Off topic golf thread!

Am looking at joining a local course in January and have spent the last few months updating my fairly old bag with some newer stuff. My irons are TM Speedbladez and I like them well enough and they're barely used so happy to keep going with them. I've picked up a 2nd hand M2 3W and 4H to replace a positively ancient McGregor fairway wood set. My plan is to pick up two new wedges in January as its probably the strongest part of my game so happy to invest in some decent kit and hope to pick up a 3h in place of a 5w second hand somewhere. Which brings me to my query, my driver is a Nike VRS covert (the red one). I love the look of it and when I hit it well it goes a decent way though not sure how far to be honest as my local range is fairly crap in terms of distance markers, I'd estimate somewhere between 210-230ish. Now that I'm catching up with the latest tech I'm wondering if I should upgrade the driver to something newer and get fitted also? The course I'm joining is reasonably lengthy and rewards length off the tee so I'm thinking its an area I would potentially benefit the most from. A lot of YouTube videos and forums suggest that the biggest difference between my club and the newer ones is forgiveness, I generally tend to miss right with a massive slice so I figure I need all the help I can get.

Whats peoples thoughts on here and where would people recommend to go to get fitted in the new year? I know there's a lot of new clubs coming out in the first few months of next year so my plan was to maybe hang on until March and get fitted then. I'm based in Carlow and my googling research hasn't brought back much in the way of local fitters outside of O' Dwyers in Kilkenny and McGuirks in Dublin/Waterford.

Sorry slave1, posted there now. Thought this was the place for stuff not really worthy of a thread, apologies.

Seve OB wrote: »

I though it is self explanatory.
Off topic, ie nothing to do with golf!

In retrospect yes it is

Happy Christmas everyone. Hope everyone got some golf presents ☺️ Hope to get to an outing this year for the first time!

I was watching the golf over the weekend at the Phoenix open and seen a few pictures of the crowds at the Superbowl! How is this possible? considering I read over the weekend that America had one of the worst days since the pandemic started!
Feels like we are the only country in the world in lockdown!

Odd one here but hoping someone can answer this one. It’s golf related but didn’t know where to put it and wasn’t starting a thread.

I’m trying to think of a course I’ve played in Leinster where the tee box is on the right hand side of a different fairway. Kind of nestled into to the RHS. You play your tee shots across this fairway almost perpendicular to the hole you’re playing. The green is then uphill quite a bit.

I think it’s Delgany but I only played it once and I’m not sure. It’s messing with my head! Cheers.

the lawman wrote: »

Odd one here but hoping someone can answer this one. It’s golf related but didn’t know where to put it and wasn’t starting a thread.

I’m trying to think of a course I’ve played in Leinster where the tee box is on the right hand side of a different fairway. Kind of nestled into to the RHS. You play your tee shots across this fairway almost perpendicular to the hole you’re playing. The green is then uphill quite a bit.

I think it’s Delgany but I only played it once and I’m not sure. It’s messing with my head! Cheers.

16th hole, Carlow Golf Club. Tee off from an elevated tee on the right of the 15th fairway. Your second (should be) through a gap between two hills over a dip to an elevated narrow green. 401 Yards, Index 2. Great hole that plays longer as anything short of the green goes back down the dip.

It’s Carlow alright. The 16th. Just couldn’t recall it and was mincing my head. I have a great memory of all the golf I play so this was driving me nuts.

Great hole that 16. Thanks for helping guys.

Wombatman wrote: »

Bryson must be the ultimate head melter though.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SupsunM1p4

One more reason Europe will win the Ryder Cup on American soil despite having a weaker team!

callaway92 wrote: »

Don’t think it warrants a thread, but in competitions where there’s categories (ie scratch cup); if you’re off 4 and you’re in the 0-5 category but the slope rating of the course makes you be off 6 there, which category are you gonna be playing in? 0-5 or 6-11? I’d assume the 0-5 one?

Handicap index

Irishder wrote: »

Any good tutorials to fix a slice. Slicing my driver on every shot and my back is killing me. Dont think i am shifting my weight properly

I'd say go for a lesson and the pro will pick up your mistake(s) after a few swings. Also, if your current technique is causing pain, they may suggest a more comfortable swing setup.

It's about €30-€40 so cheaper than a box of Pro V's (which you'd lose anyway with a bad slice) and potentially could save you trips to the physio.

Seve OB wrote: »

in what is no doubt going to be a vain attempt, I'm going to try and bring this thread back on topic..... ie off topic!!!

anyone watch the Monaco Grand Prix the other day? I usually love it, my favourite place, been a few times (drove the track (in traffic )which was cool) and the only GP I've ever been at, but my god it was a boring race the other day.

And as for the Mighty Reds, what an end to the season. The middle third of the season where they only amassed 12 points from 14 games really was such a bad run which was be hit hard with the injuries they had sustained but they really got back on the horse and took 26 points out of the last 10 games with some of the replacements really showing great improvement in their form. Gini will be missed.

I love the F1 but Jesus that was a boring race. The only overtake that I can remember is Mick Schu on marzipan. Been a great season so far. Hoping to get to a race next year, hopefully Spa.

padmcv wrote: »

I found this series from Rick Shiels very good - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKnkfgDBi62lTGPqEciFLZixkaagTOd39

Thanks for posting that, great info. Looked at the series and went to the range last night. def fixed my big slice and pain issue. still not perfect but getting there and its great to know what's causing the slice.

elvisn wrote: »

I see on McGuirks website in thier Ts&Cs they say they not only will match the price of products elsewhere but beat it. But there's no information on how to actually avail of the price matching. Do I need to go into a store to do this or email their customer service?

Another off topic fail...:D

However, I know people that have gone in to shops offering this before and just brought up the competitors website on their phone and showed the sales guy in the shop the quoted price.

Back on the on topic, off topic side of things, anyone any recommendations of non golf related youtube channels with decent content that would pass some time?

I have no idea where to put this. I got out to watch the Connacht Women's senior Open in Athlone over the last couple of days. Some serious golf played down there. Made me realise that I really am not at the races at all They all hit the ball so long and so straight and short games are so good.

https://www.golfireland.ie/regional#/competition/2959968/leaderboard

spacecoyote wrote: »

Well definitely not in the only non golf thread on the golf forum

Maybe here https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2058140919/22/#post117508392

Cheers lol - I was searching for pages and pages looking for an appropriate thread. Just picked one in the end that was probably the most wrong of all lol

Seve OB wrote: »

This is some game of ball!

Agreed, who thought Kildare had under age hurlers!!