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Rain. cold rain, warm rain, fine rain, heavy rain. It seems to just rain in the UK at the moment. I can honestly say if golf had to be played in the rain, I would stop playing golf. Rain, for me, takes away everything that is enjoyable about the sport.

 

I have just come off at 9, soaked, 9 holes filled with beginner shots, soaked cards, soaked clubs, soaked balls. I only came off at 9 because I felt it would be silly walking off after 3.

 

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Yeah. The weekend was gorgeous. I might try and get my usual Tuesday evening in as the satellite picture suggests a cloudless evening coming in from the West here (central England). Depends on the timing though as there's a bank of cloud which might arrive just as I set off from work.

 

Damn' satellite view - it always seem to reach the end of the cycle just when it's getting interesting ;)

 

But the weekend is now looking dodgy again :(

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Rain. cold rain, warm rain, fine rain, heavy rain. It seems to just rain in the UK at the moment. I can honestly say if golf had to be played in the rain, I would stop playing golf. Rain, for me, takes away everything that is enjoyable about the sport.

 

I have just come off at 9, soaked, 9 holes filled with beginner shots, soaked cards, soaked clubs, soaked balls. I only came off at 9 because I felt it would be silly walking off after 3.

 

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Does summer get much better for you? It seems like you guys are so much at the mercy of the Ocean according to andrue's satellite pic today...

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Depends on the type of rain, if it's a light or misty rain, being from Florida there is nothing better or more enjoyable especially if there is a light refreshing breeze..

Driver: Titleist Tsi3 w/HZRDUS Smoke Yellow TX 6.0 
3 Wood: Cobra King Speedzone/HZRDUS Smoke Yellow 70

5 Wood: Callaway Mavrik Subzero/Aldila Rogue White 70
Long Irons (4-6): Wilson D7 Forged/DG120TI
Short Irons (7-P): Wilson Staff Model Blade/DG120TI

Wedges (50/54/58): Callaway Jaws MD5 w/TI S200
Putter: Original Odyssey White Hot XG No. 7
Ball: Titleist Left Dash

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Rain. cold rain, warm rain, fine rain, heavy rain. It seems to just rain in the UK at the moment. I can honestly say if golf had to be played in the rain, I would stop playing golf. Rain, for me, takes away everything that is enjoyable about the sport.

 

I have just come off at 9, soaked, 9 holes filled with beginner shots, soaked cards, soaked clubs, soaked balls. I only came off at 9 because I felt it would be silly walking off after 3.

 

Rant over

Does summer get much better for you? It seems like you guys are so much at the mercy of the Ocean according to andrue's satellite pic today...

Generally, yes. It warms up a bit (typically around 20c most days where I am(*)) and rain becomes less common. Most of our weather comes in from the Atlantic so the west coast gets the worst of the rain and parts of the east coast are almost semi-arid.

 

Rain is possible on any day of the year but the odds become very much longer between May and September and if it strikes it's often only a shower. For a washout day in the summer you probably need to live further north than me :)

 

The Scottish open being in Scotland means that you can get some horrible weather even in summer. I think that's probably why the Scottish became so good at distilling whisky. With a climate like that you need a good stiff drink :)

 

And yeah, I gave up on my golf for tonight. Might have got nine in only slightly dampened but then it got serious. Looks like the clouds were forming over the land so the gap never arrived.

 

(*)Half way between the lowest two dots (Birmingham and London).

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I can play if rain is light. Put on the rain gear and a hat and it's tolerable. If its a moderate/steady rain I'm done, I'm not going to be miserable and play like garbage for no reason. Wind is another one... Where I live when the wind blows, it BLOWS. I'm talking 30+MPH on a lot of days. The other day I was playing a 200 yard par 3, Hit a solid 3 wood and ended up short of the green. Then hit a 9 iron 30 yards over the green a couple holes later.

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What is rain?

 

Come on, now, I’ve been to Tucson during monsoon season. Rain drops the size of silver dollars.

