UTMC Golf Club.

Priest · Post by **Priest** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:38 pm

Instead of permanently jacking the OppositeSexIsLikeMotorcycles thread, I move my golf banter over here. I saw Shhted with clubs on the bike, and SuperMatt chimed in too.

Who plays? And if you do - with what, and where?

My bag is stuffed with:

King Cobra M/Speed offset 460cc 10.5 degree driver
King Cobra M/Speed offset fairway wood
Nike CPR Hybrid 26 deg. iron/wood (I can't swing a 3 or 4 iron).
Taylor Made RAC OS 3-PW irons
Cleveland 588 60 deg. all purpose wedge
Cleveland 588 56 deg sand wedge (in scary gunmetal)
Callaway Odessey 2ball putter

I played Titleist NXT Distance balls exclusively until they were replaced, and now I am going to try the Titleist DT series. I hate Pro V1's. Like hitting a cinder block, and I'm not good enough to use them.

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I like to call it the Xtreme Vagabond Golf Hardware.
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Packed for the bike:
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I usually bum around the municipal courses around town, and play PB Dye or Blue Mash, both of which kick my ass. I'm somewhat of a range rat too, and can spend a stupid amount of time there at night under lights.

If you're near here and want to play, lemme know.

motorpsycho67 · Post by **motorpsycho67** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:47 pm

I used to play a bit. Just 9 hole though at the local. Sometimes at the VA course 'cause it was free.

Haven't played in several years though. Had a decent set of clubs I bought for $20 from a coworker. Don't have 'em anymore, I think I left 'em at a previous residence.

Wouldn't mind pickin' up a set and gettin' back into it. Some of the Cretins play.

Priest · Post by **Priest** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:50 pm

motorpsycho67 wrote:I used to play a bit. Just 9 hole though at the local. Sometimes at the VA course 'cause it was free.

Haven't played in several years though. Had a decent set of clubs I bought for $20 from a coworker. Don't have 'em anymore, I think I left 'em at a previous residence.

Wouldn't mind pickin' up a set and gettin' back into it. Some of the Cretins play.

I can't find a nine around here, or a par-3 for that matter, just to screw around if I don't have time to play ( which is usually the case ).

motorpsycho67 · Post by **motorpsycho67** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:53 pm

Priest wrote:
motorpsycho67 wrote:I used to play a bit. Just 9 hole though at the local. Sometimes at the VA course 'cause it was free.

Haven't played in several years though. Had a decent set of clubs I bought for $20 from a coworker. Don't have 'em anymore, I think I left 'em at a previous residence.

Wouldn't mind pickin' up a set and gettin' back into it. Some of the Cretins play.
I can't find a nine around here, or a par-3 for that matter, just to screw around if I don't have time to play ( which is usually the case ).

A couple of my Cretins bros were talkin about a par 3 course the other day. That's about my speed. I just checked Craigslist and I can get a decent set for under $50 including bag and balls/tees.

Photo · Post by **Photo** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:41 am

Judas, Priest! For a guy claiming to be a hack, you've certainly got some nice clubs in your bag. I'm a was a Spaulding guy from way back, but upon my dad's passing, I inherited some nice King Cobra Senior Flex II's and a few Callaway woods. Haven't had anyone to play golf with since pop died, so I haven't really hit the sticks in a long while. Used to be a 10 handicapper. Now, I'm just dumpy, outta practice...uh, handicapped.

"But when I die...on my death bed...I will receive TOTAL consciousness! So I got that going for me...which is nice!"

rc26 · Post by **rc26** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:06 am

I haven't picked up a set of sticks in about 8 years. Sold my clubs and never looked back. I never took lessons, just picked up pointers from friends etc. I had a beautiful right hook that would land my ball in the woods about 50% of the time from the T box.

Actually, I only went out on a course to play less than 10 times...never broke 110....god, I was awful.

I have a par 3 course about a mile from my house. Christ, this conversation better not lead to me buying another set of sticks.
I have access to a set of golf clubs and a golf cart...hmm
UTMC tournament in the works?

