Golf Talk Tuesdays 2015-2020

[Big_Hitter]

my nemesis

ever try one of these?

https://www.tempomaster.com/

I have a driver, 3 wood, 5 iron and PW - all I need is a whippy putter

I wonder what I'd fire with just those 5 clubs lol.

I can hit my whippy driver about 200 or so.

 

[zinger1457]

On a somewhat separate subject, I'm looking into buying a battery powered push cart. I like to walk but our course is very hilly and it would make walking easier. Does anyone have any experience/recommendations with these?

I use a regular Sun Mountain push cart but their is one in our group that uses a battery powered one made by Bat Caddy, not sure what the model is. He uses a remote control to drive it around, seems to have held up well. He plays 3X a week and has been using it for at least the last 2 years.

 

[Huston55]

On a somewhat separate subject, I'm looking into buying a battery powered push cart. I like to walk but our course is very hilly and it would make walking easier. Does anyone have any experience/recommendations with these?

Here's a good review article with some informative videos.

The Best 5 Electric Golf Trolleys |

 

[Big_Hitter]

if you're going to spend that much may as well go big and get a golf board


GolfBoard

 

[jjquantz]

Tomorrow's the start of the club championship. I missed qualifying for the championship flight so I'll be playing in first flight. 3 Rounds of match play to win the flight. If I play like I did on Wednesday I'll be beaten by the 10th hole. If I play like I did today I'll have a good shot of winning. Were you guys talking about consistency?

 

[Sojourner]

Any of you folks get selected in the Masters ticket lottery for 2017? I just got an email saying I was selected for practice round tickets! Didn't get so lucky with actual tournament tickets, but hey... definitely not complaining. Just being on the course at Augusta for part of Masters week is such a treat. Anyone else get lucky and score practice round or actual tournament tickets in the lottery?

 

[zinger1457]

Any of you folks get selected in the Masters ticket lottery for 2017?

Not me, I've put my name in every year since they started the lottery and have never been selected.

 

[pb4uski]

I struck out on both tournament and practice round tickets.

 

[Dawg52]

Any of you folks get selected in the Masters ticket lottery for 2017? I just got an email saying I was selected for practice round tickets! Didn't get so lucky with actual tournament tickets, but hey... definitely not complaining. Just being on the course at Augusta for part of Masters week is such a treat. Anyone else get lucky and score practice round or actual tournament tickets in the lottery?

I did get lucky. Got Tuesday's practice round tickets. This is the 3rd time my name has been drawn since they started the lottery. I've been a few times when friends had tickets too. But have never been to the actual tournament rounds. This will probably be the last time I go for a practice round, but will go again if I ever get a regular ticket.

 

[supalong52]

Hi just wanted to join in on the fun. I'm 36 and based in CA. Not sure if I am retired yet, or just taking a career break. Playing for 2 years. Currently a bogey golfer and hope to be much better in time.

We're currently traveling for nine months around Asia and the Pacific. It's interesting to drop in on driving ranges around the world and it kind of feels like home with dedicated people just trying to work on their game.

I've played a lot of cool courses out here too, including Sentosa (Serapong) in Singapore last week (for free too!) and the newly-opened Bana Hills in Vietnam.

Anybody else get the Citi Prestige card that gives 3 free rounds a year?

 

[frayne]

What are your three best swing thoughts ? Whenever I start getting a little wild I always go back to these three key thoughts; slow back swing, let the club head start back down under its own weight and watch the club face strike the ball.

Helps get me back on track everytime, even though I've never seen the club face strike the ball.

OK, what are your best three ?

 

[Dawg52]

What are your three best swing thoughts ? Whenever I start getting a little wild I always go back to these three key thoughts; slow back swing, let the club head start back down under its own weight and watch the club face strike the ball.

Helps get me back on track everytime, even though I've never seen the club face strike the ball.

OK, what are your best three ?

Loose grip, slow back swing and fire off my right side(right knee almost touching my left on through swing). I have a tendency to stay on my right foot resulting in a push or duck hook. If I can do these things I can usually hit a straight shot or one with a slight draw.

 

[Bir48die]

I really only have one which is to have equal tempo start to finish. Just relax. If I start hitting the ball better I can start putting more velocity on the follow thru. An easy one is slow straight draw back of the club. It sets everything else up.

Just checked my best trip off my retirement bucket list. Customer bought a trip for two couples to Pebble Beach. Stayed three nights at the lodge and two rounds - Spyglass and Pebble Beach. Played both decently. Greatest thrill was to have birdie putts in the last three holes (which I missed all of them) but mainly 17 and 18. To hit three good shots on 18 without passing out was monumental. My friend and I watched probably 40 groups come in over three days and we did the best so I have bragging rights to take to my grave.

