HampshireHog
Assistant Pro
No winter handicaps at our club.
How's your winter prep going?
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No winter handicaps at our club.
Dasit
Tour Rookie
Been playing twice a week even in the freezing cold
Game is best it ever has been.
Lesson every 4 weeks been hitting the ball much more consistent and longer
Single figures this year
Game is best it ever has been.
Lesson every 4 weeks been hitting the ball much more consistent and longer
Single figures this year
I'm genuinely confused, you have qualifying comps in Winter that effects you'r handicap for the whole year (season) ?
That's good but personally I don't read too much in to playing well in Winter, recently had 74/76 rounds but non quals, short course etc, really means nothing til it counts.
Played mid Oct up here, then not until I bought a second hand set of irons out in Spain early January. Callaway Fusion with regular
shafts. Did a couple of range sessions and was well impressed. Not overly long but launched high, and I could move the ball both ways - something I've struggled with for a few years.
Decided then to drop stiff shafts, and bought a set of Titliest AP3's a couple of weeks back with regular shafts. Had a couple of range sessions in the last couple of weeks. Wow! Me and practice in the same sentence?
High and loooonnnnggggg.... Can't wait to get out there again.
shafts. Did a couple of range sessions and was well impressed. Not overly long but launched high, and I could move the ball both ways - something I've struggled with for a few years. Decided then to drop stiff shafts, and bought a set of Titliest AP3's a couple of weeks back with regular shafts. Had a couple of range sessions in the last couple of weeks. Wow! Me and practice in the same sentence?
High and loooonnnnggggg.... Can't wait to get out there again.
ArnoldArmChewer
Tour Winner
Played mid Oct up here, then not until I bought a second hand set of irons out in Spain early January. Callaway Fusion with regular
Decided then to drop stiff shafts, and bought a set of Titliest AP3's a couple of weeks back with regular shafts. Had a couple of range sessions in the last couple of weeks. Wow! Me and practice in the same sentence?
Brian
I thought you were going to ask what winter was !!, glad its going well over there and enjoy the AP3's
AAC
Tommo21
Tour Winner
Never stop playing in the winter, no real issue apart from not playing as much. Shot 76 scratch, CSS 72, in last Saturdays medal at Dunbar so can't complain. No winter prep required here.
HampshireHog
Assistant Pro
Yes, I haven’t been a member anywhere where that hasn’t been the case. I am in the South East so we don’t suffer as much as other parts of the country plus we have a course that drains fantastically well.
Well lucky you, I haven't played on a full course since mid November and I've played every week.
richart
Major Champion
We no longer have qualifying comps in the winter. Stopped last year. Assume you are at North Hants ?
HampshireHog
Assistant Pro
Yes, at North Hants. I’d be disappointed if we stopped, if the course can be prepared and is fully playable why not have qualifiers?
ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
Wonderful, picking up from where I left off last year. First hole of the year was a bird, 2nd year in s row doing that I think.
Scores not great yet but do have much promise!
Scores not great yet but do have much promise!
chrisd
Major Champion
My new club pro has tweaked my swing since Christmas. In 4 half hour lessons we alterered just
The takeaway
The top of the backswing
The down swing path
The finish position
So, only the whole swing 😁 but, to be fair, I've hit the ball better and hit a few more rounds in the 70's including a 74 at Littlestone.
Im looking forward to some decent weather to try it out in now.
The takeaway
The top of the backswing
The down swing path
The finish position
So, only the whole swing 😁 but, to be fair, I've hit the ball better and hit a few more rounds in the 70's including a 74 at Littlestone.
Im looking forward to some decent weather to try it out in now.
Dogma
Assistant Pro
Going well.
Lesson before Christmas on short game distance which has transformed the way I look at my short game.
Bit of a wobble before Christmas with my irons, which my Coach fixed after Christmas and I’ve gone on to shoot my two lowest ever rounds since I started playing nearly 3 years ago (83 and an 89 Gross. 42 and 41 points).
Game is definitely going in the right direction and I’m practicing every week.
Currently off 22.4 but have a bet with my coach that he can get me down to 16 by the end of the Summer.
In the midst of all this, I’ve had the handicap committee email to tell me my handicap is going up to 23 :rofl:
Lesson before Christmas on short game distance which has transformed the way I look at my short game.
Bit of a wobble before Christmas with my irons, which my Coach fixed after Christmas and I’ve gone on to shoot my two lowest ever rounds since I started playing nearly 3 years ago (83 and an 89 Gross. 42 and 41 points).
Game is definitely going in the right direction and I’m practicing every week.
Currently off 22.4 but have a bet with my coach that he can get me down to 16 by the end of the Summer.
In the midst of all this, I’ve had the handicap committee email to tell me my handicap is going up to 23 :rofl:
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
We have 2-3 comps every week all year round where I play, all qualifying unless course dictates otherwise (too many temps).
It was why the variable standard scratch system was introduced, to stop clubs making winter comps non qualifiers without good reason.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Exactly what I was going to say. If it's when you just carry on playing golf in winter then yeah, it's going fine.
Big step back today. Pitching back to haunt me again. Get that and all things short game nailed and it'll make a big difference. Just need to get out and work hard going forward
Jamesbrown
Head Pro
Slowly getting back into it after my break. Managing a round a week and practice after work.
Roll on the season and playing 4-7 days a week.
Roll on the season and playing 4-7 days a week.
