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Post by stokie1947 on May 14, 2017 8:58:47 GMT -5
i am utter crap can't even get the damn ball in the air love the game but you won't believe how rubbish i am just wished i took the game up when i was young instead of cricket but 70 this year so guess i am just too old to bother now
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Post by dh-nufc on May 14, 2017 15:19:28 GMT -5
I played a lot as a kid. Regularly shot in the 90s with the odd 80s thrown in. Best score was 83 but the course was easy and my grasp on the rules wasn't great.
I gave up my golf membership when I was 18 to get a Newcastle United season ticket. Big mistake.
I hardly played golf but when I did play I was usually high 90s.
I then had lessons but made the big mistake of nothe practicing. I was left in limbo between new and old techniques. My golf got so bad I never got to record a full round.
I gave up my season ticket at Newcastle last year and I'm back in to golf. I think TGC was part of that desire. I was awful last year even though I played loads.
I just had lessons again and I'm playing more often. Starting to get a little better but yet to break 100. It'll be 10 plus years since I did that. I'm hoping to do it before the end of the year.
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Post by Ashton Fox on May 14, 2017 15:43:45 GMT -5
Usually shoot in the low 80's. Don't usually hit the range before a round and warm up by having a few beers. Maybe slide a few putts. Up until this year, I usually hit 4 iron or 2 iron off the tee but made some small adjustments so now I give the driver a go.
I play in a league and my partner and I are back to back to back champs.
I hit the ball very high so everything sticks on the green for me. I attribute this to why TGC is so difficult for me because I'm not used to such rollouts.
Hit the driver about 270 and the 9 iron 150. Clubs differential is 10 yards between clubs.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2017 18:48:22 GMT -5
My real life game is just like my TGC performance only much, much shittier.
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Post by rjwils30 on May 15, 2017 0:03:53 GMT -5
Used to play to a 12 when I was in my teens. With two young kids I rarely play now. I can still hit the ball well but am super inconsistant. Have always been a bit of a head case on the course. Beer seems to be the only thing that straightens my shots out!
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Post by rod81simo on May 15, 2017 4:54:05 GMT -5
I play to about a 14 or so now, don't get out too often, once a month at best lately. Best score is a -1 (71), I'll never get there again and I've never gotten lower than 74 outside of that, was just one of those days on a fairly short course where I was on fire on the way in, birdied 3 of the last 5 holes and was -4 for the back 9!!! And even though it was 5 and a half yrs ago I can still remember every shot I played that day!
I could share the card if I knew how too
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Post by Hootbleet on May 15, 2017 11:54:28 GMT -5
I played a lot as a kid. Regularly shot in the 90s with the odd 80s thrown in. Best score was 83 but the course was easy and my grasp on the rules wasn't great. I gave up my golf membership when I was 18 to get a Newcastle United season ticket. Big mistake. I hardly played golf but when I did play I was usually high 90s. I then had lessons but made the big mistake of nothe practicing. I was left in limbo between new and old techniques. My golf got so bad I never got to record a full round. I gave up my season ticket at Newcastle last year and I'm back in to golf. I think TGC was part of that desire. I was awful last year even though I played loads. I just had lessons again and I'm playing more often. Starting to get a little better but yet to break 100. It'll be 10 plus years since I did that. I'm hoping to do it before the end of the year. Dean, you, myself and Les lessangster need to get together sometime soon for our own little TGCT competition lol. I get out at most 2/3 times per month, just lately my game has gone completely shite. Recorded my worst ever stableford score the other week at Longhirst with 12pts 😱. Where my game has gone I do not know. About 5 years ago I was regularly low 80's, I shot my record low score of 78 (+9) and now I can literally produce any score. About the same time as my record score I played the back 9 at Sharpley in +1, unfortunately the front 9 had been +12. Bagged my first ace last year but still waiting on my first albatross |
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Post by misternic on May 15, 2017 12:32:08 GMT -5
I'm all over usually. I'll start the season shooting 90 and end it shooting 75 so...it's just fun! Not quite that big of a swing, but 'bout the same... start at 90 and shoot about 80 consistently by fall... My best rounds almost always seem to come if I travel south in the winter (after the snow flies here in Minnesota) |
