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JK

Played in the annual auckland chamber of commerce golf day today at gulf harbour. Ambrose format and we won it with a net 52.5 (gross 62). Picked up some sweet wireless speakers which I was gonna buy soon anyway. 
I drove really well all day and chipped like a boss with heaps of spin from 60 to 80m out. Highlight of the day was an eagle 3 of the 2nd hole where we took my drive (about 300m) and I then put a 5iron to 6 inches which the guys let me tap in. Felt pretty good!

Catogrande

Sounds great JK. I had my first hit out of the year yesterday. Distinctly underwhelming. Drove OK for the most part, approach shots a bit wayward but chipping and putting were bloody awful. Difficult conditions too with a strong, gusty wind all day.
 
No, I did not figure in the prizes.

JK

Had our annual Masters Monday at Titirangi yesterday in trying conditions. Must have rained 10 or so times and no longer than for 10mins each time. Pretty farkin windy too,
 
Made the golf pretty hard, even for ambrose. Had a 5 under which got us second overall by 0.2 of a shot....fark!!! Did play that well though so surprised how close we got. I drove the ball really well and ended up taking 8 of the tee shots but none of us chipped or putt overly well so it was a bit frustrating really. Did ok I guess for the conditions.
 
 
Playing pretty good golf at the mo. Had a 75 last week in a local open tournament and took out 1st net for the low handicap division. 6 of my last 7 rounds have been counters so the handicap is coming down (albeit slowly) as a result. Supposed to play at Whitford Park this weekend but not sure if I'll make it yet.

Catogrande

Sweet. Got an invite for a corporate day at St George's (look it up - it's one of those oh so select Surrey golf clubs). But shee-it I need to get some practice in. On the face of it a free day's golf and feed etc but the reality is that I'd need to go up the night before, Mrs Cato would require an invite to same, hotel, dinner out, shopping for Mrs the C whilst I play golf. Net cost of "free" golf day? Probably about Â£500. However the real cost is that of having to be driven back to deepest, darkest Devon by Mrs Cato whilst only being partially pissed (me that is). This is the woman who has perfected the 37 point turn and the "no look" right turn at T junctions.
 
Fuck it. I'm not going now.

Smudge

I'm hopeless, but played 14 holes with my mate at Hokitika (a links course) on Tuesday. He's an occasional rep golfer, but had missed a couple of months through injury. He spent the round trying to coach my atrocious swing and still managed to potter around in even par (3-4 birdies and 3-4 bogies - we didn't keep score as such so those figures might not be entirely accurate) while the best I managed was three bogies. Low points were the ''hacks'' which went about 10 metres.

Hooroo

Did you enjoy it though?

Smudge

Yes and no. I lack the temperament.

Hooroo

I haven't met a golfer who doesn't! Myself included! :)

mariner4life

my golf got better when i accepted i was rubbish, and decided to enjoy it for what it was, a stroll in the sunshine, a challenge, a beer, and a laugh with the boys. So i relaxed, and suddenly started playing better.

Chris B.

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You'll soon be fucked again because you'll get expectations of playing better. :)
 
It is a very annoying game.

mariner4life

fuck that, at the moment i average a round every two months. you can't get expectations with that kind of schedule. 
 
annoying? no, it's a fluffybunny of a game

Chris B.

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fuck that, at the moment i average a round every two months. you can't get expectations with that kind of schedule. 
 
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That's about what I manage. But any time I get a decent three first holes underway I'll suddenly think - "hey, this could be a good round".
 
And good things instantly come to a brutal end.

Hooroo

What's your hatiest shot in golf?
 
I have two.
 
1: Crushed drive that splits the fairway (That's not the bad part) followed by a fat wedge! I hate fatting my wedge (Usually reverse pivoting but can't change that mid swing)
 
2: decel on my short chips that makes it fluff about a foot or two. (To be fair I don't really do that any more as I'd rather be ten feet past than ten feet short

JK

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So aware....
 
Usually happens straight after a boomer of a drive - like 280m on a 300-320m par 4 and then you are still short of the green for 2.
 
 
Probably worst for me is when I have to chip out of the trees from the right hand side of the fairway after hitting a fade/slice off the tee. Doesn't happen a lot as I usually hit a slight draw but when it does I often end up trying to punch out a slightly closed 4iron (dont have a 3iron) in to the middle. However i usually end up middling it and cracking it straight across the fairway and out the other side (sometimes even out of bounds etc)

Hooroo

I'm a gun from under trees due to spending most of my golfing experience within them.
 
Closed five iron punch has a picture of me next to it in Wiki :)

JK

Left hand side of fairway under trees is no issue...but that right hand side just kills me. Pretty much have to try thin it out.

MajorRage

That's my problem then, I try and do that on a 3-iron and have about 50% success rate.
 
Played 2 rounds whilst home, shot 97 on both. Played matchplay both, and blew a decent lead on both of them. Fair play to my competitors though who won them, more than I lost. But I'm going to be a tradesman and blame my tools - didn't have a rescue which is a key part of my game (both on and off the fairway - ok, mostly off) and thus had to reshuffle my clubs accordingly. 
 
There's no polite way of saying this though. Golf is an absolute fluffybunny of a game. 
 
but I'd play it every day if I could.

MajorRage

Hatiest golf shot? Second on a par 5. As every other fucker is going for the green with their 3 wood - 5 iron, and I'm 100 yard back fucking around in the rough with a 5 iron.

mariner4life

Least favourite shot? Where do you want to start? Any shitty duff that follows a good one. Backing up a cracking drive with a 10m duff with the wedge. Sticking a long approach next to the green, and then duffing the chip 2m in front of you (yes, fucking decel) or worse, going over the back. The overhit putt that ends up on the other side of the hole about an equal distance away from where you took the last one. I am good at all of these.
 
But the worst, the absolute worst, is when there is one scraggly little branch between you and the green, and if you tried to hit it you couldn't with 10 goes. But you hit that wedge perfect, and it feels awesome off the club, and it juuuust catches a twig enough to slow the ball and leave you 3m short of the green. Fuck you tree, fuck you right in the ass. 
 
And then you duff the chip, over hit the putt, and what was looking like a chance at 4 has turned in to 7.

Chris B.

You're playing my game M4L.
 
I think nothing enrages me more than the duff - but, I've had enormous practice at that.
 
Perhaps the one where you think - "the one thing I definitely don't want to do here is...." and like a laser guided missile, that's exactly what you do. Slicing out of bounds, powering it into the lake, dribbling it 20 yards along the ground and into the creek.

The Silver Fern

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