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For those looking for some fun competitive golf with the chance to win trophies and prizes then register for the first event of 2008.  Entry is done via the link on the 'groups & events' page.  More information can be found below.

http://www.golfshake.com/user/blog/17944/551/First_golfshake_com_event_of_
2008_Southern_Cup.html  

Still a few places left if anyone is interested in taking part a week on Monday.

Regards, Darren. 

The best of luck to everybody taking part. You will definately have a great day if previous events are anthing to go by.

Colin

Yeah most definately.

Wayne won't be there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Further information.  There are stil a few places left if anyone fancies a round this Monday, Monday 3rd March at Donnington Grove.

Competition, format, rules and info

Groupings and tee times  

I'm out of the country with work next week and really peed off about not being able to play and meet a few of you. have a great day and let's hop the winner is the person playing the best golf... Bandits will be prosecuted!

PS. That wasn't aimed at anyone in particular!

I have a hunch the winner could be the one whom's home course is said venue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happened at Wokefield Park

We are delighted to announce that putting coach Phillip H Gazeley will be giving a demonstration of his innovative 2 thumb putter grips at Donnington on the monday morning.

Interesting, putting is very much on my mind at the moment, I'll be announcing details of the project 231 putter shortly.

Anyone know what the course topography is like? Just wondering whether to bother with the cart or not. 

Front nine are undulating and the second nine are typical parkland. There are very long walks between the first and second and the ninth and tenth. I will need a buggy.

The weather forecast is awful with very strong winds up to 49 mph, so a testing day is ahead of us all. 

And i've got Fairies at the bottom of my garden, and little pink piggies fly over all day.

This is a Golfshake event, for heavens sake. What do you expect the weather to do????

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=3193

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=newbury&day=3

I&#
39;m hoping this report holds out!! As of 20:01 on Friday night, Monday looks good.  (though it'll probably change in 5 minutes!!)

Lee, I'll go with that and ignore the bbc weather

Weather before 9am and after 3pm is fine with me   fingers crossed, touch wood etc etc 

Day	From	Until	Temp	FeelsLike	Pressure	Rain	Cloud	Dir	Speed	Wea ther
Mon 3 Mar	0:00	2:59	6 °c	3 °c	1008 mb	0.3 mm	94 %	" />	7 mph
	3:00	5:59	4 °c	0 °c	1008 mb	1.9 mm	100&n bsp;%	" />	11 mph
	6:00	8:59	2 °c	-3 °c	1010 mb	2.0 mm	86& nbsp;%	" />	15 mph
	9:00	11:59	2 °c	-4 °c	1013 mb	0.0 mm	9& nbsp;%	" />	19 mph
	12:00	14:59	5 °c	0 °c	1014 mb	0.0 mm	6& nbsp;%	" />	20 mph
	15:00	17:59	6 °c	-3 °c	1011 mb	0.7 mm	6 1 %	" />	19 mph
	18:00	20:59	3 °c	-2 °c	1010 mb	0.9 mm	8 1 %	" />	13 mph
	21:00	23:59	1 °c	-3 °c	1010 mb	0.0 mm	1 00 %	" />	11 mph

In your kilt ? 

http://www.golfshake.com/user/media/8448/

very good Darren, sorry to disappoint you, but that isn't a kilt.. I hadn't even thought it looked like one until now. 

(how'd you add smilies?)

I can never remember

http://www.golfshake.com/forums/view/284/New_forum_smilie_icons.html  

Looks like we are going to have to play like the clappers.

Last one in gets very wet, and buy's all the beers 

Good luck to all playing.

It would appear that the weather forecast for Sunday and Monday has miraculously changed

Well I hope your all enjoying your golf, I have just got back home after having spent 3 hours parked/crawling along on the M25 heading for the event.........and then turning for home, knowing I missed the tee times....

I look forward to future events, and hearing all the stories and scores later on the site

For sale..

Full set of Titleist 990 irons, Nike Ignite driver, Taylor Made 3 & 5 wood, Scotty Cameron Putter. All in very good condition. As used by an old fart, who has totally lost the ability to hit a golf ball, chip or putt

take it never went well then david

looked like the weather held up ok

My game has gone. Totally, utterly, completely.

