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[iDon]

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tigland​	5.7​	13th Beach​	73/44pts​
buttsauce​	9.3​	Leongatha South​	76​
toxic​	10.8​	Howlong​	71​
Planet14​	11.4​	Bacchus Marsh Golf Club​	80​
Livonski​	11.5​	Kingston Heath​	79​
ScrappyCoCo​	12.5*​	-​	75​
ITCHY EYEBALLS​	12.8​	The Dunes​	80​
Pklz​	14​	Romesy GC​	77/48pts​
iDon​	11.6​	Social Golf Australia​	80/44 pts​
Lebbo73​	12.3​	City GC Toowomba​	77​
Sippa​	16.9​	-​	85/43 pts​
Shane Sheridan​	18.5​	Perth Golf Network​	87​
daicos4ever​	23.7​	Lang Lang GC​
juss​	26.8​	-​	91/40 pts​
members section​	33​	-​	-​
BobbyMorri​	33​	Claremont​	97​
Elixuh​	-​	Pacific, Brisbane​	​
peternorth​	15​	NGC, PKCGC​	80​
Nelso​	-​	-​	78​
sideswipe​	-​	Sorrento​	Cups WR​
royboy2​	25.3​	Cohuna GC​
QuietB​	Huntingdale-Cranbourne GC​
Daics1​	18​	Golden Beach GC​

 

[juss]

Not sure about that. For beginners, i know it was for myself, most 7 8 or 9s would generally come from bad tee shots. Fix the tee shot and immediately you can start looking at 5s or 6s

Short game is where the you can get the 5s or 6s down to 4s or 5s

The point was loosely that a focus on the short game is more important to getting low scores than anything else. Better to work on closing out holes than spending time trying to get that extra 10-20m from the driver, or whether you are 10m left or right in the fairway probably isn't as important as being able to to bump and run and putt in from 20m to your scores.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

You are going to find beginners will fall in love with golf...especially teenagers..trying happy gilmore stuff...belting the crap out of drivers...going for the 1 in 100 miracle shot through the trees, trying the Phil flop around greens. Some of these will come of and they want more and have a lot of fun.

They will change though as one of their mates clues up and starts playing smarter, gets better technique etc. and starts winning. That having fun bit at the start is really important.

 

[hawkman]

You are going to find beginners will fall in love with golf...especially teenagers..trying happy gilmore stuff...belting the crap out of drivers...going for the 1 in 100 miracle shot through the trees, trying the Phil flop around greens. Some of these will come of and they want more and have a lot of fun.

They will change though as one of their mates clues up and starts playing smarter, gets better technique etc. and starts winning. That having fun bit at the start is really important.

Going 9, 5, 8 is more fun than 7,7,7. Sure the 7s score better but there is excitement of hitting a decent shot in the 5. And you can see there is potential for improvement

 

[peternorth]

I'm not a fan of that idea especially when you are just starting. For a beginner i would look to try to feel comfortable with at least 3 clubs, a wood and a mid and short iron. If i was starting out again i would lose interest hitting irons the entire time.

I can sort understand that strategy for those that have been playing awhile as they know their game

i see your point. im working on the law of averages, longer clubs = most dispersion. of course, everyones different.

You are going to find beginners will fall in love with golf...especially teenagers..trying happy gilmore stuff...belting the crap out of drivers...going for the 1 in 100 miracle shot through the trees, trying the Phil flop around greens. Some of these will come of and they want more and have a lot of fun.

They will change though as one of their mates clues up and starts playing smarter, gets better technique etc. and starts winning. That having fun bit at the start is really important.

Valid points there. Agreed for beginners its all about length, distance.

 

[hawkman]

The point was loosely that a focus on the short game is more important to getting low scores than anything else. Better to work on closing out holes than spending time trying to get that extra 10-20m from the driver, or whether you are 10m left or right in the fairway probably isn't as important as being able to to bump and run and putt in from 20m to your scores.

My point is more if you say mishit your drive and goes only 60 metres into rough or hit into trees 100 metres up the fairway. It might take you 3 shots to get to where a solid drive would be. So a good drive has saved 2 shots, if that happens 5 or 6 times a round you can save 10 to 12 shots easily

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

For me, they were the two sports (golf and tennis) is what I played as a kind but I've always enjoyed the individual aspect a lot more. But even then tennis still had the team aspect as a youngster... Even then golf is still a sport that can easily be played with amtes.

I got my first lesson as a 8 year old at a local course because I always had an interest in the sport.

