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Best way to get into golf?
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Date: March 30th, 2025 8:13 PM Author: .....,,,,,...,,,,,..,.,,,,,.,,. Looking for a new hobby I can do with friends.
I haven't really played before (except in like a low stress “scramble” for charity events but that’s about it). Don’t know anything about golf. My goal is basically to be comfortable on the golf course and not be embarrassingly bad.
I’m assuming just pay for some pro lessons at my local golf course?
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Date: March 30th, 2025 8:16 PM Author: Covid was a Hoax the best way is to inherit a really nice golf course and a bunch of money for people to maintain it and some clubs and balls. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48797790) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:09 PM Author: dha tux ( ) I started pretty recently.
Best way is to take lessons, seek out low stakes spots like pitchandputt, par 3 / exec courses.
Play these for a bit and you'll be better than most if you're not retarded. Worst case you'll know how not to embarrass yourself which is all that's really needed. |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:57 PM Author: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Best way is to take lessons, seek out low stakes spots like pitchandputt, par 3 / exec courses."
agreed. and always remember that you swing your body, not your arms. |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:14 PM Author: hank_scorpio absolutely take lessons, then spend as much time as you can possibly manage chipping and putting, they matter so much more than anything else once you can get the ball of the ground reliably (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816008) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:21 PM Author: He flexed his right muscle. This is not true at all BTW. Maybe at the beginning stage it’s somewhat true, but huge diminishing returns on practicing your short game (as opposed to tee to green) once you hit the intermediate stage and beyond. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816027) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:42 PM Author: hank_scorpio literally no top level players will disagree with this advice for anyone who isn't pushing scratch golf (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816083) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:50 PM Author: He flexed his right muscle. Actually I’m not wrong at all. Average bogey golfer averages 36 putts per round and scratch averages 32, yet they’re 18 shots better on average. Hitting more GIR and avoiding penalties are the two main drivers for lower scores. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816124) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:51 PM Author: hank_scorpio you're just making stuff up now, averge golfers don't record shit, maybe that is the case for the average golfer who has a handicap, but they've been playing for years at that point, the average golfer does not take 4 more putts than a scratch golfer, this is absurd (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816129) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:52 PM Author: He flexed his right muscle. I’m not making this shit up at all. Literally pulled it from Arccos. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816135) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:54 PM Author: hank_scorpio its called selection bias retard (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816142) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:58 PM Author: He flexed his right muscle. It’s not selection bias when they’re sorting by handicap (ie skill level), retard (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816158) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:59 PM Author: hank_scorpio *sigh* people who just started golf and suck are not using that app to report their scores for the public, it is indeed exactly seleciton bias, to the tee (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816163) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:06 PM Author: He flexed his right muscle. You don’t even know what the fuck Arccos is or how it works, so maybe sit this one out champ? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816189) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:08 PM Author: hank_scorpio that only further proves my point, they are not tracking actual average golfers they are tracking the ones anal enough to want an app to enter data into, maybe learn what "selection bias" means before continuing to poast (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816202) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:10 PM Author: He flexed his right muscle. Dude are you seriously retarded? They have users that are complete beginners (ie 25+ HCP). THEY HAVE STATS FOR REALLY SHITTY GOLFERS. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816212) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:11 PM Author: hank_scorpio ok, I guess guys who shoot a hundred two putt every single hole, that's news to everybody who has ever lived (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816220) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:56 PM Author: dha tux ( ) They'll obviously 3 and 4 putt often enough, but that won't ruin their overall round the way two back to back OOB or lost drives will (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816348) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 7:00 PM Author: hank_scorpio a 4 putt will indeed do exactly that if you know how to count (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816357) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 9:51 PM Author: dha tux ( ) It will ruin your score, it won't ruin your day. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816896) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:23 PM Author: dha tux ( ) Chipping and putting is bullshit as a focus for a relative beginner. Work on driver and irons. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816034) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:42 PM Author: hank_scorpio wrong, absolutely wrong (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816085) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:47 PM Author: dha tux ( ) Nope.
Right now he's working on having a fun day playing golf, he's not working on lowering his meaningless score.
Driver and approach shots are by far the most important things to focus on. |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:48 PM Author: hank_scorpio nope, approach shots are the last thing you should worry about, you will suck at those even when you are good at golf, you need to be avoiding blowups around the greens if you don't want to shoot 110 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816116) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:50 PM Author: dha tux ( ) He will shoot 110. What he needs to not do is not blast every drive OOB.
You can have fun playing if you can drive and hit irons. If you can't do that, you can't play at all. |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:52 PM Author: hank_scorpio you do need to do all of it of course, the point is you will not be good at driving or mid irons for years, you can shave 20 strokes off the short game in a few months (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816133) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:56 PM Author: dha tux ( ) Any retard can get good enough at short game. Just chip it on the green then lag putt.
It's the easiest thing about playing golf and I'm literally a retard beginner. |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:57 PM Author: hank_scorpio that is my entire point, you can practice that and get pretty good and save a lot of shots vs some dood swinging hard at his driver who skullfucks every chip over the green twice before three putting (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816152) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:03 PM Author: dha tux ( ) I am saying that literally any retarded person can put the ball on the green then putt 2-3 times into the hole.
