Bethpage State Park, Green course

Bethpage State Park, Green course!

紐約天氣也好起來，在紐約4季分明，5月天氣和氣溫才比較好，所以開始磨刀霍霍，新的球桿也來露相。週五給自己放假，選在紐約有點知名度的球場。Bethpage球場是有名的公立球場，都有辦過比賽，也是2024年的Ryder Cup的指定球場。要訂場都訂不到，只有當天早上，到球場的官網刷，看到1:50有一個位置，就直接訂下去。這就是打有名球場的狀況。

今天天氣陰天多雲，溫度在10幾度，有點涼。下午5、6點會開始下雨，2點開球，應該可以趕在下雨前結束。到球場真的有冷，本來穿短褲，回去車上換長褲，夾克也穿起來，前2洞身體熱起來後，就脫外套打了。開車到球場要40分鐘，不遠，進去球場就像進到森林裡。一到停車場，一堆車，看來如果週末打會更可怕。

第一次自己用推車打球，把機斯裝好就到green場的報道區去報到。20分鐘前需要報到，這種有名氣的場子都需要準時和照規定來走。1:45開始開球，和一對50多歲夫妻，一位年輕人一起打。夫妻檔坐球車，我和另一位年輕人自己推車。前面一組是韓國人。很慢！通常韓國人打球超龜，看來今天要打快是很難。不過自己推車也快不來。享受一下慢打走路的樂趣吧！

Green場子被譽為是mini版的Black course。Bethpage裡面就Black最屌，也是比賽的專用場子。球場地形上上下下，開球台多半很高，球道比較低，然後果嶺有時會比較高。這在台灣北部球場很常見，我算是駕輕就熟，一點也沒有被嚇到。同組的年輕人就跟我說，在17洞，也是一個開球，因為要爬上去tee box，有人就心臟病發作，就回家了。

要知道它的高度是3～5層樓高，球場沒有做階梯讓球友走上去，都是自己爬坡上去，也沒有像台中豐原球場有電動梯可以上去。都是要自己爬，這樣下去，體力非常吃重。我前9打完，讓我感覺好像打，最初打球的新淡水的陰影。從此我就再沒有打新淡水。這個球場我建議最好租球車。如果你的實力沒有在15以內，你會打到沒力。租車是幫你保留面子的最好方法。

我必須說，亞洲和台灣的球場設計，都是走比較機車和比賽型路線。要把球友給考倒為勝利，不是讓球友去練技術和享受高爾夫。我打這類比賽型球場，才會感覺像台灣或大陸那種變態球道和果嶺感覺。美國一般球場都是很友善和平易近人。對業餘球友才能真正去練球技和積累經驗。同組球友都對這球場很熟悉、有經驗，所以可以順利打。

本文未完，中集請待續。

Weather and temperature are getting better in NYC. May is the best golfing season of the year in NYC. Therefore, I have built some new gears to play and start up my new golf season of 2022. This time I pick Bethpage golf course in Long Island that is about 40 minutes from my place. It's unable to book the tee time since it's all booked.

The only way to get it is every morning from its website to check the availability of the day. It's Friday and get myself a day off to play and booked 1:50pm. You can't plan it by playing Bethapage since you are not sure when the day is available or the time for booking. I have to report to the start booth 20 minutes before the tee time.

I play Green course which is named mini black course. The famous course of Bethpage is black course, it has been holding many tournaments and scheduled to be the course for Ryder Cup 2024. Green course design is similar with Black one with shorter and less slope. That's why I decide to play Green instead of other courses such as Yellow, Red, and Black.

The day is little chill so I wear jacket and long pants. It's typical Spring weather. It would rain around 6pm, I hope to finish before raining. The green courses, fairways are up and down to make you play tough for visual challenge. Some tee boxes are about 3 to 5 floors high with downhill par 4 and you need to climb to the tee box in order to tee shot.

It's important to have a good body condition for walking such slopes in this golf course, the golfer to play with me said there is a senior golfer to climb on #17 tee box with heart attack and passed away later. You can image this course's sharp slope from the tee box. I also team up with a couple and they use cart with easier style.

to be continued...

