cliveb
Head Pro
We've had quite a lot of Haste Hill guys join us at Grims Dyke recently.
I think most of them are happy with the move.
It's a short course, but tricky with very challenging greens. Nobody has ever taken it apart.
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I think most of them are happy with the move.
It's a short course, but tricky with very challenging greens. Nobody has ever taken it apart.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I've played there quite a few times, I only live 5 mins drive away. I like the course, best I shot there was 81 last year I think. I'd be happy to join there, just got to make sure I can afford the step up in fees from what I pay now.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Well...stop it!Having a reasonable score through 14 holes and throwing it away "going down the stretch". Chalk another one up today... double at 15 and three-putt bogey at 16. Have done that so many times this year.
HampshireHog
Assistant Pro
36 hole comp and they shut the halfway hut at 2:30 to staff a bar that no one will hit until 5. ?
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
We have a few greens like that..miss by a yard or two and your next shot is 25 yards away..I was trying so hard not to.... decent drive, sensible positional 2nd shot (par 5) but distance control difficult into the wind.... nice smooth swing for the approach, good strike but airmailed the green by about a yard, hit the down slope and bounced miles down away from the raised green into an impossible spot. Small margins.
And get yourself shortsided and its almost impossible to keep the ball,on the green.....
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Easy solution.?.get a higher handicap
Pin positions for the second round of the club champs. Yes it's the stiffest tough of golf in the calender but with the greens just over 10 on the stimp putting several on the edge of slopes was unnecessary. When you watch two of the best guys in the club four putt a green hints that it may not be the best position to put it in
srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
Yesterday's medal. Level after 7 with a 6 foot birdie putt on the 8th. 3 putts later.......?
2 over with 2 holes to play and finish bogey bogey to get a .1 cut. What could have been.
2 over with 2 holes to play and finish bogey bogey to get a .1 cut. What could have been.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Was playing a shortish par 3 yesterday (135y) downhill but into a wind and did the whole working out bit;
ok if this was flat it’d probably be a 7… so it’ll be a soft 7 or could i make it with hard 8 since its downhill?… no cos that wind is definitely going to hold it so it'll be the 7 … actually it’s always soft in front of this green if its rained in the last week so cant afford to be short so don’t hit 7 soft… and maybe that wind is a bit stronger than it looks, I've come up short here several times before being fooled by the wind so its maybe even a 6 and swing smooth… yeah go for the 6 and swing smooth, yup its definitely the smooth 6… after hitting it sweetly right online it fell short of the pin by a dozen paces and plugged before the green… that’s when I noticed I had the 7 in my hand
Just a social round so played another ball with the correct 6 and it was pin high right, the better line of the first ball would’ve been a guaranteed ace if I'd only pulled the chosen club, I’m sure of it
ok if this was flat it’d probably be a 7… so it’ll be a soft 7 or could i make it with hard 8 since its downhill?… no cos that wind is definitely going to hold it so it'll be the 7 … actually it’s always soft in front of this green if its rained in the last week so cant afford to be short so don’t hit 7 soft… and maybe that wind is a bit stronger than it looks, I've come up short here several times before being fooled by the wind so its maybe even a 6 and swing smooth… yeah go for the 6 and swing smooth, yup its definitely the smooth 6… after hitting it sweetly right online it fell short of the pin by a dozen paces and plugged before the green… that’s when I noticed I had the 7 in my hand
Just a social round so played another ball with the correct 6 and it was pin high right, the better line of the first ball would’ve been a guaranteed ace if I'd only pulled the chosen club, I’m sure of it
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
That I can play OK and do some great recovery for 8 holes; mess up 9th then see the rest of the round a mess...
And it wasn't even as if the lad recording our scores mentioned I was only 1 over gross until the double on the 9th - but that 3 over gross is still good for 9. No - I didn't even had that to point to as an excuse...it was me and only me.
And it wasn't even as if the lad recording our scores mentioned I was only 1 over gross until the double on the 9th - but that 3 over gross is still good for 9. No - I didn't even had that to point to as an excuse...it was me and only me.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Yet another pair of, supposedly, Goretex waterproof shoes completely failing in their main task...
