Chelsfield Lakes Golf Club

Advantages: Challenging but accessible course for mid handicappers
Disadvantages: Not hard enough for better players and not the best course in the area

...Chelsfield Lakes Golf Club 'A good walk spoiled' is how one man once described golf but he was obviously a fool as there are few better ways to pass the time than by playing this most majestic of sports. In my part of the world we are spoilt for choice when it comes to courses and there are ones to suit all standards and pockets. Chelsfield Lakes is a pleasant pay and play course that will satisfy most golfers from beginners to good players. Very low handicappers may not find it enough of a challenge but for us mere mortals it has more than enough to keep us interested without ruining our confidence. The lakes of the title is bit misleading as there are only two on the course. One is far to the left of the 16th and doesn't come into play but the other is large and runs between the 9th and 18th fairways and most definitely comes...

brereton66 10.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Chelsfield Lakes Golf Club

Ideal Golf Clubs

Advantages: Cheap,easy to use and well made
Disadvantages: Not suited to all golfers. Not for the experts!

...OK, so by now you should know my new passion is golf. Golf is a game I always imagined old men playing with nothing better to do than while away their retirement coffers on expensive sets of clubs. Well, not true. In fact, players like Sergio Garcia and Tiger woods have done a lot to popularise it with the younger set. When im at my local driving range, it always shocks me as to how many children are playing. However, good golf clubs cost some serious money. A set of good quality irons will set you back many hundreds of pounds. Or so I thought. I managed to pick my set of Hippo Irons up for a grand total of $79 at Edwin Watts Golf Store in Orlando on my recent trip to Florida (www.edwinwatts.com) and I think it is the best £50 I have ever spent. Yes. £50. This is a £200 set of golf clubs so if you have a credit card, you...

andycharger 22.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of Hippo Plus Pro Irons

Great golf clubs at a great price!

Advantages: decent clubs, very cheap
Disadvantages: the lowest iron is a 5 iron

...happy and couldn't quite believe that they cost just £57.99 and this included the bag too! I went straight to the local driving range and hit about 100 balls using most of the clubs and was delighted with them. I have since played about eight rounds of golf with the clubs and they feel great. The set is designed for novice / intermediate players and the clubs have enlarged heads to guarantee that you should hit the ball with more accuracy, which helps when you are just starting out. The set comprises of a 3 wood driver, a hybrid club which is the equivalent of a 2 or 3 iron, a 5 iron, 6 iron, 7 iron, 8 iron, 9 iron, pitching wedge and sand wedge. Of all the clubs I find the 9 iron and the 6 irons the easiest to use, with the hybrid club the most difficult - probably because it is quite long and this would emphasis floors in you're swing...

beanie8844 16.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Chicago SGS Mens Golf Complete Set

Kileen Golf Club, KILDARE

Advantages: Gorgeous scenary, great for golfers
Disadvantages: Must be a member to enjoy it all!

...KILLEEN GOLF CLUB Killenbeg, Kill, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. 18 hole Parkland Course Par 72 Yardage 7121 SSS 73 **Directions to the course** Killeen is situated near Kill, just off the N7. To get to the golf course from the M50 moterway, take the N7 turn off at the Red Cow roundabout. Follow the Naas road past Rathcoole and take the right turn at Kill junction traffic lights. You then continue over the Straffan road for approximately 1/2 mile and take the first left turn (sign posted for Killeen). Continue on this road for a further 1/2 mile and the entrance to the Killeen Golf Club is on the left hand side. **Further Information** Secretary : Maurice Kelly Club and trolley hire. Practice and some catering facilities. Tel: 045-866003 Fax: 045-875881 Email:admin@killeengc.ie Membership is...

Evil_Irish_Twin 06.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of Killeen Golf Club

Boat of Garten Golf Club

Advantages: Stunning scenery, Not too long
Disadvantages: Narrow tree-lined fairways, Irons must be accurate

...little par-3 with a steep bank to the left side. The green is deceptively large, so check where the pin is before you tee-off. The tenth is a short par-4, but with a very narrow fairway that sends the ball left or right depending on its flight. Be straight here, you can get away with an iron from the tee. The eleventh is a par-4 dogleg right, with another narrow fairway. At 379 yards, it is not the longest, but the green presents a small target. The twelfth is one of the less remarkable holes, although the views to the mountains are fabulous. The thirteenth is one of the hardest par-4's you will find in world golf. A narrow fairway gets narrower as it rises uphill, leaving a tiny gap through which to thread your second shot. Reaching the green in 2 here is a real achievement. The fourteenth is a par-4 with a sharp dogleg right...

