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17-01-2015 9:45pm#1Ok lads, a bit of fun and truth.
I know the good golfers on here are a modest bunch , keep the handicap and head down (metaphorically and literally
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So, not sure this will work. But, worth a try.
This is a thread where we ask question to the best golfers on here. Get a feel for how they got there , why they got there.
Too often we get orders and instructions from lads - we are not too sure of their credentials , we talk about shafts and equipment and fitting, the Golf Club scene and the pro game.
But, we should have a thread that recognises excellence in the game we love (as part time golfers). It is also a credit to the fact, that we have great golfers on here. Who have to deal with the realities of life, work, relationships and bills.
Are they normal , how do they do it, are they odd, they seem it from the life of a normal golfer.
Yes - I've learnt something (large or small) about the game from everyone I ever played with , but time to give the low guys the limelight - well done Rik on great thread. If top ten changes or your handicap is lower, please answer also, so we widen thread a little - So, 5 or below, we will turn a blind eye.
1 Golfgorfield (-2.5)
2 Pinkdoubleeagle (-0.2)
3 Shabalala 2.4
4 Galwaylad14 4.3
5 Nozebleed 4.5
6 Rollotomasi 4.7
7 Sevesthreeiron 4.7
8 xFROSTY Gx 4.7
9 Rikand 4.8
10 Dublin Spur 5.0
( I know above is not all the golfers on here 5 or less - so please post away if 5 or less)
So we will see how thing go - but to start
1) How long are you playing , what is your lowest handicap, how did you start to play ?
2) What is your lowest score over/under par ?
3) How many lessons have you had, how often - did you even get or stick with a coach - how did you make that big breakthrough ?
4) How much do you honestly practice and play - what did it take ? (if you want to answer this, did other things in you life suffer ?)
5) Did the practice and getting low make you fall out of love with the game or are you still in love with it ?
6) What was / is your motivation in the past or for the future ?
7) Have you any more major goals ?
8) What is your greatest achievement ?
9) Is being low , and staying low a pressure , is there an image issue with it ? Have you seen lads try to stay too low ?
10) Do you carry your bag, is the equipment thing a load of golf balls
11) If you could only pick one thing that you worked on, that made the biggest difference to your game, what would it be ?
Anyway - reply to above , or give any info you like.
If you want to pass on any question above or as the thread goes on. We will have a thing similar to the Fifth Amendment - just post the word "shank"
And we will not ask any more about it.
Hopefully we get something back.22
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lol - cool thread, but tbh, I doubt I'd be in the top 10 if all the low guys posted up their handicap - If you look at previous incarnations of the handicap index, there are a few other scratch/1/2 handicap golfers that post here that arent getting involved in the goals thread
Anyways!
1) How long are you playing , what is your lowest handicap, how did you start to play ?
I'm playing since I'm 8 year of age. My lowest handicap was 4(4.2) which I achieved 3 years ago. I've kept myself fairly in and around 4,5,6 for a number of years (2008ish - present), though 2013 was a minor slip as I went through a swing change and my handicap slipped out to 7 briefly. I've since righted that wrong, lol
I got into golf thanks to my dad whom I still play with every Sunday. From the age of 6, I started going out caddying for him. I'd only wheel the bag for about 4 or 5 holes and then get tired and just walk the rest, but that's when my love affair with golf began. From the age of 8 my dad was letting me use his clubs to hit a few balls at the same as he was playing with his friends and at 9 years of age, he got me my own junior clubs. It all kicked off from there
2) What is your lowest score over/under par ?
My lowest score in the summer time in competition play is 3 under par. - Had 3 birdies and 15 pars. Birdied the 1st, 15th and 18th - Unreal day of ball striking and putting. I'll never forget it
3) How much lessons have you had - did you even stick with a coach - how did you make that big breakthrough ?
Got lessons when I first started from the local pro in Athlone at the time. At the time I didnt appreciate them, but when I look back at it now and the most valuable thing I should have learned from him was tempo. Nice and easy, back and through. After that, the Junior Convenor of our club organised lessons for all the juniors who were showing some sort of potential from the age of 15 onwards with Arty Pike who's based in Shannon. He got EVERYONE hitting this big high draw! Which I continued to hit until about 3 years ago when I went to a friend of mine who was training as a pro, Hugh Feeney. He was fantastic. Explained things so well! We changed a good bit. Posture and swing path mainly. I used to be very crouched over the ball and had a very flat swing, I now stand a lot taller, have much better posture and my swing path is completely different. There was a lot of things he refused to touch. I had excellent timing ( I had to have, or I would never have gotten as low as I got with the swing I had, lol ) and an excellent grip. But everything else changed. We worked on it for an entire winter. I bought into it big time and even when my handicap went out to 7, I knew the swing was right and I persisted with it.
