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Jan 20, 2024 7:09:12 GMT
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Post by Roberto Ciccotelli on Jan 20, 2024 7:09:12 GMT
Hi everyone, I'm Valcanna and new to the society, arriving via TGCtours. I'm very weak at the game but I hope to have fun and improve. Greetings from Italy  |
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Jan 20, 2024 10:40:57 GMT
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Post by The Boss on Jan 20, 2024 10:40:57 GMT
Hi Valcanna!! I'm in the UK but I love Italy and have visited several times. Which part of Italy do you live in? I have been to most parts!
Welcome to PLAYTOURGOLF. Don't worry about being 'weak' at the game - we have our own handicap system which will give you a good chance.
What name would you like me to use on the leaderboards? I do not like using 'nicknames' like Valcanna!!
If you have any questions, just ask!!
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Jan 24, 2024 8:28:09 GMT
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Post by Roberto Ciccotelli on Jan 24, 2024 8:28:09 GMT
Hi, thanks for your welcome message, I live in Parma, near Milan and I'm an Inter fan My real name is fine for the game: Roberto Ciccotelli I wish you and all of you a nice day |
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Post by The Boss on Jan 24, 2024 11:36:56 GMT
Buongiorno Roberto!!
My wife and I stayed at Argegno on Lake Como for one month in 2016 - a wonderful place!
I took my car to a garage just outside Milan to have it serviced - that is the closest I have been to the city!
Inter are doing well I see - but a tough game against Fiorentina this week!!
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Post by altaedm on Jan 24, 2024 13:59:03 GMT
welcome Roberto - My name is Ian and my gamer name is altaedm - from Alberta Canada We all play this game for fun and have a very good handicap system so you will be as competitive as anyone here after your 8th game the handicap system kicks in. Bob has done an amazing job setting up and following the many professional tours over the years and we hope to continue as long as we have players that want to play. Some of us have been playing online golf since Bob was in diapers (oh my god what a site that would have been) we call him the "mean Boss" but he is just a big old pussy cat Have fun enjoy the game and if have any questions feel free to ask. Ian  |
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Post by jck882000 on Jan 24, 2024 14:07:09 GMT
Welcome Roberto! You'll improve your game in no time, we all struggled (and continue to struggle) on this tour. my best tips would be: use your putter (gives you the little down arrow) to aim and get your lines before each shot. take note of Wind speed, green firmness and green speed at every start of a round; use practice rounds and adjust settings to learn the ranges of wind speeds at each level (low, medium, high, very high), this will help you adjust yardages and get an idea how offline the wind will push the ball. green firmness will make holding greens more difficult, green speed obviously effects putting speed and honestly that's the biggest skill to learn (I struggle 90% of the time putting). Also, this helped me tremendously, you can expect every 30 feet of elevation change to = approx 10yds +/- of your shot (30 feet higher = club will carry -10 yds, 30 feet below = club will carry +10 more yards)(idk if you use feet/yds or meters so you can convert that to meters if needed).
I personally also play in 2 other societies for practice and fun (honestly these might be the last 3 active societies LOL), Old Duffer's Paradise G.C and Bamboo Club.
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Post by Roberto Ciccotelli on Jan 25, 2024 9:39:14 GMT
Thanks for the wonderful welcome. I hope to spend pleasant hours in your company. Thanks also for the valuable advice on wind and game. I will try to look for the clubs you indicated so I can train my skills |
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Post by altaedm on Jan 25, 2024 16:17:33 GMT
Thanks for the wonderful welcome. I hope to spend pleasant hours in your company. Thanks also for the valuable advice on wind and game. I will try to look for the clubs you indicated so I can train my skills Excellent - pretty soon you will be beating us all - If I go way back in the forums THE BOSS was going to quit every time he played now he is constantly kicking our asses Let me share a famous The Boss quote found in the forums "FELT COMPLETELY UNMOTIVATED FOR THIS ROUND"Remember always have fun Ian |
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Jan 26, 2024 7:36:52 GMT
Post by Roberto Ciccotelli on Jan 26, 2024 7:36:52 GMT
Thanks for the wonderful welcome. I hope to spend pleasant hours in your company. Thanks also for the valuable advice on wind and game. I will try to look for the clubs you indicated so I can train my skills Excellent - pretty soon you will be beating us all - If I go way back in the forums THE BOSS was going to quit every time he played now he is constantly kicking our asses Let me share a famous The Boss quote found in the forums "FELT COMPLETELY UNMOTIVATED FOR THIS ROUND"Remember always have fun Ian Thanks my friend, it feels like I was a child again, when I played with Jack Nicklaus greatest 18 holes C64 |
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