tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185205577530751959.post8644692037908664003..comments2023-10-28T07:15:01.449-07:00Comments on Golf Tips & Quips: I Can't Feel My Fingers!!!Dexter Francoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04740748860140647097noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185205577530751959.post-63983480001371784622012-02-09T22:44:51.371-08:002012-02-09T22:44:51.371-08:00Thanks for visiting Thomas. Thankfully it's be...Thanks for visiting Thomas. Thankfully it's beginning to warm up, so I can get out a little earlier now;-)Dexter Francoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04740748860140647097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185205577530751959.post-39605251258366631272012-02-04T08:21:56.254-08:002012-02-04T08:21:56.254-08:00Interesting and important information. It is reall...Interesting and important information. It is really beneficial for us. ThanksThomashttp://xgstour.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185205577530751959.post-75733015118004430012011-11-14T20:18:53.550-08:002011-11-14T20:18:53.550-08:00I don't mind getting up early. It's just t...I don't mind getting up early. It's just the cold weather that gets to me. I played a few rounds in Hilton Head, South Carolina last summer in which we started at the crack of dawn. Nothing is more beautiful than watching the sun rise as it shines off the morning dew.Dexter Francoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04740748860140647097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185205577530751959.post-13347857988315370772011-11-14T11:46:46.122-08:002011-11-14T11:46:46.122-08:00Yes I'm an early starter as well. I love playi...Yes I'm an early starter as well. I love playing when it's quiet and you feel like you're the only ones on the golf course. <br /><br />When it is cold it can take me 4 - 6 holes to warm up here in Australia. After that it's okay but you just have to hope by that stage you haven't shot yourself out of the round.Troy Vayanoshttp://www.fixyourgolfslicetoday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185205577530751959.post-29064783579337624542011-11-11T16:14:34.130-08:002011-11-11T16:14:34.130-08:00Mr Kipling and his buddies must have had it tough ...Mr Kipling and his buddies must have had it tough on the golf course when he was away from creating his masterpieces on those cold days in England. I'm the same way when it comes to cold weather. I'd much rather wait for a warmer day.Dexter Francoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04740748860140647097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185205577530751959.post-54855200648232884722011-11-11T03:34:25.344-08:002011-11-11T03:34:25.344-08:00Apparently Rudyard Kipling was a fan of snow golf,...Apparently Rudyard Kipling was a fan of snow golf, wonder how he kept warm without all the warm light layers we have these days...brrr! Gotta admit I'm a fairweather golfer, unless I'm only going down to the range. jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236776424367234148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185205577530751959.post-65835354702934162512011-11-07T15:37:01.825-08:002011-11-07T15:37:01.825-08:00Miami was basically completely flat. The few 9'...Miami was basically completely flat. The few 9's that I talked about walking earlier took place in Miami. Arizona has dramatic elevation changes due to the surrounding mountains.<br /><br />My parents live in Ohio and I had a chance to play a few of the courses there. They have true hills. There were times when I hit the fairway but I still did not have a level stance. Picking the right club when hitting into severely elevated greens can be challenging. <br /><br />The other feature of the Ohio courses that I played that differed from Miami and Phoenix was that the fairways were heavily tree-lined. It puts a premium on hitting the ball accurately. The courses I'm used to playing are a lot more forgiving.Dexter Francoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04740748860140647097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185205577530751959.post-9839162386075694432011-11-07T14:56:35.882-08:002011-11-07T14:56:35.882-08:00Back to your original post, I've played in Dec...Back to your original post, I've played in December, January, and February, when the weather was, for us, cold. I have a set of clubs with graphite shafts because I understand all about that stinging hand feeling from mishits with steel shafts.<br /><br />I lived in Utah for a few months this year. It snowed or was too cold for me to get on the course. I really wanted to see for myself about hitting the driver farther in the thinner air. <br /><br />Houston is not known for elevation changes. Most of our courses are mostly level, with maybe an elevated green. It's great to a different course in the state that actually has hills.Leftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12093494706498867506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185205577530751959.post-32186309874229974742011-11-07T14:03:03.863-08:002011-11-07T14:03:03.863-08:00Same here. There have only been a few course out h...Same here. There have only been a few course out here that even allow walkers. Many of the desert course wind up into the sides of the mountains. Walking it would be a workout in itself.<br /><br />For example, The Phoenician has two par 3's, that if walking, a golfer would have to climb about 150 feet up a hill due to the elevation change. During the summer, in 115 degree temperatures, that would be near impossible.<br /><br />I would like to walk more courses though. The only courses I have walked have been of the 9 hole variety. I would like to see what kind of stamina I would have over the course of 18 holes.Dexter Francoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04740748860140647097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185205577530751959.post-46476600701366199042011-11-07T13:47:40.936-08:002011-11-07T13:47:40.936-08:00I have a buddy who lives in Phoenix. He plays (mos...I have a buddy who lives in Phoenix. He plays (mostly) after work and is happy with playing about 9 or so holes before dinner.<br /><br />I play in Houston, which is not known for its wintry temperature. I admit that I don't carry my bag. I did that once in July (curiosity) and staggered off the course on the 12th hole. <br /><br />I walk the course from time to time using a hand cart, if the course allows it. I also admit that I don't actually taste that first cold drink in the clubhouse afterward. Somewhere in the middle of the second drink, I start looking around the room.<br /><br />A few of the courses here are so spread out that you have to ride the cart. One of courses that I play has the first hole near the clubhouse, then you hop onto a pedestrian bridge and ride to the far side of the course to play the second through eighth hole, and then ride back to play the ninth.Leftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12093494706498867506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185205577530751959.post-20364666904637933652011-11-07T13:14:29.379-08:002011-11-07T13:14:29.379-08:00I'm with you Lefty. Around 10AM is perfect for...I'm with you Lefty. Around 10AM is perfect for me and when I get done at 2PM, there is still plenty of day left to do other stuff. Late afternoon rounds are okay, but I always feel a bit sluggish during these rounds, especially if I have had a busy morning. <br /><br />Early morning rounds around beneficial here in Phoenix though. During the height of the summer months the low can sometimes be 90 degrees. Getting out before the sun is at full strength is a definite perk to losing a little bit of sleep.Dexter Francoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04740748860140647097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185205577530751959.post-62347163684344815862011-11-07T12:55:25.226-08:002011-11-07T12:55:25.226-08:00I had one buddy who was a sunrise golfer. He would...I had one buddy who was a sunrise golfer. He would set it up at the course, who knew him, to play the first 9 and pay at the turn. He liked it because he could play 18 as fast as possible and still have the whole day.<br /><br />I'm more of a late morning golfer. I'm much happier playing about 10 or 11 in the morning and finishing around two. <br /> <br />I've played a few rounds late in the afternoon after work, but most of those only last 9 - 12 holes. There was one course that I played five or six times before I made it to the 18th.Leftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12093494706498867506noreply@blogger.com