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[Nobadnomad]

So Tiger Woods, the top golfer for a decade, doesn't take 3 or 4 shots from one location, doesn't choose 3 or 4 locations around a green to chip from, or hit 2 or 3 drives off a tee when "practicing"... he jumps in a buggy, on his own, with no caddy or coach, he smashes one off the 1st, then BOMBS down the fairway to the his approach. Knocks it on the green 4 ft from the pin, taps in the birdie and FLIES off to the next hole cos in an hour he has to be off the course.

I can clearly see how he got to world number one.

Why would he take 4 shots from each location on his off weeks at his home course?

 

[Snelly]

post count: 7 :whoo:

Sheep count - 5.

 

[guest100718]

I'd agree, these hacker to hero blogs are pretty tedious stuff.

 

[Snelly]

To the OP, I would say that if you are off 18 now and you have a full time job and a young family then your chances of achieving your goal of scratch golf are very slim indeed. Getting to Category 1 would be unlikely in my view and the distance from 5 to 0 is about the same as 18 to 5, if not harder.

Good luck with it.

In terms of the replies, I also think you'd be better off keeping your powder dry until you've got close to your goal (never then!). I know someone well who said after taking golf up, he'd be off single figures within a year. He was a fabulous sportsman, representing England for many years in his chosen pursuit and felt that his innate understanding of sporting excellence would give him a fast track to good golf.

If anything, he has got worse over the past two years, is now off 17, is painfully slow, obsessed with technical swing thoughts and has as much chance of single figure golf as you do of reaching scratch. Sod all.

 

[dufferman]

Why would he take 4 shots from each location on his off weeks at his home course?

No, you're right. You don't need to practice flop shots, pitches, chips, breaking putts, draws, fades, etc on your HOME course. Just on AWAY courses!

 

[turkish]

Sheep count - 5.

hehe :ears:

 

[user2010]

Another one and another one

So you play golf and you want to be Scratch, so that puts you in a group of a few million
Why should we particularly care? I cannot understand why anyone would follow a random bloke doing what 60million golfers are currently or have currently tried to do.

I am personally beyond bored with these daft attempts that are nothing more than an exercise in failure whilst asking for attention.
How about you get to scratch, document it and then publish how you go there, actually i know the answer, you want a bit of a following on social media for some reason and your look at me factor is strong. It will take years to get done and the odds are around 250 to 1 and most that do get there take up the game young and are cat 1 in their early to mid teens.

It is X FACTOR syndrome, i may not be good simon but i will work really hard and get there

How about my blog

I am going to become PLUS 10 follow my progress at plus10cosscratchsucks.com i will be writing about it, trying to get onto courses free, hoping to score some equipment gratis and will ultimately tell you why i failed, just be clear it is all about what i plan to do and it has nothing to do with actual achievements, p.s. i am not special in anyway i just want the attention.. follow me on my journey even though you are on your own

+1 :thup::thup:
I agree Nomad, it`s this culture of "look at me, I`m brilliant". You just have to watch Jeremy Kyle for 30 seconds and see some of the pond life on there to realise some people have no pride anymore and want their "15 minutes of fame" however foolish they look.

 

[hovis]

going to be mr grump here but why do i want to read about someone practicing and getting a cut? boring stuff really.

maybe its because I've had it to my back teeth with blogs of "watch me get down to 6% body fat". i feel like posting "good luck but i dont care"

 

[MendieGK]

Is it mandatory to see something you have seen 50 times before, watched people extract sponsorship, fail massively and say GREAT here is number 51, lets all follow this guy and enjoy the journey with him

Anyway, i am about to start my blog on climbing Everest without O2 as i just climbed the local 800foot hill

32 posts into a forum and you try and push someone away who has just joined.
I personally enjoy reading about people's efforts to improve at golf, most of us (clearly not you as you sound like a bit of a c*ck) are in this together with one common goal - to get better.

If you don't want to read it then don't read it, it's like telling someone who starts their own business - it's been done before.

The ironic thing is, you've commented more times on this thread than anyone else. A forum is about discussion and encouragement. If it doesn't suit you leave.

 

[MendieGK]

+1 :thup::thup:
I agree Nomad, it`s this culture of "look at me, I`m brilliant". You just have to watch Jeremy Kyle for 30 seconds and see some of the pond life on there to realise some people have no pride anymore and want their "15 minutes of fame" however foolish they look.

Where has he said look at me I'm brilliant? He's just got cut to 17, and has asked to some support. Has he asked for sponsorship? No. Financial contribution? No.

get off your high horse, people have a choice about what they do with their lives.

 

[MendieGK]

Welcome back 351Driver - :thup:

There is a simple solution to your problem - don't read the thread and don't read the blog. Then you won't get angry of nothing

That was my first thought!!

 

[MendieGK]

No, you're right. You don't need to practice flop shots, pitches, chips, breaking putts, draws, fades, etc on your HOME course. Just on AWAY courses!

As much as NobDad or whatever his name is has p*ssed me off on his thread, 9holes in a hour is 100% doable with a buggy. He would practice shots from all different angles because he'd been doing it on the practice ground/range all morning/afternoon.

its all symantics but why is there any reason to disbelieve hank Haney? Clearly it's an approximate. But I walked 18 holes in 1hr 45 on Saturday and hit 2 balls from most tees!

 

[guest100718]

32 posts into a forum and you try and push someone away who has just joined.
I personally enjoy reading about people's efforts to improve at golf, most of us (clearly not you as you sound like a bit of a c*ck) are in this together with one common goal - to get better.

If you don't want to read it then don't read it, it's like telling someone who starts their own business - it's been done before.

The ironic thing is, you've commented more times on this thread than anyone else. A forum is about discussion and encouragement. If it doesn't suit you leave.

he's not pushing anyone. he's as entitled to his opinion against boring blogs as your are for them .

