no not the VW type, i mean the game/sport just wondered how many people on here play seriously , i came 2nd today in a 'works' competetion and well chuffed ive not played in 10 months, shot 84 today of 12 handicap 37 points . I,ve played since i was 12 but slowly as yrs have passed played less n less . a big regret of mine tbh im a good player n should play much more often . So i thought sod it i,ll make a thread on how good it feels to do something you enjoy and are good at. Time flies so do what u can when you can !

mike

 

thought there was only me who played on here ive been playing 15 years now, defend this bad boy at the end of the month



new bag incase i get lost in the dark

 

haha pmsl quality mate. Yeah i thought i was the only one too, that trophy looks the bollox where u gotta play to defend it? Wish the best on the day mate nice one

there should be a 'golf room' for each county or something be mental, carpark full of RS,s put the old bm,s to shame

Gonna have no problem finding you with that bag lolpms

 

Its just past worksop mate think i did a 79 last year, but hardly played through the winter really :-( so dont really fancy my chances this time round 3 weeks ago only managed a 84 and that was hacking it around

as for the golf room i think there would only be me and you in it

 

sounds like your at a decent level the course i played today is 7 thousand plus yards , windy as f**k aswell so i did well. I was off 9 but still playing below that too so i gotta get back on it.

As for it just being us lol i reckon theres a few on here m8 but who knows!! maybe a south v north ............. na come to think of it better not lol lol

 

i use play for cumbria when i was young of +2 was going golf school till i smashed feck out me elbow kinda lost heart after that but still play to 9 but dont play much since me old man past away must try get out for game in summer

 

ahh sorry to hear that mate, yeah get back out mate before the elbow siezes lol. My dad aint getting any younger and mean to get out more with him. He lives for golf

 

I play a bit like. Been going to the driving range for years but only really started playing a proper course about 12 months ago, and haven't played through the winter.

My short game lets me down, my putting leaves alot to be desired! I'm playing off around 20 at the moment, so fairly poor, but I enjoy it.

Can't beat that feeling when you catch a tee shot right in the sweet spot with the driver, and it's goes straight down the middle of the fairway. Usually follow it up by hacking at it with a 9 iron straight into the trees though

PS fuck the golf, who is that in your sig Dingla?!?!

 

Yay, golf

Got four days off after today, and I'm gonna be glued to the Masters on tv.
More of a 'tv player' now, but used to love it when I was younger, my whole family is into it, and my cousin is a course designer.

And yeah Dingla, where DO you get all the avatar pics dude.......

 

I play too, nowhere near the standards of you guys though! I would love to be able to play enough to get down under 18 again but alas, life has a habit of getting in the way.

P.S That bag is hideous!

 

lol i been looking at her too god damm it !!
Enjoying playing is the key my friend , sometimes i let it get to me because i so want to perfect it im only just learning self control tbh, big part of it too!!
I love sweeping one off the tee great feeling

 

Yeah I play off 10 ... Did 9 holes before X-mass, hit a 40 .. Not bad.

I use AP2 Irons that I had taylored while in the States



Also won the CAT 3 day event, Montana 2008 ..

 

Love the clubs mate makes me think i gotta upgrade these days , lovely looking wedge there too?
That green looks awsome mate wotta view !!! nice

 

Yea, I enjoy a round of golf when the weather is nice.. not too keen when its battering down with rain or is mega windy. I shoot late 80s when hitting the ball reasonably, but that can dramatically increase with a couple of off holes!!


Cheers,
Grant

 

Aye cheers ... The Bladed Sand Iron is a Volkey Spin Milled .. Bought all you see while in North America .. Like Half price over there ..

The Green is part of Columbia Falls Course and the background Is Glacier National Park, Montana .. Yee Haw .

 

I use to play once a week in Spain, next stores restaurant had a golf society so played in lots of charity events around the costa del sol.

