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<p>First post in here for 6months...wow!</p>
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<p>Just wanted a share a shot from the beautiful Rajpruek golf club in Thailand. Played here yesterday. Hire clubs and a 25year old thai bird as my caddy in 40degrees so things I'm not use to. Oh and distances in yards too! Took me a white to get use to it all so went 46 out (actually off 10) and then 37 coming home a couple of really good birdies including a tap in one on 548yard par 5. Not a long course at about 6500 yards off the back (which we played) but punishing if you miss the fairway or the green. Lots of water and sand. Greens hard and fast. Not sure if any at all were flat.</p>
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Has to be the flashest course I've played at. No green fee players and only can play via a member invite. Membership is 2.3million bhat and the club rooms are amazing. Had an exception meal after the round too.<br>
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<p>There's a bloke in long sleeves and slacks, are you sure it's 40 degrees ?</p>
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<p>I'm no golfer but have become an instructor to my 16 year old "Stepson" who has to pass a module for PE. Apparently being an awesome caddy at Corp golf back in the day, drinking a can or two a hole and being able to crack it a fair distance at the driving range easily places me as the best golfer in his young impressionable life. "Maoris don't play golf" he laments.....I mentioned Phil Tautarangi and Michael Campbell and got a blank look in return......</p>
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<p>So anyway, I've mentioned this to Taniwharugby, he has to hit at least 140 yards ( or metres ) with a 5 iron, get's six shots in which to do it. TR advised me to advise him to bend the knees slightly, not to use the baseball grip.....anyone got anything else which might help ? bear in mind I'm assuming no one here is at TRs level so might remember being shit better than he can.</p> -
<p>Yeah slacks and was wearing those skin sleeves things on his arms. Not sure what they do but popular with asian golfers.</p>
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<p>Re the son - nothing wrong with baseball grip if it works and feels natural for him. Big focus would be stance and ball placement for the sweetest connection. You didnt mention anything about accuracy or direction so assume just needs a good clean hit to get it that distance? He wont need to try hit it hard. Will just need to concentrate on swinging it through and if the ball is in the way it'll go.</p>
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<p>Youtube basic golf setup or something like that and take him to the range. 50 balls and he should be hitting them sweet enough to go 140m.</p> -
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<p>Yeah slacks and was wearing those skin sleeves things on his arms. Not sure what they do but popular with asian golfers.</p>
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<p>Re the son - nothing wrong with baseball grip if it works and feels natural for him. Big focus would be stance and ball placement for the sweetest connection. You didnt mention anything about accuracy or direction so assume just needs a good clean hit to get it that distance? He wont need to try hit it hard. Will just need to concentrate on swinging it through and if the ball is in the way it'll go.</p>
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<p>Youtube basic golf setup or something like that and take him to the range. 50 balls and he should be hitting them sweet enough to go 140m.</p>
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<p>Took him over the weekend and he got the odd one that was good intersperced with a whole lot of terrible shots. He doesn't have clubs so sent him a link on youtube of some swings.</p> -
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<p>Yeah slacks and was wearing those skin sleeves things on his arms. Not sure what they do but popular with asian golfers.</p>
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<p>Just so you know JK, they do that to avoid the sun and sunburn. Not for a health reason but for a status reason. If you're black you're poor and obviously work outside, ergo you mustn't be rich and being rich is THE most sort after status in Thailand/Asia.</p>
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<p>Whitening creams and other bullshit products is a multi billion dollar industry.</p>
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<p>A great day out, the golf in Thailand eh? Starts with locker rooms and from then on you're treated like a pro</p> -
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<p>There's a bloke in long sleeves and slacks, are you sure it's 40 degrees ?</p>
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<p>I'm no golfer but have become an instructor to my 16 year old "Stepson" who has to pass a module for PE. Apparently being an awesome caddy at Corp golf back in the day, drinking a can or two a hole and being able to crack it a fair distance at the driving range easily places me as the best golfer in his young impressionable life. "Maoris don't play golf" he laments.....I mentioned Phil Tautarangi and Michael Campbell and got a blank look in return......</p>
