Fore! Who's playing golf, yo-

[spook]

from today. the heat is sneaky here. sometimes the sun doesn't feel that hot when you start, but the next thing you know you're sweating profusely and getting fucking cooked, and not in a good way. every time i finish 3-4 hours of practice and/or play even with sunscreen slathered all over me, i feel scorched for the rest of the day and evening.

if we can't change our flight, this was my last day of membership. hopefully, that won't be the case because i've really been getting in a good groove of plastic. i initially planned to play 18 holes every chance i got, but i soon decided that my skill level requires practice and lessons much more than destroying fairways with my divots.

hoyo 4, 164 yard par 3 (white): the last two times i've played it i hit beautiful, towering iron shots to dead center on the green. today i still managed to three putt. the green slopes sharply from front to back, and as i've mentioned several times, these greens are much faster than those where i play in oregon. the other thing that made me feel good today, which is probably nothing for the better players, is that i had decided the last time i played it that 7 iron was the right club. and it was. dead center. today the wind was blowing pretty strongly into my face and i had already pulled the 7 and was at address and noticed the big gust and backed off, switched to the 6 and hit it almost in the exact same spot. anyway, it's the kind of decisionmaking that wouldn't necessarily occurred to a couple months ago because io wouldn't have been confident enough in my ballstriking.



hoyo 6: 539 yard par 5

the front 9 is definitely the easier of the 2 for me. it's more wide open and flat, though there is a lot of water. the back 9 is pretty rugged and narrow with awful rough and ravines everywhere.


hoyo 9: 381 yard par 4

i played this one in the dark the other night (well, some illumination from street lights to the right) and sliced my drive into the rough and then hit a perfect 15* hybrid onto the green.



kids golf school. since only the rich people in a predominantly poor country can join this club, these kids have all the nicest clothes and gear and time to practice. i have to say it's a little disheartening at times to watch 10 and 12 year olds hit it almost as far as i do, but with great form and a totally relaxed swing. whoever was distinguishing between speed and rhythm earlier is dead on. rhythm is what i've been focusing on really hard. unfortunately, i still have a tendency to get like the bull when he sees the red cape and just try to kill the ball.

[wooley12]

Nice track, although I never met a golf course I didn't like.

Swing thought. Swing like you would a sledge hammer at a wall 3 inches off the floor.

[spook]

Nice track, although I never met a golf course I didn't like.

Swing thought. Swing like you would a sledge hammer at a wall 3 inches off the floor.

i'm not sure i understand your image. swing the sledge hammer like a golf club with the bottom of the swing three inches off the ground?

one thing that's helping i think is practicing pitching, chipping and putting a lot more -- they're all forcing me to slow way down and develop some touch.

[spook]

tiger needs to make up at least 2 strokes on the back 9 or miss the cut.

[spook]

so has anybody seen what is kept in the little black flip books by the players and caddies?

i assume it has distance to hazards from the tees, and from hazards to green, and slope of green, but what else? i like to make myself a little cheat sheet for the courses i play if i can find the youtube flyovers for instance if they don't have a decent maps. the maps here at this club in ecuador are basically useless for any kind of distance information.

[SuperGaper]

Yes, yardage books,

Here's what's inside: http://www.golfwrx.com/28734/kevin-s...-olympic-club/

[spook]

Yes, yardage books,

Here's what's inside: http://www.golfwrx.com/28734/kevin-s...-olympic-club/

thanks. amazing i use google so much and sometimes it just doesn't occur to me.

[wooley12]

i'm not sure i understand your image. swing the sledge hammer like a golf club with the bottom of the swing three inches off the ground?

one thing that's helping i think is practicing pitching, chipping and putting a lot more -- they're all forcing me to slow way down and develop some touch.

Sorry. Hit it with your body? Try swinging a sledge hammer by starting with your arms instead of your torso. Won't work. What I say, see and feel is not always communicated. That's why there are a million ways to tell someone how to hit a little white ball. Listen to all and Pick 3 that you see.

[Tye 1on]

Any Wisconsin mags hitting the Women's Open at Kohler? Good field, pretty skinny gallery thurs/fri.

[spook]

Sorry. Hit it with your body? Try swinging a sledge hammer by starting with your arms instead of your torso. Won't work. What I say, see and feel is not always communicated. That's why there are a million ways to tell someone how to hit a little white ball. Listen to all and Pick 3 that you see.

ok i get it thanks.

