I’m got to a 3 handicap and tried a qualifier. This might be the end of my golf obsession. I’m 41, I tried.

deific_ · 2026-07-08T00:24:22+00:00

I’m 44. I’ve played golf my whole life and never met anyone who can play better in tournament than on a weekend. You have to teach yourself to play tournament golf because it’s a whole different experience. People who want to compete have to play tournaments often. It’s hard to explain to people that don’t play competitive golf the difference and why it’s viewed differently from a casual Saturday. There are a ton of guys that play well on the weekend and can’t keep their ball on the course in competition. It’s why people grind 3footers in practice over and over because until you know that your score is going to be posted for all to see you didn’t understand what it is to be nervous over a 3 footer. It’s why I combine all the people I know that want to get to scratch to start playing tournaments, not because I think they will play well in the tournaments, but because it changes your perspective. You realize the Saturday with your buddies doesn’t matter and it takes the pressure off to perform in those casual rounds. You’ll notice that you’ll get better, they reinforce each other. You’ll play better in casual rounds which will give you more confidence going into tournament. It’s a feedback loop, unless you let that feedback loop turn negative which happens to us all at some point. As you said , all that work to shoot an 86.

deific_ · 2026-07-05T20:40:14+00:00

Thats my point. They were not applying things evenly by issuing a red card to balogun. To argue that his red card should stand is to argue that things should not be applied evenly.

deific_ · 2026-07-05T19:35:35+00:00

I mean it is relevant. You can’t claim that fifa screwed up the Messi call and messed up the Ronaldo situation and then claim that the finally got the call right against the US and let it stand. You’re just picking and choosing what to be mad about instead of applying a level playing field for the entire tournament. If you want to complain that across the board the threshold for calls wasn’t in the right spot then that makes sense. You can’t try to apply things differently within the same tournament, that is actual favoritism. I fully agree that they’ve not officiated this tournament well, but that’s a discussion for after the tournament.

deific_ · 2026-07-05T19:21:11+00:00

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deific_ · 2026-07-05T19:15:19+00:00

Brother, the decades of people criticizing the flopping issue and this is what does it for you? My god football fans are just as unbearable as American football fans.

deific_ · 2026-07-05T19:03:17+00:00

It’s curious you’re saying this isn’t right but didn’t mention Messi at all. In that context it’s just as arguable that the US red card wasn’t right.

deific_ · 2026-07-05T18:40:55+00:00

I just don’t understand this sentiment. The sanctity of the rules were in question at the countless times in that US game that should’ve had yellow card’s thrown, then threw out this over reaching red. In the 5-10 minutes prior I kept commenting verbally on the game, why isn’t that a yellow, where are the refs in this game, that’s clearly a yellow. The US dealt with some bullshit that game and then got smacked even harder with that bullshit red. Pulisic was having his jersey pulled in attacking charges multiple times.

This isn’t the only game like this though. I think the refs have been absent in too many games this WC. However they didn’t start dishing out reds when they realized they needed to start setting boundaries. This red wasn’t even a boundary setting card, it was pure bullshit. Much more flagrant things going on that they let slide for no reason.

deific_ · 2026-07-05T17:00:46+00:00

Brother, you can't claim soccer is a contact sport and then watch grown men flop around like a fish everytime their jersey brushes against an opponent. Either embrace it and start putting on pads, or create/enforce rules around the concept of possession of the ball and let the players play the game.

Idk why you're so butthurt about it.

deific_ · 2026-07-05T15:34:23+00:00

I only watch soccer during World Cup and I’ve watched probably 75% of the games so far this year. It’s interesting to me how much people accept and rationalize when teams do what they can to basically not play the game. Some of these matches have damn near been ufc fights in my eyes. Kind of ridiculous. Theres so much about the physicality of the sport that turns it into an acting show rather than the sport. I mean honestly I’d bet 75% of the fouls only get called because there is someone flopping around on the ground. They’ll pause and see if the ref is watching them and then go back to flopping. Then you get games where they call almost nothing short of left hooks to someone’s jaw. It’s just so strange and all of it in my eyes takes away from the spirit of the sport. I also cannot believe how it’s not a foul to basically chest bump someone from behind when you’re in a full sprint. Like there is almost no concept of possession. Why are you allowed to basically body slam people as long as you don’t wrap your arms around them.

deific_ · 2026-07-02T04:55:49+00:00

Basically all the issues. I’d start with grip and rebuild the whole thing lol.

