Glasgow_Saint Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 For those that play - what are your 1) Handicaps? 2) Main swing thought? 3) Best advice you've recieved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1/ Turning up. 2/ Should I have worn Y fronts instead of Boxers to stop the swinging below. 3/ Don't eat yellow snow. Never played golf in my life but I'm sure Phil will have a few annecdotes for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 21 June, 2012 Author Share Posted 21 June, 2012 FORE right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 havent played since arriving on these shores but due to have a swing at the driving range this Friday. Best advice I ever had was don't try and smash the fark out the ball and concentrate more on your technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonko Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 I play off 17 and my main swing thought is remember to look at where the ball was after you've hit it. It helps to keep your head still and over the ball and not to look up early. Best advice was to remember that however bad the golf gets it's better than being at work and there's a pint waiting for me at the end of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1) I'm crap 2) I hope I dont let go 3) find something else to do with my spare time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Lindford Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1. 21 2. Swing slowly 3. Don't try to hit the cover off the ball, you won't and the ball will not go very far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieDog Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1. 19 (was 10 before I moved to Aus....and before I developed a shank) 2. I haven't shanked it today yet! 3. If you don't practice what you've been taught your muscle memory won't remember so how the hell do you expect your handicap to go down! ...and currently I spend 5 minutes on the putting green before my weekly/fortnightly round so have to rely on my natural talent to get within 10 shots of my handicap However, plans are afoot to rectify this situation as I am moving to a house next to a golf course in about 3 months time and intend to take the opportunity to use the practise facilities daily. Honest. Oh...and if anyone has any genuine ideas how to get both the idea of a shank out of my head and actually cure me of it I will be very greatful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 21 June, 2012 Author Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1. 19 (was 10 before I moved to Aus....and before I developed a shank) 2. I haven't shanked it today yet! 3. If you don't practice what you've been taught your muscle memory won't remember so how the hell do you expect your handicap to go down! ...and currently I spend 5 minutes on the putting green before my weekly/fortnightly round so have to rely on my natural talent to get within 10 shots of my handicap However, plans are afoot to rectify this situation as I am moving to a house next to a golf course in about 3 months time and intend to take the opportunity to use the practise facilities daily. Honest. Oh...and if anyone has any genuine ideas how to get both the idea of a shank out of my head and actually cure me of it I will be very greatful! Shoud have started with mine - 1) Handicap = 11 2) Main swing thought = Left shoulder under chin on the way up, right elbow close to the body on the down 3) Best advice you've recieved = grip the club like youre holding a bird - dont let it go, but dont kill it! Keeping your elbow closer to the body helps cure a slice - might work for the shank? make sure youn keep your head down too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1. 27 (but it helps me in match play ( Im often called a bandit) 2. I hope the ball goes straight down the fairway 3. Have you thought about taking up caddying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1 - 6 2 - keep your head still you fecking chimp 3 - use blades not cavity backs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 21 June, 2012 Author Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1 - 6 2 - keep your head still you fecking chimp 3 - use blades not cavity backs Dont you need to be a low HP to play with blades? I snapped my 7 iron last night so looking at new clubs (I have the R7's and had them for 4 years now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubby Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1. 16 2. don't look up until after you've hit it 3. it's only a game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanh Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1. No official handicap but probably around 20 2. Hum the tune of the Blue Danube as it's the perfect rhythm for a golf swing 3. try to keep your right knee as still as possible during your swing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1. 28 because it can't be higher 2. Keep head still, rotate don't sway, don't look up until the ball's gone, keep the clubhead square, finish the swing facing where you want the ball to go, don't try to hit it too hard, your hands start the backswing, your legs start the downswing. 