G.U.R
Head Pro
Only been a member of the forum a short while so not in the best position to comment, but it seems that as with most members of golf clubs people are always more than helpful with any question you have relating to golf.
Best thing you've learnt from the forum ?
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Rooter
Money List Winner
That was David Howell.
What have i learned? Taylormade seriously under estimate some of their marketing claims.
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
A lot of golfers can't swing the club very well at all...... but my God! can they can spot when there, their, they're, your and you're are used incorrectly!!
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
How to turn the other cheek and grow an exceptionally thick skin!
Actually despite the brickbats and flame wars this is still a brilliant place to be and the best golf melting pot around. I've learned some stuff about rules and the swing, that maybe 2370 swing thoughts per shot isn't the way to go and that sometimes you need to go backwards (12 is now imminent) to go forward again.
I've met loads of good people on here and had lots of fun at meets and GM events. As 2014 appears on the horizon I'm sure this place is going to get better and go from strength to strength
Actually despite the brickbats and flame wars this is still a brilliant place to be and the best golf melting pot around. I've learned some stuff about rules and the swing, that maybe 2370 swing thoughts per shot isn't the way to go and that sometimes you need to go backwards (12 is now imminent) to go forward again.
I've met loads of good people on here and had lots of fun at meets and GM events. As 2014 appears on the horizon I'm sure this place is going to get better and go from strength to strength
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
1) That lots of folk seem obsessed with the detailed mechanics of the golf swing and golf equipment and that I seem to be a small minority that think that 'You have to hit a small ball over a distance into a hole using a club or three - so here's a few golf clubs I have lying around and go have a swing at it' is all part of the beauty of golf.
2) DMDs and GPS gizmos have turned the head of a LOT of golfers as they provide an advantage over those who don't have one - and the essential age-old acquired golfing skill of assessing distance is being lost
That's two things I've learnt that make me feel an old, prehistoric, philistine - which I probably am
The good thing about all the above is that it makes me feel better about my handicap
2) DMDs and GPS gizmos have turned the head of a LOT of golfers as they provide an advantage over those who don't have one - and the essential age-old acquired golfing skill of assessing distance is being lost
That's two things I've learnt that make me feel an old, prehistoric, philistine - which I probably am
The good thing about all the above is that it makes me feel better about my handicap
Hovisbap
Assistant Pro
I not really sure what you mean..........
I've learned that Darthvega is a smashing guy with a good swing, great sense of humour and all round good egg!
That no matter how long you have been playing rules are misunderstood.
That overall the forum is full of decent well meaning and genuine individuals.
That no matter how long you have been playing rules are misunderstood.
That overall the forum is full of decent well meaning and genuine individuals.
Rooter
Money List Winner
Nah,i have met him! this CMAC guy is much nicer... with a better swing too!
One Planer
Global Moderator
What I've learned using this forum?
1. People don't hit the ball nearly as far as think (Pieman and Swinger accepted).
2. Don't wear white trousers.
3. Ping clubs are more for the 'Vintage' player.
4. Smiffy likes to call people a "Gentleman sausage"
5. Opinion is easily confused with fact.
6. No one should play 'players' clubs, unless you have a strike dispersion of a sixpence.
7. Stack & Tilt still divides opinion
8. 3 wedges are better than 4 :smirk:
9. There's more than one way to swing a golf club
10. There are some genuinely nice people on here ........ Somewhere
1. People don't hit the ball nearly as far as think (Pieman and Swinger accepted).
2. Don't wear white trousers.
3. Ping clubs are more for the 'Vintage' player.
4. Smiffy likes to call people a "Gentleman sausage"
5. Opinion is easily confused with fact.
6. No one should play 'players' clubs, unless you have a strike dispersion of a sixpence.
7. Stack & Tilt still divides opinion
8. 3 wedges are better than 4 :smirk:
9. There's more than one way to swing a golf club
10. There are some genuinely nice people on here ........ Somewhere
bladeplayer
Money List Winner
Learned loads ..
If you want to be honest about your game you will receive all the help & advice you will need to get better ..
Learned alot of rules i didn't know or had wrong in some way ..
That we all have different different sense of humours and what might be funny to you might just not be to others..
Hitting the ball along way doesn't matter and is frowned upon by some (possibly those that dont/cant)
the 2 most important things i learned i suppose..
I know nothing about golf except how to hit the ball & im happy in my ignorance ..
No point getting stresses over something an absolute stranger says as by tomorrow it will be on page 7 of the forum and you will possibly be the only one remembering it
Ya know what its just like a golf club really , there are people you enjoy chatting to , people you will try avoid , people who think they know everything and try to bully their point of view , there are good people and a few not so good , people who are helpful people who are not so helpful etc ..
I know i miss the banter with alot of the characters [sp] that are gone or dont frequent the place anymore for one reason or another , didnt always see eye to eye with them but isnt that the joy of forums ..
If you want to be honest about your game you will receive all the help & advice you will need to get better ..
Learned alot of rules i didn't know or had wrong in some way ..
