SandyCromarty Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 That Irish open last day was the most boring golf I have ever seen and I gave up on it early on, obviously there was no atmosphere but the players grim demeanor's didn't help and it looked as if they didn't really want to be there. How I long for the passion in the game of the likes of Seve. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickoverayard Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Does anyone else switch off around the 15th always find the last 3 a bit of a slog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Does anyone else switch off around the 15th always find the last 3 a bit of a slog I don’t. If I’m playing well then it’s easy to concentrate. If not I try to set a target of making the buffer zone or if that’s out of reach I try to finish strongly to give me something to take forward to the next game. Doesn’t always work of course [emoji23] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Does anyone else switch off around the 15th always find the last 3 a bit of a slog Daft question, but do you eat and drink anything while playing? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Daft question, but do you eat and drink anything while playing?Good question. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Good question.I'm only asking that because one of my mates would regularly turn up with nothing then fall apart over the last half dozen holes. It's only natural that your energy levels are going to drop after a couple of hours on the course.I always have a bottle of diluting juice and a couple of snack size Mars bars in my bag. Carry extra fluids if the weather is very hot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickoverayard Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Daft question, but do you eat and drink anything while playing?No just juice mate and I carry my clubs which I’ve been given it tight for! Maybe pack a wee sandwich tomorrow for it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I always take at least a couple of energy bars/chocolate bars and water/juice. Usually try to take a sandwich or something as well for halfway round. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickoverayard Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Think I’ll start eating while playing... get to about 14/15 and switch off 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Hahn Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I follow a tip I saw from a video with Padraig Harrington and always have a big bag of almonds in my golf bag and have a small handful on every 2nd tee box. If I'm playing 18 I always fill two water bottles too, one for the front 9 and one for the back 9. Energy levels are usually ok on that but I do have the habit of getting ahead of myself if I score well on the front 9 and make daft mistakes on the back. Ever since I started in golf, my scores have almost always been worse on the back 9. Clearly something mental there I need to work on and I know from a swing point of view, my tempo tends to get faster and faster the longer I'm playing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Played 9 holes late afternoon. Horrible double bogey on the first which could easily have been worse then played the remaining 8 holes in level par with 2 birdies, 2 bogeys and 4 pars. Struck the ball very well after that iffy start. Pleasing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I'm only asking that because one of my mates would regularly turn up with nothing then fall apart over the last half dozen holes. It's only natural that your energy levels are going to drop after a couple of hours on the course. I always have a bottle of diluting juice and a couple of snack size Mars bars in my bag. Carry extra fluids if the weather is very hot.Yep I think that is a real issue for some players. I don’t always eat anything going round but take plenty of fluids on board, especially if the weather is hot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Apart from water, I tend to eat chocolate and drink Monster type energy drinks going round. Very rarely have either off the course though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I’m probably going to be hounded but personally I’d prefer it if golf was 12 holes. Have always thought 18 is a bit much tbh. 18 is fine in a two ball on a clear course, but generally it takes too long to play a round IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 New caddy for Robert MacIntyre. Heard a story about his new man Mikey Thompson who carried Brooks Koepka's bag when he played on the challenge tour, including his first pro win on Speyside. He was supposed to go to the US and Koepka took Thompson and his brother over to sort things out. Thompson and his brother go out and get pissed, get into some bother, and get arrested. Basically told any chance of getting a visa has gone and Koepka has to let him go. Ricky Elliott takes his place and has banked around $20m since.https://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/robert-macintyre-explains-tough-decision-to-split-with-caddie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I’m probably going to be hounded but personally I’d prefer it if golf was 12 holes. Have always thought 18 is a bit much tbh. 18 is fine in a two ball on a clear course, but generally it takes too long to play a round IMO.Buy a house near Shiskine GC on Arran. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Augusta just now, with 40 odd days until the Masters. 9th and 18th greens in the middle of the picture I think with the 10th fairway bottom centre. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, peasy23 said: Augusta just now, with 40 odd days until the Masters. 9th and 18th greens in the middle of the picture I think with the 10th fairway bottom centre. The colouring of that looks odd. Either that or they have replaced all the bunkers with water hazards. Edit to add given the fairways look like sand i guess the image needs some element of contrast Edited September 30, 2020 by Distant Doonhamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 The colouring of that looks odd. Either that or they have replaced all the bunkers with water hazards.Will be refilling them with pristine white sand before the tourney. No doubt they will paint the grass green if they have to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 21 hours ago, Honest_Man#1 said: I’m probably going to be hounded but personally I’d prefer it if golf was 12 holes. Have always thought 18 is a bit much tbh. 18 is fine in a two ball on a clear course, but generally it takes too long to play a round IMO. 17 hours ago, peasy23 said: 21 hours ago, Honest_Man#1 said: I’m probably going to be hounded but personally I’d prefer it if golf was 12 holes. Have always thought 18 is a bit much tbh. 18 is fine in a two ball on a clear course, but generally it takes too long to play a round IMO. Buy a house near Shiskine GC on Arran. I played Shiskine last Friday. 12 holes is absolutely the perfect amount for that course. I love it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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