| Title: | Welcome to the Golf Notes Conference! |
| Notice: | FOR SALE notes in Note 69 please! Intros in note 863 or 61. |
| 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 |
| Total number of notes: | 21499 |
Well I see that some of you have started. Some of us, on the other
hand haven't taken them out of the basement yet. (Mud season in Vt.
snow in the mid-west, God knows in Sweden). I was wondering how people
get started each year. What sort of preperation/routine do you go
through before you go out to play.
I usually go to the practice field a few times and review the basics.
Grip, stance etc and take half swings with an 8 or 9 iron. Then
the same thing with maybe 6 & 7 iron. Then if the putting green
isn't under water, take a few putts. Next time out, same thing until
it "feels" good then on to 3/4 swings then up to full swing. All
this time I try to cover proper grip, alignment and ball placement.
I've done this for the past few years and my opening rounds usually
end up in the mid to low 80's. After that anything can happen,
and usually does! What sort of spring time ritual do you go through
KO
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 90.1 | read and practice | BCSE::SPT_BRINKLEY | Wed Apr 01 1987 21:54 | 15 | |
I start by rereading Hogan's book. After reading through (sometimes
twice) I venture out to the range and apply the renewed knowledge.
After a few visits to the range I'll venture out to the course.
Somewhat ritualistic but not really.
What is ritualistic is that I start talking about golf and my wife
starts complaining. One thing you should know is that she can play golf
as well and in fact her grand mother played back in the thirties (1930
that is) and her mother plays at least twice a week in the summer. I
guess she feels stuck with kids. This year my son (now 6) should
be old enough to start playing a little more seriously but will
have to see. Maybe that will take care of some of the complaining.
Roger
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| 90.2 | My routine | STKHLM::LITBY | -Is it playable? -No, not yet! | Fri Apr 03 1987 14:00 | 15 |
Well, it's mud season here too. I expect to have to wait until mid-May before being able to play on a decent course. The pro opens the driving range at the end of April, so I usually go there and hit balls. I start by hitting mid-irons (5,6,7) to get the swing going, then I start hitting woods. After about one week of this, I start hitting approach shots to the flags out on the range. I usually take a lesson or two as well, to stop any bad habits from forming. This practice usually helps me get my game up and running by the time the course opens. -- POL | |||||
| 90.3 | The wait is over!!!!!!! | STKHLM::LITBY | You're away! | Mon Apr 13 1987 13:01 | 12 |
| 90.4 | Spring has sprung | CHAMP::KEVIN | Kevin O'Brien | Mon Apr 13 1987 23:39 | 8 |
LET's GO GETUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The wait is over here too. Been to the range a couple of times.
The swing is better now than last year in august. The course opens
saturday! A couple more times at the range...... Look out cookout!
KO
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| 90.5 | LEADER BOARD | WALTA::LENEHAN | Do all the good you can | Mon Apr 26 1993 17:17 | 39 |
Best 18
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Gross Ken Venezio TX,USA 40 + 35 = 75 (+3)
Net Donn Johnson CA,USA 76 - 13 = 63 (-9)
Ken Venezio TX,USA 75 - 12 = 63 (-9)
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Gross Ken Venezio TX,USA = 35 (-1)
Net Donn Johnson CA,USA 36 - 7 = 29 (-7)
Ken Venezio TX,USA 35 - 6 = 29 (-7)
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