Mixed feelings about winter coming...

[ZAP]

Kind of looking forward to winter in northern Ohio.  Have a stack of books I want to read and I want to continue the swing work that led to my best ball striking year of my life.   They are putting a simulator in nearby and I am working on funding a MEVO plus for my high school golfers so I will get some time on that too.

Kind of look forward to sleeping in on a weekend morning too.  We play at the crack of dawn on Saturdays and Sunday all season so there is very little sleeping in.

Hoping to sneak south in early spring for a long weekend of golf.

Not looking forward to moving snow at all.

[platgof]

On 10/25/2021 at 5:07 AM, Ferguson said:

I had 14 straight at 78 or better.  Overall, my best season in 5 years with little to no practice. 

We can play all winter, although Jan and Feb are tough. 

 

Same here on Jan and Feb. I just joined my first ever men's league and hope to play for a little while longer.

[DavidH88]

Late autumn here in the UK and to be honest its unusually mild but with winter just around the corner, courses are getting wetter and clubs will be in maintenance mode soon.  You’ll be finding me on the Driving Range till at least march after 7 (9-hole) mixed rounds, got goals set for over winter so practice season for me. 

[BIG STU]

On 10/23/2021 at 3:14 PM, caniac6 said:

We play year round in NC, but I’m not looking forward to the wet and muddy conditions when the Bermuda goes dormant.

Kinda like us here at the beach--- They are predicting a dry warm weather this year for The Grand Strand area of SC ( shrug)--- I do not know on the Triad area of NC

[buckrogers71]

Played horribly this spring and summer and kinda lost my zest for playing. I coach HS soccer so since mid-august I've played twice. Maybe squeeze a round in next week or veterans day, but meh...might just bring the clubs in and call it a season.  

[TiScape]

4 hours ago, buckrogers71 said:

Played horribly this spring and summer and kinda lost my zest for playing. I coach HS soccer so since mid-august I've played twice. Maybe squeeze a round in next week or veterans day, but meh...might just bring the clubs in and call it a season.  

Hang in there bedy bedy bedy Buck!

[caniac6]

7 hours ago, BIG STU said:

Kinda like us here at the beach--- They are predicting a dry warm weather this year for The Grand Strand area of SC ( shrug)--- I do not know on the Triad area of NC

No clue, but dry and warm sounds pretty good.

[Dr.Zevia]

I wouldn't mind seeing less people playing into winter since it might make green fees go down.

[lefty1978]

On 10/23/2021 at 3:14 PM, caniac6 said:

We play year round in NC, but I’m not looking forward to the wet and muddy conditions when the Bermuda goes dormant.

You have to look at the positives, dormant Bermuda means no rough. Course is wide open.  

[Hateto3Putt]

When I was young, I loved winter. Had a place near a ski resort and I would ski  literally every weekend.

 

Then, I got older, had kids, yada..yada... and the skis got permanently put away after a vicious wipe-out that damn near killed me.

 

Although I had played for years, sometime in my mid 20's I got hooked on golf. Within a few seasons, it became my new addiction.

 

Now, I love the beginning of spring and absolutely detest this time of the year.

 

Luckily I found a group of idiots who will go out whenever the courses will allow. Couple those outings with a few southern jaunts and I have enough carrots dangling on sticks to keep my sanity for most of the off season.

 

We have our annual mid March Myrtle blast every year and when that ends, it marks the beginning of the official season here in PA.

 

All that said...February sucks.

 

 

 

[rwc356]

Chiberia here (Chicago) and I hope to be able to play into late November. Few years ago we played a few 9 hole rounds in December. Then it's time to re-read all the golf books, look for the magic potion I need and then scour eBay for the clubs to make it happen I know its "hope over experience" but hey what else you gonna do when it snows!

[caniac6]

10 hours ago, lefty1978 said:

You have to look at the positives, dormant Bermuda means no rough. Course is wide open.  

If they could only figure a way for the fairways to stay good, and the rough go away!

[BlackDiamondPar5]

Though I wouldn't' mind playing a little more golf we've had so much rain here in the North East that the ground is saturated--- I hate playing in mud and soft ground.  Also now with dramatically shorter daylight and iffy weather here in the NE the opportunities to play get less and less.  Also I always dislike playing with the sun angle so low this time of year--- finding my ball is tougher and it just messes with my eyes.   

 

Overall though I ended the year improving.  After my index hit its highest in a decade, mostly because of bad driving that had eroded the last 3 years and got horrifically bad this year, I finally hit rock bottom and sought professional help 🙂   After a few lessons from a good pro I started driving much better and golf suddenly became enjoyable again and my index started trending down.   

 

Overall though I'm glad winter is coming and the clubs will soon trade places with the skis from the basement to the garage.

As soon as I go rip a few groomers I'll completely forget about playing golf until April 🙂   

 

Edited October 29, 2021 by BlackDiamondPar5

[dropkicked]

I haven't played in a week... So I decided to buy new 2022 things.. 🤣

#compensate

[TiScape]

1 hour ago, dropkicked said:

I haven't played in a week... So I decided to buy new 2022 things.. 🤣

#compensate

That will arrive in Spring! 🤣

[dropkicked]

22 minutes ago, TiScape said:

That will arrive in Spring! 🤣

HAHA so true!! (at least I hope) 🤣

[sheppy335]

I HATE Winter! I am not ready to stop playing. It will be a long winter but going to Indoor range and simulator all winter will help with the needs. 

