Posts by dave s

My wife and I like to take golf vacations.  A few places we've been and liked enough to return are:   1. Villas at Grand Cypress.  Right smack in the middle of Orlando and all its attractions, but so cleverly...

This Saturday, (4/20) morning at 9am.  Light snow, about 35.  Made it up to about a high of 40.  Windy and bone-chilling to say the least.  Saturday night, clear and low 20s, probably high-teens in some...

A guy on our league places his mark AHEAD of the ball.  The first time I saw him do I absolutely knew he'd put his ball in FRONT of the mark.  He didn't.  He put the ball right behind his quarter, lifted the mark and...

Completely understand the bump and run and know that it's wise to be able to use longer clubs from fringe areas to a pin 50' away.  Since I don't practice all the shots or have distance control across clubs down cold, my club of...

Man, where to begin?  First off, I'll say playing golf with my wife is very enjoyable.  She plays decently, likes to drink beer during the round and can swear like a sailor when a bad shot shows up!  Heck, she's much...

Played in a scramble where prize money was clubhouse equipment.  Big money for top 3 finishers.  Played horribly that day.  So much that on the back nine, I didn't even take my driver out of the bag.  My 2 drives...

Quote: Originally Posted by Spyder    lol No problem. I still actually contorted my neck and read it all! I'm from the Medina/Akron area. You're absolutely right about the weather as well. For example, 70°...

NE Ohio Update:  Played our 1st league night last (Thursday) night.  Definitely the best day we've had for golf.  57 degrees at 5pm and light breezed.  As soon as the big bulb (sun) went down, cold set in...

Agree with G Hansen above.  Go to golf pro shop, ask to be fitted for clubs that are conventional lengths, weight and with shafts that more closely match your swing speeds.   There is a good reason no tour player has an...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mattplusness  Nice to know this forum is still plagued with smart asses and uppity elitists.   Matt:   I'm sure that was intended as humor and not 'elitist.' ...