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23rd August 2006 11:02 AM
#1
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Japanese Tour)
Howdy from sunny Qld
What an interesting forum - so many topics, threads and posts. I could get lost in here for days. Certainly have been for hours. Recommended to me by BrisWesty.
Played as a kid/teen, then other interests got in the way, and after a couple of decades, only refound my love of golf about 3 years ago. Have been squeezing in 9 holes at Victoria Park GC Brisbane early most Saturday mornings with a couple of mates. Now want golf to take up a bit more of my life, and judging by some of the posts, that's not going to be hard.
Made the mistake of hitting with a Ping G5 6 iron at a recent demo night at Vic Park driving range. Ouch, new as soon as I hit a few, that this was going to cost me a bit of money. As an impressionable kid, used to caddie for a guy that had Pings - gees they were good. So, have gone full hog for some Ping irons, 5 wood, 2 hybrids + a Cleveland 460 Launcer Comp driver. Irons should be here any day now. The driver's fantastic. Just gotta give some more thought to a new putter, and gees, i'd better play well. Would play off about 18-20 at the mo, and looking to improve my chipping and putting.
So looking forward to getting a h'cap, and playing in games/comps at different courses around SE Qld. Read with interest one post to a new member about joining either Robina Woods ($129) or Gold Coast Country Club ($99). Alternatively, have also thought about joining www.aussiegolfclub.com ($99 h'cap and insurance option). I'll have to do some more research on cheap Clubs, and then join one. Actually, I'll start a new thread for your current ideas. Going away for 3 weeks from late Sep, so will get into the swing (*bad pun*) of things, and join, when I get back.
Great to see all these rounds organised all over the place.
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23rd August 2006 11:07 AM
#2
Site Owner
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
Hello back from Sunny Qld and welcome, rusty.
Plenty of options to join golf clubs for handicap maintenance, but Robina Woods seems to be the pick.
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23rd August 2006 11:09 AM
#3
Legend of OZgolf
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Welcome and hello from Toowoomba rusty. Hope to catch up with you one day.
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23rd August 2006 11:13 AM
#4
Site Owner
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
No comment about Ping, jaster?
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23rd August 2006 11:23 AM
#5
Senior Member
Multiple Major Winner
Welcome aboard Rusty. Yeah I tried those Pings at a demo recently and they were dead easy to hit. Good choice.
Come and join Robina with the rest of us! I reckon next year we should have our champs at Robina & Colonial. Half the forum will be members by then and the rest can come at guest rate...!
golflink WITB
TSR3 9deg |
TSR3 15deg |
TSR2 3H |
T100 4-GW |
Vokey 56 & 60 |
Newport 2.5
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23rd August 2006 11:26 AM
#6
Legend of OZgolf
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Originally Posted by
AndyP
No comment about Ping, jaster?
Preaching to the converted is not worth my time
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23rd August 2006 12:35 PM
#7
Senior Member
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
Hi Rusty,
sounds like you'll fit in around here without any problems.
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23rd August 2006 01:21 PM
#8
Senior Member
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
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23rd August 2006 02:22 PM
#9
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Hi Rusty,
My "apologies" for pointing you in this direction. Now Mrs Rusty will be as annoyed as Mrs BrisWesty!
WITB -
Driver - Nessie 9o
Woods - Turbo Power III+ 3 & 5 wood
Irons - Oxygen - Type S 3HL, 4HL, 5-PW
Wedges - xds 56 & 60 degree
Putter - Tomahawk Sniper
H'cap - 12.7 on 1/1/08, 12.8 on 1/1/09, 13.7 on 1/1/10
http://www.golflink.com.au/HandicapH..._no=4130402024
"I played golf. I did not get a hole in one, but I did hit a guy. That was way more satisfying." Mitch Hedberg
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23rd August 2006 03:58 PM
#10
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Howdy from grey Melbourne. Welcome aboard to The Love Boat. ( don't know why I added that - makes no sense really)
FlowerGolf
What's in the bag
Driver :Taylormade R7 draw HT
3 & 5 wood -Taylormade R7 draw
Hybrid - TM R7 draw 22,28
5 - SW Taylormade XD Burner
60 - Wishon wedges
Putter - Yes Natalie
Ball - Whatever!!
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23rd August 2006 04:41 PM
#11
Senior Member
Touring Pro (PGA)
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23rd August 2006 04:44 PM
#12
Senior Member
Grand Slam Winner
Hi Rusty
Welcome to OzGolf, bit of a freakshow but is more bark than bite, and once you do meet most of us they are no way like the people you think they are by their posts on here.
Grant
Grunt's Golflink
TM Burner - Cobra F Speed 3W - TM Draw 3H - TM Burner 4i-AW - Vokey 54/58 Wedges - Wilson 8862 Blade
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23rd August 2006 09:40 PM
#13
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
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28th August 2006 12:49 PM
#14
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Japanese Tour)
ah yes, picked up the pings on Thursday. bloody lovely! have trouble putting them down...
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28th August 2006 01:21 PM
#15
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Originally Posted by
Rusty
ah yes, picked up the pings on Thursday. bloody lovely! have trouble putting them down...
So - are they all nice and shiny
FlowerGolf
What's in the bag
Driver :Taylormade R7 draw HT
3 & 5 wood -Taylormade R7 draw
Hybrid - TM R7 draw 22,28
5 - SW Taylormade XD Burner
60 - Wishon wedges
Putter - Yes Natalie
Ball - Whatever!!
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28th August 2006 05:46 PM
#16
Senior Member
Touring Pro (PGA)
Originally Posted by
Flowergirl
So - are they all nice and shiny
Fair go, they're Pings.
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28th August 2006 08:16 PM
#17
I was gonna make a similar comment.
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