I played today and..(Rolling) -originally created by JohnnyDee

[garyinderry]

Played this afternoon on my own which I don't much care for, could do with the practice ground opening.

Course very quiet but several showers meant waterproofs on and off.

Another round of shoite, pushing it right of start line most of the time apart from 3 big flippy pulls. Putting rubbish so playing more like a 15 hcap as opposed to 5 at present.

Back is not good either, so all parts of my game and body the same as last year...

I'm also in a bad way with my back. Played one game so far since golf returned. Missed all the good weather. Hoping to get back out on Sunday. Will have to see.

 

[Deleted member 3432]

I'm also in a bad way with my back. Played one game so far since golf returned. Missed all the good weather. Hoping to get back out on Sunday. Will have to see.

Hope your back loosens up a bit.

Mine is better when I'm fairly active, spending too much time sitting at the moment which it does not like at al.

Got enough swing issues at the moment without subconciously protecting the back which normally means early extention with me

 

[garyinderry]

Hope your back loosens up a bit.

Mine is better when I'm fairly active, spending too much time sitting at the moment which it does not like at al.

Got enough swing issues at the moment without subconciously protecting the back which normally means early extention with me

I did nothing for 2months then tried a home work out 2 days before my first game to loosen up. Obviously over did it. Played through pain then woke up crippled.

Disaster


Feel like I'm closer to being ready. May just have to take the plunge on Sunday and see how it goes.

As you say. Getting it moving again can help.

 

[BubbaP]

Now I'm getting confused....
Is it YOTF or YOTF....?

The plural of fish, is fish, so does Fragger have any fish like traits?

 

[Imurg]

The plural of fish, is fish, so does Fragger have any fish like traits?

Well he can be a slimey, can hold his breath underwater for a while and carps on a bit...so....yeah..

 

[gopher99]

First of 4 days of Hosting today. Got to meet @gopher99 (Jon) having had to miss a winter meet.

He got off to a flyer with 5 straight pars. Not playing with single figure players too often it felt like I was having a stinker. Back 9 started with a kick in birdie for me. I relinquished that on the 2nd but then played two of my best bunker shots ever to record 2 consecutive sandy pars, which i'm confident in saying I've never done before. Pretty steady golf after that left me feeling i'd let a score go due to the start. Having just tallied it up, it would appear my "bad front 9" was merely 1 worse than handicap. So a nice 39 points (17 &22)!

Best of all, another person off the forum i'd be happy to have another round with and share a pint (when we can)!

Many thanks for hosting me, and it was nice to put a face to a forum name. You shouldn’t be to down on yourself, you played really well and if you carrying on playing like you did it won’t be long before you are in single figures.? And you are right, the only thing missing after the round was a nice cold beer.

 

[rudebhoy]

Pulled into the car park this morning to be greeted by an almighty hailstorm. Thankfully it passed after 10 minutes, sunshine and showers after that.

Golf was decent, continued my recent form, scoring 35 points. Won by a point. Happy days

 

[North Mimms]

First day of 4balls today, 10 minute gaps.
Lovely smooth pace of play.. A few gaps available on start sheet so obviously course has a wee bit of spare capacity so hopefully everyone is getting the games they want.
The least said about my actual standard of play, the better...

 

[Slime]

I've just realised that yesterday, having parred the first three holes, I then averaged worse than double bogey for the next fifteen!
Don't dwell, Slime, don't dwell.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I've just realised that yesterday, having parred the first three holes, I then averaged worse than double bogey for the next fifteen!
Don't dwell, Slime, don't dwell.