3. Don't try to think of too many things when you swing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1. Handicap 21.3 (American System) in UK would be around 18 but I don't play enough at the moment 2. Just walk up and hit the farking golf ball - the minute you think about the shot you are doomed 3. NEVER listen to ANY advice on the course (unless you are playing with a Pro) and NEVER give advice unless asked for. Most important lesson. Everything in golf is about rhythm. Swing too fast or too slow it doesn't matter a damn about your grip or your stance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 Best 4 now 12. Go to a pro. Keep it simple one swing thought. Release point (returning squared club to adress position at impact). Take away and pull down with forearms not hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 21 June, 2012 Author Share Posted 21 June, 2012 Best 4 now 12. Go to a pro. Keep it simple one swing thought. Release point (returning squared club to adress position at impact). Take away and pull down with forearms not hands. do you keep your right elbow close to the body and do you delay the right wrist break to maximise lag? two things ive been working on lately and proving succesful ala Ben Hogan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 do you keep your right elbow close to the body and do you delay the right wrist break to maximise lag? two things ive been working on lately and proving succesful ala Ben Hogan Way hay! Here it comes.... My old mate Tiger gave a golf clinic last year while here for DDC. He explained all his swing changes and then gave everyone a "simple" golf tip On the range, get a spare glove and place it between your elbow & chest then swing away and don't let it fall out...... And no I can't do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 Way hay! Here it comes.... My old mate Tiger gave a golf clinic last year while here for DDC. He explained all his swing changes and then gave everyone a "simple" golf tip On the range, get a spare glove and place it between your elbow & chest then swing away and don't let it fall out...... And no I can't do it how does that work when your addressing the ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 For those that play - what are your 1) Handicaps? 2) Main swing thought? 3) Best advice you've recieved? 1. My best was 9, now...not so good. 2. Maintain my natural rythem 3. Spend more on lessons than fancy clubs My own tip: Don't bore the tits off people with tall tales of the eagle you nearly made or the massive drive that just bounced into the out-of-bounds etc. I love playing golf but I have to say the chat that goes with it from many is so tiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 21 June, 2012 Author Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1. 28 because it can't be higher 2. Keep head still, rotate don't sway, don't look up until the ball's gone, keep the clubhead square, finish the swing facing where you want the ball to go, don't try to hit it too hard, your hands start the backswing, your legs start the downswing. 3. Don't try to think of too many things when you swing. about right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank's cousin Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1. 24 (aye crap) 2. ''please god left me get this past the ladies Tee what with all these folk watching) 3. maybe you should try something else instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 21 June, 2012 Author Share Posted 21 June, 2012 who was that golf pro that posted on here few years back? got banned was a nice fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffton Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1. Not official, but mid 20's 2. Don't extend wrists until hands are below hips 3. Shorten my backswing, it will go further and straighter (it works!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1. 9 2. Try for a straight left arm at impact (it won't be, but will stop you flipping your hands). 3. Practice your short game more than your long game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 1. 11 2. Clear your head of all thoughts and just do what feels natural. 3. Spend 33% of your practice time on each area, if not slightly more on your putting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 Bring back St Will. Not for his golf prowess but for his eloquence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 a) 21 b) Head still, eye on the ball ! c) Get out of the bunker first time, every time ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 do you keep your right elbow close to the body and do you delay the right wrist break to maximise lag? two things ive been working on lately and proving succesful ala Ben Hogan Pulling down with the forearms allows the hands to maintain the club/arm angle until the release point, the right elbow will be close to the body. The hypothetical release point is at hip high then the club releases however because the brain doesn't work like that the brains release point is just below shoulder height, as the club starts to unwind into the ball the arms move on their own back to the address point which coincides with the club/hands/arms impacting the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 how does that work when your addressing the ball? Oooh do you mean you're asking me to post my exclusive close up personally filmed video? OK no I won't. The glove is in a line with your right nipple, just under the shoulder. He placed it there having got himself into the address position. As I said, I tried it. The