>:(fixed
Can't do a decent swing if it could save my life!! Slice slice slice!!!!
Humiliation every time but I keep comming back for more grrrrrrrr >:(
Colleagues and clients laughing their ass off. Kill me now!!
Its part of the job, its mandatory, why o why!!
BB related: when I drop to my knees in the golfclub locker room its my time to shine.....sshhaaboooommm m!
Not a vey athletic sport but not an easy game by any means
2x
80 y/o people are playing this game like champs. No power involved just the skill.
So frustrating!!!
You play?
2xlike you I have good power not a great swing but im a great putter not sure why I think because my dad use to drag me to the courses when I was a kid carried golf bags and there was an area were they could practice putting I was a natural
80 y/o people are playing this game like champs. No power involved just the skill.
So frustrating!!!
You play?
>:(
Can't do a decent swing if it could save my life!! Slice slice slice!!!!
Humiliation every time but I keep comming back for more grrrrrrrr >:(
Colleagues and clients laughing their ass off. Kill me now!!
Its part of the job, its mandatory, why o why!!
BB related: whey I take off my shirt in the golfclub locker room its my time to shine.....sshhaaboooommm m!
>:(
Can't do a decent swing if it could save my life!! Slice slice slice!!!!
Humiliation every time but I keep comming back for more grrrrrrrr >:(
Colleagues and clients laughing their ass off. Kill me now!!
Its part of the job, its mandatory, why o why!!
BB related: whey I take off my shirt in the golfclub locker room its my time to shine.....sshhaaboooommm m!
Not a vey athletic sport but not an easy game by any means
>:(
Can't do a decent swing if it could save my life!! Slice slice slice!!!!
Humiliation every time but I keep comming back for more grrrrrrrr >:(
Colleagues and clients laughing their ass off. Kill me now!!
Its part of the job, its mandatory, why o why!!
BB related: whey I take off my shirt in the golfclub locker room its my time to shine.....sshhaaboooommm m!
fixedChecks out. :D
But, seriously, golf is perhaps the most boring sport ever created.
It's even more boring than Curling.
Lessons are key.X2. Had a great teacher and I will always have a decent game thanks to him.
X2. Had a great teacher and I will always have a decent game thanks to him.
But, seriously, golf is perhaps the most boring sport ever created.
It's even more boring than Curling.
I was a good golfer years ago (2 handicap). There are things you can do to quickly improve your scores.
#1 is to improve your short game. Chipping, pitching and putting. This is numero uno for score reduction. Golf is a game of minimizing errors. Even pros hit poor shots but they recover with great short games.
Now to improve your long game you need to have solid fundamentals to reduce not only errors but the severity of the errors (mishits).
To do this requires just a few things.
1) Solid grip. What ever grip you choose be consistent with it. Your body will adapt but you need to have a good, basic grip. Google it or take a lesson on grip.
2) Stance. This is all important! You have to aim correctly. I suggest using a square stance for all shots. You line your HEELS up parallel to the target line and the clubface ON the target line. Like railroad tracks. Most people think they are aiming correctly but they are not. The eye tricks you. You must set up the same everytime so your body can learn where to send the ball.
3) The final point is to take your mind out of your swing. Take your grip, set up your stance, visualize the ball trajectory, and then TRUST your body to make the swing. If you hit a bad shot don't panic. You are going to hit bad shots sometimes. Just move on to the next shot and repeat your program...grip, stance, visualize, trust.
This also applies to chipping and even putting. Grip, stance, visualize, trust. Every time you do this. It doesn't have to take long once you get it down. Practice it. Do it when you practice on the range or putting green. Every time you hit a shot do it.
4) Practice. You have to practice to get better. No way around it. Practice the short game, putting. Hit balls. Not just your driver but work through all the clubs in your bag. If your range bucket has 50 balls, hit 5 with each club starting with the pitching wedge and move down to the long clubs. Don't hit 50 drivers. If you play once a week, practice 2 time a week (or more). Don't forsake your family for golf however. If you can do a hour of practice twice a week you will see a big improvement (if you practice correctly).
5) DO NOT read golf magazines or any of that stuff on the internet about how to play golf! If you do this you will constantly be messing with your swing, etc. and it will screw you up. You will "think too much" and "thinking too much" is what kills you. You can't play well if you are thinking about mechanics. Golf is a natural game once you get your "grip, stance, visualize, trust" going.
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Read this book however which will explain how to get your mind out of the way so your body can do its job. Of particular importance is the part about the"bounce-hit" in golf.
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Golf = lots and lots of patience. You'll be frustrated for a looooong time until you figure out what you're doing wrong. Practice practice practice but just remember, just because you get good on the driving range doesn't mean it always translates to the course. In comes course management.
“Golf players” = golfers “Do a swing” = swing
What country are you from?
golf is boring
it's not a sport, it's a skill
if obese 70 year old men and women can play it, not a sport
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Zwijndrecht, Belgium.
We don't speak a lot of English.
I imagine you sounding like Van Damme from the movie Bloodsport
“Teach me. I can do it. You tought me using any golf techinique that works and never to limit myself to one style......TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND!”
:D
And now you've got me thinking that Jean-Claude Van Ted dances like this ;D
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Anybody can play golf but few play it extremely well. Anybody can play in a weekend slow pitch softball league but very, very few can play baseball in the majors.
