Mid-Atlantic: NY, PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA

[Golfspy_Lukes]

Anyone want to play Friday morning in central NJ?  

[GolfSpy_APH]

4 hours ago, Golfspy_Lukes said:

Anyone want to play Friday morning in central NJ?  

Yes, but I'm not in Central NJ. 

[Golfspy_Lukes]

9 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Yes, but I'm not in Central NJ. 

Listen, not everyone can play golf on the set of The Sound of Music

[golfinnut]

I know ... WV isn't on this thread but ... 

Anyone want to play Saturday morning at Locust Hill in Charlestown, WV?  I have a tee time for 2 more people at 10am.  Last time I checked there weren't anyone else on the time.  It was a 'Hot Deal' on GolfNow, so you save a bit there.  

[inner_game_coach]

@Golfspy_Lukes made a good point to let everyone know WITB - so here I am.
 

• Driver
  • TM Sim 2 Max 10.5 - Tensei Orange Stiff shaft
• Hybrids
  • 5H - TM R5 19 degree
  • 4H - Srixon Z H65
  • 3H - Callaway Rogue X
• Irons
  • 5i to 9i - TM M4
• Wedges
  • PW - TM M4
  • AW - TM M4
  • 56 - Top-Flite 56/14 bounce
• Putter
  • Peak 502 (a very old blade that's never done me wrong)

[Ricardo04C]

Hello, I'm from MD, anyone else?

[PaulBrown]

The most important mental skills for golf

When you’re playing well, what are you thinking about during your swing? I’m willing to bet it’s nothing at all. You’re seeing the target and making an instinctive swing. Conversely, when you’re playing badly, what are you thinking about during your swing? I’m sure it’s some technical instruction or you’re consciously working on preventing mistakes that might have occurred earlier in the round.

From my experience, too many swing thoughts are one of the biggest causes of inconsistency. But let me explain why this is the case.

So much of what is required in golf is about trust. Bobby Jones once said, The golf swing is too complex a movement to be consciously controlled.

When you trust yourself to perform an action you are using what’s called your “subconscious” mind. You consciously learned the skill until you were able to do it naturally. Now when you perform one of these actions, there’s no conscious thought going on. In fact, if you started consciously thinking about the actions involved, you would probably confuse yourself and struggle to do it.

There are 3 things you need to develop to reach your potential as a golfer.

1. Conscious skill development.

If you have a good process, you’ll be able to clearly separate your conscious thinking, from your “subconscious” thinking. In other words, you give conscious thought to picking the target and visualizing the type of shot required, so your subconscious, has all the information it needs to control your movement during a shot. Then it becomes about trusting your subconscious to do its job, without conscious interference.

2. Access those skills using only your subconscious mind during your swing.

I’m not saying you can’t have a “swing-key” which is a single non-technical thought that will help you counter things that you might do under pressure, like tempo, smooth takeaway, or staying centered. Make it a process goal not to have any swing thoughts during a round and make your focus external, not internal i.e. what you want the ball to do, not what your body must do.

3. Keep your hands from getting cold when playing golf in winter.

Because when the hands feel cold, it is really easy to get stiff, and in this case, it will definitely affect the swing, which may be a more important point than learning mental skills. Many golfers will prepare the Ocoopa Union 5S rechargeable hand warmer in their pockets when playing golf in winter, it’s better than the disposable one. It can continue to heat for 15 hours without interruption, keeping your hands warm all the time without affecting your performance.

Hope that when your experience accumulates to a certain level, you can use your subconscious to swing a beautiful shot, and keep your hands warm in this cold winter, making more nice swings!

[MikeL Pittsburgh]

My goal is to be thinking of nothing, but sometimes I start overthinking and have to tell myself to "Shut The F**k UP!!" It seems to work. If I let it go, my mind will just start rattling along, telling myself how to swing, how hard to swing, yakkity yakkity yakkity. I have learned to let my brain rattle on until I get over the ball. If it insists on taking over, I am toast until I get it to just shut up. It seems to work...mostly. Then I take a deep breath and just go.

[JohnL.Franzen]

Hello, anyone from New York?!

[wely324]

On 10/19/2022 at 9:38 AM, Golfspy_Lukes said:

Anyone want to play Friday morning in central NJ?  

Where do you play?

