Forest Park Golf course

Forest Park Golf course!

回紐約的第一場球，選擇比較近的球場，Forest Park球場也是公共球場，雖然離我家約6～7英里，但開車要30分鐘時間。都市就是紅綠燈多，不遠的路就是要花上比德州要長的時間。而且這邊的球場球車都要租，費用還不便宜$21，打下來也和在台灣北部打差不多價了。算了，手癢還是要打。

我訂1:06pm開球，先到球場租球車，和一位黑人球友併組打，約12:50開球。這裡很多人都是用自己的推車打，所以速度和節奏都很慢。18洞打下來，也要4個小時。以為平日打回快一點但沒有，大半時間是在等。同組球友說如果週末來打，沒有5個半小時是打不完。越來越覺得在紐約打球是折磨。

不過快10月的紐約天氣超棒。白天有太陽是70度F/21度C，打球超舒服，完全沒有流汗。風吹的很舒服，有時候還感覺有點涼。這個球場的前9比較難，球道很窄，和德州那種停車場球道來比，這裡真的就像名人賽/Master那樣，從開球台看過去，兩邊都是高大的樹林，視覺壓力破表。稍微偏一下就麻煩。但好處是都可以找的到球。球不容易穿出去。都會被樹給擋下來。

這就是南邊和北邊樹的差別。南邊有颱風和颶風，所以樹都長不高大和台灣差不多，而北邊颶風少，樹都比較高和密。北部的樹林要脫困比較難，也不容易直攻。因為我有2次在樹下，直攻被樹枝和樹葉檔下來。南邊就算掃到樹枝或樹葉，球都可以飛出去，最多距離減短。所以我學乖，球位不好，就把球打到球道，再進攻是最好策略。

我打藍梯，總長6000碼。這裡的球場都不會太長，都是要帶準度。偏一下就會受傷。但今天狀況不錯，完全都在球道上。前9很神，都是par，最多加1，果嶺狀況也不錯。但只有前3洞的果嶺速度是比較快，在9左右，後面的果嶺都很慢，大約在7左右。所以有點不好掌握。但今天的推桿還可以，都是一推或2推，有3個洞3推。

球場的沙坑，水池都不多、點綴給交代的。所以感覺難度非常有限。但它可以變得很機車，就看它有沒有把沙坑做多。今天沒有掉球，有2個球是找不到，落在長草區，懶得找就算了。打這類球場我都用一般2層球就可以。因為不需要拼距離，所以球不需要用太性能。好控比較重要。球皮硬，容易磨損，就不找球直接換比較快。但總覺得距離沒有到6500碼的球場，就不覺得有壓力。輕鬆打就OK，反而效果很好。

本文未完，下集請待續。

The winter is coming, since I come back from Dallas, TX and here is my first round in New York city. I pick Forest Park golf course, it's about 7 miles from my place but it's taking about 30 minutes driving. The golf cart rental is $21 compared with Texas for free, I need to get one push cart for sure.

My tee time is 1pm, and pair with other golfer to tee shot at 12:50. We play blue tee with about 6000 yards distance and there are many golfers using push cart that makes the playing time longer. I was thinking I could finish the round within 4 hours but still took over 4 hours to complete. The golfer told me if you play during the weekend, it took over 5 hours without question.

The fairway is kind of narrow with big trees on left and right sides that make you the stress during the tee shot. It's similar feel like Master, if your accuracy is not with you, you will have to find your ball on the rough or trees. It will take you one more shot to get out, it's difficult for average golfers to target the green from the trees.

Since trees are big and if you play with irons to target the green. it's hard to get out and I always get the ball to the fairway. It would not let your damage get bigger. When you play lots of golf courses, you realize your ability and skills that play more practical for getting things done as the best strategy.

I play good today since the first 9 I can land the balls on the fairway and end with par or plus 1. Green condition is good, the first 3 holes' green speed is around 9, the rest is about 7. I make most of holes with 2 putts, only 3 holes with 3 putts. You need to have consistency on the tee shot and iron shot for making par, if you miss, one more shot or one more putt is expected.

There are not many bunkers and waters so it makes the overall challenge and difficulty with fairness. If there are more waters and bunkers, it will become nasty for golfers. I would say to play with accuracy is key for this golf course, distance is not the key and try to get your ball on the right spot instead of getting more distance. That's why I use 2 piece ball today.

to be continued...

