Golf? Um... yeah, sure...

[Fez4PrezN2008]

<p>Hey Buddays - The good news is that I GOT A NEW JOB TODAY! (same company) Yea me ! </p><p>The bad news is that my new boss said that I will probably need to take advantage of vendor's offers to play golf occassionally because that's where the really good deals are made [To quote Fezzie - &quot;The drinks are flowin, and the deals are&nbsp;rollin&quot;]. Problem is I haven't played golf in like 15 years, and I sucked at it when I did try ! What is the best way to not totally embarass myself on the golf course (quickly)? Full out lessons? Or is there a book like Golfing for Dummies? </p><p>/Shit, I'm gonna have to buy some clubs now too - Need advice on that without breaking the bank too please !/</p>

[Keotok]

Break your leg.&nbsp; When that heals, break your arm.&nbsp; Works every time!

[Keotok]

Oh, and by the way, congrats on the new job!&nbsp;

[PapaBear]

Tell them they have nice clubs...&nbsp; for you POOP on!

[Hottub]

<p>Go to your local course, and book a few lessons with the Pro. Should be reasonable, and if it is slow, he will let you onto the coarse for a few holes, gratis.</p><p>Check ebay for clubs.&nbsp; (or my basement. I'm going on 10 years) Mind the shipping charges though.</p>

[Landblast]

buy <font size="3">used </font>clubs. there are plenty out there.

[johnniewalker]

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k230/homer3889/B000051YMB.jpg

[Fez4PrezN2008]

<strong>PapaBear</strong> wrote:<br />Tell them they have nice clubs...&nbsp; for you POOP on! <p>I love you guys ! &lt;insert clappy hands here&gt;</p>

[Keotok]

<p>Ok, seriously.&nbsp; Most crappy sports stores (<a href="http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2273504&amp;cp=2273502.2273503" target="_blank">Dicks</a>, <a href="http://www.modells.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=714763&amp;cp=714659.1309436" target="_blank">Modells</a>, and <a href="http://www.sportsauthority.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=714763&amp;cp=2057778.714659.1309 436" target="_blank">Sports Authority</a>) will have decent sales AFTER the holidays.&nbsp; If you can wait that long.&nbsp; You can also try pawn shops and consignment shops if you have time to drive around and look at stuff.&nbsp;&nbsp; And lastly, you can try <a href="http://www.freecycle.org/">FreeCycle</a>.&nbsp; Everything on there is free, but you have to live close by to pick it up.&nbsp; </p><p>Good luck!&nbsp;</p>

[Fez4PrezN2008]

<strong>Keotok</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Ok, seriously.&nbsp; Most crappy sports stores (<a href="http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2273504&amp;cp=2273502.2273503" target="_blank">Dicks</a>, <a href="http://www.modells.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=714763&amp;cp=714659.1309436" target="_blank">Modells</a>, and <a href="http://www.sportsauthority.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=714763&amp;cp=2057778.714659.1309 436" target="_blank">Sports Authority</a>) will have decent sales AFTER the holidays.&nbsp; If you can wait that long.&nbsp; You can also try pawn shops and consignment shops if you have time to drive around and look at stuff.&nbsp;&nbsp; And lastly, you can try <a href="http://www.freecycle.org/">FreeCycle</a>.&nbsp; Everything on there is free, but you have to live close by to pick it up.&nbsp; </p><p>Good luck!&nbsp;</p><p>Good advice... About how much should I spend on a set of used clubs so as to not look like a total newb, and are there brands to be avoided? </p><p>Something like this maybe? <img src="http://pictures.kyozou.com/pictures/_3/2555/2554223.jpg" border="0" width="231" height="219" /></p><p>Wifie-poo has to work late and cell-phone-bill-son is at church with a friend but its ok since I can celebrate with you guys instead. Tippin back a few 7 and 7's too. </p>

[johnniewalker]

I'm going to level with you FFP, golf is one of the hardest sports to pick up quickly. I'd get clubs quickly and go to the driving range or go golfing if you can with someone who's good and is willing to be patient in teaching you.&nbsp;&nbsp; You need to practice, but you have to practice correctly and really listen to the person teaching you.&nbsp; Hopefully he has good form and is a good teacher.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Your not going to be perfect and you are going to duff some, but those issues are resolved in time.&nbsp; I'd say if you want to be decent, start with your irons and work extremely hard on them.&nbsp; Work on the different levels of grass.&nbsp; Then start chipping and putting.&nbsp; Then finally driving.&nbsp; As a beginner most of your shots will be iron shots.&nbsp; GOOD Luck FFP.

[Landblast]

<p><font size="2"><em>maybe you'll meet Natalie Gulbis</em></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r37/pbrstreetgang1/images-2.jpg?t=1165457251" border="0" width="115" height="131" /> <img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r37/pbrstreetgang1/Natalie_Gulbis.jpg?t=1165457420" border="0" width="256" height="320" /></p><p><img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r37/pbrstreetgang1/13310-1.jpg?t=1165457556" border="0" width="155" height="199" />&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Keotok]

