Cold Winter regions

[enis750]

well up here in the great white north, its cold as sh*t, 6+ feet of snow and no chance of seeing green for 5+ months
last year i didnt do a thing anf it showed for a month or better
this year, i will NOT do that again

indoor range once/twice a week and putting on the indoor practice mats i guess
need to keep the touch there this year

who knows....they way im playing lately, maybe ill break them all and find new ones over the winter.........

[saevel25]

work out, do drills indoors with a wedge, slowly doing the swing keeping muscle memory. Practice putting

[Uncle Peter]

There's a heated range in my area. I'll probably try it out this winter.

[Leftygolfer]

I usually play a little here and there and go to the heated ranges a bit. This year I am going to give up golf for a bit to do some stuff around the house and save some money. It is going to be hard for me but I think I am not playing after mid september. I can't just practice and not play. If I practice, it makes me want to play, and vice versa. I guess I will become more of a gym rat and cycle/mountain bike this fall.

Honestly, my best golf is usually early when I haven't played much and had some time off so I don't expect to be too behind next year.

[GaijinGolfer]

Heated driving range, golf simulator, chipping/putting on carpet. For the most part during the winter months I put my golf game away and focus on hockey anyways.
The nice thing is that when golf season ends, hockey season has started and by the time hockey season ends, golf season is in full swing.

[Boyder]

Here in Wisconsin, I spend the occasional afternoon in the winter hitting into a net or make a trip to a local simulator. It's also a good time of year to work on putting drills. But if I had my way, I'd be living near my step-mom in TN and playing all year long ...

[GaijinGolfer]

Here in Wisconsin, I spend the occasional afternoon in the winter hitting into a net or make a trip to a local simulator. It's also a good time of year to work on putting drills. But if I had my way, I'd be living near my step-mom in TN and playing all year long ...

I sometimes say that Id love to move someplace warm where I could play year-round, but I think that I would miss winter. Sure, the cold can be brutal sometimes but its also a very beautiful time of year.

[jamo]

Indoor ranges. Either a mat and a wall or a converted indoor soccer field.

[DaSportsGuy]

Last winter was my first Winter since taking up golf and I didn't swing a club since the first snow that covered the grass until my first round in the Spring(other than my putter). My first round in the Spring was the best round I can recall. Not my best score, but definitely my best round as far as ballstriking, accuracy, and distance. I was pounding everything dead straight right where I wanted to put it.

[paxtonman]

You build a heated 10 1/2 foot ceiling garage :) Keep in mind those plastic practise balls will put some nasty dents in your garage door insulation! Some of us found out the hard way:(

[soloredd]

I couldn't do it. Maybe if I was born into it and didn't know any better. I can't imagine not playing for 4-5 months though. It doesn't get too cold where I live, maybe a couple days with a high in the 40s, but I'm glad I have the option of going to the coast or down south to San Diego and playing :)

[vct33]

I just don't touch the clubs for 5-6 months. Most years I actually play pretty good the first time back out. However, this year I shot a front-nine 51 my first round after about a 7-month layoff.

[rwfastrax]

yep..November through March...can't count on any golf in that stretch. We have an indoor range...but I too despise hitting off mats. TW11 will have to do.

[Koth]

This is my first year golfing, so it's also going to be my first winter of golf withdrawl. There is an indoor driving range, but it's $30 for an hour, and it only extends 150 yards. There is also a driving range that has heated bunkers for hitting out of, and I'll probably end up going there, depending on how warm it stays in the bunkers when it's -30C outside.

That range also has about five golf simulators and a fairly nice little complex with nice big leather couches. It's $24 for a round, so I'll probably end up playing that once a week or so. It's owned by an Asian family, and the mother and father make sushi to order. You wouldn't think sushi from a driving range would be good, but it's better than a few restaurants I've been to.

[markpf189]

This is my first year golfing, so it's also going to be my first winter of golf withdrawl. There is an indoor driving range, but it's $30 for an hour, and it only extends 150 yards. There is also a driving range that has heated bunkers for hitting out of, and I'll probably end up going there, depending on how warm it stays in the bunkers when it's -30C outside.

Wow..$30 an hour is criminal!

[alf174]

A couple of courses stay open all year, indoor or heated ranges; and bowling leagues start here shortly (and go deep into next May )

[BMac0223]

Golf and then ski. The two seasons overlap perfectly here in upstate NY. Still golfing but getting the mountain itch.

[Uber$winG]

I found a permanent solution… I moved from Colorado to Arizona.