Winter Golf Is Here... What We Love & Hate About It | Is it time to switch coach? | 027
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10/21/20 • 92 min
WINTER IS COMING... I mean, winter is already here and that brings all the joys of winter golf. Today we chat about what we hate about winter golf, but also what we love about it too! We talk about our golf practice in the winter, what changes for us in terms of the game plan when out on the course and more.
We were also sent a great question/discussion by a listener, on the whole getting worse after lessons, whether they should switch coach and whether playing more would be better and figuring it out on their own.
- How has Ben's self-isolation been going? (2:08)
- Tim discusses the most important factor when buying a new car (3:17)
- Sunday Red events over the weekend at West Midlands Golf Club & Sunningdale Heath (5:20)
- The UK's longest golf hole is at West Midlands Golf Club... (6:10)
- Have Ben, Tim & Chris improved or got worse this year? (14:53)
- The Pros - PGA, European Tour and the Champions Tour (17:01)
- Are lessons good for my game? I seem to have got worse! Should I change coach? (A listener question) (29:22)
- WINTER GOLF - What we love & hate. How we change our game? And more (1:03:20)
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This show is brought to you by:
Sunday Red Golf - The golf club for all the hackers, the toppers and the purists out there! If you love your golf, enjoy a post-round drink and just enjoying being out on the course with your mates having a laugh, then you'll fit right in. Join the club for free, just click here.
TourChamp - Ever thought of creating your own golf leagues? Your own "Race To Dubai" or “FedEx Cup” style competitions with your mates? Well, now you can! Choose from Stableford leagues or matchplay leagues and over the course of a season, let’s see who will be crowned TourChamp! Click here to start your league now for FREE
WINTER IS COMING... I mean, winter is already here and that brings all the joys of winter golf. Today we chat about what we hate about winter golf, but also what we love about it too! We talk about our golf practice in the winter, what changes for us in terms of the game plan when out on the course and more.
We were also sent a great question/discussion by a listener, on the whole getting worse after lessons, whether they should switch coach and whether playing more would be better and figuring it out on their own.
- How has Ben's self-isolation been going? (2:08)
- Tim discusses the most important factor when buying a new car (3:17)
- Sunday Red events over the weekend at West Midlands Golf Club & Sunningdale Heath (5:20)
- The UK's longest golf hole is at West Midlands Golf Club... (6:10)
- Have Ben, Tim & Chris improved or got worse this year? (14:53)
- The Pros - PGA, European Tour and the Champions Tour (17:01)
- Are lessons good for my game? I seem to have got worse! Should I change coach? (A listener question) (29:22)
- WINTER GOLF - What we love & hate. How we change our game? And more (1:03:20)
If you enjoyed the show, please take a couple of mins to leave us a rating and review! THANKS!
This show is brought to you by:
Sunday Red Golf - The golf club for all the hackers, the toppers and the purists out there! If you love your golf, enjoy a post-round drink and just enjoying being out on the course with your mates having a laugh, then you'll fit right in. Join the club for free, just click here.
TourChamp - Ever thought of creating your own golf leagues? Your own "Race To Dubai" or “FedEx Cup” style competitions with your mates? Well, now you can! Choose from Stableford leagues or matchplay leagues and over the course of a season, let’s see who will be crowned TourChamp! Click here to start your league now for FREE
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If you enjoyed the show, please take a couple of mins to leave us a rating and review! THANKS!
This show is brought to you by:
Sunday Red Golf - The golf club for all the hackers, the toppers and the purists out there! If you love your golf, enjoy a post-round drink and just enjoying being out on the course with your mates having a laugh, then you'll fit right in. Join the club for free, just click here.
TourChamp - Ever thought of creating your own golf leagues? Your own "Race To Dubai" or “FedEx Cup” style competitions with your mates? Well, now you can! Choose from Stableford leagues or matchplay leagues and over the course of a season, let’s see who will be crowned TourChamp! Click here to start your league now for FREE
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If you enjoyed the show, please take a couple of mins to leave us a rating and review! THANKS!
This show is brought to you by:
Sunday Red Golf - The golf club for all the hackers, the toppers and the purists out there! If you love your golf, enjoy a post-round drink and just enjoying being out on the course with your mates having a laugh, then you'll fit right in. Join the club for free, just click here.
TourChamp - Ever thought of creating your own golf leagues? Your own "Race To Dubai" or “FedEx Cup” style competitions with your mates? Well, now you can! Choose from Stableford leagues or matchplay leagues and over the course of a season, let’s see who will be crowned TourChamp! Click here to start your league now for FREE
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