That we all have different different sense of humours and what might be funny to you might just not be to others..
Hitting the ball along way doesn't matter and is frowned upon by some (possibly those that dont/cant
)the 2 most important things i learned i suppose..
I know nothing about golf except how to hit the ball & im happy in my ignorance ..
No point getting stresses over something an absolute stranger says as by tomorrow it will be on page 7 of the forum and you will possibly be the only one remembering it
Ya know what its just like a golf club really , there are people you enjoy chatting to , people you will try avoid , people who think they know everything and try to bully their point of view , there are good people and a few not so good , people who are helpful people who are not so helpful etc ..
I know i miss the banter with alot of the characters [sp] that are gone or dont frequent the place anymore for one reason or another , didnt always see eye to eye with them but isnt that the joy of forums ..
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Deleted member 1147
Guest
I've realised that I haven't owned nearly enough golf clubs.
Also, that when you are crap at golf the very best custom fit clubs are essential replacements for you otherwise perfectly adequate clubs. Otherwise who are you going to blame for those bad shots....yourself?
Also, that when you are crap at golf the very best custom fit clubs are essential replacements for you otherwise perfectly adequate clubs. Otherwise who are you going to blame for those bad shots....yourself?
Odvan
Journeyman Pro
I have learnt...
Plenty of rulings that i didn't have a clue about (the recent Simon Dyson putting line one as a prime example!)
Equipment - so many hints and tips to brands i hadn't heard of or products i didn't know existed (Just bought some MacWet's)
Money - this forum costs me a fortune....it's all your fault!
To never to go to Farleigh Court Driving range to teach my missus how to hit a golf ball....
That there's some beltin' people who put em selves out for others for no personal gain whatsoever.
SwingsItLikeHogan has rather more patience than me where neighbours are concerned!
And many more...
Plenty of rulings that i didn't have a clue about (the recent Simon Dyson putting line one as a prime example!)
Equipment - so many hints and tips to brands i hadn't heard of or products i didn't know existed (Just bought some MacWet's)
Money - this forum costs me a fortune....it's all your fault!
To never to go to Farleigh Court Driving range to teach my missus how to hit a golf ball....
That there's some beltin' people who put em selves out for others for no personal gain whatsoever.
SwingsItLikeHogan has rather more patience than me where neighbours are concerned!
And many more...
pokerjoke
Money List Winner
Don't take posts personally.
Meets are great places to meet great people.
The amount of knowledge on off topic stuff.
Its easy to become addicted too[is that good].
Meets are great places to meet great people.
The amount of knowledge on off topic stuff.
Its easy to become addicted too[is that good].
londonlewis
Tour Rookie
londonlewis
Tour Rookie
I've learned about a few forumers, those that have a similar sense of humour to me and say everything in jest (although many a true word is said in jest).
I've also learnt that I enjoy reading and writing this forum during my lunch hour much more than I enjoy reading the BBC website.
I've also learnt that I enjoy reading and writing this forum during my lunch hour much more than I enjoy reading the BBC website.
tsped83
Tour Winner
I've learnt that some people take this game far too seriously and as a result, talk utter drivel.
I have also learnt that there are some like minded individuals on here who are witty and have great banter.
Finally, that no one has owned more putters than me.
I have also learnt that there are some like minded individuals on here who are witty and have great banter.
Finally, that no one has owned more putters than me.
Khamelion
Tour Winner
I have learned that, and to quote Abraham Lincoln ;
“You can please some of the people some of the time all of the people some of the time some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time.â€
Not so much as learning, but I've met some fantastic people through the forum, played some fantastic courses I otherwise proably wouldn't have, read many posts that have made me laugh and on occasion spray whatever I was eating/drinking over my keyboard.
I've learned that forum yardages seem to be coming down to actual yardages.
I've learned that overall this is a damn good forum and dispite the occasional spat, that for the most part everyone gets along.
“You can please some of the people some of the time all of the people some of the time some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time.â€
Not so much as learning, but I've met some fantastic people through the forum, played some fantastic courses I otherwise proably wouldn't have, read many posts that have made me laugh and on occasion spray whatever I was eating/drinking over my keyboard.
I've learned that forum yardages seem to be coming down to actual yardages.
I've learned that overall this is a damn good forum and dispite the occasional spat, that for the most part everyone gets along.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
That my spelling isn't the best. I've had it pointed out numerous times by some seriously cool people
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Deleted member 18588
Guest
That I am clearly inadequate; in 40 years golfing I have never hit a 380+ yard drive.
That the forum often tends to divide on generational lines; what is a PS4?
But most importantly the forum is just like a good club: there are some people that one may not get on with but overall we are all here because of one thing, we love the game of golf!
That the forum often tends to divide on generational lines; what is a PS4?
But most importantly the forum is just like a good club: there are some people that one may not get on with but overall we are all here because of one thing, we love the game of golf!
richart
Major Champion
That there are a lot of really decent people out there that I would have never met unless I had come on the Forum. I salute all of you.:cheers:
