Thread: Northerners - What do you do during Winter?

Quote: Originally Posted by shades9323 To keep me occupied during winter, I play Ice Hockey and x-country ski. Same here, in addition to snowmobiling.

Funny, I was just thinking about this this morning. I always head south for Thanksgiving and Christmas so I get to play a little there. I usually shut down playing about right now and start focusing on lessons. I'll start lessons again in December. The winter is a great time to implement swing changes. One thing I haven't figured out is how to effectively practice short game during the winter. This is where I need the most practice.

Quote: Originally Posted by kfowler Funny, I was just thinking about this this morning. I always head south for Thanksgiving and Christmas so I get to play a little there. I usually shut down playing about right now and start focusing on lessons. I'll start lessons again in December. The winter is a great time to implement swing changes. One thing I haven't figured out is how to effectively practice short game during the winter....

In my area in Upstate NY we have two heated ranges that stay open year round and a Sports Dome. I usually play at my home course until around Thanksgiving then I'll use the heated outdoor ranges for a few weeks. Usually sometime before Christmas the outdoor ranges get too cold and I will start hitting at the dome twice a week. I'll hit balls at the dome usually until late Febuary, early March then move back outside to the heated...

What do you do over the Winter? Just pack up the clubs and bust them out in the Spring or do you go down south and play during the Winter months? **Could a mod/admin move this to Golf Talk? I didn't realize I was in the Playing Tips Forum when I made the thread. My bad.

I sometimes go to a local heated driving range to keep my swing in order. I've also became quite close to my club builder at Golf Etc and we usually get on the monitor and play some Tiger Woods.

Quote: Originally Posted by DaSportsGuy What do you do over the Winter? Just pack up the clubs and bust them out in the Spring or do you go down south and play during the Winter months? Practice my swing with a shorter, weighted club thingy. Go to a dome now and then (I hate mats but they're better than snow). Work on my putting. Try to take one quick trip south.

Unless I head south to get a few rounds in, it's pretty much indoor screen golf for me. It keeps the rust off the swing, and can be entertaining with your buddies. There's a dome, but it's pretty spendy. That's pretty much it until the sun comes up again.

In Illinois I play whenever there is no snow on the ground and it is over 20 degrees. All the fair weather golfers are gone. No slow play in the winter.

I dont play much golf during the winter, but i practice more at the range probably 5x as much as i do during the season.