[skyking]

A little off topic but you may find this article about putting amuzing. I think we can all relate.


Paul Daugherty: Putting is worst part of wicked game of golf | Cincinnati.com | cincinnati.com

[rp001]

Yesterday I was putting for an eagle on Amberwood's par 5..The greens have just been aeriated..My partner had marked his ball in my line and asked if I needed it moved..I said no,the greens are such bad shape it won't make a difference..Bad move..I hit his mark with a perfect putt, the ball jumped to the right, and stopped...I was so upset I three putted for a par...Bummer...Best shots of my life on that hole, totally wasted due to putting, or the lack thereof...Such is golf..

[Fourpar]

Originally Posted by ajbrown

I have been playing golf for 40 plus years..... wow time flies....

I will give you the same advice I would give to someone asking advice on how to start smoking.

DON'T DO IT

It will torture you for years, and then just when you think you understand the swing you will realize the game is all mental.... and you have to start over

I even have a bumper sticker with a picture of a golfer and it says I would rather be working.....

[ilovetv]

Do not embarrass your wife who's a beginning golfer, by telling her that 20-year-old garage sale clubs with an ugly looking bag are "good enough" for her.

The last thing a beginning golfer needs is sensing people are staring at her because of her old bag of tools bought at a garage sale.

Looking tacky is the last thing we need when we think everyone present is staring at us while learning golf. There are enough embarrassments along the way without looking like granny's garage sale, too.

New clubs, even inexpensive ones, are of more modern technology and easier to swing and make good ball contact with than old ones. Get some new clubs that look good, and get a nice brand-name bag for them for about $85.

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

Do not embarrass your wife who's a beginning golfer, by telling her that 20-year-old garage sale clubs with an ugly looking bag are "good enough" for her.

The last thing a beginning golfer needs is sensing people are staring at her because of her old bag of tools bought at a garage sale.

Looking tacky is the last thing we need when we think everyone present is staring at us while learning golf. There are enough embarrassments along the way without looking like granny's garage sale, too.

New clubs, even inexpensive ones, are of more modern technology and easier to swing and make good ball contact with than old ones. Get some new clubs that look good, and get a nice brand-name bag for them for about $85.

I got a great golf bag (black leather) and a full set of clubs in it at a yard sale for $10. It also had a vintage pedometer still in the box in a pocket and a metal box of Band-Aids in another pocket.

I sold the vintage clubs to a collector in Nebraska who I found on the Internet for $150 plus postage, sold the pedometer on Ebay for $75, and the metal box of Band-Aids for $25 on Ebay.

All I really wanted was the leather golf bag in the first place.

[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by buggyone

I got a great golf bag (black leather) and a full set of clubs in it at a yard sale for $10. It also had a vintage pedometer still in the box in a pocket and a metal box of Band-Aids in another pocket.

I sold the vintage clubs to a collector in Nebraska who I found on the Internet for $150 plus postage, sold the pedometer on Ebay for $75, and the metal box of Band-Aids for $25 on Ebay.

All I really wanted was the leather golf bag in the first place.

And I'll bet the leather bag looked good, not tacky.

I've bought a couple of sets of used clubs that are really nice name brand ones like Ping or Callaway, at the golf stores.....so I'm not saying "don't buy used clubs". Just make sure they look good and are made with today's technology.

[jimbo2012]

If you get old dated the clubs you won't know if people are giving the eye for your old clubs or your bad performance

[TomH]

When we started golfing 4 years ago, our local golf pro steered us to Dick's Sporting Goods for starter sets. $299 each and well worth it.