26
Ummmmmm...........
:rolleyes: I think he called them zings but I dont remember ill ask the next time im in there.
Oh and the bag im getting has a cooler in it Imagen that:O
Ok...Zings for 150.00 ok.
Driver....see if you can find a Cleveland launcher 400. With probably a stiff shaft. 3 wood try to get a 13 degree Launcher as well. USED!!!!!!!
Putter...try to find on older oddesy with the white insert. USED!!!!!
Wedges....I'd just get a sand wedge for now and look for a Cleveland 588. They are great wedges and the 588 is really a good one. USED!!!!!
Cooler in bag means you'll spend more time drinking beer than playing golf. TAKE Water...gatorade...Cokes....N O BEER....makes your swwing goofy.
Balls.....Use some cheap ones to begin with. Titleist NXT's are not bad or the precepts....bridgestones....e ven the new Top Flite D2 I hear is pretty good.
I use ProV1X's. These are not what you need.
Shoes.....Get some green joys by footjoy. 30-40.00 at academy. GLoves? by at Wal-Mart to start....6-8.00 or so......
When you can break 100 on a regular basis.....Then I'd say it would be time to maybe upgrade a thing or 2.....but not until then.
Hybrids....see if you can find some used Hogan Hybrids or possibly even some generic kind. If you find some cheap....take the 2 iron and 3 iorn out of the bag , put them in the closet , and DON'T touch em until you seel the set:lol USED!!!!!
I think that will cover it for a bit
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Originally posted by Tigeress
Ohhhhh Mark,
Golf, and all that it entails, is simply awesome...
(edited out for brevity)
It's pretty much an effort in futility to try... just have to be here and get into the swing of it to appreciate what it has to offer.
TIGERESS
I'm sure golf is awsome. So many wouldn't play it if it weren't. What I don't need is the expense. I also was turned off by the golf carts. It looked to me like the game was more about the golf carts than the little white ball.
I followed my grandfather, my dad, and some uncles one day through a nine hole game. I was around 12 years old at the time. We walked the course. There weren't any golf carts out there. I enjoyed that day and that is the last time I was on a golf course. I have thought about it but I don't think it's for me.
Mark
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Originally posted by Mark Luper
I'm sure golf is awsome. So many wouldn't play it if it weren't. What I don't need is the expense. I also was turned off by the golf carts. It looked to me like the game was more about the golf carts than the little white ball.
I followed my grandfather, my dad, and some uncles one day through a nine hole game. I was around 12 years old at the time. We walked the course. There weren't any golf carts out there. I enjoyed that day and that is the last time I was on a golf course. I have thought about it but I don't think it's for me.
Mark
Hi Mark
Carts are more of a time thing than any thing. I used to and sometimes still do walk alot. But with time usually being the culprit and people being so impatient anymore , golf carts just speed things up a bit.
Walking the course is really the best way to play. I have a pull cart and when I'm not pressed for time I walk. Alot of the time even when I'm riding with a bud or someone that was a pickup , I walk and let them drive the cart. I pretty much know what I will be hitting within a club or 2 so I take 2 or 3 with me to the next shot.
If I don't have the right one I get them to bring it to me. But generally I am right.
Its great exercise to walk the course. Pull your clubs along and enjoy the day. Hard to beat!!!!!!
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Originally posted by Tigeress
Mac, you are a character! Had me laughing though! :rofl
Only a man would think to combine sex and golf hahahahaha
TIGERESS
What????
I was talking club....
See? Only a woman would think of sex if someone said "Woody".
I bet you chuckle deep inside when you hear the words "Tiger Woods".
I see where yer mind is at now.
:huh
Mac
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:D
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Ok guys my first day on hitting balls. I went to the PGA super store and did the inside range since the wind was up real bad here. They got me set up on a green and I got the club you told me the Cleveland launcher 400. It was a great driver. On my first day im hitting from 100yrds to 225yrds with a slight hook to the left or right most the left out to 25 yrds at the extreme most. The guy helping me was a coach for them he gave me a free lesson. He said I looked great in my swing except Im a little stiff wrist and that that will come in time. And also that that is probably caused me to hook a little. The coach told me with a lesson or two and some time spent on bunkers and putting and chipping that I would be ready for a real course. Im starting out on the local courses witch he said that my distance was fine for those he said most of them around here wasn't much over 300 yrds and that distance would come with play. Now I think Im hooked for good :aok I love how I went with three friends and wile I was hitting the balls I could block every thing out work,home and just think about hitting the ball the right way.