Definitely not and erase it from the memory banks. It didn't happen

 

[Shooter McPowick]

18 at Hindhead with the vice Captain to get a feel for the course, excellent experience all round except I left my A Game at home. Wow, proper greens were a real problem for me coming from MerristWood, firm and fast! Had a small downhill left to right and I knocked it further past the other side.
Hindhead is a lot shorter than MerristWood on paper but damn it’s certainly not easier as a result. I can see my handicap going up before it comes down unless I can get some serious hours on the short game area and putting green.
Needless to say, I’ll definitely be joining if they’ll have me.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

18 at Hindhead with the vice Captain to get a feel for the course, excellent experience all round except I left my A Game at home. Wow, proper greens were a real problem for me coming from MerristWood, firm and fast! Had a small downhill left to right and I knocked it further past the other side.
Hindhead is a lot shorter than MerristWood on paper but damn it’s certainly not easier as a result. I can see my handicap going up before it comes down unless I can get some serious hours on the short game area and putting green.
Needless to say, I’ll definitely be joining if they’ll have me.

I am sure you'll get the pace sorted soon (until comps return and they iron them for the big events). Short doesn't mean easier. When we were based in the middle of Ascot racecourse it was pretty short at around 5400 yards but so fiddly with very small firm greens to try and hit. Not many teams ever beat us there and local knowledge was key

 

[richart]

Played last night. First four ball since the lockdown.

Round in three hours forty, which was not bad as we were the last four ball out on the course. Two ball which teed off half and hour behind us caught us on the 18th green.

Usual rubbish to start with, blob on the first and another on the 6th, but after that some decent golf for 38 points. Really can't wait for them to reopen the nets, so I can have a warm up.

 

[hairball_89]

9 holes round Holtye this afternoon. 16 points, some abhorrent golf shots and some wonderful with lots of 'meh' thrown in! really starting to feel like my game is getting to where I'd like it though. 18 at Seaford head booked in for Monday... Probably forget which end of the club to use by then!

 

[Shooter McPowick]

I am sure you'll get the pace sorted soon (until comps return and they iron them for the big events). Short doesn't mean easier. When we were based in the middle of Ascot racecourse it was pretty short at around 5400 yards but so fiddly with very small firm greens to try and hit. Not many teams ever beat us there and local knowledge was key

I hope you’re right, honestly felt like I could use my wooden floors for practice when I was watching the putts sail past. I’ve got so used to greens that just hold any old chip shot you throw at it. The thinking was just basic, like just a bit left of the hole. Hindhead, if you didn’t read your chip shots like a putt you had no chance.
Their short par 4 13th chewed me up and spat me out. Pulled my drive left which left me 65 yards downhill from the 12th fairway into a green sloping heavily away from me. I had no chance ?

 

[Eagle2]

First 4 ball since the beginning of Feb and it has highlighted what was lost since golf returned... I would take single or 2 ball over no golf at all unlike others stated but you just can’t beat 4 ball. Helps I played well scoring 22pts off 3/4 in a 10 hole comp too.

 

[ScienceBoy]

My first 18 of 2020 is tomorrow, planning to take no more than a 4 iron off the tee, should be interesting...

I have literally not hit a driver since September 2019 but had good iron practice in between so going to hit what I know.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

First round of our Summer Swindle Cup
5 birdies ? 5 bogeys ? - level par round for 39 points , second place with the leader at 41 points

The best news is the sprinkler system has been fully installed and working - long way to go to get full coverage but the fairways are clearly improving and the approach’s are excellent , when it’s really working it’s going to make a massive difference to us.

 

[Siolag]

49 on our makeshift front 9, which has 3 of the 3 par 5s. Very pleased with it.

On the first hole there was a group of three ladies sitting having a picnic on the fairway. I politely said it may not be safe to sit there and they just giggled and then proceeded to film me take my shot. They moved after we’d hit our third shots, I had also called the pro shop and he was out shooing them away when we got down the second.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Played a nice three-ball with us scoring using the 6 pt a hole format. Giving loads of shots to my companions I was dicked out of sight and came a very distant last scoring only 25pts (out of 108 available) - but I didn’t do a single unmentionable and got a nice eagle on our 8th - holing out from about 60yds. ?