The golf thread - 2019

The golf thread - 2019

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Blackpuddin

16,409 posts

204 months

Monday 12th August 2019
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MGV7 said:
Hello I'm quite new to golf and am really enjoying it. I felt like I was making steady progress and now seem to have slipped back. Is this normal or would it mean I'm doing something drastically wrong?
Ha ha totally normal. Golf is a mind game, how you play will depend on how you feel to a large extent, what you're worrying about etc etc. That's what I find anyway. Up one minute, down the next, it's all part of the fascination.

Rosscow

8,723 posts

162 months

Monday 12th August 2019
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AndrewT1275 said:
Challo said:
Anyone got any recommendations on wet weather gear? I haven’t got loads to spend, but wouldn’t mind some decent over trousers and jacket.

Seen a few online but for a named brand your talking over a £100. Should I look away from the golf clothing, and go to a decent outdoor clothing store?
You tend to get what you pay for with waterproofs. The cheaper stuff is fine for occassional use in light rain but if you're a hardcore golfer who plays in all weather then you need stuff that works.

Galvin Green is pricey but effective and comes with a lifetime guarantee, although I've never had to test how easy it is to get things replaced.
I have the full Galvin Green set up, but then I play all year.

It’s very good.

As is their lifetime warranty - after nearly 3 years my trousers started to leak. Took them back (to our pro shop) and the pro sent them off with the jacket for a check over. The jacket was fine but they re-waterproofed it anyway, but they condemned the trousers and sent me a brand new pair with their apologies. Excellent service.

Not sure how easy that would have been if it had been an online purchase, though.

The Kjus find above in Sports Direct was superb!



bodhi

10,333 posts

228 months

Monday 12th August 2019
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AndrewT1275 said:
Challo said:
Anyone got any recommendations on wet weather gear? I haven’t got loads to spend, but wouldn’t mind some decent over trousers and jacket.

Seen a few online but for a named brand your talking over a £100. Should I look away from the golf clothing, and go to a decent outdoor clothing store?
You tend to get what you pay for with waterproofs. The cheaper stuff is fine for occassional use in light rain but if you're a hardcore golfer who plays in all weather then you need stuff that works.

Galvin Green is pricey but effective and comes with a lifetime guarantee, although I've never had to test how easy it is to get things replaced.
Agree with that, I spent £60 on a Sunderland jacket last year, supposedly fully waterproof, that is leaking already. I came off the course yesterday to find my left arm completely drenched.

However, do you want the one piece of rain gear that will totally transform playing in the rain? Footjoy Rain Gloves. I was slightly dubious, but got a set a couple of years ago and they are superb - they grip more the wetter they get, so no more risking clubs flying everywhere. Best £12 I've spent in a long time.

AndrewT1275

760 posts

239 months

Monday 12th August 2019
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bodhi said:
Agree with that, I spent £60 on a Sunderland jacket last year, supposedly fully waterproof, that is leaking already. I came off the course yesterday to find my left arm completely drenched.

However, do you want the one piece of rain gear that will totally transform playing in the rain? Footjoy Rain Gloves. I was slightly dubious, but got a set a couple of years ago and they are superb - they grip more the wetter they get, so no more risking clubs flying everywhere. Best £12 I've spent in a long time.
About 20 years ago I bought a right hand wet weather glove for exactly that reason. My mates thought i was mad when i first started using it but it does make a massive difference - like playing in the dry. Doesn't wear out either as it gets so little use comparatively. I'm still using that original glove!

Blackpuddin

16,409 posts

204 months

Tuesday 13th August 2019
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Thanks for these tips lads, I've ordered a pair.

logie1980

102 posts

186 months

Tuesday 13th August 2019
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just started myself (2 months in) and fighting to break 100,103 my best so far. Got myself a set of ping g20 irons 4-sw and 3 wood and loving them but really struggling with my driver taylormade sldr with a stiff shaft.!! Do any of these anti slice drivers really work?

Simon-k41v9

216 posts

56 months

Tuesday 13th August 2019
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bodhi said:
However, do you want the one piece of rain gear that will totally transform playing in the rain? Footjoy Rain Gloves. I was slightly dubious, but got a set a couple of years ago and they are superb - they grip more the wetter they get, so no more risking clubs flying everywhere. Best £12 I've spent in a long time.
never heard of these, just looked them up, sound excellent and have ordered!

Jamie VTS

1,238 posts

146 months

Tuesday 13th August 2019
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logie1980 said:
just started myself (2 months in) and fighting to break 100,103 my best so far. Got myself a set of ping g20 irons 4-sw and 3 wood and loving them but really struggling with my driver taylormade sldr with a stiff shaft.!! Do any of these anti slice drivers really work?
Anti slice drivers are just offset. In essence it’s a plaster over any flaws in your swing. My advice
Would be swallow your pride and put the driver away for a few months. You’ll see your scores drop dramatically!