Any more info on clubs and little tips would be great guys.
RED26:aok :O
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Take lessons, spend money on lessons.
If you bought the right clubs, could you go pro?
Tiger gets his clubs for free, as a matter of fact he gets paid to use them. But he still pays a swing coach for lessons.
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^ ^ ^ What he said.
Develop good habits and practice. Spend the money on lessons, not equipment.
Drive for show, put for dough.
Your practice/lessons should start closest to the cup and work out from there (putter, wedges, irons, woods, in that order).
Your score will be better.
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I was thinking about that
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Red,
Lessons are important. But to much info to fast will be way to confusing. As I said above , take a lesson but you MUST dedicate time to that lesson. If you go and take a lesson on say , your driver , and you spend 30 minutes on the range for the week practicing what you were told , chances are your not getting it. Very few people can do what a teacher tells them with in a few hours or days or maybe weeks.
Your skill level will only get to what YOU put into it. Play 18 holes a week and never hit balls , then unless your a freak of nature or have some SERIOUS natural ability , you'll shoot high scores.
Clubs do not make you play better. They can help with mis-hits but to make you "Play" better , nope...wont happen. The right fit and the right shaft and loads of practice will help. There are NO shortcuts here.
I'll give you my typical routine when I am lets say getting ready for the club championship. Lets say the tournament is Saturday and Sunday of a week.
On Monday before , I hit 2 buckets of balls at least , play 18 holes , and spend 1 hours putting.
Tuesday , I hit balls , play 9 holes , and spend a couple of hours on the short game. Chipping and pitching from around the greens to say 70 yards out. I spend time in the practice bunker hitting bunker shots as well.
Wednesday I hit balls play 9 holes MAYBE depending on how I'm hitting it. IF I am hitting hit pretty well I may just play 9 and spend time putting again.
Thursday....Hit balls and play 18 holes and scope pin placements out. Get the speed of the greens good and putt around different spots on the greens to figure out breaks I may have forgotten.
Friday...Hit balls.....Chip and Putt....hit bunker shots....hit pitch shots and call it a day early as to not be tired for the 2 day tournament.
Normal days...no tournaments....I hit a bucket before I play...if time allows I hit another bucket AFTER I play and putt. If I still have time I go to the short game area and finish up there.
Some days I spend 3 to 4 hours just hitting balls and working on my short game.
Give Tiger woods an ole beat up set of golf clubs and he could beat almost anyone in the world. GIve most everyone else the best set of clubs made , and they cant beat thier previous round by 3 shots.
Got it?
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practice, practice, practice, practice.
its a repetitive motion skill. Go to the driving range and hit balls , and then do it again, again, again.
I've been playing 30 years, and you can't practice enough to ever be really good.
Get yourself to a skill level where you can enjoy the day out on the course, without pissing yourself off, walking around in the woods.
Good luck to you and hers to "Keeping it long and straight" :aok
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I understand the practice thing to up most. Its like when I was on a rifle team we practiced till we were blue in the faces. And when I was in the service we practice everything till we were flawless from marching to jumping out of C-130's I have some friends that are going to help me out on the practice stuff they are going to pay for me some lessons. And the older guy at work is going to help me out some too.
RED26:aok
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Originally posted by AWMac
What????
I was talking club....
See? Only a woman would think of sex if someone said "Woody".
I bet you chuckle deep inside when you hear the words "Tiger Woods".
I see where yer mind is at now.
:huh
Mac
no comment hahahahahaha
TIGERESS
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Impressive posts, Tigeress, you seem to really know your stuff.
Nevertheless, I subscribe to the old quote, "Golf is a good walk spoiled."
Golf is okay, but mainly a refuge for the wealthy, and getting pricier all the time. Like most sports, it helps the economy by spawning a never-ending succession of must-have latest equipment.