 

[pb4uski]

What are your three best swing thoughts ? Whenever I start getting a little wild I always go back to these three key thoughts; slow back swing, let the club head start back down under its own weight and watch the club face strike the ball.

Helps get me back on track everytime, even though I've never seen the club face strike the ball.

OK, what are your best three ?

My three are very similar to yours, with a slow backswing being paramount... I figured out a while ago that if I took a "normal" backswing that at the top of my swing I was actually losing sight of the ball for a moment and slowing my backswing caused me to slightly shorten my swing and not lose sight of the ball. I also try, many times unsuccessfully to let gravity do the work and just guide the club but when I do that and make good contact it is amazing to me how far I hit the ball with little effort.

On the third, I try to focus on keeping my eye on the ball, or perhaps even a specific mark or dimple towards the back of the ball... but I like the idea of trying to see the clubface strike the ball.

In addition to that, I have a visualization that rather than hitting a ball that I am driving a wedge under a door and the ball is the bottom of the door.

 

[Huston55]

Tomorrow's the start of the club championship. I missed qualifying for the championship flight so I'll be playing in first flight. 3 Rounds of match play to win the flight. If I play like I did on Wednesday I'll be beaten by the 10th hole. If I play like I did today I'll have a good shot of winning. Were you guys talking about consistency?

Good luck.

 

[jjquantz]

Good luck.

Thanks. I won my first round match 4 and 3. I played well and the fellow I played putted poorly. Tomorrow's opponent is someone I've never played with or against but I told my wife that it didn't matter, I already had him scouted - he's in his mid-40's, will outdrive me by 30 yards, but has a shaky short game. That describes just about every mid-single digit handicapper at my club.

 

[Big_Hitter]

What are your three best swing thoughts ? Whenever I start getting a little wild I always go back to these three key thoughts; slow back swing, let the club head start back down under its own weight and watch the club face strike the ball.

Helps get me back on track everytime, even though I've never seen the club face strike the ball.

OK, what are your best three ?

1) take club back straight, low and slow
2) feel right shoulder under chin (I'm LH)
3) start downswing with legs while club drops, don't move head

 

[Joe0401]

I hit the Augusta lottery three times. This was before it was put online. You had to manually fill in an application and use regular mail to send it in. With everything online now, more and more people are signing up and it is tougher to get selected. Congratulations on your luck. It is like going to see a museum. Very well run. Everyone is so courteous. They make you feel at home. You can take pictures during the practice rounds ... which I prefered rather than the real rounds. Make sure you go to a place called T-Bonz where alot of golfers and caddies hang out. Always packed, but fun evenings.

 

[jkern]

Played two different courses this past week; Earl Fry in Alameda, CA & Hiddenbrooke in Vallejo, CA. Both were enjoyable rounds but, the inconsistency btwn the two is very frustrating. The first round, I hit 10 fairways, had 31 putts, one 3-putt, and no pentaly strokes. The second round, the very next day, I hit 5 fairways, had five 3-putts, and lost three balls.

I don't think I'm going to invite that second guy again.

Hiddenbrooke is a more challenging course and that could explain some stat differences.

 

[gcgang]

What are your three best swing thoughts ? Whenever I start getting a little wild I always go back to these three key thoughts; slow back swing, let the club head start back down under its own weight and watch the club face strike the ball.

Helps get me back on track everytime, even though I've never seen the club face strike the ball.

OK, what are your best three ?

Shorten swing, full turn, keep right heel down.

 

[Big_Hitter]

Got a lesson with the golf whisperer tomorrow. Need to start striping it again before the member/guest next week. Huge Calcutta.

 

[gcgang]

I'm going on the Member Guest circuit, too. May have three in the next 5 weeks.

The Calcutta gets huge here, too, although it will be interesting to see if the drop in oil has dampened the enthusiasm of some bidders.

One of them brings in an auctioneer who won the Auctioneer of the Year a few years ago (I guess there's a competition?). It's great entertainment listening to him, and it moves along fast.

 

[Big_Hitter]

our usually gets to 60K or so - 60 teams

3 years ago we had a controversy with the auctioneer - I don't think he's done it since

 

[gcgang]

On our 60 year old course, I just had the pleasure of playing in the group witnessing a new course record 62, shot by a recent graduate of the current NCAA men's champion Oregon Ducks golf team. It could've been better, as he three putted (for par) from 30 feet and missed a three foot eagle. While you could say he made it look easy, hitting 17 greens, his ball flight was breathtaking to watch.

 

[Big_Hitter]

That's awesome. You witnessed a rare event.