what do you DO [completely OT!!]

I can highly recommend jimileys services.

He gave me some advice online when I was challenged by a friend to a round of golf a while back.

Without his services and advice I'd have been far worse than 9 over after the first hole (par 4).

I finished the round in a sterling 21 over.

 

OT, are you Adrian Mole,the paths your life's have taken are fairly similar!!!

 

You're right!!

 

Think am going to try and take it up when the weather improves next year.

Only played a couple of rounds and they were just as part of a scramble but is a great game and a good excuse when you want to get away from the missus for a few hours!

next issue, how do you hit the bloody thing straight???

 

My problem is my missus plays as well. But yeah I struggle the the whole hitting it straight thing too.

 

I tried to increase the power of the shot and shout 'go straight you ******* ****!'

It had a 3% sucess rate for flying true but it increased the accuracy of my slice.

 

I've never read Adrian Mole.

 

There's no point,It's just basically your life!!

 

I think I attended an NLP course some years ago with Ian Parker but may be mistaken. I remember the Canadian guy who was doing the hypnosis training was absolutely brilliant, he had about 7 or 8 golf pros completely under and had them imagining they were famous golfers. There was a little Scots guy who was convinced he was Tiger Woods having an argument with this big lad from Wales who was convinced he was Seve Ballesteros who was the greatest golfer, the accents were fantastic...

 

Lesson one.

Remember...There's no such thing as a natural straight line, it was invented by man. Therefore to practice trying to hit the ball straight serves no purpose as dead straight doesn't exist in golf. The mechanics of a golf swing and correct delivery of the club will not produce a straight shot, it will produce a neutral shot which will have an element of movement on the ball.

Most golfers will practice trying to do 3 things:- A) Hit the ball dead straight.B) Hit the ball perfectly and C) Hit the ball in the air.

None of those is a good idea as dead straight doesn't exist in golf, golf isn't a game of perfect it's a game of creativity and it's the club's job to send the ball in the air not the golfer's.

I therefore urge you golfers to practice developing skill by experimenting different shape shots and ball flights.

This is a free lesson, all further tuition charges can be discussed(not negotiated) with my agent Mr. OverseasTOON.

 

Not606 golf day next year? Hosted by jimiley?

 

Probably the course where I had my first round of golf. I'd been working there for a while but had my arm twisted to come back up North and the guys at work organised a game for a send off. Had good eye and arm co-ordination and didn't fare too badly at it. Would have taken it up if I'd known anybody at the time that played.

 

That would be a good laugh. I'd be up for it.

 

OT, my tutor at Uni is Ian Sansom (http://www.iansansom.net/) Really nice guy and very, very good at what he does. Has written a couple of novels and has worked/is still working at pretty much every level of the publishing world. I could pass you on his email if you want? Not sure it'll be of any use, but it can't hurt?

EDIT: The same goes for you, Munstertoon?

 

haha, quality. Have to make it a scarmble then so for all abilities (within reason)

 

does playing a round of crazy golf at the coast years ago whilst pissed constitute an invite or is that a requirement

 

I broke my ankle playing crazy golf when I was 11.

Shortly after meeting my future wife we played crazy golf and she concussed me. The ball flew off a 'rock', bounced off the 'cave' wall and smashed into my head because she took a full swing and leathered it.

It's bloody dangerous that sport.

 

You are definately Adrian Mole!!!

 

Can't remember if you already posted but whats your job? Or what do you do with yourself?

 

That was a long read,but anyway I'm a CAD/CAM designer for a Toolmaking company,lived in London for 10years before getting a job back in Dublin.I'm happy enough,it pays the bills and I finish at 1.30 on a Friday which allows me to play golf every week in the summer.Handicap 18 got it down from 22 but in 4 years but if the golf is crap at least I get to look tanned and healthy (so the missus tells me).Put me down for a not606 golf day