harpo_72
Journeyman Pro
7 holes and 3 buckets for me today... it was brass monkey weather, and the frost was about 1 inch under the green .. I noticed a definite yardage loss, so looked for a low compression golf ball .. and had none, so came in.
I played today and..(Rolling) -originally created by JohnnyDee
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JohnnyDee
Tour Winner
Winter in with a vengeance. Wall-to-wall sunshine but course very frosty this morning - some greens hard others softer and 3-4 months of this to look forward to. 
Bah! It seems that I'm rapidly becoming a fair weather player. Just don't enjoy the slog of days like today anymore.
Bah! It seems that I'm rapidly becoming a fair weather player. Just don't enjoy the slog of days like today anymore.
RangeMonkey
Active member
First time back at the range since breaking a rib a month ago.
Quite happy with how it went. Started with short chips with wedges, gradually moving up to part swings with short irons.
All feels ok so far...fingers crossed.
Quite happy with how it went. Started with short chips with wedges, gradually moving up to part swings with short irons.
All feels ok so far...fingers crossed.
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Played Formby today, what a fabulous golf course, great variety of holes, loved it all. Its was great. From contacting to book up a tee time, to checking course status, paying, pro shop, soup & sandwiches included, clubhouse, to playing, to the course, just everything fantastic.
Millionaires golf in still/sunny conditions. Won matchplay against son 2 & 1. Shot 7 over, son shot 3 over, both 2 under handicap so drew net strokeplay.
Must try to return this 'winter' on the deal and squeeze in the Formby ladies course on the same trip, which looked nice from what we could see of it.
Millionaires golf in still/sunny conditions. Won matchplay against son 2 & 1. Shot 7 over, son shot 3 over, both 2 under handicap so drew net strokeplay.
Must try to return this 'winter' on the deal and squeeze in the Formby ladies course on the same trip, which looked nice from what we could see of it.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Not too cold at the Zoo today, even saw Mrs Wallaby out catching some afternoon rays by the 17th green..
We're still pretty soft in places, you can still hear the squelch of wheels and shoes on soaked ground.
Greens still very soft. Knocked in a hybrid from 185 yards and got a yard of backspin...
Greens are still recovering from the drainage work done a month ago - long deep slits cut every 8 inches or so all over.
Putting is a lottery and mostly I didn't even bother putting the ball in the hole.
Hit the ball reasonably well, trying out the high lofted hybrids - lofts need tweaking to get the gaps but they're almost there.
Proper game tomorrow with CVG.
It's weird but knowing I'm going elsewhere in April has diminished my desire to be out there a bit...almost felt I was going through the motions at times.
We're still pretty soft in places, you can still hear the squelch of wheels and shoes on soaked ground.
Greens still very soft. Knocked in a hybrid from 185 yards and got a yard of backspin...
Greens are still recovering from the drainage work done a month ago - long deep slits cut every 8 inches or so all over.
Putting is a lottery and mostly I didn't even bother putting the ball in the hole.
Hit the ball reasonably well, trying out the high lofted hybrids - lofts need tweaking to get the gaps but they're almost there.
Proper game tomorrow with CVG.
It's weird but knowing I'm going elsewhere in April has diminished my desire to be out there a bit...almost felt I was going through the motions at times.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
What high lofted hybrids you trying. Have you done the same as me and dropped a 4 and 5 iron for equivalent hybrids. I definitely saw the difference in two games over the weened.
Midnight
Journeyman Pro
High lofted hybrids - do you play off the red tees as well? ?
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
If that's alright with you....
Not had a 4 iron in the bag for years...got Epics at 20, 23 and 26
20 is dropped to 19, 23 is standard and I began with the 26 lofted up to 27 but it still goes miles so went up to 28
It just about gaps with the 6 iron.
Possibly a winter only trial but you never know.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Ellesborough
At the foot of Coombe Hill.
RangeMonkey
Active member
Another range session.
After a month off, I seem to be hitting all my clubs and different shots the best I ever have.
Got my eyes on the weather now, to see if I can get a round in at the local par 3 sometime in the next couple of weeks.
After a month off, I seem to be hitting all my clubs and different shots the best I ever have.
Got my eyes on the weather now, to see if I can get a round in at the local par 3 sometime in the next couple of weeks.
Midnight
Journeyman Pro
Looks nice mate. ????
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Dropped my 4 and 5 iron and doubt even in the summer if they are coming back in. Hybrids are going straighter and longer more often and so many more options out of the semi-rough now to get distance and the ball in play. Much higher flight so perfect for the par 3's and approaches into greens. Not sure I'm brave enough to put a 6H in the back though
Coffey
Challenge Tour Pro
Played Kirkistown links yesterday in the Tuesday open. Only £15 which was a bargain. Course dry as a bone and greens were good condition. It was placing on fairways only but non qualifying as some tees were further up and on mats. Also their 8th hole always goes to a temporary hole in the winter as the real 8th green gets no light and gets very damp.
Hit the ball great and played really well apart from two dreadful shots where i was only 60/70 yards from the green and chunked it into a bunker right infront of me.
The greens were really firm and not receptive at all and all the pins were at the front, made it very difficult to get the ball close. The closest i got to the hole was on the first where I knocked a hybrid from 220 out to about 10 foot for an eagle chance. Unfortunately missed but a tap in birdie was nice. Finished with a birdie as well for a solid 36 points.
Hit the ball great and played really well apart from two dreadful shots where i was only 60/70 yards from the green and chunked it into a bunker right infront of me.
The greens were really firm and not receptive at all and all the pins were at the front, made it very difficult to get the ball close. The closest i got to the hole was on the first where I knocked a hybrid from 220 out to about 10 foot for an eagle chance. Unfortunately missed but a tap in birdie was nice. Finished with a birdie as well for a solid 36 points.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
A cold and frosty one this morning
Solid front 9 for 18 points including a blob so should have been more.
CVG struggles with poor circulation to his hands so limped home after 9.
Back 9 was solid too..19 points for 37 total..
Fairly satisfied with that.
Solid front 9 for 18 points including a blob so should have been more.
CVG struggles with poor circulation to his hands so limped home after 9.
Back 9 was solid too..19 points for 37 total..
Fairly satisfied with that.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Decent effort
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Pretty good.
Higher flight than my 5 iron and easier to hit.
You really should try one.....although then high flight might bugger you up when you're in the trees.....
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Played today with a young man 20yr old .
Told me he has only been playing for 12 months got handicap of 6 and by what I witnessed today will be a lot lower.
Really nice young man , 42 yr age difference sometimes makes conversation hard but we just seemed to be on the same wavelength.
Really enjoyed my game and we played some really nice golf.
Company is everything in golf imo.
Told me he has only been playing for 12 months got handicap of 6 and by what I witnessed today will be a lot lower.
Really nice young man , 42 yr age difference sometimes makes conversation hard but we just seemed to be on the same wavelength.
Really enjoyed my game and we played some really nice golf.
Company is everything in golf imo.
Pretty good.
Higher flight than my 5 iron and easier to hit.
You really should try one.....although then high flight might bugger you up when you're in the trees.....
i'll just thin it!
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