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I've really started to get into lawn care and noticed I have St. Augustine grass in my yard. It's thick blades and coarse texture made me wonder about its suitability as golf course rough. I haven't noticed any courses here in central NC that have it, but it's ability to handle salt fairly well had me wondering about courses near the coast. Have any of you played at a course that has St. Augustine grass?

Thought this was pretty funny:

Shane Bacon said it's because of all the driveable par 4s and reachable par 5s being together. Either way, I'd lose my mind if I was playing this slow.

Good lord. This round is SSSSLOOOOWWW for Tiger Woods. He's got to be pissed considering how bad he is playing...

Sure man! Are you going to school at Methodist?

Great, sounds good! Talamore is great course. Have played there a couple times. Thanks

I've broken 80 twice. I've made an eagle a couple of times.

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Awesome! Keep me in mind if you guys are ever back down here. I saw somewhere on here you shot a 69 at Tobacco Road. Was that your first time playing that course?

Hi everyone, Looking for some people to play with in the Sandhills of NC. I live in Sanford (about 45 mins south of Raleigh). I frequently play Sanford Golf Course, Quail Ridge in Sanford, and several different courses around Pinehurst. I can play during the week with enough notice and sometimes on the weekends with the wife's permission. 🙂 I have a buddy that will probably tag along sometimes when he's off work. Looking forward to playing with some new people through this community!

I have a feeling Jay Monahan is not going to be getting much sleep the next couple of weeks... Saw the promo where they were (possibly) teasing Matthew Wolff and Bubba Watson going to LIV... Who knows... maybe LIV just forgot to edit them out. Here's the video.

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I can see where youre coming from. It does look like I’m swinging pretty slow. I guess I have been focused on positions so much here lately, I have forgotten to swing fast! I know you say most of the speed comes from the arms Iacas... I remember seeing a post about that in the Swing Thoughts forum. Thanks for the reply.

Thanks for the reply. So you’re saying that I need more hip turn in the backswing or the downswing?

I've been Playing Golf for: 7 years My current handicap index or average score is: 85 My typical ball flight is: A little high with all of my shots. I ALWAYS miss with my driver to the right. The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: Just trying to gain more distance. I can usually hit the ball pretty solid, however I really lacking distance. I usually hit my my driver about 220. My 9-iron usually only goes about 120-130. The DTL video is with a pitching wedge. The FO swing is with a 9-iron. Videos:

Hi all, I will be leaving in a week to live in Valparaiso Chile for 6 months while I study Spanish. I was wondering if anybody knows of golf courses around Santiago or Valpo? I have always heard there are few, if any public golf courses in South America, just hoping to get lucky and play a few rounds while I am down there! Thanks!

Great post Mike! This is something that I have been thinking about for quite some time (probably a bit too much!) However what would you say to someone that appears to keep getting their arms "stuck" behind them with level shoulders? Not trying to turn this into a "my swing" thread just curious about this one particular aspect of a swing! I try to emulate the sensation of dropping the arms down and keeping the handle low to the ground as mentioned in the video. I just can't move my hands directly in front of my thigh when the club is parallel!

Went to the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst last year (I live 30 mins away, but have never played it! :( always good to dream though!) First off, its insanely crowded! And for me, being in the Sandhills of NC it was insanely hot as well. I'm sure it being in Washington state this year it will be a little cooler for you. The one thing I would recommend is that you don't walk all over the place. It's good to find somewhere to camp out for a bit, because dealing with the large crowds and walking all day can get you agitated and tired really quick! Hope this helps some!

Here is me now at the top of the backswing. I feel like I may have improved to where I have some more hinge? What do you guys think? However I still am really struggling with syncing the arms with the pivot. You can see my hands are nowhere near my thigh like @mvmac showed with the golfer in an earlier photo. Looking at this I can see that I didn't do a good job of getting my weight forward. If I were to get my weight forward, would that make my arms sync with my pivot or is there something I need to do along with getting my weight forward better? Thanks!

Hey @mvmac I was abl e to get outside today and get another video after I worked on my grip. What do you think? I feel like I do have more wrist hinge at the top of the back swing but when the club is parallel to the ground in the downswing, my hands appear to be in the same spot as before... I wonder why this is? Thank you for any and all advice!

@mvmac Are you saying that hinging of the wrist is something that "just happens" with the proper grip. Or is it something that I need to actively do with each swing? Thanks!

Thank you thank you thank you!!! I am looking forward to trying these things out! Thanks again @mvmac

@mvmac Here is an iron swing where I at least try to get my weight forward. I hope this helps some! Thanks again!

Ok @mvmac thanks for the reply! I will work on getting a video up tonight!