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Old lad at Leopardstown driving range
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Was out today and this is the only thread that I could think of that this fits in.
In the end reading back now - it wasn't the bloke in this thread - but found a "legend" today.
Was fairly crazy out wind wise and just after hitting my 2nd shot to the first a gent drove up to me in a buggy and said - that me and him were to have a match (he later told me he was in his 70s), we also had to go back to the first tee too. Now there was no match planed and I was short of time - but you can't really refuse a match from a 70+ year old. Anyway - considering the wind on the coast it was a sensible option rather than chasing a score that wasn't there.
He was a guy who had been a low player all his life ("less than 4") - but just due to age was off - 13. Means he had 9 shots on me. I was playing poorly - but he absolute hammered me 6 & 4.
But was hilarious stuff.
On my first wedge into the first, into about 10 feet - he runs over and says , if you don't mind me saying, your divot is way too deep - it should only be the size of 5 euro. I told him - I know , but have been struggling for the last while with wedges.
We walked off the first, with him 1 up after holing a 12 footer.
Walking to next tee - he tells me I could do with losing a bit of weight - (lol). F***er right again.
Next hole I hit a cracking 7 iron to 8 feet - held it up against the wind, but only good enough to be putting first - he had hit a very impressive 5 wood in. Hole halved.
Walking off that hole he tells me how it is silly that a player off my handicap is not using a prov1 - and basically unless you understand ball compression - you are going nowhere.
On 3rd hole I hit a bunker and hit a fairly good bunker shot - but he tells me that I should know it was 1 club extra, not two - I said I better say something back to this lad - because he thinks I basically know nothing about golf. I told him , I was adding loft to get over lip and as it was a cross wind I was using the wind to bring ball back into green - was almost perfect.
He let me off for a while then.
He went on to tell me how he retired from banking in his 50s and basically all his life used golf to entertain clients. It was interesting stuff. We had the chat about the ratio to gross income that people were borrowing and why it all went wrong - Then he started explaining to me how we need to fully understand the ambient conditions in the context of distance control.
He then asked me - " Do you know what they call me in my club" - I had got a feel this guy could take a joke - even one on the very edge. I answered
"The bollix".
Thank feck he laughed. He told me he was the "professor" due to his detailed papers and notes on the game.
We were only around the 9th hole and the match was looking near over - him 4 up. I was playing poor - but he was sort of unbeatable - on every fairway , 2nd shot in or around the green - he just had to get up and down to win holes and he had an outstanding short game. He told me how he payed a lot with professionals, coached young guys, played with all the greats in the Irish game.
Over the next 9 holes - he ripped apart my- Swing
- Grip
- Posture
- alignment
- stance
- putting
- wedge play
- ball postion
- tee height
He was somewhat right about it all.
His bible on the game was Ben Hogan's Five lessons.
We had a coffee after and a laugh. Before I left I asked him is there anything else in my game or personality he would like to take apart.
He laughed.
I Laughed.
Left in the car with way more questions than answers.1 -
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FixdePitchmark wrote: »Was out today and this is the only thread that I could think of that this fits in.
In the end reading back now - it wasn't the bloke in this thread - but found a "legend" today.
Was fairly crazy out wind wise and just after hitting my 2nd shot to the first a gent drove up to me in a buggy and said - that me and him were to have a match (he later told me he was in his 70s), we also had to go back to the first tee too. Now there was no match planed and I was short of time - but you can't really refuse a match from a 70+ year old. Anyway - considering the wind on the coast it was a sensible option rather than chasing a score that wasn't there.
He was a guy who had been a low player all his life ("less than 4") - but just due to age was off - 13. Means he had 9 shots on me. I was playing poorly - but he absolute hammered me 6 & 4.
But was hilarious stuff.
On my first wedge into the first, into about 10 feet - he runs over and says , if you don't mind me saying, your divot is way too deep - it should only be the size of 5 euro. I told him - I know , but have been struggling for the last while with wedges.
We walked off the first, with him 1 up after holing a 12 footer.
Walking to next tee - he tells me I could do with losing a bit of weight - (lol). F***er right again.
Next hole I hit a cracking 7 iron to 8 feet - held it up against the wind, but only good enough to be putting first - he had hit a very impressive 5 wood in. Hole halved.
Walking off that hole he tells me how it is silly that a player off my handicap is not using a prov1 - and basically unless you understand ball compression - you are going nowhere.
On 3rd hole I hit a bunker and hit a fairly good bunker shot - but he tells me that I should know it was 1 club extra, not two - I said I better say something back to this lad - because he thinks I basically know nothing about golf. I told him , I was adding loft to get over lip and as it was a cross wind I was using the wind to bring ball back into green - was almost perfect.
He let me off for a while then.
He went on to tell me how he retired from banking in his 50s and basically all his life used golf to entertain clients. It was interesting stuff. We had the chat about the ratio to gross income that people were borrowing and why it all went wrong - Then he started explaining to me how we need to fully understand the ambient conditions in the context of distance control.
He then asked me - " Do you know what they call me in my club" - I had got a feel this guy could take a joke - even one on the very edge. I answered
"The bollix".
Thank feck he laughed. He told me he was the "professor" due to his detailed papers and notes on the game.
We were only around the 9th hole and the match was looking near over - him 4 up. I was playing poor - but he was sort of unbeatable - on every fairway , 2nd shot in or around the green - he just had to get up and down to win holes and he had an outstanding short game. He told me how he payed a lot with professionals, coached young guys, played with all the greats in the Irish game.
Over the next 9 holes - he ripped apart my- Swing
- Grip
- Posture
- alignment
- stance
- putting
- wedge play
- ball postion
- tee height
He was somewhat right about it all.
His bible on the game was Ben Hogan's Five lessons.
We had a coffee after and a laugh. Before I left I asked him is there anything else in my game or personality he would like to take apart.
He laughed.
I Laughed.
Left in the car with way more questions than answers.
I love it. Just when I was thinking there's not much happening in this forum any more. Thanks for giving me a laugh!
P.S. Maybe we should rename this thread "Old bollixes over 70 with advice".0 -
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Great story, FdP... I love oul fellas like that - sure he was probably a bit of a hoor, but lots of young people are awful hoors too and can't teach ya anything about life!
Great to see/hear a man of that age still with plenty of life and with a bit of divil in him too... not sure I could play golf with him every week though 0 -
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