Golf Betting 2012

[ChipRich]

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[tikay]

How did those tentative selections fare in the Euro & Humana?

I sat down with much anticipation to watch the Humana last night, but thought the coverage was pretty terrible, I mean, just as bad as bad can be. I don't watch live golf to see interviews galore with Bill Clinton, or z-List personalities being interviewed by bimbos who make a complete pigs ear of the interviews. They seemed to have a very limited number of camera positions, too, the "over the cliff" Par 3 was nice to see once, but not for the whole x hours, & really, it's just a lob over the side of a hill thingie.

The thing is, the Euro Golf was on, too, but that was recorded, & I don't get a buzz from recorded golf, it's live golf that does it for me.

I know the Humana thing is just Mickey Mouse stuff, but the TV coverage was still a disappointment.

[Karabiner]

I agree that the coverage was very poor, way too much filling-in it seemed while they were waiting to hook up with the US commentary, and I don't really want to watch Molinari and his coach hitting balls in the nets!

I got matched late on Toms (I know this sounds like aftertiming but honestly) @100 and laid him @12 which seems very short to me, at the end of play. So I now have a total liability of £15 on the event with virtual freerolls on:

Toms(-9) +£800, Hoffman(-2) +£3600, Tringale(-4) +£5700, and Mickelson(+2) £1000

[FUN4FRASER]

I agree that the coverage was very poor, way too much filling-in it seemed while they were waiting to hook up with the US commentary, and I don't really want to watch Molinari and his coach hitting balls in the nets!

I got matched late on Toms (I know this sounds like aftertiming but honestly) @100 and laid him @12 which seems very short to me, at the end of play. So I now have a total liability of £15 on the event with virtual freerolls on:

Toms(-9) +£800, Hoffman(-2) +£3600, Tringale(-4) +£5700, and Mickelson(+2) £1000

Nice bet boast  

Keep up the good work I enjoy reading your posts

[tikay]

I agree that the coverage was very poor, way too much filling-in it seemed while they were waiting to hook up with the US commentary, and I don't really want to watch Molinari and his coach hitting balls in the nets!

I got matched late on Toms (I know this sounds like aftertiming but honestly) @100 and laid him @12 which seems very short to me, at the end of play. So I now have a total liability of £15 on the event with virtual freerolls on:

Toms(-9) +£800, Hoffman(-2) +£3600, Tringale(-4) +£5700, and Mickelson(+2) £1000

That is incredible! Wish someone would teach me how to do that. Chompy was going to, but he bottled it.

[Karabiner]

I agree that the coverage was very poor, way too much filling-in it seemed while they were waiting to hook up with the US commentary, and I don't really want to watch Molinari and his coach hitting balls in the nets!

I got matched late on Toms (I know this sounds like aftertiming but honestly) @100 and laid him @12 which seems very short to me, at the end of play. So I now have a total liability of £15 on the event with virtual freerolls on:

Toms(-9) +£800, Hoffman(-2) +£3600, Tringale(-4) +£5700, and Mickelson(+2) £1000

That is incredible! Wish someone would teach me how to do that. Chompy was going to, but he bottled it.

There's nothing to it Tony.

All you have to do is bet on a 100/1 shot who shoots -9 on the first day and Bob's your uncle

[tikay]

I agree that the coverage was very poor, way too much filling-in it seemed while they were waiting to hook up with the US commentary, and I don't really want to watch Molinari and his coach hitting balls in the nets!

I got matched late on Toms (I know this sounds like aftertiming but honestly) @100 and laid him @12 which seems very short to me, at the end of play. So I now have a total liability of £15 on the event with virtual freerolls on:

Toms(-9) +£800, Hoffman(-2) +£3600, Tringale(-4) +£5700, and Mickelson(+2) £1000

That is incredible! Wish someone would teach me how to do that. Chompy was going to, but he bottled it.

There's nothing to it Tony.

All you have to do is bet on a 100/1 shot who shoots -9 on the first day and Bob's your uncle

Bugger. Back to the drawing board, then.

[FUN4FRASER]

I agree that the coverage was very poor, way too much filling-in it seemed while they were waiting to hook up with the US commentary, and I don't really want to watch Molinari and his coach hitting balls in the nets!

I got matched late on Toms (I know this sounds like aftertiming but honestly) @100 and laid him @12 which seems very short to me, at the end of play. So I now have a total liability of £15 on the event with virtual freerolls on:

Toms(-9) +£800, Hoffman(-2) +£3600, Tringale(-4) +£5700, and Mickelson(+2) £1000

That is incredible! Wish someone would teach me how to do that. Chompy was going to, but he bottled it.

Think about the stock exchange...you buy gold at £500...it goes up in value.. and you sell it at £550 thus locking in a £50 profit...Alternatively you could sell Gold (called selling short) at £500 it goes down to £450  and you buy back, again locking in a £50 profit.On both transactions you have traded a position due to  market fluctuation.

