I spent yesterday evening wandering around a golf course with Gav, while he practised his golf shots I practised my shots of golfers. Gav is a highly talented golfer, who not only has a set of his own clubs, but also has a handicap.
Gav trying to smack a wasp out of the sky with a 9 iron I made a major faux pas early on in the evening when Gav sank a 50 foot putt. Astonished, I gave him a round of applause only to have him tell me to shut the hell up in case I disturbed other golfers. You'd think the other golfers would have appreciated a bit of clapping, to get them prepared for tournaments and stuff. Maybe that's Tiger Woods' secret - he can zone out extraneous noise, and be One with the ball.
Anyway, I reckon Gav'd be pretty good at mini golf, so I have swiftly devised a handicap system for putt putt. Basically, your handicap is the item you have to carry around with you for the whole game. So Gav's handicap would be dishwasher, whereas Alex's for example would be a meringue.
Capture the flag, a new way of playing golf
Gav don't need no caddy. Well, I was too busy taking photos to be any good as a caddy.
Having a rough time.
Trees and golfer. A fine art shot.
Taking another 50 yard putt in his stride
Another flag - I seemed to develop a bit of a flag obsession.
You know how when volcanoes erupt skeins of lightning fire across the clouds? Well in a similar way, every time Gav drives a golf ball, the sky turns apocalyptic. 
Sorry, I couldn't think of a reasonable club-based pun to put in here. Feel free to make any suggestions.
Gav had to chuck a ball into this bunker so I could get a picture of sunlight hitting the sand. Normally he gets the ball straight onto the green, usually within 3-4 cm of the hole. Though on occasion he'll land it several yards away to practice his putting.
Guns don't kill people, golfers do!
Another super putt. As I recall, Gav had his eyes shut on this one - and he still sunk it.
See? Another flag...
A par 5 hole, Gav probably nailed it in about two shots.
After about 70 attempts I managed to take a photo of the ball as Gav hit it. This has resulted in a picture showing the ball apparently stationary in the grass, yet simultaneously moving through the air (the white streak on the right hand side of the frame). That's how fast Gav hits the balls. His main problem on the golf course is shattering balls through smacking them so hard.
Practicing with a wedge. See the ball? It's just above the flag. Well done that man.
I had a load of silhouetted pictures, but have whittled it down so you only have these two to endure.
See, that wasn't so bad was it?
More bunker practice.
End of the day. Gav's final score was probably something like 30.
A load of balls. OK, just one. Focus was slightly off here.
4 comments:
mate there are some cool shots there! just to help you out, it was Howley Hall golf Club, yes i have a handicap (7) but its not as good as it used to be (5)!
Not bad pics! luckily the sun was out! can't imagine what they would be like in the rain! lol!
It's a real shame you have that digital camera now, it was better when you were using film and had less photos to plague us with.
Yeah? Well this is my United States of Whatever.
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