TheGolfingDetective

The outings I've played in are usually work related (cops), and therefore, a golfing disaster. At least one wrecked cart is a guarantee. The closest to the hole and long drive contests are an exercise in creative storytelling. And they may take upwards of 6 hours. Great for just hanging out though, and the after golf dinners are usually worth it. Plus they're usually done for guys who have high medical bills or family emergencies. The non-charitable ones though go for about $150 per man now in the greater NY area.

Iacas, how do you record a fairway missed long? Straight, well struck shot that rolls out just into the rough before a creek or before a patch of rough? Also, how would I record a fairway hit AFTER my first tee shot was plunked into the water? I reloaded, hit the fairway, hit the green, and two putted. But took a six due to stroke and distance. Just curious. Seems like a very good app.

So that's to say that, for instance, I'm a 27.1 handicap, and I'm playing a 10 handicap, I get a stroke on the 17 hardest holes (seventeen stroke difference in handicaps)? Thanks.

#18 is a 421 yard par 4 here, and at the end of a horrendous round, I nailed my drive with a nice draw 265 to the center of the fairway, leaving me about 166 (according to the cart's sometimes suspect GPS system). Despite not being able to hit the ocean with my irons, I flushed a 6 iron to about 20 feet below the pin, and two putted for par. This is by far the toughest hole on the course. Almost made the pain of my 107 go away. Almost.

I'm sure this has been covered here, but I can't find it, so I'll throw it out again. Relative newb here with a few h-cap questions. I have gathered the handicap rankings on the scorecard generally mean 1 is the toughest hole, 2 next, and so on down the line. How would you allocate strokes based upon that in a match play? And when playing stroke play, is it your overall handicap that counts for your net score, or your course handicap? The more I learn about the system the more detailed it gets. Thanks, all.

I guess I stand out in that I've learned, as I slowly get my handicap down, that playing smart and taking a bogey five instead of going for the hero shot and throwing a snowman on your card just makes me walk off the course feeling better about my game. If I shoot in the low nineties, I know I hit some greens, scrambled well, and didn't have any real disaster holes (8's... or worse). That, at my skill level, leaves me feeling more content than shooting a 101 but saying, "Man I did crush that 3 wood off the deck to the front edge of the green on that par 5." Golf is a game of consistency, not momentary brilliance.

Sadly, I have to tag along with the wife on a business trip to the Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ, in two weeks, and while she earns some cash in meetings and conferences, I'll have to entertain myself with the Borgata poker room and golf. Now I'm well aware of the AC Country Club, is it worth the VERY high greens fees? Also, last time there I almost played The Links at Brigantine, which, though it looks good, looks nothing like a links course. Any other ideas, suggestions? Thanks.

Yep. That's it exactly. It's a very classic looking putter, but tough to align (only a white dot on the topline), and way too light for the municipal greens I play on. Plus it was too long, I'm 6 foot and had to choke down on it to get my eyes over the ball. Just couldn't control distance very well at all. It might work much better for a better player, though.

I've locked up baggage handlers at JFK and Lga in the new York area, and I think golf clubs aren't the item of choice when it comes to stealing bags (carry on ALL jewelry!!!). I would be much more concerned with them breaking, although ive taken them to two continents and about 8 different airports in the last two years with no problems.

Finally plunked down the 140.00 my local pro shop wanted for an Odyssey White Hot Tour Rossie putter I had my eyes on, and immediately took it out for a round. Didn't even practice with it. Wow. My last putter was a TM Imola blade, too long and light. I got the new one in 34 inches and the head is much heavier. Despite the front nine getting used to speed and distance, the back bincr came off beautifully, and I holed an 18 bending, downhill fringe putt on 18 to save par. What a difference in confidance a new piece of equipment has on you overall. Highly recommended.

I thought the Callaways had feel, in comparison to what I had been using, but today I went all out and bought a box of Pro V1's. Wow. Now I know what feel is. Was able to hit a low wedge about 60 yards and have it just. Stop. Feels great hitting around the greens, but I did lose about 10 yards on drives. The HX Hot Bites are still a nice, half price alternative.

