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Alf. S

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  1. The guys that shout this p!sh are not doing out of respect or their knowledge of golf but because they want to stand out from the crowd. i.e. they try to shout as soon as the ball is hit so they can say to their friends with pride "I shouted Mash potatoes you can hear me on the coverage". If that is what you aspire to you need to get a life.
  2. Well I got pumped by the low handicapper 5 and 3. 4 down after 5 and never really recovered. After the 1st 5 holes it was to avoid the dog license (7 and 6 for our US cousins). On my stroke holes lost 3 out of 4 and halved the other!!!
  3. There was a infamous couple that played the Mixed Open circuit in the UK. They would play their required 3 handicap qualifiers in the year to validate their handicaps then play Opens. Because it is doubles they would win the Open and not be cut. They cleared up for 5 years until they started to banned and were blackballed.
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    Sub70 golf

    Depends if it refers to age or strokes!
  5. A bit of controversy. I've been that guy in the past that you beat a player and they say to me you don't play of 14 and grumble all the way back to the clubhouse and it takes the shine of what could have been a great round. Matchplay is so much a mental game, you can have a bad hole and it is totally reset on the next tee, I get more aggressive on my putts. Anyway I'm off tonight to play 1st round tie against a 2 handicapper giving me 5 strokes, wish me luck.
  6. For the last few years for a premium ball I've played Pro V1 but as a fall back I've played Srixon balls. Our Pro has a strong relationship with Cleveland/Srixon so the balls are readily found around the course I always found the Soft Feel (Ionomer) more to my liking that either of the AD333 (Urethane) types. I didn't see must distance gain with the AD333 and liked the feel /noise better with the Soft Feel. Also the Soft Feel felt similar to the Pro V1 You can off course get a ball fitting through your local Pro but personally I would forget trying to differentiate between them on spin and find a ball you like the feel of.
  7. Update Handicap Season Start = 7.3 End April =7.4 Current = 7.1 After a couple of 0.1 increases my handicap had slipped to 7.5, playing handicap of 8 for my strokeplay competition on Saturday. I wasn't overly concerned because I see my game improving and have been suffering from back and hip stiffness. I also thought that it would give me a extra stoke for 3 Match Play games I'm playing this week. Went out on Saturday in really tricky conditions and came in with 79 net 71 with a CSS 73 so 1st cut of the season to 7.1. Bogeyed 3 of the last 4 which I put down to the back, I was hitting it pretty bad for the last 4 holes. Small steps, bonus cheque this week so a new Launch Monitor is on my shopping list. Also fancy the Odyssey red dot.
  8. Mainly on the range, I'm looking to try and get more consistency in my swing and increase my swing speed. And for my wedges specifically hone my carry distance.
  9. Been doing quite a bit of practice this week to sort out my driving, out on Wednesday evening, hitting it really well off the tee and irons. Played a Senior Open yesterday with an 83 (11 over). Couldn't drive the ball at all and irons were getting knifed, but chipped and putted well. I compare my game to a clown's car, you fix one door and another falls off.
  10. When I get problems with my chipping I practise with no weight on my right foot at all. Keeps lower body out of the shot. If it is a tight lie I will tend to let the left arm dominate and nip it ball then turf a little back in my stance. Flop right hand dominates with ball pretty much off the left toe
  11. 2 rounds over the weekend for me both 79s. Should be scoring better but my head is a bit of a mess at the moment too many changes and thoughts to get a settled round. e.g. Saturday changed my putting setup went round with 30 putts but struggling with my approach 5/18 GIR. Sunday changed my setup on my approaches 12/18 GIR and went back to my old putting setup, 39 putts.
  12. I now use 10 finger and it doesn't go straight. I've tried them all and can get a big high cut with them all, even when I don't try. Just a matter of degrees for me.
  13. I think your 2nd paragraph should read. "Only a million different ways to swing the club wrong?" And I've used them all!
  14. I love this, great post. There were no golfers in my family when I was growing up, when I was about 13 (1974) I showed an interest in the game and my dad got me a new Dunlop 7i, junior putter and bag. My mum managed to get some old clubs from friends which were very similar to the ones shown. I had a Mashie Niblick and a 3w with the head held on by insulating tape. The head came off the 3w on a regular basis.
  15. Neither, baseball, I use to interlock but for the last 3 years I don't overlap at all, just touch. Started with chipping, trying to take my left hand out the stroke now do it on all clubs except putter. Find it more flexible in terms of hand positions.
  16. Lovely golf weather in Scotland over the weekend. 70'F through the day. Wee bit breezy in the evening but still playing until after 8pm in shorts. Practise Friday, Knockout qualifier on Saturday (couldn't putt), 9 holes yesterday evening and hopefully 9 holes after work today. Forecast not so good heading to next weekend.
  17. Hmm looks like MGS needs to do a review. Arccos gives me my iron distances worked out from my on course data, so what I'm looking for is to get consistency on the range. I'm looking to buy a launch monitor and going through the option for me sub £500 is my limit so Sky Trak is out this probably leads me to one of 3 or 4 options. 1. Mevo 2. SC200 or SC300 3. Gramin G80 My initial thoughts are for best functionality and stats including camera then Mevo is the best but I like the G80 mainly due to the versatility i.e it has an on course GPS as well. I'm teched out at the moment on the course. I have Arccos 360, Skycaddie Touch and a Nikon cool shot. I've just sold my Shot Scope V2 but still have a Bushnell Ion watch and an old Garmin G10. Buying the G80 will let me move some of the other stuff on. All input gratefully received.
  18. I initially had problems with it asking me if I wanted to record a phrase but once I disabled it, it stopped. But I've not set it up for Add Drive and Set Flag and I'm using it (sometimes) if no one is listening.
  19. Tried it last night "set flag". Got to set it up via iOS Arccos settings but once set worked a lot better than having to view phone and navigate through 2 screens As long as Apps is running take phone out, activate Siri through home button and say "Set Flag" done. Still feel like a bit of a twat talking to my phone, is it an age thing?
  20. I've worked in Design and Development of Microelectronics for 35 years, laterly as PM for the number one mobile phone audio microchip supplier world wide. For all you Arccos guys that have problem with their smart phones not picking up the audio of a shot , that will be the competitions microchip and nothing to do with me. Retirement beckons in 2 months!
  21. I've tried "add drive", it is positional aware so it worked OK when I was on hole 1, it add the drive on that hole from the mapped teeing area to the next detected shot. On another round I realised on the 2nd tee that the drive was missing on hole 1, I tried to add a drive on hole 1 by selecting the hole but it just gave me a new dive for hole 2. Don't know if Link will allow for Siri Shortcuts, I really want to mount my phone on my trolley and leave it there. Currently my phone is in my front left pocket and with a glove it is awkward to get my hand in the pocket so I end up using my right hand to move the phone to the top of my pocket.
  22. Anybody used the Siri shortcut "add flag", this should work better. i.e 1 button press without looking at the phone. But you look stupid enough hovering around the hole with your phone never mind talking to it. Is this an old man thing?
  23. Alf. S

