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[Spracne]

Thanks golf cats. Most of these tips are pretty obvious and I knew most of them. That's what makes golf so hard I guess. The old, "just do that" tips. I KNOW GODDAMMIT!!! Some good ones in here though, thanks. My biggest issue (at least for now) is my grip. I know how to hold the club. I know how i'm supposed to hold the club, but the interlocking grip just doesn't feel right for me and it makes my right hand slip way under. When my hands are uncomfortable, I start hitting really bad shots. Just not hitting the face. As I mentioned yesterday, I was doing pretty well, then the past few rounds went to complete crap. Went to the range at lunch and spent 45 min and prob didn't hit one "clean" shot. It was rage inducing. Went back last night and switched my grip to just putting my pinky on top as opposed to locking and hit the ball way better. I know I just need to pick one and stick with it and I think that is what its going to be.

Also, I get that I need to work chipping and putting more. That always made sense to me and I agree, but the course I play is long as eff. If you don't hit at decent drive, you are going to have a bad time. I actually hit the 3w decent so my second shots aren't always terrible, but I also agree with Benji and I should prob just bang my 6 or 7 as opposed the more often than not chunk or chase 3w shot.

This is why I enjoy playing alone if possible, lol. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself. If I play with people who are better than I am, I sometimes get nervous, and that results in more crap shots, followed by unsolicited "tips."

Still, there will inevitably be a hole or two where I stick the approach within 5 feet and drain the putt. That's what keeps you coming back for more punishment. Golf, for me, is an exercise in Stoicism.

[BIG APPLE CAT]

SF try both and report back ITT (jk I think shooter is correct it’s keep your weight on the front leg for that drill)

Ha, my guy already had me doing the front foot drill so I thought BAC was wrong, but WTF do I know?

Guess I’m blessed that it’s been such a long time since my swing needed fixing that I’ve completely forgotten the details. When you have a pure paragon of a swing it frees you up to focus on other stuff (like in my case my abysmal short game)

[Stupid Fitz]

Thanks golf cats. Most of these tips are pretty obvious and I knew most of them. That's what makes golf so hard I guess. The old, "just do that" tips. I KNOW GODDAMMIT!!! Some good ones in here though, thanks. My biggest issue (at least for now) is my grip. I know how to hold the club. I know how i'm supposed to hold the club, but the interlocking grip just doesn't feel right for me and it makes my right hand slip way under. When my hands are uncomfortable, I start hitting really bad shots. Just not hitting the face. As I mentioned yesterday, I was doing pretty well, then the past few rounds went to complete crap. Went to the range at lunch and spent 45 min and prob didn't hit one "clean" shot. It was rage inducing. Went back last night and switched my grip to just putting my pinky on top as opposed to locking and hit the ball way better. I know I just need to pick one and stick with it and I think that is what its going to be.

Also, I get that I need to work chipping and putting more. That always made sense to me and I agree, but the course I play is long as eff. If you don't hit at decent drive, you are going to have a bad time. I actually hit the 3w decent so my second shots aren't always terrible, but I also agree with Benji and I should prob just bang my 6 or 7 as opposed the more often than not chunk or chase 3w shot.

This is why I enjoy playing alone if possible, lol. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself. If I play with people who are better than I am, I sometimes get nervous, and that results in more crap shots, followed by unsolicited "tips."

Still, there will inevitably be a hole or two where I stick the approach within 5 feet and drain the putt. That's what keeps you coming back for more punishment. Golf, for me, is an exercise in Stoicism.

yep, I actually played 18 by myself last weekend. Enjoyed it. 18 was a bit of a haul by myself so i'll prob stop at 9 if I'm solo going forward but it was still peaceful. However, I'm such a rough ridin' lunatic that I had it in my brain that I was going to score better since I had been hitting the ball well that I still made myself nervous even by myself!!! The guys I play with are pretty good, but its fine. They don't give a crap that I'm terrible. I make sure that I never hold them up in any way. I'll pick up my ball if things get bad so I don't hold anyone up. I sort of just play in the background for the most part.

Also, need to take Benji's advice and just stop going for a bit. Went back today and i'm still a rough ridin' mess. Another 45 minutes of awkward swings and crap shots. I have no idea how I went completely off the rails and its infuriating. I was really improving and having fun and it all just stopped and now I can't fix anything. Just need to stop going until my next lesson.