Getting lessons as a kid is so crucial for a sport like golf too (and tennis actually) because it at least allows you to get the fundamentals of the swing. That at least helps me to having a half decent looking swing, now the ball goes everywhere, touch is always over th place, have had to deal putting yips etc. but at least the fundamentals are there and when you do make a good swing/putt, it's a great feeling.

Unfortunately lessons were not really a thing when I started (maybe they were in private clubs but I was not that lucky), and bad habits are still with me today. I think access to teaching is far more available and really took off with the rise of driving ranges and now the internet. I was in our state junior table tennis team when I was 12..and member of a small club with an organised squad...but no individual coaching like every kid gets nowadays in every sport. The kids I went well against from our VIC team...their parents did organise it for them and they went ahead. Wish I had golf and TT lessons back then. You are lucky to have got them.

 

[juss]

All this talk of when people started, if I could go back I would have started golfing in my teens, not instead of all the other sport I played, but in addition to.
One of the sports where physical differences play less of a factor, even average joe's athleticism can take him a long way. I'm looking at you Shane Lowry, giving hope to the everyman.

 

[peternorth]

My point is more if you say mishit your drive and goes only 60 metres into rough or hit into trees 100 metres up the fairway. It might take you 3 shots to get to where a solid drive would be. So a good drive has saved 2 shots, if that happens 5 or 6 times a round you can save 10 to 12 shots easily

All good points. When you say mishit your drive, you're talking about a driver, hybrid or an iron?

What if you're slicing your driver 100+ to the right? Its in the creek, another fairway, out of bounds?

 

[hawkman]

All good points. When you say mishit your drive, you're talking about a driver, hybrid or an iron?

What if you're slicing your driver 100+ to the right? Its in the creek, another fairway, out of bounds?

Driver, wood or hybrid. I'm talking about a beginner here. Generally someone who is shooting around 100 has some sort of idea of their game.

They are all issues with driving. If you can get your drive 170 somewhere near the fairway on more than half the holes you can start limiting the really bad holes. That is where i think the quickest improvement can come from for a beginner. Then the short game can get you down even further.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

All this talk of when people started, if I could go back I would have started golfing in my teens, not instead of all the other sport I played, but in addition to.
One of the sports where physical differences play less of a factor, even average joe's athleticism can take him a long way. I'm looking at you Shane Lowry, giving hope to the everyman.

Beefy...Andrew Johnston...or Craig Parry for us older golfers..my heroes lol.

 

[ManOfClay]

All this talk of when people started, if I could go back I would have started golfing in my teens, not instead of all the other sport I played, but in addition to.
One of the sports where physical differences play less of a factor, even average joe's athleticism can take him a long way. I'm looking at you Shane Lowry, giving hope to the everyman.

That’s it. If I started golf instead of football I’d be going great by now. And still faced with 30 years still being able to play before I’m even 60.

Instead I’m 30, winding down my footy career having never been any good, plus I’m a golfing beginner to boot.

this is all bloody great stuff from everyone though. I’m really interested in breaking it all down and getting different viewpoints

 

[juss]

That’s it. If I started golf instead of football I’d be going great by now. And still faced with 30 years still being able to play before I’m even 60.

Instead I’m 30, winding down my footy career having never been any good, plus I’m a golfing beginner to boot.

this is all bloody great stuff from everyone though. I’m really interested in breaking it all down and getting different viewpoints

Is lessons your thing? particularly just the fundamentals of grip, posture, stance, even if you don't get perfect are fairly important to have a basic repeatable technique. That was probably my most helpful lesson as a beginner and it was the first one, it allowed me to consistently start getting my irons in the air and something repeatable to develop. Before that you should have seen my swing, I can't imagine what everyone at the range thought, I used to do this giant sway and chop type action.

 

[matt_897]

Beefy...Andrew Johnston...or Craig Parry for us older golfers..my heroes lol.

Surely everyone watches the shot he holed out at Doral to win for inspiration once and a while, right?....

 

[ManOfClay]

Is lessons your thing? particularly just the fundamentals of grip, posture, stance, even if you don't get perfect are fairly important to have a basic repeatable technique. That was probably my most helpful lesson as a beginner and it was the first one, it allowed me to consistently start getting my irons in the air and something repeatable to develop. Before that you should have seen my swing, I can't imagine what everyone at the range thought, I used to do this giant sway and chop type action.

I got into golf by one of the clubs doing clinics. Six weeks over June-July with a couple of former pros. Those clinics are done but I’m going for rounds with one of those guys when available to pick up some more stuff.

was going to go to the range with him too, but restrictions tightened and the range closed.

monday’s round was with one of the club’s 20 handicappers. This weekend I’m going out with a mate from another club who is off 16. I figure if I play with better players I’ll also work harder.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Surely everyone watches the shot he holed out at Doral to win for inspiration once and a while, right?....

