Golfers?

Yes... long timer sufferer here.


This thread is SCREAMING for some Caddyshack and Tin Cup quotes.


Well, I tend to think of the golf swing as a poem. The critical opening phrase of this poem will always be the grip. Which the hands unite to form a single unit by the simple overlap of the little finger. Lowly and slowly the clubhead is led back. Pulled into position not by the hands, but by the body which turns away from the target shifting weight to the right side without shifting balance. Tempo is everything; perfection unobtainable as the body coils down at the top of the swing. Theres a slight hesitation. A little nod to the gods.
A, a nod to the gods?
Yeah, to the gods. That he is fallible. That perfection is unobtainable. And now the weight begins shifting back to the left pulled by the powers inside the earth. It's alive, this swing! A living sculpture and down through contact, always down, striking the ball crisply, with character. A tuning fork goes off in your heart and your balls. Such a pure feeling is the well-struck golf shot. Now the follow through to finish. Always on line.

<----A hacker but obsessed with it,can`t wait to get back out on the course.

I've not played for ages.

This post has made me want to dust of the clubs again now! :happy:

i used to play a lot when lived in Ireland, although everyone plays lots of golf in Ireland. havent played in about 4 years, i was playing off 14, my younger brother plays off scratch

yes golf is my crack.

I love playing golf! I am not very good at it, but hopefully one day that will change. My only problem is that everyone I go with tries to give me advice and a lot of times it contradicts what the last person said. I would prefer to try on my own and ask for advice when I feel I need it.

Me too - obviously enough! I remember my first par - it was very exciting.... and then the rest of that round sucked... alas.

I'm addicted too - and if you walk and pull or carry your clubs, the exercise calories are huge. So golf usually ends with steak dinners at my house, which is an extra bonus.

As for the poetry above - that bears only a passing resemblance to the reality of my swing. If you added some cursing and references to tossing away clubs, that would be more realistic!

love your profile pic!!!!

Me too - obviously enough! I remember my first par - it was very exciting.... and then the rest of that round sucked... alas.

I'm addicted too - and if you walk and pull or carry your clubs, the exercise calories are huge. So golf usually ends with steak dinners at my house, which is an extra bonus.

As for the poetry above - that bears only a passing resemblance to the reality of my swing. If you added some cursing and references to tossing away clubs, that would be more realistic!

love your profile pic!!!!

Thanks! That lovely setup was the best part of that swing, as I recall....

I loooooooooooove golf! Everything about it is amazing. I absolutely suck of course but it has been HUGE in my family for years. We really have a great hook up in Sun Valley where I think my grandmother still maintains a membership. Absolutely awesome up there and in the winter it is great cross country skiing. When there is snow of course. :grumble:

I would love to sign up for a class one of these semesters and really truly learn the sport. Glad to see others enjoy!:bigsmile:

There is only one other acceptable approach to the golf swing - grip it and rip it!

That's pretty much what I do... my friend (who is teaching me) gets kinda frustrated sometimes, lol.

I'm with you! I just tell 'em "I got this" and go about my game...

Found these shirts on cafepress awhile back...

For the ladies...

http://www.cafepress.com/+golf_womens_cap_sleeve_tshirt,464949699

And for us guys...

http://www.cafepress.com/+in_the_hole_dark_tshirt,107840172

I love your golf pants! Where did you get them? Lmao.. I have no "golf" clothes except for a baby blue polo I bought last-minute at Wal-Mart.

But I did buy a fancy new driver and putter a couple of weeks ago. I got a TaylorMade SuperFast Burner. It would be awesome if I could achieve consistency on my swing.

The pants are just from Banana Republic. I mostly hate 'real' golf clothes - they're always cut horribly for younger women, in my experience. I get my polos from Ralph Lauren and wear whatever chinos or tailored pants I can find. In summer I wear a running skirt which is pretty short but looks nice, but I've had some grief for that when we play with older guys on occasion... I love it when I outdrive them after they spend their time sneering at having to play with a girl in a short skirt!

Of course not all guys are like that - most guys are great about playing with ladies.

On a vacation to Palm Springs, my buddy and I were paired up with "young women", both girls played at the collegiate level. Although I am about a 9 handicap and drive the ball really well - these two were POUNDING the ball with the most effortless swings I'd ever seen. We all enjoyed the round and I would never hesitate to play with women again. Golf is about singular competition and friends (at least at my level). Next time tell those old F**ks that they should move up to the reds if they can't keep up with you... It drives me nuts that there are men out there who ruin it for the rest of us - who actually enjoy seeing a woman in a short skirt play golf. For what it's worth.
Here endeth the soapbox...

Dude, I love playing with women. Golf even.

It makes it convenient since my second shot is usually around their tee box.