[OB_Won]

Thanks golf cats. Most of these tips are pretty obvious and I knew most of them. That's what makes golf so hard I guess. The old, "just do that" tips. I KNOW GODDAMMIT!!! Some good ones in here though, thanks. My biggest issue (at least for now) is my grip. I know how to hold the club. I know how i'm supposed to hold the club, but the interlocking grip just doesn't feel right for me and it makes my right hand slip way under. When my hands are uncomfortable, I start hitting really bad shots. Just not hitting the face. As I mentioned yesterday, I was doing pretty well, then the past few rounds went to complete crap. Went to the range at lunch and spent 45 min and prob didn't hit one "clean" shot. It was rage inducing. Went back last night and switched my grip to just putting my pinky on top as opposed to locking and hit the ball way better. I know I just need to pick one and stick with it and I think that is what its going to be.

Also, I get that I need to work chipping and putting more. That always made sense to me and I agree, but the course I play is long as eff. If you don't hit at decent drive, you are going to have a bad time. I actually hit the 3w decent so my second shots aren't always terrible, but I also agree with Benji and I should prob just bang my 6 or 7 as opposed the more often than not chunk or chase 3w shot.

This is why I enjoy playing alone if possible, lol. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself. If I play with people who are better than I am, I sometimes get nervous, and that results in more crap shots, followed by unsolicited "tips."

Still, there will inevitably be a hole or two where I stick the approach within 5 feet and drain the putt. That's what keeps you coming back for more punishment. Golf, for me, is an exercise in Stoicism.

yep, I actually played 18 by myself last weekend. Enjoyed it. 18 was a bit of a haul by myself so i'll prob stop at 9 if I'm solo going forward but it was still peaceful. However, I'm such a rough ridin' lunatic that I had it in my brain that I was going to score better since I had been hitting the ball well that I still made myself nervous even by myself!!! The guys I play with are pretty good, but its fine. They don't give a crap that I'm terrible. I make sure that I never hold them up in any way. I'll pick up my ball if things get bad so I don't hold anyone up. I sort of just play in the background for the most part.

Also, need to take Benji's advice and just stop going for a bit. Went back today and i'm still a rough ridin' mess. Another 45 minutes of awkward swings and crap shots. I have no idea how I went completely off the rails and its infuriating. I was really improving and having fun and it all just stopped and now I can't fix anything. Just need to stop going until my next lesson.

Maybe club up and only swing 85-90 percent?

[ben ji]

Thanks golf cats. Most of these tips are pretty obvious and I knew most of them. That's what makes golf so hard I guess. The old, "just do that" tips. I KNOW GODDAMMIT!!! Some good ones in here though, thanks. My biggest issue (at least for now) is my grip. I know how to hold the club. I know how i'm supposed to hold the club, but the interlocking grip just doesn't feel right for me and it makes my right hand slip way under. When my hands are uncomfortable, I start hitting really bad shots. Just not hitting the face. As I mentioned yesterday, I was doing pretty well, then the past few rounds went to complete crap. Went to the range at lunch and spent 45 min and prob didn't hit one "clean" shot. It was rage inducing. Went back last night and switched my grip to just putting my pinky on top as opposed to locking and hit the ball way better. I know I just need to pick one and stick with it and I think that is what its going to be.

Also, I get that I need to work chipping and putting more. That always made sense to me and I agree, but the course I play is long as eff. If you don't hit at decent drive, you are going to have a bad time. I actually hit the 3w decent so my second shots aren't always terrible, but I also agree with Benji and I should prob just bang my 6 or 7 as opposed the more often than not chunk or chase 3w shot.

This is why I enjoy playing alone if possible, lol. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself. If I play with people who are better than I am, I sometimes get nervous, and that results in more crap shots, followed by unsolicited "tips."

Still, there will inevitably be a hole or two where I stick the approach within 5 feet and drain the putt. That's what keeps you coming back for more punishment. Golf, for me, is an exercise in Stoicism.

yep, I actually played 18 by myself last weekend. Enjoyed it. 18 was a bit of a haul by myself so i'll prob stop at 9 if I'm solo going forward but it was still peaceful. However, I'm such a rough ridin' lunatic that I had it in my brain that I was going to score better since I had been hitting the ball well that I still made myself nervous even by myself!!! The guys I play with are pretty good, but its fine. They don't give a crap that I'm terrible. I make sure that I never hold them up in any way. I'll pick up my ball if things get bad so I don't hold anyone up. I sort of just play in the background for the most part.

