[DoctorNelsonOnten]

Initially, at the start of the season, I have to concentrate on keeping my legs quiet and in an athletic stance. I have a tendency to straighten my right leg on the takeaway and then have to lunge back down at the ball.

But my basic swing thought is to bring my left shoulder to my chin. It promotes a nice upper torso turn and keeps my swing on a relatively flat, one-piece plane.

[ZXRamon]

Should be in the mid 50's today.

I gotta a feeling it could be an ugly game, but who cares.

[velichay]

Good luck.

Left arm straight.
Head still.
Turn shoulders, don't just swing with arms.
Slight bend in the knees, an athletic position.
Keep your mind free of swing mechanics clutter.

[arcalmanard]

have a good solid base and a good strong grip.....


bad grip, bad shot....


follow what Ryr said and destroy the damn thing!!!




Wish I was golfing....

[wrardymar]

i'm getting antsy to play myself, clubs are in MI i'm going home to MI for the final four in a few weeks, reckon i'll play that weekend

[ViaplyVuple]

Considering it myself, hippie. Depends on just how nice it gets later today.

[abOfU9nJ]

Good luck.

Left arm straight.
Head still.
Turn shoulders, don't just swing with arms.
Slight bend in the knees, an athletic position.
Keep your mind free of swing mechanics clutter.

I did none of this today.

[Khurlxgq]

I suck.

[KuRoregioNka]

My short game sucks. Obviously this time of year that is understandable, I've played 5 times all year, but I'm hitting the ball surprisingly well. But on Wed in 9 holes I missed 2 3-4 footers and should have missed a 3rd.

[7kitthuptarill]

My short game sucks. Obviously this time of year that is understandable, I've played 5 times all year, but I'm hitting the ball surprisingly well. But on Wed in 9 holes I missed 2 3-4 footers and should have missed a 3rd.

My short game was amazing when I was off work.

Yesterday I couldn't hit the ball, and was also blading chips and short pitches. My putts weren't near the hole and when they were they wouldn't go in.

What a game golf is.

[bettingonosports]

Well, the course was open, but it shouldn't have been.

Some of the greens were closed, one had the flag on the side of the hill approaching the green, I'm not even going to try and putt in thick rough on a hillside.. On some holes you teed off mats sitting on the cart path. They're doing some major landscapping, several areas had large mounds of dirt , some right in the middle of the fairway. And the course smelled like rotting vegetation.

Other than that, I actually struck the ball well. A couple of times I did my outside in swing, the ball goes really far, but nowhere close to the target.

But hey, it's still golf.

[Gorlummm]

I still think you should be able to straddle the ball when putting, it's so much easier to read the break.

[Ettiominiw]

Well, the course was open, but it shouldn't have been.

Some of the greens were closed, one had the flag on the side of the hill approaching the green, I'm not even going to try and putt in thick rough on a hillside.. On some holes you teed off mats sitting on the cart path. They're doing some major landscapping, several areas had large mounds of dirt , some right in the middle of the fairway. And the course smelled like rotting vegetation.

Other than that, I actually struck the ball well. A couple of times I did my outside in swing, the ball goes really far, but nowhere close to the target.

But hey, it's still golf.

Which course were you at?

[DevaRextusidis]

Which course were you at?

Creeksbend in New Prague. We bought a couples membership, cost $1K for the year plus they let us golf the rest of last seaon at no charge.

[mincarlie.frymyer]

Creeksbend in New Prague. We bought a couples membership, cost $1K for the year plus they let us golf the rest of last seaon at no charge.

Nice. I saw that one was open. I've only been down there once, but I did get a pass that includes 5 rounds there for this year. So we'll definitely be down there a couple times this year.

[carlsberg21]

Nice. I saw that one was open. I've only been down there once, but I did get a pass that includes 5 rounds there for this year. So we'll definitely be down there a couple times this year.

Let me know whe you plan on going, I''ll let you know the condition of the course. FYI, the course tends to play slow, we usually go in the late afternoon when there's just barely time to get in 18 holes, most of the slow players are off the course by then. If you only have a twosome, I'm willing to show you how bad I play.

[lalpphilalk]

Good luck.

Left arm straight.
Head still.
Turn shoulders, don't just swing with arms.
Slight bend in the knees, an athletic position.
Keep your mind free of swing mechanics clutter.

You're trying to be funny, right?

[itaspCatCriny]

Let me know whe you plan on going, I''ll let you know the condition of the course. FYI, the course tends to play slow, we usually go in the late afternoon when there's just barely time to get in 18 holes, most of the slow players are off the course by then. If you only have a twosome, I'm willing to show you how bad I play.

Do you live down in that area? I'll let you know when we head down there.

[oxinsnepe]

The #1 swing thought I have, especially for irons, is "keep the weight on the instep of my right foot" (I'm right handed). Where I get in trouble is when my weight shifts to the outside of my right foot on the backswing, causing me to sway. This was the best lesson tip I've ever learned and I would strongly recommend it.

[pharmaclid]

Head still, left arm straight is what I think about.