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    Golfers Thread

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    Magnificent effort. Well done.Best I’ve ever done is 2 over par.
    To shoot par while taking 32 putts on a windy day suggests great ball striking
     

    Yes I’m hitting everything so much more dependably since I took some more lessons.
    I had 2 iffy drives that weren’t disastrous and say 6 times where I didn’t get on the green in regulation but some of those I chipped and putted.
    My irons from 7 to wedge are going really close just now.
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    Golfers Thread

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    Searching for the Holy Grail didn’t take as long as this! 😂
    Since I got my first handicap (19) in January 2015, I’ve worked towards TODAY'S PAR ROUND OF 69! 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
    It’s only taken me around 900 rounds.
    I feel over the moon,and in the words of Ally Graham “Ah just cannae believe it”.
    3 birdies, 3 bogeys and 12 pars - 44 stableford points in windy conditions with 32 putts.


    Caddy - hand me my beer!

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    Golfers Thread

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    So what big sticks do you carry to get a nice yardage gap and versatility?

    My driver usually ends up 200-220m
    My 3 wood about 190m off a tee and 180m off the fairway.
    I have both 3 and 4 hybrids which usually get 180m and 170m.
    I allow 150m for my 5 iron, and 10m less for each club from there.

    So I’ve got a decent coverage for any distance, the only thing I miss is something like a 2 iron to help get out from under trees.
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    Golfers Thread

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    Now that the better weather is nearly here and I've started to incorporate the swing changes my coach gave me, I hope I can continue to improve.  Now down to 8.7.  
    Pennants games start at the end of January, so I better improve just to keep my place in the team!  😄

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    Golfers Thread

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    On 25/11/2019 at 20:47, Merkie84 said:

    So played 5 rounds over the last few weeks on a few different courses.

    First round was a respectable 104 . Very nervous on the first tee but it soon came back once I got into it and had a lot of fun

    Second round was 103

    Third was 105.

    Plenty to build on as I hit some good shots as well as some absolute duffs and howlers.

    Literally scored every number from a disastrous 10 to a fist pump worthy birdie 3 on the way.

    Last week I holed an 8 footer on the 18th to hit 99. My first major milestone achieved and really happy. 

    Just got back in today from my round. And scored an astounding 84!

    I would have been happy dipping under 100 again, and didn’t expect to break 90 for a good while.

    So delighted, the golf bug has well and truly bit.  I am going to have a stupid grin on my face for the rest of the week!  

     

     

     

     

    Brilliant. 
    Playing a game for the fun of it with fresh air, exercise and coming on in leaps and bounds.  Good on you.
    Don't be afraid to go for some good coaching if you get stuck.  

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    RAITH versus FORFAR

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    I think we're going to need a bit of industry and grit here, would start all the tireless runners like Baird and anderson to try and tire forfar because we are short of creativity that's for sure.
    If we are to win this league trust me that's a big ask we need to get results in situations like this.

    No arguments from me on this. We are largely full-time and we need to make that fitness factor count.
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    Emigration - Impressions and differences of your new/old land?

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    Spent 12 years in London then 13 years in Hong Kong and have now live in New Zealand for 7 years.

    Both London and Hong Kong were all about the money. 

    It seemed like every abusive drunk in London (80's / 90's) was Scottish and I really had a problem with associating as Scottish.  

    Hong Kong was a blast as a single guy.  Great work ethics and boy can they party hard.  Never had so much fun.  

    Here in New Zealand its all about quality of life.  Almost everybody is  friendly.  Its got nearly the same population as Scotland and does OK for itself on the world stage.  I feel at home here so much so I've started to go to the rugby (although I still cant figure the rules).  

     

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