WOW what a basket!

[Imurg]

Fragger, I hit my 3 iron about 230 yards (the same as Homer's driver). So to make things fair I would have to leave my woods at home. But I wouldn't agree to playing Stableford - ignoring the bad holes and scoring "points" for good ones. It would have to be stroke play - proper men's golf.

More willy waving....
Again distance is irrelevent. So you could hit 300 with the driver and be 70 yards ahead of Homer - so?
If Homer then put his 2nd on the green and you put yours in the trees, who's in the better position now? What's more important? Where the drive finished or where the approach shot finishes?
But I don't know why I'm asking, I know what your answer will be....

And Stableford is a form of Strokeplay. You're on about Medal play..

 

[USER1999]

It would have to be stroke play, off scratch.

Timgolfy doesn't have a handicap, so stableford is impossible.

 

[User20205]

Methinks Tim & Homer should have a game, I suspect that Homer would wipe the floor with him given his years of experience and course management. And hopefully inject some humility in the process.

Fragger, I hit my 3 iron about 230 yards (the same as Homer's driver). So to make things fair I would have to leave my woods at home. But I wouldn't agree to playing Stableford - ignoring the bad holes and scoring "points" for good ones. It would have to be stroke play - proper men's golf. Can't see Homer agreeing to any of that - it would be too humiliating.

Tim, you would have to play off scratch seeing as you don't have a handicap, and seeing as Homer is back !! I reckon he would stuff you.

However I would love to follow the two of you around just to see the drama unfold !

 

[NWJocko]

It would have to be stroke play, off scratch.

Timgolfy doesn't have a handicap, so stableford is impossible.

Ah, forgot about that! Scratch it is.....

 

[timgolfy]

What's the name of the type of golf in which every shot is counted (as the Tour Pros play week in week out)?

 

[Imurg]

Medal Strokeplay

 

[chrisd]

Which golf range would you want this match at Tim?





Chris

 

[USER1999]

I think it should be at a pitch and putt course. Doesn't sound like either of the two protagonists can chip or putt. Should be fun.

 

[Oddsocks]

However I would love to follow the two of you around just to see the drama unfold !

Film it and post it here... would make for a grerat viewing.

Is timmy the new happy gilmore.

 

[Oddsocks]

Fragger, I hit my 3 iron about 230 yards (the same as Homer's driver). So to make things fair I would have to leave my woods at home. But I wouldn't agree to playing Stableford - ignoring the bad holes and scoring "points" for good ones. It would have to be stroke play - proper men's golf.

More willy waving....
Again distance is irrelevent. So you could hit 300 with the driver and be 70 yards ahead of Homer - so?
If Homer then put his 2nd on the green and you put yours in the trees, who's in the better position now? What's more important? Where the drive finished or where the approach shot finishes?
But I don't know why I'm asking, I know what your answer will be....

And Stableford is a form of Strokeplay. You're on about Medal play..

Isnt that the truth. Played friday and i reckon my 3w was losing me 50 yards off the tee atleast, but the 3w kept finding the short stuff, and the driver never, Long drives into the cabbage do not leave good approach shots, but nice little 3woods up the middle do. Sunday could see my first ever 3wood round and the driver staying in the boot of the car since i was 15, .... i wonder how i'll score.

 

[USER1999]

Thing is, I still think Timgolfy has a point (to an extent).

I could play round my track with a 5i, and shoot a decent score (say 81, so on handicap). But, I'd struggle to score any better than that, where as with the extra length I get with my driver, I can shoot 75 on a good day (and 90 on a bad day, accepted).

In the short term, not using a driver can get you to post a good score, but there will be a time when length is the limiting factor in your progress.

 

[Oddsocks]

i agree, but given the fact that he has no handicap, is length going to be hes good point or bad point. A prime example is i used to be a member of a society, and one of the chaps there used to work at a local range. Now due to it being he's job he would hit around 150 - 250 balls some days, and had a great long game, for a 23 handicapper he has a long game better than most single figure players ive played with

PW 125,
8 Iron 160ish
3wood 250ish
Drives (up into the 280+)

but he couldnt putt, couldnt chip, couldnt play out of bunkers, and couldnt score. In the 2 years i was on that society he never ever got inside the top 3 (50 members), but won a few longest drives. I suppose its the point that everyone is making, you could be the longest ball hitter the in the world, but without distance control and consistency, or any sort of short game its useless.