I changed my swing, nine months ago, having videoed my original swing. Thinking that if I had a more orthodox swing plane it would improve my game, it has had totally the opposite effect. Now I need to revert back to my old swing, which although it may not be techinically correct, did bring good results. Now I find that there are so many swing thoughts going through my mind when i prepare to hit the ball I end up mis hitting the ball. Whereas before, I would just walk up to the ball, aim where I rougly wanted to hit it and swing 

Don't get depressed, David, it's only a game.

What you have to remember is that we do not hit the ball so far these days and when you look at that course, it has been designed for the young blood who hit the ball miles. I worked it out that the par for me was 85 as the par  fours were too long, apart from two, for me to reach in regulation figures. The same applies to the par fives, which were monstrous and required four shots to reach the green, assuming they were all well struck.

Just take the first hole, you hit a good drive and a great second wood and still did not reach the green.

Pars are based on being able to reach a green in regulation figures and have two putts. That was never going to be on for us old farts, against that wind on Monday. Forget about it, as it was just one of those days.

Even, Kevin, who struck the ball beautifully, had trouble, so why are you crucifying yourself.

That round is now history, forget about it.

It's not just the rounds on Sunday and Monday John...

It's the games we played together at Paultons Park, Silveremere then the 6 games in The Algarve. Plus all my other games at my course.

All I need to do is recapture my original swing. Even you would be amazed at how well I used to hit the ball, although you would definately tell me that my swing was not technically correct. The fact is it worked. I know I can hit the ball further and better than the last 2 days. This time last year my handicap was 9 and improving. I was consistantly shooting 80 or better now I am around 95 +.

I am only mad at myself. The next 2 months is going to be spent finding my old swing. Then, if you are still around, I give you a proper game. And beware the next Golfshake event. Because "I'll be back"

blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

Morning old people!  Stop beating yourself up David, we've all gone through blips.  I'd not presume to to question your depth of experience but you appear to be doing the same as I did last year - handicap dropping nicely and then I changed clubs and my handicap has steadily risen.  I know I can play better than I do (doesn't everyone!) but my head was getting the better of me.  It's been a depressing year but I think I can see the light at  the end of the tunnel and you know you will too.

Still, it was a good weekend, good course and good company.  Couple of good rounds and good to meet John, Stuart, Andy and Dave as well as the old hands Kev and David.

Thanks to Darren, Phil and Luke for the organisation too, flawless (almost) as usual!

Who won?

Dave another year and youll be good enough to play me. I shot 115 on Sunday & no i wasnt playing darts. 26 strokes more than my previous round 42 putts didnt help.

Forgot about my round on the Sunday Tim.

Really disappointed I didn't do myself justice on the Sunday competition. Had a bad feeling in the nets before I tee'd off as I was S@~%$)(g my wedges.

However, that aside a really enjoyable experience for my first Golfshake.com event and the chance to put names to faces.

Looking forward now to the N v S 2008 and giving those southerners a spanking !!!!!!!!

Martin

Hi all,

It was my first event as well and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Even though I struggled around the course yesterday - I thought the course was great with the greens in fantastic condition - too good for me this time of year though!! And the company was great and the event was run very well in deed, which is 90% of what its all about. 

Thanks for the complements John regarding ball striking - I'll just have to perfect the direction in which the ball goes next time.

i can't make the North v South joust as I'll be on holiday in Cost Rica - but I'll definitely be putting my name down for the Northern Cup.

David, I have no doubt you were playing well last year and if you were to anlayse you play this last week-end, you will have to admit that in the main you drove the ball fairly consistent. I would have like to have been playing my seconds shots from where you were mnost of the time.

You also hit a couple of great second wood shots with that burner 5 wood, which tells me that there was not a lot wrong with your swing. You pitched the ball well and the only flaw in that was that you did not throw the ball far enough forward to the pin and as the ball was stopping instantly you were coming up short. This then puts pressure on your putting which looked to be pretty sound, but a few misjudgements in pace cost you a few three putts and very nearly a four putt.

I feel you biggest problem is in your head, as you seem to quickly lose the desire to fight after you have suffered a bad hole.

