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On 4/11/2025 at 3:57 PM, Lurch said:

Or perhaps a better approach is go get a single lesson for some basic swing work and let him quickly tell you what your specs probably are

 

On 4/15/2025 at 8:30 AM, heso said:

This is the answer. Every dollar a beginner puts into clubs beyond just having something made in the last 20 years before getting at least one lesson is wasted money in my opinion. The level of enjoyment of the game someone will have by being started on the right path to a proper swing vs buying new clubs and not being able to swing them is immeasurable. 

Being able to shoot in the neighborhood of 100 with shit clubs is massively more fun than writing down 126 without counting all of the mis-hits with new clubs. 

Get 3 lessons and get to the range at least half a dozen times between them to work in what he’s teaching you. Whatever cadence allows you to get to the range enough between the lessons. 

That would potentially take years off of the learning curve. Do it before you build a bunch of bullshit faults into your swing. 

Then you can make an informed decision on your clubs. 

Anyone have any lesson recs in the N. Dallas burbs area?..bonus points if they can tolerate a lefty. Topgolf and Putt-Putt are the extent of my experience, but friends in FW/Austin/Houston are semi-regulars and I'd like to start participating beyond getting drunk in the cart.

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On 5/27/2025 at 5:01 PM, SuperSport said:

 

Anyone have any lesson recs in the N. Dallas burbs area?..bonus points if they can tolerate a lefty. Topgolf and Putt-Putt are the extent of my experience, but friends in FW/Austin/Houston are semi-regulars and I'd like to start participating beyond getting drunk in the cart.

Rob Stock at Brookhaven in Farmers Branch.  You don't have to be a member.

https://www.pga.com/coach/Robstock?srsltid=AfmBOooz1rFXy0UqeOBXl8roHcA08D-zoEvBY1dAoAwYNrQNQai49a-E

Let me know if you're interested and I'll DM you his phone number.

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On 3/8/2025 at 3:27 PM, TXSooner518 said:

Had been making some progress and paid off today with what I'd say was my best round ever. Shot 80 at Plum Creek as a 17.9 index, so net 62. Could've been a lot better, too, as I made a triple from 90 out, a double from 102 out, and a triple on a 150 yard par 3 when I totally gacked a 6 iron tee shot. So I was +8 on those three holes, +1 on the other 15, including going birdie-eagle on 8 and 9. Was super proud also after totally dicking that 6 iron on 17, had a 5 iron in on 18, knowing I needed bird for 79 and flushed it to 12 feet. Just ran it by the edge, sadly. 

I do have one lower score, a 77 at par 70 Mustang in Taylor, but this was a significantly better round overall. I followed that 77 up with a 108. I am playing Monday at 830 at Star Ranch, hopefully a better follow up this time! (Two spots open if anyone wants to play!)

Played Plum Creek again Saturday on 3 hours of sleep. Was +6 through 6, then hit 9 of the next 12 greens, including 8 pars and a birdie. Again got to 18 needing a birdie for 79. Sadly drove into the fairway bunker, but then hit a fantastic 5 iron to 20 feet for a very real look at the 79. Buddy's putt on similar line was really fast, and I left mine 8 inches short in the jar for another 80 and my second USGA Exceptional Score Adjustment in 3 months. 

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Playing there Sunday. It’s my home course. Live just around the corner. It’s in pretty good shape now

I really like it, other than the annoyance that there are two par 5s with forced layup off the tee. Was in great shape. Greens were just finishing recovering from being punched, rolling well and quick.
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I don’t mind 9. Can push it down there a bit and only have 210-ish. 2 is dumb

and your net 62. Think I gotta report you to Yip Strickler  

 

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I don’t mind 9. Can push it down there a bit and only have 210-ish. 2 is dumb
and your net 62. Think I gotta report you to Yip Strickler  
 

Haha! Big Yip candidate, I have a history of some pretty crazy net rounds, very high variance player. My career best is 77 on a par 70, I was about a 21 at the time. Next round was a 108.

I also have been +2 on the 11th tee and finished +21. 38-55. Was 6 up on my dad in our match on 11 tee, lost 1 down.

I played two days after the 80, hit 7 GIR and still shot 101. Was +16 on 3 holes. At least this one got posted as a 94 instead.
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Number 6 has been removed from the itinerary. No 3 moves from that afternoon to an early morning slot and no 10 gets added in that afternoon. 
 

Mid pines, 2, 3, 8, 10, cradle. 

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I went over to Jimmy Clay this morning to practice a bit. I realized that I first played there 45 years ago when I was 12/13. I also remembered that I was a better golfer then :(

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Bladed a second shot that skipped on pond  5-7 tomes times hit a wall shot 20 feet in the air and landed 10 feet from pin - par . Happy Father’s Day to me ! Enjoy your golf today gentlemen . 

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I actually played Jimmy Clay yesterday. The course is in incredible shape. Fairways are lush and the greens are the best I’ve ever seen there. Pretty amazing.

I will try Kizer on Thursday or Friday.

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5 hours ago, Fastbreak said:

I actually played Jimmy Clay yesterday. The course is in incredible shape. Fairways are lush and the greens are the best I’ve ever seen there. Pretty amazing.

I will try Kizer on Thursday or Friday.

Kizer is in GREAT shape.

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I played Riverside yesterday. Average to below average shape. Some greens had sand and black stuff.

I'm not a big fan of the layout. It use to be a great flowing course, now it has some weirdness (not in a good way).

