mgolfer

Ah good, some other golfers that share the same school of thought! Definitely agree!

Hi everyone, Over the past few years I have improved my game tremendously. I have the technique to hit all the shots I require but I am having real trouble with the odd terrible hole in my rounds. I seem to rack up round destroying scores on at least one hole, although often two holes per round and I have no idea what I can do to prevent this. It normally begins with an ob shot or a lost ball which normally leads to at least an 8. The annoying thing is that I will get maybe 4-5 pars in a round, a couple of bogeys and maybe a double bogey, but end up with a terrible score due to an 8 on my scorecard. I am not sure what to practice to prevent these as a bad shot seems to come out of nowhere. What advice would you give to try and get over this? Has anyone been successful in taking the majority of these out of their game? Obviously the odd bad hole is to be expected, but not twice a round! Without these holes my handicap would be around 12! Cheers

If I play too much my scores get worse and worse. I begin slicing my driver and hooking my irons. I think 2-3 times a week is perfect. Any more is counter productive for me.

I get a case of the 'shanks' once every few months. Literally the worst thing that can happen in a golf game. Also I find it very difficult to fix as your swing just feels the same as normal!

Hi, Just a quick question about the Vokey Spin Milled wedges. I heard that even though you can currently use the non-CC wedges in amateur competitions that I would play in, in 2014 this would change and the current non-CC Vokey Spin Milled wedges would be illegal? Is this true? I would be competing in the UK. Hope someone would know about this, Thanks

I would actually argue the other way. I believe that eating junk like fries etc will not just affect you physically, but mentally also. Eating foods like that makes me tired and I lack the energy to put in a good 18 holes. I do however agree with the poster above that at age 15 it will make less of a difference than a 40 year old eating the same. Do yourself a favour and try and eat veg every day and take fruit round the course with you. Bananas are a good slow releasing energy source for the golf course!

I can relate to you. Previously (as in 6 months ago) while getting back into golf I was consistently at the 100 mark. Managed to shoot 89 today. I have been working on my chipping and putting a lot. Work on your wedge play into greens as well. My wedge play today was immaculate meaning I gave myself many more birdie opportunities and par saves than usual. Most people can get the ball to within 120 yards with an average long game. Make sure you can hit a green target from 120 and in quite consistently and your scores will really improve. Chip and runs are also quite important!

Unfortunately I have the odd occasion where I end up swearing (to myself) or slamming my club on the ground after a bad shot. Suprisingly it really does help me! Due to my handicap I have expected bad holes so I can get away with it. If I was playing off of a low handicap and looking to go say 5 over for a round and got a triple bogey I would be in dire straits!

I quite like my AQLs. Comfortable and kept my feet dry yesterday in very heavy rain. Does the job well for me!

Hi, I am looking for a new wedge for my bag. I was looking for a new 56 degree sand wedge. I have looked at vokey spin milled wedges for years however I have heard that the normal spin milled wedges are illegal in a competition (I am looking to play competitions soon)? I am looking for wedges that will stop the ball on the green as my current wedges are worn out and the ball rolling through the green is affecting my scores by at least 4 shots a round id guess. What are the best wedges for feel and spin around at the moment? I have had a break from golf and I am quite out of touch with golf equipment these days! Thanks

I ditched my 3 wood a long time ago. I use a cobra f speed ld driver and a 26 degree ben sayers hybrid. I hit my driver around 260-270 if I catch it right but I only hit it on 3/4 holes out of 18. My hybrid off the tea i hit around 200/210 and I am pretty consistant with it on or off the fairway. So why would I need a 3 wood? I am very consistant with the hybrid so I would prefer to lay up short to the long par 5s and chip on than to risk it with a 3 wood! I guess it all depends on the course you regularly play and the scores you are going for.

Pro v1's or Pro v1x golf balls. I normally start off with these and if I am playing well I keep using them but if I start poorly I normally play with a callaway warbird or nike distance or some other distance ball. Note: I played my best 9 hole round with a prov1x, I think I gain extra confidence due to the fact that I know that if I hit the ball next to the pin it will stop quickly but if I use a top flite it will roll off the back of the green. It set up a lot of birdie opportunities.

Wouldn't mind it at all if J.B Holmes won it, he is a great player. Would also like it if Harrington and Garcia won it but I really want Mickelson to win, he really needs to take advantage of Tiger playing this season. The bladed chip n run he did reminded me of how I play though, except his was on the fringe and mine is normally right off in the thick stuff.

