mreaves Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 17 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: I use the SwingU app with my apple watch. Works well, even the free version. Good to know. I’m going to an Apple Watch next season but not sure what app I should use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 After today’s slop fest I am ready for golf season. Bring me Morch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Gonna bring my clubs into the office. We have a golf simulator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 11 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Gonna bring my clubs into the office. We have a golf simulator. I would never get any work done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 13 minutes ago, mreaves said: I would never get any work done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 19 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: You must need an office boy, right? I don't know anything about architecture but I come cheap! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
512high Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 10 minutes ago, mreaves said: You must need an office boy, right? I don't know anything about architecture but I come cheap! Lol, I'm not a golfer but that is legit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 24 minutes ago, 512high said: Lol, I'm not a golfer but that is legit! A friend of mine put an addition on his house just for this. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
512high Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Just now, mreaves said: A friend of mine put an addition on his house just for this. Just awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 Approximately 1 month away. Countdown to April 1 >> May 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 3 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said: Approximately 1 month away. Countdown to April 1 >> May 1. Lol. Up here the countdown to golf is usually closer to May 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 14 hours ago, mreaves said: Lol. Up here the countdown to golf is usually closer to May 1 We used to start our league second week of April but we could never get all the weeks in April in and if we did, we were golfing in cold drizzle at times. I remember one year golfing in 38 degree drizzle, couldn't wait to get into the clubhouse. We ended up moving the start day to first week of May here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 when I was 35? or so, I was hitting drives over 300 yards in air. lol At least 3/10. Never could play under 80 ish regularly though, even in my HS/college days it was generally 8-12 handicap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, Torch Tiger said: when I was 35? or so, I was hitting drives over 300 yards in air. lol At least 3/10. Never could play under 80 ish regularly though, even in my HS/college days it was generally 8-12 handicap Nothing wrong with that, you have to be special to be a pro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 15 hours ago, Torch Tiger said: when I was 35? or so, I was hitting drives over 300 yards in air. lol At least 3/10. Never could play under 80 ish regularly though, even in my HS/college days it was generally 8-12 handicap You can hit it as far as you want, but if you can’t get ball in hole, it’s trouble. Three easy way to lower score: 1. Do not hit it OB or in hazard. 2. Don’t chunk 3. Two putt everything. (Hoping to get this to 98% this year) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 20 minutes ago, Chrisrotary12 said: You can hit it as far as you want, but if you can’t get ball in hole, it’s trouble. Three easy way to lower score: 1. Do not hit it OB or in hazard. 2. Don’t chunk 3. Two putt everything. (Hoping to get this to 98% this year) Yeah my short game was/is very mediocre, not the worst I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 4 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said: You can hit it as far as you want, but if you can’t get ball in hole, it’s trouble. Three easy way to lower score: 1. Do not hit it OB or in hazard. 2. Don’t chunk 3. Two putt everything. (Hoping to get this to 98% this year) Scoring well is the hard part, I used to have a good short game and scored okay even though I didn't hit it far. I worked on hitting it further, but my short game suffered, and I scored worse. If I had the time to put in I could have been better but work always got in the way. I'm certainly not a natural but do enjoy the game. What's not to like, being outdoors, sunny weather, couple of beers and a bite after the round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 The pros have to be good at everything because the courses are so long. For us weekenders, if there’s one thing to be good at it’s the short game. Even if you only hit it 200 yards max, you can score by chipping and puttingwell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROOSTA Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Back in the day some 30yrs ago I was a scratch golfer. Just discharged from the USAF I had the whole summer off. Joined Braintree Municipal, golfed every day and maintained a 3 handicap. The A game is long gone, have not picked up the sticks in over 10yrs. Once was golfing a round, first nine was mediocre at best. Golfing with brothers so we stop halfway grabbed a lunch. One brother was much better than the other. "How about a little wager?" 10th tee, the brother says to me after T-shots went off. "You know you just bet the State Amateur Champ." DAMN, I shot -3 under and came down to the last hole. My shot ended up about 20ft from the cup, he had a tap-in. The rest is history. I miss golfing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 5 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said: The pros have to be good at everything because the courses are so long. For us weekenders, if there’s one thing to be good at it’s the short game. Even if you only hit it 200 yards max, you can score by chipping and puttingwell. my grandfather started playing at 50ish and was 4-5 handicap by 65. He was really really good only hit 200-250 but very straight, and his chip/pw/sw were above avg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 31 minutes ago, ROOSTA said: Back in the day some 30yrs ago I was a scratch golfer. Just discharged from the USAF I had the whole summer off. Joined Braintree Municipal, golfed every day and maintained a 3 handicap. The A game is long gone, have not picked up the sticks in over 10yrs. Once was golfing a round, first nine was mediocre at best. Golfing with brothers so we stop halfway grabbed a lunch. One brother was much better than the other. "How about a little wager?" 10th tee, the brother says to me after T-shots went off. "You know you just bet the State Amateur Champ." DAMN, I shot -3 under and came down to the last hole. My shot ended up about 20ft from the cup, he had a tap-in. The rest is history. I miss golfing! How old were you, 30s? I was best in my 30s and 40s, once I hurt my hip and got it replaced I never recovered my game, still enjoy it but its a great day now if I have a shot at breaking 90. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROOSTA Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 14 hours ago, DavisStraight said: How old were you, 30s? I was best in my 30s and 40s, once I hurt my hip and got it replaced I never recovered my game, still enjoy it but its a great day now if I have a shot at breaking 90. Early 30's. Game put on hiatus because of chronic pain, pinched nerves, herniated disc. Youth is wasted on the young. I would get too frustrated, so I don't even try. Pain is so many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted yesterday at 01:38 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:38 AM On 3/2/2025 at 6:35 PM, ROOSTA said: Back in the day some 30yrs ago I was a scratch golfer. Just discharged from the USAF I had the whole summer off. Joined Braintree Municipal, golfed every day and maintained a 3 handicap. The A game is long gone, have not picked up the sticks in over 10yrs. Once was golfing a round, first nine was mediocre at best. Golfing with brothers so we stop halfway grabbed a lunch. One brother was much better than the other. "How about a little wager?" 10th tee, the brother says to me after T-shots went off. "You know you just bet the State Amateur Champ." DAMN, I shot -3 under and came down to the last hole. My shot ended up about 20ft from the cup, he had a tap-in. The rest is history. I miss golfing! Braintree Massachusetts? It's a tough ass course. Not bad at all except the par fours are long. I would take a par on those holes all day long. Go off the fairway and you're gone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted yesterday at 01:30 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 01:30 PM 11 hours ago, kdxken said: Braintree Massachusetts? It's a tough ass course. Not bad at all except the par fours are long. I would take a par on those holes all day long. Go off the fairway and you're gone Sounds like Passaconaway in Litchfield, NH. Last year during round 1 of the New Hampshire Mid-Am the back 9 had 3 par fours playing longer than 460. One of them was like 485. And if you miss the fairway by more than 5 yards, play for bogey. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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