Also, need to take Benji's advice and just stop going for a bit. Went back today and i'm still a rough ridin' mess. Another 45 minutes of awkward swings and crap shots. I have no idea how I went completely off the rails and its infuriating. I was really improving and having fun and it all just stopped and now I can't fix anything. Just need to stop going until my next lesson.

Maybe club up and only swing 85-90 percent?

This is another pro-tip. Don't try and crush the ball, just focus on having a smooth swing and making contact.

IMO you should never swing more than 90% unless you're just screwing around and want to see how far you can crush it.

[BIG APPLE CAT]

Thanks golf cats. Most of these tips are pretty obvious and I knew most of them. That's what makes golf so hard I guess. The old, "just do that" tips. I KNOW GODDAMMIT!!! Some good ones in here though, thanks. My biggest issue (at least for now) is my grip. I know how to hold the club. I know how i'm supposed to hold the club, but the interlocking grip just doesn't feel right for me and it makes my right hand slip way under. When my hands are uncomfortable, I start hitting really bad shots. Just not hitting the face. As I mentioned yesterday, I was doing pretty well, then the past few rounds went to complete crap. Went to the range at lunch and spent 45 min and prob didn't hit one "clean" shot. It was rage inducing. Went back last night and switched my grip to just putting my pinky on top as opposed to locking and hit the ball way better. I know I just need to pick one and stick with it and I think that is what its going to be.

Also, I get that I need to work chipping and putting more. That always made sense to me and I agree, but the course I play is long as eff. If you don't hit at decent drive, you are going to have a bad time. I actually hit the 3w decent so my second shots aren't always terrible, but I also agree with Benji and I should prob just bang my 6 or 7 as opposed the more often than not chunk or chase 3w shot.

This is why I enjoy playing alone if possible, lol. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself. If I play with people who are better than I am, I sometimes get nervous, and that results in more crap shots, followed by unsolicited "tips."

Still, there will inevitably be a hole or two where I stick the approach within 5 feet and drain the putt. That's what keeps you coming back for more punishment. Golf, for me, is an exercise in Stoicism.

yep, I actually played 18 by myself last weekend. Enjoyed it. 18 was a bit of a haul by myself so i'll prob stop at 9 if I'm solo going forward but it was still peaceful. However, I'm such a rough ridin' lunatic that I had it in my brain that I was going to score better since I had been hitting the ball well that I still made myself nervous even by myself!!! The guys I play with are pretty good, but its fine. They don't give a crap that I'm terrible. I make sure that I never hold them up in any way. I'll pick up my ball if things get bad so I don't hold anyone up. I sort of just play in the background for the most part.

Also, need to take Benji's advice and just stop going for a bit. Went back today and i'm still a rough ridin' mess. Another 45 minutes of awkward swings and crap shots. I have no idea how I went completely off the rails and its infuriating. I was really improving and having fun and it all just stopped and now I can't fix anything. Just need to stop going until my next lesson.

Maybe club up and only swing 85-90 percent?

This is another pro-tip. Don't try and crush the ball, just focus on having a smooth swing and making contact.

IMO you should never swing more than 90% unless you're just screwing around and want to see how far you can crush it.

I disagree, I think you should swing at the speed that you can be the most consistent/repeatable.

That being said, yes I would agree if you have a situation where you’d have to hit an X iron on the screws or you could choke down and take a nice easy swing with an X-1 iron then yes, you hit the longer club (unless there is a smokin hot filly watching in which case impress the crap out of her with your strength)

[Stupid Fitz]

Thanks golf cats. Most of these tips are pretty obvious and I knew most of them. That's what makes golf so hard I guess. The old, "just do that" tips. I KNOW GODDAMMIT!!! Some good ones in here though, thanks. My biggest issue (at least for now) is my grip. I know how to hold the club. I know how i'm supposed to hold the club, but the interlocking grip just doesn't feel right for me and it makes my right hand slip way under. When my hands are uncomfortable, I start hitting really bad shots. Just not hitting the face. As I mentioned yesterday, I was doing pretty well, then the past few rounds went to complete crap. Went to the range at lunch and spent 45 min and prob didn't hit one "clean" shot. It was rage inducing. Went back last night and switched my grip to just putting my pinky on top as opposed to locking and hit the ball way better. I know I just need to pick one and stick with it and I think that is what its going to be.

Also, I get that I need to work chipping and putting more. That always made sense to me and I agree, but the course I play is long as eff. If you don't hit at decent drive, you are going to have a bad time. I actually hit the 3w decent so my second shots aren't always terrible, but I also agree with Benji and I should prob just bang my 6 or 7 as opposed the more often than not chunk or chase 3w shot.