There was no huge breakthrough. I gradually slowly worked my way down in handicap. I'd get cut a few shots, learn how to play off that handicap and then work my way down a little more. I wasn't one of these kids who got cut from 16 to 4 in 3 months. I went from 16 - 12, then 12 - 11, then 11 to 9, then 9 to 10, lol, then 10 to 8, to 7, to 6, where I was for about 3 years and then pushed into 5 and 4. When I was a kid ( 12 years of age ) I set a target of myself that I wanted to get to 6. That was my lifetime goal and I eventually got there about 15 years later and when I did, it was AMAZING, but it took me a long time to re-focus my goals and start to aim lower
4) How much do you honestly practice and play - what did it take ?
In the winter time, as it is now, I play most Sundays. That's it. In the summer I will practice a lot. I love going out at 6 AM and hitting the practice ground for 2 hours before work. It's so peaceful. There's not a sinner out there. Just you, the course and your clubs. Magic. In the summer I will play a minimum of 3 times a week, but usually average 4 to 5 times a week. Just getting out practicing, even hitting the putting green for an hour, just doing something. And then on my 2 days off, I'm in the back garden with a club and checking myself out against the back door. posture, position, swing
I'm not gifted at golf at all. I have to work incredibly hard at it. BUT I LOVE IT!
5) Did the practice and getting low make you fall out of love with the game or are you still in love with it ?
Still love it. i will always love it But I'm not low enough yet. I want to get to at least 2!
6) What was / is your motivation in the past or future ?
I just want to get as low as I can go. I still believe I can and I'm going to keep trying till I do. Deep down I have a dream of playing the Seniors Tour. I've a long way to go if I ever want to have a chance of getting there
7) Have you any more major goals ?
^^ Seniors Tour.
But ultimately be a regular at the West/South/East/North. I'm not good enough now, but I'd love to be one day!
8) What is your greatest achievement ?
Myself and my dad winning the club fourball. It's a matchplay competition. Stableford qualifier with at the time, top 32 qualifying for matchplay. I cant remember much of the matches anymore, it was around 10 years ago now but in the final, we happened to be playing against another father/son combination. After 11 holes, we were 3 up and cruising and all off a sudden, my game disappeared completely. Maybe I got nervous or complacent, or what, I have no idea, but it just went and our lead wittled down to all square playing the 17th. My dad played brilliantly to get us to that position. On the 17th hole myself and my dad both missing the green and the oppositions low guy hit it, about 10 feet passed the hole. We both chipped on to about 3 feet each and the guy on the green raced his putt 20 feet passed the hole. It was all downhill and he must have thought he needed to make it..... He missed the one back. I putted first and made sure of the 4 and dad rolled in a very tricky 3 footer to win the hole.
1 up playing the last I told my dad I was done playing **** and I was going to win this hole for us and he told me to stop ****ing around and just go and do it! - I ripped my drive up 18 too far and it finished on the up-slope and hit this incredible 8 iron from 150 yards into 5 feet. Dad got a bit paniccy and thought it might have been too big but I was so sure when I hit it, it was going to be perfect. Green was blind to us, but we remembered seeing the pin on the very back of the green, 4 yards from the back edge and I was exactly pin high! I just told him not to worry. I had hit it perfectly and it was going to be stone dead!
It was...
Winning that competition with my dad was easily my greatest golfing achievement
9) Is being low , and staying low a pressure , is there an image issue with it ? Have you seen lads try to stay too low ?
It's pressure because I WANT to stay low. But if I ended up not being good enough to stay low and my handicap drifted out, then no worries. I'd absolutely crush it at Jimmy Bruen! I know I'd be too good off 6 for most of the guys out there..... and that's not an ego thing. I just know! I dont know about an image issue.... It's not an issue, but I am proud to say I play off 5 when people ask me, even though secretly I try to downplay it
I'm going to make no comment at this particular time to the second part of that question
10) Do you carry your bag, is the equipment thing a load of golf balls
Yes I carry my bag. Yes it's a load of golf balls, lol. I carry because I like to and because I can When I can't carry anymore, I will get the electric.
