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Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« on: August 20, 2018, 01:53:49 PM »
 >:(

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!


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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2018, 02:18:52 PM »
>:(

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!


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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2018, 02:20:50 PM »
Not a vey athletic sport but not an easy game by any means
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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2018, 02:27:14 PM »
Not a vey athletic sport but not an easy game by any means

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80 y/o people are playing this game like champs. No power involved just the skill.
So frustrating!!!

You play?

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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2018, 02:48:18 PM »
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80 y/o people are playing this game like champs. No power involved just the skill.
So frustrating!!!

You play?

Lessons are key.
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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2018, 03:03:12 PM »
I just started golfing last month, it is frustrating at times but it’s very enjoyable. I just need lots and lots of practice.

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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2018, 03:15:09 PM »
2x

80 y/o people are playing this game like champs. No power involved just the skill.
So frustrating!!!

You play?
like 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
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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2018, 03:42:30 PM »
Could be many things. It starts with your grip

Your hands maybe it'll far in front of your club or your club face is open. Lesson will
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And power is involved, you just have to learn how to harness it. I'm 6-2 which helps, but lifting does give me an advantage for
Length. My drives are around 300 but keeping it straight is the key. I sometime play with my 80 year old dad and I hit it 100 yard past at least. But we end up with a similar score. Tin cup attitude I guess. When I was 14 I shot high 80's and now that I'm in my 40's I shoot low 80's. Not much better. But in Canada it's a short season.

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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2018, 04:45:39 PM »

I used to play.  There is a "par 3" course owned by Harris County a couple of miles from where I grew up.  It is essentially a begginners course...you can play it with only a 9 iron and a putter.

and to top it off...when I was a preteen, it was illuminated for night play. 

The club my dad played was annexed in a Bush Airport expansion.


As far as your swing...a driving range...which is often a fun activity in it's own right.

At the beginning, forget about distance, just go easy and think of your form.

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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2018, 08:38:05 PM »
Instead of golfing, why can’t you convince them to go to the gym for some bonding and business?
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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2018, 08:46:18 PM »
>:(

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!



Haven’t played in about 4 years (consistently). Before that I played twice a week and practiced on the off day. Got down to a single digit handicap. Wish I had more time now but still follow it closely. Get a coach.

My favorite sports in order

1. Golf

2. Baseball

3. Football

Bodybuilding isn’t a sport

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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2018, 04:07:09 AM »
>:(

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!



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.



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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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2018, 04:10:16 AM »
Not a vey athletic sport but not an easy game by any means

Actually, golf at a high level requires great timing and coordination. 

It doesn't require great physical conditioning but if you walk the course it is physically tiring which affects concentration.

18 holes of golf is a lot of walking.

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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2018, 05:35:58 AM »
>:(

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!



“Golf players” = golfers “Do a swing” = swing

What country are you from?

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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2018, 05:36:35 AM »
At a common level, it’s more a game of precision and concentration than anything else. At a higher level, athletic abilities will make a difference. I always enjoyed the practice. Just could never stand the crowd, like the guys who play squash: corporate « Gordon Gekko «  wannabes, lawyers, real estate people, etc...pretty much the people I deal with in my business. No need to be around them when I’m not working.

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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2018, 09:14:39 AM »
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Checks out.  :D

But seriously, YouTube some golf swings, go to a driving range and hit a dozen or so buckets. If you can learn by then, take you place as golf beta Bitch.
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« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2018, 09:30:00 AM »
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.

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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #17 on: August 21, 2018, 10:44:50 AM »
Wow so much great intput. Still at work now. I will reply later!

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« Reply #18 on: August 21, 2018, 02:36:50 PM »
As my friend the golf pro told me as a kid: "Practice doesn't make perfect.  Perfect practice makes perfect."

However, in truth, golf is game full of imperfections.  The best you can do is minimize your errors.  If you mishit you recover with as little risk as possible and score with your short game.

Avoid double and triple bogies.

Enjoy the game, don't beat yourself up.


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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #19 on: August 21, 2018, 04:25:38 PM »
But, seriously, golf is perhaps the most boring sport ever created.

It's even more boring than Curling.
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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #20 on: August 22, 2018, 04:19:35 AM »
But, seriously, golf is perhaps the most boring sport ever created.

It's even more boring than Curling.

It's fun to play.  Huge endorphin release when you hit a good one.

More addictive than Fortnite.

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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #21 on: August 22, 2018, 05:18:17 AM »
Scramble golf tourneys are awesome.

So much fun.
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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #22 on: August 22, 2018, 08:20:42 AM »
Lessons are key.
X2. Had a great teacher and I will always have a decent game thanks to him.
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« Reply #23 on: August 22, 2018, 08:26:02 AM »
X2. Had a great teacher and I will always have a decent game thanks to him.

We used to play in HS, 45 holes a day, 3x a week for 3 bucks.

We got decent and could shoot in the 80s, but never got "great" because we didn't take lessons.

Some of those bad habits I developed still stick around today.
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Re: Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr
« Reply #24 on: August 22, 2018, 08:59:25 AM »
But, seriously, golf is perhaps the most boring sport ever created.

It's even more boring than Curling.

While boring it is more amusing to me than football or baseball which I find the two most boring things on the planet.