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3 hours ago, Fastbreak said:

I played Riverside yesterday. Average to below average shape. Some greens had sand and black stuff.

I'm not a big fan of the layout. It use to be a great flowing course, now it has some weirdness (not in a good way).

Haven't played there in probably 6-8 years.  What has changed?  

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Back when it was Austin Country Club and the early days of it being public, the layout was longer and more interesting. Holes got moved around and shape changed to fit the ACC campus.

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What is now 18 use to be a great hole (#3). #1 was a real par 4. There weren't the BS back to back par 3s.

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5 hours ago, Fastbreak said:

Back when it was Austin Country Club and the early days of it being public, the layout was longer and more interesting. Holes got moved around and shape changed to fit the ACC campus.

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What is now 18 use to be a great hole (#3). #1 was a real par 4. There weren't the BS back to back par 3s.

Gotcha.  That was well before my time.  Riverside is where I started to play golf during college (98-01).  Been the same since them from what I can recall.  Never had a chance to see it pre-ACC.

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Played at Lions. I was a bit disappointed by the fairway conditions. Usually they have it very nice in the weeks ahead of the firecracker. There were lots of of bald patches. Greens overall were pretty good however. I’m playing there again on Friday.

Saw 4 deer on the course, including a young buck. I had never seen a deer there (500+ rounds).

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I think I asked before about golf apps. But I settled on TheGrint. It had the best combo of scorekeeping, gps integration (phone and watch) and usga handicap tracking. 18Birdies is pretty close.

There is still lots of room for improvement however.

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Finally got out to play Memorial Park after a long hiatus and the first time since the renovations. Greens were aerated sometime in the not too distant past and were fast as lightning. I dig most of the changes but the No. 9 par 3 just feels weird. Have a follow up tee time on thursday now that I have a better idea what to expect.

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I think I asked before about golf apps. But I settled on TheGrint. It had the best combo of scorekeeping, gps integration (phone and watch) and usga handicap tracking. 18Birdies is pretty close.

There is still lots of room for improvement however.

I’ve been using the grint for yardage on my watch and it works well
My only complaint is the hole number is hard to read with my shitty eyesight. So if I get out of sync it takes a bit to get back on track

Been thinking about upgrading to handicap and scoring
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10 hours ago, Fastbreak said:

Played at Lions. I was a bit disappointed by the fairway conditions. Usually they have it very nice in the weeks ahead of the firecracker. There were lots of of bald patches. Greens overall were pretty good however. I’m playing there again on Friday.

Saw 4 deer on the course, including a young buck. I had never seen a deer there (500+ rounds).

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I play 2-3 times a week at Lions for the last 5 years.

The conditions are typical for late June. We have been in a drought. They water the crap out of the course (I play early early mornings when they are still watering the shit out of the fairways and greens) but some spots are just rocky as shit. No amount of watering is going to make grass grow there. Just walk in the trees, you'll see the natural terrain which is rocks, much like the rest of the hill country. 

There are ALWAYS deer. The rounds where we don't see deer are far fewer than the rounds where we see deer. On Sunday,on the 1st hole, there was a good size doe and young buck on the first fairway by the green. They let you walk within a couple of feet. There are a ton of hawks there. In the winter, there's always at least a pair of Egyptian geese who make the pond between 16th and 17th their home. There was an owl in the trees on the right fairway of the 10th that attack a guy and carved up his arm pretty bad.

Shit's National Geographic out there.

Mo Willy and Kizer are in GREAT shape. Clay is in good shape considering there greens are usually crap. We are blessed to have 4 good to great munies which are relatively cheap to play.

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I was telling the sooner kid I was playing with, that Austin is blessed with cheap and good golf.

I’m glad there are deer on the course. I haven’t played muni in probably 7 years, so it’s new to me for sure.

I’ll be back on Friday. Playing clay tomorrow and kizer on Thursday.

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Kinda disagree? Lions tilts me because I get a relentless barrage of bullshit bounces and lies. Clay is solid with a couple really asinine holes. Kizer and MoWilly are great. Of course virtually impossible to play any of these on a weekend morning.

Most other courses in Austin are either abhorrent conditions or egregiously expensive. I live two miles from Avery but they want more on the weekend than I paid to pay fucking Bandon Dunes.

I usually end up driving an hour or so to get reasonable conditions and pricing. Oklahoma City has way more and better cheap good golf options. San Antonio is way better. These shouldn’t be the case.

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Yeah, I get it. I just love lions because it's where I learned to play and played tons of Jr and high school golf there.

Kizer is in such good shape now, but with most of the water drained it isn't at its peak.

I agree about Avery Ranch. Way too pricy. Same for Grey Rock.

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I would love to be playing Kizer this weekend, water drained or not, but couldn’t line up at 6a to get a Sat morning time so driving an hour to Kingsland to play Lighthouse instead.

I love the vibes at Lions and often find myself enjoying it and then have 17 shots in a row off of softpan or rockdirt or what have you, and being a yard off and bouncing 25 yards down hardpan mountain.

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The Austin public golf scene compared to the other big cities in Texas is embarrassing. All of them except Austin have a good assortment of courses at varying price points with many consistently in good condition. The only courses in Austin you can count on for good conditions (Avery, Falcon head, Wolf dancer, TV, Star.... I think that's it) are, as previously noted, egregiously expensive. The other courses in Austin all vary wildly as far as playing conditions and just general course quality. Not to mention the round lengths for the cheaper courses are frustratingly long. 

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