Orikoru
Tour Winner
I hate the fat rubber range tees that always seem to be the wrong height, but I might do that just to get used to the weight/balance of it quicker.
Golf Random Irritations
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carldudley
Member
Yeah. I don't mind hooky as it should counteract the fade I normally hit, ha. The one I actually hit out the middle on Saturday was gorgeous, I don't know why I was fatting it the rest of the time. It can't be that much different to my hybrids which I hit fairly well off the tee. The face is bit of taller profile so I might try teeing it a fraction higher. One of the fats still rolled out to about 170 on the fairway so that was positive at least.
This sounds very familiar, i stuck it 220yds (downwind) on Saturday from the fairway turf - shame the green was on 190yd. Then yesterday fatted it more than anything. my 5 hybrid was behaving itself and got me on a couple of GIR's.
Not sure why I'm struggling with it either, quite a petite head compared to my other one. More time on the range needed.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Could just be a mental thing. Like maybe I'm overthinking it, in my head I'm going 'new club' and then hanging back on the swing instead of being committed. As you say it probably just takes another 40 or 50 blows with it before it starts working, ha.
I'd start hitting it off the mat and then go from there. As a cheap alternative, get some dirt cheap tiny tees and soe blu-tak and stick the tees into that on the mat to get the right height
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Bought some real comfy Under Armour spikeless golf shoes about a week ago, no idea when I'll get to play in them. its something to look forward to
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Deleted member 21258
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Going to have to goto to a pay/play course and pay green fees, as not allowed on the course I am a member of in the evenings currently.
Mildly irritated, as was hoping to tee off about 7ish tonight for a quick 9 holes.
Mildly irritated, as was hoping to tee off about 7ish tonight for a quick 9 holes.
carldudley
Member
I've been waiting since lockdown for a nice twilight round....email comes, course open, latest tee time 1pm..... might do the same thing and take myself to Richmond Park Pay & Play, plus i can play full 18.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Still not worn these shoes, 2 months old and counting.....
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
snap! Currently unable to go for a few holes of an evening after 7pm. That will change - though I'm guessing that for some time I'll still have to book a tee time for 9 holes - when I will often just play our first four holes then wander in.
That seems early for the last time. We go up to 4.30 each day having started at 7.30 and two tee starts. We're not allowed out after 4.30 though
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
We're only on 9 holes a day but 2 tees - our last time is 7.40pm.
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We've been back playing for three days and already the usual suspects at our club are moaning non-stop about the course. I seriously think they expected to come back to Augusta-like conditions because every greenkeeper has been working their fingers to the bone over the past eight weeks. Actually there were two out of five working.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Didn't know this thread existed!
Can I just come here every day and post an irritation that I can't play?
No. There are plenty playing who also can't play, and some so worried about not being able to play when they could be playing, they are down the golf range practicing playing badly, so that they are fully prepared to play badly for real when they front up and book a tee time.
You on the other hand, are perfectly able to play, once you are allowed to.
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Deleted member 18645
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Our club's resident moaner was at it again this morning. Still griping about not having white tees out (it is to speed up play as people swing for the first time in eight weeks). So whilst marshalling, he paces out three yards from where the yellow tees were to the yellow disks and complains that we should have put the yellows back as far as we could.
He then duck hooked it about 100 yards into the rough.
I had to drive away, get out of sight and then nearly wet myself laughing.
He then duck hooked it about 100 yards into the rough.
I had to drive away, get out of sight and then nearly wet myself laughing.
A question for you. With a bloke like that, I've seen your previous post about him, would it not be better to laugh there and then? Bring him down a peg or two?
You know his character better so maybe he would have wrapped his club around your neck but if not then it may be what is needed.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
A quick intake of breath between your teeth ( Tradesman/Mechanic style) followed by a brief " Noone like to see that" usually works.....
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it was tempting but I was acting as a marshal today as well as the Captain so decided to bite my tongue on this occasion. I also had to ignore an e-mail thread I was copied on when he started on another rant but the time is coming....
the decision to go with yellow tees was so sensible. no-one had played for nearly two months, the rough has got quite lush and you want to get as many people round the course as possible, not for money reasons as they are all members, but simply because they want to play. so you make the course a little easier to start with and let everyone enjoy themselves. it is only a couple of people who had an issue with it but there are always one or two in every group. just like a golf forum I guess
As it happens the whites have been taken off at our place as well. Saying that, on quite a few tees the yellows are back where the whites would be so I can't say it is a consistent strategy ?it was tempting but I was acting as a marshal today as well as the Captain so decided to bite my tongue on this occasion. I also had to ignore an e-mail thread I was copied on when he started on another rant but the time is coming....
the decision to go with yellow tees was so sensible. no-one had played for nearly two months, the rough has got quite lush and you want to get as many people round the course as possible, not for money reasons as they are all members, but simply because they want to play. so you make the course a little easier to start with and let everyone enjoy themselves. it is only a couple of people who had an issue with it but there are always one or two in every group. just like a golf forum I guess
rosecott
Money List Winner
I would have thought it quite normal to have yellow tees as tees of the day with the whites reserved for competitions.
SammmeBee
Journeyman Pro
Or ask for permission like a naughty school kid! Stick em all out and let people choose where they want to play from!
