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The Augusta members are as traditional as they come. Add to that some very influential former champions such as Nicklaus, Woods, Player, there is every chance they decide to uninvite those who have gone to LIV. Even if they are past champions.
I hope so too.
Heading to South of France tomorrow evening for two weeks. Saint Cyprien area and looks to be some beautiful courses out there!
We're actually travelling by van so we're going to stick all the clubs in the back and see what we can find. Will report back with pictures if we end up finding anywhere nice! I'd welcome any suggestions if anyone's ventured out that way
We're actually travelling by van so we're going to stick all the clubs in the back and see what we can find. Will report back with pictures if we end up finding anywhere nice! I'd welcome any suggestions if anyone's ventured out that way
First time back on the range last night after not playing for about a month, (£7.50 for 100 balls, no fancy tracer tools, if anyone's still interested 
) - was hitting it well and actually had a lightbulb moment with controlling draws & fades by just adjusting club face at address. Hoping for a good round on Saturday!
) - was hitting it well and actually had a lightbulb moment with controlling draws & fades by just adjusting club face at address. Hoping for a good round on Saturday!Happy to announce that I won might first medal this weekend.
I won the Captains Medal with a net 64 by one stroke.
This was not a normal medal and was open to everyone at the club and you could enter as many times as you wanted over the weekend (Fri-Mon) so it looks like around 200 cards went in. I didn't think I was anywhere near good enough this year to challenge for anything so I'm ecstatic.
I won the Captains Medal with a net 64 by one stroke.
This was not a normal medal and was open to everyone at the club and you could enter as many times as you wanted over the weekend (Fri-Mon) so it looks like around 200 cards went in. I didn't think I was anywhere near good enough this year to challenge for anything so I'm ecstatic.
Yeah, some of the group are signed up for playing tomorrow but the forecast is/was for rain, although it seems to be easing so I might turn up 
I did get out for a game yesterday, early forecast was for possible showers, forecast on the day was overcast, turned out to be really nice and a lot hotter than we expected. Had a reasonable game, scored 124, got 3 bogeys which is a PB no pars though, and 'only' lost 3 balls 
I did get out for a game yesterday, early forecast was for possible showers, forecast on the day was overcast, turned out to be really nice and a lot hotter than we expected. Had a reasonable game, scored 124, got 3 bogeys which is a PB
no pars though, and 'only' lost 3 balls 
Today's entertainment for you to cast your eyes over Let me know when you get bored!
Scorecard
Todays nine was a bit spur of the moment. Decided after the F1 qualifying had finished that I should really take advantage of the good weather while we still have it. Arrived in plenty of time so had a nice relaxed warm up on the range and then bought some new balls, TaylorMade Distance+ @ £17 a dozen, to play with. This was definitely the best I have played to date despite racking up some larger numbers.
Aside from not being able to get out of bunkers and one errant tee shot which I should never have hit (didn't feel comfortable standing over the ball - should have stepped away and setup again), for the first time I struck some solid irons from the fairway
My best hole was the longest par 5 where I hit a solid driver, 3W and PW and then two putted for par. The previous two times on this hole I've scored 8. In terms of bunkers I think my strongly lofted PW is hampering me. I try and open the face which then puts my setup off a little. Don't want to buy any wedges just yet as have some lessons booked starting in a couple of weeks so plan on getting my pro to fit me into something suitable. I can probably get by with just a sand wedge to start.
It felt great to start transferring some of my ball striking on the range out onto the course. Good golfing to anyone out tomorrow
Let me know when you get bored!Scorecard
Todays nine was a bit spur of the moment. Decided after the F1 qualifying had finished that I should really take advantage of the good weather while we still have it. Arrived in plenty of time so had a nice relaxed warm up on the range and then bought some new balls, TaylorMade Distance+ @ £17 a dozen, to play with. This was definitely the best I have played to date despite racking up some larger numbers.
Aside from not being able to get out of bunkers and one errant tee shot which I should never have hit (didn't feel comfortable standing over the ball - should have stepped away and setup again), for the first time I struck some solid irons from the fairway
My best hole was the longest par 5 where I hit a solid driver, 3W and PW and then two putted for par. The previous two times on this hole I've scored 8. In terms of bunkers I think my strongly lofted PW is hampering me. I try and open the face which then puts my setup off a little. Don't want to buy any wedges just yet as have some lessons booked starting in a couple of weeks so plan on getting my pro to fit me into something suitable. I can probably get by with just a sand wedge to start.It felt great to start transferring some of my ball striking on the range out onto the course. Good golfing to anyone out tomorrow
Really wasn't sure whether I'd be doing the golf today, weather forecast was rainy/changable right up till last night but woke up in time and the forecast was for it to stay dry so I risked it, and it did indeed stay dry,couple of drops of rain but nothing that would have even counted as a shower
So teed up for the first and hit the toe losing a ball in a pond/lake that shouldn't ever be a problem. Took a second from the tee and did exactly the same thing so said sod it and dropped the other side. Really terrible start to the game
Thankfully it improved from there, especially with the Iron shots off the fairway where I was hitting some fantastic shots which was great. In the first 9 I got 52 total (same as stephenb!) with 2 pars
Back 9 not so great number wise, one bogey and 64 shots. That somewhat hides the fact I hit some amazing shots for me, Iron was still going well to the extent on one hole with a ditch/gulley before the green and I was still a decent way back I almost layed up but thought sod it and tried to hit a really solid 6 Iron which worked and for the first time ever I got over that gulley without losing a ball/dropping the other side Of course I then took like 5 putts to get it in just to ruin the score but hey. Also hit probably my best drive on the course ever it just happened to be on a hole that didn't really need/want that kind of drive but it stopped just short of the water so all good...
