craigmitchell_qs
enthusiast
Reged: 22/07/2008
Posts: 208
Loc: Wishaw, Scotland
|
|
Given that golf is a highly weather dependant activity, my questions for today are ..... Do you regularly check a weather forecast for golf, which one do you use and , most importantly, is it any bloody good??
I have consulted many different forecasts and have finally settled on a talented amateur (who lives less than half a mile from my golf course) who publishes a web based forecast specifically for my local area. It's a hobby for the guy and he's far more accurate than anybody else i've found. Also he has a live webcam and live updates of the current weather conditions which allows me to sit at work, log in and check the weather at home, allowing me to make the " should I rush home and try and get a crafty round in ?" decision. 
For the guys who live near me ( madandra and boabski) here's his website :
Fair play to you, Alex Stephens Jr. You're a great guy!
--------------------
What's in my bag?
Hopes, dreams, triumphs and disasters
What's left behind in the Car park?
Work, stress, problems and worries.
|
murphthemog
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 09/03/2007
Posts: 2482
|
|
I use my own barometer, and a quick look at the current weather.
In general in the UK, you can't go far wrong with predicting that tomorrow will be much like today.
--------------------
A Scotty is for life, not just for Christmas
In the bag, mainly Titleist stuff.
|
toonarmy
addict
Reged: 02/11/2007
Posts: 452
Loc: York, England
|
|
I've used accuweather for a while and as long as you keep checking, it's pretty accurate.
Hence the name I suppose!
--------------------
What's in the bag:
Woods - Ping G10 10.5deg driver/Ping G10 15.5deg 3w/Ping G10 18+21deg utilities
Irons - Mizuno MP-57 4-PW
Wedges - Mizuno MP-T chrome series 53+60deg
Putter - Odyssey Sabretooth 35"
Balls - Titleist NXT Tour
|
Parmo
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/10/2007
Posts: 1858
Loc: Leeds, UK
|
|
I use Metcheck or the met office to double check ahead, the rest are worse than useless.
--------------------
Yonex Nanospeed I 12*
Ben Ross V6 Trimass 15* & 18*
King Cobra DWS Baffler 20*
King Cobra FP 2008 4-SW
Srixon WG-706 50*
MD Golf Cobalt 60*
Yes! Callie
Srixon AD333 or NTX Tour
"I look into their eyes, shake their hand, pat their back, and wish them luck, but I am thinking, 'I am going to bury you."
|
HomerJSimpson
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 06/08/2007
Posts: 2956
Loc: Bracknell - Berkshire
|
|
Have a quick nose on the local BBC weather page but then make my own decision. If I'm playing a social round I might take a chance and just pack a waterproof top but if I'm in a competition and the forecast is for heavy showers or longer periods of rain I'll pack my waterproofs, a couple of spare gloves and several small towels.
I tend to trust the BBC weather but will make a decision normally once I get to the club and can see the prevailing weather coming in
--------------------
Happy Golfing
Homer
Handicap 13.7
Callaway Big Bertha 460 11 degree
Cleveland Hi Bore XLS 3 wood
Callaway HI bore XLS 5 wood
Cobra DWS Baffler 3 hybrid
Taylor Made Tour Preferred Burner graphite 4-PW
Taylor Made Z TP 52 degree wedge (zip grooves)
Taylor Made Z TP 56 degree wedge (zip grooves)
Taylormade Rossa Itsy Bitsy Spider Putter
Taylormade TMX golf bag (red/white)
Titleist Pro V
www.royalascotgolfclub.co.uk
|
TWM
enthusiast
Reged: 11/11/2007
Posts: 217
Loc: Glos.
|
|
I use metcheck.com and compare with bbc.co.uk/weather.
metcheck has the advantage of presenting 3hr tranches.
|
madandra
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/03/2007
Posts: 2482
Loc: The land of the Jock Frock
|
|
metcheck is the all seeing eye for me. It is very accurate.
--------------------
Born FREE and taxed to DEATH !!!!!!!!
|
realgolferuk
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 19/08/2007
Posts: 2922
|
|
Who needs a forecast? Where I live we have a major issue with weather (rain).
The fluffy things in the sky that come all that mighty long way across the Atlantic ocean reach a place called Wales. On discovering Wales, they say "not yet, mi' lads, we need to wait for some hills before chucking our precipitation on the good folk and their farms and scorched golf courses".....so they trundle along...merrily (as it happens) until they find some hills or maybe even some big hills, known as mountains....like Snowdon for example.
Then, they let loose with all the fury they can muster.....but before they are spent....(as it were, ooh er missus) they arrive over the green a pleasant land of Shropshire, bringing misery and precipitous woe to all in one of God's finest lands.
Sorry, just found some vintage rum.....
--------------------
Dave
Returned from 5 years of not playing - played off 8-11, now 12 .
Member of the Tommy Armour 845 appreciation society (current membership 2!)
|
stevelockie
addict
Reged: 03/09/2007
Posts: 442
|
|
+1 for Metcheck
--------------------
What's in the bag
Callaway ft-i. 11 deg regular
Srixon M-Steel 3 wood, stiff
Taylor Made Burner 19 degree regular
Taylor Made TP Forged 4-PW DG R300
TM Z Groove Smoke Wedge 54 & 58 Deg
TM Rossa Modena 8 or Ping Zing Redwood
TP Red/Black
|
SS2
enthusiast
Reged: 09/10/2007
Posts: 293
Loc: Glasgow, Scotland
|
|
I previously used the BBC forecast but, having looked at the MetCheck site, I shall be switching brands
--------------------
2008 Starting Handicap: 12.2
2008 Ending Handicap: 12.6
2009 Target: Ask me in January '09
|
HartleyHare
journeyman
Reged: 01/06/2008
Posts: 70
|
|
i always use metcheck now, by far the most acurate, IMO
as for the forecasts on TV, i don't even bother with them.
i reckon they just pick them out of a hat!
--------------------
In my bag
Benross Velo-ct driver, 10 deg
Ben Sayers M1 3 wood, 15 deg
Ben Sayers M8 hybrid, 17 deg
MD golf Superstrong GM irons 3-PW
Bensayers M1 LW,60 deg
Wilson Blackjack V putter
Wilson Titanium ball
|
viscount17
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 13/08/2007
Posts: 2616
Loc: Middle Earth,
|
|
bbc forecasts have really gone down in my estimation, anything over a couple of days is represented by a universal blue smudge. I think they've been afraid to give an opinion since the 'there will be no hurricane' pronouncement.
Metcheck is decent and well presented.
Free Weather Forecast at GreenCast.co.uk is pretty accurate.
--------------------
In any other sport the purchase of new equipment after the age of 50 would be classed a vainglorious gesture; in golf it represents a sensible investment in the future. Michael Parkinson
H'cap 24.5 - gone the wrong way! 
The bag is changing:
Driver: TaylorMade r7 460 reg/Ping G5 10.5 stiff
5-wood: TaylorMade r7 steel
Hybrids: Bayhill Plasma 4i 25*/Ben Sayers M1 2i 17*
Irons: MacGregor M565 forged 3-PW 4.5 Rifles
Wedges: Ben Hogan Apex forged 49* & 54*
Putter: Ping Karsten B60
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
Edit
Reply
Quote
