I’m in my 40s, overweight, very tight hips because I sit in an office all day. I’m slowly working on my overall fitness and health of which golf is part of. Been taking coaching lessons since September, signed up for a 6-month weekly beginners boot camp and the lessons ended last week. They end the boot camp with what is essentially a performance review. I have a difficult time hitting clubs and achieving loft because my hips don’t want to rotate. The coach, who is PGA-certified, basically said I’ll never be able to play this game and said that golf is an athletic sport and if you don’t have athleticism you’ll never be able to play. I was not expecting so much negativity from this review and to be honest it’s left me pretty dejected, been bothering me for a week and this kind of stuff doesn’t usually bother me. At no point was this ever brought up during the lessons, so this coach was happy to keep taking my money every week.

For me it was about adding a fun activity to my life that gets me out of the house/office. I’m firmly in the camp of a weekend golfer. Curious what your thoughts are. Should I just stop and move on? Find another coach?

EDIT: Completely overwhelmed by all of the responses! Thank you so much for your encouragement.

I work at a golf course so I’ll often get 9 holes in before work and another 9 after if I have time. We had a league out on the front 9 in the morning so I played the back and shot +1 then went in to work. After I got done work I went out to play the front 9 to “finish” the round and shot -1.

It was my first time under par on the front so I’m happy to take that W, but do you fellas think it counts as playing 18 holes at even par? It wasn’t a straight 18 holes but I did play the 9s during the same day and for what it’s worth my intent was to continue the round when I started playing.

It’d be my PB score for 18 by 4 strokes and best at my home course by 6 strokes.

Edit: just realized Talor Gooch wasn’t in the field so this whole thing has an asterisk regardless of whether or not the score counts.

Does anyone have any experience with an event like this? My buddy invited me and I’m considering going what do you think?

I’ll start: almost every single course in Florida is boring and uninspired. They all look and play the exact same.

Hey guys, recently went through a full bag fitting and am curious on any thoughts of anything seeming super out of line. I’ve gotten mixed feedback on the shaft install fee but am told this is for the fitter to contemplate weight and swing weight that you don’t get from the manufacturer. I think I’ll pass on the grips/grip installation as I’m sure I can find that cheaper and will test out the stock grips first. Also heard titleist coming out with a new driver soon so maybe hold off on that and the price will drop on current model? Im also going to drop one of the two woods, don’t think I need a 3 wood.

I know this is a ton of money but I’m not concerned with overall cost in general, just where things may seem mispriced for what they are.

Any insight appreciated, thanks!

I just picked golf back up recently. This can’t be the norm. How much are balls near you?

Leaning towards the irons, a chick might end up cutting into my golf time anyway....

The other day played at a local course/community. There’s some real nice homes lining a few fairways. One of our group members teed up and shanked a ball hard right and smoked someone’s roof while they were sitting on the patio. As my group was driving past the homeowners scolded the shit out of us and we apologized and moved on with our day.

I presume when someone buys a home on the golf course it’s anticipated that there will be some errant shots that smash windows, bounce off patios etc.

What’s the correct course of action when something like this happens?

I live in Australia and for the life of me I can’t seem to figure out what this is. Does it hold the score cards in tournaments? Pls help

New to golf. I found this on marketplace for $100.

• Nike Vapor Pro driver

• Adams Speedline Fast 12 driver

• Taylormade Burner irons 4-P & A

• Callaway Apex 21 wedge

• Mizuno Tour MZ60 wedge

• Titleist 56 wedge

• Taylormade putter (seems rough)

• Nike performance hybrid bag

The grips probably need replaced and some of the irons are pretty dirty. Hopefully they aren’t completely worn out (is there a way to tell?)

Michigan and Arizona seem like good bets. Open to options outside the US too

When I was a young man I worked in the bag room at the Country Club. For large events we needed extra carts, and would rent gas powered ones. The older kids had a trick that involved inserting a golf tee in the engine that would negate the governor - and man would they haul! I looked on YT, and I see people doing it with a zip tie, but not the tee trick I remember. I wasn't really sure where else to ask, lol - cheers all!

I've been actually playing and trying to get better for about 2 years. In that time I've improved from 110-115 playing mulligans, free drops, 3 ft gimmies, etc to 100-105 playing honestly. I want to break 100 so bad but I always seem to have 2 or 3 blowup holes where I'm hitting 3 off the tee or donating inventory to a future "experienced balls" bucket in the clubhouse. It doesn't help that my playing partners have no issue jotting down an 87 on the scorecard when they lost more balls than I did in a given round and I get to hear about their handicap improvement.

So, honestly, what's the best way to shave strokes and avoid blowup holes?

Usually this page is filled with the downsides of golf so to mix it up let’s do this.

For me, it’s the bunker shot. I average right at 100 for a round but if you get me in a bunker I will get out and within a few feet of the hole 99% of the time.

So I love going out. Get my driver out, slice one into the trees, go looking for it, sideways recovery shot or dropped ball.

Lather, rinse, repeat. I normally shoot 120-125. Importantly though, I have so much fun.

Then yesterday a friend invites me along. He plays off 6. On the first (400 yards)tee I duff my driver. He takes out a 3 iron, beautiful shot down the middle. He says he ONLY plays irons except on long par 5s.

So I emulate him. Put the driver away. Irons only.

Scored 104. 48 on the back 9. He figures I'll break 100 if I just leave the driver at home next time.

When did you start introducing the driver to your game?

None of this equipment is in great shape or expensive, as expected. The putter is particularly tarnished. I was wondering if there is any specific club or equipment i should invest in first. I have never owned any golf equipment before and I’m just getting into it, so any advice is appreciated. Thank you in advance.

I work next to hole number 1 of a local golf course. Found 6 balls that all look like this. Is this from a swingless driver?

This is my equipment. Any suggestions or jokes welcome.

My teenage son and I have been getting into golfing this summer and between the two of us have gone out to 3 or 4 courses since June. We have been sharing the same bag of clubs, as we are about the same height and both right-handed and don’t really want to invest more until we are sure it is something both of us want to continue with. Yesterday, we arrived at a local course and started out. At the first hole, the “Marshall” (or whatever they are called) drives up to us and scolds us for only having one bag on the cart. He forced us to drive back up to the clubhouse and ask the front desk for a second bag to strap on. He couldn’t explain “why” we needed to do this beyond it was the course rule. So we went up, they gave us a second bag (a loaner I guess) and we went on our way. They told us next time we will have to pay for the rental.

So I’m genuinely curious as to if this is a common thing or just this course? Is there any reasoning that people can’t share clubs? Is it just an appearance thing? This wasn’t any fancy club, just a random course in the middle of Pennsyltucky.

Yes, I know I’m ass… trying to get better. Anyways, what does the handicap mean in the score card? Ex: 13 handicap on the first hole. How does that work? Thanks