I'm still not at the point where I can buy the 45 dollar balls, but I've found for a medium priced ball, the green sleeve Callaway HX Hot Bites are pretty nice. Not a huge difference in distance and its the only ball i've ever gotten to stop and dance back occasionally.

45-47 for a best ever 92. What's worse, is I four putted two par 3's that I hit in regulation. Sigh. I never broke 100 before this summer and in the last month and a half, I have had four rounds in the nineties. The Sand Trap works!

Sandman, was that Van Courtlandt? Sounds like number 2.

Number 2, 370 yard par 4, slopes left to right and is uphill. I hit my drive to about 5 yards beyond the 100 yard marker, on the right side of the short stuff. Got on with a wedge..... and proceeded to three putt for a bogey 5. But that drive... WOW. I almost felt like a golfer.

There's no way this can come out sounding good, but with regards to the Asian women that picked up our balls (ahem), they played the "No English" card. And with the Asian players here (and around here, and it's a rather widely known stereotype) that DO pick up balls that are not their own, that tends to be the excuse, just a lack of communication. The older players that do it seem to just scoop and run. And I have seen young kids do it, most recently two under twenty-somethings that drove straight across the 18th fairway, which is a 460 par 4 with a WIDE fairway, and they stopped near one of our balls, and by the time we could get there, poof, ball gone. I loathe them.

I played Sprain today and it kicked my ass. Sigh.

The hosel of my 4 iron became intimately acquainted with the soil of the tenth fairway today.

Admittedly, that hybrid went much farther than I anticipated, however he still had to walk about 20 yards back in the general direction of the fairway. That was kind of the straw that broke the camel's back, though. I've seen this far too often on the public courses I play. I've been hit into, from groups behind as well as by errant tee shots from adjoining fairways. I've never considered picking up a ball that wasn't mine because it was merely in my field of vision.

I've woken up at 530 am to make it out at 6 am before having to work 4 pm to 1 am, AND have to be back at work the following day at 8 am. Gave up alot of sleep to lose 4 balls that day. :(

I was curious if this was a problem anywhere else besides public muni's in the greater NYC area. Last week, my friend and I get paired with two asian women, who proceed to pick up either his or my ball, not once, not twice, but THREE times in the same round. THEY WERE PLAYING WITH US. Now today I was able to get a 3 hybrid about 190, leaving it about 20 yards short and left of the green. The group on the green walks towards their carts, also on the left, and I see one guy, about 50 or so, walk to his left, bend down and then continue onto his cart. When I get to where my ball should be, nothing. I scour the area to find only grass. I confront him on the next hole, and he says, "Nope, I didn't see a ball." These are just two examples that don't included the danger of flirting with an adjoining fairway with your tee shot and having another group get to your shot before you can. Trust me, I could go on. Is this a question of golf etiquette? Of poor golfers who can't afford to buy balls? Or a question of selfish a**holes who believe that any ball on the course that doesn't have a golfer addressing it is fair game? Is this a problem where you play? If so, vent away.

I've posted 18 rounds so far this year, and this was my first full season back after about a 5 year layoff--not that I played often then... I think I hit 99 after 15 rounds, and then it took another three rounds or so to break that with a 97. I would like to get to the low ninties by the end of the season.

I got the pleasure of walking the first four holes solo three days ago, and I went bogey-par-par-par. And I'm a 31.5 h'cap. Finished with a 97, which is still a personal best. Wish I could play solo all the time.

Where do you play? I'm a Yonkers / Bronx guy myself. Play mostly the Westchester public courses, some Vannie, some Split Rock and Pelham.

The Golf Digest with Phil on the cover (two months back?) had him talking about how you shouldn't change your swing or set up to adapt to different launch conditions, you should just change shafts and club heads! It was an ad for Callaways interchangable driver heads/shafts masquerading as an instructional article. Whatever respect I had for Phil circled the drain while reading that on the throne.