[What/How Did You Practice Today?]

Did a bit of everything. Full swing irons, a few drivers, some putting and a bit of short game work.

Tried something different with my irons. Didn’t aim at all, just swung the club. Lined up with the divot line I was making and swung. Ball flight was very solid, and consistency was great. 
 

Putting worked mainly on distance control doing ladder drill.

Short game hit random pitches from 20-40 yards. Kept it short and sweet as things were working well 

[How'd you play?]

4 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

This is one thing I've yet to do. Mainly because I don't want to be exhausted after only 9 holes in our southern heat and humidity. Maybe I'll give it a go in the winter time.

I normally walk, but recent health issues meant I need to manage it a bit. I feel like I have better rhythm walking than in a cart

[How'd you play?]

Really happy with my round today. Golf was solid, 7 over playing off 7. Disappointing finish, four over for the last 3. Best part was I walked the entire 18. Was thinking I’d probably cart the back 9 but was feeling good so decided to keep walking. Throttled back the pace a little compared to normal but still kept up. Drove it solid, irons ok and putting mostly good. So happy I was able to walk the course comfortably 

[2024 Masters Pool Sponsored by Titleist and Vokey Wedges]

23 minutes ago, downlowkey said:

Fingers crossed for you, mate. You’re definitely due some good luck.

I think I might have used all my luck by being in the right place at the right time, as my GP told me, “ You’re a winner”

[2024 Masters Pool Sponsored by Titleist and Vokey Wedges]

Now I need to look at the Vokey wedge selector, because I’m definitely winning this

[2024 Masters Pool Sponsored by Titleist and Vokey Wedges]

First Tie Breaker 2 over

Second Tie Breaker Christo Lamprecht

[What/How Did You Practice Today?]

Got to the practice fairway for some full swings and rolled a few putts on the practice green. Putting was solid, full swing less so but it was great to just be out there

[International]

On 3/12/2024 at 5:25 PM, Keg74 said:

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?

Played a little when I was young, taking up the game again around 12 years ago.

What do you love about golf?

I’m bit of a competitive animal when it comes to sport so when I finished playing cricket golf was next.

What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?

I love stats and figures and how they relate to actual performance when it comes to sport. Been following/ reading MyGolfSpy articles.

Where are you from? What is your home course?

Australia, Victoria, Geelong.

Home track is Barwon Valley GC

What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?

There’s some top courses within a short distance which is good. Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be enough more affordable options as it can be difficult to get a tee time on my home track and others.

What do you do for a living?

Machine operator

How’d you pick your user name?

Nothing to Whitty just my nickname and birth year.

 

Current WITB

Callaway Rogue Driver

Taylormade M1 3w & 3 hybrid

Ping G430 4 Hybrid

Ping i210 irons pw-5

Vokey SM7 wedges 50, 54, 58

Scotty Cameron select fastback putter

Sun Mountain bag

Bridgestone Tour B XS ball

HC 9.5

Welcome aboard, what’s the Stench

[What equipment are you thinking about?]

I’ve been thinking about moving into the “players distance” iron space for a while. After my recent health scare I might get permission. My youngest has even started lobbying the finance manager on my behalfHer line was “if he died we’d have less money than having him alive and buying golf clubs” Subtle as a truck that one.

I’ve had a hit of my mates TM790s, easily a club further with a good descent angle, so they’ll be on the list. Will probably look at all the options in the space and hopefully end up with something that works for me

[Coming back soon.]

Looks awful but a great result after fighting with a chainsaw. Not often that you get that much damage without a lot more. Chainsaw amputated fingers also don’t go back on very well so you’ve done well not to lose any. Make sure you follow your rehab if needed

[Not the day I expected]

All is going well (apart from the food) Had 2 more stents put in another vessel. It was reasonably tricky but went very well.

Unfortunately I’m a statistical outlier, as I have virtually no risk factors. Hoping that bodes well for the future

Get to go home tomorrow morning, just in time to farewell my youngest who begins a minimum 8 month trip to Europe/UK on Wednesday.

Hopefully only a couple of weeks off golf, but I will be doing everything by the book and won’t be rushing into anything 

[The Good Morning Thread]

9 minutes ago, berkeleybob said:

Morning all. Best weather of the week is today, but unfortunately it’s not a golf day.

The weather for the forecastable future lies somewhere between this …

… and this …

Sends some good vibes @Peaksy68. He’s enduring hospital food at the moment.

Have a good one!

Thanks mate, appreciate it. The food situation is made even worse by the fact I was supposed to be going to a seriously good restaurant tomorrow for anniversary dinner

[Not the day I expected]

Heart attack didn’t kill me but hospital food might

[Not the day I expected]

Turned up at work this morning a few minutes before my scheduled start time of 9.30, only my third shift working here. 
Straight forward start, supervised a student doing a chest Xray. 
 

That’s when things went a bit off script.

Felt some discomfort in my chest, not too bad but definitely not great. After a couple of minutes I called out to the student for some help. By this stage the pain in my chest was crushing and I had gone sweaty and clammy.

He called an ambulance and the nurse and radiologist I was working with started obs and gave me some GTN spray.

Paramedic arrived, bluetoothed ECG to Cardiologist at the local hospital (where I worked for 19 years until last January) Heard the following discussion “S-T elevation “ and knew I was off to the Cardiac Catheter Lab.

1/2 an hour later I was on the table in the lab. Another 1/2 hour and I had a stent in my previously occluded right coronary artery. 
 

2 more stenoses were picked up that need stents, but they are waiting for my heart to have rest before going back in on Monday or Tuesday.

Echo cardiogram showed all is looking good.

24 hours of total bed rest now

So thankful for all the staff (at both places and paramedics) and the technology that is available 

Also thankful that the health care system in Australia means I don’t have to worry about any expenses.

