Forum: General Golf Talk

I keep a variety of stats to see where my game needs help and what improvement I have made over the year. I do this manually in a book, but I understand from talking to folks on the course that there are web sites that will do this. What I am looking for is something that will record score...

How many of us are on wgt.com here? mikem93 here.

I think I have a psychoneuromuscular impediment! :( It seems for the past month I have been stabbing at the ball around the green. However in practise (when relaxed) I have no problem flopping them up close to the pin. The yips, the dreaded affliction that turns golf greats into pathetic...

It was a long time coming, but I finally broke the magic 80 barrier today shooting a very, very surprizing 79 at Stonebridge. My card included a triple on the first hole, birdies on 6, 12, 13 and 18, 3-putt bogies on 14, 16 and 17 and a 4 putt bogie on 10 :biting: I knew I was having a good...

Going to Halifax next month. Anyone know any golf courses close to downtown Halifax besides Glen Arbour? thx Das

Playing Nation this morning my buddy had his big drive just crunched by a suicidal chickadee (guessing, but very small bird). Just a big POOUUFF of feathers & we could see the head spinning down into the gully. We made him play it when we found it . No blood though...:-) Anybody ever lose a...

OK, that's it. I'm :mad We can't have a single thread going without Broken or Stevie K. pushing the virtues of their favorite courses, Dragonfly & Pakenham. This is the official debate & then the rest of us will vote on your presentations...... Steve, you're up, then Dano gets to...

Hey Big easy! where are you? You've got mail.:)

Had an enjoyable round today at an east-end course. Great conditions and not too busy. Just as we were finishing up a Marshal drove at max-speed down a hill on a service road and out onto the fairway right in front (< 50 yds) my playing partner in mid-swing. After he was well onto the fairway he...

So I was surprised when I went upstairs to find my kids and the wife in one of my daughters room. She is 2 and was singing happy birthday to me (it was cute). I look over and there is a new Taylormade R11 driver, R11 3-wood, and a picture of a golf bag. I was explained that the bag is being...

I bought the Momentus swing trainer last year. I've been swinging it on a daily basis, which is supposed to keep your swing on plane and increase club head speed. I'm starting to wonder since their #1 endorser is not doing too well lately... (Duval) :) Has anyone used it or know of the...

What's the longest putt you've ever holed and where? Hit about a forty footer on #12 at the Marshes a few weeks ago for par. Clarke just holed an 80 footer on #13 at St. Andrew's amazing, GO Darren :thumbsup

Interesting article at http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost/story.html?id=%7BD89C6F2F-28EB-4E8B-A3B0-ABDD399B9904%7D Hey I fly fish also, coincidence or not?

Just wondering if anyone knows any good canadian websites for buying clubs, used or new. I thought i had a great deal when i bought my last driver from vortex golf, but i got dinged when it came through customs. It still turned out to be a good deal and i am happy with my club but i don't need any...

Something doesn't seem right with the ELO calculator: http://forum.ottawagolf.com/ladders.php?do=elorating No matter what the score is, the resulting ratings are always the same if the beginning ratings are the same and the winner of the match is the same. Also, the larger the margin of...

HI Dan. 1) I just tried to book on-line at CLOVERDALE & realized that it along with EMERALD LINKS is no longer there?? I used our site to book at least 20 rounds last season between the two courses!!. Did the Patterson's not appreciate all the business they got?? Our group found it...

:-) For all of you who know the store "Winners" they are currently having their golfing event sale.I passed by and noticed some great deals on all types of clothing , from Greg Norman to Ping apparel.Average price for polos $20-30. Hard to beat!:fryingpan

I know it's not an eagle but it sure feels like one. Get to East 8 at Meadows and I had been drawing my driver most of the day so send it out through the right trees hoping to draw back in before the pond. No such luck and it goes straight in. So I drop on the line it went in before the pond and...

My aspirations, legitimate or not <HR style="COLOR: #006600" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->1. Look to get handicap to 10 or better. 2. Look to play 80-100 rounds. 3. Make intersectional team at club. 4. Get rid of that pesky fade with driver, only club in bag that is not...

Just wanted to report on a positive experience my brother and I had... Played Loch March last Saturday afternoon with my brother. The starter saw that we were carting, as well as the twosome ahead of us, and advised that there were two threesome's ahead of both of our groups...and they were...

Looking to get a putting mat, anyone have a recommendation?

A friend of mine sent me the link to this golf trivia game. Give it a try and see how well you score. Don't cheat by looking on the internet for the answers! I was -12 for 9 holes. http://www.cincinnati.com/golf/golfquiz/html/brand.htm

Ok, so I read all sorts of comments here about proper shaft fitting, lies, lofts, flexes, and all that technical stuff. I have never been fitted. I have never used anything other than stock shafts and standard loft/lie clubs. I buy everything off the rack. I shoot in the mid-high 70's and...

