The Golf Thread - 2017!
Discussion
HaplessBoyLard said:
SpeckledJim said:
Happy it went the way it did, it made for great TV.
I'd have preferred Rose to win, I think he's a real gentleman in a way that Garcia simply isn't.
Garcia's career and shot-making talent merits a Major, so I'm not resenting the win. But I don't think he's a particularly nice guy.
Sergio has changed quite a lot over the years, hasn't he? AFAIK he was a pretty happy guy in his early career, but turned into a fairly miserable, sulky soul later on, after multiple close calls in majors.I'd have preferred Rose to win, I think he's a real gentleman in a way that Garcia simply isn't.
Garcia's career and shot-making talent merits a Major, so I'm not resenting the win. But I don't think he's a particularly nice guy.
He even wrote off his chances of a major in an interview a few years back.
I'm happy for him. I like Rose, and he really does come across as a real gent, but his complete lack of emotion turns me off a bit. I like players with a bit of fire.
I'm glad Sergio has won his major. I'd just rather it had been Bubba or Tiger or Casey or Poulter or someone else I don't particularly like that he'd beaten in the playoff.
SpeckledJim said:
I'm glad Sergio has won his major. I'd just rather it had been Bubba or Tiger or Casey or Poulter or someone else I don't particularly like that he'd beaten in the playoff.
You're entitled to that somewhat petty view, anyhoo, I'm now gonna add you to that list, on your behalf! 
Digger said:
SpeckledJim said:
I'm glad Sergio has won his major. I'd just rather it had been Bubba or Tiger or Casey or Poulter or someone else I don't particularly like that he'd beaten in the playoff.
You're entitled to that somewhat petty view, anyhoo, I'm now gonna add you to that list, on your behalf! I'm just saying I prefer Rose to Sergio.
And that I prefer Sergio to Bubba, Tiger, Casey or Poulter.
Digger said:
jbudgie said:
Has he done it since? That's over a decade old. Tiger was a geyser in comparison with Sergio. 
Anyway a lot of the septics seem to liberally 'water' the course but a large gobble into the cup is a lot different as the interviewer pointed out as people have to pick their ball out of the cup.
jbudgie said:
Holding up the Tiger as a bastion of 'nice' behaviour is a new one on me. !!
I deliberately used him as an example, as he is also someone who divides opinion, and I'm certainly not his greatest fan either!I would also never really begrudge any Major winner their victory, as more often than not I prefer to complement the quality of their play at the time.
5 rounds in 4 days... quite happy to be back to work for a rest.
Fridays round- crap
Saturday- 40mph gusts, wanted to walk in by the 3rd tee
Sunday- Rain all round, played well and got a little cut
Today- Club knockout in the morning, battered them 7&6 and then went out again with some friends.
Golfed out for a few days now
Fridays round- crap
Saturday- 40mph gusts, wanted to walk in by the 3rd tee
Sunday- Rain all round, played well and got a little cut
Today- Club knockout in the morning, battered them 7&6 and then went out again with some friends.
Golfed out for a few days now
A general queation,would a change from a TM R7 quad driver to one of the newer TM drivers yield much gain in distance? Mines getting pretty battered after owning it since about 2009. Of course I blame the odd wayward slice on this old beat up thing and got new club itch, just wondered how far the "tech" has come along. Has there been a rough increase, say like 20 yards since the R7 to the newer TM drivers? I havent had a try with any other club but unless taking them both to the range how would I know?
I find that any new driver in the last 10 years or so gives me little extra distance but typically far more accuracy so I spray less. Think following the trampoline effect rules that came in there isn't too much more they can do to add length.
I do however have the driver fitted to me each time to make sure the spin rates and launch angles are optimal
I do however have the driver fitted to me each time to make sure the spin rates and launch angles are optimal
The OH was away all weekend on a Hen do, so took the opportunity to get out on the course and enjoy the weather - very much a weekend of two halves.
Saturday - Played in the afternoon swindle, played with a guy off 1 and matched his Gross score on the front 9, fell 4 shots behind on the back 9 but still came home with a 76 for 40 points, enough to win £8 and get asked not to come back again Played really well, was swinging across the ball slightly so was coming up short and right a lot, luckily my short game was working perfectly, so had around 7 or 8 up and downs. Couldn't miss on the greens either, so a pretty good day.
Sunday - our monthly medal. Had an 8 on the 2nd hole, after pulling my drive into the cabbage, then misidentifying my ball in the rough, so ended up playing the wrong ball - I was positive I'd seen the tell tale Nike swoosh on it, turns out someone had marked up a Taylore Made with some writing that looked suspiciously like a Swoosh. My own fault for not checking properly, original ball was lost so had to take my provisional - which my playing partner had picked up as he thought I'd found my original. Luckily it was right next to the 150 yard markers, so was easy enough to replace. Followed that up with a 6 (3 putts from 10 feet) and a 7 (first drive OOB) and that was pretty much that. Kept going to sign for an 87, missed some stupid putts on the way round, but finished with 6 pars to make it a bit more respectable. Still, highly annoying.
Got my first lesson in a couple of months tonight - lots is going well, just need to tighten up on the loose tee shots - and learn to putt a bit more consistently.
