possumkiwi

There are threads about film and TV, music, spelling and grammar errors, all of which run way over 50 pages. They're obviously worthy of the moderators' time, but 18 pages of discussion about gun laws after two mass shootings in a week (in which I've made...three posts...are detrimental to "quality golf content". - This is a golf forum with an area specifically described as being for politics, off-topic subjects etc, but you're only supposed to have "casual" discussions, whatever that means, and stick to golf at all times. - Moderators can and will shut down topics they don't agree with, but are happy to let other non-golf threads run to 80 pages - If you're a new member, you can't have discussions about stuff we've covered in the past, because the more established members are tired of it If that's the way it is, you can keep it. Enjoy your lives.

For goodness' sake. If you lot want to have a golf forum, remove the grill room, remove all the other non-golf bits, and stop pretending you're open to other stuff being discussed. The "important to the membership" sounds exactly like the dinosaurs at my and many other clubs. Looking after their own, invariably conservative interests in the name of "the membership". Guess what - the people here who disagree with you and the moderators - we're as much "the membership" as anyone else. The Grill Room Follow this 0 If you've got something off-topic (like politics, religion, or other non-golf, non-sport, non-geek topics), discuss it here. Grill Room Rules No hats or jeans allowed. Just kidding. Please keep things courteous and civil. Though discussions can become heated, it is incumbent upon everyone to act like an adult who respects others.

I'm with this guy. It's even worse when a pro-gun moderator makes the call to shut it down. You Americans love to shout about your democracy and freedoms and so on, which is all fine, until someone disagrees with the guys who make the rules. For the record, and to paraphrase Jim Jeffries, legislation has to pander to the lowest common denominator. Think of speed limits. "I'm a good driver. A responsible driver. I've taken car control courses and I drive the latest vehicle which I have safety checked all the time. I should be allowed to drive as fast as I want to." But you can't, because no matter how good you think you are, there are thousands, millions of people who aren't, and so the limit has to be set to cater for them.

I like to walk, and I have a push cart. Motorised carts are fun and I use them on the more resort-style courses - one of my favourites is getting on for 7500 yards from the tips with some long distances between the greens and next tees. However for 95% of the rounds I play, I like to walk. Like others have said, the exercise, thinking time and social aspect of walking makes the choice easy for me.

Driving for me, and course management. Taking a breath and reminding myself to play safe, especially if things are going badly. It's tempting to try to rescue a bad shot with a high-risk recovery, but being a bit more patient with myself has yielded good benefits. With the driver, alignment, ball position in my stance, posture, keeping my right elbow close, and not trying to hit the cover off it have all improved my fairways hit, and have gone a long way towards reducing (not eliminating!) my slice. It's a lot to remember at address!

My course prints times for the hole on each card. For example if you teed off at 1pm, you're expected to be on the tee at no. 2 by 1:09, 3rd by 1:17 etc. Seems to work, but like has been pointed out in other threads, everyone has their part to play. Greens staff shouldn't cut pins directly behind deep bunkers and have 6" rough heading into a weekend. Players should be aware of where they're supposed to be on the course. Marshals should use diplomatic but non-negotiable language. "Gentlemen, I really need you to pick up the pace - you're about ten minutes behind where you should be". In my experience, not many people try to play slowly.

If I don't play, how am I supposed to get any worse?

Beautiful day, horrible golf. I was glad I was by myself. One of those rounds the golfing gods give you every now and then to make sure you're not getting any kind of an ego. I hit fat, I dug holes with my irons, skied my driver three times, left chips 20 feet short, topped a 6i, lipped out five times, went in every bunker I could see (and some I didn't see) and just generally sucked. Lost four balls, broke my 5i and had passed 100 by 15. I topped it all off by skying a drive and losing it in the sun. The ball landed 100 yards forward and left, plopping softly on a green where another group were putting. That was one of the more embarrassing walks of my golfing career.

I care. And I'm not even American. I just don't like being lied to. People can't just go making shit up because it suits them - much less someone who's got aspirations to lead a country, particularly a democracy.

Left lower back, and pride!

I don't know the episode names, but... The one with Hank Scorpio The chili cookoff one The B Sharps Mr Plow Bart gets done for shoplifting, more specifically, the "capisce/catfish" scene Where Homer gets all that sugar Homer gets morbidly obese The foodie one as @Shindig mentioned Hipsters move in next door

I'm really attached to my Cleveland CG16s, and I'm not a good enough player to benefit from irons with more workability. Actually thinking of getting them regripped, though it is hard when you see all the shiny new stuff in the shop. I hit the new 588 TTs and MTs the other day and to be honest I couldn't notice any difference between my clubs and the two new ones.

48-47 for a 95 on Saturday. Driver was humming deep and straight and now I'm at the point where I'm surprised when I hit a slice rather than expecting it. However there's always something to bring you back to earth and on this day it was short irons. I've been playing around with my grip and got the face way too open. This combined with getting too wristy meant I had three or four which squirted low and right, ruining approaches from good positions. I'm not a long hitter - gotta spend some time on the launch monitor but at a guess I'd say a 220 carry. With this in mind I've embraced the layup which so far (hosel rockets aside) has yielded better scores than trying to cane a 3W and usually ending up in a greenside bunker, or worse. Good news is they've finally trimmed the rough so it's no longer ankle high. Always good to finish with the same ball you started with!

Saturday: Solid off the tee, poor short irons, iffy putting, 95. Sunday (nine holes with the lady): Inconsistent off the tee, good mid and short irons, better putting, 44.