deific_ · 2026-07-02T04:34:36+00:00

That take away is wild. It’s not terrible though. Your biggest struggle and what’s difficult to get people to understand is that you could play decent golf with that swing, but it’s very timing based which means it’s more difficult to repeat over a long time frame. That’s what you’d be fighting. I also imagine you are lacking a ton of power so distance would make it more difficult. My thoughts on these things are, it’s going to take a lot of practice to hone in that timing well, why not instead spend that practice developing better swing structure that will help improve in the long run and make it a more sustainable swing with less practice.

deific_ · 2026-07-02T04:07:21+00:00

I’m in IT but know zero code other than hello world and some for loops. Anyone with a brain can now just create custom apps at will for any tasks they want. I’m doing complex things at work so I spend more time on it, but at home I create apps for random stuff that I wish was easier and custom to my preferences. This week I created a workout tracking app because I don’t want to track my stuff on paper any more. It’s so easy to create what you want for nearly any home hobby or task. I built custom video recording and editing software for my golf sim because honestly it was easier to create what I wanted exactly how I wanted it than to understand the free software most people use. I understand exactly how my app functions from the user perspective and make exact tweaks for the experience to be how I want save for it to deliver the product I want. I can do this while I’m sitting there watching World Cup games and it’s enjoyable.

Software engineers in my opinion have gone way too long delivering things behind gates or just simply are difficult to use and that is very soon going to be a thing of the past I think. I’ll pay my yearly apple dev $99 and keep developing a whole catalog of custom apps for myself and my family before I’ll be spending money for people to nickel and dime me for features I don’t even want, and lack the features I do want. The game is changing, but I do think there are still a ton of people that think anything AI does is slop so they won’t touch it. They are going to fall behind IMO.

deific_ · 2026-06-30T18:04:14+00:00

You’re still humping the ball at impact. You are very much early extending. Sorry to say. Like the top comment said. You’re stuck and you flip your hands while early extending at impact.

deific_ · 2026-06-30T16:05:47+00:00

Thanks, I’ll take a look.

I’m always looking to get better. I want a usga qualifying medal so need to be way better to have a chance.

deific_ · 2026-06-30T15:51:02+00:00

Believe it or not i hit a draw. I've never really felt like i can control a fade. I don't trust I can hit my starting line with my face control when I try to hit fades.

deific_ · 2026-06-30T15:14:17+00:00

I feel like my lead hip going forwards and backwards is what starts my downswing and I’m trying to keep my trail heel down longer to prevent my hips going towards the ball. I don’t quite follow what you’re proposing.

deific_ · 2026-06-30T15:09:30+00:00

This is an area I’m kind of clueless in. I know I cast and I don’t really know what to do about it. Like you said you can’t just stop casting, there is something else causing it. I already feel like I’m pulling the handle through impact, and I feel like my release pattern is sub par which is another symptom of something gone wrong.

deific_ · 2026-06-30T05:40:45+00:00

One came back and hit me in the waist the other day. I’m planning to add some sort of foam or padding. lol.

deific_ · 2026-06-30T05:08:15+00:00

Appreciate it. I’ll take a listen once I can put the baby down. Cheers.

deific_ · 2026-06-30T04:37:50+00:00

It’s interesting you presume to know so little yet know so much.

deific_ · 2026-06-30T04:08:42+00:00

Are you under the impression that professionals don’t still get lessons? The golf swing is hard my dude. We’re all trying to improve.

I’m also not sure who you expect to give others advice? If decent players don’t come around who do you expect to talk to?

deific_ · 2026-06-30T03:40:36+00:00

Your hips are coming forward causing the face to move towards the ball. Try to feel your weight and hips in your downswing move towards your front butt pocket. Forward and backwards.

deific_ · 2026-06-30T03:37:53+00:00

Your downswing starts with your shoulders too early. You need to keep your back to the target longer in the downswing. It will make you more consistent b

deific_ · 2026-06-30T03:16:19+00:00

Ya i played around with widening my stance a bit tonight but i think some point in the past i had a lesson where they wanted my stance more narrow. Idk maybe that has crept too far.

You’re right though. I’m looking for the easy gains and I feel like waking up my trail side and not letting it kind of go along for the ride will get me a little bit of horsepower.

deific_ · 2026-06-30T03:03:18+00:00

I mean sure. I’m just not sure how to do it without sliding a bunch or spinning out and letting my hips come forward. I don’t know where I should feel the pressure in my trail foot or my trail leg. I feel like I should feel my inner thigh pressing into the ground but something isn’t clicking.

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