    The Masters

    Being a Scot, Brit and European, the golfers I follow and route for follow that order so I wanted Molenari to win and a couple of mistakes cost him. I'm fairly ambivalent towards Woods but him winning can only be good for the game. It goes to show you that you can't write off a guy that has won 14 majors. His drive and determination is what has got him there. Is Jack's 18 still his target? Who can challenge him and his will to win? Personally I think his best chance for another Major this year is the Open at Portrush.
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    Tees?

    I use to use Lift golf tees http://www.golfteewarehouse.co.uk/acatalog/xLiftTeeSteppedLongGV-0469.jpg Trouble with them is that they fly through the air like a dart. Hit a good drive and the tee would go 30 yds. I could go through a pack a round, costing more on tees that balls. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy
  25. Welcome to the Forum and I agree with Kanoito. No matter how you play, you'll still say I left a few shots out there. Your definition of good will differ from mine but overriding I think of good as being able to play to or beat your handicap I've been playing competitive golf for 18 years. I'm never satisfied, started at 22 h/c, target was to get into Cat 3 (12-20), came down to 16, next was Cat 2 (6-12) came down to 12, next single figures now at 7. Next target is Cat 1 (0-5). On the way I have won medals, match play, doubles and opens which make the journey more enjoyable. They are bonuses along the way. BTW I very rarely take lessons maybe that's why it has taken me so long to get down to 7. I sort of know the mechanics of my swing and will tend to try and sort things out myself. An hour on the range with 18 years of different swing thoughts is usually enough time to sort things. What I really need is a mind coach. 4 over after 15 holes on Saturday and looking at a nice cut, 5 over for the last 3. EYG (Enjoy Your Golf)
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