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Rosscow said:
kiethton said:
113 says this - https://course.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/course/course...
OK, so I think that 113 is the average difficulty. 55 is the easiest and 155 the hardest.We have 2 courses at our club, One is rated at 116 and the other 126. So I play off 10 on one course and 11 on the other!
You should be able to find any course with this link
https://www.randa.org/chc-lookup
Where I play now is Par 72 , Course Rating 75.2, bogey rating 100! Slope 136... (toughest loop, back tees)...
https://www.randa.org/chc-lookup
Where I play now is Par 72 , Course Rating 75.2, bogey rating 100! Slope 136... (toughest loop, back tees)...
kiethton said:
Yes - think that was just a placeholder on the website as I checked a number of the local ones on there and its say 113 for all of them....I think its going to be a bit higher - our scorecard SS is +3 versus par and competitions are normally +4-+5 versus par.
Sounds similar to ours.Our par is 68, Course Rating 71 and bogey rating 92.5.
As you say you're normally in with a shout of winning at around +3.
Rosscow said:
kiethton said:
Yes - think that was just a placeholder on the website as I checked a number of the local ones on there and its say 113 for all of them....I think its going to be a bit higher - our scorecard SS is +3 versus par and competitions are normally +4-+5 versus par.
Sounds similar to ours.Our par is 68, Course Rating 71 and bogey rating 92.5.
As you say you're normally in with a shout of winning at around +3.
I know this is a bit of a how long’s a piece of string question but I’ll ask anyway.
How good, handicap wise, do you think someone can realistically get playing 20-30 times a year and hitting a range (mats only) 1 a week?
Relatively new to the game/sport with less than 1 years experience and over 35 years old.
Low double digits? High singles?
How good, handicap wise, do you think someone can realistically get playing 20-30 times a year and hitting a range (mats only) 1 a week?
Relatively new to the game/sport with less than 1 years experience and over 35 years old.
Low double digits? High singles?
London424 said:
I know this is a bit of a how long’s a piece of string question but I’ll ask anyway.
How good, handicap wise, do you think someone can realistically get playing 20-30 times a year and hitting a range (mats only) 1 a week?
Relatively new to the game/sport with less than 1 years experience and over 35 years old.
Low double digits? High singles?
Unless you have very good hand eye coordination and athletic ability. I would say high teens low 20s would be more likely. How good, handicap wise, do you think someone can realistically get playing 20-30 times a year and hitting a range (mats only) 1 a week?
Relatively new to the game/sport with less than 1 years experience and over 35 years old.
Low double digits? High singles?
On the range every week? I reckon you can play to 5-10. That's a bad shot every other hole, or every third hole. If you're hitting 150 balls a week, that seems a reasonable target to me. Especially if you can find a half an hour a week for putting practise.
I played a lot as a junior before taking almost 20 years off. If I played three times in a month, with zero range practise, I'd hope to be in single figures on that last round, (before retiring again for months on end).
I played a lot as a junior before taking almost 20 years off. If I played three times in a month, with zero range practise, I'd hope to be in single figures on that last round, (before retiring again for months on end).
You are both decent players starting again. Which is entirely different from being new to the game.
I suppose it depends on how you practice and if there is any coaching. But many will just bang balls down the range, when they should be practicing the short game and putting.
Then there is course management, especially from within 150 yard. Which is where the most shots are lost. That takes experience.
The first time I retired from golf I was playing off 5, I didn't touch a club for 3 years. Then I played 3 rounds in a week and shot mid 70s in the 3rd round. The first 2 were awful.
I've barely played twice a year for the last 9 years and have taken golf back up again recently. Age and old injuries are not helping and I've struggled to break 90 having excpected to just pick up where I left off. Although I haven't really practiced, I've just played some rounds.
I've started doing some training to get some strength back and doing some indoor practice, so we'll see how it goes.
Oh, and I'm going through my bag replacing my clubs with more modern, more forgiving clubs. I no longer have the time or appetite to practise like I used to. But still want to get round in a reasonable score.
I suppose it depends on how you practice and if there is any coaching. But many will just bang balls down the range, when they should be practicing the short game and putting.
Then there is course management, especially from within 150 yard. Which is where the most shots are lost. That takes experience.
The first time I retired from golf I was playing off 5, I didn't touch a club for 3 years. Then I played 3 rounds in a week and shot mid 70s in the 3rd round. The first 2 were awful.
I've barely played twice a year for the last 9 years and have taken golf back up again recently. Age and old injuries are not helping and I've struggled to break 90 having excpected to just pick up where I left off. Although I haven't really practiced, I've just played some rounds.
I've started doing some training to get some strength back and doing some indoor practice, so we'll see how it goes.
Oh, and I'm going through my bag replacing my clubs with more modern, more forgiving clubs. I no longer have the time or appetite to practise like I used to. But still want to get round in a reasonable score.