Golf at a high level is quite a physical sport. Go see a pro tournament in person and see how athletic the players are.
Do some have a paunch? Yes, but so a few major leaguers and a lot of NFL players.
To see a top level pro hit the ball is awe inspiring. These guys play in a whole other universe from your weekend duffer.
yeah and anybody can throw darts or shoot pool yet few do it at the pro level, they are skills not athletic competitions where you exert energy
physical my ass they putt a few times, hit the ball, and then they sit their fat ass on the cart to go after the ball
you want to compare that to hitting or fielding a baseball traveling at least 95 mph, or blocking and tackling super large athletic and violent men ???
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I can't argue with someone as smart as you. You're too far ahead of me.
If you can afford it, professional lessons is the best way.
Tell the pro you want to improve your all-round game, not just driving the ball, which is what most people want. Few people want to learn the short game.
Hopefully, wherever you take lessons has the facilities available so you can learn the short game along with ball striking.
Have fun.
I imagine you sounding like Van Damme from the movie Bloodsport
“Teach me. I can do it. You tought me using any golf techinique that works and never to limit myself to one style......TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND!”
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:D
And now you've got me thinking that Jean-Claude Van Ted dances like this ;D
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Nice, Trey Taco.
I don't play anymore either. Tore my meniscus in my right knee years ago...can't push off on it. Not worth hurting myself again.
Sold clubs. Kept my driver for sentimental reasons.
Had a dream awhile back I was playing golf in it. A good feeling.
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my swing is my baby - like my posing ;D
look at those angles
that takeaway and that follow through - my god - and that driver is from the late 1990s ;D
golf and bbing share many similarities - head game
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thanks man. 10000s of hours of practice
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I don't believe in the handicap system at all. it doesnt tell anyone how good you are. cuz that shit goes out the window when you are playing in tournament (strokes or match play) get the fuck out of here with that nonsense.
tournament play is all that matters - did you place or not?
it messes with my elbows and not i hate elbow pain
Played in high school and then just for fun.
i know play 1x-2x a year.
i played competitive as a young kid. - worked at golf course, dated a golfer, played in tourneys every week (AJGA) when i was 18 i didnt make it to the finals of the us jr amateur and hung it up at 18. my clubs still scream 1999-2002 era. PING TISI driver lol and Ping eye clubs
pretty much golf from tv, to golf talk with my father, to the chic i dated. i was golf 24-7. i am glad - great chapter in my life.
i no longer play it. mens classic bbing is my new sick adventure -
my swing is gorgeous since i started at a young age.
to be good at golf - it is years and get lessons
i dont know to make gifs
my swing is my baby - like my posing ;D
look at those angles
that takeaway and that follow through - my god - and that driver is from the late 1990s ;D
golf and bbing share many similarities
the majority of getbiggers swing both ways
Could you have made it as a pro if you continued to golf?
Would love to see you golf in a shiny thong brosph.
There's that and the fact that I have ADHD and OCD which are a definite golf handicaps.Just have another Scotch, Cockgobbler.
i dont know to make gifs
my swing is my baby - like my posing ;D
look at those angles
that takeaway and that follow through - my god - and that driver is from the late 1990s ;D
golf and bbing share many similarities - head game
Just have another Scotch, Cockgobbler.
the majority of getbiggers swing both ways
There's that and the fact that I have ADHD and OCD which are a definite golf handicaps.
Just have another Scotch, Cockgobbler.
Gave up scotch.
Update:
Tonight I had a lesson (30 minutes) and did some practice afterwards (30 minutes).
During the lesson (basic swing 101) I made some improvements by making sure my left shoulder was kept a bit higher compared to my right shoulder. I also managed to rotate a bit more instead of keeping my hips in one place. I had my hopes up!
But after the lesson I practiced some more and all improvements when down the drain at once. I did not manage to make one good swing. I ended up frustrated I could not emulate the improvement. Next time take a 30 minutes brake between lesson and practice?
Kill me now!!
Update:I played great Tuesday, did lousy today. I firmly believe I need a week in between games.
Tonight I had a lesson (30 minutes) and did some practice afterwards (30 minutes).
During the lesson (basic swing 101) I made some improvements by making sure my left shoulder was kept a bit higher compared to my right shoulder. I also managed to rotate a bit more instead of keeping my hips in one place. I had my hopes up!
But after the lesson I practiced some more and all improvements when down the drain at once. I did not manage to make one good swing. I ended up frustrated I could not emulate the improvement. Next time take a 30 minutes brake between lesson and practice?
Kill me now!!
Thinking about mechanics is not the way to go in my opinion.
Grip...stance...visualiz e...trust.
for real
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Thinking about mechanics is not the way to go in my opinion.
Grip...stance...visualiz e...trust.
I played great Tuesday, did lousy today. I firmly believe I need a week in between games.
How much time between practise sessions?
I assume that the majority of people who post on getbig belong to at lease a couple of country clubs, no?
I know you advised this before.
Very difficult to stop overthinking the mechanics.
I will focus on that mentality more. Thanx.
Update: In the end I did not make it. I practiced and I practiced but no improvements whatsoever. Very embarrassing to say the least. I had a total meltdown and I now refuse to touch a golfclub ever again in my life.