Bigshankhank · Post by **Bigshankhank** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:04 am

Man I used to play every weekend in Houston, I even joined a club for a summer right before I moved (Sugar Hill). Oddly since I moved to Florida (the Golf State) five years ago I have played exactly five times, two of those were stripper tournaments, one was with the president of my company after helping him remodel his house (I was layed off one year later, fat lot of good that did me) and the other two were random pickups with family. I loved it when I played a lot, now it is back to being aggravating. And like Priest I cannot find a par 3 around here, back in Houston there were two near me that I would hit up on the way home from work at least twice a month. Kill 90 minutes, clean up and make it to happy hour with buddies. Good times.
Club wise, I play Titliest irons but cannot remember the model, all of my woods are older than I am, real woods (Spalding) my dad gave me, I bought a set of King Cobras but I could hit the old ones better so I took the Kings back.

Ames · Post by **Ames** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:27 am

I golf, poorly, for the company. DoubleD got me hooked and I'd go mostly to hang out with him and marvel at his Happy Gilmore-esque drive (fucker can WHACK!!! the shit out of a ball). I've not gone in a couple of years, but I intend to get back into it this year (I've made friends with the golf coach at school and we're talking about going).

Mostly free clubs in a really nice back-pack style bag...that's about all I can tell you.

Do I sense a UTMC invitational tournament in the making?

Shhted · Post by **Shhted** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:29 am

My playing time has taken a nose dive along with my riding time. However, it ends this season. I started last year with my son. Every Saturday morning, he and I would get up early and head to the range. We'd get a bucket of balls and knock them silly. Then to the putting green for some lessons in patience. More play this year.

My kit is a 2-PW of Ping I2 iron, a custom 5 wood, and a garage sale putter. My lovely family outfitted me with a gift card to have my custom driver made this year. The putter is also on its way to being wrapped around the neck of the next arsehole to hit into my foursome - you've been warned.

I shoot Slazenger balls as I'm superstitious. A buddy once told me they don't like water. Since then I haven't had a splash down with Slazie, only with Titlest and Noodles.

I love golf because it's one of the few hobbies my wife and I enjoy together.

Ames · Post by **Ames** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:31 am

Shhted wrote:
I love golf because it's one of the few hobbies my wife and I enjoy together.

Except for sex. Right?...right?

Shhted · Post by **Shhted** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:33 am

Ames wrote:
Shhted wrote:
I love golf because it's one of the few hobbies my wife and I enjoy together.
Except for sex. Right?...right?

I did say my riding time took a nosedive.

Priest · Post by **Priest** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:01 am

VFRF2 wrote:
Actually, I only went out on a course to play less than 10 times...never broke 110....god, I was awful.

That's actually not that bad for playing 10 rounds of golf. It takes a long time to even break 100 for some. I didn't break 90 for years. Now I play bogey-golf.

VFRF2 wrote: . Christ, this conversation better not lead to me buying another set of sticks.
I have access to a set of golf clubs and a golf cart...hmm
UTMC tournament in the works?

I get the feeling that this happens to you often.

A UTMC Tourney couldn't be anything less than hilarity.

stiles · Post by **stiles** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:02 am

I played Bad Golf, once, poorly, at a snooty country club in Maine. Alcohol was involved.

It was great fun, from what I remember of the experience. I don't think they'll let us in again though.

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:26 am

LOVE GOLF! But haven't played a round in years. Golf courses in Japan are rudely expensive ($100 a round at my local + membership fee) and you're expected to sit and eat lunch after the first nine (how are you meant to beat the shit out of a little white ball with a belly full of raw fish?).

I have a Callaway Big Bertha 3 iron and a Ping putter. That's (sadly) all at the moment. I also have a dislocated right shoulder (faargin motosickles) which is why I'm spending time swingin' at grass, trying to get the shoulder used to moving again at speed.

I used to play a fair bit, but was always a bit shite. Best score of 89 on a par 72 course (short game was always my strength, and it's always paid off to use shorter irons for me, even for tee shots. Can't hit a driver worth a shit).

UTMC invitational? Now that's an excuse to cross the Pacific!

