Forum: General Golf Talk

While it is obviously getting late in the golf season, does anyone know of any Aimpoint Clinics that may be held in Eastern Ontario? I have tried the search on their website for clinics in Canada but it requires the last three letters of a postal code, and that does not work. Any information...

I'm a last minute replacement for an annual Tremblant trip. The guy I'm replacing offered to sell his T-Pack green fees, however, the conditions indicate that they are non-transferable. Does anyone have experience with the T-Pack green fee? Will the pro shop request ID? Many thanks.

hey everyone. i've been trying to get on RM since yesterday, but the site keeps timing out. anyone else having this issue? i tried at work at at home ... same thing.

Here is something new---found it last night while watching the PGA www.golfadvisor.com It gives recommendations about golf clubs in cities in North America---I took a quick look and it seems to be fairly accurate.

I had the great opportunity to officiate a couple of Suncoast Ladies Tour events at Mission Hills in the California desert. One tournament down and the next 3 day one starts tomorrow. While here I also had the opportunity to play 3 very private fabulous courses, Dinah Shore Tournament Course and...

Royal Ottawa came in at 64!! Any other surprises on the list for anyone?? http://scoregolf.com/the100/2014-top-100-ranking/

This must just be killing a lot of the members on this forum :-) http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/relaxed-rules-easing-and-adding-common-sense/

Just wondering if many people have shipped their orders from the US to this store to avoid customs, duties, taxes, etc. and what their experience was like? i.e. wait times and also going back to Canada and if you have to claim the goods you just picked up. Any other recommendations or anyone...

My 11 yr. old son was playing his semi final match in the OVGA jr. match play event at The Meadows this morning. On the 4th hole East, a par 5, he hits is second shot in to the waste area, 90 yrd. from the green with a watwr hazard a bridge to negotiate for his 3rd. He catches it thin,...

Are losers.... So I have a list of players on my Golf Canada page, that I added to my list, so when we have matches, it's easy for me to look at their index before our round, and know how many strokes I have to give, or how many I get. Today, I was looking at a guy on my list. He will...

Hi there just wondering ho to upload a picture to an ad I am placing to sell something ? I have pictures saved in my pictures folder on my computer thanks

Last year when I was struggling a little with my swing, I decided to see a professional for a little help. I specifically asked if we could work with what I had, and refine it to make my miss ( a hook) a little less severe when I wasn't playing well. He was adamant that my grip (slightly strong)...

Hello Just wondering if your club allows different tee offs for the final round of the club championships. Say on day 2 of the championship some players play at 8:00 am and others in the same category tee off at noon. So player A who is leading could go off at early and player B who is in...

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.

Don't want to seem stupid, but can anyone tell me the difference between your handicap and your "index"

I was playing in a doubles match on Sunday and we were 3 down after 10 holes. My partner was 5 over after the front, I was 2 over. He is an 8 handicap and I'm a 6. My partner bogied 10, I parred it. He then went on a tear. 6 birdies in the final 8 holes, with a missed 3 footer on 14 (he parred...

What service do you guys find is cheapest? I've used canada post normally is fedex or ups good? Also just wondering of the receiver in the us gets hammered with brokerage fees like us with those services...

looking for some ideas on food items people take the the course. Its still pretty early in the season but I have to say I'm getting rather sick of the $5 egg salad sandwiches at my local course. I've taken things before, mixed nuts, pb and banana wraps etc, but I'm just looking for some new ideas....

Over the years, I have seen quite a number of postings referring to greens as 'running true' or just 'true greens. What does this actually mean ? While I acknowledge that any particular green can be slow or fast or bumpy, or that I can consistently mis-read the break of just about any putt I...

First off my apologies if this belongs in another thread...I wasn't sure where to place it. A good friend of mine is trying to raise money in support of the Make a Wish foundation by playing in their golf marathon June 3rd. He needs to raise a minimum of $2000 in order to participate. If...

Hey Nokids! Is this your brother? :-) http://novice2scratch.com I have set myself the challenge of becoming a scratch standard golfer within one year of starting to play the game. I'll be using this site to let the world know how I'm getting on, what I'm doing to improve, and whether my...

Well, the pictures finished uploading, so here it is. Thanks to mjf winning the ticket lottery, we had tickets to the Tuesday practice round. As people are already aware, the Monday round was rained out so we were very lucky. The weather on Tuesday was perfect. It started out a little cool...

Quick question. I've just signed up with golf cnaada to get a valid handicap. Do I have to enter all of my historical scores, or do i only need to enter the last 20? My understanding is that only the 20 most recent ones are counted for handicapping purposes, so I can save myself a lot of time...

Just wondering if you can use p3proswing pad with customplay golf 2?