This weekend the pro's are playing the Ocean course which is a ridonkulously long course close to 7600 yards. What's the longest course you've played and how did you fare? ----------- Eagle Creek, Talon/Predator from the back tees are about 7,000 yards; I shot about 80 at those...

Where would be the appropriate section to request purchase advice from other members. I'm looking for a new set of irons and want to know where to go buy them. I'll be looking to pick up a new set of Ping Karsten hybrid/iron set.

Your Liability in Quebec. I belong to a Golf Club located in Quebec. A couple of weekends ago a fellow shanked his drive into the parking lot and took the rear window out of my buddies Jeep. Being a proper sort the fellow went to the Pro Shop and left his real name and telephone number. My buddy...

A few good analysts out there, but...I honestly think Brandel Chamblee is the best out there. Anyone else who can rhyme off stats like he can?? He does his homework.

I was at GT today and tried this glove...the sales guy sprayed the grip and the palm of the glove with water and let me hit balls...no slip at all...very impressive. A must have in wet weather. I think they go for $30. http://www.hirzl-web.com/en/golf.html

Last call for golfers... All entries must be received by Sept 3rd... Ottawagolf was generous enough to donate a membership for next year!!! There is also a raffle for 26 26'rs of booze, hotel stays, sens tix... Every golfer will receives a prize of some sort. Format: Scramble Date: Sept....

For those who are members at local golf clubs and who play in OVGA tournaments, the OVGA has established a ladder system similar to the QGA ladder that determines spots in the Tunis, Kent and Amateur championships. This ladder will determine who is eligible to play in local OVGA tournaments. If...

Been thinking and here is my annual Wish/To Do list for the Forum/Booking site. 1. Individual Billing -if you book for three RM members, RM bills each member; 2. Individual cancellation - if you book for three RM members, and one has to bail (legit) then let him/her cancel rather than cancel all...

Since we're talking long drives, mise well find out what ball seems to go the farthest!!!

Well, after watching the old guy hit 3 off the tee on 13 - 14 -15 and then 5 off the tee on 16 at Mt Cascades this morning, it was a thrill to watch as Pops St.Laurent hit his 7 iron into the hole on the 17th hole for his fisrt HOLE-IN-ONE ever.:thumbsup Way to go Mark!! Great shot as it hit...

for example, the first hole at stonebridge (west 1). Its 384yrds from the tees I would play. Does that mean from the tee box in a direct line to the green (is it front or middle?) is 384 yards? Or does it mean its 184yrds to the blue stake and then from there its another 200? 234 to the white...

New movie coming out this Spring check out the trailer here: http://www.bjfilmllc.com/flash/sog_main.html Looks like your typical big screen golf flick, the guy that plays Jesus in the Passion plays Bobby in this film.

Has anyone else seen this? http://youtu.be/ntuza-DB8xE

Anyone else finding the rough to be really long?? What's up with the 4incj cuts and lack of cutting to be more exact?

Maybe it is just me, but I think Polls should have their own forum.

This may be the wrong place to post this, but I get an error when I try and register for the Handicapping system here at Ottawa Golf. Server Error in '/' Application.<hr color="silver" size="1" width="100%"> The resource cannot be found. ...

Here's a new golf game all you golf purists might enjoy. Check it out! http://xbox.ign.com/articles/696/696561p1.html

Went for a quick round of 9 holes today, but I had forgotten to place my putter in the bag. Turned out that it was a round to forget due to the poor putting and losing three balls in the first three holes. Guess that my mind wasn't on golf....currently going thru removing subjects on my first house...

Am I the only one who has been noticing the obnoxious galleries lately? I have been watching Travellers for the last couple of days, and people are shouting such ridiculous and moronic things on the tees. I just watched Justin Rose tee off and they were yelling during his downswing. Bubba's...

Greetings Ottawa Golfers! After our 5 months of Winter Imprisonment _ It's sure going to be great to Break Some Balls! Good Luck and have a Great Season _ Martha.

WTF. I finally break 80 and my handicap goes up .2 This game is frustrating to say the least.:grumpy:

how many golf balls would you take with you? You aren't allowed to buy balls.. just play with balls the balls you take and the balls you find. Just curious. I think 5 would be more than enough for me. I'm sure I would find more balls than I lost on most days if I was really looking

Yesterday, after holing my tee shot with a 4 hybrid on the 180 yard par 3 fourth on Greensmere Legacy for my 5th hole-in-one, my fellow competitor hit an iron on the 9th that rolled just short of the hole but dead on line. Tap in 2 Later, Gerry hit his iron on the par 3 seventeenth and yelled...

Just an interesting FYI... Last night on the Golf Channel, they had Jim Flick as a guest. He pointed out that based on current technologies, you should get the following results with a driver: 100 mph speed + inside/out swingpath + square clubface + sweet spot impact = 265 yards The same...