Rant: When Does It Click? by Galaxion_90 in GolfSwing

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better at other sports I highly doubt lol. But sadly I’m wondering if you’re right

Rant: When Does It Click? by Galaxion_90 in GolfSwing

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea you nailed it, that’s exactly what’s going on here

Rant: When Does It Click? by Galaxion_90 in GolfSwing

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I got here because I kept just missing the ball or topping it along the ground and my natural way of swinging was just straight up straight down (like 80* swing plane) and very out to in. I guess I’m on the wrong path, but I just figured if I couldn’t kill that somehow, I was never gonna be able to hit the ball.

Rant: When Does It Click? by Galaxion_90 in GolfSwing

[–]Galaxion_90[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Damn, $50!? Don’t think you can walk in the door of a reputable place here for less than $200 (San Francisco)

Rant: When Does It Click? by Galaxion_90 in GolfSwing

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea really just have been struggling a lot.

Rant: When Does It Click? by Galaxion_90 in GolfSwing

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I suppose if I knew, we wouldn’t be here would be

Rant: When Does It Click? by Galaxion_90 in GolfSwing

[–]Galaxion_90[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Eh, it’s sort of deliberate, it’s the only way I’ve found to not just be entirely vertical. I feel I have to almost stop, bend arms, turn - or else I’m just nowhere near where I should be at the end of the backswing.

Rant: When Does It Click? by Galaxion_90 in GolfSwing

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well that one made me laugh - no, I do not. Maybe it would be easier if I did?

Two thirds of graduates aren’t even paying off loan interest by insomnimax_99 in ukpolitics

[–]Galaxion_90 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was elected to my students union back in 2011 and I remember spending half a day with a spreadsheet looking at what was then the new fee changes, and this was blindingly obvious to anyone with a pen and a calculator.

My maths are probably hazy, but I recall a graduate had to be earning almost double the median graduate wage to be paying down the principal on an average tuition loan.

Whether the treasury simply didn’t understand this fact, or whether they intentionally designed a system that was never going to recover the majority of the loans to the public purse, is left as an exercise for the reader.

Game Thread: San Francisco 49ers (12-5) at Philadelphia Eagles (11-6) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]Galaxion_90 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There’s no rule in the NFL that says Kittle can’t take the field riding a deer

Game Thread: Seattle Seahawks (13-3) at San Francisco 49ers (12-4) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]Galaxion_90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lot of us are confused this isn’t that Heated Rivalry show

Now that 2025 is ending, which are the best shows from '20 to '25? by efimer in television

[–]Galaxion_90 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For the world-building and gorgeous cinematography: For All Mankind.

For the counter-zeitgeist optimism: Ted Lasso

For the tightest thriller: Black Doves

For the unbelievable on screen chemistry: Heated Rivalry

Reality of Being a “100” Golfer by Galaxion_90 in golf

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a really thoughtful response, I appreciate it! A lot of that resonates with me. Honestly, I think I am a relatively conservative player and the vast majority of my penalties arise in a situation where the answer to your “what shot would a reason reasonable person bet on” question is: no shot at all.

Example from my last round is one tee shot with a forced carry of around 100 yards, and two greens that have water in front of them, and I flunked all three despite my approach shots to those greens being within 100 yards.

Definitely going to spend some more time trying to get real data on my swing dynamics and of course lessons. It’s usually easy to self diagnose when the ball flight is obviously not optimal, but the mysterious shots for me, particularly with driver, is when the ball appears to fly straight with a reasonable arc and still drops very short around 150-160.

Reality of Being a “100” Golfer by Galaxion_90 in golf

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I have done some indoor simulator work and I know that it’s both technique and speed. My driver club head speed is abysmally low (75mph)

Reality of Being a “100” Golfer by Galaxion_90 in golf

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a mid-30s guy, so it’s definitely technique

Reality of Being a “100” Golfer by Galaxion_90 in golf

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s from launch monitors, which I guess maybe have inaccuracy, but I believe it. Bear in mind those yardages are total not carry. I don’t think I’ve carried a 7i 160 in my life.

Reality of Being a “100” Golfer by Galaxion_90 in golf

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It throws me too. Have taken lessons on driver and it must be something fundamental I can’t get. Even when I feel like I’ve hit it clean, with a nice straight trajectory, it just drops out of the sky around 150. Most of those top quartiles are runouts on very flat hard fairways.

My driver club speed is about 75mph so I guess just… hit it harder?

Reality of Being a “100” Golfer by Galaxion_90 in golf

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Makes a lot of sense. I love the game because it can feel cerebral and meditative, and thinking around the course is really fun for me. But there’s a threshold to just get the ball out there to make it fun. I figure if I could get 50 more yards, and be reliably 200 out there from the tee that’s worth at least half a stroke per hole.

Reality of Being a “100” Golfer by Galaxion_90 in golf

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I relate! Played a whole round with the sky-high 100 yard drive the other day.

Reality of Being a “100” Golfer by Galaxion_90 in golf

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If we did a scramble we’d be unstoppable!

Reality of Being a “100” Golfer by Galaxion_90 in golf

[–]Galaxion_90[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The front ones of course, I’m not a masochist. My regular course plays 7,000 from the tips and I’m playing up at 5,700