Soft Ground - Tips

[TheCaddie]

never be be afraid to take the extra club in winter when playing into the wind. I have found myself at time hitting a 6i where in summer it would have been a 9i. If your not sure about how far each club goes I always think that working on 7i=150 in the summer as a beginner and take it from there. Then add or subtract a club for every 10 yards so 6i=160 & 8i=140. With it now being winter I would change that to 6i=150, so 7i=140 & 5i=160.

Thanks for that. I need to keep working on my distancing and also visually get a feel for yardage. I am not a million miles away, but it definitely needs work. I guess the more I play the easier that will become!

 

[TheCaddie]

Don't beat yourself up about putting over the winter. Some greens become worse than a joke. at times ill go out and play holes by myself. The putter won't even come out of the bag.

Gary, I am presuming with your handicap you are a member of a club. I can only imagine how frustrating it must be paying around £1k membership and not being able to putt properly in the winter!!! Richmond Park so far has been pretty decent, but we'll see how that lasts, but another 9 holer I play at sometimes is a disgrace.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Don't beat yourself up about putting over the winter. Some greens become worse than a joke. at times ill go out and play holes by myself. The putter won't even come out of the bag.

Hmmm, it's very very easy during winter to blame greens for bad putting but the truth is often closer to home.

 

[TheCaddie]

Hmmm, it's very very easy during winter to blame greens for bad putting but the truth is often closer to home.

The 9-holer i refer to often has large puddles on the green.... .

 

[ScienceBoy]

This has me thinking...

Should we switch to hybrid irons on really soft ground, all the way down to the PW?

Or just have a winter set with a fat sole, like the adams A12s or whatever?

Thoughts?

 

[garyinderry]

Hmmm, it's very very easy during winter to blame greens for bad putting but the truth is often closer to home.

I see no merit in putting on greens that are not true, don't roll anywhere need the speed they should and half the time on temps.

I'll putt if playing a bounce match, winter league etc but wouldn't entertain the idea when I am by myself. I get much more pleasure dropping a few balls and hitting a few chips or pitches at each green. With greens being eternally soft over winter I usually try and play little spiny chips right to the flag. X10 more fun than hitting a bobbley putt.

 

[garyinderry]

Gary, I am presuming with your handicap you are a member of a club. I can only imagine how frustrating it must be paying around £1k membership and not being able to putt properly in the winter!!! Richmond Park so far has been pretty decent, but we'll see how that lasts, but another 9 holer I play at sometimes is a disgrace.

You must be a member of a club to have an official handicap. Seems a bit unfair on sporadic golfers but that is the rules. Winter golf does annoy me but there is Nowt we can do but grin and bear it. After some sorry rounds in winter I say i might give it a miss the following week. Sure enough, a few days pass and I am chomping at the bit ready for another weather beaten round. Lol