[KOG]

Hello. Central NJ golfer here just registered. This is my WITB currently

Driver : Homna XP-1 9.5 stiff vizard (or Exotics EXS 220 9* w Tensei Blue stiff) 

3w: GBB Epic @ 16* Adilla Rip Gamma stiff

19 and 25* hybrids : Exotics EXS 220 w Recoil stiff

6-pw Maltby Ke4 MAX w DG s300 shafts

48w : Homna T///world DG shaft

52 and 58 w: Maltby Max w DG Spinner Shafts

Putter: Odyssey Tour designs Black #9 or Exotics David Glod Proto #9 shape

I built all my clubs except the Homna driver and exotics putter

Was a member at Lakewood CC but seems theyre not renewing membership

Cheers

 

Edited January 2 by KOG

[Golfspy_Lukes]

On 1/1/2023 at 11:05 AM, wely324 said:

Where do you play?

I am in Mercer county, so mainly Mercer Oaks and the surrounding courses, but not against a little drive!

[Ryan Luke]

  I also live in Mercer County, NJ and in my opinion both Mercer Oaks East and West are great layouts, but the course conditions are terrible anymore.  Greens are barely cut & never rolled resulting in bumpy slow as molasses speeds.  Bunkers on the East course could house tree farms with all the shrubbery that has been allowed to grow in them.  Many of the tee boxes are terrible too on both courses, etc. etc.   We used to have much better conditions all around but now all the county cares about is profit so they don't put any money back into the courses and the results are blindingly clear. 

For $260 I go over to Monmouth county and purchase the full privilege non resident county card and I get county rates and all the privileges just like regular residents do.   I play Charleston Springs North and South, Hominy Hill, & Howell Park.  All kept in amazing condition with great greens & speeds etc.  Worth every penny of the $260 to get the card! 

[KOG]

On 1/3/2023 at 7:31 PM, Ryan Luke said:

  I also live in Mercer County, NJ and in my opinion both Mercer Oaks East and West are great layouts, but the course conditions are terrible anymore.  Greens are barely cut & never rolled resulting in bumpy slow as molasses speeds.  Bunkers on the East course could house tree farms with all the shrubbery that has been allowed to grow in them.  Many of the tee boxes are terrible too on both courses, etc. etc.   We used to have much better conditions all around but now all the county cares about is profit so they don't put any money back into the courses and the results are blindingly clear. 

For $260 I go over to Monmouth county and purchase the full privilege non resident county card and I get county rates and all the privileges just like regular residents do.   I play Charleston Springs North and South, Hominy Hill, & Howell Park.  All kept in amazing condition with great greens & speeds etc.  Worth every penny of the $260 to get the card! 

Curious, I grew up playing Monmouth and now living in Ocean, I concur with your mentioned courses. I learned to play at pine brook then played Hominy Hill and Colts Neck typically.

 

Curious, with a non resident county card, how much is fees at the 3 mentioned? And how much do they charge for a cart? Typical $15-20? I see Charlston is $25 after 1 online.

[Ryan Luke]

12 minutes ago, KOG said:

Curious, I grew up playing Monmouth and now living in Ocean, I concur with your mentioned courses. I learned to play at pine brook then played Hominy Hill and Colts Neck typically.

 

Curious, with a non resident county card, how much is fees at the 3 mentioned? And how much do they charge for a cart? Typical $15-20? I see Charlston is $25 after 1 online.

Hi KOG,

I buy the full privilege non resident card and pay exactly what regular residents of Monmouth pay, same prices for everything and anything golf related.  I'm a walker so I don't take carts so I can't speak to those costs.  I know CSprings has after 4pm any day of the week a deal for $39 dollars including cart with or without a county card so I have done some days going out at 5pmish attempting to get in 18 but other than that I walk everywhere.  I've looked up the county rates and included a link here if you want to see them.

In my opinion Monmouth has the best overall county courses in NJ especially with those 4 all being great

https://www.co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/132/Golf-Fees-and-Charges-2023-updated.pdf

Edited February 9 by Ryan Luke

[DonnieGolfs]

Hello,

Recently returning to golf/ southeastern PA after living in SC, CT and CA the past few years with little to no time to golf. Got my old golf clubs out and I'm looking to get back into golf. 

Can anyone recommend instructors and fitters in southeastern PA?

Near King of Prussia, PA if that helps at all.