You need to know how to drive the ball then hit said ball 150+ towards the green. Everything else is comparatively easy unless you're working towards a sub-bogey handicap. Obviously OP is not there yet.
If you can't putt/chip you can't score well. If you can't drive or hit an iron from time to time, you literally can't play gold. |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:04 PM Author: hank_scorpio you clearly don't play golf if you believe any of that, putting is very hard, the wedge game is critical, ask Bryson what he thinks is harder (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816181) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:06 PM Author: dha tux ( ) I am the fucking perfect person to answer in this thread. I started golf very recently and have posted about it on here many times.
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:08 PM Author: hank_scorpio then you have been badly misled and you should be listening to me right now, gir is not a stat for beginner golfers to give a fuck about (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816205) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:20 PM Author: dha tux ( ) Look, I have not been misled by anyone.
I am telling you how things are as a new player of golf. I posted the recent thread about getting an 88 on my first ever round playing 18 holes (you probably posted in that thread, and full disclosure my best score since then is +11 over nine). I'll be playing either dyker beach or a long island course this weekend and will update the board.
As a beginner, being able to get the ball in play off the tee is way, way more important (both to your fun had in general and your overall score) than putting 2x vs 3x per hole. |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:22 PM Author: hank_scorpio lol, ok dood now you're just lying through your teeth, and if you did indeed shoot 11 over through 9 you were either missing greens and then....needing to chip to save your score or 3 putting despite being magically good enough to hit every approach shot, in either event you're a retard (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816247) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:51 PM Author: dha tux ( ) Brother I have lied about literally everything on here except in my golf and lacrosse threads. I have truthfully documented on here how bad I am at golf.
Again, OP isn't trying to reduce his score to a certain number. He is trying to play golf to have fun.
It's way more fun to be able to hit a straight drive 200+ yards then knock it towards the green than it is to chip and putt well when you're already ten shots in, which is what happens to most beginners who can't get off the tee.
Short game allows you to score well, but you literally cannot play the game unless you can get off the tee. |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:55 PM Author: hank_scorpio I said you should take lessons and then focus on the short game, I never said you shouldn't know how to hit the ball, but the critical point is you will suck with your irons for many many years no matter what you do and a 10 year old child can drive it 200 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816345) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:58 PM Author: dha tux ( ) A ten year old can toe down chip then hit a ten foot putt too, and one mistake costs far more than the other.
Same way a 30 yard chip is always better than a 130 yard shot, no matter how "dialed in" your wedges are. |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 7:01 PM Author: hank_scorpio you're just wrong on so many levels I'm not sure where to start, most ten foot putts are missed by everyone, I think pros hit 50% around there (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816362) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 9:45 PM Author: dha tux ( ) That is what I'm saying.
A beginner won't go from 130 to ~90 (a fun, good non-golfer score) by improving their putting, when pros also suck from ten feet. They'll do it by keeping the ball in play off the tee. |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 11:57 PM Author: hank_scorpio no, they will do it from 50 yards and in, where most of their shots will take place (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48817254) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:43 PM Author: He flexed his right muscle. The only argument would be that a passable short game is somewhat low hanging fruit for a beginner, compared to the long game that takes a lot more work, but agree that the typical advice to focus on short game is flame for most cases. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816095) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:46 PM Author: hank_scorpio every pro who I've ever seen asked this question says the same thing, if you think that you are dumb (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816103) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:48 PM Author: dha tux ( ) He's not trying to get from competent to scratch. He's trying to play golf for fun. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816115) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:49 PM Author: hank_scorpio and its a lot more fun when you don't triple bogey every single fucking hole because you can't get up and down (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816119) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:51 PM Author: dha tux ( ) It will take him seven shots to get to the green if he's not competent on the front end. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816128) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:53 PM Author: hank_scorpio you can be terrible at golf and top a drive, duff and iron and still stick your third shot close enough to the green to be pitching (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816138) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:52 PM Author: He flexed his right muscle. Actual golf stats back up my position 100%. Average “golf pro” at whatever muni you’re at has no idea what they’re talking about. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816132) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:53 PM Author: hank_scorpio I'm talking about John Daly and Tiger Woods type pros, your stats are only kept for elite players (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816139) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:59 PM Author: He flexed his right muscle. Okay so you have no clue what you’re talking about AT ALL. Go google what Shotscope and Arccos are and then come back here. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816164) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:01 PM Author: hank_scorpio I am literally quoting John Daly's advice to you moron (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816169) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:04 PM Author: He flexed his right muscle. Maybe John Daly doesn’t actually understand how the average golfers plays the game compared to companies that literally GPS track tens of thousands of players (across all skill levels) golf shots (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816180) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:05 PM Author: hank_scorpio lol, ok bro, I guess we can ignore pretty much every piece of advice ever given by actual pros then, all of whom disagree with you (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816185) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:08 PM Author: He flexed his right muscle. When one source is a fat chain smoking alcoholic and the other is a company that tracks stats for all types of golfers (including 25+ HCPs) then yes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816201) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:58 PM Author: Brother Peter Dimond my take on this is that ideally you should practice the shit out of chips, pitches, and partial wedge shots not only because it saves strokes around the green but also because it helps in to learning how to properly strike the ball (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816156) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:00 PM Author: hank_scorpio that too, most guys start out on the range with a wedge for this reason, you can feel your contact and what is going on much better (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816168) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:09 PM Author: dha tux ( ) You should do this because it's far easier to work on, and also it's a lot of fun. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816207) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:10 PM Author: hank_scorpio then why are you arguing with me above? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816214) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:22 PM Author: dha tux ( ) You should do it but it's not as important for a beginner as knowing how to drive and hit irons. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816254) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:24 PM Author: hank_scorpio jfc, you obviously have to do everything to play golf but fucking hell, the number of shots you take from each position matters so much more as a low level player and you will be chipping and putting a lot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816260) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:19 PM Author: Brother Peter Dimond yeah this was what earl woods said in his book “training a tiger” iirc.