For Type A's, golf is good honing. For people just looking to relax and keep fit, can't beat a nice walk or hike without all the aggravation of those unnatural golf movements whose only practical parallel is sickling weeds.
Golf could be much more impressive competition if all the carts, caddies, distance markers, GPS devices, and similar comforts were eliminated or at least relegated to lesser categories of competition.
For real ultimate golf championships, wouldn't you love to see tournaments where golfers had to walk the course and carry their own equipment and rely totally on their own skills in every aspect? That might spawn a genuine revolution in lighter and more effective equipment, and certainly result in much more impressive champions of total fitness, skill, and capability.
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Lessons are important, but as Redtop stated, practice & hit often. This year I made it a goal to get better at golf & also a goal to play 100 rounds. Right now I am at 82, been busy lately so have been slowing down. Handicap has dropped from about 18 to 11.5, goal right now is to get it below 10. I think it is possible, just need to practice. Even when I don't play in a week, I try to stop at club and hit balls a few times a week. It might just be stopping by and hitting chips for an hour on the way home from work. Big difference if you practice and hit golf balls at least 3 times a week, no less. I ended up joining a golf club a few years ago. At first seemed like a bit of money, but now it is great because the more I play, the less my average round costs. Plus now I take my kids out often. On a Saturday afternoon the wife is now saying, honey you ought to take the kids out and play golf. Loads of fun.
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Originally posted by RedTop
Hi Mark
Carts are more of a time thing than any thing. I used to and sometimes still do walk alot. But with time usually being the culprit and people being so impatient anymore , golf carts just speed things up a bit.
Walking the course is really the best way to play. I have a pull cart and when I'm not pressed for time I walk. Alot of the time even when I'm riding with a bud or someone that was a pickup , I walk and let them drive the cart. I pretty much know what I will be hitting within a club or 2 so I take 2 or 3 with me to the next shot.
If I don't have the right one I get them to bring it to me. But generally I am right.
Its great exercise to walk the course. Pull your clubs along and enjoy the day. Hard to beat!!!!!!
Carts are not a time thing, they're a money thing. 2 golfers walking can play faster than 2 golfers in one cart. The longest time between shots is after the tee shot, and if you are playing behind another group, you usually need to wait for em to be done on the green anyways :)
New golfers...get a carry bag...preferably a stand bag. You won't regret it.
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Originally posted by Shaky
Carts are not a time thing, they're a money thing. 2 golfers walking can play faster than 2 golfers in one cart.
Unless the golfers are fat and/or old and/or drunk.
(http://www.segway.com/img/content/models/x2-golf.jpg)
This is the only reasonable use for a Segway, although they are still way too expensive.
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Well there are certainly more golfers here than I had thought.
Anyway....I think carts are faster...But I have no stats or data to prove it nor do I care either way.
I think walking is the best way to play and love to do it. Just a time thing with me.
Red you pretty much have the answers I would think you were looking for so I'll say good luck. If your ever coming towards Austin Tx. and have some time to play , PM me and I'll try to hook up woth you to play a round.
Best of luck in your new found game.....Hit em straight and have a good time.
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Originally posted by Halo
Impressive posts, Tigeress, you seem to really know your stuff.
Nevertheless, I subscribe to the old quote, "Golf is a good walk spoiled."
Golf is okay, but mainly a refuge for the wealthy, and getting pricier all the time. Like most sports, it helps the economy by spawning a never-ending succession of must-have latest equipment.
For Type A's, golf is good honing. For people just looking to relax and keep fit, can't beat a nice walk or hike without all the aggravation of those unnatural golf movements whose only practical parallel is sickling weeds.
Golf could be much more impressive competition if all the carts, caddies, distance markers, GPS devices, and similar comforts were eliminated or at least relegated to lesser categories of competition.
For real ultimate golf championships, wouldn't you love to see tournaments where golfers had to walk the course and carry their own equipment and rely totally on their own skills in every aspect? That might spawn a genuine revolution in lighter and more effective equipment, and certainly result in much more impressive champions of total fitness, skill, and capability.
