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ejm1994

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  • Birthday 06/29/1994

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  1. Makes my play seem like Tiger Woods. And no, I know I'm not perfect either. I'm still new to the game. Last Friday, I played a 9-hole round at Moon Golf Club, and I gave myself maybe 2 "mulligans." Ya know, whacked it with the driver a whopping 5 feet, so I put it on the tee and tried again. Also on the 8th, I legit picked it up from the 9th fairway and threw it back towards the tee and hit from there. Gave myself the penalty strokes for it though.
  2. Well, is he wrong, though?
  3. too much other traveling that weekend to make the two hour trek so I’m out this one but maybe if we set up another later in the summer I can partake! Definitely In: @iacas @billchao @boogielicious @Hardspoon @Divot Master @RJohn23 - I'll bow out if you get to 12 more regular members and I'm #13. @saevel25 @georgep x Definitely Out: @klineka @ejm1994 Not Sure Yet: x @ChetlovesMer @RFKFREAK @Carl3 @Slice of Life x
  4. My goals for 2022: 1) Take three (2) lessons between now and June 1, 2022. I need to reduce the prevalence of my terrible slice off the tee and become more consistent. 2) Play three (3) full rounds and (3) 9-hole rounds this year. Part of my consistency problem is simply not playing. 3) Improve my chipping and putting by becoming more knowledgeable in club selection and situational awareness. I tend to overshoot the green when I am within 50-100 yards. I plan to do this through some short game practice at my local driving range. 4) Break 100 by the end of the year. I typically shoot around 110, so I feel that if I work on the above three goals, I should be able to shave 10 strokes off and achieve this one.
  5. @iacas @billchao @boogielicious @saevel25 @ChetlovesMer @RFKFREAK @Carl3 @Hardspoon @Slice of Life @ejm1994
  6. I'd love to partake in this if it's close enough to me!
  7. Didn't play a round last year, but I want to get out more this year. The main thing preventing me is my lack of confidence on an actual course (as opposed to a driving range). My goals for 2021: 1) Take three (3) driver lessons between now and July 31, 2021. I need to reduce the prevalence of my terrible slice off the tee and become more consistent. 2) Play three (3) full rounds and (3) 9-hole rounds between now and October 31, 2021. Part of my consistency problem is simply not playing. 3) Improve my chipping and putting by becoming more knowledgeable in club selection and situational awareness. I tend to overshoot the green when I am within 50-100 yards. I plan to do this through some short game practice at my local driving range. 4) Break 100 by the end of the year. I typically shoot around 110, so I feel that if I work on the above three goals, I should be able to shave 10 strokes off and achieve this one.
  8. Yeah, we have a huge problem with that here in the U.S. And like I said earlier in this thread, it's a topic for another corner of the internet because it deals with much more than golf. But on the topic of golf, I've only really seen a level of diversity at the public municipal courses I play. And even then, it's few and far between because another problem on this side of the pond is getting minorities access, to a game that costs money, at a young age.
  9. I'm referring to a discussion on racial inequality. While we can certainly have that discussion within the confines of golf, this game is the least of our society's worries about the inequality people of color face on a daily basis. And your last part is precisely the problem. It shouldn't have to be "a rich man's game." It should be a game accessible to all those who wish to participate. Do you need money to make money with it? Yes. But I doubt even most of us here are professionals.
  10. While we are definitely better off than we used to be in that regard, we've got a long way to go. But that is a discussion for a different corner of the internet.
  11. I would say that a big reason for the lack of "people at the door" is the economic barrier that people of color typically face from a very young age. Makes it difficult to get exposed to the game early on and thus does not foster an interest in it when older. Brings us to a problem that is meant for a much different forum than this!
  12. Although your own perception of your group is that of a very welcoming persona, understand that golf, especially country clubs and private courses, have had a reputation for a long time of being...exclusive, for lack of a better word. I read an article today from a few years ago about a course that was allowing women to join for the first time in its history. Minorities see things like that and think "They'll never accept me there." We as golfers need to do more to actively SHOW how welcoming we are.
  13. Still a little new to the game, my ultimate goal this year is to break 100 (or break 50 on the 9-hole courses I like to play). I only played three or four times last year when I was learning the game, and each time I was a little over the 100 mark. So the goal is going to be achieved as follows: 1) Improve the consistency of my swing. I tend to put more weight than I should on my back foot during my swing, my drives especially. 2) Improve my chipping around the green. I have been having trouble getting on the green when I'm close because I tend to overshoot it. Saving a stroke on each hole by eliminating the overshoot of the green would save me anywhere from 9 to 18 strokes! My goal is to use what advice I can get from these forums in conjunction with a lesson on my driver and hopefully come out swinging more consistently!
  14. Like I said, I will add a second angle sometime this weekend or next week when I have the opportunity to do so. I am getting married in 8 days, so forgive me if my brain is multitasking until then, haha!
  15. I apologize. I was only able to get the one camera angle earlier this week, and of course will work on providing the right info. But I figured that one camera angle is better than absolutely nothing. I simply hoped that there would be people nice enough to want to help me.
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