GolfMaineiac26

Nice man I'll probably be playing a lot of rounds at penobby June-July as well as Hidden Meadows which is my "kick Back and Relax" course nice 9 hole not to out of the way but just enough that you can play at your own pace without having to feel rushed. Hope the weather is good for you, today it's supposed to be 86 and mostly sunny!

Other: Divots and pitch marks, the little dime sized ones don't bother me it's the "chunks" of grass/dirt that people gouge out of the fairway/tee box that piss me off, they'll send a huge wad of turf flying and laugh and walk off leaving a frigin crater without repairing it, completely disrespectful to those who do respect the course as well as the people who own/maintain the course. Music is meh I can tune it out, talking I tune out as well, walking the putting line is never a concern as I almost always play solo.

How bad is too bad? Well that all depends on what you can take weather wise and your location (open, wooded, city, rural ect) up here in Maine we have Late March through late October-early November so about 5-6 full month's of golfing weather, but personally I don't start playing till the first week in April and my last round is usually mid October, if it's Below 40 I won't golf, anything above that I'm game, wind is meh I've hit into 20MPH wind before and granted I have had to put more behind my swings but I personally think that's when skill really matters as making par is difficult when your hitting uphill and into the wind. Rain doesn't bother me so long as it's not pouring, and when it comes to thunderstorms, it's a matter of common sense, I'm not one of the people out there on an elevated green sticking my putter into the air....!

I've been a fan of Golf all my life and have watched many tournaments and I remember when they didn't have any of this fancy shot/swing analysis, nor the commentators critiquing players stance, swing, ect. at least not as in depth as they do today, I think it's something that they've been told to do by upper management, to keep viewers locked in.

ah ok I'm just interested in finding other people that live in Maine on here aside from searching for members and posting in random forums. The group was my way of doing that but I can't find it now and it used to show up in my profile. Guess I'll jst have to try something else, thanks for your help.

I mean the groups you join, I joined an actual group that was composed of people from New England last year and it had like 17 members and we could start group discussions, events, and each group had an admin/moderator I'm taking it this option has been removed.

What happened to the "Groups" on here did they do away with them or what? I had joined a group a year ago to try to get together online with other golfers from New England but can't find the group.

My New Slazenger Cart Bag, I got it as a gift from my mom's boyfriend last week it's very similar to the SZR 14 way, I'm on a budget so anytime I get something new whether it is a new club, bag, or attire I'm hyped and that hype carries over to the course, I only wish it were a stand bag but I'm used to carrying my bag from hole to hole and this is way lighter then my old Wilson Staff Bag which has been relegated to storage for spare balls and clubs.

My goals are two fold this year and very simple 1. Play More Golf!!! (I only played once last year, lots of other things went on) 2. Get new clubs, this one I am excited and scared about. Excited because I'll have better clubs, scared of the price, got a lot of things to buy (wedding gift for my best friend, car, fix my bike, start on my cabin, and golf clubs!) Though I'm fairly confident I'll get one that doesn't break the bank, yet works well!

Well up here in Maine we got rid of all our snow, but now we have rain the next four days, in fact my PC is next to my window and it's a full on downpour outside, so this might tag on an additional week or two of time before the courses open :( as the saying goes "when it rains, it pours"

wow that is short!, my go-to course is a 3009 (soon to be 3100) yard, par 35 9 hole course with a 554 yard Par 5 uphill!

Well we may be done with snow this year, and we only have the shrinking snowbanks left, but when I called my local course to ask when they thought the course itself would be open for play I got a slightly discouraging answer....3 weeks or so.... which means it will be around the second week of May :( Though once it's open I'll be playing 2 days a week plus on the weekends!

Sounds like you need a dose of reality yourself, I never implied he was seeking to become a PGA tour pro, I was simply stating that if he was he may/may not make it in, and then I went on to say there were other careers in golf for him to consider. Maybe read the whole post instead of taking things out of context would work better for you hmm???? Also OP said he is turning 30!

