E. H. Taylor Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Since my daughter was born July 18th I have only been able to play 3 rounds. Understandably, I went from playing 2 times a week to 2 times per month. I'm getting ready to play a couple times this week while on vacation and because I'm quite rusty, it got me thinking. What do serious golfers (handicap not important) do when they get to play for the first time in a while to knock of the rust? I will have time to hit the range for 1 hour before each round and that's it. I think my short game is going to be terrible so I might try and work on chipping and 15 footers for 15 min each, also mid irons and driving for 10 min each. Thoughts? Dweed, Rob Person, William P and 2 others 5 Quote Driver/3W - Rogue ST Max LS 8 Deg 3H - - TSi2 4U - - Mizuno Fli-Hi 5-GW - - Pro 225 Project X LZ 120g 56/60 - - SM9 KBS Tour Taper 120g Ball - - ProV1x Left Dash Link to comment
BallsLeon Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 I think your best bet is chipping and putting, you can slowly build into a full swing from that chipping motion enough to get around a golf course. That being said, you asked for advice from serious golfers so please disregard any advice lol Dweed, E. H. Taylor, Rob Person and 2 others 1 4 Quote Driver : GBB Epic, 10.5° loft, autoFlex Dream7, SF405x flex (44.75") 3-Wood: Rogue ST LS, 15° loft, MCA TENSEI AV Blue 65g, Reg flex (42.25", tipped 0.5") 3-Hybrid: Z H85, 19° loft, HZRDUS Black 85g, 5.5 flex Irons: T350 5i & T200 6i-GW, 23°-48° lofts, Nippon Modus3 120g, Stiff flex (+0.5”, 1° upright) Wedges: JB Forged Raw 54° & 58° lofts, Nippon Modus3 120g, Reg flex (+0.5/0.25", 0.5° upright) Putter: DS72 C, 35”, PP60 grip Link to comment
Rob Person Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) 31 minutes ago, E. H. Taylor said: Since my daughter was born July 18th I have only been able to play 3 rounds. Understandably, I went from playing 2 times a week to 2 times per month. I'm getting ready to play a couple times this week while on vacation and because I'm quite rusty, it got me thinking. What do serious golfers (handicap not important) do when they get to play for the first time in a while to knock of the rust? I will have time to hit the range for 1 hour before each round and that's it. I think my short game is going to be terrible so I might try and work on chipping and 15 footers for 15 min each, also mid irons and driving for 10 min each. Thoughts? I heard coke is a great way to knock rust off! and as you can read, I'm not the "serious " golfer, but I take my game serious enough Honestly, if you are able, a backyard setup will help. Even just picking a target, a bucket, a towel, anything really, and work on pitching/chipping. It will just help you stay connected to some sort of feel. Edited September 2 by Rob Person sirchunksalot, BallsLeon, Dweed and 1 other 4 Quote WITB- Driver -Titleist 910D, 3w- Titleist 910F, 5hy/7hy- Titleist 910H, 6-PW - Stix , 52⁰, 56⁰, 60⁰ - Stix , Putter- AI-ONE DB / Lombardi Tour 34 custom Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment
Josh Parker Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 I would say, chipping and putting and then work into full swings through the bag. 3-5 shots with each club and then finish off with chipping and putting again. Dweed, Rob Person, TAGolf13 and 3 others 6 Quote Titleist GT3 11* Tensei 1k blue Titleist TSR2 4w 16* Titleist TSR2 5w 18.75* MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey SM9 Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment
Shankster Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 My warm up routine is: 9 iron, razor thin 9 iron, thin 9 iron, not so thin 9 iron, ehh, maybe a little thin 9 iron, ok getting better Driver, ok, more 9 irons 9 iron, fat 9 iron, flushed Driver, nice, let’s tee off. Thats about it. Dweed, sirchunksalot, William P and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment
tony@CIC Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Knocking the rust off is no different for me then a typical range session. I typically hit 5 balls with each of the following clubs: 56*, PW, 7i, 5W then Driver, all with a focus on a specific target. Then I rotate back to the 56* and so on. In the past I tended to concentrate on Driver and then maybe one additional club. The rotation of the clubs and the focus on the target are key to maximizing my warmup time. From there it's to the practice green and I generally hit about 20 balls - I'll place 4 around 2' from the practice hole in a clockwise fashion then move out about 2'. Shankster, sirchunksalot, Rob Person and 3 others 6 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment
Blueberry_Squishie Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 I think the biggest thing is to acknowledge that you're not going to shoot the lights out, so there's zero point getting frustrated. Try and hit to your targets is all you can do. I've recently become a much less frequent golfer. Last round I went 51-35 to shoot an 86. Josh Parker 1 Quote Cobra F9 9.5° (Hzrdus Yellow X) Cobra Speedzone 15° (Tensei Blue X) Srixon H85 19° (Hzrdus Black 85 6.0) Mizuno MP20 MMC 4-PW (KBS $ Taper 120S) Mizuno T20 51°, 55°, 59° (KBS $ Taper 120S) Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5 34" Srixon ZStar Link to comment
TAGolf13 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 14 hours ago, Josh Parker said: I would say, chipping and putting and then work into full swings through the bag. 3-5 shots with each club and then finish off with chipping and putting again. I like this approach, though with only an hour, not sure I'd have time to go through the bag and chip and putt twice. In @E. H. Taylor's situation, I'd probably look at the holes to see which clubs I'd be most likely to play most often during the round and hit 5 shots each with those, and finish with chipping and putting. Regardless, I'd keep expectations low like @Blueberry_Squishie suggested. Enjoy it @E. H. Taylor. Josh Parker 1 Quote Still swinging after all these years Link to comment
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