Please to meet you

bixbox

Hi all.

I am a golf newbie but I want to say: "That forum is brilliant!!!"

I started "playing" 5/6 month ago, cause hard work I had not very much chance to practice.

I practice at the driving range at least one a week and I took a pro lesson that give me some to working on: hit down, hand too away from my body...

I used to practice to elmgreen but after discovered the leopardstown mats never come back (aprops the distance here is yards or meter?).
My work is to start hit high loft clubs and finish with some ball with the woods.
I see that the SW and PW is not bad but not so many difference on yardage. ( well in Leop. is hard so see where fall)
Next. Irons are really hard, I mean no difference at all between the clubs and really inconsistent and more I go up more hard, so let say the 8I is pretty much the same of the 4I.
After that the hybrid give me some relief but too many difference between 4I and that one.
After that 3W and D are unusable at the moment for me. I feel not bad with 3w but too inconsistent for now.

I practice putting at home and when is available I try to chip practice as much as possible.

I played some P&P and a couple of par 3 ( the par3 swallow so many balls from my bag!!!)

I don't feel yet ready for a golf course but the golf fever is very high!!!!

Could you give me some suggestion about what to do no? I mean, I don't want to annoy any player on the golf course so I'm pretty scary to go out of there, I'm a quiet and reserved person.

Do you have any suggestion about what course (any type) try and what is the best next step?

I really appreciate your help, I really like that sport.

Kindest Regards.

kingshankly

first of all welcome to the boards
dont be afraid to get out there are many out there starting off with a lot less practice than you have put in,you have to start somewhere

stockdam

Hi.

You're doing the best thing that you can do and that is practice.

At the start you won't be able to hit anything more than an 8 iron but have faith.......it will come.

If you know anyone who is a member of a club then they might take you out for say 9 holes in the evening (ok so that will be in spring).......go out when there aren't many people on the course.

Remember that you may be slow and may hit lots of bad shots. If you feel that you are slowing down the person you are playing with then lift your ball and go up to the green with him and take some putts.......you aren't trying to score on every hole but are learning about the different types of shots. Watch how he plays and also ask questions.

Enjoy as it's the best game in the world.

Dublin Spur

stockdam wrote: »

Enjoy as it's the best game in the world.

Great advice - it's a fantastic game - it has all the elements - just keep practicing, it will all click eventually.

I would'nt worry about getting out on a golf course, just do it, you have as much right as anyone else to be there (public courses anyway). It's a bit like learning to drive, the only way you'll really get to grips with it is by being out on the road. There might be a few arseholes that beep their horn but most folk understand that everyone was a beginner at one time.

All the best with your new hobby - you picked a great one

Pen1987

You'll get frustrated. But that will only feed the addiction.

Grip the longer clubs (4iron etc) that you're struggling with lower down the grip until you get used to the weight and weighting in the clubhead, it'll make swinging along the correct clubpath much easier because you'll be effectively making your 4iron into a 7iron - lengthwise.

Learn to chip with an 8 iron.

Enjoy.

bixbox

Hi again.

I followed your advise and after some par3 course I went out in the jungle.

I played Deer Park for 9 holes, and after some more practices and lessons I tried Silloge, not bad at all, just 5 something hours and 140 something hit after I was destroyed.

My wife was heroic too, as she never give up and compete with me as hard as she can. :eek:

Last Sunday we went to Corballis. Just a word. WTF!!!!!

I never figured out that a link course is so hard to play, and my live was in danger because She wanted to kill me with a 7 iron at the 5th hole. And I lost my entire set of balls. Yep I lost all my balls :pac:
Still recovering.


Thank again everyone for this fantastic forum. We like very much that game!!!!

Do you have any suggestion about a cheap easy course around dublin? What about Turvey, seems some good offers here?

Thanks again everyone.

madds

jackal

I would suggest Balheary par 3. Its a good par 3 course 100-180 yard holes. Its open - you wont lose too many balls to trees/rough. Its a public course and is generally slow going - so you wont be holding up people. Holes of this length will give you a chance to get on the green in one or two shots with the clubs you can use rather than slogging through par 5s etc.. Full length courses out near there that would be worth a look would be swords open and turvey. Elm green is not too bad either for beginners.