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Post by lessangster on May 15, 2017 14:11:21 GMT -5
I played a lot as a kid. Regularly shot in the 90s with the odd 80s thrown in. Best score was 83 but the course was easy and my grasp on the rules wasn't great. I gave up my golf membership when I was 18 to get a Newcastle United season ticket. Big mistake. I hardly played golf but when I did play I was usually high 90s. I then had lessons but made the big mistake of nothe practicing. I was left in limbo between new and old techniques. My golf got so bad I never got to record a full round. I gave up my season ticket at Newcastle last year and I'm back in to golf. I think TGC was part of that desire. I was awful last year even though I played loads. I just had lessons again and I'm playing more often. Starting to get a little better but yet to break 100. It'll be 10 plus years since I did that. I'm hoping to do it before the end of the year. Dean, you, myself and Les lessangster need to get together sometime soon for our own little TGCT competition lol. I get out at most 2/3 times per month, just lately my game has gone completely shite. Recorded my worst ever stableford score the other week at Longhirst with 12pts 😱. Where my game has gone I do not know. About 5 years ago I was regularly low 80's, I shot my record low score of 78 (+9) and now I can literally produce any score. About the same time as my record score I played the back 9 at Sharpley in +1, unfortunately the front 9 had been +12. Bagged my first ace last year but still waiting on my first albatross I would be up for it but would need a buggy to get round nowadays I'm just starting to go the driving range again after having a new knee fitted. |
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Post by Hootbleet on May 15, 2017 14:43:29 GMT -5
Dean, you, myself and Les lessangster need to get together sometime soon for our own little TGCT competition lol. I get out at most 2/3 times per month, just lately my game has gone completely shite. Recorded my worst ever stableford score the other week at Longhirst with 12pts 😱. Where my game has gone I do not know. About 5 years ago I was regularly low 80's, I shot my record low score of 78 (+9) and now I can literally produce any score. About the same time as my record score I played the back 9 at Sharpley in +1, unfortunately the front 9 had been +12. Bagged my first ace last year but still waiting on my first albatross I would be up for it but would need a buggy to get round nowadays I'm just starting to go the driving range again after having a new knee fitted. Dunno if we can allow artificial enhancements Les 😂. If Dean is up for it then we should get something arranged |
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Post by joegolferg on May 15, 2017 15:19:37 GMT -5
I got my PGA level 1 last year, going for level 2 this summer. I can shoot close to par on most rounds as long as the rust has been shaved off.
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Post by TreeWood on May 15, 2017 17:41:40 GMT -5
i am utter crap can't even get the damn ball in the air love the game but you won't believe how rubbish i am just wished i took the game up when i was young instead of cricket but 70 this year so guess i am just too old to bother now Hit the local pitch n putt and have some fun there! I'm always amazed at the number of codgers there first thing in the morning, wobbly kneed and brutal stances and swings, and still land the ball like 3 feet from the hole from 90 yards away! You're never too old to swing sticks at balls! |
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Post by titaneddie on May 15, 2017 18:43:50 GMT -5
Goal each time out now is to keep it in the 80's but it can easily let go into the 90's quickly. There was a time about 8 years when I was golfing almost everyday that I could be low 80's each time out and touched the 70's a couple times. Wasnt a big bomber so it was just keeping the drive accurate and worked on my short game all the time. Now I can hit the ball longer and just cant regain that touch around the greens. Crazy how fast those strokes can add up when you cant get up and down.
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Post by dh-nufc on May 16, 2017 6:13:08 GMT -5
I would be up for it but would need a buggy to get round nowadays I'm just starting to go the driving range again after having a new knee fitted. Dunno if we can allow artificial enhancements Les 😂. If Dean is up for it then we should get something arranged Isn't that like using a Hori on TGC? I'd be up for meeting up but time is limited.
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Post by lessangster on May 16, 2017 6:35:40 GMT -5
Dunno if we can allow artificial enhancements Les 😂. If Dean is up for it then we should get something arranged Isn't that like using a Hori on TGC? I'd be up for meeting up but time is limited.
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