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<p>So anyway, I've mentioned this to Taniwharugby, he has to hit at least 140 yards ( or metres ) with a 5 iron, get's six shots in which to do it. TR advised me to advise him to bend the knees slightly, not to use the baseball grip.....anyone got anything else which might help ? bear in mind I'm assuming no one here is at TRs level so might remember being shit better than he can.</p>
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<p>MN5, two easy things I think help beginners (happy to be shot down though)</p>
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<p>1) Keep all of left foot on the ground through the swing (assuming he's right handed)</p>
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<p>I said TO USE the baseball grip! </p>
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<p>Grip and set up, everything else is just hit it, give him to omuch stuff to think about and it'll ruin him.</p> -
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<p>Just so you know JK, they do that to avoid the sun and sunburn. Not for a health reason but for a status reason. If you're black you're poor and obviously work outside, ergo you mustn't be rich and being rich is THE most sort after status in Thailand/Asia.</p>
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<p>Whitening creams and other bullshit products is a multi billion dollar industry.</p>
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<p>A great day out, the golf in Thailand eh? Starts with locker rooms and from then on you're treated like a pro</p>
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<p>Cheers for that. Thought was sun related. Started well before the locker rooms. Drive in to the baggage unload area (3 lanes wide) and pop the boot for the guys to get the clubs out of and set up your cart for you!</p> -
<p>Golfing in Asia is fucking awesome, apart from one very small thing. Â Speed. Â </p>
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<p>Chinese & Korean golfers think 5 hours for a round is normal. Â And that's using karts.</p>
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<p>Nothing pisses you off more than players marking balls etc when they lip out. </p> -
<p>I played with 3 of the Korean U19 team one time in a tournament, they werent exactly quick, but then when you hit it 240 down the middle, then onto the green more times than not, it makes for a decent time, but if they werent on the fairway, they were slow...but I also know whne they are out practising on the course, they hit a ball in the rough, they dont even go get it, so was always a good way to stock up and get a few new Pro V's (cos these guys were mostly good, short off the tee but damn straight) except the girls ones as they usually drew red hearts on them! :)</p>
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<p>I said TO USE the baseball grip! </p>
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<p>Grip and set up, everything else is just hit it, give him to omuch stuff to think about and it'll ruin him.</p>
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<p>Ah yeah you did, think that was a typo......</p> -
<p>havent heard alot about this course, knew it was being built, but otherwise, seems they are true to thier policy of privacy...</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11675923'>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11675923</a></p>
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<strong>It is invite only, <u>has a six-figure membership fee and a strict 'no assholes' policy.</u> Michael Donaldson takes a look around Tara Iti, which is destined to become New Zealand's premiere golfing paradise.</strong></blockquote>
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<p>surely those 2 often come together?</p> -
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<p>Incredible!</p>
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<p><strong>I need our horses to win more group 1's!!!!</strong></p>
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<p>and as long as you pass on tips for these wins, we could have a TSF day</p>
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Bought a new Ping driver & 3 rescue hybrid.
Shot 87 yesterday, with 7 pars. Previous records were 92 and 4 pars.
New tools, new man!
Although the old rage is still there ... I played Hoebridge whcih is near my house - it's not the most difficult course, but has it's good and bad holes. Toughest one for me as always been the number 1 stroke hole, a 442 yard (yesterday length) dead straight par 4. Anyway, new driver and one of the best shots of my life got me about 5 yards out for the birdie putt.
I of course, walked off with a 5.
Par 5th 9th, 535 yard dog log. Sweet drive, sweet rescue, sweet pitch - maybe 3 yard out birdie putt. I walked off with a FUCKING SEVEN. 4 putted the bastard. AND .. was playing with my old man who played utter dogshit and hacked his way down the hole. Halved the hole.
I fucking HATE golf. I mean LOVE golf!!!
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@MajorRage The good thing about missing those putts is that if you hadn't, you'd be starting to think about a pro golf career!
I obviously need a new driver - I'm surprised I hadn't thought of that before!
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@Chris-B new driver always goes well when trying it out, then you buy it...
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@taniwharugby Major Rage's game will be a shambles for at least two years now, because he has "expectations" of his superb new driver!