Driver: TaylorMade Sim2 Max - 10.5*
Fairway: Callaway Epic Max - 15*, 21*, 25*

Hybrid:  Ping G425 30*
Irons: TaylorMade Stealth 7-AW
Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II 56* 

               PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II 62*
Putter:  Directed Force 2.1
Ball:  Callaway Chrome Soft

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Rain is just a pain in the a**. Trying to keep everything dry, wiping down your grips, etc. etc. etc. is just more trouble than it's worth.

 

Many moons ago, I lost my grip on a tee shot in the rain - club slipped right out of my hands at the top of the follow-through and ended up in a tree. The only thing worse than playing golf in the rain is climbing trees in the rain - especially in golf shoes.

Cleveland Launcher HB 10.5* - Stock Miyazaki C. Kua 50 Stiff
Callaway Diablo Octane Tour 13* - Aldila NV 75 Stiff
or
Callaway Diablo Edge Tour 15* - Accra Dymatch M5 75
Mizuno F-50 18* - Stock Stiff
or
Callaway Diablo Edge Tour Hybrid 21* - Aldila NV 85 Stiff
Callaway RAZR Tour Hybrid 24* - Stock XStiff
5 - PW Cleveland CG7 Tour Black Pearl - DGSL S300
Cleveland 588 RTX Rotex 2.0 50* DG Wedge
Cleveland 588 RTX Rotex 2.0 54* DG Wedge
Callaway X-Series JAWS Slate CC 58* Stock Wedge
Odyssey White Ice #7 - Golf Pride Oversize

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Get a decent pair of rain gloves, the variety that is supposed to be wet and you wear on both hands, and keep them on the whole round. Playing in rain isn’t very enyojable but if you are on a golf trip or have entered a tourney and must play whatever the weather a pair of rain gloves will let you concentrate on the game and not your equipment.

Waterproofs will also alliow you to get rid of the umbrella. The key is to strip away everything that must be kept dry.

 

Personally I also like to add five strokes to my hcp and try to beat that. In horrible weather you cant expect to play to your usual standard.

Hey chopper, what are you hitting there?
Callaway Rouge Sub Zero 9°
TM SLDR S 17° 4-wood
Mizuno MP Fli-Hi 21° driving iron

Dynacraft (?) 24° 4-iron
Titleist AP2 710 5-pw
Wilson FG Tour PMP 52, 56, 60­°
Rife 460 Tour Blade

After how long does being "out of form" turn into "a bad golfer"?

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Rain also returned this weekend after last week's record breaking "Indian Summer" like temperature.

Besides the moisture, the temperature has a near 30° F swing . A few days mid week last week hit over 80°F and today the high will be in the mid 50° F. Rained mostly all day, rain tomorrow and the next day.

But good news is, Sunny days will return mid week next week, again.

 

Inconsistent weather pattern is about the only consistency in recent years. We pray nothing worst will happen.

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Surprised to hear a UK golfer complaining about rain. Might as well complain about death and taxes.

 

You've got one of the best makers of rain gear over there (Galvin Green). Being in Portland, OR, we get a lot of rain too, but if we didn't play in the rain, we would only be golfing 3 months out of the year.

 

Foul weather golf gear has gotten orders of magnitude better in the last decade. I can play in 40* F temps with rain and it is no problem. Would I rather golf in 70* and sunshine? Sure but not gonna happen. At least with modern clothing, you can stay warm, dry and not feel like the Michelin man when swinging a golf club.

Old stuff:
1962 Tommy Armour AT2W Driver   1953 Macgregor M65W EOM 3 wood   1978 H&B PowerBilt Citation 4 wood
1984 Ben Hogan Apex PC 2-E   1968 Wilson Dual Wedge
1964 Acushnet O-SET M6S Bullseye Putter


New stuff
Cobra ZL 10.5 driver (Matrix HD6 s-flex)  Titleist TSR2 18* fairway wood (Matrix Code-8 s-flex)   Adams A2P 20* hybrid (Rombax 8D07HB s-flex)
Titleist 716 MB irons 4-PW (Apex 4 soft-stepped)    Callaway Mack Daddy wedges 52, 56, 60 (DG S200)
Odyssey ProType 9 putter

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