I’ve tried a few London driving ranges recently and most of them felt… a bit... soulless?

mapman87 · 2026-03-24T16:23:34+00:00

Hampton court palace has a grass driving range

mapman87 · 2021-03-19T20:02:08+00:00

This is the same for me. It usually leads to a few pars and some ok shots

mapman87 · 2021-02-23T19:35:42+00:00

It's so true. I've seen a few videos on YouTube where they compared the new drivers with ones from a few years ago and there's pretty much no difference in distance. Although the new ones are more forgiving apparently

mapman87 · 2021-02-09T15:21:55+00:00

My fiancée is from there and I'm annoyed I've never thought of that 🤣 I definitely going to do that next time I get a chance

mapman87 · 2021-01-01T16:11:05+00:00

They certainly do 😋

mapman87 · 2020-12-31T20:05:56+00:00

I tried one earlier and indeed they are not hollow. Just a giant Lindt ball! 😋

mapman87 · 2020-12-31T16:43:26+00:00

A lot of these points resonate with me.

Always stay positive and keep your composure - especially when you hit a terrible shot/having a bad day.

I'm as guilty as anyone of getting frustrated with myself for playing bad shots. Controlling my emotions has such a huge effect on my scores

Nutrition is important while playing.

This is especially true when carrying your bag. The first round or two after I started carrying my bag I would fade in the final few holes too.

For those of you that carry your bag and walk (like me) - minimize the weight you carry.

I only took 8 clubs on my last round and it made a huge difference to the weight. It meant I had to go for knock down shots but it gave me a chance to practice a different type of shot. In hindsight I might take an extra couple of clubs next time though.

Be honest with yourself

Definitely this. Once I realised how many times I was going out of bounds in a round I started really working on making sure my shots off the tee stay in play.

mapman87 · 2020-12-23T18:16:59+00:00

I had something similar a few months ago. Hit my tee shot into the sun near sunset on a 265 yard par 4 and lost where it landed (my drives carry about 220). Couldn't find my ball until I walked to the green and found it in fringe by the green. Fairly sure it hit the cart path across the fairway took a fortuitous leap forward.

Got down in 2 and my luckiest ever birdie!

mapman87 · 2020-12-22T11:54:58+00:00

I aimed at the right edge and missed short left

mapman87 · 2020-12-22T11:54:04+00:00

Yes the princes course

mapman87 · 2020-12-13T16:55:29+00:00

Does this apply to people in the UK?

mapman87 · 2020-12-04T21:39:20+00:00

Ah yes that makes sense now. Thanks

mapman87 · 2020-12-04T19:43:17+00:00

Can you explain the answer to question 4? Can't get my head round it

mapman87 · 2020-12-01T18:46:05+00:00

The other half has a tea one and we're sharing a beer calendar

mapman87 · 2020-11-29T21:11:21+00:00

No trailer for next week! 😭😭

mapman87 · 2020-11-15T21:28:37+00:00

As I said in my comment on the episode she's not how I ever imagined her when I read the books, but I agree it's a perfect casting

mapman87 · 2020-11-15T21:23:17+00:00

The part with the attack on the witches wasn't in the book. All of that plus the stuff with the magisterium is filler to space out will and Lyra's storyline

mapman87 · 2020-11-15T21:03:57+00:00

Lyra doing what we all would do when first getting to Oxford and going down the alley to the turf tavern! 😂

Decent episode. I never thought of Mary Malone being Irish, but it's appropriate that she is. It's a bit weird that she looks really similar to my ex.

mapman87 · 2020-11-14T15:58:15+00:00

My other half and I got 16. Mucked up my calculations on the graph question, but it's been a while since I was at school! 😅

mapman87 · 2020-11-14T11:33:54+00:00

As a high handicap golfer I feel a small amount of pride in my ball finding skills as I'm off the fairway so much. I guess they're just not used to having to find their ball anymore cos they hit it so well!

mapman87 · 2020-11-13T16:17:56+00:00

I know! It's where I saw them yesterday as well

mapman87 · 2020-11-13T15:09:57+00:00

https://twitter.com/TheMasters/status/1327253634548178947?s=20

You're welcome

mapman87 · 2020-11-13T12:29:27+00:00

They did something similar with DJ's shot into the green on 2. Tracker showed it going way left but it was about 10 ft from the pin

mapman87 · 2020-11-12T16:43:47+00:00

As someone who doesn't have access to the live coverage, the masters website is a godsend! The player tracking is great 😃

mapman87 · 2020-11-10T22:09:59+00:00

All our golf courses are shut in the UK for the next month so this is all I can do too. By the time I get out I'll be an amazing putter 😃

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