Bethpage球場, Green course!～上集
http://www.peargolf.com/article/bethpageqiuchang-green-course%EF%BD%9Eshangji

中集開始。

green的總長差不多6400，黑tee和白tee差不多。我今天打白tee，因為自己推車，不想太操。今天帶上Stealth和Rogue ST木桿和新裝的Epic Max 3木來玩。打白tee就簡單多了，這個球場很適合一般球友來挑戰。地形起伏是一個特色，有些果嶺也是有起伏，打起來很有趣。球道上幾乎沒有沙坑，所以可以放心的打，球道也寬廣，我今天都沒有出界/Out of Bond。

我覺得比較棘手的是它果嶺邊的沙坑設計，我下沙3次。沙坑的沙子是細沙，但因為這週都是下雨，所以桿頭吃不深，我都是輕輕的滑過一點沙子打出來。這不好打。而且沙坑都放在很容易會下去的位置。只有這個，讓我覺得打起來比較棘手。同組球友也是下沙不少次，但他們都有經驗，脫困都不是太難。

果嶺來說，是難、設計也是屬於小果嶺。要打上果嶺是非常有難度，加上有些洞的果嶺都放在上坡，需要打比較多的距離才能上去。這對我來說都是小菜一碟，打過很多球場，基本都知道要如何解題。果嶺的狀況我覺得不好，但同組球友說這算好。因為這類有名的球場打的人多，所以很多果嶺推起來，球都跳來跳去。

果嶺草不錯，只是需要壓平，這樣就非常好。今天也下雨，一場球下來，雨是打打停停，所以果嶺速度差不多在7～8左右。不好推，因為美國球場的果嶺都差不多在9或以上，突然面對慢果嶺，真的就哈囉啦。因為已經有6個月沒有打球，所以短桿和推桿都很sorry。木桿、鐵桿和球道木都發揮正常。所以打白tee真的有點簡單。用三木的機會不多。

前9用Rogue ST真的神勇。同組球友狂叫好球。後9就換Stealth，一樣都會有fade的球路出來。加上天氣下雨，有2個球都懶得找，但我今天最遠的一球卻是Stealth，500碼5桿洞，開球，三木剩下20碼出頭的距離。這裡球道都沒有碼數樁，所以都是靠經驗來抓，幾洞的距離應該要用5木來攻會容易上果嶺，但都大意用3鐵，打短了。

本文未完，下集請待續。

I play white tee with almost 6000 yards. Since my first time to use push cart to walk over 18 holes and it's important to keep up my energy. I bring two drivers, Stealth and Rogue ST and new Epic Max 3W to see how they perform. There is no bunker on the fairway and it's good to test the new drivers and fairway but the uphill and downhills from the tee boxes to the fairway are the key challenge.

I have no out of bound today, but the tough thing is the bunkers surrounded the green. I land in the bunker 3 times but get out successfully without problem. Since it's been raining for the whole week the sands are stiff to eat out for getting out. I slice the sands under the ball with less power for landing the green. If you can't control the power, the ball will roll over the green without question.

The green is small one and it's hard to land on the green. Some greens are on the uphill and you need to drive more distance in order to drop the ball on the green. However, the green condition is no good, the ball is jumping during the rolling. It's easier to understand the over usage on Bethpage golf courses.

The golfer told me it's good condition on the green. I think he is used to it but for me I play a number of courses, I can verify the course condition easily. The grass is good on the green, it's no doubt. I don't putt well since the green speed after raining is about 7~8. It's hard to manage the power to put the right distance that makes me frustrate.

My ball goes straight with Rogue ST on the first 9 holes and replaces the Stealth on the back 9. Of course, the steath flies fade all the time. However, I gain the best tee shot with the stealth with over 260 yards on par 5 and 3W to land the fairway 20 yards to the green. This course is good for average golfers to build your skills and driving distance. There is no bunker to make your tee shot hard.

to be continued...