 

Hoping to get back on the course in the next couple of weeks 

[Season 2 - VCT Winners Special Recognition]

On 3/6/2024 at 7:23 AM, GolfSpy_BEN said:

Low net - 500 points

most birdies - 150 points

long drive - 150 points

low gross - nothing

my predecessor probably should have added 150 bonus points for low gross when he added the badge during the season but alas he did not. 
 

A bit of a tease for Season 3, we are doing away with bonus points altogether. The scoring will be equitable for all players, not just a select few.

Is there any capacity to adjust handicaps? I’m staggered that people can have multiple scores of 6 or more better than handicap and their handicap barely change. Perhaps I’m used to the system in Australia where only official scores count and need to be verified. Also an extra adjustment for scores of 7 or more better than handicap here

[How'd you play?]

10 over playing off 7. Reasonably happy with my round. First time touching the clubs in a couple of weeks after breaking a little toe. Also managed to cut my thumb on a cocktail shaker yesterday. Not sure if it was toe or grip related, but all of my misses with driver were left, which isn’t my usual miss. Greens were very slow to protect them during a minor heatwave. Left at least 6 putts less than a foot short. Didn’t adjust despite doing it repeatedly.

[International]

14 hours ago, shanksforthememories said:

Hi folks.

1. I've been playing golf for about 15 years from when I was 10. Then took a break and picked it back up in my mid 30's getting more serious in the last 3 years again. I'm in Australia so my GA is around 20 at the moment. Best score in a stroke comp is 81 (still don't know how) and in a stable ford 42 points.

2. Love getting in the outdoors and the banter in a round. My job is very results and outcome focused so I also like having golf as an outlet but some thing I can do to focus on the process. That actually helps me in my work.

3. I came across the equipment reviews on MGS through Google. Love the reviews. Simply brilliant detail and solid info. How good are the ball review and testing. That's awesome. Then for info the podcast and now the forum. I haven't bought anything through the links yet though as many of the companies don't ship to Australia or the shipping cost is ridiculously high. 

3. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Home course is Glenelg, one of the premium courses here in SA. Up there with Grange Where LIV is played (giving this for reference not division folks). Really love Glenelg. Side from being a great course, it has a really friendly membership base who are very welcoming and always happy to connect.

4. The worst thing is that because there is a lack of courses in the metro area the cost is quite high. Certainly compared to Melbourne or Sydney. There are also not many public driving ranges/practice areas. We have only just got our first tech focussed range in about October 23 (it's a trackman range). Seriously, where is the investment people.

The best though is that as Adelaide has quite mild winters, you can easily golf 365. Reading or posts from people in the northern hemisphere that is a plus. We also have a lot of interesting courses. Different layouts, type, grasses, wildlife (is that kangaroo out of range?) This like that.

5. I'm a HR exec for a bit for profit that provides services and employment to people with disabilities. Love my work.

6. It's something I say after to many shots each round? Plus I like fallout boy so it was an easy switch for shanks.

Welcome to the forum, great to see another Aussie join in.

[How'd you play?]

Went out for 9 holes with my wife this afternoon. She’s just starting to play. She hadn’t played or even hit balls for quite a while and went out with very low expectations. She managed to strike the ball better than ever. Only a couple of shockers and lots of really solid strikes. She even managed to putt reasonably. 
 

I had a couple of bad holes while I wasn’t concentrating, but managed to play the last 6 in 2 under

[How'd you play?]

Very unexciting round. 6 over playing off 7. Drove it okay, didn’t hit a lot of fairways but only one bad miss. Didn’t hit a lot of greens in regulation but only one in 2 worse than regulation. Chipped okay, nothing really close but nothing bad. Putted solidly but didn’t make anything over 5 feet until the 16th, holed a 20 foot putt for my only birdie of the round. Pleased with my score despite not doing anything particularly well.

There might be a lesson in that for me

[How'd you play?]

Solid round of 7 over playing off 8 at Black Bull Golf Club. Only the second time I’ve played it, really fun layout, greens were soft but rolling well. Very happy with my final score as it included two water balls. On a trip with a mate and 8 stableford points in front after 1st day of 3

[How'd you play?]

Pretty solid round. 8 over playing off 7. No birdies, but more importantly, no doubles or worse. Wind was a bit tricky, 180 degree change in direction a few holes in made things a difficult. Hit a few very poor drives but they didn’t hurt me. After a big day in the hospitality tent at the Victorian Open yesterday I was pretty pleased with my efforts

[How'd you play?]

Much improved on Tuesday,11 over with 2 triples and a double. The bad holes really killed me, but so much better than my round on Saturday where I was 15 worse than handicap

[Hands Down #1 Bucket List Golf Course]

I’ve played my 2 top bucket list courses 3 times each, Royal Melbourne West and Cape Wickham, so my next bucket list would have to be The Old Course. I’ve walked around it( on a Sunday) and raked a bunker. My daughter is spending 6 months in Scotland this year and I’m planning a Europe trip so might be a chance.

[2024 New Drivers - What Is Your Favorite?]

There really needs to be an option for “I don’t know because I haven’t hit any of them yet” Going purely off looks is meaningless. Also, what shaft options are available. Without a fitting, even online it’s really a guessing game. I get the excitement around new releases but if it doesn’t perform better than what’s in the bag it won’t be purchased.

[How'd you play?]

9 over playing off 7. Solid start then threw away a few shots by swinging when I knew I wasn’t ready. A couple of good birdies on tough holes got things going again before a very poor double to finish. Light drizzle for all but the last couple of holes was a bit annoying but didn’t have much impact on the round. Guys I played with were great to play with, fun round