The Golf Thread

mrussel1

lastexitlondon said:

I have a motorcaddy . But the remote control is too far for me

What do you mean by too far from you? 

I have the Motocaddy 7.  The range on the remote is at least 150 yards. It works great. 

lastexitlondon

I mean I can't pay the money and I don't see a benefit. From a normal electric. Plus like above . Here it tends to be the man bun type with them or people flexing wealth not necessarily good golfers

mrussel1

lastexitlondon said:

I mean I can't pay the money and I don't see a benefit. From a normal electric. Plus like above . Here it tends to be the man bun type with them or people flexing wealth not necessarily good golfers

I don't know about all of your stereotypes that you're throwing out.  All I can tell is that they are great and save considerable energy.  Also,  here the price difference between one with a remote and a motorized without is pretty small.  But some have a feature where it literally follows you.  Those are almost double the cost of one with a remote. 

The Juggler

Played 18 in just under 2 and a half hours this morning. Beautiful weather out here in the Philly area right now!

Wobbie

The Juggler said:

Played 18 in just under 2 and a half hours this morning. Beautiful weather out here in the Philly area right now!

fucking snowing where I am.

christ, on “my” course, you’re lucky to get 9 holes in in 2.5 hours. too many shitty golfers, too much bullshitting, too many multiple tee shots, too many hunts for lost balls. and, god forbid, you go out on ladies day.

The Juggler

Wobbie said:

The Juggler said:

Played 18 in just under 2 and a half hours this morning. Beautiful weather out here in the Philly area right now!

fucking snowing where I am.

christ, on “my” course, you’re lucky to get 9 holes in in 2.5 hours. too many shitty golfers, too much bullshitting, too many multiple tee shots, too many hunts for lost balls. and, god forbid, you go out on ladies day.

Yeah 4.5 to 5 hour rounds are typical here too....but mid week, this time of year, teeing off not long after the sun came out =  gold, jerry. gold

Wobbie

The Juggler said:

Wobbie said:

The Juggler said:

Played 18 in just under 2 and a half hours this morning. Beautiful weather out here in the Philly area right now!

fucking snowing where I am.

christ, on “my” course, you’re lucky to get 9 holes in in 2.5 hours. too many shitty golfers, too much bullshitting, too many multiple tee shots, too many hunts for lost balls. and, god forbid, you go out on ladies day.

Yeah 4.5 to 5 hour rounds are typical here too....but mid week, this time of year, teeing off not long after the sun came out =  gold, jerry. gold

yeah, the early (first?) tee time is key. another pet peeve is groups sitting on the tee, thinking they can hit twice as far as they actually do.

bootlegger10

I love courses that require walking only.   It can get backed up but not usually.  Eliminates the terrible golfer that is out there only to drink.  Everyone goes to their ball.  Hits ball.  And moves forward.

Wobbie

bootlegger10 said:

I love courses that require walking only.   It can get backed up but not usually.  Eliminates the terrible golfer that is out there only to drink.  Everyone goes to their ball.  Hits ball.  And moves forward.

“mine” was like that during COVID….it was great….younger, fitter golfers and not a bunch of fat, old fucks fucking up the course with their carts.

The Juggler

I played this course on Saturday where some of the holes were borderline unplayable because of the leaves. We were losing balls in the middle of fairways. Plus they aerated recently and no heads up was given when I booked and there was no discount either. They were in horrible shape. Also, as a single, I was forced to ride in the cart of third person in the threesome I joined which perturbed me. The Juggler will not be playing this course again. 

bootlegger10

Haha, that sounds brutal when you know there aren’t many golf rounds left this year.

I set up a golf mat on my patio outside my apartment.  I can chip with a 58 degree and maybe have 20 yards to work with before there is tall grass (if I hit one too far it is gone so I use crappy golf balls I find or buy for 50 cents on eBay).  I hit about 25 balls a day.  I am sure I looked weird to my neighbors.   Anyway, it has helped immensely.  I played for first time in 3 weeks and Had no chunked or thinned chips or pitch shots.  The ground was wet too and was still able to get nice ball first contact.  Was pretty stoked.   

JojoRice

Played this past Sunday.  First time touching a club in 3 weeks.  Shot. 83.  Very pleased!

Indifference71

High of 37 and snowing today so looks like I've played my last round of the year.  Handicap went up by 3 this year.  My driver was a mess.  Not great!

bootlegger10

19 days without a post.  Good to see Tiger will play again.  Not expecting much, but am expecting him to make cuts which is tough for everyone except for 30 people in the world.  

If Pearl Jam does Australia/New Zealand next November I am thinking about going and making it a golf trip.   Melbourne has four top 100 courses all within 20 minutes of each other.  Wanting to play Tara Iti and Cape Kidnappers in NZ, and then Barnbougle in Tasmania.  IT could be a bit much, and probably putting golf ahead of a lot of more meaningful sites.  Tara Iti though apparently allows you to play one round in your lifetime if you aren't a member.  Lot of pressure.  Kinda like playing Pebble.  It is a cool course, but cost prohibitive.

bootlegger10

Bummer, Tara Iti is now fully private with no non-member play.  

The Juggler

Yeah I was happy to hear we will see Tiger playing twice in the next few weeks. That will be cool.

Golfed twice down in Disney last week. Played Lake Buena Vista first but we got rained out after 11 holes. That was frustrating as the round was going well for me. I liked the course.

Then I played Shingle Creek the next day and it was a completely different kind of course. The Bermuda grass took some getting used to. Really liked it though. Pretty challenging but still very enjoyable.

Seeing this 30 and 40 degree weather on the horizon is tough. Thinking about just playing tomorrow. 40 and sunny but no wind. Usually mid 40's is my cutoff but with no wind it might be worth it....

bootlegger10

Bermuda was tough to chip out of at first.  Finally figured out you can't be too delicate.   Need to commit to the shot.

Rahm - No need to think about it.  Take the 600 million dollars.  I don't think 6 majors versus 2 majors matters in the long run at all.  Plus, you can probably still play in the majors going forward after the merger.  Take the money.  Set aside 20% for charity to ease your guilt ridden soul.  Plus you can play golf with your buddy Sergio again. 

The Juggler

Don't do it Rahm....

So what do you guys think of the new Tiger swing? Looks like he shortened the backswing up a good bit. 

bootlegger10

Haven’t seen the swing, but if he can walk he can win.  

bootlegger10

Tiger even through 10.  If he can walk he can make a cut.