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Congarts or your eagle mate! Havent bagged one myself, but ive always thought that the best eagles would be the ones on a par 5. Seems alot more rewarding to hit 3 consecutive good shots, than 2, or even 1 with a poor drive or a par 4. A par 4 eagle always seems lucky, more than skilled.

Clearly you dont recongnise sarcasm. I forgot that you "cultured englishmen" take everything literally. To answer 'mrgilmore's' question, yes, greensborough is about 1 hour away from frankston. Not so far now that the new freeway is open Like i said, i would never go out and sledge people during a round that i didnt know, unless it was 'Sergio77' for obvious reasons.. My mates give me shit when i make mistakes and i give it right back to them. Funny as heII when they start to let it get to them, and their insults back come out only half hearted. Sledging about the equiptment they are using is always a good one, cuts one of my mates real deep. "What happened to the Mizuno then, you hack?" He always come back with.. "Nice TaylorMades.... Taylor made for shit golfers." Good fun.

Im in Melbourne, Greensborough. Yourself?

ha. i was gonna post something about the ashes, lol, but thought id better stick to golf

Are you for real? Its a bit of fun and a joke around with mates.. Golf is not all serious. Im clearly not going out to play golf to sledge people i dont know, but if i had to play a round with you, i probably wouldnt care. And keep your "Australian" re-marks to yourself too.

^^^^ Well said.

I all too often find that putting in particular is shortly followed by sledging, what ever the outcome, positive or negative when playing with mates. This thread is in relation to the "names for a good shot" thread, but thought i should start a new one so i didnt stray off topic, kind of like i am now. Anyway, putting + sledging. I pride myself on sledging my mates during rounds, trying to take away any ounce of self-confidence they may have. You may think im an ******* for doing so, but i dont care. I find putting leaves golfers most vaulnerable (sorry if thats spelt wrong), especially in pressure situations. Leaving putts short for pars/birdies and desperate bogeys can be followed up with, "where's your handbag Nancy?" or, "does your husband play?" Driving a ball out of bounds can be followed with, "the greens that way, Ray" (no offence to any Ray Charles fans) etc You get the point. Its all about rubbing salt it the wound. Make that terrible shot hurt them more so. I want to hear your sledging lines in regards to crappy golf shots in general. Got any classic lines?

"Finally."

^^^^ Very true. I enjoy playing different courses, but a few in particular are rediculously slow. I called up a local golf course before heading down for a round, and the bloke goes, "no problems, no need to book a time, just head on down." I thought,"beauty, should get 18 in before dark" How wrong i was. With 3 holes played, waiting on the 4th (par 3), 1hr 15m had already passed. I dont know where the time went. Worst round ever, not to mention i played terribly, which only made the waiting twice as painful..

I hit with a draw off the tee most times, but really have to use a pre-shot routine to get my set-up and release right. I find a good way to hit a fade all the time is to weaken your grip but increase grip pressure. Gripping the club stronger helps stop your hands naturally turning over through impact and creates a fade.

Scratch...... eventually.

Your only cheating yourself by not following the rules. Small things like lifting the ball for a good lie can make the game that much harder when playing properly, ie comps. If people are serious about golf, i think you should follow the rules as closely as possible from the get go. Hitting 'second shots' for missed putts and crappy tee/approach shots is a great idea when its quiet on the course. I find it adds confidence for following and upcoming holes

Shot 84 today Best score ive had so far. Been playing for 10 months now and cant get enough of this sport!! With 35 putts, i could improve my score incredibly by lowering that amount and hopefully break 80 in the near future! Practise, practise practise