[Haroputt]

Put my clubs away three weeks ago but it was nice dry 14 C and sunny in Vancouver and decided to play  
Been just putting indoor during the past few weeks and reading up tips on putting. 
Well too much knowledge screw me over and I couldn’t putt.  Had to take my hybrid out for most of the round just so I could just putt instinctively.  I had that happen to me once last year and I remember putting with a belly wedge for a round 

[MattyO1984]

Not sure how I could do what some of you guys do and put the clubs away for the winter. I get that Scotland gets a bad wrap when it comes to weather but for the most part, we get to play all year round. It can be cold, wet and windy but we have lucked out with snow the past few winters which means that we are able to get out there. It might be winter tees and greens and either mats on the fairway or kick it to the side and play from the rough but we can still get a swing. That said, I must admit, I am kinda looking forward to the winter and getting the chance to try and get some work done fitness wise…definitely have the dad bod on the go and I genuinely feel like it’s hurting my golf game so that has to change!!

[elwhippy]

Course closed since last Thursday. Very heavy rain. Praying it is open this weekend. Leaves coming down so adios new ammo, hello scuffed up and distance balls. 

[Unibrow]

I don't mind winter, gives my back some rest and the time off makes me excited for golf when the weather starts to turn in the spring. No other real winter hobbies I just mess up digital people on x box. Plus my liver gets a rest, I only really drink when I golf, beer keeps my clubs intact.

[Tiptx1122]

Wow my 1st day of retirement and the weather never got above 50*, windy rain off and on. Supposed to be like that all week but colder. I should have retired 2 months ago. My clubs are so ready but I'm not

[scooterhd2]

I feel your pain. The lows are starting to hit into the 50s. Normally I go barefoot out on the driveway to get the Sunday paper, but I had to wear sandals this weekend. That time of year, you know? I just turned the pool heater on to keep it at an enjoyable 88 degrees. Gone are the dog days of summer.  8 AM tee time this Sunday is just right in that in between zone. Shorts for sure, but do you start up with long sleeves? I don't know. I like to put sunscreen on at the house so I'll probably let it breath and just wear a polo and be chilly on the first couple holes. Pro tip, keep a hand warmer in the bag with your balls so they will fly farther. 

 

[bekgolf]

On 11/1/2021 at 1:29 PM, Tiptx1122 said:

Wow my 1st day of retirement and the weather never got above 50*, windy rain off and on. Supposed to be like that all week but colder. I should have retired 2 months ago. My clubs are so ready but I'm not

 

Congrats on the retirement!

 

50 and intermittent rain gives me a mostly open course most of the time and those that are out there move along nicely.  It's one aspect of winter golf I enjoy.  I don't enjoy the results of hitting down on a golf ball in a soaked fairway though.  

[mvhoffman]

20 hours ago, scooterhd2 said:

I feel your pain. The lows are starting to hit into the 50s. Normally I go barefoot out on the driveway to get the Sunday paper, but I had to wear sandals this weekend. That time of year, you know? I just turned the pool heater on to keep it at an enjoyable 88 degrees. Gone are the dog days of summer.  8 AM tee time this Sunday is just right in that in between zone. Shorts for sure, but do you start up with long sleeves? I don't know. I like to put sunscreen on at the house so I'll probably let it breath and just wear a polo and be chilly on the first couple holes. Pro tip, keep a hand warmer in the bag with your balls so they will fly farther. 

 

It was *28 here this morning in PA.  Thick frost layer on the grass.  Ski season is right around the corner

[Golferpaul]

Here in Austin the best golf weather is October to May.  So we are just getting started.

[jimb6golf]

Some mixed feelings as the weather gets colder around the Boston area.  Playing in the warm weather is obviously the best but fall golf is pretty nice as well, with less people and cooler days.  I'll continue to play through  the winter, when there's no snow on the ground, and it's enjoyable although no where near as good as summertime.  But playing in the colder weather has its benefits - very few people playing, very quiet and peaceful, and watching funny bounces on the frozen turf too.  It's a good time to work on your swing and not really worry about score too. 

[VNutz]

Game has gone in the tank the past few months, so I'm ok with a winter not having the frustration of not knowing where the ball is going. Will take some time off and let my body forget whatever it's doing right now and get some stuff done around the house.

[GLF4EVR]

Hoping to squeeze a few more rounds in before the ground gets hard.  During the winter is when I tend to tinker with my clubs, however this winter will be different.  Winter of 2019/2020 was changing from steel to graphite in the 3-PW irons & a "new" driver.  My hands were the most appreciative of the switch to graphite.  I built the irons to match the SW of the previous set.  Noticed a big improvement in accuracy, but distance was usually short with the occasional long ball.  Last winter I did an MOI conversion with the irons using my 8 iron as my base club.  From there I changed the lengths to a 3/8" increment from the 1/2" that they used to be at.  This season I came close 3 times to tying my best ever score by one stroke.  By biggest learning curve this year was to try and loose the caveman mentality with hitting an iron shot.  If I tried to put too much into the shot it was not a pretty sight to behold (unless you were the opposition).  Just a nice controlled tempo swing is the trick.  Plus, the distance was back to what I had with steel shafts.  Being 63, don't know how much longer it will last (but not going to look the gift horse in the mouth either).  About the only thing this winter has is changing grips.  The current ones have gone about 4 seasons. Shows how much I am able to get out.

[Roejye]

So now that winter is basically here in the upper Midwest I am now annoyed that my season is over. I went out yesterday and played ok, so that may be a part of it. It would've been nice to go out on a good scoring round. I'll look at the positives I guess, I only lost 1 ball, and I probably could have found it if I bothered to look, and it was a course I hadn't played before.

 

We have a couple more days of very nice weather, but we're looking at possibly the first snowfall of the season on Friday and some trees decided to drop a bunch of leaves, so I'll probably take my golf time to clear off my driveway and walkways. The joys of being an adult.