Well its the same on Golf/sports betting...Prices change based on player performance/weight of money etc...the skill is to anticipate the market changes (normally by having opinions on player / team  performances ) and back/ lay...buy/sell accordingly .This is what Karabiner has done thus locking in a profit regardless of the result ( free rolling in this instance )

Beware though !.. there are dangers ! especially if you are laying at big prices or you get the market wrong, or you even put  a decimal point in the wrong place.

Make sure you are 100% sure before  dipping your toe or the trading sharks will get you  

[bobby1]

How did those tentative selections fare in the Euro & Humana?

I sat down with much anticipation to watch the Humana last night, but thought the coverage was pretty terrible, I mean, just as bad as bad can be. I don't watch live golf to see interviews galore with Bill Clinton, or z-List personalities being interviewed by bimbos who make a complete pigs ear of the interviews. They seemed to have a very limited number of camera positions, too, the "over the cliff" Par 3 was nice to see once, but not for the whole x hours, & really, it's just a lob over the side of a hill thingie.

The thing is, the Euro Golf was on, too, but that was recorded, & I don't get a buzz from recorded golf, it's live golf that does it for me.

I know the Humana thing is just Mickey Mouse stuff, but the TV coverage was still a disappointment.

Hi Tony,

The Euro started well Colsaerts shot 9 under to lead by 4 after round one, Lewis was tied for 2nd, that was the good news to as they have fallen back this morning, still early tho and Colsaerts is still in jt 3rd. Noren a few under for today so on the edge of contention too. It was playing like St Andrews without wind yesterday tho and the scoring was good.

The US went ok too

Laid 6 under
Van Pelt 5 under
Molder 1under
Frazar 4 under
Stanley 4 under

There was just around a shot difference in the course averages between the 3 courses, of those 5 Laird Van Pelt and Stanley didn't play the easier course. 9 under leads to so we got some catching up to do.


The good thing for Ralph is Toms played La Quinta which played a shot harder than the Nicklaus course and almost half a shot harder than the Palmer course.

The coverage of these pro ams is always really painful, this is not a usual week's coverage but it can still be very much a case of interviews followed by shots that happened 2-3 mins ago, ad break a lot of the time.

[tikay]

I agree that the coverage was very poor, way too much filling-in it seemed while they were waiting to hook up with the US commentary, and I don't really want to watch Molinari and his coach hitting balls in the nets!

I got matched late on Toms (I know this sounds like aftertiming but honestly) @100 and laid him @12 which seems very short to me, at the end of play. So I now have a total liability of £15 on the event with virtual freerolls on:

Toms(-9) +£800, Hoffman(-2) +£3600, Tringale(-4) +£5700, and Mickelson(+2) £1000

That is incredible! Wish someone would teach me how to do that. Chompy was going to, but he bottled it.

Think about the stock exchange...you buy gold at £500...it goes up in value.. and you sell it at £550 thus locking in a £50 profit...Alternatively you could sell Gold (called selling short) at £500 it goes down to £450  and you buy back, again locking in a £50 profit.On both transactions you have traded a position due to  market fluctuation.

Well its the same on Golf/sports betting...Prices change based on player performance/weight of money etc...the skill is to anticipate the market changes (normally by having opinions on player / team  performances ) and back/ lay...buy/sell accordingly ...and this is what Karabiner has done thus locking in a profit regardless of the result( free rolling in this instance )

Beware though !.. there are dangers ! especially if you are laying at big prices or you get the market wrong, or you even put  a decimal point in the wrong place.

Make sure you are 100% sure before  dipping your toe or the trading sharks will get you   

I understand all that, (first 2 paragraphs), that's the simple bit!

But I've never used Betfair, & it's quite important, I think, to learn to use the software properly, before investing serious money, & messing up. The deft footwork needed to manage 4 or 5 positions on the same event & manipulate such that you are greened out is something I need to learn. I picked up two books about it at Foyles recently, too.

I really don't want to get back into betting again, I have been there & done it, big time, but these bad boys in this thread are so teasing me.....

[tikay]

How did those tentative selections fare in the Euro & Humana?

I sat down with much anticipation to watch the Humana last night, but thought the coverage was pretty terrible, I mean, just as bad as bad can be. I don't watch live golf to see interviews galore with Bill Clinton, or z-List personalities being interviewed by bimbos who make a complete pigs ear of the interviews. They seemed to have a very limited number of camera positions, too, the "over the cliff" Par 3 was nice to see once, but not for the whole x hours, & really, it's just a lob over the side of a hill thingie.

The thing is, the Euro Golf was on, too, but that was recorded, & I don't get a buzz from recorded golf, it's live golf that does it for me.

