Rain

Dublin Spur

Looks like another washed out weekend.
Very depressing for Golfers.
I generally don't bother playing if it's gonna rain, miserible, damp, slippy grips etc... I don't think I can put up with another summer like last year. :mad:

disland

tomorrow morning shouldnt be too bad...hopefully. Im teeing off in Rathsallagh at 8:20...hopefully!

ShriekingSheet

www.weather.ie is now showing Saturday and Sunday over Dublin as sunny spells and scattered showers. Not as bad as I feared.

I'm playing 36 in Woodbrook on Sunday so I'll be drenched either way I suppose.

Dublin Spur, I always find that a little bit of extra preparation makes playing in the rain not so bad. Once it's not absolutely lashing and blowing a gale.

Here's what helps me anyhoo...

Having a good quality rain suit is an obvious must.
A baseball cap is best I find because it covers your head but also sheilds your eyes from wind and rain.
Having loads of gloves in the bag is worthwhile for any serious-ish golfer. They don't have to be brand new, just dry so you can change regularly.
Zip the top covering onto your bag and have the club towel in on top of the clubs to keep it all as dry as possible.
Bring another clean towel out for your hands and grips when needed. Zip it in the rain gear pocket to keep it dry.
Use a trolley - even if your bag has a stand it will be wet and you dont want it rubbing off your back/arse all day.
I use a big tour bag for this reason. It fits EVERYTHING and is a fortress in the rain when it's all zipped up.
Grips are obviously vital. Although thread grips may not be as cushy and nice as tour velvets they are by far the best for wet conditions and lets face it, we live in Ireland, so for me they're a good option.

I know that all sounds a bit overly maticulous but it really makes playing in the rain much less miserable and makes it easier to score well.

And if you're playing 36 in sh*t conditions like me this Sunday get as much spare rain gear, gloves etc off family or mates as you can and then hair-dryer the f*ck out of grips and everything in the locker room at the interval.

JMB88

The weather is supposed to pick up tomorrow, hopefully it does because we've Barton Shield qualifying in the morning.

Golferx

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

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A baseball cap is best I find because it covers your head but also shields your eyes from wind and rain. ..............

A few years back I discovered a useful tip.

I was playing in the rain and hadn't been putting all that well. On this day, as I was putting I noticed the rain flowing off the peak of my cap, directly down on top of the ball. Obviously I had to move further forward.

I had not been looking down on the line of putt. I had not been focussing correctly and putting correctly on line. By adjusting, due to the rain, I corrected my alignment, big time.

It was a huge help.

(For others this might just be a load of baloney, but if it helps, good. )

Trampas

If you are playing well the weather wont effect you as much but if you are playing bad you just can't get through the holes quick enough

madds

I often find during a round where there's no break from the rain that over the first 7 or 8 holes I can keep myself and clubs fairly dry. It's when you start getting out to holes 14, 15, and beyond that the grips have reached their "saturation" point and your hands start slipping.

I'm playing in the Metro Cup 1/4's in Roganstown tomorrow morning. Hopefully will miss most/all of the rain.

Par72

I've found these very helpful when it's lashing (as well as several changes of glove).

ShriekingSheet

madds wrote: »

I often find during a round where there's no break from the rain that over the first 7 or 8 holes I can keep myself and clubs fairly dry. It's when you start getting out to holes 14, 15, and beyond that the grips have reached their "saturation" point and your hands start slipping.

I'm playing in the Metro Cup 1/4's in Roganstown tomorrow morning. Hopefully will miss most/all of the rain.

Good luck with that man.

I think people underestimate how wet the grips get in the bag as much as when you have one out. If you keep a biggish clean towel on top of your club heads, in under the hood of the bag and be anal about how quickly you unzip and zip back up the hood when taking a club out, it makes a huge difference. I've found I can get to the 18th with dry grips this way anyway.

Obviously you've to be careful not to be too slow but it can be efficiently done.

In a club matchplay like metro maybe someone might caddy for you which would also be helpful keeping stuff dry.

madds

Will definitely try the big towel tip Sheet - thanks.

Missed the rain yesterday thanks God - actually ended up getting sunburnt! Lost my match on 18 after being 3 down after 3 unfortunately and we lost out overall. Best of luck to Roganstown in the semis, they're a good bunch of lads and I really enjoyed the four rounds I played over there. Can be a very long course when the wind gets up.

ShriekingSheet

Yeah how wrong was that forecast??

I played 36 on Sunday in short sleaves and also got sunburnt!

mtbdude74

Par72 wrote: »

I've found these very helpful when it's lashing (as well as several changes of glove).

Hi Par72, do you know where I can get these in Dublin?