that building from the short game up brings confidence and overall skill eventually. less frustrating, often rewarding even at early stages etc
he was talking about teaching kids but also applies to olds learning on they’re own |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:41 PM Author: ....;..;...;;;.....;;......;; Yea who cares if it takes you 4 shots to get around the green as long as it only takes you 3 from the green surrounds (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816079) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:42 PM Author: hank_scorpio You will lose more shots skulling chips over the green than topping drives 100 yards short, this is just a fact (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816087) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:10 PM Author: Judas Jones Agreed. If I was PGA pro level from within 30 yards of the hole I'd probably go from a 13 handicap to a 2. Even a scratch golfer short game would save me 5 or 6 shots a round. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816210) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:15 PM Author: Ass Sunstein Definitely spend as much money as you can on clubs and golf clothing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816013) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:19 PM Author: Brother Peter Dimond tbh just pick something else. big golfmo and generally love it but i started as a kid and i was always decent at it. don’t get why anyone would want to start as an old and just suck unless they have nothing else they could possibly spend they’re time on.
what other hobbies do you already have? |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:24 PM Author: dha tux ( ) Because it's fun to spend time outside with your friends in a quasi athletic activity where you can't get hurt. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816037) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:30 PM Author: .,,...,..,.,.,..,,:,...,::,...,:,.,.:..:.,:.::,,., 70% of pro golfers have chronic back pain. clearing the hips to generate power is exactly the opposite of what our spines were made for. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816043) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:35 PM Author: dha tux ( ) Recreational golf doesn't lead to those same injuries. Especially not when compared to the other more athletic options: basketball, skiing, tennis, contact sports like lacrosse or hockey. Jogging is probably more dangerous than golf. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816056) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:45 PM Author: Brother Peter Dimond yeah. golf is weird in that in can be played by unathletic olds but swinging with a relatively high swing speed isn’t easy at all.
didnt hit a ball and also didn’t lift or run at all for 14 or 15 months at one point in my 20s. hitting a bunch of drivers when i got back into was bizarrely tiring when i got back into it. the other two things it was like i barely took a break |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:27 PM Author: .,..,.,.;,.,,:,.,.,::,...,..,:,..;,.., pro golf is an actual grind. endless travel and weeks of 6 hour rounds you have to fight your way through. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816270) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 8:06 PM Author: He flexed his right muscle. And they’re practicing several hours a day when they’re not at tournaments. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816536) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:44 PM Author: ....;..;...;;;.....;;......;; Because it’s a good excuse to spend 4 hours drinking with your bros outside.
Golf travel is also fun |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:49 PM Author: Brother Peter Dimond credited golf travel spots in your experience?
i don’t do it at all anymore except to bandon for a couple days once or twice a year plus a few trips to a club i’ve been a member at for a while. used to go all over |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 5:42 PM Author: ......,,,,,,........, I tried to pick it up as an unathletic oldmo like 8 years ago and I still completely suck, despite taking lessons and playing all the time.
That said I really enjoy it. |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:16 PM Author: scrivener's error Men should not get into golf until:
(1) They have a long-established routine of doing real exercise (nearly) every day.
(2) They are already putting sufficient time and efforts into their existing family and friend relationships.
(3) They spend enough time with their spouse that she's not bitter about not spending enough time with you. (Or she just doesn't give a fuck, even better).
(4) They are professionally (reasonably) successful (or independently wealthy).
And they should only continue playing golf on the condition that none of the foregoing are materially adversely affected. by such playing of golf. |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:25 PM Author: .,..,.,.;,.,,:,.,.,::,...,..,:,..;,.., lol eat a cock. you should get into golf around 6-8 years old or so (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816263) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 7:01 PM Author: He flexed his right muscle. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816360) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 6:22 PM Author: Oh, you travel? ( ) Mario Golf (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816249) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 9:52 PM Author: ....,,,.....,,....,.......,,,...., First step: Be disabled and/or old and cannot physically handle other sports
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Date: April 4th, 2025 10:03 PM Author: dha tux ( ) If anyone wants to meet me I'm playing at sunrise tomorrow. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5702386&forum_id=2Elisa#48816922) |