Golf Thread

Andr3w · 2 Jun 2009 at 15:38

Hello,

So, I may have just been to a local direct golf shop AND MAY have just come back with £370 less in my back pocket :eek:

I started playing golf 3 months ago, bought a £40 set from somebody i know and joined a local club, play about 2-3 times a week. I’ve been playing with Ben Sayers m2i's, good clubs but i just couldn't get the 'feel' and i felt they were not the right size.

Went down to direct golf, spoke with the chap and he said have a go with the Adams Golf - Idea A3 Irons, I did, I liked them, then he took them away and bent the club face about 1.5 degree, gave me it back and WOW what a different, the club seems to 'fit' my stance, I tried various clubs, Wilson staff, mizuno etc but these were outstanding.

They are 3-5 hybrid graphic shafts with 6-pw steel. They have an indoor virtual range, you hit a ball against a massive projected range and it calculates (about 99% correct) the range. He was gobsmacked to see i was hitting the 5 iron just over 180yards-straight after only been playing for 3 months.

£364 for the clubs and fitting, head covers for the hybrids and an adams golf cap

Will be going down to the range tonight, anybody had any experience with these clubs, or been amazed at how much better it feels to swing with a club that is 'right' for you?

edit: these are the clubs;
http://www.adamsgolf.com/products/irons/a3.php
The hybrids themselfs are £270 for the three :eek:

Andr3w · 2 Jun 2009 at 17:16

Lets have an ocuk golf game

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Where do you play? I am a member at a club in norfolk (where i currently stay, although come to yorkshire to visit parents/friends) and on saturday i played at willow valley, on the pine course.

Andr3w · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:03

I went to a driving range tonight...WOW.

I have never hit a ball so well before, pitching wedge shots landing at about the 90ft mark. This seem ok? Oh and the more important thing, the ball seems to go straight, everytime

Then i used my hybrids, when i hit the ball it made a sound that can only be described as a sonic boom.

Pretty sure i made the kid in the bay next to me cry.

Andr3w · 3 Jun 2009 at 21:19

Sorry yes i ment ft, and wow those are some good distance's. Do you know what your swing speed is? I got measured at around 60-65mph

Then again, only been playing 3 months so don't laugh

Andr3w · 4 Jun 2009 at 09:26

skippi90 said:
Nice.

I haven't got the confidence to invest in an expensive set atm. I don't think they'll help me improve as much as a few lessons will.

Have currently got a set of Ben Sayers m2i from eaby for £25.

YAH i've just upgraded from m2i's

Andr3w · 5 Jun 2009 at 14:17

Look like some really nice clubs coupe69. Have you always swung that fast, or has the speed just got faster the more you play?

Jono said:
So you bought these from a shop in Norfolk was it?

No yorkshire, why?

Andr3w · 7 Jun 2009 at 22:42

kai said:
"Drive for show, putt for dow" method. Practising around the green is a must.

Thats a brilliant saying

I went to the range today, about 80% of the balls i hit were with a PW aiming for various fake greens on the range etc

Do quite well, suck on the course though

Andr3w · 8 Jun 2009 at 22:21

I will ask a mod to rename the thread title.

Does anybody else get a sore back if they play too much golf? Happens to me a lot and i have to take a week or two off playing, sucks!

However i am playing tomorrow night on a course for the first time with my new clubs, i will report back

Andr3w · 9 Jun 2009 at 16:37

Going to the range in 2 hours with a friend. Going to practise my short game and get my swing more fluid.

Andr3w · 9 Jun 2009 at 20:23

So i've just come back from the range with a MAHOOOSIVE smile on my face

Its strange, before i got my new clubs i expected to fluff a shot, now i can't belive how well i hit the shots

Hit the 5 iron about 180+ yards on one shot (average about 150-160 with it)

My and my friend were having a little competition which was good 'closest to that flag, closest to the 100yard marker' etc, i really think that helps more than just smacking the ball.

One problem i have noticed, when using my 3/4 iron to try and get abit of distance i hook the back to the left quite badly, why is this?

Andr3w · 9 Jun 2009 at 22:53

Yes mate the 3/4/5 are all hybrids, which really confused me as i don't hook the 5iron/hybrid.

I also put the ball in the same position (at least i think i do, near the inside of my left foot for the hybrids)

I think i will have some more lessons anyway, mainly because i found it really helped me to begin with

Andr3w · 10 Jun 2009 at 08:12

I'll give that ago, i'm doing 9holes on thursday night (i haven't been on a course with the new clubs yet) so i will try not to hook!

Gah i have really got the bug now, its pretty good having a course within walking distance as well

Andr3w · 10 Jun 2009 at 17:55

Does the ball you use REALLY make such a big difference? What would a £30 set of callaway/nike balls have over a £10 set of pinicle/wilson?

Andr3w · 11 Jun 2009 at 16:35

Grants on the hole in one

I'm playing in an hour and half, the first is about 130yard par 3. I've NEVER got on the green, it has two bloody bunkers right infront- guess where i end up

(and yes i have gone up a club or two but i somehow always end up in it)

Andr3w · 12 Jun 2009 at 08:23

So, did 9 holes yesterday played terrible (well i thought i did) but i got a score of 51....one of the best scores i have got for 9 holes, weird

(yes i know its a naff socre for you guys) i usually get less on the back 9 so would have ended up with around 98ish...

I haven't registed for a handicap yet but i GUESS i would be about 27-28, i lost most of my shots when about 10ft away from the green, im TERRIBLE for chipping on, any advice? Putting is usually 2putts.

I was getting around the green in about 2-3 iron shots(inc tee'ing off) but around the green was terrible, i don't really know how to hit chip shots

Andr3w · 12 Jun 2009 at 09:20

Stand with the ball in the middle of my feet or to the left/right?

Also somebody mentioned using the 8iron and doing the putting action with that, but would this work when ~10foot away? Its a horrible game, too hard

Playing again today when i finish work.

Andr3w · 12 Jun 2009 at 11:43

Thanks guys, i will look at that link.

It was a brilliant idea making this thread now

This is the scorecard for the first 9

Scorecard - Inbound

HOLE YARDS PAR YARDS PAR YARDS PAR

1.........170.....3.......150.......3.....140.....3
2.........245.....4.......234.......4.....160.....3
3.........235.....4.......200.......3.....234.....4
4.........325.....4.......310.......4.....285.....4
5.........386.....4.......386.......4.....375.....4
6.........440.....4.......430.......4.....420.....5
7.........517.....5.......510.......5.....430.....5
8.........320.....4.......310.......4.....280.....4
9.........336.....4.......310.......4.....280.....4
OUT....2974....36.....2840......35...2604...36

Obviously thats Pro - Mens - Ladies tee's

So over the par 35 i got 51...hmm :\

edit:gah stupid thing, just spent ages formatting that lol

Andr3w · 12 Jun 2009 at 15:32

Bloody hell, i'd be using a 6/5 iron for 160yards

....but then again my swing speed is that of a girl :eek:

I'm going to do the 9 holes i did yesterday again shortly, i will try the tips i have been given for around the green and hope i get less than 51!

Andr3w · 12 Jun 2009 at 15:40

adamibbo said:
your doing well to get round nine holes in 30 mins mate. everyone has to start somewhere

Lol sorry, i ment in 30minutes im going to start and do the 9holes...takes about 1.5-2hours to do 9holes

Andr3w · 13 Jun 2009 at 12:06

Well yesterday i went round the 9 and got 53 (so 2 shots worse than before) HOWEVER i did do some cracking shots, its just really hard to remember what to do. If i remember to do onething i forget another...grr