06 May '08
Where Can I Practice?
I need to hone my skills - where can I do it here?
We have a great golf course at Nambour - but we do suffer from the lack of good practice areas. We used to practise hitting back down number 9 fairway, but with so many brutes here, it became dangerous for players on #9! So that area was closed to practice. So where can we now practice?
- Use the nets at the entrance way - probably the only place where you can practise your full swing with long irons or a driver.
- There is a practice green behind the proshop - here you can practise from chips to bunker shots to full shots with you short irons (say from Sand Iron to 9 iron.) Good to practise hitting from unlevel lies too, because there is not much level land in this area.
- The putting green adjacent to the first tee - obviously for putting, and those near-green approach chips.
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There is another area beside the 17th tee, where you can hit mid irons across to the turf nursery to the left of the 17th green. Not being able to hit balls from this area when players are on the 17th hole is a drawback, but you can soon
work out the best time to practise here.
Upcoming Events
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4BBBMATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP 26 Sep '10
The 2010 Mens Four Ball Match Play (Frank DeVere Memorial) is well under way, with this round determining quarter final teams. Most of the matches so far have been quite close, with winning margins surprisingly small - handicaps must be accurate?Read on to find the next round matches, and tee times for Sunday 26 September.
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RULE for AUGUST: Touching sand in the bunker.
We all know you cannot ground your club in the bunker.
But what about
- touching the sand in the bunker with your club during the backswing??
- leaning on your club resting in the sand while you wait to play??
Read more »I HAVE MY "NEW" HANDICAP. WHAT NOW?
So now that my new handicap is in play, what happens when I play my next game?
How different is this to the old system?
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