Anyone play golf here?

[Crmlcrm216]

I've been kinda sorta playing since February and I desperately need any help on my short game. Any tips?

I've taken lessons but that was really spent looking at my instructor (went on a date with him too). :baaa:

[guwapo_rocker]

I'm banned from most public courses for insurance purposes!

[Figs]

What the hell are you trying to do? Kill me with a golf ball? It's not enough you have all these beautiful acres fenced in for your little game, but you gotta kill me with a golf ball? You should have children playing here, you should have families having picnics, you should have a goddamn petting zoo. But instead you've got these stupid electric carts for you old men with nothing better to do.

[Mezro]

No.

But I've been known to beat the fuck out of a giant turtle when I lose at minature golf.

Mezro...damn you terrapin menace...I'll kick you in the frothy otter bag...

[Fairwrning]

Golf is a blast if you have a doobie and a couple of brews...short game..mine sucks..but go with a shorter club and hit that bitch full swing..don't fuckin aim..trust me..it helps..

[smaz]

I played for a while a few years ago, but it got a bit boring playing at the same course on my own :( I managed to get a par though!! And at the local pitch 'n putt I almost got a hole in one (All the holes are par 3) but I was about 6" away from the hole. Fook............. And the best thing is don't swing madly at it trying to smack it as far as you can. Just swing the club as if the ball wasn't there and let the club do the rest. Throwing your weight into it will just throw you off balance and into the trees..........

[ashstralia]

pick one club to chip with
all the time. (9 w, sw)
buy a bag of cheap balls to
practise with.
go to your practise green
and chip 1000 balls a day!

[smaz]

Originally posted by ashstralia
pick one club to chip with
all the time. (9 w, sw)
buy a bag of cheap balls to
practise with.
go to your practise green
and chip 1000 balls a day!

That would work, but make sure you wear gloves otherwise the blisters wouldn'e be nice.......

[BrownSound1]

Play golf? Well I do own a set of clubs...but I wouldn't call what I do actually playing golf.

[Brett]

I hack around the course once in a while. Love the game, just have good days and bad. Mostly bad.

Should ask Seen, he's a pro.

[ZahZoo]

I'm guessing when you say short game you are toalking pitching and putting right?

Practice a lot is obviously a given...

When I'm having problems in this area I first work on my setup. Make sure you are centering on the ball and your play angle is correct. Sometimes I find myself shifting from center for different types of hits and when my game goes off I move back to centered and get back to basics.

Next work on your swing... more often than not I'm usually end up with too much backswing and not enough follow through. Try and keep the swing even and mostly between 4 oclock and 8 oclock. Watch any hip movement and twisting in your shoulders too.

Putting... again check your setup and make sure you are getting centered on the ball. Club alignment is key. Also the most common thing I do is not followthrough...