 

[GreggerKBR]

To the OP, I would say that if you are off 18 now and you have a full time job and a young family then your chances of achieving your goal of scratch golf are very slim indeed. Getting to Category 1 would be unlikely in my view and the distance from 5 to 0 is about the same as 18 to 5, if not harder.

Good luck with it.

In terms of the replies, I also think you'd be better off keeping your powder dry until you've got close to your goal (never then!). I know someone well who said after taking golf up, he'd be off single figures within a year. He was a fabulous sportsman, representing England for many years in his chosen pursuit and felt that his innate understanding of sporting excellence would give him a fast track to good golf.

If anything, he has got worse over the past two years, is now off 17, is painfully slow, obsessed with technical swing thoughts and has as much chance of single figure golf as you do of reaching scratch. Sod all.

It's good that you think he has sod all chance. That vindicates his decision to go public with it, with people being convinced he can't.
One assumes he knows what he's taking on - his coach has good credentials and I suspect more thought has gone into this one might be aware of.
Most likely he's only going to use your negativity to boost his determination.

I'm not sure what his "real" starting point is though, he says he's 20 now, but is that his first handicap?
How long has he been playing? What's the background?
Had a quick look at the blog and didn't see anything about that.

I'm hoping he makes massive progress and gets to single figures by the end of the year...
If he got from 20 to scratch inside 3 years I'd personally tip my hat - standing ovation.

 

[patricks148]

As much as NobDad or whatever his name is has p*ssed me off on his thread, 9holes in a hour is 100% doable with a buggy. He would practice shots from all different angles because he'd been doing it on the practice ground/range all morning/afternoon.

its all symantics but why is there any reason to disbelieve hank Haney? Clearly it's an approximate. But I walked 18 holes in 1hr 45 on Saturday and hit 2 balls from most tees!

I agree

I can quit comfortably play 9 holes at my place in an hour or just under and that not taking a buggy. A mate and I went round the 9 hole course twice on Sunday in Under 1.20 mins as well, each playing 3 or 4 balls per hole and buggering around on chip shots and bunkers as well in

 

[Dasit]

Good luck mate

Should be much more achievable using the US handicap system, so if UK changes I reckon you can do it.

 

[Scozzy]

Just joined a few days ago guys,enjoying it I must say,you've had me laughing a few times on this thread....
So anyway,wish the guy luck and then ignore at your leisure is surely the easiest way to go?
Im sceptical too but whatever ,I hope he does it!
Item 2.
9 holes in an hr is easy done on foot,a piece of cake in a buggy.....

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post on here so dont go nuts if this is the wrong place - just let me know and i'll move it.

anyway....

Since December I have been documenting my personal journey from a handicap of 20.1 to hopefully being a scratch golfer. No time limit set. I have hired a PGA Tour coach, Damian Taylor, got myself a gym programme and dedicating early morning sessions to getting it done. Changing course to be closer to home (hope to be joining Prestbury in Cheshire)...basically everything I can think of.

Would be really grateful for you to check out my site - twenty2scratch.com and be in touch on social media...

Instagram - Twenty2Scratch
Twitter - @twenty2scratch
Facebook - Twenty2Scratch

Thanks everyone!

Tam

Welcome to the madness!!!!!!!!!!! As you can see blogs are marmite on here. I have one (see my signature at the bottom) and while my goals are far less aspirational than yours, and single figures are all I want, I admire you for setting the bar so high. I'll follow your progress on the blog and twitter with interest

It's good that you think he has sod all chance. That vindicates his decision to go public with it, with people being convinced he can't.
One assumes he knows what he's taking on - his coach has good credentials and I suspect more thought has gone into this one might be aware of.
Most likely he's only going to use your negativity to boost his determination.

I'm not sure what his "real" starting point is though, he says he's 20 now, but is that his first handicap?
How long has he been playing? What's the background?
Had a quick look at the blog and didn't see anything about that.

I'm hoping he makes massive progress and gets to single figures by the end of the year...
If he got from 20 to scratch inside 3 years I'd personally tip my hat - standing ovation.

A very good post sir. I get the same old snidey comments from the same old faces on here. So boring, so predictable and no-one is ever forced to read what I write or even believe that I can even reach my own personal target. I write it as I find it a) cathartic as someone who is a frustrated writer anyway, b) enjoyable and simply something I enjoy doing and c) perhaps more importantly knowing it still irks people, it's a fantastic motivational tool for the moment I get to nine and can simply stick a metaphoric two fingers to the doubters and knockers. Even if I never do, it's not going to be for lack of trying and I'm going to enjoy the process and the trying

 

[Craigg]

Another one and another one

So you play golf and you want to be Scratch, so that puts you in a group of a few million
Why should we particularly care? I cannot understand why anyone would follow a random bloke doing what 60million golfers are currently or have currently tried to do.

I am personally beyond bored with these daft attempts that are nothing more than an exercise in failure whilst asking for attention.
How about you get to scratch, document it and then publish how you go there, actually i know the answer, you want a bit of a following on social media for some reason and your look at me factor is strong. It will take years to get done and the odds are around 250 to 1 and most that do get there take up the game young and are cat 1 in their early to mid teens.

It is X FACTOR syndrome, i may not be good simon but i will work really hard and get there

How about my blog

I am going to become PLUS 10 follow my progress at plus10cosscratchsucks.com i will be writing about it, trying to get onto courses free, hoping to score some equipment gratis and will ultimately tell you why i failed, just be clear it is all about what i plan to do and it has nothing to do with actual achievements, p.s. i am not special in anyway i just want the attention.. follow me on my journey even though you are on your own

 

[PJ87]

To depress everyone I play golf with this guy and his 12 year old son plays off 4

hats off to him