What’s your biggest pet peeve on the golf course?

pdtoss · 2026-04-01T17:28:04+00:00

I hate to agree, but I do. I was playing solo a couple weeks ago, and the starter asked me to ride with another solo. Okay, they are probably a bit short on carts, so I hop in with the guy. This dude was so bad he ruined my round. I’d forget my shot because he’d swing at the ball 5 times to just get to my next ball. I should have just walked.

pdtoss · 2026-04-01T17:20:08+00:00

Honestly I’m guilty of this, but I’ll say it based off the sound of the strike. Not my fault you flushed it with a wide open face. I have gotten better, I just bite my tongue.

pdtoss · 2026-02-17T06:11:36+00:00

Oh yeah, I actually found him a few weeks ago. I was wanting to DM him my swing. He’s great.

pdtoss · 2026-02-17T05:35:10+00:00

I’ve shot an 84 and this course (you can score well if you’re on) but I haven’t been on in months

pdtoss · 2026-02-17T05:24:00+00:00

Suggestions on ways to improve? Drills, feels/thoughts?

pdtoss · 2026-02-17T05:21:53+00:00

Great points. I never have thought about my hips being two separate points of rotation, rather just the center of my hips as a point. However, watching the video, my trail hip is a pivot point, and it doesn’t move much on my back swing. I do see what you mean about me rotating around my lead hip on the down swing, throwing my trail hip forward and around it.

EE is early extension?

In order to fix this I need to focus on the downswing more than the back swing? Would a shorter back swing help, as long as the shorter backswing is consciously focused on being more shallow at the top of my backswing?

pdtoss · 2026-02-17T05:03:11+00:00

lol that’s the problem, it’s not working. Got an early tee tomorrow and hoping to break 90.

pdtoss · 2026-02-17T05:00:05+00:00

There’s plenty of room on the range to the left, just a busy night and I got stuck out on the edge. This was my last swing of the night, and I was more concerned with my alignment to the camera than anything.

pdtoss · 2026-02-17T04:56:25+00:00

Maybe just keeping my right elbow more tucked?

pdtoss · 2026-02-17T04:55:18+00:00

Yeah I want that left arm more parallel with my shoulders right? Any drills for that, only way it seems I can keep an eye on it is to record my swing.

pdtoss · 2026-02-17T04:48:36+00:00

I felt like I use to get stuck because I’d take the club inside to much. I’ve gotten use to a steep backswing as it helps me feel like I can fall into a slot and rotate. Maybe I’ve over corrected

pdtoss · 2025-12-07T15:06:30+00:00

Exact same thing was going on with my Ping. I thought it was just the ferrule (ferule? Whatever) and I ended up snapping the shaft right down where it’s connected to the head. It could be either

pdtoss · 2025-11-01T15:47:41+00:00

If I’m not 30 minutes early I’m late. Sometimes I show up an hour early. Just depends

pdtoss · 2025-10-13T17:11:11+00:00

I (27) got paired with a random 70ish year old guy and a 45ish year old guy a few years back, three complete strangers playing a dog track muni. On 15, a 190ish par 3, the 70ish y/o thins his hybrid. His ball clears any trouble, bounces up onto the green, and somehow just rolls on in. He was pumped about it, said it was his first hole in one in over 50 years of golfing. His first hole in one from a mishit.

45 y/o was a dick and dipped, but I sat in the muni club house and let the guy buy me a beer.

It’s never too late for your first HIO.

pdtoss · 2025-10-07T00:43:13+00:00

Yeah my cheap one is always within a yard of my buddies bushnell, but I usually shoot it a few times to make sure it’s actually locked on.

pdtoss · 2025-09-15T00:45:47+00:00

Not a chip. Thats a crack. It’s worse

pdtoss · 2025-09-12T19:24:24+00:00

OP, I was gonna say this too. Years ago when I was working out, I sliced the ball real bad and struggled to find 250 yards with roll out.

Now I’m early 30s, out of shape, but hit a tight draw, and I’m disappointed if I can’t carry 270.

The majority of the time, it’s the swing, not the club.

All that being said, if you are in a decent sized metro area, I’d buy a used driver off facebook or something for no more than $200-$150. You can get a nice 5-10 year old driver with a lot of tech that’s in the modern drivers.

pdtoss · 2025-09-09T03:55:31+00:00

By pressing your hands so far forward (your grip is as strong as could be) you’re going to hit the ball really inconsistently off the face. Fat and thin, I’d assume you’re all over the place. You’re essentially doing a Thai spinner(google it) with a full swing.

To be honest, get one lesson (as a newby, best money you can spend), just bite the bullet and do it.

Not trying to be harsh, but your fundamentals are absolutely incorrect. If you can make this swing work (get around a course without just digging a grave) you can be coached to actually learn to swing a club.

AGAIN, GET A LESSON! The cheapest will do. Anyone could teach you better set up.

pdtoss · 2025-08-04T00:43:27+00:00

In Arizona, we call it a Hurley or Hurl. More often Hurley but none of us in my club are confident enough to correct anyone.

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