The Golf Thread

[doozer]

fast greens are my kryptonite.

 

[BigPapaVol]

my b-i-l said it's stout all the time. shocks me that some new clubs pride themselves on being bears. we have one here in Fayetteville that played that way for the first year or so, but has been softened recently. even softened, it's nearly unplayable form the tips.

 

[BigPapaVol]

fast greens suck if you're unaccustomed, but once you are, they're easier to putt. you never have to really 'hit' the ball when they're quick. fast and very undulating - that's different. puts premium on irons and lagging.

 

[JOEY'S ALL VOL !!!]

I don't mind putting fast greens, I putt them really well, it's the approach shots on hard fast greens I have trouble with, especially long approach shots, I don't get alot of backspin on the ball and have trouble getting the ball close to the hole on hard, fast greens with mid and long irons in my hand.

 

[Lexvol]

The greens at Olde Stone were insane. Extremely fast with lots of breaks. Didn't help that we played it after a major junior tournament and they had the rough high and extremely thick. I'd be interested to see how it plays in normal member conditions.

My nephew helped build it...and tells me he can get me on, but I would imagine he would need to be in the foursome.

I have only played KP's course once, and they were still shaping the course. There were quite a few temporary tees. The only course I have played in the Nashville area was the Grand Ole Opry course. That was a bear. The rough was up, and unless you were hitting fairways you had no chance of scoring. I think I came in around 87.

 

[volfanbill]

I was rather proud of how i handled the greens at OS. The rough on the other hand ate me for lunch. They probably do keep it pretty stout normally, but I know it had been 8 days and 3 rains since they touched the rough. When we played we were 2-3 holes ahead of the mowers. Why we didn't take a break to let them pass us would've been too logical for our group.

 

[vol_in_ar]

my b-i-l said it's stout all the time. shocks me that some new clubs pride themselves on being bears. we have one here in Fayetteville that played that way for the first year or so, but has been softened recently. even softened, it's nearly unplayable form the tips.

unless your name's Tyson

 

[BigPapaVol]

unless your name's Tyson

I play it with a guy from the Nationwide Tour and he absolutely moans about what a beast it is. He's right. It kills me. That dude's long and I hit 3 wds and hybrids almost all day.

 

[GAVol]

fast greens suck if you're unaccustomed, but once you are, they're easier to putt. you never have to really 'hit' the ball when they're quick. fast and very undulating - that's different. puts premium on irons and lagging.

Putting on slow grainy bermuda absolutely sucks if you're trying to go low. I've always found it easier to 2 putt from long range on bermuda, but easier to make putts on bent. The line is a lot more predictable.

 

[BigPapaVol]

Putting on slow grainy bermuda absolutely sucks if you're trying to go low. I've always found it easier to 2 putt from long range on bermuda, but easier to make putts on bent. The line is a lot more predictable.

no doubt that the margin for error in lag putting is greater on slower greens. also no doubt that quick bent greens see more putts made, beginner to professional.

 

[cotton]

fast greens are my kryptonite.

An inconsistent swing is mine. What I would give for a nice, repeatable hook...

 

[rpvol]

I'm gonna try to play Sun. if the weather cooperates.

 

[GAVol]

An inconsistent swing is mine. What I would give for a nice, repeatable hook...

Aim slightly right of the target, swing from the inside and stay behind the ball . . . next.

 

[BigPapaVol]

An inconsistent swing is mine. What I would give for a nice, repeatable hook...

forget the hook, they can't be talked to. play the fade.

 

[GAVol]

forget the hook, they can't be talked to. play the fade.

I concur. The power fade with the driver is the best shot on earth to know how to hit.

 

[Lexvol]

I concur. The power fade with the driver is the best shot on earth to know how to hit.

That is for wussies that like to hit fairways.:whistling:

 

[BigPapaVol]

That is for wussies that like to hit fairways.:whistling:

exactly. real men / real golfer like to prove they can muscle it from the rough. (plus, fliers go further)

 

[GAVol]

That is for wussies that like to hit fairways.:whistling:

Bomb and gouge . . . It's the only way to play.

 

[cotton]

Aim slightly right of the target, swing from the inside and stay behind the ball . . . next.

Why didn't I think of that?

Come to think of it, I did. That is usually when the weak-*ss push-slice comes out of my bag.

Bomb and gouge . . . It's the only way to play.

For some of us, that is bomb and search.

 

[doozer]

For some of us, that is bomb and search.

:wavey:

 

[JOEY'S ALL VOL !!!]

Why didn't I think of that?

Come to think of it, I did. That is usually when the weak-*ss push-slice comes out of my bag.



For some of us, that is bomb and search.

I have been known to use the " bomb and just go ahead and reach in the bag for another Titleist method " on occasion.

 

[GAVol]

Why didn't I think of that?

Come to think of it, I did. That is usually when the weak-*ss push-slice comes out of my bag.

I can only lead a horse to water.

 

[vol_in_ar]

Well Tiger with the lead going into Sunday
Should tie Arnie with 62 wins tomorrow

 

[BigPapaVol]

i can't get over the consistency of Tiger's putting. when they matter, he makes more than anyone ever.

 

[Lexvol]

I have been known to use the " bomb and just go ahead and reach in the bag for another Titleist method " on occasion.

:lolabove: Nothing hindered my game more than trying to recapture the draw. Back in the summer of 05 I was playing three times a week. I was bombing the ball consistently off the tee with a draw.....trying to recapture that has meant nothing more than higher score. I have tormented myself..and for what...an extra 20 yards off the tee? To top it off, I am much more comfortable hitting a full 8 or 9 iron from 170/160 than I am hitting a 3/4 wedge from 145. I really don't need that extra yardage off the tee.