H4H Handicap Challenge 2014

[DAVEYBOY]

Should be playing my first comp of the year this Sunday but after the pain I once again endured in my right arm during the first 9 holes of Saturdays round I'm not holding out for a spectacular result

Anyone else suffer with this? Imagine tennis elbow but on the inside of the arm? I lift heavy weights in the gym 4 times a week with very little bother from it then bam a few swings in on the course and my whole arm from the joint outwards goes dead with a fair amount of pain thrown in for good measure... After 8 holes or so it eases greatly and doesn't bother me too much. Very strange

I hope it will pass in time but if not I fear the worse... No gym and no golf for a while :angry:

 

[kozmos]

Seems extreme / OTT given the situation you describe. What was the overall round time for your 3 or 4 ball?

S

We teed off at 9.08am and finished at 20 past 1... so four hours 10 mins.... we were a 3 ball like every other group bar 1 the 2 we let through. I did mention to him back at the club house about mobiles being used on the course but that didn't go down to well

 

[Elmo]

Another 0.1 for me at the weekend. Was going ok, looking at a buffer then Bam! Two balls out of bounds on the 17th. This is getting pretty tasty now Kozmos!

 

[Kellfire]

I'm up for donating another tenner to the cause if no-one else wants your challenge.

14.2 and rising already

I'm up to 15.1 already, so you're in good company. :/

 

[backwoodsman]

I'm in the red against all my 3 opponents after a little .4 surprise cut this week :smirk:

Git...

Just letting you have a bit of a head start, that's all. But intrigued how come you managed a .4 cut off a Cat3 handicap?

 

[Captainron]

I'm in the red against all my 3 opponents after a little .4 surprise cut this week :smirk:

Erm 4 opponents lad

20.0 Captainron vs Fish 20.3

And you're down in 1 as I'm down to 14.6.

 

[GreiginFife]

Horrific week (both golf and weather wise) last week saw me shoot a 94 (nett 82) and a 0.1 back for 11.9.
Forward one week to glorious sunshine and properly manicured fairways and greens I managed a fairly respectable 81 nett 69 (CSS estimated at 70) so may get a small cut from that, need to wait and see.
Couple of proper horror holes on par 5 8th (ball in to thick fir trees) and par 4 15 (easiest hole on the course and another tree encounter) carding a 7 and 6 respectively, so report card on that one is; pleased with result but could do better.

So I am 11.9 awaiting what the final results for today will bring but pleased I was sitting tied 2nd when I left.

 

[GreiginFife]

Should be playing my first comp of the year this Sunday but after the pain I once again endured in my right arm during the first 9 holes of Saturdays round I'm not holding out for a spectacular result

Anyone else suffer with this? Imagine tennis elbow but on the inside of the arm? I lift heavy weights in the gym 4 times a week with very little bother from it then bam a few swings in on the course and my whole arm from the joint outwards goes dead with a fair amount of pain thrown in for good measure... After 8 holes or so it eases greatly and doesn't bother me too much. Very strange

I hope it will pass in time but if not I fear the worse... No gym and no golf for a while :angry:

I was diagnosed with golfers elbow two years ago and it was bloody sore. Anti-inflammatory gels and stretching exercises got me right again in a couple of months.
One good exercise is rotate your wrist to as near 180 degrees as you can so that it opens and flexes your elbow, lean on it gently and then apply gentle pressure until it starts to hurt, then stop. 10 reps, 3 times with 5 mins in between.
The more you do it the more pressure you can apply and that stretches out the tendon.

 

[Fish]

Erm 4 opponents lad

20.0 Captainron vs Fish 20.3

And you're down in 1 as I'm down to 14.6.

a 5.4 cut

 

[GreiginFife]

0.2 cut so down to 11.7. Not much but a step in the right direction.

 

[Siren]

Down 1.2 Saturday, probably back up 0.1 today but until thats official down to 13.6

 

[Crow]

I was saved by reductions only this weekend but I feel that my 97 gross (25 over par) deserves at least 0.5 back.

 

[Twin Lakes]

I was saved by reductions only this weekend but I feel that my 97 gross (25 over par) deserves at least 0.5 back.

At least................:mmm:

 

[mashleyR7]

0.2 cut so down to 11.7. Not much but a step in the right direction.

Well played, you're in the lead already I shot a 84 net 72 so got 0.1 back on to put me on 12.4! Not that start I was hoping for a bad back hampered my concentration this week.

 

[Crow]

At least................:mmm:

It wasn't pretty, 14 over after 4 holes so you could say that I rallied a bit.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Up 0.2 for me this weekend and my trusty putter is now firmly on the naughty step. Fundy has a big lead now but Jimbob had the same last year and I reeled him in so there's still hope. Two comps in the next 2 weekends will hopefully see some in-roads made.

 

[fundy]

Up 0.2 for me this weekend and my trusty putter is now firmly on the naughty step. Fundy has a big lead now but Jimbob had the same last year and I reeled him in so there's still hope. Two comps in the next 2 weekends will hopefully see some in-roads made.

The backs not at its best currently so will be resting now in a nice lead next comp not until Saturday week and greens still likely to be a bit bumpy from being tined then

 

[HawkeyeMS]

The backs not at its best currently so will be resting now in a nice lead next comp not until Saturday week and greens still likely to be a bit bumpy from being tined then

I developed a bit of a twinge in my back on Sunday but I think that was due to RSI caused by having to address 39 putts

 

[fundy]

I developed a bit of a twinge in my back on Sunday but I think that was due to RSI caused by having to address 39 putts

Ouch!!!! And i was moaning at 32 the other day (and ordering another new putter hehe)

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Ouch!!!! And i was moaning at 32 the other day (and ordering another new putter hehe)

HaHa, I had 32 on Friday and thought it was terrible considering I was chipping close, Sunday was a complete meltdown and very out of character for me, I've been averaging a shade over 30 so far this year. Having thought about it, I think I was decelerating as the greens are a lot quicker than they were before I went on holiday and I was a bit unsure of them. I'm sure it's nothing too serious, you can't turn into bad putter overnight (I hope)