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11-05-2015, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by frayne
Quick question for all the duffers, which golf gambling game do you like the most ?
I really like to play skins with carry overs for a buck a hole. Nobody gets hurt and the winner usually buys at the 19th hole. Just good old friendly competition and trash talk.
We usually throw in a longest drive and a closest to the pin just for SAG.
What say you, ball strikers of the forum ?
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$1 skins is the most common game we play. On the recent golf trip to St. George, we played twosome vs twosome $1 skins; lots of fun.
When we have 8, we normally play better ball, twosome vs twosome, $10pp/round. Ties are decided with a scorecard playoff.
Most of us, me included, like games where we play our own ball so we can include it in our index.
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11-05-2015, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by frayne
Quick question for all the duffers, which golf gambling game do you like the most ? ....
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We usually play four different games. Low $ but makes it fun. Each guy puts in $7.. $5 for low net team and $1 for CTP (one front, one back)
We usually play low net teams of 2 or 3 or sometimes 4. Like today.. we were scheduled to have 20 but one guy didn't show up because his wife had something happen so we had 19... so 10 teams with a dummy. We paid $50, $30 and $15 to the top 3 teams and each CTP winner got $19.
In addition we usually play a 6-6-6 within each group.... low net match play with 2 man teams.... cartmates, drivers and then opposites. $1 for each 6. If we are a threesome then the lone guy gets the pro (par, net) so the other team must get at least a net birdie to win a hole.
So between all the games the worst you could do is lose $10... $7 plus $3 on the 6-6-6. Sometimes if the 6-6-6 ends early we'll play a quarter a hole the rest of the way in.
I was in the 1st of 5 groups today and was CTP on the back nine until a friend in the last group beat me out. 
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11-05-2015, 04:17 PM
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We also play 6-6-6 a lot. No big losers and you get to partner with everyone in your group. I never gamble for serious money, even when I played poker with the guys it was small change only.
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11-06-2015, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by zinger1457
We also play 6-6-6 a lot. No big losers and you get to partner with everyone in your group. I never gamble for serious money, even when I played poker with the guys it was small change only.
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On our golf trips, whether it's 4 or 8 guys, we usually play poker at night. So, if you lose $ on the course, you have a chance to win it back at the table. 
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11-07-2015, 05:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frayne
Quick question for all the duffers, which golf gambling game do you like the most ?
I really like to play skins with carry overs for a buck a hole. Nobody gets hurt and the winner usually buys at the 19th hole. Just good old friendly competition and trash talk.
We usually throw in a longest drive and a closest to the pin just for SAG.
What say you, ball strikers of the forum ?
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I've played a lot of skins with the guys, usually 50 cents a hole. Can't lose much which makes my geezer friends happy. When we play team four ball matches, we bet a $1 each side and a $1 overall. It's more about bragging rights than the money.
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11-07-2015, 09:03 AM
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1 or two dollar skins a hole for us.
shot 82 with two tweeters at westwood cc (Houston) yesterday
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11-07-2015, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Big_Hitter
shot 82 with two tweeters at westwood cc (Houston) yesterday
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Congrats on the tweeters!
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11-07-2015, 04:19 PM
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DW & I are taking a trip to Kauai over the Xmas/New Year holiday, and I plan to play some golf. We're staying in Poipu on the south side.
Anybody have experience/suggestions on where to play on Kauai? I'd prefer to stay within a 30 min drive of Poipu, even if I miss the great courses on the north shore.
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11-11-2015, 03:40 PM
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Got another swing lesson in yesterday. I expect my handicap to go up before it goes down while I am working on the new swing.
Taking the swing lessons was part of my "splurging" attempt before I retire. Swing lesson is not in my ER budget.
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11-11-2015, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by robnplunder
Got another swing lesson in yesterday. I expect my handicap to go up before it goes down while I am working on the new swing.
Taking the swing lessons was part of my "splurging" attempt before I retire. Swing lesson is not in my ER budget.
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Sounds like you worked on the full swing. Are you using the pro at your club or another instructor?