That's all probably a lot longer than you were looking for. But I look the sound of my own fingers hitting the keyboard (ego!) 0 -
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I'm off 4.8 now so I'll answer these questions as best I can in regard to my golf.....
1) How long are you playing , what is your lowest handicap, how did you start to play ?
Always played p&p as a kid and teen. As I got older I played golf approx 3-4 times a year with my dad. Often went a couple of years without a game though. Gave up soccer at age 31 and have been playing regular club golf since then which is nearly 4 years now.
2) What is your lowest score over/under par ?
Shot 70 and 71 twice last summer. 72 couple of times too. All on par 72 courses.
3) How many lessons have you had - did you even stick with a coach - how did you make that big breakthrough ?
Never had a lesson
4) How much do you honestly practice and play - what did it take ? (if you want to answer, did other things suffer ?)
I work shift. Lots of nights and weekends so all week days I have the little one all day. Missus comes home at 6 and I'm standing waiting and I'm gone to practice. I just play holes and try different shots. Nothing regimental. I just play to enjoy the shots. Always had a good short game from the p&p as a kid. The only thing that's suffered is my fitness. Was very fit but have gotten lazy. I'm running to play golf instead of killing myself in ye gym a couple of times a week. All my prsctice is summer only in the late evenings. I enjoy a break in winter. I went nearly 7 weeks without holding a club before xmas.
5) Did the practice and getting low make you fall out of love with the game or are you still in love with it ?
Love golf still as much as ever
6) What was / is your motivation in the past or for the future ?
I'm motivated by the challenge I think. It's a hard game and super competitive and very individual. Nobody else to blame. I've always been competitive with everything. I don't know if that's s good or bad thing though.
7) Have you any more major goals ?
Never really set out any major goals for golf. I just enjoy playing. It is what is is for me. A game I love to play and we keep score to get a winner. If I win that's great but I don't get carried away. If I play crap I don't lose any sleep.
8) What is your greatest achievement ?
Went from 18 to 5 in about 2 years. Don't know if it's an achievement as my handicap was just way off where it should have been.
9) Is being low , and staying low a pressure , is there an image issue with it ? Have you seen lads try to stay too low ?
I don't find any pressure. I'm not playing for a living so being low isnt a big deal. Staying low..... I'm not really bothered. The handicap looks after itself depending how I'm playing. I don't really think about it.
10) Do you carry your bag, is the equipment thing a load of golf balls
During the summer I carry. Winter I use a trolley to have my rain gear and all the other bits needed with me.
Personally I think the equipment thing is garbage. I've never bought into the hype of new gadgets etc but each to their own. I still use the same ****ty cavity clubs I've had over 3 years now and I hit them as far as anyone I've played with so far.
We played together last summer fix and nothing has changed in my game0 -
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Class post Rik,
Exactly what I was looking for.
Love it. ( You could have used Shank on 9)
But will let it go as made edit to OP a few times.
Reading that, I feel , you know what , this crazy thing going on in my head of wanting to improve, is not just me. It is part of many golfers no matter what level. I love the part with your Dad - so many of us here have had that , but now, sadly can't do it. Maybe our time to do the same for our kids is coming up.0 -
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Before reading through my answers I must inform you that from about the end of summer 2009 until the start of summer 2014 my golf game was very casual(for me). On average consisting of one full 18 holes every 2-3 weeks with less than 1 hour practice
1: I'm 23 now and I've been playing golf for about 10 years at this stage. My lowest handicap is my current handicap of 4.7. I started to play one summer when i was 12ish when my dad would drop me off at the golf club most mornings and not pick me up until he finished work that evening for about 2 summer holidays in a row.
2: My lowest score in competition is -1 gross. I've had a few under par rounds in the States while on holidays. I did have have one round at my home club where I shot level par which consisted of 18 pars. I had 16 birdie putts that day but none of them wanted to go home :mad:
3: Overall I'd say I've had about 20 lessons throughout my golfing days so far I'd say. I used to get lessons fairly regularly when I was a junior (pre-2009) however between the middle of 2009 and up until november 2014 I didnt have 1 lesson (purely due to lack of interest) Since then I've had 2 lessons and I feel I've been able to accept and adapt to these lessons alot better ever than before. Probably due to the fact I feel I've matured quite a bit and willing to take other people's points/ideas on board.
