Frank Fowlie

@HarryColtHCEG That’s a good resume so surely there’s a better first hole out of that lot than the Kings Course?

@FFowlie I’m content having played every course on The Open rota, as well as 5+ US Open courses, but thanks for the input!

The five best opening holes in golf that I’ve played are Sheep Ranch, Gleneagles King’s, Royal Liverpool, Royal Lytham & St Annes, and Castle Stuart, in that order.

@MMcEwanGolf That was super quality and I’m a Dandie.

Oh mate…🙈

@Cam_Jourdan @golfweek That’s pretty crushing stuff “don’t really” “just yet” “season to play” words of man with no commitment left. None. Nada. Niente.

Jon Rahm was asked if he can get out of his LIV contract early or if he has to wait until it expires. "I have no idea. I couldn't tell you. I have very few talents in my life, and reading a contract or business are not two of them. "As of right now, I have several years on my contract left, and I'm pretty sure they did a pretty good job when they drafted that. "I don't see many ways out, and as of right now, I'm not really thinking about it since we still have a season to play and majors to compete for. So it's not something I want to think about just yet."

@SandSGAnderson @henrywinter His arse is still as big but it moves quicker now.

@FFowlie @henrywinter Shankland himself said it was right he was bombed out at Aberdeen. Was only when he left he changed his ways off the pitch

History in the making? The connection between Heart of Midlothian head coach Derek McInnes and his captain and centre-forward Lawrence Shankland has been one of the most important stories of the Scottish season. McInnes knew Shankland from Aberdeen days. He brought him in from Queen’s Park in 2013, telling RedTV he had “monitored” the teenaged Shankland for a while. Shankland said the moment he spoke to McInnes he wanted to go to Aberdeen. McInnes gave Shankland his debut against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2014. A bond was forged. When McInnes became Hearts head coach last summer, he spoke to Shankland who was considering his options as a free agent. Shankland’s four-year-old daughter Eva famously wanted her dad to stay at Tynecastle because of her love for club mascot Jock the Jambo. McInnes knew how important family was to Shankland, and spoke to the striker about the value of being settled, and also being “ingrained” in the club as he told Hearts TV. Shankland signed a new deal, and the rest is history. A lot of history. It has been 66 years since Hearts last won the Scottish title, 41 years since a team other than Celtic or Rangers won the Scottish title. Shankland has so far scored 14 times in the race for the title. The latest was last night’s winner against Rangers at a bouncing Tynecastle. “THE SKIPPER DOES IT AGAIN” Hearts admin posted @JamTarts. “LAWRENCE SHANKLAND YOU BEAUTYYYYYYYY”. If Hearts get over the line (they lead Celtic by 3 points and +5 superior GD with 3 games left), what McInnes and his players will have done will be truly historic. And that connection between McInnes and Shankland will be season-defining - arguably career-defining. Historic, epic. #Hearts

@DavidDack Good post. Couch to 5k was what got me into it, showed me it was possible.

Most people have a completely wrong idea of what “average” looks like in running. They compare themselves to race results, Strava feeds, people who actually sign up and show up. But that’s already a filtered group. Those numbers don’t represent the general population… they represent the ones who are already committed. A typical 5K around 34 minutes, 10K around 1:12, half marathon 2:30, marathon over 5 hours… even those are coming from people who trained enough to get to the start line. The reality is a lot simpler. Most people can’t run these distances nonstop at all. So if you can get through a 5K, a 10K, even just keep running without stopping… you’re already further ahead than you think. And if you’ve been beating yourself up over pace… you might be comparing yourself to a group that was never average to begin with

@sam_golf Jackson Kuivin.

Something I’ve been pondering these last couple of weeks, especially with these similar Signature event fields - who’s the best player on the PGA Tour without a win? Data Golf has Alex Smalley closely followed by Sam Stevens. Thorbjornsen might shade it for me.

@BillBuffalino He got like 3 starts. I remember 1 against St. Johnstone where he missed a gilt edged chance and was barely seen again.

"McInnes gave Shankland his debut against Inverness... A bond was forged." Lets not rewrite history, Shankland barely got a game under him. McInnes is blatantly one of the worst in the country for developing youth - very much favours ready made players

@ryanmouquegolf Maybe not 5 feet away as I can see it - might need to pick something closer. Used to aim right, hit left and delist the club - used to think I was massive with a gap wedge - nope - just delofting the shit out of it!

@FFowlie I would just say that 5ft is very far away The intermediate target should be in your peripheral vision

If you hit the ball good on the range but not on the course, it might be this... ALIGNMENT Most golfers have an issue where the line up & aim too far right of their intended target You now have 2 options to ensure you hit the ball at your target 1. Hook the ball back towards target 2. Pull the ball towards target When you're on the range with alignment sticks down & on a square mat, you never learn how to align yourself correctly Take away the sticks, aim at targets that are on the left of the range & the right of the range & go through a full routine selecting an intermediate target about 1ft in front of the ball That will help you swing it better on the course by default. Poor alignment creates swing errors without the swing being the problem

@Aberdeenpure Yes - the duopoly is ridiculous. Need to spice it up and show what can be done a do-able budget.

Hearts under Derek McInnes look set to take Aberdeens 40 year status of being the last team outside Celtic and Rangers to win the league title, is this a good thing, yes or no? 🤔

@ryancavengolf Don’t shoot them - that’s no very nice.

Shooting clients at Dornoch today 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👌 What a place

@air_ingy Fa’s ‘at like min? !

Just found out an old school friend will be playing in the PDC Players Championship over the next couple of days and it feels like he is living all of our dreams 🎯🎯

@ryanmouquegolf Understood! 🫡 Yup - totally understood re the backswing and the lateral movement etc.

@FFowlie Scottie is not pausing at all… Are you aware that the downswing starts before the back swings finished? Which means they can’t be a pause. Cam Young is definitely an exception but not the norm

Quick 15 min Q&A Ask away 👇🏼

@ryanmouquegolf Small percentage - although I would say Scottie does. Not a big pause, just enough to allow transition.

@FFowlie For the majority of players, you shouldn’t really be doing it Unless you can show me evidence that suggests it’s a much better way for you to swing a golf club Tell me the percentage of tour pro that pauses at the top of their swing…

@glowwdup In Scotland all golfers putt out for all club comps, every week. It improves your game and is the real game!

I’ve never met anyone who picks up a birdie putt.

@GrimComm @PGATOUR @livgolf_league @DPWorldTour But would Rahm and BDC hang around for that without $25m prize pools? Oz and SA crowds are there for the names and don’t come out in the same numbers for their respective national opens.

A LIV–DP World Tour merger is no longer far-fetched — it’s logical. The crowds are already demanding it. LIV events in Australia and South Africa are drawing 100,000+ fans. #LIVGolf #PGATour grimcom.com/pga-tour-liv-g…

@srjense @M50STV 10 hole

@M50STV Not really that often. If you really want to stay dry head over to Portmahomack, the sunniest spot in Scotland and a wonderful 9 hole course.

Does it ever NOT rain here? 🤣🤣