PPOT Golf Thread

[herr_oberst]

[berettafan]

My favorite is the 'if regular golfers had press conferences

https://youtube.com/shorts/tEgSluJrUVE?si=-0Qolq_psu3nHMuk

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by berettafan

My favorite is the 'if regular golfers had press conferences

https://youtube.com/shorts/tEgSluJrUVE?si=-0Qolq_psu3nHMuk

Lol yes!

[onewhippedpuppy]

Well we bit the bullet and signed up for a nearby “semi private” golf course membership today, $400/mo for unlimited golf and driving range. We went back and added up our spend over the last three months and have been averaging over $1000/mo on greens and range fees, so it’s a no-brainer. We are officially committed!

I also priced several of the nearby country clubs, holy crap! $4-8k buy in, monthly between $650 and $900, and those are for the least fancy ones. The really nice local club is invite only, and I’m not nearly cool enough for that club.

[Zeke]

I played golf as a youngster because my parents played at a club every Sunday and dragged me along. There were other things to do there, swim, tennis, but I took a few lessons and could at least hit the ball inbounds (most of time). Somewhere I got a bad slice and I tried everything to correct in. In the meantime I picked up other interests and was getting old enough that they went w/o me and I went with another kid and his dad to the kart track. Bought a kart and that's where I was every Sunday.

Never really had interest in golf for the rest of my life but I always wondered about the incurable slice. I've had an occasion to hit a couple balls here and there not owning any clubs. So one day I get this idea that if I roll my left hand (or was it my right?) to an uncomfortable position I might lose the slice. And that is precisely what happened. Beautiful straight shots one after another. Magic. People always said I had a beautiful swing.

That didn't raise my interest one iota, but of all the little things in my life, I'm happy to have found that I could look good and actually hit the ball well. Never took the discovery to the course. But I can still do it to an extent. I asked the orthopedic surgeon about my new shoulder and golf. He said most players do go back to playing in 6 months after shoulder replacement. He wasn't too thrilled about tennis.

These days I'm totally unaware of my shoulder which is not a good thing. I'm not as careful as I should be. The doc said no overhead work. I do everything but hang from a jungle gym. Been working on a car lying on the ground for 3 days now. Well, I spend as much time under there fetching tools that I dropped. Old hands don't hang on to stuff as well.

Back to golf and lessons: I had instructors back in my teens telling me all kinds of things that were mostly helpful to have good form and contact. But as soon as I was out on the course I was in the right side rough just too damn many times. Terrible scores even with some terrific shots. Short game wasn't bad but there's always room for improvement there. That's the lessons to take. You gotta have a good short game to get the score down.

Seems to me you can putt all day long on the putting green or the living room carpet. Doesn't help one bit on a real green. I think a 3-par course is a great way to sharpen your game.

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by Zeke

You gotta have a good short game to get the score down.

Seems to me you can putt all day long on the putting green or the living room carpet. Doesn't help one bit on a real green. I think a 3-par course is a great way to sharpen your game.

"Learn the game from the pin back". Drive for show, putt for dough.

Crushing a long drive and then muffing your second shot, man how many times have I been the victim. Mastering your approach shots onto the green will sharpen your game.

And no 3 putting.

[onewhippedpuppy]

My sophomore son had a half day today. After hearing about our new membership he immediately went to the driving range before football practice. I think I made the right call…..

[billybek]

Started up the new launch monitor today.
Square Golf home edition.
Easy to get running and hit some range balls in the garage.
Popped one into the ceiling.

Some pretty decent data points and hopefully this will help me be a bit more consistent.

[berettafan]

walked 9 last night. ended up getting pulled into a group of three ahead of me as they were held up by the folks in front of them. Haven't been out in a month and played pretty terrible. Two of the three were playing from the blacks (and deservedly so). Lots of pressure. I gotta learn to not care when get paired up.

[onewhippedpuppy]

I had today off and my wife and I went out, it was rough. Chilly, windy, and everything I’ve been doing well went totally to hell. Though I did manage to escape from under a tree with a flop shot through the V of the tree trunk onto the green. Pretty sure I followed that with a three put.

[berettafan]

flop shots scare me so much nowadays! Used to like them. Now I feel safer using a gap wedge with a pitching motion.

Your posts about getting so much from a lesson have me wanting to schedule one soon. Only ever did one lesson and it did kinda help but maybe now that I've got another year or so under my belt the next one will be even more meaningful.

btw my best round in the past several months was in 20mph winds. Daughter went to caddy for me and I played like it didn't matter at all given the conditions. Turns out that is the right mindset!

[cantdrv55]

I played at TopGolf today for a couple of hours. Does that count?

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by cantdrv55

I played at TopGolf today for a couple of hours. Does that count?

I drove by the toughest course I ever played yesterday...

Putt-putt...

My short game still sucks, and I have NO long game either... nada

I just know better

[porsche tech]

My wife got me a video lesson once about 25 years ago (or more). I remember it was $125 for an hour and my whole game wasn’t worth $125. Turned out to be the best lesson I ever had. Seems like she’s ALWAYS right!

I usually miss more greens than I hit so I’m chipping a lot. Agreed…short game is where the money is made. I’ve been retired for 14 years, playing 3 times a week on average and still look forward to every round. YMMV.

[onewhippedpuppy]

I agree that short chip shots have become a sketchy proposition. When I first started they were the only thing I could do well, now it’s equally possible that I hit it too hard and entirely over the green. Or the ball goes about 3 ft.

[911 Rod]

I've given up on short chip shots. I now just grab my 7 iron and run the ball to the hole

[gacook]

I enjoy golf. Still learning but I'm pretty good at crushing the ball. Easily drive 275+ (often over 300). Hard part for me is getting rid of the slice--it's pretty prevalent. Finally figured out how to properly hit my irons (all about the grip). Next part of my game I need to conquer is putting. I can't read a green to save my life. Went out with a group of guys a couple weeks ago and at least 5 times, I was putting for birdie and ended up with a bogey! That's pretty frustrating.