Not contridicting tims theory, but ive noticed from some of he's posts that hes distances seem to be inconsistent. Ok this "may" be because he is still fine tuning hes 200mph swing speed, but also it could be because he just isnt good enough to get everything timed correctly to hit consistent. As most of us have found out at one point or another we can all play good golf when we are not trying to hit the skin off it, just nice smooth steady 3/4 swings.

It depends on what you want from your golf, do you want a low HC, do you want a consistent HC, or do you want to hit long. From all the golf i have played i only know of one person who i would refer to as "long" even by tims standards, but hes been playing since he was a boy (now around mid 40's), plays around 4 times a week with fortnightly lessons and is off 5. he has a great long game but acknowledges that still, hes short game is key.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Fragger, I hit my 3 iron about 230 yards (the same as Homer's driver). So to make things fair I would have to leave my woods at home. But I wouldn't agree to playing Stableford - ignoring the bad holes and scoring "points" for good ones. It would have to be stroke play - proper men's golf.

More willy waving....
Again distance is irrelevent. So you could hit 300 with the driver and be 70 yards ahead of Homer - so?
If Homer then put his 2nd on the green and you put yours in the trees, who's in the better position now? What's more important? Where the drive finished or where the approach shot finishes?
But I don't know why I'm asking, I know what your answer will be....

And Stableford is a form of Strokeplay. You're on about Medal play..

Yesterday playing alongside Homer I was having an off day but did manage to hit a good drive down 15, just of 300yds wind assisted. A guy coming down the 16th saw my ball and said "is that your drive you animal?"

I went on to resume my normal shoddiness and missed the green and ended up with a crappy lie and only made par.

In the clubhouse afterwards I saw the guy again. "I hope you eagled 15" he said

Me - "nope"
Him - "birdie"
Me - "nope"
Him - " What's the effing point hitting it that far then?"

 

[Oddsocks]

Yesterday playing alongside Homer I was having an off day but did manage to hit a good drive down 15, just of 300yds wind assisted. A guy coming down the 16th saw my ball and said "is that your drive you animal?"

I went on to resume my normal shoddiness and missed the green and ended up with a crappy lie and only made par.

In the clubhouse afterwards I saw the guy again. "I hope you eagled 15" he said

Me - "nope"
Him - "birdie"
Me - "nope"
Him - " What's the effing point hitting it that far then?"

Exactly. This is golf, a wonderfull game, where often you hit the best drive of the day only to waste it on a couple of crap after shots, or hit the worst drive of the day, and scramble a par while mumbling "how the hell do i walk off with that".

No pressure playing a 200 yard approach shot on a driving range, or getting a bad bounce off a greenside bank from 100 yards.... and thats real golf.

 

[jammydodger]

If Homer then put his 2nd on the green

Are we talking a par 3 ? jk ,no offence Homer old chap

 

[bladeplayer]

Just finished a basket of balls at the range - the best ever session yet!

Difficult to tell regarding accuracy because of the swirling wind, Even finished with some 35 yard high powered flop shots landing a few feet from the pin.

Just a ques Tim if it was difficult to tell regarding accuracy because of the swirling wind can you claim the powered flop shots as good or lucky ? hard shot to play on a good day , must be pretty difficult to play them to within a couple of feet from the pin in a swirling wind ??

 

[Oddsocks]

Blade you a missed a point. Why would anyone take on a power flop shot on a windy day. Its that sort of "have a go hero" shot that could possibly kill a good card.

 

[richart]

Mind you if anyone is interested i will be happy to tell you all about my practice putting on the carpet in the lounge. The putt that hit a chair leg, then flicked off my wife's slipper before rolling under the telly is a cracking story.

Top tip.....people like happy endings

Not sure i can sex it up that much Bob.

 

[bladeplayer]

Blade you a missed a point. Why would anyone take on a power flop shot on a windy day. Its that sort of "have a go hero" shot that could possibly kill a good card.

AH OS they are all mulligans on the range tho mate the card will never know .. just count the ones that land where you want , just wonderin coz i have a decent ordinary flop shot in my range of shots havent managed a POWER one tho , any ideas what the difference is .. ?

 

[richart]

Played with a new member on Sunday off 15. He hit the ball miles, two drives were over 310 yards. Unfortunately both were his second attempt, and he holed a nice two footer on the last to break 100. Can't think what the moral of the tale is though.