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For those of you that live in temperate climates, I was wondering how you deal with your game during winter. In the past, I just accepted that I would stop playing for 5 months and forget everything I learned then start over in April. I don't want to do that this year. I plan on going once a week to a driving range that has heated tees. Next year, I plan on moving to Florida, then I won't have to worry about winters any more.
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Next year, I plan on moving to Florida, then I won't have to worry about winters any more.
I definitely do not feel sympathy for you.
You don't say where you are located, but I would really be PO'd, if you said you were presently in North Carolina, or such. Many of my friends take group trips to the Carolinas at these periods of autumney/wintery weather, and think it's heavenly, whereas some of the locals there are packing up their clubs. It's all relative.
I think it's a good idea about working out at those heated facilities. We have several here. As long as you work on the right things and don't just pound balls and ingrain faults. I feel that it's good conditioning for the body, and keeps you flexible, so less of a cold start in Spring. One guy at a club I belonged to, spent the winter developing a draw, which he never had before.
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hi all,
i live on the south coast of england, and will play all winter . my course has only shut once in the last 4 years as it drains well. i just put on more layers as it gets colder and use hand warmers . we operate a 'pick & clean' policy if you are on the fairway , so accurate driving pays dividends. i don't expect to improve much through winter, just take what comes weather wise . will be playing in our midweek pairs matchplay league , which starts in november and finishes in march.Comment
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I not moving South, but in the winter I take my game to the indoor range.Comment
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My short game improves over the winter - chips and pitches into the net in the garage, putting indoors on the Boomerang. I work on visualisation (I'm not bad already) and tend to read books about clubmaking, clubfitting and course strategy. After Club Champ in late August is when I start making swing changes. I play the whole year with whatever I seem to have in the spring that has a modicum of accuracy, and then change through the winter. That way I'm not wasting scoring days on the course muddling through a swing change.Comment
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Originally posted by LowPost42 View Post
I agree with your stance on not experimentiing with anything new until the Champs are over. Then it's a feast. Most times the new stuff turns out to be disasterous, but at least it's not counting.
The reason I posted is your reference to the Boomerang. I bought one about 3 years ago, and still have not used it. I've made a major move in that period and I've been tied up with renovations and downsizing the clutter. I'll give it a try this winter. Thanks for the reminder.
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