Most common mistake by an amateur?

[SocketRocket]

All the things Bob said + a poor or non existant putting routine.

 

[Mattyboy]

Aiming miles right and having their right hand under the shaft and or chucking the club way over the top to compensate.

And finishing their putting stroke like theve just hit a full 4 iron!

 

[chrisd]

Trying to explain the meaning of "tradition" to a Scot!



Chris

 

[bobmac]

All the things Bob said + a poor or non existant putting routine.

I didn't want to mention that in case people thought I was trying to sell more V-Easys which are incidentally[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/FONT]a great Christmas present for any golfer at a great price
www.v-easy.co.uk


http://www.v-easy.co.ukhttp://www.v-easy.co.uk/Not warming up before a game
Ruining a good score with a bad last few holes.
Worn grips
Worn spikes
Noisey waterproofs
Too many wedges
and finally (for now)....
Trying the spectacular when the simple would do better.

 

[Oddsocks]

Trying to explain the meaning of "tradition" to a Scot!



Chris

lol.. i bailed out at around page 8... havent been back since. lol

 

[Airlie_Andy]

I didn't want to mention that in case people thought I was trying to sell more V-Easys which are incidentally[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/FONT]a great Christmas present for any golfer at a great price
www.v-easy.co.uk


http://www.v-easy.co.ukhttp://www.v-easy.co.uk/Not warming up before a game
Ruining a good score with a bad last few holes.
Worn grips
Worn spikes
Noisey waterproofs
Too many wedges
and finally (for now)....
Trying the spectacular when the simple would do better.

Seriously stop stalking me!!!

 

[chrisd]

lol.. i bailed out at around page 8... havent been back since. lol

Best catch up OS there will be a quiz later!


Chris

 

[timchump]

alignment

seens loads of guys line up to hit it in the trees and do exacty that

 

[HomerJSimpson]

For my money it would be casting and coming over the top. Walk down any range and I bet that is the most common type of swing on display

 

[Liverbirdie]

Deffo not clubbing up enough, when I was off about 13 I thought how many times in a year do I go through the back of greens 20, maybe 30. How many times am I short 300-500??? If your unsure, always club up. Probably that and getting more putts to the hole, got me down to 9.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Deffo not clubbing up enough

Is that really the biggest mistake. Surely a lot of this not reaching the green is as a result of hitting distance robbing huge slices into the rough as a result of OTT swings. How many golfers hit the ball left to right without meaning too. If Bob could market a two sponge practice aid (a plastic carrying bag, two sponges and a photocopied instruction sheet - £15.99) then so many golfers would hit further by hitting better

 

[pokerjoke]

looking up too soon.
Duffed chips

 

[sawtooth]

I'm not an expert but my guess is probably too much unhelpful body movement.

 

[Smiffy]

Playing Anthony Lawrence for money

 

[Pull]

I'd have to say not playing the percentage shot.. It's one of the things i'm trying to avoid.

I've often been guilty in trying the one in a million shot and like many amatuers it never pays off and ends in a big number. Play sideways, backwards, lay up etc and take the bogey rather than the tripple that more than often would happen.

 

[ForeRighty]

Leaving Putts short is a killer for every standard of golfer but I do believe Putting sorts the men out from the boys.

I am a wee boy

 

[theknife]

spending a small fortune on clubs n gear that theyve never going to get the benefit of.....spend it on lessons.

 

[StrangelyBrown]

I've nodded at pretty much every post in this thread.

Except I don't know who Anthony Lawrence is.

 

[Smiffy]

I've nodded at pretty much every post in this thread.

Except I don't know who Anthony Lawrence is.

TXL
Bandit from Surrey
Looks a bit like Biggles.

 

[bladeplayer]

Standing too close to the ball ... after youve hit it