The original Bushwood thread is overflowing like Craig Stadler's FUPA.
Use this thread to discuss tournaments, swing thoughts, equipment, and golf deals.
I thought we could also use the OP to create a WITB for ChiefsPlanet members. I'll list a poster's name and put their sticks in a spoiler tag, so you can see what everyone is carrying. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
My back could not take practice like that. I hit about 60 balls today and was starting to wear down.
Last year, I took some lessons from a guy who told me to focus on shortening my swing and turning my chest away from the target. It's good advice, but it always felt artificial, like I was moving from A-B-C in the swing.
I made a decision to just focus on the things I do well and not worry about bad outcomes, because the fear of a bad shot needlessly tightens me up. I just tried to take the club back simultaneously as high and deep at possible and get on to my left side for the strike. I hit the ball much, much better.
I worked all winter strengthening my weak spots and I held up well today. At my age(our age) we aren't going to reinvent the wheel. Do what we do and then get better and improve. [Reply]
I've decided to try and completely take out the left side of the golf course. I have always hit a left to right shot, but have struggled the past few years trying to transition to a draw. I'm pretty pumped about it because I'm getting the confidence back to just fire it down the line without it flipping left. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
Put in some good work today.
I've decided to try and completely take out the left side of the golf course. I have always hit a left to right shot, but have struggled the past few years trying to transition to a draw. I'm pretty pumped about it because I'm getting the confidence back to just fire it down the line without it flipping left.
Originally Posted by philfree:
Put in some work on the range today and hit at least 230 balls all PWs except the 100 consecutive drivers I hit. I call that the Century. I don't feel bad either at 53 years of age. I may feel different in the morning. Wedges weren't to pleasing but the drivers were not to bad. There were a few scuds in the bunch but most were playable and some looked like smart bombs. Beautiful day for practicing with the temp right at 60 degrees the whole time.
I played my first "Guy's Club" round yesterday and it was a reminder of my age (and why 99.999% of us are nowhere close to playing on the tour). We had to wait for the frost to melt on the green before we started, but the extra stretching time didn't help the bones this AM after THAT and them mowing/yard work.
The LOL'ist part is that because of the frost and a strict "on the path" rule for the round, I pretty-much got as many steps in riding (which I rarely do) than when we drag a cart.
And seeing the robot bag carts in intriguing. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins: My back could not take practice like that. I hit about 60 balls today and was starting to wear down.
Last year, I took some lessons from a guy who told me to focus on shortening my swing and turning my chest away from the target. It's good advice, but it always felt artificial, like I was moving from A-B-C in the swing.
I made a decision to just focus on the things I do well and not worry about bad outcomes, because the fear of a bad shot needlessly tightens me up. I just tried to take the club back simultaneously as high and deep at possible and get on to my left side for the strike. I hit the ball much, much better.
I'm sure mine couldn't. Another reason Tiger Woods was such a stud, the man did that kind of stuff before breakfast then played a round. [Reply]
Originally Posted by stevieray:
overthinking your swing is the worst thing you can do while on the course.
Yeah, but who doesn't from time-to-time. On the flip side I had a few strokes yesterday where I knew I didn't feel right, but chose not to reset everything. Suffice it to say those were the moments I was wishing that the price if chipped balls and GPS were a reality! More often than that's my excuse for have a bit of poison ivy and justifying SCUBA gear... [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCTitus:
So...I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post this in this thread, but it is golf related.
Tiger has announced that he is going to play in the Masters next week. It's my assumption that if he's more than +4 going onto the back nine on Friday, his glutes will suddenly deactivate and cause a withdrawal.
I look forward to watching Tiger chili dip at Augusta.
