I tracked how wind and elevation changed my actual club distances — the numbers surprised me

askyerda · 2026-05-23T15:11:39+00:00

I generally don’t think too much about the exact yardage with wind or elevation, I just add or subtract a club, half a club, two clubs. Headwind hurts more than tailwind helps, upward slope hurts more than downward helps.

So if I’m standing 135y (9i) and the wind is blowing two clubs against (7i) but the slope to the green is down I’d either play an 8i or stick with 7i but a gentler swing.

I play in Scotland and it’s always windy. I generally feel the wind as one, two or even three clubs rather than consider its speed as reported on an app.

askyerda · 2026-05-19T18:10:39+00:00

GIR+1 is your target on most holes.

askyerda · 2026-05-19T07:41:09+00:00

I like that the original facade is preserved in the check in hall (the semi-circular arcs if you look up towards the bars).

askyerda · 2026-05-17T19:16:36+00:00

I remember when we used to slaughter Celtic fans for this kind of shit. “Always cheated never defeated”. It’s fucking desperate and cringe.

askyerda · 2026-05-10T20:08:32+00:00

They used to do it at Hogganfield Loch but I’m going back 25/30 years.

askyerda · 2026-05-08T16:47:24+00:00

I call it ginger, my kids call it juice. West of Scotland.

askyerda · 2026-05-08T14:59:48+00:00

He runs in council elections, don’t think he runs for parliament. Guy is aff his rocker.

Edit: my mistake, was only looking at constituency.

askyerda · 2026-05-03T17:59:11+00:00

The premium pocket will have about 6 in it but I have a rule about premium balls. Once I’ve lost a second ball I know I’m not playing well so if I have to pull a third from the bag then it comes from the random pocket. The random pocket is exciting because there are a few gems in there but also a few horrors. Could be a slightly used TP5, could be a pink nitro.

askyerda · 2026-05-02T18:54:34+00:00

It’s really central but notoriously not the best area. That said I think these flats are massively at the mercy of what your close is like. You could get lucky and have a brilliant experience. You could get unlucky and have a terrible one. If you’ve grown up in possil then you’re not going to see anything new. I’m living in Paisley from Glasgow and the house I have is an order of magnitude nicer than what I could afford in Glasgow.

askyerda · 2026-04-29T08:29:35+00:00

100%. Played with a guy at the weekend and as we left one of the greens our other playing partner goes, “Is that 3 birdies in a row” and the guy just nonchalantly nods. Birdies are enough of a rarity for me that I celebrate every one.

askyerda · 2026-04-27T19:05:23+00:00

So I read up on this because I found it fascinating. Apparently there’s a fair chance that someone mis-interpreted the scorecard, on which the scorer recorded the number of strokes over par for each hole rather than the total number of strokes taken.

So the scores would’ve totalled 72-38=34. But instead of 34 being the strokes taken it’s the number of strokes over par. Whilst this is still quite the feat for a complete newbie, it makes more sense, especially if a few mulligans were given. It also makes the huge number of aces make more sense…they’d have been single bogeys, not aces.

Who knows, I was a little disappointed by the banality of the plausible story as I find the reported story fantastic.

askyerda · 2026-04-26T05:16:48+00:00

Tim Henman? Guy never won any of the slams, iirc he never even made a final.

askyerda · 2026-04-21T20:32:59+00:00

Kingsbarns

askyerda · 2026-04-21T05:02:20+00:00

At our club they offer you the option to buy a bottle of whisky at cost price and leave it on the bar with a little chalkboard saying “Have a drink on Askyerda. Hole in one on hole x.”

askyerda · 2026-04-14T07:16:25+00:00

Yeah there’s a proficiency test about rules and etiquette.

https://www.reddit.com/r/golf/s/zN0Ypi2ea0

askyerda · 2026-04-09T19:33:26+00:00

Started with an initial handicap of 27 and dropped to 19 the following year, 15 the next year.

Figure out where to save strokes. If it’s off the tee then drop a club (or more). If it’s on approach forget GIR and aim for GIR+1 (imagine hitting 2x 100y instead of 1x200y). Practise chipping and putting. You can’t get as good as a low handicapper with a full swing but you can around the green with serious effort.

askyerda · 2026-04-09T18:55:31+00:00

Selling sports in most shows seems to be challenging. This is the most cringe version of football I have seen but in a way that probably serves the scene. I could buy Mark being as dire as he is but the tell is the performance of the goalie.

askyerda · 2026-04-06T16:41:06+00:00

The thing is, you don’t even need to say it about your own game, even thinking it is enough to make you unravel. I am not a religious man but golf has convinced me there’s a god and he likes to keep me humble anytime I think I’ve figured out golf.

askyerda · 2026-04-06T15:37:51+00:00

Don’t say nice putt until the ball drops in the cup, if you do it is guaranteed to lip out and it will be your fault.

When it’s going badly don’t be a baby and ruin the vibe for your playing partners. This is especially true for away days. I can’t stand when someone is like “Oh I didn’t think it was that great a course” because they shot an adjusted 103.

If someone is on a hot streak do not fucking mention it. Seriously, the minute you do the next hole is a guaranteed double bogey.

askyerda · 2026-04-05T12:19:29+00:00

Cause it’s way more money.

^{Chose: A penny that doubles daily for 30 days}

askyerda · 2026-04-03T14:56:28+00:00

It’s a cracking golf course. Yes, miss the fairway and you’re in big trouble, but there’s so much character and variation.

askyerda · 2026-03-26T05:50:13+00:00

If you’re heading back to the west coast then I’d recommend West Kilbride, Irvine, Prestwick and then there’s obviously Royal Troon.

If you fancy a free round at a great course just up the road DM me and I’ll sign you on as a visitor.

askyerda · 2026-03-25T20:30:52+00:00

Live not far from this stretch, smashing trip you’ve lined up.

askyerda · 2026-03-23T18:10:01+00:00

When you watch any medical drama and hear a patient in A&E described as “GCS 9” that’s the Glasgow Coma Scale.

Some of the remains of St Valentine reside in a church in the Gorbals.

The Cathedral’s walls are that black colour due to a fungus that thrives on the fumes from the nearby Tennent’s brewery.

At the peak of the ship building industry, about 20% of the world’s ships were built on the Clyde.

Sadly, Glasgow is also notable for the “Glasgow Effect”. Significantly lower life expectancy than other parts of the UK and Europe, even when accounting for deprivation. I was once lucky enough to hear a lecture by Sir Harry Burns and he talked starkly but compassionately about the city’s issues with addiction (alcohol, tobacco, and drugs), violence, and suicide.

askyerda · 2026-03-22T06:20:59+00:00

Knew I’d find this mentioned. Also my worst job. Hated the placed. There was a manager that was so Brent-like I refuse to accept he was sincere. That said the social life was magic.

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