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My wive's best friend lives in Cary , NC , shes always buggin me to go down there .
One of you Carolina boy comes up for the Middle Atlantic Am I think his name is Ernhart .
That tourney is going to be at Baltimore CC this year , fastest greens I've ever seen , last time it was there the rumor was 14 1/2 .
14.5? Damn, that would be a three putt-a-thon for me!
I just tried the Ipad swing app and it kicks ass. You set up your Ipad at the range behind you and you can choose to have it trace your swing as a multiple frame overlap and you can also draw lines anywhere you want to see your angles . Then you can compare it to a Pro. The downside for me is that I see what I am doing wrong and feel powerless to correct it. I am both handed and shoot basketball better lefty and play tennis lefty as well as throw lefty, and eat lefty. I write right handed though and bowl righty and shoot jumpers righty. I am seriously considering switching to lefty in golf. I started playing beer golf in college with no lessons and when I started to take a little more seriously I practice and reenforced bad habits. These bad habits are so engrained that I feel that switching to left and taking lessons from scratch with good habits. I swing way too much with my arms and way too fast and cast the club. Should I start from scratch as a lefty? I go in circles with my instructor as he tells me what I know I am doing yet I still revert right back to the same habits.
practiced for 3.5 hours today on the driving range and the putting green. i decided to focus on my 6 iron until i get the swing more internalized. i would say i hit 75% of them really nicely and each time i hit a bad one, i stepped off, tried to analyze what i did wrong basedon feel and what the ball flight was (and anything else obvious, like an enormous divot) and then lined up and hit again and most of the time i was able to follow with another solid swing. practiced pitching from 20 and 30 yards, practiced in the bunker, practiced putting lag and close up. all in all a good day.
Played Wentworth By The Sea in Newburyport MA. The original 9 hole 1897 design was redone by Donald Ross in 1921. The shot of the day. My partner in our 4 ball match play felt it was his 20' putt on 18 to win our match but I kept us in it. After pushing my drive right into the trees on a par 5, my shot back to the fairway was completely blocked by trees and a 30' x 30' restroom building about 40 feet away. After consultation with my playing partner, I punched a "knock down" 5 iron at the building that hit where I was aiming just above the doors and caromed out into the fairway gaining about 30 yards. Laid up with a 3rd shot towards a blind green. A forth shot to the edge of the green. Sunk a 10 footer to halve the hole.
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Sweet cart girl with all the usual plus sandwiches and mixed drinks too!
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It does not sound like you would be starting over if you switched to lefty from your high level of skill in other sports.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ski to Be
Golf is fun to practice and try to get good at. Why not try lefty? Nothing can hurt except your budget for equipment. Many pros pride themselves on being able to hit both ways. It helps their game.
That reminds me of a best ball tournament I played in.
The 2nd hole is a 160 yard par 3 with an elevated tee. The local pro was there and if you were closer to the hole than he was your name went into a raffle.
One of our 4-some was a lefty. The pro grabs his 4 iron, flips it upside down and nails it to within 10 feet. Nobody in our group won a raffle ticket.
It was that moment when I realized I'm playing a much different game than the people at the elite level.
i can sink a 20 foot putt. i doubt i could make the shot you made if i intended to.Quote:
Originally Posted by wooley12
i've been practicing hitting lefty just so if i have to i can at least punch something back out to the fairway. considering how awkward and ugly it is, it's amazing that the pros can do it so well. though i seem to remember mickelson doing something stupid in the rough on the hole that tiger ultimately chipped in at nicklaus' tournament. i thought he tried to hit it twice right handed and botched them both. maybe i'm imagining things.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Tortoise
Reminds me of this:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Tortoise
http://www.golf.com/video/van-de-vel...its-carnoustie
He chips better wrong handed with a backwards putter than i do with a wedge.
If by "rough" you mean bamboo trees. Dude just should have re-teed. That's the problem with Phil. Up by 2 on 18? LET'S PULL A DRIVER INTO THE STANDS!! He's probably one of the top 5 golfers of all time, he just has the mental fortitude of a 3rd grade rec league basketball player. Awe golly gee shucks. I tried.Quote:
Originally Posted by spook
yeah, that's what i meant.Quote:
Originally Posted by guroo270
Ordered some Lefty irons on Ebay used for $100. Going to go to a new pro and tell him I am an absolute beginner so that I develop the right habits.Just swinging the club lefty feels more natural and my finish seems more natural and extended though this is not hitting the ball. I will follow up with the results.
i think that's pretty cool that he can go back to his and one of golf's biggest chokes/failures and make something positive out of it. seeing his kids hug him afterward was sweet. i just watched a replay of that hole when he imploded a week ago and i remember watching it live cringing and wondering if he'd ever recover. seems like he's doing alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyCarter
nice job wooley.... you stalking that beer girl???? :fmicon:
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Great! Now you will be f**ked from both sides of the ball. Hold on.!! I'm commin' !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ski to Be
Take practice swings by swinging with your (left handed clubs) with your right hand only. You should be able to "feel" the swing. The club head will take on a life of it's own and throw itself at the ball.
