There's plenty of ranges around, I think every club bar Worcestershire Golf and Country Club has one (but they do have very good practice facilities) - At this time of year none of them will be making much revenue though as the floodlit/ TT range is the only place you can go in an evening! Makes me wonder why others aren't following suit!
Golf Random Irritations
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The rain ?
Seems like someone doesn’t want people to play Saturday mornings , heavy rain again forecast for this Saturday
Greenstaff must be tearing their hair out with these constant downpours
Oh well won’t be long until it’s too hot
Seems like someone doesn’t want people to play Saturday mornings , heavy rain again forecast for this Saturday
Greenstaff must be tearing their hair out with these constant downpours
Oh well won’t be long until it’s too hot
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Ours has been closed since Sunday, Saturday's rain was horrendous, but we still went out as knowing it would close Sunday and seeing the forecast, we didn't know when it would open again.
Every time it looks as if it may dry a little down comes more rain, Incy Wincy spider must be less than pleased. Yesterday's unscheduled downpour was biblical. I was taking the grandchildren home from school, and they ventured out from under the golf brolly, then ran back under frightened and saying how it hurt them.
Today was supposed to be dry, guess what?
Every time it looks as if it may dry a little down comes more rain, Incy Wincy spider must be less than pleased. Yesterday's unscheduled downpour was biblical. I was taking the grandchildren home from school, and they ventured out from under the golf brolly, then ran back under frightened and saying how it hurt them.
Today was supposed to be dry, guess what?
Ours has been open pretty much every day it's not biblical
Played Monday and weds, a couple bits of standing water but greens are lovely and tee boxes are cracking
Majority of fairway drained aswell
Most enjoyable for this time of year
Played Monday and weds, a couple bits of standing water but greens are lovely and tee boxes are cracking
Majority of fairway drained aswell
Most enjoyable for this time of year
Course closed since Tuesday and email landed this morning outlining that it will remain closed until Monday ?. To be fair the amount of wet stuff falling from the sky has been pretty horrendous and the forecast this weekend doesn’t look any better. Next opportunity to play will be next Friday fingers crossed ??.
Not sure if this should go in Irritations or Gladden the Heart 
Course is shut today and with the rain forecast overnight it will probably be closed again tomorrow. This will mean our weekly roll up will be a top tracer competition instead. If it starts around 11:00 (usual start time) it should be done in time for the start of the Rotherham Utd v Blackburn match on Sky and the way we have been playing lately, I'm not convinced I can stand watching.
Course is shut today and with the rain forecast overnight it will probably be closed again tomorrow. This will mean our weekly roll up will be a top tracer competition instead. If it starts around 11:00 (usual start time) it should be done in time for the start of the Rotherham Utd v Blackburn match on Sky and the way we have been playing lately, I'm not convinced I can stand watching.
Got so tired of the golf course being shut....arranged to join the indoor tennis group on Monday night next week. They have a "tester" night so I won't have to pay extra unless I want to play regularly. No idea if my body will hold up to leaping around.....it's been a while since I've tried. I've been out swinging a putter around like a tennis racket....trying to avoid getting toooooo sore.
. I've been out swinging a putter around like a tennis racket....trying to avoid getting toooooo sore.
Got so tired of the golf course being shut....arranged to join the indoor tennis group on Monday night next week. They have a "tester" night so I won't have to pay extra unless I want to play regularly. No idea if my body will hold up to leaping around.....it's been a while since I've tried. I've been out swinging a putter around like a tennis racket....trying to avoid getting toooooo sore.
. I've been out swinging a putter around like a tennis racket....trying to avoid getting toooooo sore.
Well, if the predictions are true and the UK starts getting dryer/warmer summers and warmer/wetter winters.....this last month and a half could become the norm. I don't mind spending the money to get kitted out for tennis.....as long as my body can take it. Could play more tennis during the winters when the course is a mud bath.
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I will have to clear more space in the garage and look to set up a more realist practise bay in there.
The amount of marketing freebies given away to all forms of media when new products are released.
Just watched a short video where TM have not only sent a new Stealth driver but the box also includes a Bluetooth speaker and a rangefinder plus some balls.
To be fair to the recipient, they have said that most of the goodies are used as prizes or giveaways or donated to charities but the cost of those goodies gets added to the cost of the club in the long run...multiply that by the number of clubs they give away..it's going to add up to a tidy sum..
It's no wonder we're having to pay 500 quid for a driver.
Just watched a short video where TM have not only sent a new Stealth driver but the box also includes a Bluetooth speaker and a rangefinder plus some balls.
To be fair to the recipient, they have said that most of the goodies are used as prizes or giveaways or donated to charities but the cost of those goodies gets added to the cost of the club in the long run...multiply that by the number of clubs they give away..it's going to add up to a tidy sum..
It's no wonder we're having to pay 500 quid for a driver.
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???? closed ?
Thur 12th - Closed
Fri 13th - Open
Sat 14th - Closed - not that I was going out today in the rain, anyway.
Some -3 C nights coming up - so frozen greens likely.
I might hope for my second game of the year on Sat 21st.
Fri 13th - Open
Sat 14th - Closed - not that I was going out today in the rain, anyway.
Some -3 C nights coming up - so frozen greens likely.
I might hope for my second game of the year on Sat 21st.