Conference 7.286::golf

    
    I don't know about this. I love to golf and have been seen on the
    course on the coldest of winter days but those days are over. I just
    can't get into it when the ball bounces down the fairway like a supper
    ball or hits a green a bounces fifty feet in the air and thirty yards
    over. BUt if you enjoy it my friend go for it. There was a time I would
    be out there but no more. Maybe I'm getting old or something or maybe
    your out of your mind. Whatever. Hit one for me and play a low
    compression ball like 80 compression for best results. 
    
    I will still go out and practice when it's around 40 but that's about
    it for me.
    
    Pete

    Ah, winter golf, my favorite time to play, no crowds, cheep green's
    fees, and great cold brisk weather. I always have to laugh at the skier
    that thinks I'm crazy to play golf in the winter. I used to ski alot,
    and I tell you it's cold, I'm never cold playing winter golf, you're
    always moving, it's great vs. sking - ya, it's great to sit in a chair
    lift for 20 minutes going up a mountain (where it's even colder) with 
    the wind howling at 30 mph.
    
    Anyways, my tips:
    
    Play each hole back as far as you can, otherwise you'll be hitting
    pitching wedges into every green.
    
    Don't play when the temp get's above 45 degrees, the top 1" of earth
    thaws and get's way to soggy and also you have every wahoo and his
    brother on the course.
    
    I always use half tees, and usually can get them into the grass.
    
    Use frozen ponds to you advantage, you get a great true bounce off
    ponds.
    
    peter

Winter is a great time to play, as long as the wind doesn't blow too 
hard and the ground is frozen. And, of course, as long as there's no 
snow.

I played Saturday. Only about 20 fellow wackos out there. No waiting. 
And it's a good thing I got out; we may not see the ground again 
until April.

I have only two tips: Keep you balls warm (the ones with dimples); and 
wear Damart-brand underclothes. I wore a Damart turtleneck and a 
V-neck sweater, Damart socks (one layer), along with long underwear and 
heavy slacks, and I was comfortably warm all day--and not too warm 
once I went indoors. And I wasn't bound up with layers of clothing. Oh 
yes, when the wind picked up a little, I put on a lightweight down 
vest. It kept my trunk warm, but didn't constrict my arm movement. I 
also always kept one golf ball as close to my non-golf variety as possible, 
switching the chilled Maxfli for the warmed one after every hole. This 
not only kept a fairly warm, compressible ball in play at all times, 
it also kept me walking briskly!

But I don't recommend taking up the game in winter. I don't want to 
spoil it for those of us who don't need any encouragement.

Tom

    I forgot to mention my tips on balls. Topflite is the only ball which
    will not crack when cold. Although I abhor using them in normal playing
    conditions I use them in winter golf because they do not crack and I
    get the same yardage with a cold ball and a big bounce as I do with a
    warm ball and a normal bounce.
    
    Also, I use a makeshift set of clubs so as to not worry about hitting
    hard ground and I'm a firm believer that a good golf shot is the result
    of a good swing and marginally related to equipment. I realize a snuck
    in a little input on a previous controversial subject.
    on a previous controversy.

Tired of having to bring a hammer to the course in the winter just so you 
can get a tee into the frozen ground. Well here's something that I do to get 
around this. Go to your nearest hardware store and find some of the foam
hot water pipe insulation tubing (the stuff for 1/2" pipe works the best)
and cut little donuts off of it. Then tee up your golfball on top of a
donut. I don't know where I read about this but it works great.


Tim

    Re:              <<< Note 850.5 by CXCAD::ARSENEAU "Tim Arseneau" >>>

    I also advantage of  the mild weather last week and played on a 55-60
    degree weather.  As was  very wet, but some areas were frozen, so you
    never knew if it was going to plug deep or bounce like crazy.
    
    What made me enter this reply  is  that  still you could only get the
    tee about 1/2 an inch in the ground in most  tees.   At the 9th south
    at  Stow,  I saw a man putting in the ground something  tied  with  a
    string to a red circle.   What  he was using was a suction cup, those
    used to hang something on a flat  smooth  surface like glass, and the
    string was attached to a red can lid  to  prevent  the  cup to fly to
    far.    He  said  it worked beautifully, and he  was  not  frustrated
    anymore trying to tee up his ball.
    
    Tavo

    Tips on winter golf for the New England golf fanatic.....
    
    1: Collect all your winter clothes, get them out and lay them out on
    the bed.
    
    2: Get your clubs out and put them in the car.
    
    3: Pack a suitcase with your best golfin' clothes and then...
    
    
    4: Call your travel agent and book a flight to your favorite warm spot.
    Be sure to take all necessary equipment, golf clubs should do it. 
    Enjoy not only the golf, but the fact that we are all back here in New
    England freezing our little patooties off.
    
    Peter_who_now_seriously_wonders_if_he_might_be_considered_a_fair_
    weather_golfer.....

    My tips too...
    
    USAir
    
    
    Rick

RE: -.1

USAir...If you can't afford a real airline don't go.  After do you really want
your clubs to go to Pittsburg while you go to Myrtle Beach.

Oh well only two more weeks til I'm winging my way to a little Hawaiian golf.
(I can't wait for the weather to get lousy.)

    12 trips with clubs... no losses... 
    
    I fly OUT of Pittsburg... not through it!  Why play in the cold
    if you can go to Hawaii!!!
    
    Rick

    re.9
    
    Ah, now we have imitation airlines too.
    
    Dare I ask what kind of golfer uses those?  :-)
                                               
    Paul

    OK, I give up - too many snow storms. I'll take the tip and I'm heading
    to Florida Saturday for a week. I'm not taking my winter clothes and
    plan to play every day rain or shine. I'll play Orange Lake, Black Diamond
    and the course the seniors play in Melbourne. I'll also do my part
    sightseeing with the family.
    
    I did play on the cape last Saturday on green grass- Great fun.
    
    I would like another week vacation down south in March if anyone is
    arranging one and needs another enthusiats - let me know AKOV11::feeney
    
    Phil

    I'm new to notes and new to golf. ( Just started last year ) Can anyone
    tell me where to play winter golf. I live in the greater Lowell area.
    
    Thanks
    K.C.

    C'mon out to Phoenix!  8:)

    Fraid there is nothing open in Mass. Possibly Sunday some courses on
    the Cape will be open depending on Saturday night weather. Be sure and 
    call first. Here are a couple of numbers Poquoy Brook 508 947 5261 exit
    5 towards Lakeville off route 495. Hyannis (formerly Iyanough Hills)
    508 362 2606 which is in Hyannis not far from the highway and it does
    have a driving range which will probably be open.

    
    ooooohhhhh    nnoooooo     !!!!!
    
    &%^$ it's snowing again !!!!!    I'm in Maynard and the flakes are as
    big as Top-FLites  !!
    
    supposed to get more towards the cape  !!!
    
    well, I'll be in Florida 4/4 to 4/19 ! 8*)  the snow should be gone
    by the time I get back !!
    
    ace
    

    Last week-end I played at the Kernville Country Club in Kerville, CA. 
    This week-end I will play Los Amigos Country Club, in Downey, CA. If
    you try either, be certain to wear shorts, it is getting warm. Does
    that help?
                           Its why I love CA,
                              Big Mac