It's Master's week, but here's a preview for this year's US Open. Prior to our trip to Augusta, mjf and I spent a few days in Pinehurst. We ended up playing 8 rounds in four and a half days. We played both of the courses at the Pine Needles resort, Mid-Pines and Pine Needles. Both are Donald...

I am watching the Drive Pitch and Putt at Agusta. I was feeling pretty good about my game until I saw a nine year old drive 214 yards :eek: I can not imagine how good these kids will be in 10 years---just hope I am around to see some of them :) For the guys that missed the show---you sure...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1998902-titanium-coated-golf-clubs-can-lead-to-fires-scientists-find?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial&hpt=hp_t2#articles/1998902-titanium-coated-golf-clubs-can-lead-to-fires-scientists-find Unbelievable but true apparently.

Hoping someone can give me a hand, because I'm lost looking for help on this. Signed up for a Golf Canada membership through GAO. When signing up, you have to pick a club based on your city, so I chose Players Club - Ottawa. After signing up, my ID/password combo wasn't working. Tried...

Question for the golf gurus out there: I've been playing golf intermittently over the past few years, and last year, me and my bro-in-law were playing round almost every weekend. He's my main playing partner, as most of my friends/family aren't into the game. So my question is, is it wierd if...

Looking into a weekend away with the boys and thinking about heading to Montreal to watch one day of the Open (either Friday or Saturday) and play some golf in the area. Any courses in the area that people recommend? Does anyone know how far the Royal Montreal is from downtown Montreal? Did...

Brittany Henderson of Smiths Falls won the 4 round SunCoast Ladies Series pro tournament at Black Bear GC in Eustis, Florida with an impressive total of -6. Two of the days were very windy which was a challenge. She started the day two strokes behind today and shot an impressive 3 under on the...

I know that we still have a while till golf season, so I figure I'll start a thread about strange and wonderful true stories that you have seen yourself although it may have happened to someone else at the time. I won't restrict it just to golf cause I love all stranger than truth stories. I have...

After having spent a little time on the Track Man recently I got a very good sense for my swing/ball flight performance. It is very interesting to me to see the relationship between all of the facets of the swing and their impact on overall distance. My question is: now that I know my...

Anyone have an extra kicking around they would lend me for a month or so? Stand or cart? My bag won't be in at golftown for at least 6 weeks and i need somethin in the interim!!

I had a request to enable User Reputations which I have always had disabled to avoid people getting upset with poor ratings. I looked into it further and the system has been enhanced with abuse prevention features that seem to have addressed my concerns. It has now been enabled and you can now...

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I've been playing golf for four years. broke 100 3 times only played 10 rounds in my life yet practice in my yard every day and go to the range often. curious why i don't have distance. i used to only hit my pw 50 yards! absolutely RIDICULOUS! now it only goes about 60 and my driver 170. i've tried...

Hey guys. Just wanted to put my new Youtube channel link out there. Let me know what you think. Any suggestions? Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/user/AlexGolfGulik

FYI. Brooke Henderson from Smith's Falls, today won the Junior Orange Bowl Championship in Florida, by 5 strokes and finished the four round tournament at 4 under par.

Sorry to gush but I have never won a thing in my life until now!! JeffC sent me a link to a golfworks contest a while back and I ended up being the grand prize winner for Canada! Won a three day trip to Scottsdale Arizona for a two day private clinic with Hank Haney, round of golf, airfare,...

What golf blogs do you read? I like The Golf Travel Guru for advice on golf trips and Golficity for general golf stuff. Are there others which are really good that I should look in to?

I am wondering how your club runs their club match play competition? Do you use 100% of handicaps when calculating how many strokes are to be given, or do you use a percentage? ( **. 75 or 80 percent) Maybe something else. ( **. max number of strokes) There is some discussion in our club on...

do any of you want to improve? heres an idea: instead of trying to work on your swing try to get the ball in the hole in fewer strokes each time you play. that way, you improve every time you play. that's what golf is about anyway. it was never about swinging correctly or having picture perfect...

:( I played Mont Cascade Friday after work and went 41 front and 53 back for a 94. The par 5 16th hole was my downfall, I just complelty ran out of steam. We walked that day. I play to an 18.3 cap right now with a career best 87 at Montebello this year. My buddy told me my score after the front...

I keep thinking that next round I will either hit a 300 yard drive down the middle or make a hole in one. Considering I have never done either (best drive was about 280 and closest to the pin was probably 6 or 8 feet), the odds of doing either on my next round are very slim, but that is why I...

I'll try to keep this as short as I can but thought it needed to be shared. I arrived at a local course (to remain nameless) around 2:40pm this afternoon. I chipped and putted (on practice green which is right by the first tee) for about 50 minutes. I mention this detail because it allowed me to...