Nickmanfish 21.05.2003 · Read review
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Review of Boat of Garten Golf CLub

Good Golf Doesn't HAVE To Be Expensive

Advantages: Marvellous course and facilities. Very inexpensive.
Disadvantages: Not a lot.

...~ ~ You might be forgiven for thinking that golf here in Ireland has become an extremely expensive pastime over the last decade or so. Many courses, which were previously fairly accessible and cheap to play, have raised the price of a green fee to ridiculously high levels to cash in on the booming economy and the huge influx of tourists to the shores of the “Emerald Isle”. Even if you are lucky enough to be a member of a golf club, many clubs have acted in similar vein, raising their annual subscriptions to the point where you nearly need to take out a second mortgage to afford to play there. BRIEF HISTORY OF HOLLYSTOWN ~ ~ Back in the early 1990’s a few farsighted entrepreneurs foresaw the growing demand for golf at a reasonable price from the general public, and began to open “pay as you play”...

the_mad_cabbie 01.07.2003 · Read review
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Review of Hollystown Golf Club

Any Old Iron?

Advantages: It's great fun and has solide direction, writing and performances.
Disadvantages: The peripheral characters are unremarkable.

...Billionaire industrialist Tony Stark has made his fortune creating evermore innovative weapons. But when he is captured by insurgents while showcasing his latest invention, he is ordered to build a devastating weapon for his captors. Instead he constructs a high-tech suit of armour that he uses to escape. Returning home he decides to devote his money and ingenuity to help mankind. He modifies the suit, increasing its powers to include super-strength and the ability to fly and superhero Iron Man is born? Actor-turned-director Jon Favreau takes a step up from his kids films ("Elf" and "Zathura") for this thoroughly enjoyable superhero romp that never takes itself too seriously. His visuals are glossy and the effects, of which there are many, are suitably impressive. He understands cinema as spectacle and makes the most of his big budget...

afy9mab 05.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Iron Man

Murder at the Golf Club

Advantages: Unusual but good well thought out story
Disadvantages: major characters were weak

...overheard discussing the murder in the locker room by Betty Russell some rime afterwards. She tells her husband Barry who tells her not to tell the Police. This sets of a chain of events that will affect the whole Golf Club and those involved in it in murder, mystery and intrigue. My thoughts on the book: I must admit I did enjoy reading this novel. I found it well thought out and certainly very different from what I was expecting. It was a good mystery that leads the reader down an avenue you would not expect, certainly when you read the summary of it. As a result of this at no time did I really know where the author was taking me but I enjoyed the trip. Having never heard or indeed read any of this authors books I really wasn?t sure what to expect and I must admit I was pleasantly surprised and impressed by her work. I found...

CPTDANIELS 07.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Dead Centre - Claire Lorrimer

Good improving irons

Advantages: Trusted brand, forgiving
Disadvantages: Heavy, akward to keep clean

...I bought these to replace my Great White which use to be my Dad's. I wanted a good solid club that I could keep for few years and that would improve my game but not so much that was relying on the clubs and not my own technique. I had seen these in my local pro shop and I liked the way they looked as they are oversized and that gives me confidence. Other clubs that I was interested in were the Taylor Made RAC and MacGregor. The major deciding factor in my choosing of the Nike were the price, they were a lot cheaper then the Taylor Mades and looked more durable than the MacGregor. I was able to try out a 6 iron at my local range and instantly the difference was obvious. Maybe it's to do with the advances in club technology but they just gave a sweeter shot than my Great White's did. I was able to get the ball up higher straight...

youngas75 02.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Nike Golf Pro Combo Iron

Nike NDS Irons

Advantages: Great feel and creativity
Disadvantages: American so include no SW

...As I began to progress as a golfer I decided that I needed to splash out on a good set of Irons. My pro had told me that a good set of irons can tkae up to 3 strokes of your score. I think that he is wrong and that it is more like 5-6! These clubs are that good. Firstly the NDS stands for the Nike Distance Serires. So reading that you may think that you lose control if you use the set. That is definately not true as progressive offsetting technique throughout the set allows for perfect ball shaping. The wide sole of the club allows for excellent connection with the club and compared to the modern club these are relatively heavily. I found this extremely helpful as it stopped me hitting semi-fatted shots and topping my shots. THe NDS's are also cast from 431 stainless steel which is 25% softer than the average 17.1. This...

aj4luton 05.09.2005 · Read review
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