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Yesterday, 09:39

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread putting tip - find the apex of a breaking putt then hit it outside that. in The Lounge

Think this is what I was thinking of, from an interview with Sandy "Deep down there was some calmness. I knew if I did miss, it wasn’t going to be...

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Yesterday, 09:27

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread putting tip - find the apex of a breaking putt then hit it outside that. in The Lounge

I've lost count of the number of downhill putts I've missed on the high side. The reason people prefer an uphill putt, especially one with a lot of...

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Yesterday, 07:39

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread putting tip - find the apex of a breaking putt then hit it outside that. in The Lounge

Because they don't! An uphill putt will break a lot as it slows down & gravity takes over. A downhill putt is accelerating & the slope has less...

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Yesterday, 06:20

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread putting tip - find the apex of a breaking putt then hit it outside that. in The Lounge

What I find useful is to "see" the entire putt in my mind's eye rolling from the putter into the hole. I then start the putt off along whatever line...

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20-Jul-2017, 20:28

Maninblack4612 started a thread Irons - more loft = more length in The Lounge

Being over 70 now I struggle for clubhead speed. I can get 90 mph with the driver, just, no more. At the range there's a green, the front of which I...

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17-Jul-2017, 10:49

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Embarrasing. in The Lounge

Similar situation. Had a ladies' fourball behind us. We finally got out of sight & I went across to the edge of the Fairway. Saw three greenkeepers a...

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17-Jul-2017, 06:11

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Declaring a ball lost…… SPOILER ALERT re Scottish Open in The Lounge

Apologies, didn't read the OP properly. I wasn't aware of this. Actually, abandoning a ball without searching when your provisional is down the...

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16-Jul-2017, 17:31

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Declaring a ball lost…… SPOILER ALERT re Scottish Open in The Lounge

The provisional becomes the ball in play when it is played from beyond he point where the lost ball was lost.

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15-Jul-2017, 06:30

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread bunkers in Ask the Experts

Stan Utley's method woks for me. Square stance & club face, feet very wide apart, knees bent so much that your bum nearly touches the sand, hands...

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13-Jul-2017, 17:12

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Decent pro in Newcastle/North Tyneside area? in The Lounge

He's not there any more.

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13-Jul-2017, 06:56

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Sports that leave you cold in Out of Bounds

Men's beach volleyball

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11-Jul-2017, 12:43

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread John Rahm's ball repositioning in The Lounge

Materiality must come into it if the error was unintentional. Strictly, virtually every player never replaces a ball exactly where it was previously,...

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08-Jul-2017, 19:51

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Don't point, shout FORE you idiots! in The Lounge

Surely the point is that, when they are playing, the spectators lining the fairway are looking at them so a wave will give more warning than a...

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07-Jul-2017, 07:34

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread It's 5 minutes, full stop. in Rules of Golf

Sorry, Paul, but I think sawtooth has a point. I would have no hesitation in pointing out that a player is out of time & I've done it. Conversely,...

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06-Jul-2017, 18:07

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread They're just socks!..... Or are they? in The Lounge

I may never have to buy another pair. A few months ago I bought some Pringle black underpants fro Boundary Mills. After a couple of wearings my...

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06-Jul-2017, 17:40

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread It's 5 minutes, full stop. in Rules of Golf

In my experience the full 5 minutes is often used where the searching players have waved through the match behind. A couple of years ago I played...

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06-Jul-2017, 14:01

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread It's 5 minutes, full stop. in Rules of Golf

Get off my thread! The reason for starting this one was to make the point that very few people time searches properly, nothing else. That's why I...

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06-Jul-2017, 09:26

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Hitting all my irons right in Ask the Experts

This may seem obvious but are you aiming right? I made a post a while ago about hitting wedge shots left. At the range with my mate, an ex pro, I...

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06-Jul-2017, 09:21

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Hitting all my irons right in Ask the Experts

Unlikely "Shots are going straight right by the way, not cutting or slicing"

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05-Jul-2017, 20:52

Maninblack4612 started a thread It's 5 minutes, full stop. in Rules of Golf

Lots of discussion on another thread about the timing of a lost ball. It's very simple, it's lost after you've been looking for it for exactly 5...

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05-Jul-2017, 08:52

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Do you eat with your hat on? in Out of Bounds

On the basis that neither affects me in any way I don't have a preference, couldn't care less. I was on the Forum while my wife was Instagramming her...

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05-Jul-2017, 08:24

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread The relief of finding a lost ball. in The Lounge

What you do is make sure your fellow competitors get there & start searching for it first. As soon as you join them the 5 minutes begins. "Having a...

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05-Jul-2017, 06:08

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Do you eat with your hat on? in Out of Bounds

I started the thread as a tongue in cheek, lighthearted commentary on the age gap. As stated earlier, my age is closer to 100 than 40 & it's just...

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05-Jul-2017, 05:57

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Wear a glove or not ? in The Lounge

Not even when you're eating in a restaurant?

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04-Jul-2017, 20:59

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread The relief of finding a lost ball. in The Lounge

Yes, it's the only way.

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04-Jul-2017, 06:35

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Swearing on a golf course in The Lounge

When my daughters were young we once watched their head teacher tee off on the first. He must have hit a bad one because he came out with a word that...

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03-Jul-2017, 19:15

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Do you eat with your hat on? in Out of Bounds

So you don't have strong feelings one way or the other then?

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03-Jul-2017, 18:31

Maninblack4612 replied to a thread Do you eat with your hat on? in Out of Bounds

No, I'm not made of money, you know!

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