golfing burns calories

A recent study calculated that a 18 holes of Mini golf burns about 204 calories. The study could not tell if the calories were burned by the physical activities, or the frustration of trying to get the ball in the hole. Mini golf is great for improving your putting stroke. If you need help with your swing try a swing analyzer that works with you Iphone or Android device.

golf games for group

I belong to a mixed group of senior golfers (Winter Texans) who play every friday. We generally play on a par three coarse where we have negotiated a group rate for nine holes.
 We are always looking for some variations to the game to play which will include everyone and does not require a handicap. Not everyone plays enough to rounds to get one and some of them do not care as they are not real competitive golfers.
 This past week we played in four man groups with each player playing his own ball and keeping the score on a community card, this way each player gets to have his or her scores at the end of the day.
 Only the best score on a hole is taken for the group on each hole, this goes to see which group gets the bragging rights for the day.
 In order to reduce the stacking of teams, we put 4 tees of red, white, blue, green, yellow, into a basket. Each player draws a tee, to find out what team they will be on for that day.

Golfing by Myself

Went out golfing late this afternoon, playing on a par 3 coarse to try and fix some of the problems I have with my game.

I played alone because my friends are all mature seniors and do not have much get up and go in the afternoon, I think they are having their naps about that time.

I played the first  4 holes with the wind ( about 10 miles per hour) and kept the ball in the middle of the fairway, and chipped and putted
 well. two over after 4 holes , not bad for me.

On  the fifth tee you have to hit your across a channel that runs diagonally along the fairway for about 100 yards, (25 feet wide and 10 down to the water).

 I hit the ball across and happily walked along the channel and picked couple of balls out of the water and finished the hole with a chip on and tree putts, not good, but happy that I got across the channel.

Now, all you golfers know how water affects the ball going over water, it just sucks your ball out of the air .
I think that is why they put the dimples on a ball, they are water magnets.

On the sixth hole which is 180 yards to the green and the fairway is about 120 wide with the channel running along the right side.
 I hit the ball and pushed it right, just short of the channel, about 170 yard with my 3 wood (I told you that I am a mature senior)

At this point I turned it into to a practice round and I hit another ball!
 Why is it that everytime you hit the second ball that it goes to the other side of the fairway.

Now I have two balls out there about 120 yard apart , so I teed up the third ball, hoping to hit it close to one of the two balls that I have out there, no such luck I dribbled it down the middle of the fairway about 50 yards.

I walked to the one in the middle of the fairway picked it up went to the one closest to the green (the one I hooked) hit the ground before the ball and it went about 10 feet, chipped it again and got it on the green, three putts and on to the next hole.

 I left the other ball there, I was to tired to walk that far, besides it had already been in the water, at least I left it on dry land.
By this time I wished I had did what my friends did, stay home and have a nap.

This is a great joke that fits me to a tee (no pun intended)

Guy gets to a long par 3 over water. A voice from above says, "Hit the new Titleist Pro V."

The guy tees up the Titleist and takes a practice swing.

The voice comes back, "Never mind, hit a range ball." --




Tom Schipper