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What is your primary golf goal for the season?
- I want to make minor to moderate improvement (40%, 4 Votes)
- I want to drastically improve my game (40%, 4 Votes)
- I want to compete more (20%, 2 Votes)
- I want to win more money from my opponents (0%, 0 Votes)
- I want to have more fun (0%, 0 Votes)
- I don't have any specific goals (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 10
Start Date: March 8, 2010 @ 1:55 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Which of the following have you done in the past 12 months to improve your golf game? Select all that apply.
- Practice at a driving range or practice green (87%, 251 Votes)
- Read or watch instructional materials (70%, 203 Votes)
- Take a range lesson from a golf pro (37%, 107 Votes)
- Conduct a video analysis of your swing, (by yourself or with a pro) (25%, 71 Votes)
- Get a club fitting (23%, 67 Votes)
- Have a computerized swing analysis done (not at a club fitting) (16%, 47 Votes)
- Another thing which is not listed (16%, 47 Votes)
- Take a playing lesson from a golf pro (15%, 42 Votes)
- Attend a clinic at a local course or driving range (9%, 25 Votes)
- Attend a golf school (3%, 10 Votes)
- None of the above (2%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 288
Start Date: September 1, 2009 @ 9:45 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Approximately how many different golf courses have you played in your life?
- 11-30 (32%, 176 Votes)
- 51-100 (20%, 112 Votes)
- 31-50 (18%, 100 Votes)
- 0-10 (15%, 83 Votes)
- 101-200 (9%, 50 Votes)
- Over 200 (6%, 33 Votes)
Total Voters: 554
Start Date: May 27, 2009 @ 10:37 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What is your most dreaded shot?
- Delicate downhill pitch/chip over a bunker with the pin cut close (14%, 82 Votes)
- Long carry over water (14%, 82 Votes)
- Tee shot on a tight driving hole (14%, 80 Votes)
- Long irons, in general (9%, 50 Votes)
- The next shot after a shank (8%, 46 Votes)
- Bunker shots, in general (7%, 41 Votes)
- Super-slick downhill putt (7%, 40 Votes)
- Long second shot from deep rough (7%, 39 Votes)
- Any shot with OB/water on the side where I tend to miss (6%, 34 Votes)
- Finesse wedge shot over water (4%, 24 Votes)
- I don't dread any golf shots (3%, 19 Votes)
- Blind approach shots (3%, 19 Votes)
- I dread a certain club as opposed to a certain type of shot (2%, 14 Votes)
- Other - e-mail me and I'll add it to the poll (2%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 577
Start Date: December 22, 2008 @ 1:04 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Which best describes your winter golf habits?
- I play when I can in winter, if the temperature is above a certain level (37%, 64 Votes)
- If the course is open, I play, no matter how cold it is (26%, 45 Votes)
- I live in a warm/mild climate so winter is not a factor (13%, 23 Votes)
- Snow comes early and stays around so I can't play even if I want to (11%, 19 Votes)
- When cold weather comes, I'm done until spring (10%, 17 Votes)
- It's not the cold so much, but the wind will keep me off the course (3%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 173
Start Date: October 5, 2008 @ 1:19 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Your Favorite Golf Club said:
Posted on June 5th, 2008 at 10:55 pm