Overall 116, best ever, 2 pars and a bogey, and some great shots (for me), very very happy with that
So teed up for the first and hit the toe losing a ball in a pond/lake that shouldn't ever be a problem. Took a second from the tee and did exactly the same thing so said sod it and dropped the other side. Really terrible start to the game
Thankfully it improved from there, especially with the Iron shots off the fairway where I was hitting some fantastic shots which was great. In the first 9 I got 52 total (same as stephenb!) with 2 pars
Back 9 not so great number wise, one bogey and 64 shots. That somewhat hides the fact I hit some amazing shots for me, Iron was still going well to the extent on one hole with a ditch/gulley before the green and I was still a decent way back I almost layed up but thought sod it and tried to hit a really solid 6 Iron which worked and for the first time ever I got over that gulley without losing a ball/dropping the other side
Of course I then took like 5 putts to get it in just to ruin the score but hey. Also hit probably my best drive on the course ever it just happened to be on a hole that didn't really need/want that kind of drive but it stopped just short of the water so all good...Overall 116, best ever, 2 pars and a bogey, and some great shots (for me
), very very happy with that My speed journey:
I've done 2 sessions with my speed sticks this week so far. Will look to do another one on Thursday and then playing in golf society on Saturday.
I'm lucky I have all of the equipment to be able to map out my speed as I go through it, so I'm building a spreadsheet on my phone as I go along.
If any of you don't know what the speed sticks are, it's 3 golf 'sticks', all driver length, but with metal weights on the end.
Green, Blue, Red
Light, Medium, Heavy.
Green (light) is nice and whippy.
Blue is a lighter than your driver.
Red is a little heavier than your driver.
You're meant to go all out, so you're meant to warm up before doing it.
It goes like so:
Setup to where a ball would be.
Swing as fast as you can, as if you were hitting your driver, using the green stick.
Do this 3 times.
Repeat, as if you were a lefty... (I'm a righty). This is to swing with the alternative muscles in your body, to ensure good balance in your swing.
Repeat the above using the blue sticks, then again with the red sticks.
Then lastly, use the green sticks again, both righty and lefty swings.
Then go and measure your drives on a monitor within the next couple of minutes.
This is to build up neuro muscular speed which isn't necessarily strength related. Basically it helps teach your brain how to make speed.
I do my training on the mat that I use with my SkyTrak, so I can quickly test after.
Beat my PB of 255y today, hit a whopping 262y total. That's a big number for me, swinging my driver around 96MPH, according to SkyTrak (145mph ball speed).
I also use a PRGR to track my swing speed of the sticks as I go through, so it'll be nice to see my swing speed increases over the next few weeks with the sticks and then to see if it translates to speed with the driver on SkyTrak.
According to blogs and youtube, it can translate to a quicker swing speed in all your clubs. Not talking top speed, but your average goes up the more you do it.
My original thought was that, my misses would be way worse with my trying harder to swing faster, but the way it works is, your top end speed may show worse results, but because your average swing speed goes up - you end up faster without trying to be faster and you're able to control it better too.
I'll report back as times goes on to see if this returns anything interesting for me
I've done 2 sessions with my speed sticks this week so far. Will look to do another one on Thursday and then playing in golf society on Saturday.
I'm lucky I have all of the equipment to be able to map out my speed as I go through it, so I'm building a spreadsheet on my phone as I go along.
If any of you don't know what the speed sticks are, it's 3 golf 'sticks', all driver length, but with metal weights on the end.
Green, Blue, Red
Light, Medium, Heavy.
Green (light) is nice and whippy.
Blue is a lighter than your driver.
Red is a little heavier than your driver.
You're meant to go all out, so you're meant to warm up before doing it.
It goes like so:
Setup to where a ball would be.
Swing as fast as you can, as if you were hitting your driver, using the green stick.
Do this 3 times.
Repeat, as if you were a lefty... (I'm a righty). This is to swing with the alternative muscles in your body, to ensure good balance in your swing.
Repeat the above using the blue sticks, then again with the red sticks.
Then lastly, use the green sticks again, both righty and lefty swings.
Then go and measure your drives on a monitor within the next couple of minutes.
This is to build up neuro muscular speed which isn't necessarily strength related. Basically it helps teach your brain how to make speed.
I do my training on the mat that I use with my SkyTrak, so I can quickly test after.
Beat my PB of 255y today, hit a whopping 262y total. That's a big number for me, swinging my driver around 96MPH, according to SkyTrak (145mph ball speed).