I know there's a big hole in one part of the shoe where your foot goes in and if the water was getting in through the top I can understand and accept it.
But a completely dry sock until you get to the toes means somethings not right..
How difficult can it be..?
They'll be going back for replacement and it'll be about a month before they go the same way
I've not even been playing in the rain..just dew...
I shouldn't have to wear waterproof socks if my shoes are described as waterproof....
Another fail by a certain Swedish shoe company....4 out of 5 pairs I've had from them have been as watertight as a tea bag....
I know there's a big hole in one part of the shoe where your foot goes in and if the water was getting in through the top I can understand and accept it.
But a completely dry sock until you get to the toes means somethings not right..
How difficult can it be..?
They'll be going back for replacement and it'll be about a month before they go the same way
I've not even been playing in the rain..just dew...
I shouldn't have to wear waterproof socks if my shoes are described as waterproof....
Another fail by a certain Swedish shoe company....4 out of 5 pairs I've had from them have been as watertight as a tea bag....
Inability to keep that pesky treble off the card in a medal. One of those each day on the club champs which really killed my chances (still came 10th in the handicap and 19th in the scratch) so happy with my efforts as a whole. Sadly it's a fault that seems to blight all of my medal rounds. Usually caused from an errant tee shot but not always on the same hole (although the 6th features regularly as dos the 3rd and the carry over the environment area). I guess that is why medal is the best form of golf and you have to keep it going for the full 18 and why we have handicaps but still a great irritant
My top tip is simply get a couple of pair of waterproof socks. Perfect for this time of year with the morning dew and in the winter when the ground seems permanently wet, especially the rough. I get the grip though as you pay good money specifically for the Goretex but at least it is a way of still getting use from the shoes and having dry tootsies
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I agree with Imurg, you shouldn't have to pay out for waterproof socks if you're paying the money for waterproof shoes. They should do what they're advertised to do.
I bought the Inesis waterproof shoes last December and they're still going strong at the moment. I have had other 'waterproof' shoes from Footjoy, and Callaway last less time than that before leaking badly. And given that I wear other shoes in the summer months when it's dry, it's pretty poor if they don't even last a year.
I totally accept in principle that if you pay top money for waterproof shoes they should do the job but Imurg has had issues with this before (as have other forum members I think) and even if they do the job properly then there is only a 12 month warranty on most. At some point (usually just after the warranty expires) they'll start to fail and the waterproof socks are simply another way to keep the feet dry
Foxholer
Blackballed
Eccos? Danish then! (and my favourites - which stay dry for me; until this 'kiss of death!') Otherwise which company?
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Swedish/Danish/Norwegian..all the same if they make shoes that leak after 5 rounds playing in dew
GB72
Money List Winner
It is a bugbear of mine that so few golf shoes are waterproof as claimed or stay waterproof for any length of time. Suspect that they are designed with the US market in mind with only a few rounds played in damp conditions. Certainly not in agreement with the waterproof sock suggestion. If you are paying over £100 for a pair of shoes (and that is not even expensive these days) then they should remain waterproof for an extended period of time. Appreciate the 12 month warranty but I suspect that would be an easy challenge in the small claims court. Golf shoe companies are upping the price and the ramification of that is that in the eyes of the legal system, a high priced item should be expected to last and perform significantly longer than a low priced one. I would certainly consider some a punt in small claims if I paid upward of £100 for a pair of golf shoes that were not waterproof after 12 months if the shoe had claimed to be fully waterproof.
Foxholer
Blackballed
Classic 'Brit' attitude to other countries!
As for the leaking...Seems you may not be 'compatible' with Eccos - as the leakage seems to be consistently at the toe area. Another brand may have 'better' waterproofing ability (either specifically, or because of your particular foot shape/action) in that area. I've certainly not experienced leaks there, though I suspect I don't go into the long damp grass as often as you do (to help Fragger of course!
) and have relatively 'skinny' (narrow) feet. FJs also worked for me, but became quite expensive and didn't last particularly well; Adidas sizes/shape/style generally don't work; Eccos feel fine and 'old models' are just as good as 'latest' ones.
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Knowing I had to birdie two of the last three holes to make buffer zone today. Getting the 16th and then lipping out on both the two final holes. There were some interesting words used after the round.
