Posts by wildebeest

Seriously, put the flag back. I'll head to the little executive course as soon as they open to get 9 in before work and 8 out of the 9 flags are out of the hole. At first I thought this was a course maintenance thing, but when I saw...

I've noticed that slow play gets a lot of discussion on here, and not all of it civil (See iWalk18's thread on being a "fan" of slow play).  Seeing as how I'm brand new to playing, I was wondering what is the specific etiquette...

Carry the hazard or layup? Carry!      As a side note, I grew up in and around Robinson, IL and my mom worked at the country club they used to have the Robinson Open at. Even if I don't win I'll still pick this...

Usually the only time I ever get miffed about anything is when I hit a mid iron fat and leave a trench where the ball used to be. I'll usually just let out an "aww hell" and whack my club on the ground, but that's more to get the mud...

Quote: Originally Posted by uttexas  Also, next time you video DTL, please do so that we can see your wrist positions at the top--from what I can see, they look good, but your hands go above the video frame at the very...

Quote: Originally Posted by sean_miller  Umm, yeah no kidding. I'd never have guessed you were that new to the game when looking at your "my swing" thread. Kudos!!     Thanks! I hope I...

Thanks ut! I knew that going past parallel at the top of the backswing could cause problems, but mentally it felt like stopping it short of that was rushing things. I'll definitely work on that (also, thanks for turning me on to the 10...

Quote: Originally Posted by sean_miller  Maybe you should get a rangefinder and confirm that fence is actually 250. Just sayin' . . .   It seems to jibe with what my GPS says my drives are...

I hope it's not too soon on my part to ask for swing analysis, but I've seen so much good advice here that I can't not take the opportunity :)   Anyway, this is me and my driver at the range last week. Sorry that the...

I'm brand-spankin' new to the game, having started about a month and a half ago, but I feel like I'm taking to it quite well. I try to play at least twice a week and get to the range whenever possible. It helps that we have a heated...