golf without clubs?

[quick]

hey so im going to houston, tx for a job interview and ill be done on friday at noon. they couldn't get me a flight back home until saturday at 1pm so i basically have 24 hours of time to do whatever. right now im in kentucky where its currently freezing raining and the temperature is below freezing. houston is supposed to be near 70 so i definitely want to take advantage of that. but i don't want to bring my clubs mainly because i don't have a travel bag and don't really want to go through the hassle of lugging them along.

is there any way to rent clubs or something to play a round or even just go to a driving range? i want to hit balls so badly and also kill some time while im in a city knowing no one with nothing really to do. could i maybe ask to demo some clubs and hit a bunch of balls with them or would they even let me take them on a course?

thanks.

[neudi]

A lot of publice courses have clubs that you can rent, although they are pretty beat up, as for a driving range they might have clubs that were left behind that they will let you hit as well, but its up to their discretion.

[immts007]

  quick said:

hey so im going to houston, tx for a job interview and ill be done on friday at noon. they couldn't get me a flight back home until saturday at 1pm so i basically have 24 hours of time to do whatever. right now im in kentucky where its currently freezing raining and the temperature is below freezing. houston is supposed to be near 70 so i definitely want to take advantage of that. but i don't want to bring my clubs mainly because i don't have a travel bag and don't really want to go through the hassle of lugging them along.

I haven't been at this game very long, but my impression is that most courses have rental clubs available - although I perfer the 'hassle' of lugging my own clubs

[sonicblue]

There are places now that specialize in shipping your clubs back and forth.

[mikelz]

  quick said:

hey so im going to houston, tx for a job interview and ill be done on friday at noon. they couldn't get me a flight back home until saturday at 1pm so i basically have 24 hours of time to do whatever. right now im in kentucky where its currently freezing raining and the temperature is below freezing. houston is supposed to be near 70 so i definitely want to take advantage of that. but i don't want to bring my clubs mainly because i don't have a travel bag and don't really want to go through the hassle of lugging them along.

Do you have any cartons in which clubs were shipped to you?

If you do, put three clubs in one and check it at the gate.

[Timothy D Watson]

Maybe this would appeal to you. Go to a thrift store and get a club or clubs that look interesting enough to try out the feel, etc... perhaps old wood or graphite. With those club(s) at a practice range:

-Swing the club hard like you don't care about breaking it. Get perfect contact one time with that power. See how far it goes.

-Try odd choices of clubs out of sand.

-Drop about fifteen balls in a long line, each one about six inches apart. Try to hit them all pretty well in a 30 second, 15 ball burst. Multiple balls will be in the air at once.

-Tee the ball VERY high and try to make that work. Maybe you will like that. Maybe not. Forged one, two, and three irons work well with me and long tees.

-Find a ball with a broken cover and hit it with a high-spin club. The sound makes backspin rates obvious.

Then, after you are through, donate the clubs to goodwill and never see the people that saw you do these things ever again.

[mikelz]

  Timothy D Watson said:

Maybe this would appeal to you. Go to a thrift store and get a club or clubs that look interesting enough to try out the feel, etc... perhaps old wood or graphite. With those club(s) at a practice range:

Great advice. I'm taking my practice routine on the road.

I think the 15 ball drill would look like this. -Anonymously posted

[mitchalo]

We rented clubs at Pinehurst and they actually turned out to be titleists with a Scotty Cameron putter

[mikelz]

  mitchalo said:

We rented clubs at Pinehurst and they actually turned out to be titleists with a Scotty Cameron putter

At Pinehurst's rates they should let you keep the putter.

[golfchief]

The better courses rent better clubs. Take your golf shoes,glove,tees and some balls. You should be good to go. check courses near your hotel and call about rental clubs. print out driving directions from the hotel and play some golf.