phillyk

That's a great accomplishment! I have come very close to holing a par 4 once. Albeit, the hole was 285 dogleg right over water with a massive tree in the way of the green. But I hit my 3-wood purely with a high draw over the tree, yelled fore as I knew people were still on the green (can't see the green unless 150 yards out in the fairway), and according to them (who I knew), they said the ball landed on the front of the green and rimmed the cup before ending up 6 feet away. So, I was very pleased to see the ball so close and hearing the story of how close I came to a hole in one, but the worst part was that I missed the 6 footer for eagle, and walked with a birdie. But, a tap-in birdie is always a great birdie. To save myself criticism on that putt, that green is the hardest and most sloped green on the course, so it was a tough putt.

There's two arguments in this case I think, and it only matters which one is more important. 1) the fact that you use a push cart to play golf isn't "traditional" regardless if it's electronic, and 2) you're playing golf to enjoy the game of golf regardless of how your bag is carried. Most people would go with number 2 I think. Also, from experience of working on a course for 3 years running, people who do have electronic push carts are usually the ones keeping pace, which is awesome! Like lumpukeroo said, the cart will keep up with you and even go ahead of you a fair distance, so the bag is always in a position that is easily accessible to keep play moving. In the end, its all a matter of whether you're out there to play golf for the fun of the game and have a good time or to play golf traditionally and enjoy the game.

I feel like informing everyone of the fact that they will be working on the right side could be counter-productive because of all the people who will start gambling on who can hit the first head... haha!

This is interesting, because I work at a golf course during summers in Chicago, and there's a guy who has only one leg and comes out to play every once in a while at our course. I saw him hit his tee shot as I worked starter, and it was hit right down the middle probably 260-270 with his driver. It's really cool to see people come out and play so well with a physical handicap. Just from watching this guy play in his group, it seems like he's better than his friends that he was playing with. They have perfect balance, which is a key to the swing, and because they have perfect balance they know how to swing away for power. It is very inspiring to see such devoted golfers as they are and see them do so well!

I'm just interested in how many people have actually achieved a double eagle. I got a double eagle on a par 5 when I was 15 after hitting a 330 drive and putting a 7 iron in the hole. It's my most memorable moment in golf. I have also achieved so many eagles, I can't even count. Is there some sort of statistic between handicap and eagles per year or something similar? It's also kind of weird because as I have grown in age and maturity in golf, I have got less and less eagles.

I get what everyone is saying in this thread. But is it true that with lots of spin, the ball will travel further? Because I produce large amounts of spin on short irons and I easily hit the ball further with the wind. My pitching wedge is normally at 150 yards, and with even a 10mph wind I can get 155 to 160 yards out of it. Or are we talking shorter distances than that?

I'd say the range is for everything: shot quality, direction, and distance. I'd first focus on shot quality and direction, because they are far more important than distance, especially like you said, there are many factors at the range that can shorten the distance in which you hit. Also, if shot quality is better to you after the practice session, then distance should come with it, because that means you're hitting more square and in the sweet spot. So, as adamgoodman said, pick out a spot you want to hit to, and go at it until you feel you've met the criteria of your practice.

I started out playing with a set of Callaway ladies clubs when i was 14 to 17, then got myself a set of Cobra 3100iH's. I've been using those since I got them, and just by practicing and playing a lot, my handicap has gotten down near scratch. So, to answer your question, it might not make too much of a difference when your shooting high to buy new irons except for the feel of them. I'd suggest to new golfers to get irons that are good for feel like cavity-back irons, because going to those straight blade irons can really hurt progress of your game. But, really, the key to breaking 90, then 80, and to near par is to practice, practice, practice just like anything. A tip to break 90, practice the short game the most. Meaning everything within 100 yards of the green. If you can get up and down nearly every time from within 100 yards, you can break 90 no problem. Watching the pros, within 100 yards, they put the ball within 15ft of the hole most of the time giving them a great chance for birdie or par.

I've tried other people's clubs when i was a kid and realized that was a mistake when I broke someone's R5 when that was popular in the day. Now that I've gotten a lot better, I never let people hit my clubs unless I know they can hit a ball straight every time. They are like my babies. You break'em, you buying me a brand new one. Especially with the woods, as they are a bit easier to break, I don't let people hit them. But, with a wedge or something, thats more ok. Anybody can use my putter though, as long as they don't break it over their knee. I mean I don't use a Scotty Cameron or anything too fancy so it's all good with that.

I think the Pebble Beach Pro-am would be a big tournament as well, because it's huge for publicity, shows how well the players practiced in the off season, and shows how prepared they are for the rest of the season in terms of their mental games.

I have to go with the big hitters Dustin Johnson or Bubba Watson. Big hitters have been making a slow come back to be in contention almost every tournament. They can get out of rough lies and go for those par 5's in two which can mean a lot especially in those bigger tournaments.