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V-M wrote:Also means ANY gross birdie is worth 6 points Image
I've scored 5 points for a birdie a couple of times and even that feels a bit like taking the p*ss!
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mumbles87 wrote:First event of season at chelsfield lakes in orpington

great morning out... 37 points for myself .. not even 3rd place lol some good golf from everyone

new driver and swing was good.. banging it down the middle

bit gutted a blobbed one hole but hey played same ball all way round
Always a good sign keeping the same ball!. Fortunately gone are the days of having to pack a dozen. Normally lose 2-3 at most now (largely due to water).
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chelmsfordhammer91 wrote:
Always a good sign keeping the same ball!. Fortunately gone are the days of having to pack a dozen. Normally lose 2-3 at most now (largely due to water).

This ball didn’t want to be lost

One hole I was unlucky to just drop into some water

Walk up to it.. clearly in the hazard but on the bank lol
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18 holes same ball = usually a good round, fair play :thup:

So, been sort of bullied into going out tomorrow (glad they did as looking forward to it now), dusted everything down, cleaned my shoes (I really should clean them before putting them away for the winter - the smell was just lovely).

Been lovely/dry & warm for this time of year so course should be in good nick.

I expect to play like a lemon as I have no natural talent and I have to get in the "swing" by playing, so telling myself already not to throw my 5 iron into one of the lakes...
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Clacton-ammer wrote:18 holes same ball = usually a good round, fair play :thup:

So, been sort of bullied into going out tomorrow (glad they did as looking forward to it now), dusted everything down, cleaned my shoes (I really should clean them before putting them away for the winter - the smell was just lovely).

Been lovely/dry & warm for this time of year so course should be in good nick.

I expect to play like a lemon as I have no natural talent and I have to get in the "swing" by playing, so telling myself already not to throw my 5 iron into one of the lakes...
Is there a range or a net? I find a few 7 irons can really warm you up nicely

Playing Hainault lower on Monday before work .. see if I can make that ball last again

Ironically only blob I had all day was when I pulled the wrong ball out my pocket (number 22 not the lucky 00 I had been hitting) just caught lip of a bunker next to green (turned out to be wood no wonder it bounced oddly back) wedged it over green then back into bunker on return

Number 22 was thrown into the bottom of bag and 00 back out for 3 points on the next hole lol
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Yep Mumbles, going to hit 50/100 balls to warm up first, not sure if that is a good idea or not :D

Will report back on Monday, hopefully my report will not be that I need a new 5 iron as I "lost" it.
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What a beautiful day for it!

Broke 2 personal bests, 11 pars and won 9&8 in pairs BB.

Going to enjoy the wine tonight!
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Clear out of shoes complete

Kept 2 old footjoy a one for each car for my 9 hole course
Kept the 2 spikeless numbers for the summer
Other than that my 3 nikes sold for £54 after eBay tax and postage

Kept my Nike BOA as that’s the way forward
Puma BOA in the wardrobe for my bday next month
Won a pair of spieth ones BOA on eBay for £37 second hand

Really comfortable and solid hold the BOAs
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mumbles87 wrote:Clear out of shoes complete

Kept 2 old footjoy a one for each car for my 9 hole course
Kept the 2 spikeless numbers for the summer
Other than that my 3 nikes sold for £54 after eBay tax and postage

Kept my Nike BOA as that’s the way forward
Puma BOA in the wardrobe for my bday next month
Won a pair of spieth ones BOA on eBay for £37 second hand

Really comfortable and solid hold the BOAs
Wow! More shoes than my Mrs!

I have one pair of spiked FJ's and a pair of Sketchers for the summer.
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V-M wrote:
Wow! More shoes than my Mrs!

I have one pair of spiked FJ's and a pair of Sketchers for the summer.
I find the more shoes I have to rotate the longer they last

Those 3 Nike pairs I had between them had done say 10 rounds
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I've stuck to the adiboost range by Adidas, probably the most comfortable shoe/trainer I have ever worn. They have come down in price a lot now the newer versions are out so might look to replace my old pair for the same shoe.
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My Adidas 360 Traxion (I think), the only pair of shoes I have, have done around 200 rounds and are still going strong.
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Johnny Byrne's Boots wrote:My Adidas 360 Traxion (I think), the only pair of shoes I have, have done around 200 rounds and are still going strong.
See I don’t like wearing white shoes in the winter as they get brown lol and I refuse to wear black shoes with shorts I always wear white.. well unless I crack out the orange Nike’s!
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They do indeed get a bit grubby, but there's no real point in cleaning them after every round as they're muddy again walking to the second. White laces two feet too long don't help either.

As for orange shoes, I'm nowhere near good enough to carry those off, same for fluffy headcovers :D
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Johnny Byrne's Boots wrote:They do indeed get a bit grubby, but there's no real point in cleaning them after every round as they're muddy again walking to the second. White laces two feet too long don't help either.

As for orange shoes, I'm nowhere near good enough to carry those off, same for fluffy headcovers :D
Not long until I complete my West Ham headcover collection

In summer my clubs n shoes get a clean every round

I have one them boot buddies from dragons den use that in winter to de mud after a round..
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Played most of the round Saturday in a polo shirt, crazy for end of Feb 8-)

Done ok, was a bit hit/miss with my irons, driving was surprisingly good, putter was a bit off, pretty much what I expected before the start excluding my driving, which was a pleasant surprise.

I was sensible for a change, slowed my swing down a little and took an extra club, just to get in the swing so to speak, so I didn't "lose" my 5 iron either, was lovely to get out there again.
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Played Hainault lower today

Off mats whilst playing in a t shirt lol weird

Putting was poor!

34 points so can’t sniff at it

Onto the next one
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played awful again for the first 12 holes and then much better for the last 6

played brentwood - nice course i thought
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psychoscoredthelot wrote:played awful again for the first 12 holes and then much better for the last 6

played brentwood - nice course i thought
I love Brentwood

It’s my favourite course around this area by a mile
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yeah i think youre right - we like it even more than abridge
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