Some days it feels like it is worth all the heart ache

jampotjim

Finally got to play some decent golf today after a game of sidewards golf on Friday..

Practised this morning mainly pitching then collected my daughter and then went up for 9 this evening on the Monty course and well things seemed to work even my short game which has been killing me..

Some days all the heart ache is really worth it and now hopefully this is a sign of things to come..

thegen

jampotjim wrote: »

Finally got to play some decent golf today after a game of sidewards golf on Friday..

Practised this morning mainly pitching then collected my daughter and then went up for 9 this evening on the Monty course and well things seemed to work even my short game which has been killing me..

Some days all the heart ache is really worth it and now hopefully this is a sign of things to come..

Nah, its always worth the heartache.

As the old saying goes, A bad day on the course is better than a good day in the office;)

Sionnachster

I had a simliar experience last week playing sideways golf on the O'Meara, so bad I came in early which was a first.

Practiced all week at the academy range and played yesterday morning, dramatic improvement thankfully which made it all feel worthwhile. Loved those last few hole down the back of the course. Still panic from 50 yards in for some reason? Unless I'm giving it at least a 75% hit I lose the swing and push it out.

Some day when I'm putting on the Green Jacket I'll look back at this post and laugh...

Ahem... maybe not...

jampotjim

Sionnachster wrote: »

I had a simliar experience last week playing sideways golf on the O'Meara, so bad I came in early which was a first.

Practiced all week at the academy range and played yesterday morning, dramatic improvement thankfully which made it all feel worthwhile. Loved those last few hole down the back of the course. Still panic from 50 yards in for some reason? Unless I'm giving it at least a 75% hit I lose the swing and push it out.

Some day when I'm putting on the Green Jacket I'll look back at this post and laugh...

Ahem... maybe not...

Do you be up there much??? Must get a game...

Yeah 14 - 16 are special alright.. I am loving the Monty course knocked a 4 iron into a foot on the 3rd yesterday into a breeze off the left made me smile...

I am the same with my short game seem to just jerk at things and been working hard and it seems to be changing (fingers and toes crossed)

Oliverdog

jampotjim wrote: »

Some days all the heart ache is really worth it and now hopefully this is a sign of things to come..

With golf, as with life. Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue. :mad:

Sionnachster

jampotjim wrote: »

Do you be up there much??? Must get a game...

Yeah 14 - 16 are special alright.. I am loving the Monty course knocked a 4 iron into a foot on the 3rd yesterday into a breeze off the left made me smile...

I am the same with my short game seem to just jerk at things and been working hard and it seems to be changing (fingers and toes crossed)

Yes we must get out some time. Sorting out 3 rounds first for new handicap so looking to play each weekend for the next month and hand in some half decent cards. Still getting back into it so don't fancy going out and duffing my way round it just yet in front of the regulars!! Another 2 weeks at the chipping range is required at least!

Loved 14-16 as well. 10 + 11 stood out as nice holes too. Sussing the weather reports out now to see which day to play this weekend for the singles - fairweather golfer bigtime!! Is that a sacreligious thing to admit?!?

jampotjim

Sionnachster wrote: »

Yes we must get out some time. Sorting out 3 rounds first for new handicap so looking to play each weekend for the next month and hand in some half decent cards. Still getting back into it so don't fancy going out and duffing my way round it just yet in front of the regulars!! Another 2 weeks at the chipping range is required at least!

Loved 14-16 as well. 10 + 11 stood out as nice holes too. Sussing the weather reports out now to see which day to play this weekend for the singles - fairweather golfer bigtime!! Is that a sacreligious thing to admit?!?

Have you played the Monty yet??? Am becoming a huge fan of it.. Some of the best positioned bunkers I have ever seen as they seem to be right in the landing area and have a gravity pull that seems to suck you in...

Sionnachster

jampotjim wrote: »

Have you played the Monty yet??? Am becoming a huge fan of it.. Some of the best positioned bunkers I have ever seen as they seem to be right in the landing area and have a gravity pull that seems to suck you in...

I've played it a couple of times but not since I joined this month. Love the Monty, don't find it dull at all. I actually escaped all the bunkers when I played in march but that has more to do with a lucky day out than skill!

madds

jampotjim wrote: »

Have you played the Monty yet??? Am becoming a huge fan of it.. Some of the best positioned bunkers I have ever seen as they seem to be right in the landing area and have a gravity pull that seems to suck you in...

How is the Monty holding up to all the rain we've been having? Some great drainage up there and the greens are always in top notch condition.

Birdietime

I play alot of golf, put in a countless ammount of time and play loads of courses, since i'm back playing properly for the last two years i have kept a log of all the courses i have played in the last two years,80 in 14 different counties, but i must say i have been dissapointed on a few occasions after playing the monty course, i found that in the early spring if the weather has been poor the fairways tend to be sticky, the drainage seems ok but the surface seems gluey thus you cannot get a proper connection/hit on the ball, i played Killeen a few times and have found this to drian better, the greens are sanded way too much in the monty also and you cannot appreciate how fast the greens are there. In aout 6 occasions of playing here the greens were sanded 5 times, i did avoid the course over this but will be back in the next few weeks again, has anyone else had a similar experience here?

jampotjim

Birdietime wrote: »

I play alot of golf, put in a countless ammount of time and play loads of courses, since i'm back playing properly for the last two years i have kept a log of all the courses i have played in the last two years,80 in 14 different counties, but i must say i have been dissapointed on a few occasions after playing the monty course, i found that in the early spring if the weather has been poor the fairways tend to be sticky, the drainage seems ok but the surface seems gluey thus you cannot get a proper connection/hit on the ball, i played Killeen a few times and have found this to drian better, the greens are sanded way too much in the monty also and you cannot appreciate how fast the greens are there. In aout 6 occasions of playing here the greens were sanded 5 times, i did avoid the course over this but will be back in the next few weeks again, has anyone else had a similar experience here?

Played it Fri & Sat and was in great nick... I know what you mean about some of the gluey areas but that tends to be in the rough in a hollow which is expected, The fairways to me are in great nick and the greens where nice yesterdya not too fast which I have heard can be the case...

Birdietime

Thats good to hear, will be looking forward to getting out here soon,