As you were mostly down the right of the hole and me down the left I did not see all of your iron shots, but the results showed that you were leaving them mostly to the right of the green and chipping and single putting was not prevalent in our fourball. That's how it goes sometimes.

Summer is coming up and we will get some games in and get you swinging properly, just like you used to.

Ignore me John..

Just having a tantrum with myself.  Going to pratice more, rather than just play. Then come  a nice warm Spring day I will take up your numerous offers to play at your course. It would be nice if Danny and Paul Mason could come too.

Or perhaps you should arrange a golf day at your club for Golfshake members. Now there's a good idea. How about it John? 

I am pleased that you have at last seen sense, David. Have clubs will travel is my motto, but arranging a match does depend on those who have to go to work and whether they can sneek off or not.

I don't mind coming down nearer to you, perhaps we should arrange a game at South Winchester or I can contact you when we are going down next and invite you along.

Just thank your lucky stars I didn't have a pratice swing then Luke. Not only the light fitting would be gone, but half of the bar and the TV would be in pieces.

Seriously though. It was a good couple of days. Nice to see the 'old familiars' plus a whole host of new faces.

Luke. Get some events organised in the real South please.  To quote the owner of this website. "The courses in the South are better".  It's what John Pettitt has been saying all along 

Question 1....No

Question 2....Definately, when it warms up a bit and the clocks go back 

30th March...

Your right Danny they go forward

Who won ??

Where are the results??

Glad to see all you namby pamby's playing well

 N W O T 

It was only 29 hours ago...

Give the guy a break.

It was...ermmm  

Now it's 53 hours and counting.

Maybe the system crashed?

I'm trying to help you out here Darren, but I can't stall them forever! 

Maybe the disk got lost in the post...

It has been known to happen...

NWOT......

Or maybe Darren liked the South so much he decided to stay.

But it is more likely to be that he is still be laughing at my score and can't input it because of the tears. 

"an impromptu swing lesson in the bar (after a few drinks), that came very close to taking out the light fixings!"

Diplomatic of you to avoid mentioning who was getting the swing lesson! Well I listened to all you wannabe Leadbetters and here is the latest swing. Don't know whether it's any nearer the correct plane but boy was I hitting it more consistently. Should be up on this site soon, but here's a sneak preview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF90Ar3VOIY

Without Faldo, no one would have heard of Leadbetter.

I like the new tempo, Stuart, still bringing it round your ankles on the way up, although not so much as before, but still very much shut faced at the top, which as I said to you, I don't like to see. That of course does not mean that it is wrong, just the way I see it.

Your follow through is excellent in every way, balance being maintained, which tells me that the impact was correct. You will get there.

What am I doing to get such a closed face at the top? Too much wrist break? Too little?

I suppose to stop coming round my ankles I should be thinking of swinging straight back and up rather than round.  I thought I was doing that but obviously not enough.

Stuart...Sometime in the next 6 or 7 weeks. John Pettitt, Danny Brant (Shrek lookalike) and I are meeting up for a game. Why don't you come along too?  It will be in the London area.

It will be warmer, less windy and you never know I might just have my confidence back.  I played 9 holes, this afternoon, and went round 5 over. A friend of mine spotted what I was doing wrong straight away. My short game was on top form too.  What a difference a couple of days make!

Your swing looks much better. But tell me one thing..What was the ball flight and distance like? 

Glad you played better David. Was this with the old clubs or had you gone out and bought a new set since I last saw you?!

Sure, I'd be up for another game.

Couldn't tell you the distance. They're relandscaping the range so there are nets 100 yards ahead of you. Shot after shot was straight as a die though, right out of the sweet spot. Out of interest I tried a few with the "old" swing, and was producing all sorts, shanks, tops, thins, the lot. Just like Sunday and Monday in fact!

Your swing looks more fliud. But like John said, you are taking the club on the inside and it's still too flat.

It was with the same clubs. Cheeky bugger!  Having said that, I am going to try out my back up set soon. They are the more blade like, and have smaller heads, version of my 990's.

My problem was twofold. Rhythm gone to pot and leaning into the shot. In other words, my same old problem too many thoughts going through my mind at address and I forget the basics. Then I get frustrated and lash at the ball, hence some of my sideway divots which John collected and took home to practice on. 

David, thanks for stalling!

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