| Title: | Welcome to the Golf Notes Conference! |
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| Moderator: | FUNYET::ANDERSON |
| Created: | Tue Feb 15 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2129 |
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Get yourself a practice net! I bought one about a month ago and
it has been great. I used to be a great skeptic of hitting into
nets because you can't see the ball's trajectory, but I've
changed my tune after having one.
It is good for:
1. getting/keeping in golfing shape when the weather is bad
(I set mine up in my garage). I'm starting off this
season in as good as shape as I ended last year ...
calluses, etc.
2. forcing me to concentrate on my swing rather than watching
the ball. I have a much better sense of feel now.
I can easily distinguish a solid hit from a topped
hit, a thin hit, a heel hit, or a toe hit. Concentrating
on feel is especially important when developing some
new aspect of my swing. Ball-hypnosis can keep you
from trying a new motion long enough to get it right.
3. saving $ at the driving range
4. practicing a lot more than I could if I had to get in my
car and go somewhere. It's easy to just go out and
take a few swings. My number of mishits during
my first few rounds this year were much lower
than last year.
5. hitting a real ball is much more useful than hitting
whiffle balls in the back yard.
It is still important to go out to the range every now and then
to see the ball's trajectory, but if I have been hitting the ball
consistently and solidly with the net then any fades or draws that
I have built in are pretty easy to straighten out.
Most importantly, it's fun to beat those balls when I can't get
out on the course enough to feed the addiction...
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 87.1 | 70 degrees and sunny today *sigh* | VINO::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi | Thu Mar 26 1987 04:30 | 8 |
Good point(s)! Just remember that you need to hit full shots and
see them too. If you have a problem that you are trying to iron
out, then nets are great. Their especially great now when you can't
get to a course or range yet. I wish they would put the one up here
in Marlboro where I live. I've broken enough lamps with me 9 iron
(just kidding).
Mike
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| 87.2 | ...details & descriptions? | FROST::RICHARDSON | Eric Richardson | Thu Apr 09 1987 20:53 | 9 |
Could you please describe these practice nets? Is it just a
back-drop, or does it have some shape? What holds it up?
How big is it? Cost? Where'd ya get it? And how tall a
ceiling does one need to take a full swing with a wood?!
(being 6-3 doesn't help I'm sure).
Sounds very interesting at any rate,
EriC
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| 87.3 | 7x9 with tube frame | MDVAX1::TATUM | Tue Apr 21 1987 22:06 | 21 | |
My net is 7 feet high, 9 feet wide, and about 4 feet deep. It consists
of a net suspended on a metal tube frame so it is self-standing. The
frame comes in 4 foot sections kind of like tent poles.
Retail price was $79 but I got it on a 'spring sale' for $39 at
Pro Golf. You can get them mail order, too, but why bother if you
can get a good price locally.
The way this particular frame is constructed, I can fold back the
'legs' so that the whole thing is flat and can set against my garage
wall. By not having to disassemble it, I can use my garage as a
garage and then set up the net in a minute or two.
I am 6 foot and can swing a driver in a room with a 9 foot ceiling.
However, be careful of the garage door tracks, opener, etc.! My
3 wood has a gouge in it as I painfully learned that lesson.
Also, don't miss the net ... eg. using a wedge not close enough
to the net to catch it. I have two golf balls somewhere in my attic
and two nice little holes in my garage ceiling!
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| 87.4 | great idea! | JUNIOR::GSMITH | Thu Jul 02 1987 22:01 | 9 | |
I realize that I am very late in responding to this note... I hope
.0 will respond...
What surface do you use to hit the ball from? If outdoors, the ground
is just fine, but my yard will take a beating... but if set up in
garage do you have a mat similar to the driving range?
Smitty
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| 87.5 | Carpet scraps | MDVAX1::TATUM | Sat Aug 15 1987 03:45 | 9 | |
I have a lot of carpet scraps left over that I use. They don't
hold up very well but I have a lot of them! I'd like to get a mat
(ala driving range) but haven't done so yet ... mainly because I
use the net a whole lot less now that I can get out and play more
frequently.
Another unfortunate consequence for me was hitting so many balls
that I developed some back trouble ... the moral is the usual "be
careful before undertaking any strenuous new exercise..."
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