Ah ok I understand now, the courses where I live (the public ones at least) are quite lax, and it is mostly up to individuals to report slow play, and play-through's are commonplace. Everyone respects fellow players.

Not what?

Maybe he is refering to playing at a lax public golf course, what your describing sounds more like an exclusive country club or a public course that is to strict to even be fun, I mean honestly who wants to golf and have to set the tee, spot where they want their ball to land and commit at address in 60 seconds or less, I for one don't it's folly to expect everyone to keep up with the group in front of them, shit happens, people hit one into a water hazard or the ball takes a bad bounce into a bunker, are they just supposed to pick their ball up and walk to the next hole? That's just my opinion.

Yes it does have combo tee's though many holes have 3 seperate tee's.

I have an interesting system of tee placement, I have pretty good distance (230 yards with a 5 wood) but I base my tee position on the difficulty of the hole and my play style, if I have a severe dogleg right that has multiple hazards from my tee shot I'll go to the white or red tee's, hit from there and when I am confident enough I'll play the blue tee's it's easier to do that then play the hardest position and base my performance off of how bad I do from said tee position. Work on one thing at a time and don't try to do it all at once. This has served me well as I have since opened up to the blue tees and have been playing well my biggest problem is an occasional slice/hook that finds the trees or the out of bounds area, had I started with blue tees from the get go I might have said "to heck with golf" but instead I was able to enjoy it and get better as I play more.

While you may not make it into the PGA tour (you never know) there are plenty of other tournaments and events you could get into, provided you become good enough, not to mention Long Drive Competitions, Opens, ect. you could also work on becoming a Club Professional or Golf instructor, or work as part of the PGA tour Crew. The biggest thing for you right now is to not worry about whether or not you can do it as a career, but instead focus on getting good at playing consistently and lowering your handicap, I find that asking people "can I make a career out of this" or "is it to late for me to be a pro" just brings out all the naysayers and people who just want to say "NO" There have been a lot of famous people in sports who started quite late and amid all the skepticism from others in the sport became very good and even made a career of their chosen sport.

http://www.rockbottomgolf.com/ is a legit site and they have mad clearance deals on brand name equipment, you might also check out Amazon.com as they have quite a few beginner sets for good prices. You can also go to http://www.pinemeadowgolf.com/ which has some good deals and they have several monthly deals every month, though they are not big brand they do sell quality clones, they also are custom fit and you can customize the clubs.

Domhall is Brendan Glesson's Son, and the two of them also played together in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.

It's not the ball that matters it's how you hit it, I myself don't really have a preference I'll use anything that's not going to break on me! I use a lot of Top-Flite XL's, XL2000's but also some Titleist PRO V1's, I've known some people who will actually open a new sleeve of balls and throw the ones that they have used out at the end of the round claiming that the wear on them makes them roll/bounce bad, I find this to be speculative as I've used the same balls for several rounds of play, with no real performance hit, then again for them it's probably their "Golf" superstition. You can also buy recycled balls on Amazon for dirt cheap. A bag of 36 Callaway Warbirds is only $31.96 and a bag of 36 Titlest PRO V1 balls is $68.00 the same new would be around $120 for the same quantity. I actually stockpile golf balls at the beginning of the season which is only a week or so away...hopefully!

Kinda hard to enjoy it when people like you can't wait more then 2 minutes before it's your turn at the tee, that being said do you enjoy the game of golf?

You want to start off with beginner sets, getting a professional golf set that costs $1000+ is not the best thing to do if your just getting into golf but it's your money. If you want custom fit Golf clubs that are suitable for your skill level I recommend checking out Pinemeadow Golf, or GigaGolf they both have very good products and you can customize your Shaft, Grips and Gigagolf even lets you pick individual clubs. The links are below! http://www.pinemeadowgolf.com/ http://www.gigagolf.com/index.jsp