Thank you for your kind words Halo,
I wish golf were not so expensive... It is so much fun and a lot of people are prevented from enjoying it on the cost basis... really too bad.
Golf was meant to be enjoyed.
I believe in sharing knowledge... not hording it. That business about supination blew me away when I learned how to do it. And what blew me away even more is how it seems to be such a dang secret.
I see you are a purist, nothing wrong with that. I would like to see a professional tournament done completely as it was say in the late forties... same equipment, attire, and rules... nothing of the modern age at all.
Just to see... and to possibly show... that today’s extremely expensive and prolific equipment plays such a non-critical part in the game.
It would be sooo cool. I would pay to see that!
Only things the pro-golfers would get would be what was available in say 1945-1949.
I am pretty sure Tiger Woods could win a tournament today with the same set of clubs Ben Hogen used in his day.
The golf ball is much improved though.
One of the things I admired about Payne Stewart was his love of the history of golf. And he was sooo handsome in his golf outfit.
Who is the coolest looking guy in this photo? Payne Stewart!!!
(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/SAI/W301~Payne-Stewart-1989-PGA-Championship-Posters.jpg)
I cried my eyes out when he died... I had such a crush on him.
TIGERESS
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Originally posted by Tigeress
I see you are a purist, nothing wrong with that. I would like to see a professional tournament done completely as it was say in the late forties... same equipment, attire, and rules... nothing of the modern age at all.
I am NOT a golfer. Never had any interest in it other then on my computer screen,
but I wholeheartedly agree with this statement in this and just about any other sport.
Particularly when people start throwing around claims of "Best ever."
When really its only the best for their time period. Be it Golf, Baseball, football,racing 0r whatever.
alot of the current greats couldnt compete with alot of the historical greats and vice verse.
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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
I am NOT a golfer. Never had any interest in it other then on my computer screen,
but I wholeheartedly agree with this statement in this and just about any other sport.
Particularly when people start throwing around claims of "Best ever."
When really its only the best for their time period. Be it Golf, Baseball, football,racing 0r whatever.
alot of the current greats couldnt compete with alot of the historical greats and vice verse.
Trust me Dred.....
When you hear the name Tiger and the words Greatest of all time....They are true.
Unless something happens to him he will be Golfs First Billionaire.
He is the number 1 player in the world for a reason...and I believe he will stay that way for quite some time to come. The only reason Vijay Singh ever passed him was due to outside influences away from golf.
Tiger is...and will be for a long time , the greatest ever.
I also might add...that until this past year I was NEVER a tiger fan. I'm not by any means a Tiger nut , but I have become a fan. He's matured , learned some humility , toned down his cockiness and generally seems to be becomeing more of what I like in a professional golfer.
I enjoy watching him play now. Where as before I just didn't really like the guy so I didn't watch him much.
I enjoy watching guys closer to my age. Champions Tour. The O'Mearas , Funks , Langers , Slumans. The older guys I watched growing up. Trevino , Palmer , Nicklaus, Player and others.
Tiger will break all the records.....set new ones they come up with and by the time he is done , the bar will be higher than it has ever been before.
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Maybe he is. and maybe he aint.
I am certainly not in a position to judge one way or the other then to say we wont know for certain untill he plays a game with the older less scientifically designed equipment and by the old rules (assuming they are different)
Just for chuckles I looked this up and thought you all might find it interesting
Golf Ball Hitory (http://www.golfeurope.com/almanac/history/golf_ball.htm)
I say we go back to the wooden balls of the 1550's LOL
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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
I am NOT a golfer. Never had any interest in it other then on my computer screen,
but I wholeheartedly agree with this statement in this and just about any other sport.
Particularly when people start throwing around claims of "Best ever."
When really its only the best for their time period. Be it Golf, Baseball, football,racing 0r whatever.
alot of the current greats couldnt compete with alot of the historical greats and vice verse.
Again we agree! And thank you for the link! How very interesting!
I would sooo love to play The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (http://www.theroyalandancientgolfclub.org/).
That is why I stand by my conviction that Ben Hogen was the best player of golf who ever lived... for a lot of reasons. Better than any man or woman living or dead, in my opinion. And to top it off, he was a hero.
