u/DubhLinn5

I was curious how many shots equal a particular handicap using the blue tees (mens competitions tees) from St Anne's Golf Course.

Approximately I'm getting;

+5 → 67

Scratch → 73

5 → 79

10 → 85

15 → 90 or 91

20 → 96

25 → 102

St Anne's Blue tees:

Par = 71

Course Rating = 73.1

Slope = 131

Looking to sense check these total shots numbers but they seem reasonable in this hypothetical exercise where I am not coming up with 20 different round scores to get a handicap but rather trying to link a fixed number of shots to a round handicap figure to use as a general benchmark.

For a long while when hinging my wrists I would just lift both hands up.

An old YouTube short popped up where the guy suggested not to do this but to get the club up by pushing left hand down and raising right hand up.

I feel like I'm getting a much better hinge and striking the ball better with my irons. I feel the hinge is better, stronger and straight up while just lifting with both hands was giving small inconsistencies in the angle I was raising the club.

I've watched a lot of swing advice videos on YouTube and had a few lessons and this sort of advice is rarely given.

Just wondering if others hinge their wrists like this and if you have any other less well known tips like this that you found made a big enough difference to your game?

I was wondering if people reach out to their clubs pro shop or just the local course pro shop and let them know they got a quote from McGuirks or Halpenny for whatever it is they want to buy and they are willing to go through the pro shop if they can match the price so that the pro they can make a few quid on the sale?

Is it a case that the small pro shop just can't compete on price or their lead time is much longer?

How exactly is the optimal loft and lie for a Spider Tour X putter determined?

I went for a fitting at my local retail chain store and it was obvious the guy there doing the fitting didn't have a clue about this and I am sure I want the Spider Tour X but want to be sure it is fit as well as possible for me.

Due to work and family commitments I will only be able to play at weekends for at least the next couple of years. Weekday rounds would be so rare that they wouldn't really factor into the decision.

I am wondering if there is a cheaper option than going for full membership, in North Dublin, for someone looking to play about 20 to 30 early weekend rounds per year (teeing off between 7:30am and 9am on weekend mornings), mainly looking for casual weekend competitions so have a very narrow window that many other people are also looking for so hoping there might be a suitable option.

My limit would be €1,000 per year or a max €50 per round.

Thanks.

I curious to know if anyone is playing an iron set that combines the Ping i240 and Blueprint S irons and what split you went went and why this was the perfect set for you. Thanks.

The bounce on the Ping i240s wedges (PW and UW) is 13°.

This is very significantly more that the main competitors for this iron set who, almost entirely, have the bounce less than 10° for the comparable wedges in the iron set.

I'm wondering why Ping went with such a high bounce in these wedges and what is your experience using them?

I'm curious to hear from people what lob wedge they would recommend or how they would decide between the following 2 options.

I have the Vokey SM10 54° with S grind and 10° of bounce which is basically the workhorse and I try to do everything with this wedge and it's fairly decent even with my questionable technique. I'm at the stage where adding in the lob wedge would likely be beneficial and I enjoy the process of trying to improve from a high handicapper to hopefully quite decent over the next 5 years.

The 2 options I'm considering are;

(1) SM10 58°, M grind, 8° bounce

(2) SM10 58°, D grind, 12° bounce

I'm curious to hear what people are using themselves and if the the more sensible 12° is a clear winner or if trying to get technically better with the 8° could be the better long term play.

I have seen a few courses describe themselves as a par 3 course but after playing them they are short pitch and putt courses, generally with most holes under 90 yards where you could throw the ball from the tee box to the green.

For me a par 3 would be a shortened full golf course where every hole is a par 3, with holes typically ranging from about 80–200 yards and requiring a variety of clubs from wedges to mid and longer irons. It is designed to practise real golf shots, including distance control, club selection and short game, unlike a pitch & putt which is mainly short wedge play where all that is needed is a pitching wedge and a putter.

I've found 3 in Dublin and wondering if there are others, anywhere in the country to benefit all readers;

1. Balheary Par 3 Golf Course

2. Liffey Valley Par 3 Golf

3. Stepaside Golf Centre Par 3

Thanks.

Would appreciate any suggestions on where to buy driver shafts.

I'm looking for a Ping Tour Chrome 2.0 65 Stiff to fit into my G430 Max Driver.

I can't see shafts generally listed in the main retailers so where online would be a good option to purchase shafts. I would chance a used shaft if there was one that was priced well. Thanks.

When I heard a couple of people talk about how they love going to France to campsites each summer I imagined them in a forest packed into a Decathlon tent.

There were people with high paying jobs so they are not slumming it so was wondering what the experience is like for a family in the top French campsites?

What are the best activities to do with your baby in the first few months?

St Anne's Park is great, especially on a Saturday and the walk along Clontarf / Bull Island is brilliant.

Malahide castle is great for parking and walking with a pram and near enough to stop into the village.

Howth village is ok but it gets a bit restrictive with a pram to move around much but once the kid is comfortable in a harness it opens up a bit more of the walks.
Any other good suggestions?

I was reading the post about the group that has preferential rates for the Palmer South course at the K club and regular Saturday competitions and thought it is a great idea.

Are there any other groups like this that you could recommend for those of us where the K club is a bit too far?

Is there any coach in Dublin that does lessons on the course or at least on grass that replicates course conditions?

I'm struggling to transfer the results from the driving range mat to the course.

I'm considering the two shafts options for the Ping i240 irons.

I'm interested to hear people's thoughts on which approach they prefer.

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