CustardOnChips

1,936 posts

61 months

Tuesday 13th August 2019
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Jamie VTS said:
Anti slice drivers are just offset. In essence it’s a plaster over any flaws in your swing. My advice
Would be swallow your pride and put the driver away for a few months. You’ll see your scores drop dramatically!
Stiff shaft probably wont be doing you any flavours either.

kentlad

1,073 posts

182 months

Wednesday 14th August 2019
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Jamie VTS said:
Anti slice drivers are just offset. In essence it’s a plaster over any flaws in your swing. My advice
Would be swallow your pride and put the driver away for a few months. You’ll see your scores drop dramatically!
I also wouldn't be using a 'low spin' driver either (that's what the SLDR is, not an 'Anti-slice' driver - they don't exist). The SLDR is great for 'better players' who can deliver good numbers when they strike the ball, but will exagerate any issues you have at impact IME....You need something more forgiving if you're going to persist with driver. But like Jamie says - put it away for a few months & watch your scores drop... I bet you hit your 3 wood almost as far as your driver anyway...

thebraketester

14,192 posts

137 months

Wednesday 14th August 2019
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If you have a slice swing then no driver will help. Same if you constantly hook the ball.

Challo

10,043 posts

154 months

Wednesday 14th August 2019
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Jamie VTS said:
logie1980 said:
just started myself (2 months in) and fighting to break 100,103 my best so far. Got myself a set of ping g20 irons 4-sw and 3 wood and loving them but really struggling with my driver taylormade sldr with a stiff shaft.!! Do any of these anti slice drivers really work?
Anti slice drivers are just offset. In essence it’s a plaster over any flaws in your swing. My advice
Would be swallow your pride and put the driver away for a few months. You’ll see your scores drop dramatically!
My driver has been erratic the last few months. Rather than spend my second shot hacking out the rough, I take a 4 iron off the tee and nearly always in play. Much more enjoyable.

logie1980

102 posts

186 months

Wednesday 14th August 2019
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Thanks for the advice, going to try keeping the driver at home then ill not be tempted to use it. Or better still might sell it as i only bought it cause the lad selling it wanted £50 and was close to home!!!

Dan_1981

17,351 posts

198 months

Wednesday 14th August 2019
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Reading this at the moment.

It's a great read, and has really re-invigorated my lust for golf.


Blackpuddin

16,409 posts

204 months

Wednesday 14th August 2019
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logie1980 said:
Thanks for the advice, going to try keeping the driver at home then ill not be tempted to use it. Or better still might sell it as i only bought it cause the lad selling it wanted £50 and was close to home!!!
Try turning both your hands an inch clockwise on the grip.

bodhi

10,333 posts

228 months

Wednesday 14th August 2019
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logie1980 said:
just started myself (2 months in) and fighting to break 100,103 my best so far. Got myself a set of ping g20 irons 4-sw and 3 wood and loving them but really struggling with my driver taylormade sldr with a stiff shaft.!! Do any of these anti slice drivers really work?
To mirror everyone else's advice, I would stick with the 3 Wood until you get more comfortable with the game - my last full round was a 78, and I think I used my Driver 3 times in total, and only on longer holes with lots of room. It only goes around 20 yards further than my 3 wood, so you probably won't be giving too much away in distance, but you'll be in the fairway which is key for putting a good score together.

I'd honestly consider spending what you would have spent on a Driver on lessons instead, you will get far more benefit than trying to ape the guys on telly. They've had many years of practice, and play on considerably wider golf courses than we do.

Smiljan

10,772 posts

196 months

Wednesday 14th August 2019
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What about us mere mortals who can still hit a 3 wood off into the bushes? rofl

No miracle fixes, dropping the driver drops the odds of a massive miss hit but doesn't eliminate them. The 3 wood will quite happily rocket your ball miles offline too.

Lessons and practice are the answers, the best I've played is when I've had the time to take regular lessons and practice regularly. Even if the practice is just playing more Golf.

Frustratingly this game also has a habit of crushing you just when you think you've worked out what to do. Its why many people love it.

Andy 308GTB

2,918 posts

220 months

Wednesday 14th August 2019
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Dan_1981 said:


Reading this at the moment.

It's a great read, and has really re-invigorated my lust for golf.
I read that a year or two ago - it's a good book.
He really did put everything into the game, it became an unhealthy obsession.

HaplessBoyLard

1,546 posts

187 months

Friday 16th August 2019
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logie1980 said:
just started myself (2 months in) and fighting to break 100,103 my best so far. Got myself a set of ping g20 irons 4-sw and 3 wood and loving them but really struggling with my driver taylormade sldr with a stiff shaft.!! Do any of these anti slice drivers really work?
Please don’t take this the wrong way, but you couldn’t have picked a worse driver for a beginner. SLDR is about as unforgiving as they come. It’s very low spinning so any mis-strike can go miles off line. Plenty of good, experienced players gave up with SLDR because they couldn’t keep it on line.

You’d be much better off either leaving the driver at home for now, or trying something a bit easier to hit. Any of the Ping G drivers(G20/25 etc) would be a far better bet. All manufacturers make forgiving drivers, but the Pings are usually the most beginner friendly

siovey

1,632 posts

137 months

Saturday 17th August 2019
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I have to echo the comments above about the driver. I had on old wooden dunlop driver that cost £10 and it was brilliant,
my most reliable club. 300 yards and mainly straight down the fairway. Until it broke and I got a metal wood. Nowadays mine stays in the boot and I use 3 wood or utility club off the tee. Now my third shot is taken on/near to the green rather than halfway up the fairway after a drop! laugh