Off Topic The Golfing Thread

I’ve only got back to using driver in the last year. Used to hit 2-iron all the time, but can blast it 280 yards off the tee with a nice bit of draw. Driver gives me an extra 50+ which helps get aggressive on the par 5s and some par 4s. 2-hybrid is used sparingly to get out of trouble , when I need to keep a low flight at distance.

I have just bought a second hand 3 wood to see what it is like/if I can hit it - ain’t had one in the bag for 13 years. Might go straight back on eBay ….

 

Of the North east courses, any recommendations? Heading up this weekend and got games locked in at South Moor and Whitley Bay, quite possibly Slaley.

where is worth playing, if I can squeeze one more round in?

 

Matfen Hall, Seaton Carew (if you like Links) Wynyard, Castle Eden......All good courses

 

I can hit the 3 wood off the deck and it goes further than my 2 hybrid, but it is a lost less accurate, ie it can slice hook easier. I tend to use the 3 wood off the tee where my driver is likely to go in bunkers or trees.

 

Brancepeth Castle

 

cheers Flanders. I was thinking Castle Eden. ain't played there since I was a junior. i thought/heard (maybe from here) that Matfen had gone downhill a bit?

Seaton Carew/Wynyard that bit further from where I'm staying. ...next trip up instead.

 

The Matfen info might have come from me...I played there earlier this year and it was horrendous..but people tell me it hadn't stopped raining for weeks...For me, the course should have been closed, but my cousin who is a member tells me, its back to its best again

 

Balls hit 115mph

 

Let me know if you want to play Castle Eden. There’s a booking system in place, I’ll be able to help you get round that.

 

Brancepeth, catterick ,foxton, dunstanburgh,arcot hall, some great courses up here beamish is often quiet on Sunday afternoons

 

You should take Somb up @Nordic, he's playing some good golf. I was going to offer but after seeing you what you can hit a 2 iron, I thought **** that

 

I thought that!

 

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Par 4 today, could have been better, too many choices...picked the wrong ones

 

You should, perhaps, have posted that on the 'Wordle' thread, Flanders

 

Bugger

 

thanks Somb. Really appreciate it. I am heading up tomorrow and will sort my time out to play with fam once I land.

 

I don’t hit it that well all the time. Not enough at the minute.

 

Be good to have a round with fellow golfers from Not 606.... I'm sure we could muster up at least a 4 ball. That said, for me would have coincide whenI'm back in UK

 

See if we can twist @farnboromackem arm to play.