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<p>The Nike ones I was using, I think they are call Nike Power Long or something like that. Which is a bit strange as I would have expected a softer ball to be better for control. Had good distance and was pretty straight. But I struggled to shape shots how I wanted.</p>
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<p>Others worth trying would be the Bridgestone E6 and the Titlist NXT and Velocity balls all of which I have used before.</p>
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<p>Been dam busy for the past month with only 2 rounds of golf! Times are tough.</p>
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<p>Had another round at waitemata 2 weeks ago for 82 and the greens were awesome. One month after coring at they were in top nick with great pace. Managed a couple of nice birdies including a tap in 3 on a 390odd metre par 4 after my approach shot lipped out.</p>
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<p>Played the Grange today which is an excellent course that I hadnt played for a while. Unfortunately greens looked like they were cored about two weeks back and were a bit sandy. Course set up super tough too - blue tees (5950m) and play the lie today. Ended up with an 88 including 2 OB so should have been alot better. Highlight of the day was on one of the par 3s where my mate put it about 1m from the pin and said 'beat that' and I did - ending up 6inchs behind the cup. The group on tee ahead pretty much clapped us down to the green. Felt good!</p> -
<p>My yearly Golfing and Fishing tournament. I'm just far too erratic getting to the green. Shooting good and bad nines. Lucky I can putt and chip up a storm at the moment. anything within 20 ft of the green, I pretty much know I'm getting up and down which is great. Have dropped my back swing on short irons to half and that is slowly helping.</p>
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<p>i played last weekend for the first time in ages, and was quite prepared to suck. I cracked my first tee shot to the middle of the fringe, 10 from the pin, and thought "fuck, maybe it's my day" 2 chips and 3 putts later and the tone was set. my first and second shots were good, but i chipped and putted like old people fuck. terrible. </p>
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<p>My golfing and fishing weekend last week was brilliant. I won the Tuakau Cossie club fishing comp on saturday with the biggest snapper ,4.1kg, then got the 2nd and 3rd Kawai-$750 in prize money.</p>
<p> On Sunday I played golf at the Waiterimu gc and won a hamper with a 69 net (3rd in the intermediates) with 6 x 3 puts</p>
<p>heavy alcohol consumption on both days and a very pissed off missus as it was a very selfish weekend but quite enjoyable.</p>
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<p>My golfing and fishing weekend last week was brilliant. I won the Tuakau Cossie club fishing comp on saturday with the biggest snapper ,4.1kg, then got the 2nd and 3rd Kawai-$750 in prize money.</p>
<p> On Sunday I played golf at the Waiterimu gc and won a hamper with a 69 net (3rd in the intermediates) with 6 x 3 puts</p>
<p>heavy alcohol consumption on both days and a very pissed off missus as it was a very selfish weekend but quite enjoyable.</p>
<p><strong>This weekend playing dad to the kids.</strong></p>
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<p>penance, my son</p> -
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<p>My golfing and fishing weekend last week was brilliant. I won the Tuakau Cossie club fishing comp on saturday with the biggest snapper ,4.1kg, then got the 2nd and 3rd Kawai-$750 in prize money.</p>
<p> On Sunday I played golf at the Waiterimu gc and won a hamper with a 69 net (3rd in the intermediates) with 6 x 3 puts</p>
<p><strong>heavy alcohol consumption on both days and a very pissed off missus as it was a very selfish weekend but quite enjoyable.</strong></p>
<p>This weekend playing dad to the kids.</p>
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<p>Yup, same here! Thayt was because I forgot to ring her over the four nights! (I thought I had) </p>
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<p>Have to go to the Counties Races this weekend instead of going to the beach. :(</p> -
<p>I will likely get in a few rounds over the next couple of weeks as the mother-in-laws partner is over from the UK and he likes to hit the course (and the 19th) so I will end up playing more golf in the next 2 weeks than I have all year!</p>
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<p>Haha, that he does, he is in Wellington at the moment, not sure if he is going to stop in at Vegas on the way back up as the guy who he has stayed with, one of his parents has been ill.</p>
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<p>had my first proper game of golf in a year today;</p>
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<p>Started shit, ended up hitting the ball well though, just putted like a fluffybunny! 39 putts!</p>
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<p>played Kerikeri today, was a nice surprise to get a MOnday green fee special, $20.</p>
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<p>Dotgolf hasnt put my score in yet, shot 80 (par 73) 44/36</p>
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<p>Hit 2 fairways, 10 greens and 35 putts, missed 3 birdies inside 5 feet. 36 holes now and no birdies!</p>
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<p>Of one of the fairways I hit, was the 17th, a 460 odd metre par 5, plying slightly up hill and into the wind, smoked my drive 275m, then hit a 4 iron 185m to about 6 feet, eagle!</p>
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<p>Below is the view from the ideal spot to play your 2nd on the par 5 3rd at Kerikeri (big dogleg) sadly, that was my provisional ball in the pic, my 1st 1 I found about 20 yards further on, and 50 yards left...is probably about 70 or so metres elevated there, possibly 90 from the tee.</p>
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<p>I just wish one day I could learn to putt!</p>
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<p>Oddly I was hoping I'd have a big score to get my handicap out, but I think that is <.5 over my handicap up there, not to mention the last 7 holes I was 2 under and shoulda been 4, FFS! I hit pretty poorly truth be told, so am still trying to work out how I managed 80 round there, even in my heyday 78 was my best round there, but I'll take it!</p>
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<p>That is a pond at the bottom of that hill, which is where my 2nd shot ended up, but as it is about half full, I played out of it without getting wet!</p>
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<p>we havent had rain here for almost 3 weeks (and even then was only a decent downpour to break up a couple of weeks of no rain prior to that) and been bloody hot, am praying for the promised rain to arrive!</p>
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<p>Loads of sun screen and going to shady spots, plus my mother in laws partner likes to fill the bag with beers for the round... :)</p> -
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<p>had my first proper game of golf in a year today;</p>
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<p>Started shit, ended up hitting the ball well though, just putted like a fluffybunny! 39 putts!</p>
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<p>Supposed to be playing agian tomorrow too.</p>
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<p>haha, fair enough...I should be happy given how little I have played, but I guess it is about how I play more so than the actual score.</p>
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<p>kinda like when I got my hole in 1, I wasnt happy at all with the shot, was looking beyond the green for the ball...but like my golf coach used to say, "there aint room on the card to write the story of how you got the score, just the number" luckily, otherwise I'd have a novel from today :)</p>