I also use a PRGR to track my swing speed of the sticks as I go through, so it'll be nice to see my swing speed increases over the next few weeks with the sticks and then to see if it translates to speed with the driver on SkyTrak.
According to blogs and youtube, it can translate to a quicker swing speed in all your clubs. Not talking top speed, but your average goes up the more you do it.
My original thought was that, my misses would be way worse with my trying harder to swing faster, but the way it works is, your top end speed may show worse results, but because your average swing speed goes up - you end up faster without trying to be faster and you're able to control it better too.
I'll report back as times goes on to see if this returns anything interesting for me
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well done MarkA keep up the good work.
I've just come back from a round at my course.
Played with a guy who's off 6 so felt a little pressure to play well.
Started off with a beautiful drive up the first (par 5) for it to go horribly wrong and end up with a triple bogey 8
Best of it all is I ended the front 9 +4 (scoring 40). This included a triple bogey, 2 birdies and 3 pars.
Back 9 I came in 42 to finish on 82 and win Net by 2 shots. 71/69.
I was so disappointed with some shots today though. Driver was on song but my approach play let me down on a few occasions. Need to work on iron striking and aiming. Consistency needed. But on the whole very pleased with shooting today.
I've just come back from a round at my course.
Played with a guy who's off 6 so felt a little pressure to play well.
Started off with a beautiful drive up the first (par 5) for it to go horribly wrong and end up with a triple bogey 8
Best of it all is I ended the front 9 +4 (scoring 40). This included a triple bogey, 2 birdies and 3 pars.
Back 9 I came in 42 to finish on 82 and win Net by 2 shots. 71/69.
I was so disappointed with some shots today though. Driver was on song but my approach play let me down on a few occasions. Need to work on iron striking and aiming. Consistency needed. But on the whole very pleased with shooting today.
@booyaka I blame you for my spending!
You posted the Scotty Cameron Limited Edition Jetset putter and ever since I saw it, I knew I wanted it!
Couldn't get the Jetset version though, but found a lovely silver one on facebook marketplace for a decent price.
I'm now a proud owner of a Scotty Cameron Special Select 2.5
Such a lovely putter!
You posted the Scotty Cameron Limited Edition Jetset putter and ever since I saw it, I knew I wanted it!
Couldn't get the Jetset version though, but found a lovely silver one on facebook marketplace for a decent price.
I'm now a proud owner of a Scotty Cameron Special Select 2.5
Such a lovely putter!
your welcome@booyaka I blame you for my spending!
You posted the Scotty Cameron Limited Edition Jetset putter and ever since I saw it, I knew I wanted it!
Couldn't get the Jetset version though, but found a lovely silver one on facebook marketplace for a decent price.
I'm now a proud owner of a Scotty Cameron Special Select 2.5
Such a lovely putter!
I've had my Scotty newport for 15 years - still looks as good as the day I got it
crap golf today - nothing other than rusty. Not hit a ball in nearly 2 weeks. Could barely find the middle of the club face....
Greens were in very good condition for this time of year, but some mud balls already appearing which is frustrating for sure.
Greens were in very good condition for this time of year, but some mud balls already appearing which is frustrating for sure.
I had a game Thursday night, I played some really nice stuff and hit 12 GIR which for me is amazing. Sadly 11 3 puts did not make me happy. The greens had been sanded after the open day last weekend so they weren't really true. I'm going to play another local course tomorrow whilst the greens recover my putting is generally the best part of my game so I don't want to lose too much confidence.
Another nail in Garcia's coffin...
Plays first round - shoots 76, no play friday, then WD's at the last minute on Saturday morning citing an unspecified injury....
Flys across the Atlantic to then attend a College football game on Saturday afternoon.
Thought these LIV players wanted less travel etc.... and there was no confirmation from anyone about his injury.....
Plays first round - shoots 76, no play friday, then WD's at the last minute on Saturday morning citing an unspecified injury....
Flys across the Atlantic to then attend a College football game on Saturday afternoon.
Thought these LIV players wanted less travel etc.... and there was no confirmation from anyone about his injury.....
Saw that, not a good look... Being new to golf not sure what to think about the whole PGA vs LIV thing, except it's not a good start when the funding comes from Saudi
Just got back from golf, went to the range on Friday and worked on my driver, completely changed my setup/routine and it seemed to work but was a bit nervous stepping up to the first tee but it seemed to work on the course too Did go right a few times but my worse drive today was probably better than my best last week...
Got 119 overall, 3 down on last week with a few shocker holes but 2 bogeys and 2 par, including the last hole where for the first time ever I got the drive over the water and then very almost birdied it, literally one more roll and it was in and that was from the edge of the green.
Just got back from golf, went to the range on Friday and worked on my driver, completely changed my setup/routine and it seemed to work but was a bit nervous stepping up to the first tee but it seemed to work on the course too
Did go right a few times but my worse drive today was probably better than my best last week...Got 119 overall, 3 down on last week with a few shocker holes but 2 bogeys and 2 par, including the last hole where for the first time ever I got the drive over the water and then very almost birdied it, literally one more roll and it was in and that was from the edge of the green.