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Got a little summer bonus at work and treated myself to a Taylormade Burner 2.0 Driver. 10.5 stiff shaft......That thing is BOSS!

My fiance and I attended her cousin's wedding on the West Side of Michigan this weekend. I played Berrien Hills Golf Club in Benton Harbor yesterday AM. Played like crap, BUT the course was in amazing shape and some of the views were to die for. Its hard to get pissed when you have such gorgeous views and playing under such nice conditions.

Right its all perspective. I am getting married in 8 months from yesterday, and we are paying for the wedding ourselves.I am almost 26 and just bought a condo two years go. I have a decent job and moneys not tight but also I dont have 2K to be spending on a course membership. I would rather put some of my extra money to paying off my mortgage or saving. The $300 though is totally doable and would get no resistance from my fiance. Hell if she came home and said she wanted to spend 2K a year on one of her hobbies right now I'd tell her no. We just arent at that point in our lives yet. I'd like to be and I want to spend wisely so one day I can get the full membership. And its not that my fiance is controlling or doesnt let me do things, if I am about to make a foolish decision than I'd hope shed stop me, thats what being a team is about. And right now 2K a year for golf is foolish.

He got 4 reserved box seats to the remaining Yankee home games, 3 balls, 3 bats and 3 signed jerseys. I also heard that the ball could be worth upwards of 250K. Is that a fair trade, I'm not sure. BUT that guy will FOREVER be linked to Jeter's 3000th hit and he will be on that highlight forever. I think thats pretty cool. Hard to say what I would of done. Did the guy HAVE to give the ball back, no. He caught it and it was his ball. BUT did he do the right thing? I think so. I would like to think that I would of done the same and getting 3 bats, balls and jerseys signed by DJ is pretty neat. Being linked with his 3000th hit is even cooler and I think the tickets to the Yankees game was a nice jester....

Yeah but we are just starting out so money is a little tight. I mean I dont live paycheck to paycheck but still the 2K is a little much for even me to handle. I think the $300 is a good price and I can and will pay for that. She lets me do what I want but she also keeps me grounded, as I do her...

Right, well I figure I go to the range 1-2 times a week and spend between $5-10 on balls each time. Plus I'm spending between $25-50 on golf 2-3 times a month. Lately I have been going a lot more. So we should just say about $50 a week on golf. thats $200 a month. If I got that membership it would be $300 up front (I like this because its only $300 and I could still golf with my friend at different courses on the weekend) So lets say that I golf with my buddy 1-2 times a month itd be $100 MAX, which would save me $100 a month. Not to mention the other savings from having the membership.

Yeah, I am almost sure I am going to do it next year. This year I am just going to play courses with my buddy and take some lessons.... Pheasant Run is a really nice course, one of the nicest Ive been too. I can play pretty quickly and I think I could at least get 9 holes in maybe even the full 18 during June and July as it gets dark around 9ish. I have played the full 18 before in around 3 hrs. So even if I just get 9 in a day and a I 2-3 times a week I still think its a pretty good deal. Even if the 2K wasnt all up front my fiance wouldnt let me do that. She was having a hard time with the $300!

Sorry for the typo the twilight rate is $300 from May to August and is Mon-Thursday after 6pm. There are some leagues but I have gotten in at 6ish before with no problems. For the twilight membership there are no other benefits other than carts are included, although I would probably try to walk at least once a week to get some exercise... Again thanks for the replies and sorry for the typo...

I am not a member at any course so I do not play as much as I would like, I have been going about once a week to different courses around my area. However I feel like I am spending a lot of cash by not being a member of a course. Now I cant afford the $2000 or so membership dues at most courses charge BUT Pheasant Run (a course right down the street from me) is charging $300 for a Twlight Membership, which includes May-Aug, Mon-Thursday, after 6pm. This really appeals to me because I could go after work and then on the weekends my buddy and I could still go to new courses (which I really enjoy). Also it is about 3 min from my house. My fiance travels for work so I am left home alone about two weeks a month so this would also be a good distraction for me. My only concern is that I would be golfing alone (which I have also never really done). I have been making great improvements but I feel like I could be even better if I played more. Even if I used my weekday golf to just practice different things on the course and then play real rounds with my buddy on the weekend I think this would be worth it. Does anyone else have a "Twlight" membership, do you think its worth it? Does the $300 for 4 months seem like a good deal? I have almost decided that I am going to do it I just wanted some of your opinions. Is there any other options out there? I have about a $500 budget though.....

