I didn't have a very good driving day yesterday, however, I got to this one par 5 534yards and just smoked a really nice drive down the middle of the fairway. When I got to my ball, I had 180 yards left to the flag. I'm usually a 250~ yard driver of the ball, so I don't know if the scorecard was mismarked or if I got a lucky wind behind my back, but I hit a 350 yard drive yesterday one way or another.

I dont use a 60, but I think I will put one in my bag, since I put my rescue out.

I hit my 4 iron about 205 yards and 5 wood 220 or more if needed. There is no point to a rescue atm.

My chipping and wedge game has always been my strongest, and I could always flop a ball like no other, and I dont use a 60.

But I think I will throw 1 in the bag.

350 yard driver ITT.

congrats on a nice hole. i drove the green on a 298 yard hole for the first time last week. well, i was on the front fringe of the green, but definitely good enough to putt. i've had better drives, but this particular hole is in the woods, potential to lose your ball both left and right, and a bunker at about 230-240 from the teebox. i definitely smoked that son of a bitch with a wicked draw.

Hi guys, I don't have any info on this since I've never done it and don't know anyone who has other than to go down and caddy which I don't want to do. I live in Victoria, BC and I'd like to spend 3-4 months in the winter where the weather will allow me to play comfortable golf (CA, AZ, NV, etc). I'm looking to get started with mini-tours/Canadian Tour in the near future so I'd like to play a reasonable course that had good practice facilities for a decent price. If anyone could point me in the right direction I'd really appreciate it.

I just read in a golf mag that brad faxon won a member guest with some guy and faxon played as a +2. I didnt realized he sucked this much. they won in a chip off no less.

I'm looking to get into golf and have a couple of questions. I've played a couple times before but just kind of goofed around on a quick nine hole course. I'm thinking of taking lessons before investing in clubs etc. Is this a good a good idea? What should I look for in an instructor? Also, my uncle has a set of Ping clubs that are 10-15 years old that are in good shape and haven't seen much use, would these be okay to use while I'm getting the fundamentals down or is it necessary to buy newer gear? If the latter, is it possible to find decent quality complete club sets in the $200-$400 range (new)?

Thanks and I apologize if these questions have been asked before.

I'm sure the ping clubs are fine. Look for an instructor that's easy to understand and is making sure you are doing basic things correctly: grip, stance, alignment, etc. Keep us updated, ask lots of questions, and post videos of your swing. Good luck!

Could you guys help settle a discusion.

Could Tiger par a 71 rating 115 slope par72 6000 yd course with nothing but wedges and a putter?

I'd say yes pretty easily he could prob scull it 200+ with the right conditions.

It can't be easy to skull it with any consistancy amirite?

I just saw this. I'm sure he could muster up some strength and hit a PW quite a bit further then 128 when going for distance though. http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.a...014&select=373

yes, he can pull/hook his PW at least 160 carry, so if the course is only 6000yds long, he should be able to reach most of the par4's in reg still

i don't think he would "easily" do it though

I'd imagine there would be atleast a few holes he couldn't get in reg. My course is that rating-ish. I played nothing but 6i+ (185yds) a couple weeks ago. And there was a 2 holes I couldn't get in reg. 450yd par 4. 215yd par 3. And w/ 160 yds probably a couple more. Although he'd be close enough to get up and down for the ~4 holes fairly easily where he didn't get a GIR.

1. I don't know my highschool golf coach was like a 6 or a 7 handicap and he used to play with just a wedge all of the time and shoot around bogey golf. It isn't that hard to blade a wedge. Anyway, it depends on the course. My home course is 6350 or something but it has like 5 par 4s over 400 yards, 1 par 5 that isn't really reachable in 2, and one that is only if you hit a dead perfect tee shot and take a big risk. On the other hand, a wide open muni par 72 6000 course would be cake.

2. No way tiger hits his PW 128. That is what I hit mine and I consider myself a short hitter.

Thanks, I'll be around here more when I get started.

Sigh. That's simply his stock yardage. He can certainly hit it farther if he wants to. But apparently he's geared his wedge swing for 128.

And if you can fly an average normal wedge 128, you're not a short hitter.

In regards to Tiger, or any other tour pro, playing a 6000 yard par 72 (very important) course in par or better, I'd say it's very possible. Not that they could do it every single time, or maybe not even 50% of the time, but 6000 yards is ridiculously short.

For one thing, for a good player, skulling a wedge is easy. Doing so will certainly get the ball out in the 160-170 range with roll. For another, a par 72 gives a good player more chances at birdie or better since there's more par 5's to be had.

I recently played a 6000 yard course for the first time in many moons because I was playing with a couple of players who weren't overly good. It was like I was cheating. The 4 par 5's I hit 3 6-irons and a 9-iron for my second shots. The rest of the holes I hit more than wedge only 3 times, a 5-iron on a long par 3, a 8-iron on another par 3, and a 9-iron on a par 4 where I had to lay up short of a cross bunker. You really have to screw up to make a bogey under those conditions.

If you want, go through the course in question hole by hole and assume 160-170 yard shots off the tee and other places where the ball will roll, and assume a maximum of 140 on hole where carry is required.

BO

Bump!

Just found out Vegas gets below freezing often in Dec/Jan, so probably scrapping that idea.

I'd like it if someone could point me in the direction of a solid course with a good practice facility that I can play in the winter without paying out my ass. I'm looking at Phoenix atm but am open to ideas. I'm not really getting anywhere with google and my club staff. Google is full of crappy muni's and expensive private clubs. If someone could point me in the direction of a helpful website or anything I'd appreciate it.

lol. I know he definitely gears his wedge down to 128. I still don't see how he is hitting it as far as me if he is taking a full swing. Maybe he is swinging 70% or something. Anyway, I guess I'm not a short hitter, I just have an inferiority complex and have gained a lot of distance the last year +.

I just want to state that the rules of golf are just kind of ridiculous sometimes.

1. I hit a ball with a rescue club left of a green. I got up to the ball and it was 2 feet out of bounds. I am just not able to drive 220 yards back into the fairway and drop in the group behind us and play the hole out on a busy saturday without looking like a massive rules queer. I understand the rule, but it is just not a very realistic rule for normal people golfing.

2. Later in the round, I hit a drive a little left on the fairway. I saw it hit on a hill in heavy rough and just never found the ball. I am not going to drive back to the tee. Again, it isn't happening. I mean when was the last time a guy with a mullet wearing jorts picked up tiger's ball and made him go back to the tee? I think the golf framers failed to consider this phenomenon.

golf rules are geared for competitive golf, not hacker nation on Saturday afternoons...pretty much every 10+ handicapper I play with (all my friends) refuse to hit provisionals, take a penalty stroke if their ball is a couple inches into the hazard, etc. I don't mind, speeds up the round.

(I would never go back and hit a ball in those situations either)

The tilt factor from not being able to find a ball that is obviously in play is easily 10 times worse than hitting a terrible shot. Having spotters during a round would be so awesome. This is half the reason pros are able to keep it together after duckhooking a drive into the woods.

ntnBO does not approve

lol i know. I was prepared for the wrath. I REALLY don't want to be cheater mccheaterson...

We've had this discussion before and you might actually be surprised.

During a casual round with nothing on the line at a busy course I have no issue whatsoever with not going back 200+ yards. It's just not overly feasible under these circumstances and your score/handicap will not be legitimate.

However if there is money on the line and your score matters on this hole, then yes you should trudge back in accordance with the rules of golf.

BO

my handicap is still legitimate due to the joys of ESC no? (assuming I still make a double?)

I dropped as if it were a hazard, chipped on the green and 2 putted for a 6.