Bethpage球場, Green course!～中集
http://www.peargolf.com/article/bethpageqiuchang-green-course%EF%BD%9Ezhongji

下集開始！

我一直認為一個好球場設計，必須具備讓球友可以分析、觀察的條件。很多臺灣和中國的球場設計，都讓你無法做出最好的策略和進攻決定。因為你根本看不到果嶺在哪？如果你對球場不熟的人就有如盲打。但美國的球場，絕大多數的球道設計都可以讓你看到果嶺位置，瞭解障礙和挑戰在哪？這樣你才能設定策略和選擇正確的球桿進攻。

今天前9都打par比較多，沒有什麼失誤，加上打白tee，距離不是問題。後9體力就有點茫了，專註力就有時候掉線，加上Stealth的容錯和甩尾特性，第二桿就變的有點挫折。短桿今天就沒有幫忙，有時候會短，還要再切一次。天冷身體就不靈活，下盤就轉不好，球就會亂飛。這是沒有計算到的問題。因為5月的天氣都不錯，結果還要穿夾克打幾洞，中間還不時會下雨，加點調味料。

三木就是用Epic Max 3木得到230碼距離，這種天氣和濕球道可以得到這樣的結果都非常滿意。看來倒旋確實低。尤其木桿都發揮不錯的滾動距離，所以打起來就簡單不少。現在改用倒旋低和低角度的桿子，滾動距離提升不少。期待下次的下場可以打黑tee。今天最後一洞開完球後，下大雨，把衣服、鞋子、球袋都打濕了。推球車真的有累，晚上狂睡10個小時。看來身體需要多幾次經驗，才能適應自己推車走18洞。

推球車如果自己的技術和動作還沒有到位，會非常累，也會拖垮同組打球的速度。前面一組的韓國人就是東奔西跑的救球，都是自己推車，讓我們打打停停。但現在動作比較穩定，對這樣狀況還可以處理。只是自己推車這檔事，最好實力到了再做。我今天的球都落在範圍內，最多落在長草。所以問題不大！不然可能最後2～3洞就要投降了。

如果你一直在救球，跑來跑去，身體打到後面一定沒力。我是在最後2洞就真的靠意誌力來打。而且Stealth都給我甩尾，會落在長草。最後2洞，就不敢用，換Rogue ST，就生龍活虎了。看來Rogue ST就是我的真命天子！同組球友就看到我的自信開球回來了。

下次會再去打Yellow、Red和Black球場。我比較偏愛北方樹林高大的球場和風景。感覺很療癒！雖然累，但很舒服。進樹林就很難脫困，只能把球打回球道，我今天有一球就無法打穿樹林到果嶺。都會被樹枝給檔下來。這是很有難度的設計。還是覺得今天打的很爽，很少有打完非常累的感覺。身心靈都重新reset了！

There are couple of keys for a good golf course, one is the observation and the other is analysis.I don't like the golf course that hides the green and the golfer is unable to know how to set the strategy and direction. If you don't play such course before, it's hard to get it right at the first time.

The golf course needs to provide enough information for golfer to make the right decision and plan. Otherwise, it is hard for golfers to enjoy the play. There are many good golf courses in Asia that set a number of dog legs to hide the green. When I play such courses, it's like guessing and gambling. You are unable to build your skills and abilities.

The drivers I have played are ok, but the Stealth is always the fade that I can make my best shots. Rogue ST is more forgiving. The new 3W Epic max is also impressive performance with over 230 yards. With these two monster clubs I am able to overcome the challenges but walking the 18 holes is my first time so my body is loosing in last 2 holes.

It really takes time to build the good body for walking 18 holes. The short game pitching is not working smoothly, sometimes I have to chip the second time to land the green. Short game needs to build more solid experiences in order to get it work. That's the only way for building your short game. The temperature is out of my control and make me play struggling.

The last hole starts the big raining that makes my clothes and bags wet completely. But I love this golf course and will return later to play other courses. If your handicap is over 15, it will be hard to stay easy. When you walk for 18 holes, your abilities need to be at certain level in order to make your game more controllable.

It's a tough game for me and run out my energy completely. I have been sleeping over 10 hours to reset my body. Honestly it's the first time to feel that way but I really enjoy it since I can really relax and focus on golf!

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Bethpage球場, Green course!～下集
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