 

[Lebbo73]

All this talk of when people started, if I could go back I would have started golfing in my teens, not instead of all the other sport I played, but in addition to.
One of the sports where physical differences play less of a factor, even average joe's athleticism can take him a long way. I'm looking at you Shane Lowry, giving hope to the everyman.

Beef

 

[Lebbo73]

Surely everyone watches the shot he holed out at Doral to win for inspiration once and a while, right?....

The only reason Craig Parry got on the USPGA tour was because he won the NZ Open. That in itself wasn’t enough for him to qualify. Tiger Woods playing in the NZ Open because of his Kiwi caddy was. It gave Parry exemptions for a select few tournaments in the US.
Craig Parry goes over there in the form of his life and plays in one tournament that suits his fade and wins by five shots. Then he wins at Doral on the playoff hole with an 160 yard second straight into the hole while the commentator bags him all round about his ordinary swing.

 

[Back Six]

I got into golf by one of the clubs doing clinics. Six weeks over June-July with a couple of former pros. Those clinics are done but I’m going for rounds with one of those guys when available to pick up some more stuff.

was going to go to the range with him too, but restrictions tightened and the range closed.

monday’s round was with one of the club’s 20 handicappers. This weekend I’m going out with a mate from another club who is off 16. I figure if I play with better players I’ll also work harder.

I’m currently off 20 but that’s too low for me, should be around mid 20s, the best thing I have done recently is play with a couple of low handicappers. Pick their brain and watch them play when you can, I’ve played my best golf in those situations.


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[Lebbo73]

I was robbing Parry of his glory. It wasn’t 160 yards. It was 176 yards.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

I was robbing Parry of his glory. It wasn’t 160 yards. It was 176 yards.

It was 160 metres

 

[ubuntu]

Can I ask the regulars here how old they were when they started and how long did it take to get to where they are now.

Had played maybe 4 games up until 29. Gave up footy and cricket at that time.

Started with HC of 28, now at 17 two years later although that is about to blow up.

I remember thinking golf was the most stupid and frustrating game so I refused to play it. Had a work charity day, played well, got addicted.

My recommendation would be get lessons Rather than expensive clubs. Get 6 1 hour lessons, use them weekly/fortnightly and go to the range/play as many times as you can during that. Write down drills and points that your coach tells you. Even though it’s addictive, I’d stay away from youtube coaches as much as you can. They are good for factual things eg terminology, ball position, reading green but anything swing related can’t be personalised. Look at the PGA, so many different swing types.

The other thing is if you have mates that play, play with them. I got addicted playing solo, but there’s nothing quite like playing with ya mates and taking their cash at the end of the day.

All the best!

 

[peternorth]

Had played maybe 4 games up until 29. Gave up footy and cricket at that time.

Started with HC of 28, now at 17 two years later although that is about to blow up.

I remember thinking golf was the most stupid and frustrating game so I refused to play it. Had a work charity day, played well, got addicted.

My recommendation would be get lessons Rather than expensive clubs. Get 6 1 hour lessons, use them weekly/fortnightly and go to the range/play as many times as you can during that. Write down drills and points that your coach tells you. Even though it’s addictive, I’d stay away from youtube coaches as much as you can. They are good for factual things eg terminology, ball position, reading green but anything swing related can’t be personalised. Look at the PGA, so many different swing types.

The other thing is if you have mates that play, play with them. I got addicted playing solo, but there’s nothing quite like playing with ya mates and taking their cash at the end of the day.

All the best!

Agreed, no need to splash out on Ping Blueprints or their equivalent. But I do say buy a set of clubs, you need them for lessons et al

 

[ubuntu]

Agreed, no need to splash out on Ping Blueprints or their equivalent. But I do say buy a set of clubs, you need them for lessons et al

Yes this is a good point. Throwing the ball causes shoulder issues and disqualifications.
If you don’t have any get some 3-8 year old game improvement clubs. If you must splash out, a putter or wedges.

 

[ManOfClay]

I got a package. Trident XT-6.

paid 480 all up down from 600. The Drummond golf outlet here was moving shop so they had a pretty big clearance.

handy because between that, paying my club membership up front and my new addiction to golf clothes I’ve already spent close to a couple of grand.

 

[peternorth]

I got a package. Trident XT-6.

paid 480 all up down from 600. The Drummond golf outlet here was moving shop so they had a pretty big clearance.

handy because between that, paying my club membership up front and my new addiction to golf clothes I’ve already spent close to a couple of grand.

It is but the tip of the iceberg.