Now I will happily stand back and let these guys continue uninterrupted... A new golfer among them is fledging. It's male bonding time, thus I will watch from a distance... no problemo! :)
Carry On :)
TIGERESS
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Hi Tigress,
Your opinions are just as valid as any "Males".:) Female doesn't mean dumb nor oes it mean you can't play in the game.;) So feel free to chime in when ya like most certainly.
Dred ,
The history of golf has been one of advances over all these years. Your link is a perfect example. From the featherie to the Prov1X it's still a golf ball. From Hickory shafts to the latest in nano technology in graphite shafts. From wooden clubs to very thin faced Titanium drivers. The course have changed. They are longer. Maintained to standards never before thought of back in the old days. CLubs are better and balls longer.
Over time I bet that when they went from hickory to aluminum they thought "Oh my gosh the game has gone nuts". When the went from Aluminum to steel and titanium again , "What are they doing to our precious game". Now there are course 7200 and longer. Greens that roll sa fast its like putting on a pool table.
Yet , when you look at the stats over the years , the average golfer shoots the same scores. The average golfer in america shoots well into the 90's. So people who shoot in the 80's aren't really that bad. SLightly above agerage. The players that shoot regularly in the 70's are considered good players. Those that can shoot in the 60's every now and then are considered VERY good players. This is of course all reletive to the length of the course and tees played , but generally 70 shooters are probably about 10 percent of the entire golfing population. Thats pretty damn good when you think about it.
The game is still to this day about getting it in the hole in the least amount of strokes possible. It will always be that way.
Rules for the most part are the same. Yes there have been a few changes but very few. The basics of the game remain the same. Don't touch it anywhere until you reach the green or you'll get a stroke or 2 added. Depending on why your touching it.
Tigress,
I agree that Hogan is one of the greatest and a hero to boot. I consider him my all time favorite ball striker. He could hit it so pure it was amazing. His practice habits and the way he approached the game was incredible and I admire is tenasity to no end. THe way he fought back from the injury to win majors and contend well into his years was nothing short of a miracle. He is truly a legend.
GOlf has changed over the centuries and years....it will continue to evolve. No always to many's liking , but it will change and get better. But , no matter how it changes one thing remains the same. IF you don't put the effort in to get better, if you don't practice every part of the game , and try to understand the game , you'll always just be average.
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Good thread.
;)
A lot of good advice here, not much I can add to it except to emphasize a few things already mentioned.
The most important thing when starting is to learn from a good teaching professional. It is very hard to do the correct fundamental things from scratch, and if you start off on the wrong foot the bad habits you can develop can take years to overcome.
You also need a set of clubs that fits you. If the clubs aren't the right length, the grips the right size for your hands and the lie angles of your irons correct, you will be making it much harder to hit the ball well. It sounds like you already took care of that though so you seem to be on the right track. :aok
RedTop said it best that you learn to hit the ball on the range, but you learn to play on the course. If I were you I wouldn't even play on the course for a few weeks until you can make decent consistent contact with the ball. When you practice do what your teaching pro said to do. Don't just beat balls and hope to get better. Use each swing to apply the techniques the pro gives you and try to improve every swing of the club. Focused practice produces amazing results. Hogan would say so himself.
The most important thing is to have fun though! It is a game, treat it like one. It's an escape where you can get away from the stress of life, so don't get stressed out if you aren't doing well at first. Hell, I've been playing for 22 years and I still think I suck. :)
There isn't a single game on earth like golf. Nothing else combines the mind, body and the grounds you play on like this game does. Enjoy it!
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^^^^Best golf player in AH there
Red? Want help? Ask this guy....from what I hear....in AH there aren't any better than Stang.
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Originally posted by RedTop
Hi Tigress,
Your opinions are just as valid as any "Males".:) Female doesn't mean dumb nor oes it mean you can't play in the game. ;) So feel free to chime in when ya like most certainly.
Hi Redtop,
I certainly appreciate your sentiments more than you will ever know.
I also appreciate and respect when men band together, as the men they are, to share amongst themselves a shared interest and love of something.
