10ClarionSt Joined: 21/03/2005 Posts: 3624 Favourite Category: ChatterBank

Sambro, I would guess that you've got the golfing bug. You need to play with serious players, members who will help you along. Where do you play? What do you mean by one step forward, two steps back?

Question Author: sambro Joined: 24/06/2007 Posts: 867 Favourite Category: Quizzes & Puzzles

Clarion st ive played 3 courses around salford (boysnope brackley and pennington flash} im not a member anywhere im just a poor working class lad!! anyway my best score for 9 holes are 51 and 54 respectively which was an improvement from early on in the year but last saturday i shot a 61 i couldnt even drive the ball of the tee!! whats that all about , thats what i mean one forward two steps back, its frustrating

10ClarionSt Joined: 21/03/2005 Posts: 3624 Favourite Category: ChatterBank

Hiya Sambro. I've played those courses. I live near there. Well, not too far away. If you are new to the game, don't expect too much of yourself. Do what you know you can do. Don't be too ambitious with your shots by trying to reach the green when you know you have no chance. If you think your game out in this way, you will improve your scores, which aren't that bad for a beginner. I see worse scores from our members every week. There's an old golf saying: Go with what you know. It's very true. Stay with it. Think before you play each shot. Take your time and your scores will start to reduce. And remember, even top pros make mistakes. The diference is, they make a lot less than us!

10ClarionSt Joined: 21/03/2005 Posts: 3624 Favourite Category: ChatterBank

And what do you mean. you're not a member anywhere cos you're a poor working class lad. Membership of our club is only £45 per year. We are fully affiliated to the Lancashire and English Golf Unions. It's difficult to say which club without giving away my I.D., which I don't want to do on here. However you can email me on clarionst@yahoo.com

mariner2 Joined: 06/04/2006 Posts: 358 Favourite Category: Football

This is quite normal mate, I've played 20 years and just came back from a great week in Scotland in lovely weather and then shot 20 shots over my average on my home course when I thought I would tear it up, probably about the same as I would've scored a week after I started playing. It's the only game where this happens.
The trouble is with golf, you've never "got" anything, it's only on loan, be it putting, driving or wedge play, but at the same time it will give you just enough to keep you hooked, and at least once a round you will execute a shot that Tiger couldn't have improved on, it's the only game where this happens too.

Question Author: sambro Joined: 24/06/2007 Posts: 867 Favourite Category: Quizzes & Puzzles

10ClarionSt thought it sounded too good to be true. Are you having me on? Your email address apparently does not exist.

10ClarionSt Joined: 21/03/2005 Posts: 3624 Favourite Category: ChatterBank

It's not too good to be true. My email address is clarionst@yahoo.co.uk

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