I had my (almost weekly) lesson Monday; part of the package DW got me for my birthday. We worked on sand shots. I've been having lots of trouble getting out of traps. I'm hoping this helps.
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11-12-2015, 08:17 AM
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even when you retire it's probably a good idea to take at least one maybe two lessons during the season - sometimes you get into a bad habit, whether it's stance, alignment, grip, club position and/or downswing and it helps when a pga pro is watching you
find a good pro - I've got one here I call the golf whisperer - he's expensive, $90 an hour but I'm hitting the ball about 30 yards further off the tee and my iron shots are phenomenal now
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11-12-2015, 09:17 AM
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#132
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Originally Posted by Huston55
Sounds like you worked on the full swing. Are you using the pro at your club or another instructor?
I had my (almost weekly) lesson Monday; part of the package DW got me for my birthday. We worked on sand shots. I've been having lots of trouble getting out of traps. I'm hoping this helps.
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I use GolfTec.
I have no problem getting out of trap during practice. That's all I want to say about the subject. 
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Originally Posted by Big_Hitter
even when you retire it's probably a good idea to take at least one maybe two lessons during the season - sometimes you get into a bad habit, whether it's stance, alignment, grip, club position and/or downswing and it helps when a pga pro is watching you
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Agreed. I will still take lessons but less often. I was working on the same swing tweak which I thought I fixed 3 months ago. Hopefully, I fixed it for good. This week's lesson is a brand new swing tweak. Will see how it works out.
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11-12-2015, 11:04 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robnplunder
I use GolfTec.
I have no problem getting out of trap during practice. That's all I want to say about the subject.
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I also use GolfTec; the one in Pleasant Hill. I'm very pleased with them.
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11-12-2015, 11:15 AM
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#134
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frayne
Quick question for all the duffers, which golf gambling game do you like the most ?
I really like to play skins with carry overs for a buck a hole. Nobody gets hurt and the winner usually buys at the 19th hole. Just good old friendly competition and trash talk.
We usually throw in a longest drive and a closest to the pin just for SAG.
What say you, ball strikers of the forum ?
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We usually play $5 Nassau's or 6/6/6. Usually a skins game involved as well.
Also play a quota game which is pretty popular at our club. 3 points for a birdie, 2 for a par, 1 for a bogey, 0 for double bogey. Your quota is determined by subtracting your handicap from 36. Can be played individually or as a team. $25 buy in which is $15 for team quota game, $5 for individual quota, and $5 for skins. Usually have four teams in our regular group.
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11-16-2015, 01:52 PM
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I took Friday off for a nice three day weekend. Walked 18 holes each of the three days. Scores were nothing great. I was able to go off as a single on Saturday before any other group and was done in two hours and twenty minutes. That was fun. I was starting the 18th when I saw the group behind me finishing the 10th.
The weather has turned, a little snow on the ground this morning. Dang it.
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11-16-2015, 02:30 PM
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We rode Saturday (everyone has a private cart).
Five guys, five carts 18 holes 3 hours. Now that's playing golf.
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11-16-2015, 03:13 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Originally Posted by Huston55
Sounds like you worked on the full swing. Are you using the pro at your club or another instructor?
I had my (almost weekly) lesson Monday; part of the package DW got me for my birthday. We worked on sand shots. I've been having lots of trouble getting out of traps. I'm hoping this helps.
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I have developed a HUGE problem getting out of the sand. I may have to dedicate one of my lessons to fixing this. I have read many tips and watched videos on-line, but nothing like having a pro help you!
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11-16-2015, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jcretire77
The weather has turned, a little snow on the ground this morning. Dang it.
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Same here in SE Arizona, yesterday I was golfing in shorts and a SS polo shirt, this afternoon it was snowing and the wind blowing 30 mph.
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11-16-2015, 03:30 PM
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That's why I am looking into finding a good mat/net for whacking balls through the winter. I have a nice empty bay with 10' ceiling that needs filling.
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11-16-2015, 03:33 PM
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55 degrees, cloudy with showers here in Scottsdale today. Golf today was a washout. Hopefully tomorrow a bit warmer.
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