-
Posts
574 -
Joined
-
Last visited
About Alf. S
- Birthday 01/05/1961
Contact Methods
-
Twitter
@AlfSheppard
-
Instagram
alfsheppard
Profile Information
-
Gender
Male
-
Location
West Lothian, UK
-
Interests
Retired Microelectronics executive. Avid golfer, follower of football (soccer). Qualified level 4 SYFA football coach and Level 1 PGA Golf coach. Objective, liberal views and member of the Scottish National Party (SNP)
Player Profile
-
Age
60 and over
-
Swing Speed
91-100 mph
-
Handicap
8
-
Frequency of Play/Practice
Multiple times per week
-
Player Type
Competitive
-
Biggest Strength
Short Game
-
Biggest Weakness
Approach
-
Fitted for Clubs
Yes
Recent Profile Visitors
5,098 profile views
Alf. S's Achievements
(2/14)
1.5k
Reputation
-
A few years ago I went away with a group to Portugal to play golf. My wife was the only non-golfer. In the same hotel were a group of 10 from Glasgow. Every day we would leave for golf in the morning and my wife would laze by the pool. After a couple of days she got talking to 2 older gentlemen who hadn't gone golfing she asked "Do you not golf?" "No, haven't for years, but I haven't told my wife!" For 5 years he had pretended to play golf every Wednesday and Saturday, he would put his clubs in the car and disappear to the golf club for 6 hours. On the holiday he packed his clubs and then left them at his pals house, then continued on holiday without them for a week. Could you do this for a month never mind 5 years? Or maybe she knew and just pretended knowing it made him happy.
-
I usually do my main clubs every year, prior to the start of the season. Wedges, specifically my 56' might get gripped a couple of times, depending on wear.
-
Be installing them myself. Never used air before, so going to have to get a compressor but still going to do a couple with tape and solvent to ensure they are durable during the re-gripping process.
-
The Review March 2024 Star Grips – Official MGS Forum Review by Alf. S Intro- I’m a 63-year-old retiree based out of the West Lothian Golf Club in the central belt of Scotland between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Below is the short 18th looking over the Firth of Forth into Fife I’ve always loved golf from my early days watching The Open, The Masters and The Ryder Cup on TV to playing the game. From historical documentaries, my memory has been re-written to what my first memory of watching golf was but Tom Weiskopf at Troon in 1973 does stand out. I also remember being really annoyed that Americans' won all the time especially Tom Watson. I kidded myself and anyone I played with that from my teenage years until I got my first official handicap in my 40s that I could play off 18. But now after 20 years of competitive golf and some hard work I achieved a handicap of 5. I’m not a natural player but find a way to get it done. I play on average 3-4 rounds a week; weekly competition, Senior League, bounce game with friends and I’ll try and get a couple of rounds by myself when the course is quiet. What I’ll be looking at For me the feel of the grip is the most important, I like a nice soft feel to the grip. On the course I like to look good, and I like my clubs and my bag to look good, the aesthetics of the grips is important, I have chosen 4 green grips these will be for my woods and hybrids which are Callaway Epics with green heads and head covers and 9 red for my irons that will match more to my bag colours I’ll also be looking at the durability of the grips and looking to use air for the first time to re-grip but will also grip a couple with the more traditional tape and solvent. If they align easily This test has come at exactly the right time for me, I usually regrip my clubs at the start of a new season and sometimes my wedges twice. I am always looking to try out new grips and what they will give me. At the moment I’m mainly using Lamkin Crossline on my Irons, Crossline 1150 on my Wedges and Winn Dritac on my Woods and Hybrids. My expectations are that the Sidewinder 360 grips will stay on my clubs for the season and be my new Gamer. To be continued.....................
-
MGS VCT - SOLO SCRAMBLE CHALLENGE
Alf. S replied to GolfSpy_BEN's topic in MGS Virtual Golf Tournaments
GPS?? I think Google Maps is now better. The road from Glasgow to Campbeltown should be down the A83 (aka Rest and Be Thankful") but I know they have had loads of landslide and are planning to build a tunnel to avoid road closures, Even with it open it is still a long road. As for Ardrossan to Edinburgh, just wow. Why it would take you there, it is 10 minutes from the M77 then 25 minutes to the M8. I grew up just North of Ardrossan and played quite a few course down that way. -
MGS VCT - SOLO SCRAMBLE CHALLENGE
Alf. S replied to GolfSpy_BEN's topic in MGS Virtual Golf Tournaments
I'm told it is the best of the 3 course there. Better than the PGA which was used for the Ryder Cup 2014. -
MGS VCT - SOLO SCRAMBLE CHALLENGE
Alf. S replied to GolfSpy_BEN's topic in MGS Virtual Golf Tournaments
That's quite a bit of travelling, especially on the country roads down to Campbelltown, did you go there via Shiskine. Last time at Shiskine, we liked it so much we kept going and played it twice (24 holes) Know the Inverness area well, we have friends who have a cottage in Nairn and have played a few of the courses around there. I'm sure you'll have a great time -
MGS VCT - SOLO SCRAMBLE CHALLENGE
Alf. S replied to GolfSpy_BEN's topic in MGS Virtual Golf Tournaments
Oops too late for me! I'm sure @GolfSpy_BEN will sort my score out. Me bad! -
MGS VCT - SOLO SCRAMBLE CHALLENGE
Alf. S replied to GolfSpy_BEN's topic in MGS Virtual Golf Tournaments
The photo is the 3rd green. We have a Winter and a Summer layout for the course, mainly due to 6 of the low lying holes getting too soft. At the moment we are playing Winter. A lot of par 3s but they are all card wreckers. In the summer it goes up to a par 71 and 6200 yds. I would offer you a round when you were over but Inverness is 3 hours away, what courses are you playing? -
MGS VCT - SOLO SCRAMBLE CHALLENGE
Alf. S replied to GolfSpy_BEN's topic in MGS Virtual Golf Tournaments
Date 03/05/2024 Course Name West Lothian Golf Club (kinglass) Gross Score 63 Course Handicap 0 Gross Strokes over/under par -1 Net Score to Par -1 Net Score 63 Net Birdies or better 8 Longest Drive 290 TYPE OF ROUND SOLO SCRAMBLE Well I found my forte. If only I could putt. GIR is a bit distorted since 3 of the 4 misses were on the fringe and within 20' and the fairway misses were all shots where I had just run off the short grass. -
MGS VCT - SOLO SCRAMBLE CHALLENGE
Alf. S replied to GolfSpy_BEN's topic in MGS Virtual Golf Tournaments
If only I had read this before my round yesterday. Did play a couple of Mulligans on the way round to a 76 but no Scramble. Weather quite settled this week and trying to get out later today. -
Date 03/02/2024 Course Name West Lothian Golf Club (kinglass) Gross Score 76 Course Handicap 8 Gross Strokes over/under par 12 Net Score to Par 4 Net Score 68 Net Birdies or better 2 Longest Drive 218 SIM Round? Last round of the week. Seems to be a common pattern emerging and I think it could be fitness. Start well, hit the 6th hole which is a real tough walk up hill, then go on the bogey trail for the next few holes and struggle to get my game back on the back 9. Today 1 over after 5, then 5 over at the turn to 12 over finish.
-
-
Heel Hang => If you balance the shaft on your finger the toe rises higher than the toe. This is the spec, although I haven't tried it in the flesh I'm away to check directly with SIK
-
I'm in the market for a heel hang putter anybody use one and would you recommend it. I'm using a MacGregor MacTec that has the classic Odyssey No 7 head shape and find it a bit heavy. The SIK Pro C looks like the favorite at the moment