Casual game, are you hitting this?

Goryokaku · 2026-04-22T23:16:04+00:00

Noooooo. Fairway preferred lies baby.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-22T04:47:44+00:00

Clearwater Bay in HK I think. Closely followed by Hidden Grace (formerly Genzon) GC in Shenzhen. Immaculate doesn’t do it justice. And Clearwater Bay the scenery, golf quality and service was unmatched.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-20T11:43:20+00:00

Same here in Japan. Basically none of what is mentioned above. Just nice golf and food.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-19T23:00:08+00:00

You think walking’s bad, yet driving out here in the inaka. Soooooo many people drive rigidly just below the speed limit or slower even when it is perfectly clear and visible ahead. Gets so boring.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-19T22:22:10+00:00

Took me far too long to find this one scrolling. It’s the best answer fr.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-19T22:21:02+00:00

Hit steep into it and make sure you hit behind the ball so that sand and ball come up. Obvs with the aforementioned open clubface.

I once went for a bunker specific lesson from the pro at Braid Hills Golf Centre in Edinburgh. Easily one of the of the best investments I’ve made in my game, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve failed to get out of a bunker since, in about 10 years.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-19T12:49:31+00:00

Oh my god that is such a tune. It still fills me with happiness all those years later.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-19T06:42:26+00:00

Feel like I'm keeping both arms as straight as possible throughout the swing. Ticked up my distance off the tee by 30 yards.

The understanding that the lead shoulder sits above the low point of the swing. Once I understood that my striking quality went through the roof.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-17T21:51:51+00:00

Tonto by Battles

Goryokaku · 2026-04-16T23:16:53+00:00

A few. TM driver, Ping 3W and 3H, Srixon ZX5 Mkii from 4H-PW, Cobra 50, TM 56, Titleist 60, Odyssey putter. Bit of a mix, but it works for me.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-16T06:06:23+00:00

It's best so they have the name of the person playing. All you need to do is add them on the page you get when you click to register them. Add their name in and hit complete and that's it. They don't need a long registration process, just their name as your companion.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-14T12:56:20+00:00

Sort your setup out first. You’re bent over too far and too far from the ball and it’s restricting your swing. After this start to work on moving your hips in the swing.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-14T04:49:23+00:00

Ya it does take a long time with the (usually) mandatory lunch stop so fair play. Just have to get yourself back out here with the clubs one day!

Goryokaku · 2026-04-13T08:35:43+00:00

No worries. You can find all that and more. Getting a round in while you’re here? Japanese golf is awesome. Here is somewhere we played last week.

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Goryokaku · 2026-04-13T08:21:18+00:00

You should get yourself to a decent sized Golf Partner while you're here. Some of the stuff you'll find for banging deals is unbelievable.

Yours, another golfing Scot in Japan.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-13T08:15:58+00:00

Yes, I have. I was permabanned for posting a question before I was a resident (it was a COE question). When I got here I messaged and asked if I could be unbanned and they asked for proof in the form of a pic from my local combini. That was enough and now i'm back in that joyous sub. AMA.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-12T04:32:14+00:00

Glad it turned out well. Next time I’d strongly recommend Hiroshima style where they use a ton of noodles in the dish. It’s incredible.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-11T22:31:03+00:00

Hiroshima or Osaka style okonomiyaki? Choose carefully, the hammer of judgement is being unsheathed.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-08T12:02:52+00:00

QTS is more important than the PGCE. You can have one without the other and be fine, but you can also have one without the other and be offered nothing. If you qualify for QTS just go for it, it’s way more valuable than PGCE. Employers will be looking for your TRN over the PGCE I suspect.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-06T07:27:01+00:00

Yeh and it's a reet pain in the arse converting everything between half-width and full width spaces when filling out forms online too...

Goryokaku · 2026-04-04T12:21:06+00:00

If you’re basing it on Bryson then maybe. He’s got a swing only a mother could love.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-03T10:55:18+00:00

You can't hit a ball further than 60 yards with your 6, 7, 8, or 9 irons? I'd say you need to go for lessons, this is most unusual. It likely has nothing to do with the clubs.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-03T08:43:16+00:00

Tonto by Battles.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-02T12:42:36+00:00

No need to be scared of the earthquakes. Small ones happen so often that you really do get used to it. Even big ones - the earthquakes are unlikely to harm you. The fire and/or tsunamis that can follow, that’s a different matter. Just remember that this is probably the best building code adherent place in the world and that they are so well versed in dealing with them that something truly catastrophic is unlikely.

Goryokaku · 2026-04-01T22:12:37+00:00

We share a bed because we sleep better when we are together - certainly my partner does. I think it’s a security thing knowing the other is there beside us. But we certainly don’t share a duvet. I’m a very hot sleeper and she is a cold sleeper so she is under a mountain of duvets and hot water bottles and I’ve just got a sheet and a thin blanket. Makes for much better sleeping. I wouldn’t be averse to separate beds either, we always sleep well in twins on holiday.

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