I’ve been playing comps at my local club for a little over 2 years now. Initially I didn’t really buy into the comp vibe and only decided to enter because it was the only way to guarantee a reasonable tee time on a Saturday. In other words, I got fed up following the last comp […]

So I’ve been playing for a little over 3 years now and I’ve probably played over 400 rounds of golf and hit over 200,000 balls on the range. I get that that’s extreme. My worst completely recorded round ever was 171 at Windermere golf club. Recently I’ve been playing close to my 19.2 handicap having […]

I’m pleased to say that I continue to make progress, generally hitting in the low nineties. Last Friday I had my best round ever when I went round in 42/42 for 84. That’s 6 under my current 19 handicap. On Sunday I played a 4BBB Stapleford open with my mate Gez and we turned in […]

Wow, how time flies, as does my golf ball when I catch it sweet with my 7 iron. So I haven’t checked in for some time, mainly because I’ve been playing a lot of golf and generally enjoying it. My last 4 rounds have been 95, 94, 93 and 97 in varying conditions including rain […]

It’s been some time since I updated my blog, mainly because I’ve spent most of my spare time either at the range or on the course, so a progress report is long overdue. When I find time, I’ll write some more specific posts but here are my highlights and frustrations (inevitably) from 2014. Practice: The […]

It started, as it usually does with a chat over a post round pint “what about going to Portugal in January for 3 days of golf?” Mike organised the deal via Golfbreaks – 3 nights b&b in Pestana with unlimited Golf and transfers to and from Faro airport for £179 each for the 4 of […]

It’s been a little over 7 months now since I first picked up a golf club and I’ve neglected to update my progress recently as, well, golf is just so time consuming … So I’ll start this update with my last round at Windermere Golf Club on Sunday 29th December 2013 First the numbers: 51 […]

I’ve joined Windermere Golf Club 🙂 Which might seem odd, given that my local golf club is 5 minutes away, and Windermere is a 30 minute drive. Here’s why … A few months ago on the way back to Ulverston, after playing Beckside, we decided to call in at Windermere, just to see what sort […]

So I’ve been at the driving range … A  lot Practicing with my driver and trying to develop repeatable accuracy, with some success On the 15th my golfing buddies were unavailable, so I persuaded an old climbing mate to join me for a round at Beckside Golf Club Frank had only ever played pitch n […]