Current WITB is in my signature, I am looking to upgrade my irons and get them fitted after a lesson or two to get my swing back in the ballpark where it needs to be. 

 

[markcchap]

Hello golfers!  So I've finally decided to update my profile and to participate in this forum more often.  So here goes.

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? - I started playing golf in my forty's and now I'm 61 (this April).  Not a great golfer or even a good golfer, but I love the game and I normally score in the high 90's.

What do you love about golf? - For me the best part of playing this game is being outdoors either by myself enjoying nature or with a group of my buddies talking trash.  Or course with golf there is a level of frustration when I hit a bad shot, but the heavens open up and the sun shines a little brighter when I smoke one down the fairway or get on the green in two.

What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? - I joined MyGolfSpy probably 10 years ago, but just never took the time to participate.  That is about to change. 

Where are you from? What is your home course? - I live in Williamsburg Virginia.  I don't really have a home course because there are so many courses to play in this area.  My favorite courses however are The Green Course at Golden Horseshoe and Royal New Kent in Providence Forge.  And once a year (usually in the Fall) a group of us take a trip to Ocean City, Maryland for a weekend golf outing.  This year we plan to plan to play at Baywood Greens Golf Course in Delaware, The Links at Lighthouse Sounds Golf Course and The Links at Rum Pointe Golf Course in OC Maryland.

What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? - The courses here are absolutely beautiful in the Spring Summer and Fall, but Winter golf can be messy and cold. 

What do you do for a living? - For my daytime job I'm a Senior Systems Administrator for a closed network.  In the evenings I'm a couch potato.

How’d you pick your user name? - Lack of creativity.

[richk9holes]

On 2/21/2023 at 11:15 AM, DonnieGolfs said:

Hello,

Recently returning to golf/ southeastern PA after living in SC, CT and CA the past few years with little to no time to golf. Got my old golf clubs out and I'm looking to get back into golf. 

Can anyone recommend instructors and fitters in southeastern PA?

Near King of Prussia, PA if that helps at all.

Current WITB is in my signature, I am looking to upgrade my irons and get them fitted after a lesson or two to get my swing back in the ballpark where it needs to be. 

 

Hello I joined a little after this and missed this thread when scanning. I'm a decent drive from you, but find myself in some of the same areas you would most likely. I'm in central NJ.

I took a trip to Golf Galaxy in Mt. Laurel near the PA border and everyone working there is knowledgeable even the younger guys behind the cash register seemed like a golf gear junkie from chatting for a minute about my purchase.

I'd say it's worth a trip, and near a TopGolf location for some quick practice on a rainy day.

[richk9holes]

On 2/9/2023 at 5:20 PM, Ryan Luke said:

Hi KOG,

I buy the full privilege non resident card and pay exactly what regular residents of Monmouth pay, same prices for everything and anything golf related.  I'm a walker so I don't take carts so I can't speak to those costs.  I know CSprings has after 4pm any day of the week a deal for $39 dollars including cart with or without a county card so I have done some days going out at 5pmish attempting to get in 18 but other than that I walk everywhere.  I've looked up the county rates and included a link here if you want to see them.

In my opinion Monmouth has the best overall county courses in NJ especially with those 4 all being great

https://www.co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/132/Golf-Fees-and-Charges-2023-updated.pdf

Shark River has $20 walking $40 to ride twilight I asked about rates when I played early March. It was 2pm at that time, but may change to 3pm at some point.

[richk9holes]

On 1/2/2023 at 1:45 PM, KOG said:

Hello. Central NJ golfer here just registered. This is my WITB currently

Driver : Homna XP-1 9.5 stiff vizard (or Exotics EXS 220 9* w Tensei Blue stiff) 

3w: GBB Epic @ 16* Adilla Rip Gamma stiff

19 and 25* hybrids : Exotics EXS 220 w Recoil stiff

6-pw Maltby Ke4 MAX w DG s300 shafts

48w : Homna T///world DG shaft

52 and 58 w: Maltby Max w DG Spinner Shafts

Putter: Odyssey Tour designs Black #9 or Exotics David Glod Proto #9 shape

I built all my clubs except the Homna driver and exotics putter

Was a member at Lakewood CC but seems theyre not renewing membership

Cheers

 

I'm probably close to you I'm 10 minutes south of Lakewood CC.