This is why I enjoy playing alone if possible, lol. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself. If I play with people who are better than I am, I sometimes get nervous, and that results in more crap shots, followed by unsolicited "tips."

Still, there will inevitably be a hole or two where I stick the approach within 5 feet and drain the putt. That's what keeps you coming back for more punishment. Golf, for me, is an exercise in Stoicism.

yep, I actually played 18 by myself last weekend. Enjoyed it. 18 was a bit of a haul by myself so i'll prob stop at 9 if I'm solo going forward but it was still peaceful. However, I'm such a rough ridin' lunatic that I had it in my brain that I was going to score better since I had been hitting the ball well that I still made myself nervous even by myself!!! The guys I play with are pretty good, but its fine. They don't give a crap that I'm terrible. I make sure that I never hold them up in any way. I'll pick up my ball if things get bad so I don't hold anyone up. I sort of just play in the background for the most part.

Also, need to take Benji's advice and just stop going for a bit. Went back today and i'm still a rough ridin' mess. Another 45 minutes of awkward swings and crap shots. I have no idea how I went completely off the rails and its infuriating. I was really improving and having fun and it all just stopped and now I can't fix anything. Just need to stop going until my next lesson.

Maybe club up and only swing 85-90 percent?

This is another pro-tip. Don't try and crush the ball, just focus on having a smooth swing and making contact.

IMO you should never swing more than 90% unless you're just screwing around and want to see how far you can crush it.

I disagree, I think you should swing at the speed that you can be the most consistent/repeatable.

That being said, yes I would agree if you have a situation where you’d have to hit an X iron on the screws or you could choke down and take a nice easy swing with an X-1 iron then yes, you hit the longer club (unless there is a smokin hot filly watching in which case impress the crap out of her with your strength)

Ha, another infuriating point about this stupid game. So I should hit this club this far, but since I rarely ever hit anything perfect, I should club up. rough ridin' crush it directly past the hole and the "correct" club would have been perfect.

[IPA4Me]

Thanks golf cats. Most of these tips are pretty obvious and I knew most of them. That's what makes golf so hard I guess. The old, "just do that" tips. I KNOW GODDAMMIT!!! Some good ones in here though, thanks. My biggest issue (at least for now) is my grip. I know how to hold the club. I know how i'm supposed to hold the club, but the interlocking grip just doesn't feel right for me and it makes my right hand slip way under. When my hands are uncomfortable, I start hitting really bad shots. Just not hitting the face. As I mentioned yesterday, I was doing pretty well, then the past few rounds went to complete crap. Went to the range at lunch and spent 45 min and prob didn't hit one "clean" shot. It was rage inducing. Went back last night and switched my grip to just putting my pinky on top as opposed to locking and hit the ball way better. I know I just need to pick one and stick with it and I think that is what its going to be.

Also, I get that I need to work chipping and putting more. That always made sense to me and I agree, but the course I play is long as eff. If you don't hit at decent drive, you are going to have a bad time. I actually hit the 3w decent so my second shots aren't always terrible, but I also agree with Benji and I should prob just bang my 6 or 7 as opposed the more often than not chunk or chase 3w shot.

This is why I enjoy playing alone if possible, lol. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself. If I play with people who are better than I am, I sometimes get nervous, and that results in more crap shots, followed by unsolicited "tips."

Still, there will inevitably be a hole or two where I stick the approach within 5 feet and drain the putt. That's what keeps you coming back for more punishment. Golf, for me, is an exercise in Stoicism.

yep, I actually played 18 by myself last weekend. Enjoyed it. 18 was a bit of a haul by myself so i'll prob stop at 9 if I'm solo going forward but it was still peaceful. However, I'm such a rough ridin' lunatic that I had it in my brain that I was going to score better since I had been hitting the ball well that I still made myself nervous even by myself!!! The guys I play with are pretty good, but its fine. They don't give a crap that I'm terrible. I make sure that I never hold them up in any way. I'll pick up my ball if things get bad so I don't hold anyone up. I sort of just play in the background for the most part.

Also, need to take Benji's advice and just stop going for a bit. Went back today and i'm still a rough ridin' mess. Another 45 minutes of awkward swings and crap shots. I have no idea how I went completely off the rails and its infuriating. I was really improving and having fun and it all just stopped and now I can't fix anything. Just need to stop going until my next lesson.

Maybe club up and only swing 85-90 percent?

This is another pro-tip. Don't try and crush the ball, just focus on having a smooth swing and making contact.

