Recent content by Soane

I thought my 19 H/C was great then a little optimistic so next year I'm going to knuckle down and try and get below 15, in my head 10 would be nice. No, dammit, 10 it is!!!

Oh, and think of this, if you do suffer from some sort of joint pain, don't you think medical advice would be better sort instead of wearing a bracelet which could exsasipate things in the future?

I've seen this type of thing on fuel lines on cars, aligns the molecular particles in the fuel so it burns cleaner - petrol seems to have been burning fine for the last 100 years so I don't think a magnet is going to improve anything. Got a sore shoulder, see a physio.

I first picked up a golf club last August, railed the driving range and local par 3 nine-holers, took a couple of lessons, joined my current club in July and posted a H/C of 19 all at the tender age of 39. I put loads of hours in and played almost every weekend and I'm still learning. Will I be...

All excellent advice gratefully received, thanks guys.

Kid2 I couldn't agree with you more. The guys I've played with, with the exception of one, have all hit duff tee shots and shots during the round. I whole-heartedly agree with you that there is always someone worse than me but at the moment that someone IS me. I think once I get the hang of...

I suppose I also feel 'pressured' into taking my shot, not intentionaly by anyone but myself. I've been playing golf for a little over a year, had no interest in it prior to this, was very fortunate enough to get a good set of clubs and now I'm playing a game of which I know nothing and everyone...

I suppose I have some sort of pre-shot routine but the more I think about it the less structured it is. I suppose it could be broken down into: 1)Oh my God which tee do I use, 2)don't aim for the pin, anything within 30ft is OK, 3)I've got 3 pairs of eyes boreing their way into my skull, don't...

As posted yesterday I had a shocker so it was off to the range to try and fathom out what was going in my pea-sized brain. Got talking to the Pro about maybe an MOT lesson, showed him my grip and swing and lo and behold - I was striking the ball beautifully. He says just put it all down to...

So to go back to the top of the thread, I was probably (subject to no local rule) in the right to pick-up my ball and clean it? I guess the the no-brainer is to pop into the Pro shop before a comp and clarify things in there, if anyone has any disputes during the round we can go back in before...

I spoke to the pro at local range who also said I could lift and clean a plugged ball. Speaking of local rules, on the board next to the 1st tee it not only gives pin positions but also what must be the local rules - I'll drop-by later to have a quick look. Wouldn't it be a good idea for club...

Viscount, what does 'through the green' mean?

OK, so that is ANYWHERE on the course, fairway and rough included? Am I right about picking-up and cleaning your ball on the fairway? Mark it with a tee, pick-up and clean and put it back within ROUGHLY 6"?

I'm asking this as I had to diequalify myself form a comp for picking balls up from the rough to clean them. My misunderstanding arose from the belief that I can pick a ball up on the fairway to clean it and that if the ball is in casusal water in the rough I can pick a better lie within 6...

I've just taken a policy out a couple of days ago, thinking along the lines of Homer, firstly in case I clack someone and secondly in case all my stuff gets nicked.