Winter Golf Plans

I play if it’s dry and the course is likely to be reasonably dry too. I hate the soggy ground and winter mats. I don’t have much tolerance for cold wet days either. So mostly I’ll be at the range and taking it easy looking forward to March April time.

Never miss winter golf in nearly 40 years. Love it. 9 holes on a Saturday, no time pressure, and if it's a reasonable day, beside the sea on a links course there's nothing better.

In saying that, when I was a kid a few winters on a park land course, on greens and fairways that were then not doused in sand for drainage was tough going. And it always seemed to be colder in land too. But I'd still play.

But the disappointment of the green keeper having to put his foot down and announce "Course Closed ALL DAY due to Frost" are days that are a real downer when ye have been looking forward to it all week pining for it from the office.

I took up golf for the first time a little over a year ago so I have no real experience in winter practice etc.

I've spent the year trying to get to grips with the basics of the game and tbh I've struggled and hacked it around all year long (as @dan_ep82 can attest to!) 😂

I've started to see some very slight improvements in the past month or so, which is encouraging. So I plan to hopefully try to build on that over the winter. I won't get out to play as often as I'd like but hopefully will spend some time each week at the range. Been losing a heap of shots off the tee all year. If I can get some more consistency with driver and keep it in play more often than not, then I should hopefully see my handicap start to trend downwards a bit next year.

If not, then I might take up snooker or something instead!

I'm out every Sunday morning for 9. Really enjoyable as there is Zero stress. Also get to do the things I won't do in normal qualifying conditions. Like use an iron off every tee. Chip with a 60° only, chip with a 7-i etc. etc. Easier to do just to get a feeling for what I can take into the new season in Spring.

really no difference between winter and summer in our place. A bit harder to get on the tee-sheet due to less open hours and no midweek golf. Qualifying conditions all year round make a huge difference when it comes to deciding whether to move somewhere else or not

I haven't swung a club on the course or range for about a month. I usually love a bit of winter golf on the links but very little motivation at the minute and actually enjoyed the sabbatical.

booked in for 9 in the morning and might play once maybe twice more between now and end of December before starting back into some practice in January

What net did you order if you don't mind me asking? I'm looking at getting a net, mat plus Garmin R10 for the winter season. We can still play 13 holes during the winter period but when its wet and cold my interest is fairly low. Also have a 3 month old in the house at the moment so getting out is difficult. Last qualifying round was early September and probably April before i enter a card again.

Winter plan is as above, get a net and mat setup in the back garden and possibly invest in a Garmin R10. Eventually hope to get a decent sim setup with a Skytrak but that requires a shed to go up in the garden which is a while away. Have some space in the current garage which might allow me to hit irons and wedges indoors but have a lot of clearing out to do as well as running it by the better half.

I got fit for a Titleist TSR3 3 wood and Stealth DHY, 3 wood is from Santa so won't get to hit that but hope to bring the Stealth out a few times over the winter to see how it goes though I bought it for summer use mainly. So basically plan is to get a mat, net and maybe the R10. Try the stealth and 3 wood out a few times between now and March. If i can get to the range a few times i'll do that too but plan on taking it relatively easy. Will see where I am this time next year but if I can stay around what I am now in the handicap i'll be happy enough.

From what i can tell there seems to be lots of manufacturers branding nets that are more or less identical. I have seen this brand recommended by golf monthly and todays golfer https://www.amazon.co.uk/Links-Choice-Driving-Balls-Grass/dp/B002CZQ3OI/ref=rvi_sccl_2/261-3447226-9502410?pd_rd_w=CK5xy&content-id=amzn1.sym.febd3956-4d60-4288-b8f2-cb468eb6674d&pf_rd_p=febd3956-4d60-4288-b8f2-cb468eb6674d&pf_rd_r=JG9JXJD6A8RK51XQMRTA&pd_rd_wg=flmbW&pd_rd_r=5dbd013d-044d-46ab-9cde-74f4eb2408b7&pd_rd_i=B002CZQ3OI&psc=1 but the amazon reviews are mixed.