IMO you should never swing more than 90% unless you're just screwing around and want to see how far you can crush it.

I disagree, I think you should swing at the speed that you can be the most consistent/repeatable.

That being said, yes I would agree if you have a situation where you’d have to hit an X iron on the screws or you could choke down and take a nice easy swing with an X-1 iron then yes, you hit the longer club (unless there is a smokin hot filly watching in which case impress the crap out of her with your strength)

Ha, another infuriating point about this stupid game. So I should hit this club this far, but since I rarely ever hit anything perfect, I should club up. rough ridin' crush it directly past the hole and the "correct" club would have been perfect.

Welcome to over swing city.

An easy swing usually takes you right to parallel at the top and you come through right on plane. Crushing the ball.

Personally, I do three quarter swing drills to work on this.

[ben ji]

My point was a "90%" swing should be your "100%" swing for every joe blow golfer out there. Don't try and crush it every time.

[BIG APPLE CAT]

We need a FF Golf Tournament

[ben ji]

Got my first birdie of the year and it was pretty lol.

380 yard par 4 with a hill in the middle. I hit a decent drive uphill that went just over the top of the hill under a tree in the rough, probably about 200 yards.

I pull up and it's about 185 to the pin but I can't get any loft since I have a tree above me so I decided to YOLO with a 5 iron punch out shot.

Hit it perfectly and it landed about 30 yards in front of the green before rolling up about 4 ft from the pin.

Nailed the put

[DaBigTrain]

I'm going golfing tomorrow guys!

[Stupid Fitz]

Played 9 last night. It was great. Perfect weather and no one was out there. Still reallyyyyyy struggling with the driver, but hit several other decent iron shots, which is all i'm after as a beginner. I keep waiting to start up lessons because its surely going to get cold again, but it doesn't appear to be happening so maybe I should just start golf season. 

[yoga-like_abana]

Played 9 last night. It was great. Perfect weather and no one was out there. Still reallyyyyyy struggling with the driver, but hit several other decent iron shots, which is all i'm after as a beginner. I keep waiting to start up lessons because its surely going to get cold again, but it doesn't appear to be happening so maybe I should just start golf season. 

That's exactly what I did last night with a couple buds and there also was no one else out there. 

[Stupid Fitz]

Played 9 last night. It was great. Perfect weather and no one was out there. Still reallyyyyyy struggling with the driver, but hit several other decent iron shots, which is all i'm after as a beginner. I keep waiting to start up lessons because its surely going to get cold again, but it doesn't appear to be happening so maybe I should just start golf season. 

That's exactly what I did last night with a couple buds and there also was no one else out there. 

I played with my kid and it was amazing not having anyone behind or in front. So nice to not be looking behind you or waiting on people in front. Very rare.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

As soon as I start to struggle making good contact, chunking or topping, I go Jon Rahm and shorten my backswing with all of my clubs. Keeping the left arm as straight as possible, bring it just to parallel to the ground.

[Stupid Fitz]

As soon as I start to struggle making good contact, chunking or topping, I go Jon Rahm and shorten my backswing with all of my clubs. Keeping the left arm as straight as possible, bring it just to parallel to the ground.

I def do this. My main issue is with my grip/hands. I've only been playing consistently for like 2 years, so I've only recently learned to grip the club properly. It still feels uncomfortable at time and if it does, it is slice city.

[DaBigTrain]

As soon as I start to struggle making good contact, chunking or topping, I go Jon Rahm and shorten my backswing with all of my clubs. Keeping the left arm as straight as possible, bring it just to parallel to the ground.

I def do this. My main issue is with my grip/hands. I've only been playing consistently for like 2 years, so I've only recently learned to grip the club properly. It still feels uncomfortable at time and if it does, it is slice city.

Maybe you should have your travel agent schedule lessons.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

As soon as I start to struggle making good contact, chunking or topping, I go Jon Rahm and shorten my backswing with all of my clubs. Keeping the left arm as straight as possible, bring it just to parallel to the ground.

I def do this. My main issue is with my grip/hands. I've only been playing consistently for like 2 years, so I've only recently learned to grip the club properly. It still feels uncomfortable at time and if it does, it is slice city.

For me, the best single single swing thought to help with a slice is to keep your right elbow in tight to your right hip (assuming your right handed). Keeps you from swinging over the top.

[Spracne]

Remember: vertical drop, horizontal tug.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Remember: vertical drop, horizontal tug.

You owe me for a lesson!