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下集開始。

上球道率約7成，上果嶺率不到5成，但短桿今天發揮一擺一擺的。多數是一切，有時候2切才上去。因為紐約這一兩週都不時下雨，導致球道和土都很軟，所以容易吃深。相對德州的球道和土都比較硬，比較少水分。鐵桿也發揮OK，大多在果嶺邊，因為這個球場的果嶺非常小，所以落在果嶺基本2推就可以收下來。但對進攻的那一桿就非常要求準度，但就算沒有上也在旁邊切一下就可以。

有幾洞的果嶺會比較機車，果嶺的地形也會有起伏，推起來比較好玩。果嶺草和草紋很好判斷，比德州的果嶺狀況要好。都可以推到洞口約一步或一腳印的距離。但紐約的公共球場的球道草很差，像公園的草，所以打起來很傷桿面。今天就不停的在擦球桿的桿面，草都會黏在桿面上，所以如果不擦桿面，凹槽會被塞住影響倒旋。

後9球道會比較寬一點，但比較多球道上下起伏。很多洞都要注意，因為球道和球道都比較近，雖然有樹遮住，但有些時候會有一些球飛到你附近，這是比較有危險。似乎紐約的公共球場的球友技術是新手比較多，所以球會亂飛也算正常。不過現在打球經驗多，對於距離判斷和選桿就比較精準。尤其是第二桿進攻時，就算沒有上，我看球的落點就和旗桿位置差不多就OK了。

因為這樣的距離判斷和選桿打法是正確，只是方向稍微偏一點。一切一推就可以結束。小果嶺的好處就是切桿穩定，通常只要一推就可以。另外有幾洞的梯台都沒有草，這點也是有點鳥。感覺打這個球場質量你不能太要求，後面再去打比較好的球場，這裡公共球場打一場，可以在德州打2場。紐約就是硬貴，要質量，價格再跳一到兩個等級。

其實這個球場是很難，看同組球友和前面一組都打的東倒西歪，一直在救球，找球。有幾次因為等前面組等太久導致打不好，沒有吃到甜蜜點。我今天發揮很穩定開球都在球道上，輕鬆打，放慢節奏，更容易控制方向，讓球友很無言。因為他常打這個球場，我基本都打到他要的位置但他很少上球道。他看球很精準，我一些在球道邊的球都是他幫忙看到。

在德州打球一陣子把動作修的比較完整，也理解節奏和身體力量的平衡是最好。所以在一個星期沒有打球，身體反而可以去發揮。不會急，也可以控制球桿更好。加上對球場狀況、距離和選桿都越來越精準。我沒有GPS，都是用眼睛和看碼數樁來判別。標準桿70桿我打82桿。算可以接受。策略也到位。

我比較喜歡紐約的天氣，四季分明，應該10月打球就要穿長袖，高爾夫的裝備要備妥才能面對涼爽的10月和11月。趁還可以打球的時候，盡量打。接下來就會有楓葉了，球場會越來越美！

I have about 70% of the fairway today, but standard on the green is less than 50%. My irons are not performing well with the accuracy, but my short game is ok to make it one chip and one put. The fairway and green are soft since it's been raining for these two weeks that makes the grass soft.

The green is the small, once it's landed on the green, you can make the hole within 2 putts. I personally like Forest hill greens that is able to read the grass pattern and turning points compared with greens in Plano, TX, it's easier to get the path for your putt. However, the fairway's rough is not as good condition as green. The grass like normal grass in the park. That's something to improve.

The back 9 fairway is wide and not difficult to make on the fairway, but the challenge is the fairway up and down that is hard to make the second shot easily. For average golfers, if you do not have experiences for standing on the slope to strike, it will be the difficulty for you to make the standard on the green.

I would say the challenges are on the second shot with your irons, you have to make the right iron to the green, however, the trees, green design and up and down slopes fairway are making the second shot tough. The good thing for me is my short game is my advantage that I can get the ball back to the green with one chip then one putt to the hole in most of situations.

The distance is not a big deal in this course but the accuracy is key to make you alive. The average golfers would feel the challenge and frustrations on the tee shots and iron shots since the trees are big that make you hard to target. I like such golf course that can allow you know your weakness and where/which golf clubs need to improve.

The weather is good in New York city, I start playing in NYC from now on. The golf course style is different with Plano, TX, of course, my swing is mature to control and manage the golf clubs without problems. That's why I can keep challenging various golf courses without problem.

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