 

lovely clubs

heres mine

my favourite hybrid snakeyes



my FULL set ( not your usually 3-sw ) which came from a very famous golfer fully forged irons...




me 13 years ago

 

luvly backswing bruv lol nice set of sticks too
I played in comp wednesday forgot to say came 2nd , 37 points, played same course again today with another 37 points off 12 par 73 . Blobbed on 2 holes aswell , well chuffed tbh unfortunately me ol man played shit , bit of shame really!

mike

 

I play, just socially though and don't enter any competitions.....possibly because im pretty shite!

Do enjoy it though, especially when it involves having a beer in the process.

 

Aye Nice Irons the I3's .. Fucking Fortune new ..

And thats a Tidy Back swing, Left arm straight.

I smashed my Left elbow when I was 14 .. Have to wear a Pressure band and sometimes get a twinge if the ground it to hard. IE Driving range is No go ..

So what clubs do you leave out Danneth? I count 13 Irons out of the 14 MAX.

 

i carry them all when praccying but in match's ill carry 4-9 and the 4 lob wedges, my snake eyes hybrid and the putter i just got me hands on

you ever tried using a 1 and 2 iron that are set up for a pro

 

i love a 1 iron off the tee, can hit them off ground too if im swinging good, its a tiny old thing but does the job . not sure on the loft but it is a blade .

Mike

 

if you can hit a 1 or a 2 iron off the ground then your deffo playing off 6 or less

 

I play off 8 but havn't bothered much these last 12months tbh. I will go the range evey 4 months or so and after a few balls i am hitting the ball sweet which is allways good to know. I only played 3 time last year and played to 7, 13 then 8 so cant complain at that without any practice.

I used to carry a 2 iron when i was 15 playing off 18 handicap and could hit that from anywhere, I will still drop it back in the bag if i am playing Links golf or its very windy and leave something else out. Very handy club to have if you can use it.

 

You guys must be awful at putting and chipping then if you can use 1 and 2 irons

 

I wouldnt mind getting into it to be fair, both my boss and his wife play 5+ times a week, going to portugal monday for a week of golf then off to thailand for some more golf later in the year.

I'll get some pics of the "golf room" tomorrow when im at work..

Ginge

 

lol i know i could be down to that level without question , this year is my year for golf tbh ive gotta stick with it. Ive played few years ago at a local course Canvey island, its not the best course in the world and is fairly short but i played to 1 that day. birdie putt on the last singed the hole from 12 feet for a level par.........oh well lol was still a brilliant day.

Think putting is my weak point for sure , chipping i love and is good considering im not playing/practicing hardly (until of late)

mike

 

If i could play to 1 with only putting half hearted practice in then i think i would be changing what career i was in if your more then confident you can get down to that level without question then surely its time to be putting in for your papers/exams to go pro??

 

massive difference to really good ametuer to pro mate eh....... also im only talking about my good game . Its a game of how good your BAD is and mine , due too not putting in that effort is terrible. Its a case of KEEP playing and re-checking things in the swing and all the other minute things that can amplify things. The older im getting and realising i do feel extremely guilty not sticking with it before. Time to grow up and enjoy it and believe in myself . My dad says nobody strikes it better than me , he knows /plays with shit loads of people for 40 odd years.

 

Not really once your playing to 3/4 its just a case of sitting the exams ( paper and practical ) and all of a sudden you can be classed as a professional the massive difference is the bit between professional and the well known golfers

As for the guilt i know where your comming from, there was a group of about 6 of us in our academy we all started about the same time 12/13 and all had full coaching provided by the club up to the age of 18 which involved 2-3 hours of lessons a week, travelling the country playing etc all paid for... once i hit 18/19 and was thinking more about girls and cars and kinda give up on the golf 3 of the others stuck with it for a few more years and two of them are now asisstant professionals at golf clubs in sheffield worst bit is i was better at the time then one of them and about the same as the other, now would i rather be a sparky or teaching golf hmmm < real tears

 

i make you right there actually, huge difference in great players to 'a regular' pro so to speak.
Think i guy at my works passed an exam for teaching basic level stuff, he was off 9 iirc.

I,d like to just concentrate on my game instead of teachin others tbh , but yes the pro golfer status is a bit special eh ....... May play wednesday again with my dad and he,s mate harry

Mike