Honestly I never felt as though there was a big breakthrough. Just taking on board what my coaches were telling me and slowly enacting it into my own game.
4: On average during the full swing of the summer golfing season I would play 2x18 holes competitions per week. On a very rough estimate I would guess that I was putting in about 10-15 hours practice on top of this.
As regards my personal life, not much suffered due to the fact that the majority of my immediate friends emigrated, the majority of my family live in a very close radius and my girlfriend has caddied for quite a few years so we could happily still bond on the golf course haha
5:Honestly I did lose interest for quite a while. Turning 18 in 2009 resulted in Drinking and going out socialising with friends, which took the better of me for quite a while but right now I am more in love with the game than ever before I can honestly say.
6:One of my motivations at the moment is seeing how one of my friends from when I was younger pushed himself for years on end and got himself a european tour card last year. Now I'm not saying I am aiming for the tour anytime soon but just seeing what can be done with the right desire is motivation right there. I feel and know I can be alot better than I already am so I want to keep pushing myself until I hit a plateau.
7:Major goals for within the next 2 years. Be a top player on my clubs senior cup panel. Qualify and play a few Irish amateur events.
8: Greatest achievement so far is winning 2 mens singles events back to back at my home club in 2008. Yes it is almost 7 years ago since then but 2014 was a year where I just wanted to see if I felt I had the capability to progress further with golf. Which I feel I have so I'm very much looking forward to what 2015 has in stall for me.
9:Honestly I wouldn't say being off a low handicap hasn't been of any mental pressure we'll say to me anyway. (a handicap is there for a reason) Personally I don't think there is an image with it for me anyway. I worked in the bar of my golf club for 5 years while I was a single figure handicap and the majority of people I would serve didn't even know I played golf :rolleyes:
10: Most of the time I carry my bag. I only take out the tour bag and electric trolley for singles events and matchplays Regarding equipment it's a very shady area I feel. the majority of clubs in my bag I've had for 6-7 years at least. Sure the latest irons or driver might be a tiny bit more forgiving or might give you a few extra yards distance wise. But in reality that doesn't matter if your short game is lacking. The short game is where you save and gain the shots!!!! (MY 56 degree wedge is 5 years old and almost completely worn down but it's still one of my favourite clubs in the bag)
11:The biggest thing is the short game for sure. Over the last 2 months in particular I've focused on short putts (<10ft) as these are the putts that can make or break your round.
Well that took a lot longer to reply too than expected
It's just my own experiences/opinion at the end of the day but if anyone has any further questions by all means PM me or ask away on this thread :pac:
Right it's 3am. Time to go to bed. Teeing off in less than 7 hours(if there is no frost delay)0 -
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1) How long are you playing , what is your lowest handicap, how did you start to play ?
I started playing when I was around 12/13 - Mainly Par 3 courses with my pals and the odd round with my Dad at his club. I joined my dad's club as a junior when I was around 14 and started out with a handicap of 26. I played regularly enough after that and eventually got down to 11 by age 17. Golf took a bit of a back seat from then until I was around 33.
(Age 18-21) was pretty hectic socially with pubs, nightclubs & chasing women taking over - no regrets
(Age 22-26) I moved to Sydney, Golf just wasn't on the agenda, I did play a few times over there but there was no structure to it and I didn't know many golfers.
(Age 27-33) Back in Ireland and all funds where directed towards getting a job, house, car not to mention weddings. Membership at the time was very pricey so Golf just was not a priority
(Age 34 to 37) I rejoined my old club, did the 3 card thing and got a handicap of 12 - within a year I was down to 6, then I floated between 7 and 5, I decided to take a year out in 2013 for a few reasons - I kinda stopped enjoying the game + some of my regular playing partners also left + money was pretty tight at the time.
(Age 38 - to now, nearly 40) I joined a new club at the end of 2013 and was given a handicap of 5, since then I've been out to 6 once and down to 4 on 3 occasions.
2) What is your lowest score over/under par ?
-1 (71) at my old club - yellow tees + placing
+2 best medal gross which I have managed a few times
3) How many lessons have you had, how often - did you even get or stick with a coach - how did you make that big breakthrough ?
Never had a lesson - but am considering looking at doing some this year.
4) How much do you honestly practice and play - what did it take ? (if you want to answer this, did other things in you life suffer ?)
