seanf999

I didn't remove it, the stupid fat hands comment was referring to putting '2 handicap' instead of '20 handicap', then the title was changed, not by me. I've spent years whacking balls down the field behind my house, we bought bags of water balls on ebay just so I could hit them. I averaged past the 250 sign on the range with range balls, but that's doesn't roll of the tongue as well as 260 average. I'm not a 20 handicap, I played 3 games 3 days in a row and put in 3 cards, could be higher, could be lower, we'll find out when I'm playing consistent golf. I'm heading to the range tomorrow so I'll post up a video! It'll probably be down the line but I'll try and get a face on angle too! If I was aiming for what I want I'd be aiming for scratch, but I'm well aware of just how difficult that is. So I'll aim for 10, and be happy with 15. I've known a few good golfers (they usually were giving my father lessons!), they've all said I've a lovely swing and that my dad should be dragging me out onto the course with him. Thank you, I've played hurling, football and rugby throughout the years, always been fairly strong for my size. I'm certainly not the most consistent, I distinctly remember losing my drive 40 yards to the right on the 2nd hole.. I'm a decent striker of the ball but that also means when I miss it's not duffed along the ground or topped, it's a push slice into the bog lands. I'll post on the thread when I upload a video of my swing tomorrow.

Hello all! I'm a slightly different situation to most. I want to seriously work on my golf game this spring/summer. I haven't played a huge amount of golf, certainly not consistently, but I've spent years whacking golf balls down the field behind my house. I apparently have a nice swing. I went to buy a driver and the guy asked what I was playing off, I said I didn't really have a handicap. He laughed and said 'I would have guessed you're into single figures', great to hear from the guy who coaches the Irish olympic team! I've since got a handicap, I played 3 games of golf over 3 days and put in a handicap of 20, which I wasn't happy about (frankly, I played shit). I'm 22 now, on the shorter side but I've always had a solid strike of the ball, irons are my strong suit and I drive it around 260 on average, I had a terrible slice for years that I've overcame (for the most part) recently. Between now and next September, what's a realistic goal I can set for myself handicap wise? 20 to 15? 20 to 10? I've had lessons, and I've played with a lot of my fathers friends who are good golfers, they all have said I could reach single figures within the year, which sounds mad. My short game is killing me, no doubt about it. I've spent years driving the ball and firing iron shots down towards the cows, but I've neglected the other aspects of golf; short game, putting, course management and consistent playing. I plan on putting in a score card a week, in my local comp.. and I'll be playing another round of golf every Monday. Between college and work though the main golfing I can do will be on the range or an hour or two on the course chipping and putting. But nonetheless I want to consistently put in scores and work on my game. I just want a realistic goal to work towards. I mean I want to go to scratch, I'm sure everyone does but you know... be realistic..