Hello from Washington from a fairly new golfer!

[snoopaloop]

Hello, my name is John, and I am new to the thread and fairly new to the game of golf. I picked this game up when I moved to my wife's hometown in which either you hunted, had a muddy truck, fished, or golf. Her brother in-law let me hit his cg16 irons and cleveland classic driver 1.5 years ago and i scored around 100ish my first actual 18 hole game (he is a scratch golfer/played in college... no idea what that meant at the time). Problem was his clubs were design for a guy who was 240 lbs 6'4 x-stiff driver and stiff irons...little problem for a guy who is 5'5, 5'6 if i spike my hair. But, I instantly got hooked hard on the game due to the difficulty of it.

Background was baseball for 15 years, so varsity baseball/football/basketball in high school, so sports has always been part of my life.

First set of golf clubs was ebay dci-b 3-pw, odyssey 440 putter with callaway xtreme driver. (scored around 90).

I have since then moved to muscle back adams pro gold on kbs tour stiff with the hybrid 20,23 with matrix shafts with 44" adams speedline 8.5 driver. I have played maybe 35 rounds of golf (a butt load of range time) within the 1.5 years since I got hooked. 

I now currently play around a 10 handicap, but yet to play a tournament (will in 2016), was just curious at my handicap. 90% of the time I don't use my handicap and play in the high 70's low 80's , with the occasional amazing day in which I par a course out... and there has been 3 games I have gone under par (very very odd)

Driver: 260-270 carry with a 110ss (fairway 60%, first cut 25%, deep doo doo 15%)

PW: 125yards Conservative and can crank it to 140yards

My bag consist of:

Driver (44"), 14* Mini driver (43.5) (if my driver hates me and I need to find fairways), 20 and 23 hybrid, 5-PW, 52/56/60, and of course the most important club... the PUTTER.

[Smidd4]

20 minutes ago, snoopaloop said:

Hello, my name is John, and I am new to the thread and fairly new to the game of golf. I picked this game up when I moved to my wife's hometown in which either you hunted, had a muddy truck, fished, or golf. Her brother in-law let me hit his cg16 irons and cleveland classic driver 1.5 years ago and i scored around 100ish my first actual 18 hole game (he is a scratch golfer/played in college... no idea what that meant at the time). Problem was his clubs were design for a guy who was 240 lbs 6'4 x-stiff driver and stiff irons...little problem for a guy who is 5'5, 5'6 if i spike my hair. But, I instantly got hooked hard on the game due to the difficulty of it.

Background was baseball for 15 years, so varsity baseball/football/basketball in high school, so sports has always been part of my life.

First set of golf clubs was ebay dci-b 3-pw, odyssey 440 putter with callaway xtreme driver. (scored around 90).

I have since then moved to muscle back adams pro gold on kbs tour stiff with the hybrid 20,23 with matrix shafts with 44" adams speedline 8.5 driver. I have played maybe 35 rounds of golf (a butt load of range time) within the 1.5 years since I got hooked. 

I now currently play around a 10 handicap, but yet to play a tournament (will in 2016), was just curious at my handicap. 90% of the time I don't use my handicap and play in the high 70's low 80's , with the occasional amazing day in which I par a course out... and there has been 3 games I have gone under par (very very odd)

Driver: 260-270 carry with a 110ss (fairway 60%, first cut 25%, deep doo doo 15%)

PW: 125yards Conservative and can crank it to 140yards

My bag consist of:

Driver (44"), 14* Mini driver (43.5) (if my driver hates me and I need to find fairways), 20 and 23 hybrid, 5-PW, 52/56/60, and of course the most important club... the PUTTER.

Welcome aboard chief from one newb to another. I too live in Washington, Wenatchee to be precise. Where are you located? 

[snoopaloop]

Moses Hole , I mean Moses Lake... came from Sammamish/Seattle WA... so I'm bored out my mind here...I need to venture out there to Wenatchee and play those course. Usually I play Moses Pointe here, and course in Spokane. I'm planning a guy's week for my brother in-laws in which we play a different public course in Spokane 5 days straight

[14ledo81]

Welcome to TST!!

[Smidd4]

7 hours ago, snoopaloop said:

Moses Hole , I mean Moses Lake... came from Sammamish/Seattle WA... so I'm bored out my mind here...I need to venture out there to Wenatchee and play those course. Usually I play Moses Pointe here, and course in Spokane. I'm planning a guy's week for my brother in-laws in which we play a different public course in Spokane 5 days straight

I want to play Moses pointe next year, heard it was fun. How are the tracks in Seattle?

[boogielicious]

Welcome to the forum @snoopaloop

[isukgolf]

Welcome to TST!

[snoopaloop]

On November 27, 2015 at 4:48:34 PM, Smidd4 said:

I want to play Moses pointe next year, heard it was fun. How are the tracks in Seattle?

Only good course in Moses Lake is Moses Pointe Links course for a little challenge. The country club is aight...too snobby.  You got sage hills, legacy resort at Mardon... They are super fun cheap feel good courses, I usually par those courses, as long as u can hit a ball straight your golden. Seattle course are very nice. Of course depends where you play. 75% of the time it's wet, I have gotten lucky enough to play Sahalee country club, plateau club, and new castle country club... Those are amazing courses (if you know someone as a member).