• How to hit it dead straight all of the time.
• Improving your accuracy.
• How to score low without hitting it a long way.
• Approaching greens with your 5-wood.
• What’s the longest iron you carry … a 6 or 7?
• What do you carry more of … woods or irons?
• Getting up and down from 50 metres short of the green.
• Techniques for the bump and run.
• Putting the lights out.
• It’s winter and there’s no run … how do I adjust?
• Strategy for when you can’t reach a par-4 in two.
• Strategy for when you can’t reach a par-5 in three.
• Strategy for when you can’t reach a par-3 in one.
• Boasts about how you got that eagle or birdie by holing out from 150m.
• Holes-in-one … no wedge and backspin stories allowed.
• How to sand save using your putter.

bwahahaha.

Quality post Publish.

Are you allowed in if you carry a 64 degree wedge?

Are you allowed in if you carry a 64 degree wedge?

I propose four levels of membership:
Platinum: For those who never tee off with an iron on any par-3
Gold: For those who still use a persimmon driver
Silver: For those who still use a persimmon 3-wood
Bronze: For those who putt out of bunkers

Classic Publish. Gold Star effort..

I know the chat that goes with yardage books is a waste of time for 95% of the golfers that play. Its been something that I have encouraged many a Resort to publish a normal hitters way around the course rather than the Pro’s 250m plus drive and a 9i to the green.

I know the chat that goes with yardage books is a waste of time for 95% of the golfers that play. Its been something that I have encouraged many a Resort to publish a normal hitters way around the course rather than the Pro’s 250m plus drive and a 9i to the green.

Like when you can’t even reach a fairway bunker let alone carry it for a good position?

I have this thing about the benefits of playing courses to suit your handicap and/or length (something I picked up when I played Barnbougle from the recommended tees and enjoyed it immensely). My question is: what is this macho obsession with playing from the tips? I’ve seen 20-handicappers go out on new courses and have a miserable time, never approaching a green with anything shorter than a 4-iron, but they come back boasting about how they “played it from the blacks”. Never mind that they scored 110 or lost half a dozen balls. They’re not playing the course how it was designed for them, and they’ve neglected all the great strategy that the course could have presented them, in favour of flogging themselves on every shot.

P.S. On reflection I think “techniques for the bump and run” might be an oxymoron when that’s the only shot you ever play by default. :-)

Guess its a bit like viagra :)

And not only can’t they play from back there but take so bloody long that those who can get mightily pissed off !!

Platinum: For those who never tee off with an iron on any par-3

My Dad fits that category.

Too funny publish, absolute classic! I tip my hat to you! 8-)

Are you allowed in if you carry a 64 degree wedge?

Definitely not.

I propose four levels of membership:
Platinum: For those who never tee off with an iron on any par-3
Gold: For those who still use a persimmon driver
Silver: For those who still use a persimmon 3-wood
Bronze: For those who putt out of bunkers

Trentham Golf Club
http://www.trenthamgolf.com

how about an ordinary membership ?
those of us other folks have come out of the cave and happened to upgrade to modern equipment

OK, I’ll revise the categories:

Platinum: For those who never tee off with an iron on any par-3
Gold: For those who have never, ever reached any par-5 in three
Silver: For those who have a 460cc, high COR, high MOI, graphite shafted, draw-biased 48” Ti driver and still can’t reach a short par-4 in two.
Bronze: For those who, upon the ball landing, yell “bite!” at any shot that has reached more than two metres above the ground.

Haha quality thread this one. Made my day :)

Good one Publish!.

Ten things I like about being a bunter

1. You always get the honour – the group in front is always out of range
2. You can’t reach the fairway hazards
3. You get to hit your second before helping the long hitter find his ball
4. You find more balls than you lose
5. You never have to wait for the green to clear
6. You get to (have to) work magic with your wedges‎
7. You understand that a putt counts the same as a drive
8. It sh*ts the long hitter when you get up and down
9. No-one ever asks what club you took
10. You always see where your ball finishes

Would kill for another 20 mtrs tho :-)

ST

10 things I dislike about bunters:

1. They always get to hit off first because the other guys in the group who are longer let them hit off 1st so hopefully the round may go quicker.
2. You may not be able to reach the fairway hazards but the water 40 yards off the tee is always in play.
3. What is wrong with helping the longer hitter find his ball after you have hit your 2nd shot? He has already helped you try to find your first shot migrating with ducks off the tee?
4. Good luck finding more golf balls.
5. You never have to wait for the green to clear? Do you not wish to flush a ball out of your passage onto the green and make a better score?
6. I low marker should already be magic with the wedges.
7. Drive a par 4 and have 3 putts. (Par) As a bunter, tee off with a putter, hit it 2 times again and putt with your driver. Have you made par?
8. It does not shit a long hitter that you got up and down.If it does, they have issues that should be addressed.
9. No one asks you what club you hit as you are hitting a 5 iron against their 9 iron. No advantage can be gained from this.
10. This is not true. A duck may see your ball more often than not.

Tongue in cheek obviously….

Cheers…

Cam

You’re avatar tells what sort of knockers you’re into.

Yeah – water in front of the tee is a problem, but even I can carry 40m. 17th at Hope Island? I’m bailing out right man!

ST

OK, I’ll revise the categories:

Platinum: For those who never tee off with an iron on any par-3
Gold: For those who have never, ever reached any par-5 in three
Silver: For those who have a 460cc, high COR, high MOI, graphite shafted, draw-biased 48” Ti driver and still can’t reach a short par-4 in two.
Bronze: For those who, upon the ball landing, yell “bite!” at any shot that has reached more than two metres above the ground.

Trentham Golf Club
http://www.trenthamgolf.com

that said

i straddle between gold n silver

guess that makes me a half caste !!

My Dad fits that category.

If he’s got a persimmon wood we’ll give him life membership!

Trentham Golf Club
http://www.trenthamgolf.com

I have a persimmon 2 wood, does that make me club captain?

Only if you use Balata balls still:)

OK, I’ll revise the categories:

Platinum: For those who never tee off with an iron on any par-3
Gold: For those who have never, ever reached any par-5 in three
Silver: For those who have a 460cc, high COR, high MOI, graphite shafted, draw-biased 48” Ti driver and still can’t reach a short par-4 in two.
Bronze: For those who, upon the ball landing, yell “bite!” at any shot that has reached more than two metres above the ground.

Trentham Golf Club
http://www.trenthamgolf.com

OK, I’ll revise the categories:

Platinum: For those who never tee off with an iron on any par-3
Gold: For those who have never, ever reached any par-5 in three
Silver: For those who have a 460cc, high COR, high MOI, graphite shafted, draw-biased 48” Ti driver and still can’t reach a short par-4 in two.
Bronze: For those who, upon the ball landing, yell “bite!” at any shot that has reached more than two metres above the ground.

Trentham Golf Club
http://www.trenthamgolf.com

I am a gold bunter

I was gold, but DQ’d myself saturday and will have to settle with silver.

Hang on Publish, do you have to be Australian or is it an Australian based club?