<strong>Fez4PrezN2008</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Keotok</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Ok, seriously. Most crappy sports stores (<a href="http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2273504&amp;cp=2273502.2273503" target="_blank">Dicks</a>, <a href="http://www.modells.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=714763&amp;cp=714659.1309436" target="_blank">Modells</a>, and <a href="http://www.sportsauthority.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=714763&amp;cp=2057778.714659.1309 436" target="_blank">Sports Authority</a>) will have decent sales AFTER the holidays. If you can wait that long. You can also try pawn shops and consignment shops if you have time to drive around and look at stuff. And lastly, you can try <a href="http://www.freecycle.org/">FreeCycle</a>. Everything on there is free, but you have to live close by to pick it up. </p><p>Good luck! </p><p>Good advice... About how much should I spend on a set of used clubs so as to not look like a total newb, and are there brands to be avoided? </p><p>Something like this maybe? <img src="http://pictures.kyozou.com/pictures/_3/2555/2554223.jpg" border="0" width="231" height="219" /></p><p>Wifie-poo has to work late and cell-phone-bill-son is at church with a friend but its ok since I can celebrate with you guys instead. Tippin back a few 7 and 7's too. </p>Now you are asking too much.&nbsp; Shopping, I can do.&nbsp; Use the crap that I buy?&nbsp; That is beyond my comprehension!&nbsp; Sorry.&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</p>

[Fez4PrezN2008]

<strong>Landblast</strong> wrote:<br /><p><font size="2"><em>maybe you'll meet Natalie Gulbis</em></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Golf Hotties ! cool, I didn't even think of that...</p><p><img src="http://nataliegulbis.501megs.com/photos/Natalie-Gulbis-Photo-04.jpg" border="0" width="387" height="400" /></p>

[led37zep]

If you're golfing with Vendors you only have to be good for about 1 or 2 holes, after that everyone is usually drunk.&nbsp; I'd work on your drinking game if anything.

[Fezticle98]

<p>I would suggest drinking excessively while out on the course. You will be the life of the party and can blame any problems on the drinking.</p><p>I have golfed off and on for the last 14 years, and I still suck. I don't know what you want to pay for clubs, but you can get a set of irons, custom fitted for about $400. This might be better than spending more for a big name brand, if not properly fitted. My friend got some and they immediately improved his game about 10 strokes.</p><p>Start out at the driving range, then once you have a feel for what seems to work for you, maybe invest in some group lessons or a class or something. Good luck!</p>

[Fez4PrezN2008]

<strong>fezticle98</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I would suggest drinking excessively</p><p>Already started budday ! <img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/drunk.gif" border="0" width="58" height="30" />&nbsp;Thanks for the advice. </p>

[spoon]

The important thing is not to hold up better golfers you're with especially if they are your customers/clients. Play it straght up and realize that they are really in it for the free round and some fun. Hell, the fact that they'll beat you most of the time won't really hurt your work either. Just be honest and I'm sure some of them will help you the most with your game. If you're off real bad, just pick up and don't hit three drives on every hole. You'll eventually get good enough to really get hooked, especially if you're out there a lot. So, what is the new job and where?

[Ritalin]

Yeah, seriously, I don't know why it's so bad to like golf. If it really means something to your career, then you should find a post holiday sale and buy a decent set of matching clubs. Take a couple of lessons (If you're in NYC you can take lessons at Pier 59 or Randall's Island year round), and then go out and have fun, which is much much more important than being good.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>And, by fun, I don't mean, hey I'm hitting the ball the wrong way! There's actually something really cool about someone who's not all that great at golf, but has a good attitude and realizes that the whole point of it is to have fun.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>So, go do that.</div>

[A.J.]

<strong>Fez4PrezN2008</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Hey Buddays - The good news is that I GOT A NEW JOB TODAY! (same company) Yea me ! </p><p>The bad news is that my new boss said that I will probably need to take advantage of vendor's offers to play golf occassionally because that's where the really good deals are made </p><p>I envy you your new job.</p><p>Congratulations.</p>

[Fez4PrezN2008]

<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br />The important thing is not to hold up better golfers you're with especially if they are your customers/clients. Play it straght up and realize that they are really in it for the free round and some fun. Hell, the fact that they'll beat you most of the time won't really hurt your work either. Just be honest and I'm sure some of them will help you the most with your game. If you're off real bad, just pick up and don't hit three drives on every hole. You'll eventually get good enough to really get hooked, especially if you're out there a lot. So, what is the new job and where? <p>Thanks spoon and all for the good advice. Yes, I will remember to just have fun and not worry about it too much. The new job is Distribution Contract Mgr which means that I will be negotiating deals with all the freight companies that our company uses to ship product around. So all the freight company reps will be sucking up to me. It's nice for a change to be the suck-ee instead of sucker (god I hope that does not wind up as a Mod quote).</p>

[RapistWit]

<p>Buy some Dockers and a dumb looking shirt. This is what happens when white people run the world. <img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/thumbdown.gif" border="0" width="29" height="20" />&nbsp;<img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/laugh.gif" border="0" width="20" height="20" /></p>

[cozzie]

if you live in&nbsp; Jersey I can help you out, my friend is a golf pro, doesn't play for $$$, a teaching pro , also might be able to help with some sweet clubs, PM me if interested.&nbsp; If not do 2-3 lessons and hit the range.

[Fez4PrezN2008]

<p>I thought I would go with the subtle look... something like this...</p><p><img src="http://www.demode.tweedlebop.com/gatsby_04/IMG_0007a.jpg" border="0" width="312" height="500" /></p><p>You gotta project a professional image on the course ya know...</p>

[Bill From Yorktown]

<p>get used to the fact that you wont be using your driver, that you need to let them know up front that you havent played in years, and a couple of good putts is more impressive than a 200 yard smash with a 1.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>