Golf during cold winter months

[GolfMad19]

Golf in Scotland in the winter months can be fun, but you can always find a course to play that handle the conditions except in heavy snow as you can't get to the course. Anyway happy winter golf everyone unless your from OZ that happy summer golf!!

[dfreuter415]

BTW - does anyone know if you can hit driver into a net and have it not be a problem at some point?

I used to hit balls into a net in backyard for a number of years.  For me there were two issues:

1) I usually had the same net more than one season. (I went through 2 or 3 over 20+ years.) After the net wore out, due to weathering, I would occasionally hit a ball through the net.

2) Sometimes I would have the ball back a little too far from the net for my lofted clubs, so that when I hit a shot the ball would occasionally go over the net.

In these two cases, if the net is pointed at a wooded area, there probably wouldn't be any problems. But, if the net is pointed at your neighbors property, you might have to get out your homeowner's policy.

[newtogolf]

Courses should stay open until snow, then it's hit or miss when they open based on temperatures and frost.

Off season is good time for working out, mirror and impact bag work if your home doesn't have high enough ceilings for net.  I also have found some heated driving ranges that fill the void.

You might also consider taking some lessons from your local golf shop that has Trackman and net set up.  Off season you can usually get some good deals and spaced out properly, you'll get some time swinging full clubs with great feedback from Trackman and maybe instructor.

[RFKFREAK]

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Originally Posted by RFKFREAK

BTW - does anyone know if you can hit driver into a net and have it not be a problem at some point?

I used to hit balls into a net in backyard for a number of years.  For me there were two issues:

1) I usually had the same net more than one season. (I went through 2 or 3 over 20+ years.) After the net wore out, due to weathering, I would occasionally hit a ball through the net.

2) Sometimes I would have the ball back a little too far from the net for my lofted clubs, so that when I hit a shot the ball would occasionally go over the net.

In these two cases, if the net is pointed at a wooded area, there probably wouldn't be any problems. But, if the net is pointed at your neighbors property, you might have to get out your homeowner's policy.

Well, considering this, if I get a net, I'd probably just put the net and the mat on my paved driveway and put it in front of the garage with the door open just in case.

[rehmwa]

Yep, and use the savings to get the best mat you can afford.

http://www.allturfmats.com/product-p/mt4860.htm

Liking this one a lot - still

(I have one spot in my entire garage that I can fully swing a club - due to the overhead space, shape of the garage, and location and setup of my garage door opening - lucky to have one.)

[boogielicious]

I will play here in MA until it snows.  Then it is off to the indoor range.  I have a decent putting mat in the basement.