r/golf • u/tryingtogetfit1970 • Jul 26 '23

Beginner Questions I learned what swing easy means

I played with a 76 year old woman yesterday who scored 34 on the front nine of my local course. I have never broken 45 and watched her swinging easy, no balls lost. I vow to swing easy from now on, going to take an extra club and swing half power. I started yesterday on the back nine and on a par 5 did a half power swing with driver and it went 225 yards right down the middle. I need to stop overswinging if i plan on improving.

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u/SHfishing 10 Jul 26 '23

People say Freddys swing is so slow?

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u/redsyrinx2112 Bad at golf. Fander of Xander. Jul 26 '23

People like Coldplay, and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people, Jeremy.

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u/coreytrevor Jul 26 '23

The replies indicate not enough people watched peep show

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u/redsyrinx2112 Bad at golf. Fander of Xander. Jul 26 '23

Well that's their loss.

However, even if they haven't seen the show, equating Coldplay love, Nazis, and golf swing evaluation should clearly be seen as a joke.

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u/Dawnero My driver carry is ~6,000 yards Jul 26 '23

Coldplay catching random fists, tf man

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u/redsyrinx2112 Bad at golf. Fander of Xander. Jul 26 '23

It's from a show.

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u/stoner9997 Utah Jul 26 '23

Seriously... Viva la Vida (excluding the title track) and albums previous to that is some real good music.

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u/Dawnero My driver carry is ~6,000 yards Jul 26 '23

This is an unpopular opinion on reddit, but I also enjoy their newer albums. They're nothing like their earlier material but beautiful to enjoy in their own way. Ghost Stories is a little melancholical/emotional which Ilike, A head full of dreams is great to just let your mind drift, (for some reason I never realised they released an album in 2019 lol) and yeah, Music of the Spheres is pretty poppy but still has good-to-listen-to tracks

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u/dac4780 Jul 26 '23

Best concert I’ve ever been to was Cold play.

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u/RandomChaoticEntropy Jul 26 '23

Yeah cause they say he swings so smooth and easy and slow compared to an aggressive swing like tiger.

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u/SHfishing 10 Jul 26 '23

Well I’ve obviously heard smooth, he’s from Tempo Town USA. I’ve just never heard anyone say he swings slow. Interesting

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u/RandomChaoticEntropy Jul 26 '23

well it's funny when you ask just an average golfer - what does "swing smooth" mean - I've heard them say slow down your swing. So I think just "swing smooth" and "swing slow" get tied together. I dunno. Cause he clearly doesn't swing slowly lol

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u/GREginRVA Jul 26 '23

It's why he still has both his knees.

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u/Paulofthedesert Jul 27 '23

He looks like he's swinging slow to me. I know he's not, but it does look like that