Ahh not these threads again Basically, if you want to do it in the most easy fashion, get a sleeve of pro v1s or the new callaway ix balls or whatever they are called, as long as they are good soft golf balls. Personally I like the pro v1. If you wedge's grooves are worn, they will not produce spin. Also remember that if they are full of dirt and grime then the grooves will not be able to grip the ball and spin it back, so use a groove cleaner. You really need to hit down on it and pinch the ball so that the grooves give the ball more backspin. However, I find that if the ball takes one or two hops and then stops I am in a better position as I rarely hit it past the flag needing it to spin back. To be honest backspin is overrated. At first I was like "woah I just spun the ball 10 feet!" and I seemed to feel that the zipback was more important than being close to the hole, as it left me 20 feet from the flag and had it not spun, it would have rolled next to the pin. If you hop and stop it, you should be happy with the result.

Well clubhead lag means that when you are in the impact position during your shot, the clubhead is behind the hands. This helps promote steady acceleration into the ball and good distance control. Due to the hands being in front of the club, the clubface slightly delofts and therefore a 7 iron will change into a 5 or 6 iron. That is why you see on TV pros hitting 185 yard 7 irons for example. It is bad to flick the wrists hear impact as you lose the clubhead lag created in your shot.

I try and go to the range once a week normally, and when I play I try to hit a bucket of balls before the round as I feel it helps me to warm up my swing or I seem to hook the ball for the first few holes.

Probably an average of 240 carry if i hit it well, if i really hit it possibly 250 carry, but this is on an uphill driving range with range balls so...

I tried 08 on a 360 and couldn't hit it straight with tiger. The pc version does not let you spin it in the air but the spin on the greens can be unrealistic (sometimes it doesnt even check, sometimes it bounces, stops and zips back at about 15 mph way off of the green for no reason). They should sort out the distances and sort out making sponsorships more realistic also, and make a proper driving range like the ones we go to just to mess about on to up skill levels.

I had 07 on console and i've got 08 on pc. PC doesn't have the ideal cam for putts for some reason :s. I prefer the pc game though, but if you put difficulty on medium or hard, let alone expert, if your mouse is slightly to the left or right you slice it like crazy. Does anyone know how to do proper draws/fades on the pc version? I don't know how.

Mine is 56 (-16) on Doral which is a par 72. Also did it with my normal player who has average stats :s. Anyway, what is your record score for 18 holes on tiger woods?

I shank lots of shots on the range for some reason. I also can never find a tee height that fits my driver properly which means that i sky my driver and destroy the top of it. I just practice chipping in the garden, putting on the putting green and just do practice swings and play on the course.

Ok here's how I did it. 1. Get a pro v1 or another high spin ball. 2. Clean your wedge grooves with a groove cleaner/whatever. 3. hit the ball first, then the ground. You will recognise the pure sound. The grooves will grip the ball as you hit down on itand create backspin. 4. It is much easier to spin the ball on softer greens, and it would help if there was a slight downslop as its much harder to spin it uphill. Also - sometimes the grooves may be worn out. You can get your wedges regrooved or buy a new wedge if needed. Titleist vokey spin milled wedges really do spin the ball, at the expensive of the ball's cover. To be honest, when I span the ball decently first time it spun back too far. I would prefer the ball to just hop and stop because most of the time I hit it before the flag. Also for some reason I could only get spin with my pitching wedge and not my sand wedge :s Backspin looks cool though :)

Yeah, tiger couldn't putt this masters, only decent putt he made was on the last day, 18th hole, and you could see how annoyed he was when he did that if you see him on video. Funniest moment I felt was when watching the masters but with the UK commentry, when Immelman hit his 2nd on the 18th hole last day someone yelled the usual "GET IN THE HOLE!" and the commentator said "oh shut up!"...that's what everyone was thinking. Well done to Immelman though, very nice guy and played fantastically.

I think immelman will drop some shots on the last 9, along with schnedecer (sp?). I think tiger will make a birdie or two but I do not think that he will win, he has missed too many chances. Flesch is doing very well and does have a chance to win.

(Didn't know if it should be defined as tour talk or general talk so I put it in here) Did anyone notice how the commentators pointed out that tiger is using a higher spinning ball than normal which sacrifices a bit of distance for more spin. I noticed that many of his shots are getting very near the hole and then spinning back about 10-20 feet eliminating many birdie chances. Does anyone else think that it was a bad idea to use the softer ball, especially with the wet weather earlier in the tournament? mgolfer