Lafferty23

This is my dad's account from years back im assuming (still got the details saved when i login) FYI he didnt get anywhere near down to 1, interesting to see that was his goal! ill post a swing video in the next couple of days to prove i am not some random 45 year old guy posting about his lpgas dreams (!) although im not sure what someone posting that would really get out of it. Thanks for your other replies - interesting to hear a variety of opinions

three(/4/5) putts and missing the green from a central fairway lie between 100 and 140, nothing worse really

major, quite clearly

would love to see mr federer tee it up. Id also play with Brian Odrisscol as Ive heard hes pretty handy along side being an absolute legend in my country

Ok, so I know this sort of post comes along every so often on this site, where someone does a 'dan plan' and asks whether its possible for them to go pro etc etc. So i apologise in advance. If youve developed a serious allergy and aversion to that kind of post please look away now, its not too late for you! Anyway, mostly Im a realistic person, so at the moment this really is a pipe dream. Its the part of my brain which the largely rational side of my brain cant quite figure out. However, as im someone at a crossroads in life at the moment having just turned 21 and considering future options after university I have a bit of time to consider my future and at the back of my mind going pro at golf is a tiny little potential dream. Heres a bit of background - Im 21 year old female who first picked up a club at aged 11 maybe, then played maybe once a year with my dad at the range and then at a public course. I always had quite a natural swing for a young girl but never really got into in more than the couple of time a year. However, a year and a couple of months ago I got the 'golf bug' - started playing 3 times a week at university with some friends and would youtube golf videos at every opportunity. At the start I was shooting maybe 24-28 over and within a couple of weeks got that down to 17-18. Then quickly i shot in single figures after a couple of months. As Im at university and have no car access I never really got the chance to go to the range as only real opportunity is being driven to the course by friends who have no desire to practice. Over summer I improved and got my official handicap down from 12 to 10 and now to 7 with only a couple of competition rounds ( I shot +1 and +3 over summer in a game with my friend). Im now shooting consistently between 4 and 7 for the last month or so and still feel I am improving at an alarming rate - I track my stats on Golf shake and in theory my FIR and GIR stats are around scratch and putting is the thing really letting me down (though this is improving pretty quickly which has resulted in my recent score reductions). The thing is, although Ive played a lot of golf in the last year I dont feel ive even scratched the surface with any kind of 'good' practice routine, And here it is, the ridiculous question; Do I have a shot at playing to a really really high amateur championship level or pro level? Is my improvement trajectory really as 'amazing' as a couple of people have said to me. Part of me really believes I have a really special skill and part of me thinks that that is a completely ridiculous thought. I am fully aware becoming a pro golfer is a country mile away from being a scratch or even a + golfer, but part of me thinks that this may be less of a gulf for the female game? I would really love some opinions to tell me i'm crazy to consider taking a gap year type thing and giving it a shot. Ultimately, I know that no matter what the response it will be down to my confidence whether I do give it a bit of a go. But basically, if in the next year a do get down to something around scratch (so from nothing basically to scratch in 2 years) would it be absurd to think I have a chance?

My Niece's band, The Primary Colours. The song currently up there is a live acoustic solo by Claudia (The Band's guitarist and writer of the song), so the vocals aren't of the best quality. Please check it out and tell me what you think. Usually the song is electric and has bass guitar, drums and different vocals but she hasn't had the chance to record it with them yet. Thanks http://www.myspace.com/ThePrimaryColours

Padraig Harrington would be mine. he seems like a stand up guy and he is a great player!

I would like to get my handicap to below 3 by end of July and by Christmas I want to be below 1.

I'm working on my putting. I think my problem is slightly with mental attitude. I often start a round being too tentative and dropping puts short then as I try an rectify it I become too bold and hit it far past the hole. I really need to work on my mental attitude as I become very jerky on my puts because I am beggining to fear my putting. I play off 6 but I think if I fix my putting I could really start to threaten scratch.

Today a had a good day on the course and a highlight was when I hit a 7 iron to the 6th hole par 3 and landed it 7 ft past the hole and it spun back to within 20 cms!

Shot a 2 over par round today. Hit my driver well and irons crisply but my putting relly let me down. Im off to the practise putting green tommorow!