Mandofred
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Yes, I know that. Others....not so much.Or you place your trolley at a position away from the green that you then walk to on the way to the next tee
Golf Random Irritations
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IanM
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My mate saying that we are running out of time for our golf trips.
I guess he's right, technically.
That's the only irritation. Everything else is only bad if you let it. Even though I often do
I guess he's right, technically.
That's the only irritation. Everything else is only bad if you let it. Even though I often do
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Short game work last night. Was just getting something going and the heavens opened to curtail my session. It is supposed to be flaming June! Had a thin base layer on as well. It just isn't right and another really poor summer. We better get an Indian summer later in the year
HeftyHacker
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Last summer wasn't great either. I think last spring was the last decent dry spell.
Having endured the grimmest may ever for golf, it was "interesting" to hear that it was by some distance the warmest since record began.
Turns out that a warmer climate just makes us more like a heated up version of Glasgow, than the French riviera
I too read this and was very skeptical because it certainly didn't feel like it. Apparently it was because the increased cloud cover (felt pretty constant!) meant that heat wasn't lost in the night - so the average 24hr temps were higher.
Which I can kind of understand - feels like we completely missed those sunny spring days where its warm in the day but fresh in the evenings and instead just got a steady 12 degrees overcast/rain in perpetuity.
Think I prefer the old weather
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Orikoru
Tour Winner
Yeah. Not much point in it being warm if it's also raining every two days.I too read this and was very skeptical because it certainly didn't feel like it. Apparently it was because the increased cloud cover (felt pretty constant!) meant that heat wasn't lost in the night - so the average 24hr temps were higher.
Which I can kind of understand - feels like we completely missed those sunny spring days where its warm in the day but fresh in the evenings and instead just got a steady 12 degrees overcast/rain in perpetuity.
Think I prefer the old weather
Slime
Tour Winner
Last summer wasn't great either. I think last spring was the last decent dry spell.
Having endured the grimmest may ever for golf, it was "interesting" to hear that it was by some distance the warmest, (May), since records began.
Well, it wasn't, unless records began this year.
Mandofred
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So this is fake news?......https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-...mate-news/2024/warm-may-and-spring-for-the-uk
Slime
Tour Winner
Probably not fake, but possibly incorrect.
I've experienced dozens of Mays, the one just gone was not the warmest .............................. according to Slime.
Mandofred
Well-known member
So....ignore the facts....make up your own.....I would say something about a political person in the US at this point.....but I don't want to get hit with a political hammer of death.
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D-S
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Certainly the warmest average round here since 2003 at 14.9 degrees if that helps.
SteveW86
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hitting par 5 tee shot out of bounds, then eagle the hole with the 2nd ball 
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I did that at Cambridge Meridian last summer. I was a couple of inches away making a 4 too. But had to settle for a tap in parhitting par 5 tee shot out of bounds, then eagle the hole with the 2nd ball
HomerJSimpson
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At least it was warm rain
srixon 1
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The weather forecast scuppering an away KO match at Remedy Oak this afternoon 
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DeanoMK
Club Champion
One area of my game that needs some serious improvement is bunker play. I went up to the practice area last night and came out hitting even worse shots than before, feeling even worse about it. I can sometimes hit absolute world class shots, other times I'm practically shanking it.
I've been using the Dan Grieve method with some relative success, felt like I just completely lost the plot last night though, even though if feels like I'm doing the right things - very frustrating.
I've been using the Dan Grieve method with some relative success, felt like I just completely lost the plot last night though, even though if feels like I'm doing the right things - very frustrating.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Yeah bunkers do my head in as well. I've watched every YouTube tutorial going, I know exactly what I'm supposed to do, but when I try to do it, it doesn't work. My club will bounce off the sand or just knife the ball. I can only get it right about 20% of the time. I've given up opening the clubface as I can't get the heel to go through the sand, it just bounces and shanks the ball. Now I just keep it square and try and chop it out. Even if it just barely comes out, or flies through the green I'm fine with it, it's out.
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HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
I was a decent bunker player a few seasons back. I've neglected it with my back injuries as I've found for some reason it adds pressure onto it. Went back to a more "linear method" with the shaft vertical or even pointing a tad backwards and it is using the bounce wonderfully. I just find myself swaying at the moment so low point moving but if I can spend some time working on that I'll be happy again
PNWokingham
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just pt on my base layer for this afteroon and waterprrofs packed. Work golf with clients coming to my course - always same guys on US bank holiday in June - and nearly always shiiiite weather!
DeanoMK
Club Champion
It's annoying as I can often hit great bunker shots but most of the time I am just looking to get it out!Yeah bunkers do my head in as well. I've watched every YouTube tutorial going, I know exactly what I'm supposed to do, but when I try to do it, it doesn't work. My club will bounce off the sand or just knife the ball. I can only get it right about 20% of the time. I've given up opening the clubface as I can't get the heel to go through the sand, it just bounces and shanks the ball. Now I just keep it square and try and chop it out. Even if it just barely comes out, or flies through the green I'm fine with it, it's out.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Spot on. Every now and then you surprise yourself, stick one to three feet and think "why the hell doesn't that happen every time?"
