New Wedge Frustration.

[CliveW]

My new Vokey SM5s arrived this morning and I am desperate to try them on the course. Unfortunately my regular playing partners are off to Slaley Hall this weekend so I didn't have anything arranged. On looking on the club's website this afternoon there was a space available for the morning which was duly booked until one hour later when our tractor's wheel bearing collapsed in the middle of bailing. Now I will spend tomorrow morning chasing round trying to source a replacement so we can get the haylage in.

 

[upsidedown]

Ah the joys of farming, bad luck and hope you're up and running soon.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Bad luck. The pitfalls of your profession. I thought you'd have found a nice corner of the farm for a dedicated short game area by now

 

[RW1986]

Don't want to kick you whilst you're down but I'm just going to say that they're amazing wedges. I bought mine about 3 weeks ago and LOVE them!

 

[CliveW]

Bad luck. The pitfalls of your profession. I thought you'd have found a nice corner of the farm for a dedicated short game area by now

Oh I do! 8.5 acres to be exact.

 

[palindromicbob]

Oh I do! 8.5 acres to be exact.

And with that all sympathy anyone might have had for your plight had disappeared

 

[CliveW]

And with that all sympathy anyone might have had for your plight had disappeared

LOL!

 

[DAVEYBOY]

Oh I do! 8.5 acres to be exact.

WOW that is impressive, open to the public? Looks like a proper range :thup:

I'm guessing your about to turn pro :clap:

 

[bladeplayer]

Oh I do! 8.5 acres to be exact.

wow !!​

 

[John_R7]

Farmers field! It's better than many ranges!!!
Looks MINT pal, you lucky so and so.
You can get your wedges 'dialed in' on that at 5am, no need for the course.

 

[granters]

I thought I was impressive having a wee putting green at the bottom of the garden!

 

[6inchcup]

typical farmer.always moaning about cost of feed,how much they get for milk and how much a cow costs them,now moaning about his tractor and cant get a game,then has the cheek to show us his range !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hope this doesn't sound like im jealous.

 

[garyinderry]

my jaw has hit the floor!

 

[RW1986]

I don't even know what to say about the range! Got to be everyone's dream to have that in the back yard!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Is that just for personal use or do you open it to the public. Nice earner to be made no?

 

[CliveW]

Is that just for personal use or do you open it to the public. Nice earner to be made no?

Open to the public, but I very rarely hit balls. It is rented out to a teaching pro as my partner who owns it had a brain haemorrhage several years ago and was no longer able to run it. As for being a "Nice earner" not really. It used to be, as it was the first range in the area, but now there are several, and the overheads such as wages, fuel etc are higher. I suppose it is a bit like the person who dreams of owning a pub and then finds out it isn't just a case of playing mine host all night.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Open to the public, but I very rarely hit balls. It is rented out to a teaching pro as my partner who owns it had a brain haemorrhage several years ago and was no longer able to run it. As for being a "Nice earner" not really. It used to be as it was the first range in the area, but now there are several, and the overheads such as wages, fuel etc are higher. I suppose it is a bit like the person who dreams of owning a pub and then finds out it isn't just a case of playing mine host all night.

Hear what you're saying. My old man use to have a sweetshop, a proper old fashioned newsagent. I was in heaven as you can imagine but it was murder for him getting up at 4.00 to go and sort the papers.

 

[Evesdad]

Right well I'm staying in Perth on the way up to my father in laws at the end of July, I'll let you all know!!