Well at last I've put my final 9 holes card in for my handicap, 2 18s and 2 9s.
Hasn't been too enjoyable, counting every shot takes a bit of the humour out of the casual game.
Didn't score well, several times around 50 for the 1st 9 but also a 41 on a 2nd 9 so I'm expecting a handicap of around 17, that's just my expectation. My downfall is the chipping, watched the videos and did a quick lesson with the pro, but I'm just as s
t at it as I was many years ago 
Hasn't been too enjoyable, counting every shot takes a bit of the humour out of the casual game.
Didn't score well, several times around 50 for the 1st 9 but also a 41 on a 2nd 9 so I'm expecting a handicap of around 17, that's just my expectation. My downfall is the chipping, watched the videos and did a quick lesson with the pro, but I'm just as s
t at it as I was many years ago CustardOnChips said:
Oh, and I'm going through my bag replacing my clubs with more modern, more forgiving clubs. I no longer have the time or appetite to practise like I used to. But still want to get round in a reasonable score.
What do you recommend for a modern forgiving club ?Am looking for something similar.
Stan the Bat said:
What do you recommend for a modern forgiving club ?
Am looking for something similar.
I've gone with a set of Ping G400 4 to U wedge with graphite shafts. Which is a complete departure from irons I would traditionally play. Am looking for something similar.
The modern Ping G irons look great for game improvement irons.
They are equivalent to 3 to PW in old money. But launch the ball really high. They are very easy to hit. I tried them against the Ping G410 and there was no difference in performance so couldn't justify the newer model.
I normally play 4 or 5 times a week, essentially any time its not raining! Never bothered with a handicap but would be happy with 18 nowadays. Although scored 7 over a couple of weeks back, which I was quite pleased with! 
Myself and my golfing buddy have been playing texas scramble over the last couple of weeks and its been bloody great fun!
Our aim was to score par or better between us and we've been scoring 3 or 4 over on average. Yesterday we finally scored a 1 under and were buzzing!
It must be great to be that good at golf and score that regularly yourself!
Myself and my golfing buddy have been playing texas scramble over the last couple of weeks and its been bloody great fun!
Our aim was to score par or better between us and we've been scoring 3 or 4 over on average. Yesterday we finally scored a 1 under and were buzzing!
It must be great to be that good at golf and score that regularly yourself!
CustardOnChips said:
Stan the Bat said:
What do you recommend for a modern forgiving club ?
Am looking for something similar.
I've gone with a set of Ping G400 4 to U wedge with graphite shafts. Which is a complete departure from irons I would traditionally play. Am looking for something similar.
The modern Ping G irons look great for game improvement irons.
They are equivalent to 3 to PW in old money. But launch the ball really high. They are very easy to hit. I tried them against the Ping G410 and there was no difference in performance so couldn't justify the newer model.
Hi,
I have been playing on and off for years and have always wanted to 0lay more but a young family makes it tough. I joined a club 12 months ago and have got an official handicap of 19. I would like to improve my game an lower my handicap. I plan to get some lessons and want to work on my game through the winter. Biggest issues are a tendency to slice driver and I am awful in bunkers! How much time do I need to invest to improve? I would like to be breaking 90 consistently if possible.
Any tips, advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
I have been playing on and off for years and have always wanted to 0lay more but a young family makes it tough. I joined a club 12 months ago and have got an official handicap of 19. I would like to improve my game an lower my handicap. I plan to get some lessons and want to work on my game through the winter. Biggest issues are a tendency to slice driver and I am awful in bunkers! How much time do I need to invest to improve? I would like to be breaking 90 consistently if possible.
Any tips, advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Normoybr said:
Hi,
I have been playing on and off for years and have always wanted to 0lay more but a young family makes it tough. I joined a club 12 months ago and have got an official handicap of 19. I would like to improve my game an lower my handicap. I plan to get some lessons and want to work on my game through the winter. Biggest issues are a tendency to slice driver and I am awful in bunkers! How much time do I need to invest to improve? I would like to be breaking 90 consistently if possible.
Any tips, advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
How long is a piece of string? Could be a quick simple fix or something to need to spend time on to make a change. I have been playing on and off for years and have always wanted to 0lay more but a young family makes it tough. I joined a club 12 months ago and have got an official handicap of 19. I would like to improve my game an lower my handicap. I plan to get some lessons and want to work on my game through the winter. Biggest issues are a tendency to slice driver and I am awful in bunkers! How much time do I need to invest to improve? I would like to be breaking 90 consistently if possible.
Any tips, advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Get a lesson to understand the root cause and go from there. You have joined a club so it will be easier for you to get practise in and play a few holes.
Blackpuddin said:
siovey said:
I normally play 4 or 5 times a week, essentially any time its not raining! Never bothered with a handicap
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