[nateski]

STOKED. shot a 90. probably/ presumably my best round ever. one triple bogey. seven pars. mix of singles and doubles. went 42, 46 for the round. tied me bro, who was down four at the turn.
good times.

[nateski]

right u r. 42 48. pretty drunk by the end.

[MotherFucker]

Would anyone be down to play Plum Creek in Castle Rock this Friday (13th). It's only $25 with a cart after 1p through their website. Pete Dye, former TPC, regularly hosts Champions Tour events...

Let me know in the next couple days and I'll book it up. I'm willing to drive but can only fit two bags in the trunk.

Here's a shot from yesterday at Coal Creek. I had about 115 in with a somewhat overhanging tree to the right. Naturally, I yank it right but it ricochets left and comes to rest about 25-30 feet. I love great kicks.

[guroo270]

Would if I could. Sounds like a great deal.

Just a lil FYI, you can't yank it right unless you're left handed. It was a great kick though. If we keep pressing our luck were gonna get struck down someday with that lightning.

[skiballs]

Just bring a 1 iron and hold it up , " not even god can hit a 1 iron " - Lee Trevino .

[Tye 1on]

Speaking of speed vs tempo, anybody ever seen a slower tempo than Ai Miyazato? Swear you could shotgun a beer faster than she swings!

[jfost]

Speaking of speed vs tempo, anybody ever seen a slower tempo than Ai Miyazato? Swear you could shotgun a beer faster than she swings!

a lot of the women lose so much speed at impact it is crazy, you can see the club shake and slow down even on live TV.

edit: watched some of the womens US Open, and at least half DONT appear to lose any speed through impact. Some of those ladies can crush it!

[spook]

lucky me. another 3 weeks of golf vacation. i'm hoping i can break 100 here before i leave. if i could just avoid the occasional or 10 i'm close.

[DasBlunt]

lucky me. another 3 weeks of golf vacation. i'm hoping i can break 100 here before i leave. if i could just avoid the occasional or 10 i'm close.

don't avoid things, rather, hunt for ways to make birdies, settle for par and hate bogeys. Recovery rather than always protecting.

[spook]

i'm basically doing that except adding a stroke. hunt for par, settle for bogey, hate anything bigger. this is the toughest course i've played and although i don't want to approach it out of anxiety or fear, i need to be smart and not always go for it.

sometimes instead of trying to go long from the rough -- which is very thick and difficult for me to hit long out of unless the ball's sitting up -- sometimes i need to acknowledge my current capabilities, take my medicine and chip out to the fairway to give myself a better chance on the next shot rather than ending up hitting from rough to rough. or worse, rough to water or ravine or out of bounds. i've got a lot better about keeping my ball in play from when i first got here.

[skiballs]

Here's some vids
1st one 320 yd drive
2nd 108 yd gap wedge
3rd where the gap wedge finished
I swear ( on my skis ) I didn't cherry pick , those where the only vids I took .
Click on the pics for vids .

[MotherFucker]

Damn, Skiballs, nice second shot there.

Front Range Mags, I have a buddy coming in for the final of the US Am and we're only going to be able to play twice. He wants to keep it under $50/round so I'm asking you guys to throw out some suggestions for the best courses to play at that price point. Obviously waiting for twilight helps but I still haven't played a lot around the FR so need some imput on where to take him to impress him.

24hr notice on Plum Creek. Making the tee time for Friday 1pm tomorrow morning.

[skiballs]

Mofo , is your buddy exempt into the championship proper or is he there to qualify ?
If he's there to qualify , send me his name , so I can see how he did on the USGA site .

[DasBlunt]

Damn, Skiballs, nice second shot there.

Front Range Mags, I have a buddy coming in for the final of the US Am and we're only going to be able to play twice. He wants to keep it under $50/round so I'm asking you guys to throw out some suggestions for the best courses to play at that price point. Obviously waiting for twilight helps but I still haven't played a lot around the FR so need some imput on where to take him to impress him.

24hr notice on Plum Creek. Making the tee time for Friday 1pm tomorrow morning.

Take him to Meadow Hills in Aurora. Cheap, amazing fast true greens, used to be private years ago. It has a tight feel to it. Then play some links course to give him some of the Common Ground feel (stroke play portion of the AM).

[jfost]

...3rd where the gap wedge finished...

but did you make the putt?