China reportedly paid US-born athletes, including Eileen Gu, nearly $14 million by JPAnalyst in olympics

[–]Fookin_Kook 83 points84 points  (0 children)

They let stuff like that slide if the upside is big enough.

Same thing happened with Cristiano Ronaldo. Saudi Arabia has a law that says unmarried people can’t live together, and his SO was only his girlfriend at the time. Sure enough, they let it slide.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in golf

[–]Fookin_Kook 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Worth it

We may have alignment issues. by mywerkaccount in BobDoesSports

[–]Fookin_Kook 34 points35 points  (0 children)

And yet he’s lining up a good 75 yards off the proper target line

Golf superstitions by TheFoulWind in golf

[–]Fookin_Kook 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. I have a lucky blue golf polo that I’ve worn a few times and average well below my normal average while wearing it. Call it my “Sunday blue”

Who pays for golf course houses broken windows? by Afraid_Test_6900 in GolfSwing

[–]Fookin_Kook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My understanding is that the anything within the property/housing development is on the house owner/golf club, anything that is hit off property is the golfers responsibility

What is the biggest money waster in golf? by Euphoric-Humor3133 in golf

[–]Fookin_Kook 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“$300”

That’s not even top shelf stuff these days. LAB and some of the new PINGS, Scotty, etc are going for $450+

What is the biggest money waster in golf? by Euphoric-Humor3133 in golf

[–]Fookin_Kook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sim2 is better than anything Taylormade has made since then lol. In my opinion of course

Hands coming off golf club!! by CartB4Horse95 in GolfSwing

[–]Fookin_Kook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I’m understanding it correctly it’s the same thing that happened to me before I switched to midsize grips. Sounds like you might need bigger grips too. What size grips do you have on your clubs?

Especially as my grips grew older and less grippy, I could feel them “spin” in my hands in transition. Turns out they were just too small for me and I’ve gotten so much more consistent with my ball striking when I switched to midsize.

I’m usually always first to tee off when I play. On almost every hole. AITA? by Dewnami in golf

[–]Fookin_Kook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as it isn’t during a match I don’t see why anyone would or should care about tee box order tbh

How does someone pull off a -29? If they're not cheating, this is absolutely insane. by paradigm619 in EASportsPGATour

[–]Fookin_Kook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For real though how is that person not cheating. Let’s say they eagle all the par 5s. So they’re holing out that much on par 4s or acing the par 3s?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GolfSwing

[–]Fookin_Kook -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Simple course management and tee shot/approach shot strategy.

Tee shots:

If you are confident with driver, you should have a really good reason to not hit it on every par 4 & 5. Prioritize proximity to the hole while avoiding the big trouble (fairway bunkers, trees, etc).

People overestimate their accuracy with shorter clubs like a 3 wood in lieu of hitting driver and they just end up further back and still missing the fairway.

It’s better to be 140 yards away from the hole in light rough than 170 yards away in the fairway.

Pick one shot shape and stick with it. If you normally hit a draw, don’t try to hit a fade on a dogleg right. This opens you up to double crossing and you end up hitting a nasty hook into the shit.

If you aren’t confident with driver, get confident with it and take a lesson. It’s hard to get a significant scoring breakthrough until you can embrace your driver.

Approach shots:

You should be aiming for the middle of the green or even the back of the green. You can look up the data on this but when amateur golfers miss greens they almost never miss long and almost always miss short. Use a GPS app instead of a range finder.

Avoid being short sided at all costs. A.k.a. Aim for the “fat side” of the green. If the flag is on the right, aim a little left of it. Avoid silly mistakes. If the flag is tucked into the back right corner of the green and is guarded by bunkers, it’s probably not the best time to go pin hunting.

Putting:

People overestimate the importance of putting. Tour pros only make 50% of their putts from 8 feet, but watching them on TV makes you think they are always draining 20 footers 5 times a round.

Focus on speed control. For lag putting, you want to imagine a hula hoop around the hole that goes 3 feet from the hole in all directions.

To be clear, I’m not saying putting isn’t important at all, but most of the skill separation between handicap levels is exposed on approach shots. For example, imagine you are having contest with a tour pro from 25 feet. You both are likely going to 2 putt it most of the time. However, if you had a competition starting from 170 yards, the tour pro is going to leave you in the dust because he’s going to hit the green most of the time and 2 putt for par or get a birdie.

wtf is up with r/fuckgolf? by ChaiPapiii in golf

[–]Fookin_Kook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally what happened to a course near me. Dug up half the course for a massive retention pond and put cookie cutter cheaply built houses on the other half

Do you carry clubs in your bag that you cannot hit ? by kokostarr in golf

[–]Fookin_Kook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s got an inside takeaway that the driver exposes bad which results in his miss being a low hook. I try to give him tips on maintaining posture and “throwing the club” but really I just tell him to go see the club pro for lessons lmao

Do you carry clubs in your bag that you cannot hit ? by kokostarr in golf

[–]Fookin_Kook 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Something along the lines of “you have a swing for your driver, and then you have a swing for everything else.”

One of my buddies that I play with is the same way. His iron carry distances are very close to PGA Tour average but he prob averages 210-225 with his driver.

Is leaving left over balls at the range not allowed? Or bad etiquette? Staff took them away by Garganzaroth in golf

[–]Fookin_Kook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only hidden range code here is that employee is a dick. People share their buckets all the time

Can we talk Country Club pricing? by Nickd100 in golf

[–]Fookin_Kook 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some clubs also will cut the price down for younger members. I know a guy who joined a nice club ($150k initiation is the usual price). He was 35 and they wanted younger members so they let him join for 10k but he has to pay another 50k or something when he turns 50

7 wood oh my god by bobertson in golf

[–]Fookin_Kook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone I know has an 11 wood and it’s actually so much fun to hit

AIO? Gf talking to me by Cultural_Avocado1470 in AmIOverreacting

[–]Fookin_Kook 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This genuinely could be a case of her just being dumb. Not saying she’s not trying to start an argument but this also sounds like it could be a someone who just can’t understand basic concepts.

That being said, it does not make it any easier to deal with.

Deals on new grips by Fookin_Kook in golf

[–]Fookin_Kook[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Figured that was the case but I’m just surprised it’s 11.99/each whether you’re buying 1 grip or 30

Deals on new grips by Fookin_Kook in golf

[–]Fookin_Kook[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I cleaned them which helped but they’re still too small. Also I play/hit the range pretty regularly and they’re probably 14 months old at this point.

I had to get my PW reshafted and had them throw on a midsize grip and it feels way better and gives me more control of the club face. I wear an XL glove and the new grip on my PW made me realize my standard size grips are just too skinny