glove went further than the ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 Oooh do you mean you're asking me to post my exclusive close up personally filmed video? OK no I won't. The glove is in a line with your right nipple, just under the shoulder. He placed it there having got himself into the address position. As I said, I tried it. The glove went further than the ball any news on the missing sailor in Dubai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 a) 16 b) Head down, follow through c) 22 volts! [Looking at your grip you should see two knuckles on the left hand, two on the right hand a V pointing over your shoulder] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 Playing midnight golf tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 For the perfect tee shot off the first , turn up late, run up to the first tee, place ball and swing. Guarenteed great shot as you haven't had a chance to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 21 June, 2012 Share Posted 21 June, 2012 For those that play - what are your 1) Handicaps? 2) Main swing thought? 3) Best advice you've recieved? 1 me 2 'av it 3 quit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 22 June, 2012 Share Posted 22 June, 2012 any news on the missing sailor in Dubai? Nope Campaign has gained momentum posters regular stuff in local paper etc http://www.7daysindubai.com/Witness-comes-forward-information-missing-sailor/story-16347244-detail/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 22 June, 2012 Author Share Posted 22 June, 2012 anyone looking for good (easy to understand) advice should check out shawn clement's Youtube clips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted 22 June, 2012 Share Posted 22 June, 2012 1) Five - although it lapsed last year 2) It's all about getting the club to right point at impact, so how you do it is largely irrelevant. 3) Soft hands - John Daly says if someone pulls gently at the club it would slide out of this grip. People tend to grip too tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted 22 June, 2012 Share Posted 22 June, 2012 anyone looking for good (easy to understand) advice should check out shawn clement's Youtube clips And any instructional stuff buy John Jacobs. By far the most accessible/useful teaching materials of any pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 22 June, 2012 Author Share Posted 22 June, 2012 And any instructional stuff buy John Jacobs. By far the most accessible/useful teaching materials of any pro. doctor Golf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 29 June, 2012 Author Share Posted 29 June, 2012 (edited) bought the swing plane hd app last weekend and filmed my swing at the range last night - you can view your own swing side by side with a pro swing (Tiger, Ernie ect) bloody good app and well recommended. * Cost is £2.99 Edited 29 June, 2012 by Glasgow_Saint added cost after 12 private message requests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 29 June, 2012 Share Posted 29 June, 2012 anyone looking for good (easy to understand) advice should check out shawn clement's Youtube clips Wrong... Bob Rotella's book Golf is not a game of perfect is without doubt THE best advice ANY golfer can read. I (have been lucky enough) to watch Ernie Els take a 3 wood from 240 yards in the middle of the fairway and hit it 30 feet. I have seen Miguel Angel Jimenez take SIX from 7 feet from the pin. THAT book explains why it happens and why you should walk up to the ball and just hit it. More recently Bob was filmed talking to Darren Clarke for 5 minutes before the last round at the British Open last year. We all know what happened next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZuess1979 the 2nd Posted 30 June, 2012 Share Posted 30 June, 2012 1) used to be +4 now more like 4-6 2)ball position is everthing 3)its a good walk spoiled lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 23 July, 2012 Author Share Posted 23 July, 2012 Anyone read Jim Mcleans' 'the slot swing' http://www.amazon.com/The-Slot-Swing-Consistent-Powerful/dp/0470444991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 I'm playing with 3 mates on Sunday. First time this year. Just treat it as a laugh. Might pick up some clubs from a car boot though because i'd like to go more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 23 July, 2012 Author Share Posted 23 July, 2012 I'm playing with 3 mates on Sunday. First time this year. Just treat it as a laugh. Might pick up some clubs from a car boot though because i'd like to go more often. Always cheap 'hardly used' clubs on gumtree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiesaint Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 1) last official handicap 17 2) keep you head down 3) find a pre-shot routine that works for you & stick to it, will get you into the right position at address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 27 Swing slow, Swing Easy Keep your head down and think of girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintneilo84 Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 1) 19 (used to play off 9 at Bramshaw before moving to Bristol had 5 years out) 2) Keep your head down and swing slowly 3) make sure you get fitted for your clubs it makes all the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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