I know the Humana thing is just Mickey Mouse stuff, but the TV coverage was still a disappointment.

Hi Tony,

The Euro started well Colsaerts shot 9 under to lead by 4 after round one, Lewis was tied for 2nd, that was the good news to as they have fallen back this morning, still early tho and Colsaerts is still in jt 3rd. Noren a few under for today so on the edge of contention too. It was playing like St Andrews without wind yesterday tho and the scoring was good.

The US went ok too

Laid 6 under
Van Pelt 5 under
Molder 1under
Frazar 4 under
Stanley 4 under

There was just around a shot difference in the course averages between the 3 courses, of those 5 Laird Van Pelt and Stanley didn't play the easier course. 9 under leads to so we got some catching up to do.


The good thing for Ralph is Toms played La Quinta which played a shot harder than the Nicklaus course and almost half a shot harder than the Palmer course.

The coverage of these pro ams is always really painful, this is not a usual week's coverage but it can still be very much a case of interviews followed by shots that happened 2-3 mins ago, ad break a lot of the time.

Solid start, Phil. Damn you, damn Ralphy boy, I'm nearly hooked again.

[Karabiner]

I agree that the coverage was very poor, way too much filling-in it seemed while they were waiting to hook up with the US commentary, and I don't really want to watch Molinari and his coach hitting balls in the nets!

I got matched late on Toms (I know this sounds like aftertiming but honestly) @100 and laid him @12 which seems very short to me, at the end of play. So I now have a total liability of £15 on the event with virtual freerolls on:

Toms(-9) +£800, Hoffman(-2) +£3600, Tringale(-4) +£5700, and Mickelson(+2) £1000

That is incredible! Wish someone would teach me how to do that. Chompy was going to, but he bottled it.

Think about the stock exchange...you buy gold at £500...it goes up in value.. and you sell it at £550 thus locking in a £50 profit...Alternatively you could sell Gold (called selling short) at £500 it goes down to £450  and you buy back, again locking in a £50 profit.On both transactions you have traded a position due to  market fluctuation.

Well its the same on Golf/sports betting...Prices change based on player performance/weight of money etc...the skill is to anticipate the market changes (normally by having opinions on player / team  performances ) and back/ lay...buy/sell accordingly ...and this is what Karabiner has done thus locking in a profit regardless of the result( free rolling in this instance )

Beware though !.. there are dangers ! especially if you are laying at big prices or you get the market wrong, or you even put  a decimal point in the wrong place.

Make sure you are 100% sure before  dipping your toe or the trading sharks will get you   

I understand all that, (first 2 paragraphs), that's the simple bit!

But I've never used Betfair, & it's quite important, I think, to learn to use the software properly, before investing serious money, & messing up. The deft footwork needed to manage 4 or 5 positions on the same event & manipulate such that you are greened out is something I need to learn. I picked up two books about it at Foyles recently, too.

I really don't want to get back into betting again, I have been there & done it, big time, but these bad boys in this thread are so teasing me.....

The "deft footwork" that you refer to only really comes into play if you are betting in-running.

At golf most of the serious bets are placed between rounds until the last day which is reflected in the liquidity in the market, and even then there is a significant delay which would put all but the most fearless off or at least make one very wary as BF will give you clues by it's movement, unless you were in the fortunate position of heading to a play-off. You would normally have a decent window there.

You can always manage your position in advance so to speak.

i.e. My man Tringale wins me c£5.5K but I can stick in £1k to lay @ evens or whatever price I want to insure at, well in advance of him reaching that price.

[tikay]

Good luck with that Ralph, keep us updated please.

Phil - how are your tips for the Humana looking now? I was offline last night, but will be watching tonight & tomorrow, & I've still got that itch.....

[bobby1]

Good luck with that Raslph, keep us updated please.

Phil - how are your tips for the Humana looking now? I was offline last night, but will be watching tonight & tomorrow, & I've still got that itch.....

hi Tony,

Not great now. Laird and Frazar about the only two in with a chance but they are 7 and 8 behind, tho there have been a few rounds of -9 and a few -10 and even a -11 from Ryan Moore so far so there is plenty of play left. The problem is its hard to see how the leaders won't go nicely under par too.

The Euro went better, Colsaerts went from 4 in front after the 1st round to 6 behind after the second to tied for the lead going into the last round. Just to show how easy the course played on the first day Colsaerts shot 64 then, today it played much tougher, especially early on and poor Pablo Martin shot 90!!

[Karabiner]

Good luck with that Raslph, keep us updated please.

Phil - how are your tips for the Humana looking now? I was offline last night, but will be watching tonight & tomorrow, & I've still got that itch.....

Toms is still right up there and I have a potentially humungous sweat with Tringale who is only a few shots off the lead.

As Phil said, there's a lot of play left in this.