Ha! Poor fuckers that offered up their right pinkies to High Kommand. There goes your interlocking grip!

rc26 · Post by **rc26** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:29 am

Priest wrote:
VFRF2 wrote:
Actually, I only went out on a course to play less than 10 times...never broke 110....god, I was awful.
That's actually not that bad for playing 10 rounds of golf. It takes a long time to even break 100 for some. I didn't break 90 for years. Now I play bogey-golf.

VFRF2 wrote: . Christ, this conversation better not lead to me buying another set of sticks.
I have access to a set of golf clubs and a golf cart...hmm
UTMC tournament in the works?
I get the feeling that this happens to you often.

A UTMC Tourney couldn't be anything less than hilarity.

Every fucking day of my life my friend!

Post by **DerGolgo** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:37 am

Fucking golfists... Big Ear radio telescope. NEVER FORGET!
Whatever happened to Nuke and Pave?

EDIT:
Do whatever the fuck you like, just keep in mind that your green could have been, you know, something useful. Like a public park. Housing. Radio telescope. RACETRACK!!

Shhted · Post by **Shhted** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:49 am

DerGolgo wrote:Fucking golfists... Big Ear radio telescope. NEVER FORGET!
Whatever happened to Nuke and Pave?

EDIT:
Do whatever the fuck you like, just keep in mind that your green could have been, you know, something useful. Like a public park. Housing. Radio telescope. RACETRACK!!

Obviously you're not a bowler.

And you haven't ridden in a cart with me.

Priest · Post by **Priest** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:00 am

DerGolgo wrote:Fucking golfists... Big Ear radio telescope. NEVER FORGET!
Whatever happened to Nuke and Pave?

EDIT:
Do whatever the fuck you like, just keep in mind that your green could have been, you know, something useful. Like a public park. Housing. Radio telescope. RACETRACK!!

How are these thing useful to me again? I am ardently opposed to such things. Maybe that's why I golf. (Aside from the racetracks, but there's room for both).

Jonny 3 Pints wrote:
I used to play a fair bit, but was always a bit shite. Best score of 89 on a par 72 course (short game was always my strength, and it's always paid off to use shorter irons for me, even for tee shots. Can't hit a driver worth a shit).

Nobody can hit a driver worth a shit. Those who can are making money playing the game. Even the bestest weekend warriors can't drive to save their lives. They sure think they can, though.

An 89 is a fantastic score for an hobbyist level player. If you can break 90, you're in good shape. That's bogey-golf, averaging 1 over par for an entire course. I've shot in the mid 80's cleanly. I have never, ever, ever played with anyone who could break 80, because you're getting pretty close to a golf profession at that level, and guys that can break 80 generally don't swing with guys that can't because the difference in skill levels between a 79 and an 89 is astounding.

A good golf site:

www.golfpunkonline.com

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Aside from good golf related news, you can spend some time checking out the bunker babes.

And The Golf Nurse:
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SSCAM · Post by **SSCAM** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:32 pm

I use a set of second hand Walter Hagans. For my skill level (poor) I can use pretty much any club and not know the difference. Don't get me wrong, I can occasionally make par on fours and fives and I have actually birdied a par 3 once. There is a decent par 3 course in Hagerstown if you are interested. You can usually get away with a 7 iron and a putter for the whole course. I also like to play at the Hagerstown Municipal course which has better turf than some of the private clubs I have played at. My local favorite though is the Great Cove course in McConnellsburg, PA. Great Cove will bring you beer on the course.

ejworthen · Post by **ejworthen** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:40 pm

Damn elitist golf snobs.

calamari kid · Post by **calamari kid** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:51 pm

Years ago I hacked around quite a bit. At my best I hovered around 90. My best game ever was an 86, and I even got a hole in one once. (due to dumb luck, no skill involved in that one) I've still got a set of Ram irons and a mishmash of woods sitting in a moldy bag in storage. One of my coworkers is getting into the game so I may have to break 'em out get 'em re gripped and see just how rusty I am.

Priest · Post by **Priest** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:21 pm

supersweetcoolawesomeMatt wrote:I use a set of second hand Walter Hagans. For my skill level (poor) I can use pretty much any club and not know the difference. .