If it feels natural to swing and finish from the left, I think that is a good start. Many things in golf do not feel right until you get it, but I think the basic swing should feel somewhat natural. When I putt lefty, I feel just as comfy as righty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ski to Be
So I went to a golf store this evening and told them my intentions. So they watched me swing both left and right and implored me not to switch. They told me it would take me 3 years to get where I am right now and that I just need to relax and be patient. So if I win the Ebay auction I will have a set of LH Cleveland CG4 irons & driver that I will give to any of you lefty golfers in Puget sound.
my point being that i'd been your partner, i definitely would have given you shot of the match.Quote:
Originally Posted by spook
Did your caddie Romeo have a five dollar bet with McCord ( see tin cup ) .Quote:
Originally Posted by wooley12
Getting back out to Buffalo Run Thurday evening for their $9 for nine special. Such a badass course.
Anyone interested in playing nine at Hyland Blue tomorrow in the morning? I'm open all day but want to get off the track earlier to beat the heat.
For the record, we were playing team golf, not golf score, which is always more fun. I felt I had a 50/50 chance of pulling the shot off and as I was in jail and getting back to the fairway any other way would have taken 3 shots, there was no downside if I failed to pull it off. Nothing more fun in golf than playing a match play round with a partner to consult with. Takes the game to another level of enjoyment IMO. When one of the loosing team sought to toss a barb by asking "what did you shoot?", my partner replied. I shot $6 (the winnings) vs your $0.
there are very few movies by costner that i like, but tin cup is one.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiballs
Going Dufner stylie...picked up the SuperStroke Fatso yesterday, going to regrip the putter this weekend. This grip is over the top...audacious. Looking forward to being the asshole with the giant, oversized grip.
how do you put it in your bag?Quote:
Originally Posted by cranked
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Originally Posted by cranked
It takes a good while to get used to the big grips. It's not for me. And, you need to adjust the weight of the head. Good luck figuring that out.
I went with the SS slim- it has completely changed my putting by taking my wrists out of the equation. I am deadly under 8 ft with this thing.
I guess it depends on the person. I've got a fat grip on my scotty cameron newport. No big deal ever. It quiets the hands, no questions asked. Although you should use a pretty light grip on your putter no matter what, I feel a lot more comfortable with a veeerrrry light grip on my putter now.
I am reworking my putting stroke right now (much more compact and controlled)...so, figured this is the right time to change equipment feel. Will learn it over time.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4matic
TR to follow...Quote:
Originally Posted by jfost
oh snap!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by cranked
Thanks for that , I'm sure everyone will sleep better tonight .Quote:
Originally Posted by spook
you keep bringing the hilarity. i won't mistake it again. that or you could just talk about golf in a thread that has been amazingly civil for this place.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiballs
It's a shame HC & slurpee boy don't golf , cuz you are a one liner , in perpetuity .Quote:
Originally Posted by spook
Say hi to siskel and ebert , golfman .
So I just had the best 9 holes of my life. Played my local 9 hole course in Stamford Vt. After the 4th I knew something was up. I was even after 7. Missed a fucking 3 foot put for par on 8 and par on 9 for a 37. FKNA I know 9 is only 1/2 a round but I will take 1 over anyday.. I'm still smiling.
siskel's dead and ebert has no jaw and is almost dead. that said, hc is a boatload more interesting than you are, so why don't you move along or at least save your bullshit for a different thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiballs
gracias.
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Originally Posted by philth
sweet. i hate to say so, but i bet missing that 3 footer hurt. congrats!
Thanks Spook. I laughed when I missed it. Did not hurt that bad because A) I have never taken Golf too serious and B) it was so much better than my prior rounds at that course that it still felt great.
Please...for the love of god...stop posting.Quote:
Originally Posted by spook
spook has posted mucho golf stoke in this thread FWIW, if you meant quit replying to skiballs - then fine, I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by cranked