From the outside, it is an endearing and sweet thing to behold. I so enjoy the "Building a Fire" thread for just that reason, thus contributed very little to it ...and stay out of gun threads and the like for the same reasons. We women do it too. More often than not ...it's about men ...not golf. Hahahaha ;) but yes, also golf and a lot of other things.
Here below, is just such an example... Stang is not boasting... he is humble ...and sage ...and very well meaning with tip-top advice for a brother and future competitor in the game of golf.
And also, it speaks so highly of his humanity and regard for his peers.
Makes me a bit teary... In my eyes, it's part of what makes you guys so lovable.
TIGERESS
Originally posted by Stang
Good thread.
;)
A lot of good advice here, not much I can add to it except to emphasize a few things already mentioned.
The most important thing when starting is to learn from a good teaching professional. It is very hard to do the correct fundamental things from scratch, and if you start off on the wrong foot the bad habits you can develop can take years to overcome.
You also need a set of clubs that fits you. If the clubs aren't the right length, the grips the right size for your hands and the lie angles of your irons correct, you will be making it much harder to hit the ball well. It sounds like you already took care of that though so you seem to be on the right track. :aok
RedTop said it best that you learn to hit the ball on the range, but you learn to play on the course. If I were you I wouldn't even play on the course for a few weeks until you can make decent consistent contact with the ball. When you practice do what your teaching pro said to do. Don't just beat balls and hope to get better. Use each swing to apply the techniques the pro gives you and try to improve every swing of the club. Focused practice produces amazing results. Hogan would say so himself.
The most important thing is to have fun though! It is a game, treat it like one. It's an escape where you can get away from the stress of life, so don't get stressed out if you aren't doing well at first. Hell, I've been playing for 22 years and I still think I suck. :)
There isn't a single game on earth like golf. Nothing else combines the mind, body and the grounds you play on like this game does. Enjoy it!
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Originally posted by Tigeress
Hi Redtop,
I certainly appreciate your sentiments more than you will ever know.
I also appreciate and respect when men band together, as the men they are, to share amongst themselves a shared interest and love of something.
From the outside, it is an endearing and sweet thing to behold. I so enjoy the "Building a Fire" thread for just that reason, thus contributed very little to it ...and stay out of gun threads and the like for the same reasons. We women do it too. More often than not ...it's about men ...not golf. Hahahaha ;) but yes, also golf and a lot of other things.
Here below, is just such an example... Stang is not boasting... he is humble ...and sage ...and very well meaning with tip-top advice for a brother and future competitor in the game of golf.
And also, it speaks so highly of his humanity and regard for his peers.
Makes me a bit teary... In my eyes, it's part of what makes you guys so lovable.
TIGERESS
I didn't come of boasting did I? I hope I didn't.
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So, just got home from watching El Plato win the PGA Championship of golf. My COD that guy can hit the ball a long way!!!
He triple bogied the first hole and gradually worked his way back into contention. He eagled the 18th to force a playoff.
First time I've ever seen pro golf live and what a great experience.
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Originally posted by RedTop
I didn't come of boasting did I? I hope I didn't.
Of course not!!!!
You didn't!
I was simply touched by Stang's post... :) and yours!
TIGERESS
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I couldn't hit balls this Sunday to much wind :cry and the PGA super store was full up. But I plan on going this Sunday he he he:t
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I bought new irons Red....Callaway X-Tours.
You can look at em at http://www.callawaypreowned.com
I been hitting balls....pratciing like crazy around and on the greens.....
In a 25 mph wind today...6700 yards + golf course....
16 of 18 greens in reg.....29 putts...12 of 14 fairways....
and shot a smooth running 67. -4 and I was -4 on the front 9. Shot even on the back.
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Just played 18 on Tuesday with some clients. It was the first 18 holes I've ever played at my club (just joined in May and just haven't had the time to play).
I played quite well on the whole, highest score on any hole was a 6...but I had so many I was thinking I should check to see if there was a 666 tatoo on my head. It would have been a great round if some puts had fallen. The greens were like putting on a pool table they were so fast.
Great course though:
http://www.tuckerspoint.com/golf.cfm
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http://www.starranchgolf.com
My home track...check out the pics of the course.