The Golf Thread

Newch91

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

Anyone hear Rory disrespect Tiger after he won?

Disrespect? From what I have read, Tiger was pretty much his hero growing up. He talked about Tiger at Pebble Beach in comparsion to this week but I didn't hear him say anything negative about him.

I think he was talking about winning the US Open and mentioning people like Jack, Arnold, and Ben, but didn't mention Tiger at all.

Newch91

manutd3581 wrote:

Randy Marsh wrote:

Love me some sports!

the best god damn name on this board.

Seriously, Randy's character needs his own show

I don't know...if he did, it would end up like "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back". It would be too much of him. I like when he gets his own episodes once in a while.

Cliffy6745

Newch91 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

Anyone hear Rory disrespect Tiger after he won?

Disrespect? From what I have read, Tiger was pretty much his hero growing up. He talked about Tiger at Pebble Beach in comparsion to this week but I didn't hear him say anything negative about him.

I think he was talking about winning the US Open and mentioning people like Jack, Arnold, and Ben, but didn't mention Tiger at all.

Gotcha, I wouldn't read too far into it. I know he made a couple comments about Tigers game around the last Ryder Cup but I don't think he was trying to say anything bad here.

FenwayFaithful

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Disrespect? From what I have read, Tiger was pretty much his hero growing up. He talked about Tiger at Pebble Beach in comparsion to this week but I didn't hear him say anything negative about him.

I think he was talking about winning the US Open and mentioning people like Jack, Arnold, and Ben, but didn't mention Tiger at all.

Gotcha, I wouldn't read too far into it. I know he made a couple comments about Tigers game around the last Ryder Cup but I don't think he was trying to say anything bad here.

He also forgot to thank the United States Golf Association, which kindof bothered me a little bit. I'm old fashioned like that.

Newch91

Check out Tiger and his beard.

http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2011/06 ... ?hpt=hp_t2

Wobbie

Newch91 wrote:

Check out Tiger and his beard.

http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2011/06 ... ?hpt=hp_t2

you call THAT a beard?

Newch91

imalive wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

Check out Tiger and his beard.

http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2011/06 ... ?hpt=hp_t2

you call THAT a beard?

Brian Wilson is in a different league than Tiger on the beards.

Cliffy6745

This is fantastic

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2011/07/ ... outs_david

SomethingCreative

I finally put my grandpas old clubs to use and went golfing for the first time in my life yesterday...I loved it! My girlfriend's sister just got a moved in to a golf community (they grew up golfing) ...there's basically a course built through the neighborhood. I shot a 58 (par 32, I believe) but I still loved it...only hit one house. I can't believe it took me this long to get out and try it.


Anyone have any pointers?

Horos

SomethingCreative wrote:

I finally put my grandpas old clubs to use and went golfing for the first time in my life yesterday...I loved it! My girlfriend's sister just got a moved in to a golf community (they grew up golfing) ...there's basically a course built through the neighborhood. I shot a 58 (par 32, I believe) but I still loved it...only hit one house. I can't believe it took me this long to get out and try it.


Anyone have any pointers?

I'm not really in a position to give you pointers, but practice and patience, and have fun. Welcome!

eddiec

Randy Marsh wrote:

SomethingCreative wrote:

I finally put my grandpas old clubs to use and went golfing for the first time in my life yesterday...I loved it! My girlfriend's sister just got a moved in to a golf community (they grew up golfing) ...there's basically a course built through the neighborhood. I shot a 58 (par 32, I believe) but I still loved it...only hit one house. I can't believe it took me this long to get out and try it.


Anyone have any pointers?

I'm not really in a position to give you pointers, but practice and patience, and have fun. Welcome!

Best advice- Take a lesson. You could go out and hit 10,000 balls at the range but if your grip, stance, and swing aren't correct you will never get any better. 1 lesson to start will show you the basics of the golf swing and then you can begin to practice from there. I have worked on a golf course and I can't tell you how many guys I have seen go to the range 5x a week and hit 100 balls a day with an absolute horrible swing and they never get any better and don't understand why. So, take a lesson...and have fun. It's a great game.

BTW...I realise there may be some sentimental value in your grandfathers' clubs but modern technology has made the golf club a lot easier to use in recent years. They have special clubs designed for beginners that will make learning golf a lot less frustrating. Keep the putter though, putting is mostly about the mind.

eddiec

Tiger not playing the Open. Damn.

SomethingCreative

eddiec wrote:

Randy Marsh wrote:

SomethingCreative wrote:

I finally put my grandpas old clubs to use and went golfing for the first time in my life yesterday...I loved it! My girlfriend's sister just got a moved in to a golf community (they grew up golfing) ...there's basically a course built through the neighborhood. I shot a 58 (par 32, I believe) but I still loved it...only hit one house. I can't believe it took me this long to get out and try it.


Anyone have any pointers?

I'm not really in a position to give you pointers, but practice and patience, and have fun. Welcome!

Best advice- Take a lesson. You could go out and hit 10,000 balls at the range but if your grip, stance, and swing aren't correct you will never get any better. 1 lesson to start will show you the basics of the golf swing and then you can begin to practice from there. I have worked on a golf course and I can't tell you how many guys I have seen go to the range 5x a week and hit 100 balls a day with an absolute horrible swing and they never get any better and don't understand why. So, take a lesson...and have fun. It's a great game.

BTW...I realise there may be some sentimental value in your grandfathers' clubs but modern technology has made the golf club a lot easier to use in recent years. They have special clubs designed for beginners that will make learning golf a lot less frustrating. Keep the putter though, putting is mostly about the mind.

Oh no, they're not OLD clubs, he just got a new set and gave me the old ones. My girlfriend is gonna go out to the driving range with me this afternoon and help me out lol

FenwayFaithful

Get after it SomethingCreative!

I've been playing this amazing, fun, challenging and enraging game since I was 9 and it always keeps me coming back. I would advise getting a lesson as well, but at the end of the day, do what works for you. I teach all my friends and I even taught my mom and yes, instruction is important, what's more important is tinkering to find what works. I've never taken a formal lesson in my life and I like to think I compete at a pretty high level.

Keep us up to date as to your experiences. Hit em straight, kid.

By the way Cliffy, great read on that Larry David piece. I love the golf-related plots on Curb.

One week till the Open. Can't wait to hear norm's breakdown on the field.

Newch91

Tiger to make announcement tomorrow morning.

http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil ... olf-wp3429

FenwayFaithful

He's done for 2011. I bet he doesn't play till Augusta next April.

Newch91

FenwayFaithful wrote:

He's done for 2011. I bet he doesn't play till Augusta next April.

It would be smart for him to do that. Get 110% better and go back to his old winning ways.

BLACK35

The British Open is almost here, can't wait. Wonder if Rory is going to do it this time

FenwayFaithful

Tiger's big announcement? Mark Steinberg is joining Excel Sports Management :?

FenwayFaithful

6 year old makes hole-in-one
http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/6761106/reagan-kennedy-6-makes-hole-one-illinois-course

In a related story, I've never made one in almost 20 years.