Granted I haven't played at Morisset for a couple of years so don't know what it's like now but I've always rated Toronto higher.Quote:
Originally Posted by pv4
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Granted I haven't played at Morisset for a couple of years so don't know what it's like now but I've always rated Toronto higher.Quote:
Originally Posted by pv4
I totally forgot about Toronto. It's a nice course.Quote:
Originally Posted by evolution
There is no way in hell that Tronno is better than Mo-town.. haha..
Unless things have changed greatly over the last 15 years since I was last at either..
Soon as it rains at Tronno in winter time it a bog for 3 monthsQuote:
Originally Posted by Bon
Drainage is poor and a lack of sunlight sees it wet for months
Potentially it a better course
But need to fix this basic problem first
Tiger Tiger Tiger
Was so good to watch. People out there saying 'Molinari bottled it' but truth is he cracked under Tigers pressure. Simple as that.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
Even though Keopka and DJ were in the other group they were still getting rattled by the constant cheering flowing across the course.
Good for Jason Day too, played well.
molinari was ripping on saturday and through the front this morning. easily best player over the weekend but not where it counted
also how good finau & day's Air Max's - bringing lad culture to the greens all about it
For the older sweats.
Who remembers the 18 hole course in the middle of the Newcastle Racecourse?
It moved to Fern Bay before WW1 ffs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
I have met old blokes who played at Waratah before it was at Cockle Creek
Did you enjoy itQuote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
Where Dangar Park.is now a day if I remember rightQuote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
came here to throw one out, saw this and had a cigarette instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by pv4
bless some of you lads for doing the heavy lifting.
What Would Plaguesey Do gets me thru so many life experiences.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Yep..par 3's all around with the little caravan for refreshments after a round in Christmas school holidays in the baking heat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
Yep...flat as a tack, no trees....two bunkers, and one big water hazard. Great fun wedging out of the cinders track. Learnt to swing a club at that joint.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Ghost
the answer is generally cocaine and gambling.Quote:
Originally Posted by pv4
When did it close down ? It must have been before I came to Newie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
The Jockey Club closed it in 1980 or so according to a old Herald articleQuote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
Morisset golf club closing in August, will have to get out there for one last hit.
https://www.theherald.com.au/story/6...close/?cs=7580
Can't say I will miss itQuote:
Originally Posted by evolution
**** of a course
Must have hit nearly every ****ing tree on it at some point
It's a bloody sad day..Quote:
Originally Posted by evolution
https://www.golfindustrycentral.com....-on-august-15/
The owner of the land Drysdale Metals can't justify the expense of owning the land in its current configuration.
They tried to get it rezoned in 2013 but met opposition and their requests were denied.
I'd say the state government has probably backed something this time to circumvent local council and so on blocking a new development / venture.
Sad to see it go but 30 years is a long time to run a business or hold an asset that doesn't make a profit or even wipe its own face.
Hopefully they build us an F1 / V8 Super Car track - or anything really that can actually entertain, make money, and create jobs.
what's everyone using atm
ping K15s
mizuno MX560 driver & ST180 fairway
taylor made M4 rescue
odyssey white hot RX1 putter
none of which helps me whatsoever to score, very good at putting them in trees & dams though
I've restocked my wedges over last few months. Worst part of my game. Been getting some real good advice and picked up awesome Cleveland 56 and 60 degree wedges. The 56 is low bounce and improved me immediately. The 60 is a high bounce lob so between those two I'm now way more confident with those tricky short chips.
Ditched my hybrid 3 in favour of trying to master a 4 iron. Still a work in progress.
i've got a cleveland 50 and a wilson staff lob wedge. i hit them great at the range then always undercut them or dolly them on course. ruinous things they areQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
best club in my bag is the gap wedge, brilliant club
Drive for show putt for dough.
I love my Callaway 60 degree lob wedge. Improved my short game heaps, I used to just putt when just off the green but I'm more confident with a chip now.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Still can't hit my f#@king hybrid though, think I'm going to chuck it and get a 5 wood instead.
if you are hitting off firm fringes around greens (very oz type conditions) look into your bounce and learn how to hit an open stance. i got a good lesson on it on day and between the 56 and 60 wedge, if its firm fairway or fluffy lie one of the clubs is perfect for it. means you can use the same stance/swing on every shot which makes you way more consistent from anywhere within about 30m of the flag.Quote:
Originally Posted by q-money
even carry 2 x 56 wedges in the bag (dont worry bag still has only 14 clubs) one for bunkers one for chipping. essentially the same clubs but for some reason they work different (which is all in my head).
looked at quite a few online tutorials on chipping and everyone was crapping on about front of stance back of stance, hands up and down the shafts all manner of craziness. lesson i got was pretty much exact opposite and its worked a treat.
best advice you can get is how to declutter everything and not overthink.
best advice on hybrids is always hit them like irons, not woods. gentler swing, let the club do the work. stick with it, hybrids are dope.Quote:
Originally Posted by evolution
my problem with the ping hybrids i had was the way they addressed, always looked wrong when they sat on the ground and subconsciously made me open my hands to try and see the loft.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
moved to the taylor made and haven't looked back. amazing how much of the game is between your ears.
BullshitQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
If you off the green and it can be putted you put
If you can't put it you take an iron with as low a loft as you need to chip it and try and keep it as close to a putt like stroke as possible
If you can't do that it then when you start to use some loft
Reality is unless you are a 12 or under player you shouldn't have a lob wedge or a gap wedge in your possession
Keep the ****er on the ground FFS
Every ****er buys a lob wedge and then thinks they are you Phil Mickelson
So you just run the putt up through the bunkers or skim it across the water hazards?Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
You sound like a very good and magical golfer congrats.
Your not meant to be there are you??Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
You're not meant to spell it like that but we cant all be fantastic can we?Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
completely disagree on the gap wedge. i hit mine 100 consistently with a beaut trajectory (the only club in the bag which does it).Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
lob wedge agree massively though, but pry it out of my cold dead hands
the crowd demands you play the lob. chipping with low irons is the cowards way, like taking a short priced Duet
I know someone that carried 7 clubs who played off 4.
And his clubs were just regular clubs - no trick hi-tech drivers or any thing similar.
He didn't like spending money so he used to join the cheapest affiliated club he could find [usually Stroud] then play as a guest at the better clubs whenever they had a deal / discount on for affiliated players.
He couldn't drive far - maybe 220m at the most - but did it every time - straight down the middle.
Precisely rightQuote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
Have went and had a game one day with just a 5 iron
Managed to shoot more or less the same score I do anyway
Only having the 1 club just means you get a little more inventive with your shots
The other 13 clubs are really there just to.confuse you
Agreed. I started playing golf at 6 years of age and this is exactly what I was taught.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
The logic is that your worst putt isn't as bad as your worst chip.
120 comes in all shapes and sizes huh pal?Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
i have the RIGHT to carry my lob wedge and none of you will EVER take it away from me