Fore! Who's playing golf, yo-

[wooley12]

Don't be dismayed. Assholes are everywhere in life. Especially on anonymous forums. Ignore and proceed. BTW, post up some of your GoPro golf swings so we can dissect them and really screw your head up.

When I was deep into my own golf addiction I would tape (Sony Betamax) the weekend PGA tournament and watch every full swing deep into the night in slow motion while I ate donuts.

[skiballs]

Yo motherfucker ,
You were doing good with the pics and all .
But now you have to start being all core and shit .
Cut that shit out and leave the insults to people that are good at it .
By the way , have you given Daspinhead the head slap he needs ?

[wooley12]

7 week old? Stay home and watch on TV. 7 mos. old? Take it to the course unless you can make other arrangements. A lot like toting a big purse. And a back pack. And a chair. And a stroller. And a water bottle........

[spook]

Don't be dismayed. Assholes are everywhere in life. Especially on anonymous forums. Ignore and proceed. BTW, post up some of your GoPro golf swings so we can dissect them and really screw your head up.

When I was deep into my own golf addiction I would tape (Sony Betamax) the weekend PGA tournament and watch every full swing deep into the night in slow motion while I ate donuts.

haha. i was afraid somebody would ask about the gopro footage. if i figure out a way to cut the file size down from ginormous to allowable, i might.

i've lasted 5.5 years here disagreeing with every single post. i can handle it. it just gets old sometimes.

[spook]

7 week old? Stay home and watch on TV. 7 mos. old? Take it to the course unless you can make other arrangements. A lot like toting a big purse. And a back pack. And a chair. And a stroller. And a water bottle........

i might consider taking my one year old depending on how hot it was going to get and i'd probably put a full face helmet on him just in case.

[MotherFucker]

I agree, I suck at insults but wasn't really trying to either. Negativity breeds negativity. My bad.

Actually, my wife just said we wouldn't take a kid that young to a golf tournament either, Father's Day finish or not. After thinking about it, you're totally right. Even without it being the Open, it would probably still suck balls and not be worth it with a kid that young.

Let's get the chi back to to the golf center after my fuck-up and wrongness.

Critque my set-up. It's not a straight-on picture but I still think you can see it pretty well. I think I'm not standing upright enough but who the fuck knows. I think my hands a low, too. I'd appreciate some feedback on what the singe digits hacks think. Actually, everyone chime in; at this point, I need all the help I can get.


The Address:




The Follow Through:

[BS720]

Critque my set-up... Actually, everyone chime in; at this point, I need all the help I can get.

Those plaid shorts suck.

[MotherFucker]

Those plaid shorts suck.

Your mom likes them though.

Give me a break. They were cheap and they're comfortable. I even describe them as "funny blue shorts" when meeting people.

I have black ones too that I'm sure will make an appearance at some point. Costco specials. Gotta pinch pennies when most of your free cash is going towards making babies.

[wooley12]

The setup means jack, kinda. My wife told me all the pros wiggle their toes at the set up and it got me centered. It's what you're looking at impact that counts. And 1000 hours of slo-mo with 500 donuts told me everyone from John Daley to Jeff Sluman looked the same at impact.

You do look a little open at the shoulders. Is your miss a slice?

[MotherFucker]

The setup means jack, kinda. My wife told me all the pros wiggle their toes at the set up and it got me centered. It's what you're looking at impact that counts. And 1000 hours of slo-mo with 500 donuts told me everyone from John Daley to Jeff Sluman looked the same at impact.

You do look a little open at the shoulders. Is your miss a slice?

Usually. Pretty bad in to out motion.

[wooley12]

All directions assume you're right handed. The direction of the ball for the first 50 or so yds indicates swing path as dictated by the shoulders. Ball starts to the left. Shoulders open. Meaning your shoulders are pointing to the left. After that, if the ball moves right or left, it's a function of the club face at impact. Open (pointing right), fades/slices to the right. Closed, hooks to the left. Are you confused? Could be me. Like the shorts. I've been into cargo shorts with hiking boots lately.

[4matic]

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Critque my set-up.

Poor posture that does not promote torso turn. Grip a bit weak, are you trying to fight a slice? Stick your butt out so it feels like you are trying to push a turd out. Chin up and look down over your nose. You are trying to "smell" the ball now. Follow through is pretty good but you are ending in reverse C and not really transferring the weight forward. What's your ball flight on a good hit?

http://www.jameshopkinsgolf.com/1/po...r-posture.html

[Aldo]

4 matic - Nice! you play white witch down there?

[4matic]

4 matic - Nice! you play white witch down there?

That's Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay, California. Amazing hotel and venue.

[guroo270]

The LPGA and PGA tours (I think both but definitely one of them) changed the scorecard rule this year. Because, again, it was stupid.

It's funny how some people are more into the letter of the law of rules vs. the spirit of competition. In high school, we once "won" a close match due to a scorecard signing error by the other team. We said "who wants to win that way" and decided to forfeit.