I have to differ with you there. Depending on the style of iron (blades or cavity-back), there is a pretty substantial difference. Better oversized CB irons are so forgiving for a novice (like me, for instance) that mistakes in accuracy are hidden. (if you're usng blades, you're possibly a madman). Same with drivers. I have offsets on mine to cure a slice. The face of a Cobra has so much useable striking surface that even an off-center strike can put a ball 225 yards away from the tee of a novice with a decent swing speed.

ejworthen wrote:Damn elitist golf snobs.

You know, I hear this a lot - sometimes seriously. I never get it. What is so elitist or snobby about golf? A game of golf, at all but the highest level courses, costs no more than a day of playing painball. The equipment cost is also similar, depending on waht you choose. Paintball is not snobby or elitist. I don't understand the stigma attached to golf. Too much TV I guess, from a time when the game was very exclusive. But now, it's accessible to anyone, really. It's a good time, healthy, challenging (more so than almost any game I can think of), outdoors. Golf is not the golf of 1950's country clubs so much anymore. It's an ancient game with great traditions and interesting history.
I'm a bit of a snob in terms of that part - as in I won't wear shorts to a golf course, or a t-shirt. And I will drive straight into a foursome, with surprising accuracy, if even one of them is wearing those retarded "Golf Sandals".
I enjoy the game for what it is. A game that generally doesn't attract crowds of loud kids or shirtless morons, where you can enjoy 4 hours with a couple of friends, a couple of beers, and a good time.

sun rat · Post by **sun rat** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:41 pm

ejworthen wrote:Damn elitist golf snobs.

marriage reconciliation plans went into the toilet the day my ex took up golf instead of picking up his kids.

Priest · Post by **Priest** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:52 pm

sun rat wrote:
ejworthen wrote:Damn elitist golf snobs.
marriage reconciliation plans went into the toilet the day my ex took up golf instead of picking up his kids.

So it really had nothing to do with golf then, just poor priorities. You could plug anything into that sentence and it would be the same, I suppose.

sun rat · Post by **sun rat** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:10 pm

Priest wrote:
sun rat wrote:
ejworthen wrote:Damn elitist golf snobs.
marriage reconciliation plans went into the toilet the day my ex took up golf instead of picking up his kids.
So it really had nothing to do with golf then, just poor priorities. You could plug anything into that sentence and it would be the same, I suppose.

but he didn't do any of the myriad of other thngs, he chose golf and his golf buddies.

motorpsycho67 · Post by **motorpsycho67** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:22 pm

sun rat wrote: he chose golf and his golf buddies.

Damn evil golf!

rc26 · Post by **rc26** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:48 pm

Combine varmint hunting with golf. I'm sure the grounds keepers would appreciate their patrons helping with rodent issues.

Come here little gopher...

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Priest · Post by **Priest** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:55 pm

If it would pay the bills for me, I would be that guy that brings the swans and border collies to the courses to terrorize geese. I hate geese.

motorpsycho67 wrote:
sun rat wrote: he chose golf and his golf buddies.

Damn evil golf!

Yep. It's the activity, not the person.

Shhted · Post by **Shhted** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:38 pm

sun rat wrote:
Priest wrote:
sun rat wrote:
ejworthen wrote:Damn elitist golf snobs.
marriage reconciliation plans went into the toilet the day my ex took up golf instead of picking up his kids.
So it really had nothing to do with golf then, just poor priorities. You could plug anything into that sentence and it would be the same, I suppose.
but he didn't do any of the myriad of other thngs, he chose golf and his golf buddies.

If it weren't for golf you'd be happily married to him still, right?

sun rat · Post by **sun rat** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:46 pm

Shhted wrote:
sun rat wrote:
Priest wrote:
sun rat wrote:
ejworthen wrote:Damn elitist golf snobs.
marriage reconciliation plans went into the toilet the day my ex took up golf instead of picking up his kids.
So it really had nothing to do with golf then, just poor priorities. You could plug anything into that sentence and it would be the same, I suppose.
but he didn't do any of the myriad of other thngs, he chose golf and his golf buddies.
If it weren't for golf you'd be happily married to him still, right?

no. more like he might have figured out his kids wanted him in their lives.
and to clarify(since my sarcastic sense of humor is out to lunch): i find golf to be just one more mindless activity that lets men be men with lots of other men around while manfully beating little balls around with expensive sticks.

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