Steelers2056

I don't think I've even run out of balls. Probably because I tend to rage quit after about 5 lost balls.

+1 Had this happen at a par 3 this year. I ran my putt about a foot past the hole only to have it roll back to me three times before I finally got it to stop. Ended up 5-Putting for a qaud and was not happy. Last year on the same green I missed an uphill 4 footer for par but the ball started slowly rolling back. The ball ended up going in the hole while it was going back toward me.

When I started I knew NOTHING about golf, And of course made a lot of n00b mistakes. Including: 1.Playing my first 2 rounds with the back of a right handed putter even though I'm a lefty because I didn't know there was a difference. 2.Hitting a 9 iron off the tee of a 300 yard par 4 because I though the higher number irons were for longer distances.(After that the course owner took me off the course (In a very polite way) and gave me a huge bucket of range balls and showed how get a proper stance and grip, Which I am thankful for because I don't even want to think how high I would have scored.) 3.Playing with some weird cross handed grip with my hands way apart. 4.Trying to play a full sized course even though I could barely hit the ball because I didn't even know the difference between a par 3 and a regulation course. Thankfully the aforementioned course owner introduce me to a good golf pro that gave lessons there who showed me how to swing properly. In fact any success I have is because of the lessons I got from him, Since if I didn't get lessons I probably would have continued to hack it up and never improve.

Congrats! If you're like me It'll be easier to make more birdies since you have had one.

Distance. My total lack of distance off the tee is the most frustrating thing about my game right now.

Recently I've been playing wilson 2-piece balls, Most recently the tour 360. I also have some nike juice balls I might be trying soon.

Back when I was just staring golf I was taking full swings with a crappy knight chipper(Bad idea) into a net I had sep up. On one of the swing I hear a loud PING! and when I looked down I saw the clubhead rolling on the ground. The thin hosel had snapped right off. I still have the pieces and might get around to removing the broken hosel piece from the shaft so I can reuse it. Also, I'll have to watch when I clean my grips after reading this, Although I useually just wipe them down with water and don't soak them.

PPPPPPPPPOOOOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love these "Hammer" threads. The infomercials are so bad I can't watch them without laughing. I keep thinking "Is this guy SERIOUS?". I remember a guy on the range had one once. As I recall, it sounded about like a soup can. I also saw the infomercial for that "Dr. Feelgood" putter. I think I'll just save some money and weld an putter shaft to an actual hammer. And then there is that 80 degree wedge that they say you can use to "Cut under the ball on any lie" or something like that. I Think it would be great for when I want to cut clear under the ball and have it fall in the divot I just made. Or hit my self in the forehead.

There is a course near me that is right along a state highway. 18 championship holes plus a small executive 9 and a driving range. The driveway is right next to the driving range with no net so it can be kind of dangerous when a hacker is on the range. Back when the driveway was gravel you could see all kinds of range balls in the road, The drive has been paved so now they shoot over toward the 18th tee. The championship course is somewhat back from the highway and has trees guarding it but the executive 9 is right by the highway in many places with no net. One hole (95 yard par 3) actually plays toward the highway. However, The worst part about it being next to the highway is the D-bags that yell "FORE!!!" out the windows of cars as they drive by.

By far for me it has to be Sand hill in Wheeling, WV. I read a glowing article about it in the newspaper about how wonderful it was that this guy built a new executive course even when people told him he couldn't. So I decided to try and play it. It turns out those people that said he couldn't build a golf course was right. It wasn't a golf course. It was a death trap. Pretty much the whole thing was on a very steep hillside. So steep that rolling a golf cart was very likely, Despite the fact that the guy said they won't roll and to drive them at an angle down the hills ( Apparent this guy never heard about center of gravity.), Ended up returning the cart after 2 holes because I Actually had to lean off the side of the cart just to keep it from flipping. I had to make a 10 footer for 9 on #3 partly because I was still shook up from nearly rolling down the hill with the cart. The greens couldn't have been more than 30'x30'. One of the worst holes was a 240 yard Par 3 (Witch is of course on said steep hillside) that had OB on the left so anything short was gone. But as long as you could hit it 240 yards dead straight and land on a green the size of the hood of a car you were fine. When I asked why it was 240 Yards (Since it was supposed to be an executive course) He said it was a mistake. Witch means he actually printed the cards with the wrong par. Despite how tempting it might have been, I did not tell him that building the course in the first place was a mistake. Even though I think it's true. I almost quit after I think the first 6 holes, But since I like to torture myself I continued anyway. Another lowlight was the 180 "Par 4" hole with a blind tee shot. I made a "Par" on that one. The 9th (And thankfully last) hole of this abomination was a short one. Straight up yet another cliff. I ended up snap hooking the ball into the trees, lost it, and made a triple bogey, A fitting end to a horrible day. In the end it was obvious that this gut knew NOTHING about golf, But decided to build a golf course anyway despite people warning him it was a bad idea. The sad thing about it is the owner is actually a pretty nice guy. He just had no idea how to build a decent golf course nor does he know that running golf carts on hills that steep is a lawsuit just waiting to happen. The scary thing is, I think that course is still in business, Although I haven't (And never want to) been back.

I hit off of real grass whenever possible. Mats for me are too hard and let me get away with chunking it. They also tend to leave a green residue on my clubs that can be hard to remove.

Congatulations! Great job still getting it done even with the doubles.

With the driver I tend to slice it. With the irons I useually hit a draw and sometimes hit a nasty snap hook.

20. Took up golf late at 14.

I usually do, But it's mostly just a mini swing to make sure I'm hitting the ground properly on the bottom of my swing since I have trouble with topping it. I can usually do that without taking any unnecessary divots.