Speaking of stupid rules, or at least stupid people... My Leland golf team was playing Valley Christian for the Blossom Valley championship just over a decade ago, and the freshman that we all disliked for sdoing dumb shit all the time, came up the last hole, just left of the green, disgruntled as fuck, flubbed his first chip, bladed his second, and three putted from 25 feet after that, not taking anything seriously and taking no practice swings, just being a baby... we needed him to finish in one less stroke than he did to win the regional championship. He looked at us after and said, "Why didn't anyone tell me!?!?!" We couldn't tell him because it was similar or fell under the rule of course knowledge, and we would have incurred a penalty if we had said how many strokes he needed to win. Stupid rule. Wish I could have told him to make at least a double bogey and we'd win.

[Fritz]

Epic fail on my part today. Legacy Ridge had incredible cart girls but I took 0 pics. 2 tall skinny blondes < 25years old. I need to step it up.

[guroo270]

Other than your fail, what do you think of that course. I feel like you have to be a regular to love it. So many blind shots I can't believe it. Great greens though. Das, if you have a way to get on Cypress, I will make an overnight road trip to Cali, and take out a second mortgage on my house if I have to. Although, do they even have greens fees on that course? Seems like something they might omit since it's so damn hard to get on any who. It wouldn't surprise me if the greens fees were omitted, $50, or $500. I snuck onto that course to take a few pics from a scenic point on 17 mile drive when I was 14 just to say I'd been on it. Luckily a heavy storm had knocked down a fence to make that possible the night before. It's absurd that course gets about 5 - 20 groups out per day. Anyone know that house on 17 mile drive, right on the coast, that has the bunkers and putting greens in front? That's my dream house. It was for sale around 98 for $17 mil. I was () close to going to Robert Louis Stevenson for high school. Always wish I had. What I'd do to be able to sneak onto Spyglass after calculus.

[MotherFucker]

All directions assume you're right handed. The direction of the ball for the first 50 or so yds indicates swing path as dictated by the shoulders. Ball starts to the left. Shoulders open. Meaning your shoulders are pointing to the left. After that, if the ball moves right or left, it's a function of the club face at impact. Open (pointing right), fades/slices to the right. Closed, hooks to the left. Are you confused? Could be me. Like the shorts. I've been into cargo shorts with hiking boots lately.

I could be confused. I'm like one of those dudes that knows what the proper swing consists of but gets too loose/quick over the ball. Guroo, Fritz, or DB could elaborate on my swing better if they feel like it.

Poor posture that does not promote torso turn. Grip a bit weak, are you trying to fight a slice? Stick your butt out so it feels like you are trying to push a turd out. Chin up and look down over your nose. You are trying to "smell" the ball now. Follow through is pretty good but you are ending in reverse C and not really transferring the weight forward. What's your ball flight on a good hit?

http://www.jameshopkinsgolf.com/1/po...r-posture.html

I am fighting a wicked slice. On a good solid shot, I hit a beautiful little fade to dead straight. Could that be from the lack of a proper release through the ball?

If you look at my left foot, most of my weight is on my heel. Is that a good or bad thing or does it even matter?

[wooley12]

You'll be prepared next time. Please.

[4matic]

I am fighting a wicked slice. On a good solid shot, I hit a beautiful little fade to dead straight. Could that be from the lack of a proper release through the ball?

If you look at my left foot, most of my weight is on my heel. Is that a good or bad thing or does it even matter?

It's really way too much to bat back and forth. Not releasing is just a symptom..

[wooley12]

If you hit a nice fade, play it. If you want to fix it or learn to hit a draw, I can help. I've fixed several including my own. I see what's going on but it's been a long day for me so nighty night.

[Fritz]

Andy - I like the course. It's a bitch when they grow the rough out later in the season, but if you can keep your tee shot in the first or second cut you'll be okay. It's in pretty good shape right now.

Mother F'er - Try standing closer to the ball. Your posture will be a bit more upright, which will feel weird, but your club will be more flush with the ground and you might not hit it as fat.

[RockChalk]

Slice=coming over the top

...EVERY TIME...

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[TahoeJ]

The setup means jack, kinda.

I could not disagree more. The setup is huge and 95% of swing issues are related to a poor address.

@MotherFucker - yes, you want to be a little more upright and improve your posture by straightening your back a little and broadening your shoulders. You'll get more out of your shoulder turn that way and more power in your swing. Plus, you'll be less likely to come over the top. Hard to tell in that pic but you may need to be a bit closer to the ball, as it looks like the positioning is forcing your bad posture as you lean out towards the ball.

[Steven S. Dallas]

Nice round this morning- went off at 6:36, blew through the front in an hour and twenty minutes so figured I'd finish out. Wound up around 2:50.

Sorry, cart girl not in evidence at this hour. She is cute though.

I begin my trek... It's about a 10 minute walk.


Second green, about driver-wedge from my living room couch (GPS unit says 388 yards).


Troon tees really get around! I see these everywhere, and not just in Scottsdale.


Nice out.




In the lower right hand is the result of my second shot on the (short, 493-yard) par 5 9th. So that's cool, but they got my beer order wrong at the clubhouse.


Still pretty dead, and pretty nice, on the back. It was at this point my failure to bring a snack killed me- basically crashed and fell apart for about three holes. It sucked. Still wound up with an 80 with a couple nice up-and-downs, though, which is one of my better rounds here. And no, I didn't have to move my ball out of any divots.