New York Spring Lake Golf Course/紐約長島Spring Lake球場!上集

現在球季開始，固定週末打球。今天選長島的Spring Lake golf course，離法拉盛要一個小時的車程，tee time是9點05分。我從google map上面看哪個球場還沒有打過，能訂場的就去打。平日要工作只能打週末，真的煎熬，因為打的人多，球友的技術像新手卡關、歷歷拉拉，一場球下來5個小時打完就算媽祖保佑了，所以早上開球下午還有家庭時間。

今天和一個高手同組，就我們2個一組打，但前面是4個人，我們打得快還是要等，注定今天和“快”是絕緣。首先，這個球場沒有Marshal/場控在做控場，前9算還好，每桿等的時間在5～10分鐘左右，後9就15～20分鐘。真的很了然！同組老外就一路幹窖，因為他從Washington DC來，打了長島幾個球場都不喜歡，說昨天打另一個球場早上打了5個小時，下午再打就3個小時。我問下午幾點開球？2點半，那人都在18洞的路上，當然少啦。

他打球30年，我20+，都是老鳥了，所以我們就是聊，全場沒有烙賽的打法。和高手打球就是看怎麼個打法，球路和果嶺判別等。當然我的開球/FIR和鐵桿/GIR比他穩定，但他的短桿和推桿都開掛。他看我的桿子都是客制的，就問我的鐵桿桿身Fujikura AXIOM好用？我說很好打，倒旋和側旋都比steel要好和穩定，距離也多10碼+，他說他打算換125 S。他現在用KBS tour lite 105，覺得太輕，他的個頭是我的2.5倍，當然了！

我建議他最好去店裡去測試和感受一下，因為也是玩家和球精了，他的木桿桿身是tour AD，球道木ventus red...看傢伙就是狠角色。他的打法就是典型babbu watsond，都是打小右曲。比我高大的美國人竟然打白tee，我打藍tee。距離也完全不輸他。靠！他的桿子真的有問題，我今天木桿用GT2/Fujikura Speeder NX Gold 5S。還沒打過，今天初試18洞。

腰咻，開掛！藍tee 6500碼+，白tee6000碼+，我的距離和他不相上下。我的鐵桿現在也和木桿一樣穩，GIR有5成，就算miss了一樣在果嶺邊，沒有偏太多。加上今天每一桿都要等前組，我的節奏和心情完全沒有被影響，一樣穩穩的打上果嶺。但Spring Lake的球道很窄，方向走莖失誤，就樹林見，樹林基本就多一桿。現在不會選手附身攻果嶺，先打出去再攻，一樣是par或加1收。

雖然打藍tee有6500碼+，但用球道木的機會真的沒有，除了par 5，GT2/NX Gold的馬力太炸了，很多par 4超過400碼，一樣用鐵桿打果嶺。完全碾壓Ventus TR Black。當然我今天和同組打也放開打，他開球車，我走路，體力消耗上我到後面5洞，下半身就超僵硬，都要稍微伸展一下才能擊球。過50了，身體的狀態真有差！

他說他昨天打3 under，今天看起來應該有5 over吧。球場沙坑的沙比較細，需要吃進沙裡去把球給打出來，我進沙坑2次，一次par 3，旗桿放在沙坑後面，直接進攻旗杆，落在沙坑邊打長草，結果彈進沙坑。另一次是開球沒有過沙坑，總之對我來說，沙坑脫困不難，但沙坑放置位置非常巧妙。對一般球友來說會很考驗你的方向性和控球能力。如果打白tee，這些障礙對我不是問題。

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New York Spring Lake Golf Course/紐約長島Spring Lake球場!下集
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The golf season has finally started, so I’m back to playing every weekend. Today I picked Spring Lake Golf Course out on Long Island. It’s about a one-hour drive from Flushing. My tee time was 9:05. I just went on Google Maps, looked for courses I haven’t played yet that still had openings, and booked it.

Since I have to work during the week, I can only play on weekends, and it’s honestly painful. The courses are packed, a lot of the players are beginners/high handicappers, and the pace is super slow. If you finish in five hours, you should thank the golf gods. At least when you tee off in the morning, you still have the afternoon free for family stuff.

Today I got paired with a really good player — just the two of us. Even though we were playing fast, there was a foursome in front, so we still had to wait a lot. Speed was definitely not in the cards today. First of all, there was no marshal on the course at all. The front nine wasn’t too bad — we were waiting about 5 to 10 minutes per shot. But the back nine was brutal, 15 to 20 minutes every time. So annoying!

The guy I was playing with is from Washington DC. He kept complaining the whole round. He said he’s played a few courses on Long Island and doesn’t like any of them. Yesterday he played another course — took 5 hours in the morning, then went out again at 2:30 pm and finished in just 3 hours. I asked why it was so much faster — obviously because most people were already on the back nine by then.

He’s been playing for 30 years, I’ve got 20+, so we’re both old heads. We just chatted the whole round and didn’t really get competitive. Playing with a good player is great because you get to watch their swing, ball flight, and how they read greens. My driver and irons (fairways and GIR) were actually more consistent than his, but his short game and putting were on another level.

He saw my clubs and noticed they’re all custom. He asked about my Fujikura AXIOM iron shafts. I told him they’re excellent — way better spin control and stability than steel, and I’m getting about 10 extra yards. He said he’s thinking of switching to the 125 S. Right now he’s using KBS Tour Lite 105, but he thinks it’s too light. The guy is 2.5 times my size, so yeah, makes sense!

I suggested he should go to a shop and test them properly. He’s a serious player too — his woods are Tour AD, fairway is Ventus Red. Total gearhead. His swing is classic power fade, like Bubba Watson style. This big American dude was playing the white tees while I played the blues, and my distance was right there with his. I’m telling you, his clubs must be holding him back.

I was debuting my new GT2 driver with the Fujikura Speeder NX Gold 5S shaft today — first time playing 18 holes with it. Man, it was money! On the blue tees (around 6500+ yards) and white tees (6000+), my distance matched his perfectly. My irons are just as solid as my woods now. I hit about 50% GIR, and even when I missed, I was still near the green.

The fairways at Spring Lake are pretty narrow. If you miss the line, you’re in the trees, and that usually costs an extra shot. I’m not trying to be a hero and attack pins anymore — I play smart, get it out there, and usually end up with par or bogey.

Even though the blue tees are 6500+, I barely used my fairway wood except on par 5s. The GT2 has so much power. A lot of the par 4s are over 400 yards and I was still going in with irons. Totally smoked my old Ventus TR Black setup.

I was walking while he was riding, so by the last five holes my legs and upper body were getting really stiff. Had to stretch a bit before shots. Over 50 now… the body just doesn’t recover like it used to.

He said he shot 3-under yesterday, but today he probably ended up around 5-over. The bunkers have fine sand — you really have to dig in to get the ball out. I was in twice. One was a par 3 where the pin was behind the bunker. I went straight at it, landed on the edge, and it bounced back into the sand. The bunkers are placed really cleverly. For average players, direction control and shot shaping are tested hard here. White tees would’ve been much easier for me.

New York Spring Lake Golf Course!Part II
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