Off topic golf thread!

rickis tache

And to you space.
Hope 2020 brings you cuts and high praise for the society outings.

Kiith

Happy Chrismas all, and prayers to the golfing gods. May they bless your game with birdies galore.

Anyone get any golf gifts? Got a small chipping net from my brother in law, so will give that a shot once i'm home.

Seve OB

got a few gloves, balls and a day in the Carton academy

spacecoyote

Didnt get a lot of golf stuff myself this year. Main golf gift was one of those Acu-Strike golf mats.

A much cheaper way of getting some strike feedback than a launch monitor

newindublin

Plastic tees(meh, its the thought..), a base layer from galvin green, cold weather gloves, cold weather socks and a couple of gift certs to defray the cost of a new cart. I was happy with the haul!

Golfhead65

spacecoyote wrote: »

Didnt get a lot of golf stuff myself this year. Main golf gift was one of those Acu-Strike golf mats.

A much cheaper way of getting some strike feedback than a launch monitor

Where can I get one of those Space ?

spacecoyote

Golfhead65 wrote: »

Where can I get one of those Space ?

Will try find out for you, got it in a Kris Kindle. Think it was likely bought online

fourmations

my MIL got me in our kris kindle
and she got me two lessons, woot!

mighty magpie

**** golf gifts for me this year from the in laws.

toilet golf putting mat
a golf quiz game
plastic golf balls

Kiith

Went to the range tonight and figured out one of the things i've been doing really wrong. Helped me strike my irons really well for a good 30 minutes.

Can't wait to go to the course and it hasn't helped at all :pac:

Kiith

Went back to my older clubs today, after finding out they were actually newer then my current ones. Was using Cobra S3 Pro blades, and going to try the Taylormade Aero Burners tomorrow. Was absolutely smashing them on the range tonight, and was definitely getting better distance with them.

Also got a loan of an M4. God damn that's fun to hit, and so much more forgiving then my Ping G5...though that's not so surprising with a 15 year old driver.

Going to try sneak in a round tomorrow and test them both. Really curios to see how they perform.

GreeBo

Can anyone recommend a good online thesaurus?

Hoping to post on the McIlroy thread later and want to try to impress everyone with my perspicacity and erudite use of the vernacular.

Kiith

Thought this was pretty cool.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PraiseTheCameraMan/comments/fd5jq0/tracking_a_golfball_from_tee_to_green/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

spacecoyote

For people interested in tracking the covid19 spread around the world, this is a good site (good may not be the most way to describe it)

https://www.covidvisualizer.com

gypsy79

spacecoyote wrote: »

For people interested in tracking the covid19 spread around the world, this is a good site (good may not be the most way to describe it)

https://www.covidvisualizer.com

It is also hugely misleading as it has Ireland only having 5 'survivors'

I am a data guy....and data storing on this is so inconsistent and practices so inconsistent that there is no definitive measures out there

There are so many people who have had this thing and dont even know they have had it!!

Glebee

All of this Covid 19 stuff would depess the hell out of ye...:(:(:(

Kiith

Just found out McGuirks have a finance option, and i've got an entire cart full of stuff i can't really afford. I need a new set of irons, woods, driver, bag, cart, pro-v1's, umbrella and a bunch of clothes....right?

Glebee

Kiith wrote: »

Just found out McGuirks have a finance option, and i've got an entire cart full of stuff i can't really afford. I need a new set of irons, woods, driver, bag, cart, pro-v1's, umbrella and a bunch of clothes....right?

Dont do it.... Youll drive yourself cracked not being able to use them.

Kiith

They'd take a few weeks to arrive though...just in time for when we go back

Ah but i think i'll be sensible and only order the woods and wedges. And the bag...and trolley :P

slave1

Good God don't change that Driver dude

Glebee

Im on the hunt for a hybrid and a cheap elec trolley..

prawnsambo

Glebee wrote: »

Im on the hunt for a hybrid and a cheap elec trolley..

I got one of these a couple of months ago. Via eBay, but direct from the manufacturers. You can buy from their website too, but for some strange reason they add VAT if you buy from there. They're manufacturer refurbished and come with a brand new 18 hole lithium battery, which from my experience last well past the longest 18 holes you could play.

jamfer

Kiith wrote: »

Just found out McGuirks have a finance option, and i've got an entire cart full of stuff i can't really afford. I need a new set of irons, woods, driver, bag, cart, pro-v1's, umbrella and a bunch of clothes....right?

There will be the mother and father of a clamur for sales as the quarters pass, Q1 was bad, Q2 will be terrible. Bide your time, be patient, as sai already, why spend big and take on payments for items that you cannot use. Wait till you can, and then wait for the flurry of pent up spend to happen. Then go in, in person and bargain.

Seve OB

I’m going to try and bring this thread back off topic where it should be.
I washed my car at the weekend, cut the hedge, done the weeding, dug up a tree. The kids are baking cakes now while they should be in school.
What are you doing in your time off now we can’t do anything?

Golfhead65

I think everyone has done something they have been putting on the long finger during this period, I've painted she'd, fencing and all the outside plints and surroundings of house (window sills) etc.Ive also installed a CCTV system at my house outside, something I do for a living but never got around to it at home so that's up and running now..2 trips to the ballymount dump to get rid of half a shed load of rubbish.if I'm asked to do any DIY when golf is back she will have to pay someone to do it as I'm done..

Kiith

Playing a bunch of games when i should be working, bought a digital piano to finally try and learn it (which i've wanted to do for a long, long time), and trying to get as fit as i can while cutting out some junk food. They closed the woods i used to run in, so stuck running on the road or along the canal, but better then nothing.

Seve OB

Sounds like we have all taken on similar tasks. CAnt paint the sills yet as need to get some primer when shops open.
Also trying to learn the guitar.
Dug a big hole in the garden today. Filled it with stones then put the grass back over it. Hopefully it will drain a bit better in future.
Tomorrow I’m actually just going to do no jobs except clean up after today (I’m only finished). Will spend the bulk of the day actually doing what I get paid to!

kieran.

Seve OB wrote: »

I’m going to try and bring this thread back off topic where it should be.
I washed my car at the weekend, cut the hedge, done the weeding, dug up a tree. The kids are baking cakes now while they should be in school.
What are you doing in your time off now we can’t do anything?

Something similar went out the back to to hit a few practice chips, thought the grass a little long so decided to cut my lawn, cut my neighbours lawn (rented usually cut by the estate maintainece guys) and cut the public green area near my house. Egded my lawn and gave the garden a nice tidy up. After roughly 3hrs in the garden went back down for my few practice chips and proceed to blade the first one in my back window.

kieran.

Seve OB wrote: »

Dug a big hole in the garden today. Filled it with stones then put the grass back over it. Hopefully it will drain a bit better in future.

How bigs the garden if it's not to big one option to get a drill with a long 25mm drill bit (500mm + long) sink holes in a grid at say 500mm x 500mm and brush in some fine gravel or coarse sand in to the holes. This will allow the water drain through the impermeable top layer to the subsoil.

prawnsambo

kieran. wrote: »

How bigs the garden if it's not to big one option to get a drill with a long 25mm drill bit (500mm + long) sink holes in a grid at say 500mm x 500mm and brush in some fine gravel or coarse sand in to the holes. This will allow the water drain through the impermeable top layer to the subsoil.

That's too deep really. Normally, slitting (for the same reason) is done to about nine or ten inches.