UPDATE - My best bud and I played 18 today at Brookside in Saline. I learned a valuable lesson today, not only about the game of golf but about myself as well. Now I havent golfed with my buddy since we played at Pineview so I really wanted to show him how much I have improved. We went out and I played the front 9 TERRIBLE, lost a bunch of balls and shot a 58. Just like I was shooting when he and I had played in the past. I was inside my own head and golfing terrible. Just when I thought I was taking MAJOR steps forward the golf gods put me back in my place. Golf is an unforgiving game...But I think thats why I love it. As we made the turn I shot a 58 and he shot a 56. Now I have never beaten him before either and I really wanted to win. And also I was feeling like a dipshit because I told him how much better I was doing and it wasnt looking as such. As we turned the corner I said "this is a fresh start and a new ballgame." I calmed myself down and really started to think about my shots. My putts started to fall and my drives were finding the fairway. More importantly my short game came back and I was chipping as I have the past few rounds. Coming into the last couple holes I knew I had a pretty good shot at going under 50, but also he did as well. I didnt add the scores up until the end but I finished the back nine with a 46. My best 9 hole total so far and finished the day at a 104. Pretty good considering I went out with a 58. My friend shot a 49 and came in at 105. Beat him by one stroke. But today I learned that you have to take each hole as they come, and also to not think to highly of yourself or the golf gods will put you back in your place. Take away the 6 or 7 balls I lost on the front 9 and I would of been well under 100. DAMNIT!!! Maybe next time!

Loudmouth Oakmount Houndstooth shorts - So bad ass I couldnt resist.

I had a Nike Mallot putter but I found that the club was to heavy. I am now playing a Taylormade Rossa Core Classics Lambeau. I tried a bunch of blade putters at my local golf shop. And I liked that the Rossa had the three lines to line up your putt. My putting is still not my strong point but it seems like I have more feel with the blade and I am sinking more putts.

I was going to take my lesson at Mickey's driving range on Cherry Hill in Westland/Canton. That is where I go to the driving range at. If you want to play Pheasant Run sometime or any other course around the Canton area message me. I am always looking for new golf buddies.....

Yeah, I think I need a lesson or someone who actually knows what they are doing to look at my swing. I'm going to get a lesson here within the next week or so..

Update: Last night I went back to Green Oaks where I have shot a 70 and 64 on the front nine this year. Yesterdays round I shot a 49 on the front. Thats right 49!!! On the back I shot a 52. 101 on a course thats given me problems my whole (short) golf career. HUGE day for me. I think even bigger than shooting the 100 at Brae Burn.

That course looks great. Only problem is we arent going to have a car...A cab ride to Desert Pines is going to be expensive enough and its only 10 miles away. But man that course looks nice! The Pines looks nice as well though from what I could see online.

I was playing Stonebridge earlier this year, one of the hole (I dont remeber which one) was a par 4 dog-leg right. I was going to play my slice and hit a driver off the tee. Stonebridge is right in the middle of an upper class neighborhood, and I nailed the straightest drive of my life. The only problem is that it was headed straight for a house. I didnt hear a crash and I couldnt see any damage or my ball. So I took a drop, but I was also positive that I blasted that million dollar home...

Thank you guys, after this great week of golf I find myself more addicted than I have ever been. My fiance and I are going to Vegas in Sept and I am playing Desert Pines. So I am practicing up for that. Also I need to get a lesson, my drives still slice a bit. I have learned to play my slice, but I look like an idiot addressing my ball sideways.....