Play around once a week Sep to April, a little more from May to Aug but I reckon still less than twice a week on average.
I play around 4 or 5 practice games on my own in the summer after work plus maybe 7 or 8 visits to to driving range during the year. That's the only practice I do other than a few putts before every game.
5) Did the practice and getting low make you fall out of love with the game or are you still in love with it ?
Still love it but I got tired of it in 2013 and took 11 months out - it was a positive move looking back. I found the low handicap very difficult to compete
where every mistake takes a big toll on your score. Basically everything has to go right if you are to have a competitive score - I found this difficult to deal with mentally and needed a break - it was getting me down. The break helped me to re-evaluate why I play and why I love the game - Now I am a lot more comfortable with a bad shot, hole, 9 or round. The way I see it if the best players in the world can have 12-15 shot differentials in 2 rounds of the same tournament than so can us amateurs - I learned that disappointment is a fundamental part of the game - just do your best, believe in yourself and most importantly - enjoy yourself.
6) What was / is your motivation in the past or for the future ?
In the past was to play off single figures
In the future would be to get to 4 again and hold onto it with comfort, would also love to win a medal - been runner up twice.
7) Have you any more major goals ?
Play in the senior cup and barton shield again
Win a medal
Get to a lower handicap (with comfort)
8) What is your greatest achievement ?
Getting to 4.2
Winning the presidents prize at my previous club
playing in the barton shield last year and qualifying for the knock-outs
9) Is being low , and staying low a pressure , is there an image issue with it ? Have you seen lads try to stay too low ?
Yes - it's pressurised, because I won't want to go backwards, but If I need more shots in order to be competitive I'll take them - there's no sense in having a low handicap if you can't compete. Let the system decide.
I think everyone trys to stay as low as possible bar the cheats. I havn't seen a low player not putting in a bad card to protect a 0.1. I understand that this does happen - its total madness to me.
10) Do you carry your bag, is the equipment thing a load of golf balls
Motocaddy - just got my first ever fitting yesterday so I'll come back to you on that in a few months
11) If you could only pick one thing that you worked on, that made the biggest difference to your game, what would it be ?
mental toughness - belief in yourself to close out a strong round - its still very much a work in progress0 -
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Firstly, I think this thread should really for the properly low players of 2 or under. I don't think there is a big difference between a 5 or 9 handicap other then a bit of consistency. Here-goes anyway:
1) How long are you playing , what is your lowest handicap, how did you start to play ?
I started when I was 16 and I’m 42 now. Through my 20’s and 30’s between college and work, I probably played only once a month or less and that was mostly in fourball comps.
My lowest is my current handicap. I was given a h/c of 16 when starting out and over the years it went slowly down. I hovered around 9 for some time and then 7 before pushing on in recent times.
I started when a few mates at school who played a little, dragged me out.
2) What is your lowest score over/under par ?
I’ve not broken par yet. I’ve had a few level par and a few ‘couple over’ rounds with most of those in the last two years.
I’ve had plenty of sub-par nine holes stretches and a best 9 holes of 32 but can’t yet leave the silly stuff off the card.
3) How much lessons have you had - did you even stick with a coach - how did you make that big breakthrough ?
Other then one lesson at the start, I didn't have any lessons until my late thirties.
In recent years with a desire to improve before I get too old, I wanted to have some lessons to pinpoint area to improve.
However, I think I’ve always had what would be considered a decent swing and constantly work on the swing fundamentals and so the lessons has only given small bits to work on. Even the Old Lad in Lepordstown Driving range had nothing but good to say!:)
I haven’t stuck with the same coach.
I made my eureka moment breakthroughs through reading, youtube golf vids and practice. Also, understanding the new ball flight laws have helped me (try to) shape shots and diagnose bad shots.
4) How much do you honestly practice and play - what did it take ?
These days, I would probably spend 30 mins a day putting on an indoor matt with an alignment mirror while watching TV and I’d spend 15 mins a day swinging the club with a correct grip, alignment posture, visualisation. I feel I don't need to hit loads of balls anymore to stay sharp from tee to green. I’m working on flexibility and strength exercises too from this Jan.
I only play once a week (or ten days) once the weather improves but not much at this time of the year. I know the short game is being overlooked but can't do much about that at the moment.
5) Did the practice and getting low make you fall out of love with the game or are you still in love with it ?