Saturday - Played in the afternoon swindle, played with a guy off 1 and matched his Gross score on the front 9, fell 4 shots behind on the back 9 but still came home with a 76 for 40 points, enough to win £8 and get asked not to come back again
Played really well, was swinging across the ball slightly so was coming up short and right a lot, luckily my short game was working perfectly, so had around 7 or 8 up and downs. Couldn't miss on the greens either, so a pretty good day. Sunday - our monthly medal. Had an 8 on the 2nd hole, after pulling my drive into the cabbage, then misidentifying my ball in the rough, so ended up playing the wrong ball - I was positive I'd seen the tell tale Nike swoosh on it, turns out someone had marked up a Taylore Made with some writing that looked suspiciously like a Swoosh. My own fault for not checking properly, original ball was lost so had to take my provisional - which my playing partner had picked up as he thought I'd found my original. Luckily it was right next to the 150 yard markers, so was easy enough to replace. Followed that up with a 6 (3 putts from 10 feet) and a 7 (first drive OOB) and that was pretty much that. Kept going to sign for an 87, missed some stupid putts on the way round, but finished with 6 pars to make it a bit more respectable. Still, highly annoying.
Got my first lesson in a couple of months tonight - lots is going well, just need to tighten up on the loose tee shots - and learn to putt a bit more consistently.
Drivers have been maxed out for years in terms of how "hot" the face is. The coefficient of restitution is 0.83. That is, a ball fired at the clubface at 100mph can rebound at no more than 83mph.
They also sell drivers with crazy long shafts to make you think it's hotter. The average driver shaft length on tour is something like 44.5". Most are sold now with 46" shafts. The Taylormade RBZ a few years back had a 47" shaft. It's no wonder people get drawn into chasing distance. Of course, very few people hit a 47" driver with any consistency, so in effect they're just chasing the one that goes 270yds, while all the mis
ts are going 210.
All they can really do now is try to manipulate spin and launch to eek out a bit more distance, and that's where custom fitting comes in, along with lessons/practice to try and learn to hit the middle of the clubface, and making sure you buy a club that you like the feel of.
Nothing wrong with treating yourself to a shiny new toy though!
They also sell drivers with crazy long shafts to make you think it's hotter. The average driver shaft length on tour is something like 44.5". Most are sold now with 46" shafts. The Taylormade RBZ a few years back had a 47" shaft. It's no wonder people get drawn into chasing distance. Of course, very few people hit a 47" driver with any consistency, so in effect they're just chasing the one that goes 270yds, while all the mis
ts are going 210. All they can really do now is try to manipulate spin and launch to eek out a bit more distance, and that's where custom fitting comes in, along with lessons/practice to try and learn to hit the middle of the clubface, and making sure you buy a club that you like the feel of.
Nothing wrong with treating yourself to a shiny new toy though!
HaplessBoyLard said:
Drivers have been maxed out for years in terms of how "hot" the face is. The coefficient of restitution is 0.83. That is, a ball fired at the clubface at 100mph can rebound at no more than 83mph.
They also sell drivers with crazy long shafts to make you think it's hotter. The average driver shaft length on tour is something like 44.5". Most are sold now with 46" shafts. The Taylormade RBZ a few years back had a 47" shaft. It's no wonder people get drawn into chasing distance. Of course, very few people hit a 47" driver with any consistency, so in effect they're just chasing the one that goes 270yds, while all the mists are going 210.
All they can really do now is try to manipulate spin and launch to eek out a bit more distance, and that's where custom fitting comes in, along with lessons/practice to try and learn to hit the middle of the clubface, and making sure you buy a club that you like the feel of.
Nothing wrong with treating yourself to a shiny new toy though!
Best thing I ever did was to get custom fitted. Loads of different head/shaft combination with a fitter who knew what they were doing. Easily the best part of my game now.They also sell drivers with crazy long shafts to make you think it's hotter. The average driver shaft length on tour is something like 44.5". Most are sold now with 46" shafts. The Taylormade RBZ a few years back had a 47" shaft. It's no wonder people get drawn into chasing distance. Of course, very few people hit a 47" driver with any consistency, so in effect they're just chasing the one that goes 270yds, while all the mis
ts are going 210. All they can really do now is try to manipulate spin and launch to eek out a bit more distance, and that's where custom fitting comes in, along with lessons/practice to try and learn to hit the middle of the clubface, and making sure you buy a club that you like the feel of.
Nothing wrong with treating yourself to a shiny new toy though!
Snuck off work this afternoon for a midweek medal, shot a net 72 despite having to chip sideways to recover a wonky tee shot, take a drop out of a bush and going in 2 ponds on the way round. What coulda been!!
Anybody else's club introducing the congu continuous increase review? If you don't make buffer 7 times in a row, in addition to the 7 0.1's you've already got it gets flagged up to the handicap sec to consider adding a whole shot....... just what you need when you're going through a bumpy patch of form!! Ours is considering it, but can't see it being popular!
Anybody else's club introducing the congu continuous increase review? If you don't make buffer 7 times in a row, in addition to the 7 0.1's you've already got it gets flagged up to the handicap sec to consider adding a whole shot....... just what you need when you're going through a bumpy patch of form!! Ours is considering it, but can't see it being popular!
Juanco20 said:
Got the bug again lately and striking the ball better than I ever have. Shot an 84 today with 40 putts, so frustrating. Could easily have been low 70s if I could putt. Was hitting GIR for fun
You've got to understand though, the more you hit GIR the more putts you're going to have. You're only 4 putts over 2 putting every green.Juanco20 said:
JamesNotJim said:
You've got to understand though, the more you hit GIR the more putts you're going to have. You're only 4 putts over 2 putting every green.
True but I think tour pros average 27 putts a round so clearly a lot of room for improvement I expect Rory isn't great at gardening, or accountancy, or criminalmasterminding, or whatever it is you do while he's practicing his four-footers.
Take heart and forge on!
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