Let me start out by saying that I started playing golf a couple of years ago and was terrible, shot in the 140s. I bought a condo and started life after graduating college and quit playing for a couple of years, although I missed the game a lot I just couldnt find time to play. This winter I got the bug again for some reason and got some slightly used Taylormade RAC OS irons from craigslist and started hitting the range. Id go 2-3 times a month from January until March. Started playing again at my "home" course, Green Oaks in Ypsilanti MI in late March. My first time out I shot a 70 for 9 holes. Typical right? It was still very cold that day but the bug hit me and I made a couple good shots.I kept going to the range and I found myself making good contact with my irons and I quit topping the ball. One of my goals this year is to play as many different courses as I can. So my buddy and I have been playing about 2 new courses a Month. The next time out I played Stonebridge in Ann Arbor and shot a 123 (58,I 65) MUCH better than my first time out. I still was topping the ball a bit and my putting and short game was terrible. So back to the range I went to work on putting, short game and iron shots. I played Pheasant Run in Canton shot a (57, 55), the improvements in my game were amazing. At this point I started to set little goals for myself. To strike the ball solid everytime, and to not 3 and 4 putt anymore and also to break 100 before the summer ended. More and more range work to follow..I even developed a little game at the range where I would take one shot with each club in my bag. If I made a good solid contact shot I would count it as a point. When I started the game I would score about 6-7 but within a couple of weeks I was up to 11-13. Then my rut came and I shot two games of 116 at St Johns in Plymouth MI and Pineview in Ypsilanti. I started to get a little discouraged, but I was making great strides at the range. They just didnt seem to carry over to the course. But I kept working, and grinding. One my my friends came into town and I took him to Warren Valley in Dearborn Heights. The week leading up to him coming I hit the range every night. Playing my game and also putting (about 1-1 1/2 hrs of just chipping and putting work). The night before he came I scored 13 on my range game. I was hitting 13-14 shot with solid contact and I felt amazing. Something funny happened on the course I was actually hitting the ball well. Off the tee and on the fairways. I was getting really good around the green as well. Then on the eighth hole the most amazing thing that has happened in my golf career happened. It was a par 4, 274 yard hole. I drove the ball right down the fairway about 240 yards. My second shot was a gorgeous chip that landed softly on the green and rolled right into the hole for an Eagle 2. It was AMAZING. At that moment I realized that breaking 100 was actually possible. I ended the day shooting 112 though (53(my lowest 9 hole total to date), 59). The funny thing about golf is that you flirt with perfection and then the golf gods smack you right back down to reality. That was last Saturday. Tonight I went to Brae Burn in Plymouth with one of my oldest friends who is a pretty good golfer. Brae Burn is only a par 70, 66.3/114, with a ton of short par 4s 350yds or less. I started out going almost shot of shot with my buddy. Striking the ball solid and putting great. I was hitting the ball and making so many "good" shots that I turned the corner shooting a 47. First time I have ever shot under 53. I was feeling great about myself. Then the golf gods put the smack down on me. I scored an 8 on the 12th hole. The 13th hole is a double dog leg 510 yard hole nicknamed "the Monster" and I put up a 9 spot on it. Other than that I was grinding and making good shots for me. I ended with a 53. I almost didnt believe it and had to double check my math but 47+53 is 100. My best round by 12 strokes. I dont care if it was a par 70 or not I am taking my 100. If my eagle didnt make me hopelessly addicted to golf this round did. Sorry for the novel, I am jut really excited and this was a pretty big deal for me. I am going to continue at the range and get a lesson here shortly. I want to be at around 100 at Green Oaks now. Thank you for reading and have a good one!

Yes, I am gonig to get some lessons here shortly. Also I need extensions for my irons as well. I am going to get those within the week. Thanks for the reply and have a good day!

Hello everyone, my name is Eric and I am 25 living in Canton MI. I work in Ann Arbor. I am fairly new to golf. Started playing after high school. I played a lot in 05-07, but didnt play much after my fiance and I bought our condo in 08. Got back into it this year and fell back in love with the game. Now I am hopelessly addicted to the game. I shot my best score of my life (112) this past weekend. I am on a journey to be around 100 by the end of the summer. I love to play new courses and my best friend and I have played a bunch so far. I look forward to meeting new friends and learning a lot.

This was not only my shot of the week but the shot of my life. I just got back into the game this year after a couple years off. I shoot around 115 to 120 on average (by no means am I good). But I want to be good and I have been going to the driving range a lot, working on my putting and reading anything and everything I can get my hands on. Anyways, I was playing Warren Valley, in Dearborn Heights MI with one of my friends who came into town from Grand Rapids. We were on the 8th hole, par 4, about 310 yards or so. Now I have been playing pretty good up until this point for me. I blast a monster drive about 270 or so yards and I am looking at a nice little chip shot to get onto the green and be putting for birdie. I pull out my PW and hit the shot of my life. The ball landed right infront of the pin and rolled right in for an eagle 2. Coolest thing I have ever done. I ended up shooting (53-59) for a 112. Best score ever. I hope to break 110 soon and maybe be around 100 by the end of the summer.