No, I love the practice and trying to perfect the impossible - theres nothing better then hitting the course early on a sunny morning and playing a few balls.
For me, practicing and playing in competitions are different things but equally enjoyable.
6) What was / is your motivation in the past or future ?
No past motivations of note (which was the problem, perhaps).
Motivation for the future started after hitting 40, which was to be as good as possible before time catches up.
7) Have you any more major goals ?
This year, I’d like to start breaking par and win a multiple junior scratch cups. A tough ask but important to have a goal.
Longer term would be to compete in senior scratch cups.
Lived away from my home club meant I was never in the running for teams, which is a regret. So perhaps a goal would be to feature on a club team.
8) What is your greatest achievement ?
Not enough so far - I won my first junior scratch only last year, which was a goal at the start of the year.
9) Is being low , and staying low a pressure , is there an image issue with it ? Have you seen lads try to stay too low ?
I feel no pressure being or staying low(ish) as i think I'm still improving. No image issue for me but as said above, I don't think 5 is all that good and only fractions better than 9. Image and bragging rights start at scratch, in my opinion.
Not really seen anyone trying to stay too low but have seen players react to pressure in taking poor play to heart in competitions (with one walk-off from a playing partner at a scratch cup last year).
10) Do you carry your bag, is the equipment thing a load of golf balls
No, I’ve never carried my bag - i’ll leave that to the lads who wear the white belts
I recently replaced my push caddy to an electric caddy for competitions in order to feel fresher toward the end of a round.
I have mixed feelings about equipment. I’ve been fitted at all of the well known places. However, my fitted woods have been currently replaced with unfitted clubs: a used driver from an ex-demo bin and a formally retired 8 year old 3 wood. My irons are about 8 yrs old too.
My evolving opinion on equipment is what matters less are the figures the launch monitor spit out - more important are liking how the club sits at address, the appearance, the sound and feel of the club - things that help with confidence (but every new club should at least be hit on the range).
11) If you could only pick one thing that you worked on, that made the biggest difference to your game, what would it be ?
Having no swing thoughts when on the course. Instead use pre-shot visualisation, feel, and focusing on the target.
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All I can say is - I now can't wait to answer my own questions
You know what , they are not as odd as we expected these lads , the same desires as ourselves. Most golfers I ever played with, particularly on boards here, has a desire to improve, to have that great round. I've seen reactions in people after their best round, that it was such a buzz a high for them to play that well - i've seen this in golfers at every level.
The goodwill on the thread is the most satisfying aspect for me.
I had a thing in my head, that the so called negative vibes towards low players , didn't feel right.
Because, every time I played with a low player, after having a chat with the higher handicap lads about it (with low guy gone), they would just say things like
"pure class"
"A joy to watch"
"A pleasure to see"
"another level"
"amazing to see"
"legend golfer"
Yes - I won't be naive - Gorfield has said it, at a certain level in every sport, some will have to have that killer instinct, the will to win , or that edge. Is that a good or a bad thing ? Does it make the person - I don't think so.
Have to say -- have found the thread very motivating. Trying everything to get there is not as lonely as it felt.
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Possible question......best tip you ever got ?....you'd see pros asked that a good bit.
Head down - swing easy ? - Probably the best piece of advice I ever got and still the thing I find hardest to do.spacecoyote wrote: »And one other question for now...
If you could only pick one thing that you worked on that made the biggest difference to your game what would it be?
when I was a kid - Chipping
and then spending hours and hours on the chipping green with my friends having competitions against each other when we were kids. Makes you unreal at chipping and it's a great base to start from. I've a decent short game now, but it's nowhere near as good as when I was a kid. It was the base to the rest of my game though. If I still had my short game from when I was 15 years of age, I'd be very close to scratch I reckon!I wonder how many of the lower guys have been fitted?
I got my irons fitted 5-6 years ago when I was playing off 5. Before that I had never gotten any kind of custom fitting. I havent had any since and still use the same driver I've used for the past 10 years. Custom fitting is nowhere near as necessary as getting a good pro and some decent lessons. I'd only advise people to get a custom fitting if they ::
a.) Got their swing to a place they really wanted it
or
b.) Were less than 5 feet tall, or greater than 6'4". Where less/extra length in the clubs and different lies and loft would be advisable.
For any further club purchases I make though from now on, I will go custom fit, but that's because I feel my swing matches criteria (a) 0 -
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