Winter Depression Thread

[Braivo]

On 12/11/2015 at 10:54 PM, MichiganLefty said:

I cleaned my sticks and put them away after Veterans Day last month. But I have tomorrow off and it is supposed to be 53 degrees here. So I am going to go out and play nine with my only old Hogan Apex Forged irons, an extra Pro Select SW, and putter.

Much better than the past two years thus far. It'll be nice being able to hit some shots after all of the reading I've done the past month.

BTW, some of those 99 cent books on rock bottom golf are great add-ons to an order. I've already read "The Old Man and the Tee" and "The Fine Green Line" in the past few weeks. 

Hope you enjoyed. We have had some great December weather in MI this year. My schedule has not allowed me to get out yet however. Perhaps this week, even Christmas Eve. 

[mcanadiens]

Stupid warm, but the forecast is really wet. Still have my fingers cross for Christmas Eve golf.

[nevets88]

 

[PEZGolf]

Like other golf enthusiasts in Central NY, I have battle plans to fight Old Man Winter----golf simulators, the golf dome at the Turning Stone Casino, and swinging a Momentous weighted club.  I have many good golf tapes----especially the Sybervision one showing All Geiberger's swing repeatly in slow motion-----good for your rhythm!

[nevets88]

I think I saw this posted somewhere in the forums, but at the risk of reposting, a bunch of guys in Sweden playing an ice covered course getting around on skate using drills to tee it up.

 

[9wood]

When a person only has one sport, winters can get quite boring. I like to golf when the weather is decent, yet when the weather isn't conducive for the game of golf I enjoy shooting at the pistol range or bowling. Those two sports carry me through the winter until the weather once again is favorable for golfing. There's more to life besides golf to occupy your time.

[Dave325]

Pushing through the winter with golf. Played yesterday in 30 degree weather. I can handle the cold and even a light snow, but don't like the cold rain so much. I always walk and carry, so put on the gloves with a couple hand warmers between shots always helps. And, the traffic on the course is light this time of year. So, I try to look at winter as thee glass being half full.

[PEZGolf]

MAN-----I am READY for Florida! Today's HIGH was 11, and the temperature will be in minus figures tonight!

[inthehole]

wind chill below zero this morning - time to pull the plug.    I can handle playing in the high 20's as long as it's not windy ... can barely stomach going out to the car in this frozen arctic tundra

[boogielicious]

48 minutes ago, inthehole said:

wind chill below zero this morning - time to pull the plug.    I can handle playing in the high 20's as long as it's not windy ... can barely stomach going out to the car in this frozen arctic tundra

Man up! What's a little frostbite compared to the great swing you will have come spring?!

It's indoor time for me. I'm thinking of building a platform with a mat to put on top of the snow so I can hit outdoors when the temp gets high enough. The indoor range is nice, but expensive, $30 per hour. They let me do 1/2 hour, which helps. 

[MrDC]

I think it's officially over here on Long Island, I think I've officially played my last round of the season, I think I'm officially depressed.

[DeadMan]

I'm in the throes of winter depression myself. Even with decent weather the past couple of days, there's still snow everywhere. With no actual golf in my near future, I don't have the motivation to even it tee up in my garage. I do ski, but that's nowhere near close to my passion for golf (plus, I can get a golf fix in in a couple hours, whereas skiing is really a whole day thing).

[SteveH]

I see -24C in our forecast for the weekend. Not that it matters as everything is frozen and buried with snow anyway. If i lived somewhere warm I could probably really get my handicap down. I will have to keep working on the wife to go somewhere warm, lol. On the upside, already got my membership. 3 months down and only another 3-4 months to go.

 

[nevets88]

Snow, what snow? I don't see no snow.

 

 

[Yukari]

Well looks like not golf for the foreseeable future herein CO.  Good thing I will be in SF (rain forecasted - crap) and Tucson (hopefully some golf) next week.

[jsgolfer]

Damn it's cold here in the mid-atlantic and we're going to get pounded with snow this weekend.  Ugh!

[chspeed]

Snow in forecast in NYC for this coming weekend. Temperatures are in the teens. I think it's game over here for a while.

The days will now tick by slowly until March golf trip.

Time to put some more scratches in the ceiling with follow-through.

[mcanadiens]

Got an e-mail from Golfnow for a birthday discount. It's good until Feb 1. A weather site suggests to me that we might hit 41 degrees on Monday. Not sure that's going to be enough to thaw enough turf to play, but thanks for the thought.