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Playing while injured
Posted on 5/23/24 at 5:21 am
Posted on 5/23/24 at 5:21 am
Pulled a hamstring playing tennis with my 11 y.o. niece. Also tweaked my upper back digging up stumps in the backyard. Definitely couldn't make a full swing, but I got invited to play a course I've I've always wanted to play ( The Territory )
It's not a long course, but I scored well under my average doing half-swing drives, bump & runs, and putting well. Just fairways and greens. Had a couple short birdie putts resulting from 170+ yard approaches that never got more than 15 feet off the ground. I spent 30 minutes on the practice green while my buddies were on the range, which payed off bigly.
Point being - lesson learned: trying to hit shots like my 24 year old self is less effective at my age, than swinging within strict limits. There may be something to the Old Man Game I've been trying to avoid adopting.
It's not a long course, but I scored well under my average doing half-swing drives, bump & runs, and putting well. Just fairways and greens. Had a couple short birdie putts resulting from 170+ yard approaches that never got more than 15 feet off the ground. I spent 30 minutes on the practice green while my buddies were on the range, which payed off bigly.
Point being - lesson learned: trying to hit shots like my 24 year old self is less effective at my age, than swinging within strict limits. There may be something to the Old Man Game I've been trying to avoid adopting.
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Posted on 5/23/24 at 6:23 am to Naked Bootleg
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There may be something to the Old Man Game I've been trying to avoid adopting.
I’ve been injured for basically a year. I’m finally feeling back to my old self. It feels amazing to have all my power back, but it’s nice to have those old man shots in the bag.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 7:01 am to Naked Bootleg
There’s that old rule: never bet a golfer on the first tee who’s injured.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 10:21 am to Naked Bootleg
“Beware the injured golfer.”
Posted on 5/23/24 at 10:54 am to Naked Bootleg
When I was in my 20s, I was put in a twosome with an 85-year old man at Westwood in Norman. He only played 9, but he beat me up and down those 9 holes 120 yards at a time. To top it off, he got a hole in one on 9 with a worm burner that never got over 1 foot high.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 5:18 pm to Brisketeer
I have a love/hate relationship with that track. Love it because it's 5 minutes from my house; hate it because the guys who run it are dicks.
"Gotta have those carts in by 6:00!!"
"Gotta have those carts in by 6:00!!"
Posted on 5/25/24 at 6:32 pm to Naked Bootleg
Hip had been killing me during rounds and I still get progressively worse as round goes on
Maybe I should get my dad's clubs out the attic
Maybe I should get my dad's clubs out the attic
Posted on 5/25/24 at 11:11 pm to Naked Bootleg
My first round in the 70s was with in injured wrist. Years later shot a personal best 76 in a steady sprinkle all round. In both cases I played “boring” golf and never approached a full swing.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 1:28 am to Naked Bootleg
Drive for show, putt for dough.
Truest phrase ever.
If my 30 year old self could putt like my 60 year old self I’d have turned pro.
Truest phrase ever.
If my 30 year old self could putt like my 60 year old self I’d have turned pro.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 10:14 am to Naked Bootleg
strained groin...I'll be off the golf course for a while... 
Posted on 5/26/24 at 11:50 am to Naked Bootleg
Got a combo of tennis and golfers elbow in my right arm. I can tell when I swing a bad swing because I get instant pain/punishment.
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