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Punched two weeks ago and healed. No complaints. Been faster but fast enough to respect downhill chips and putts. Hit a solid 2nd shot 9I that had altitude on the 10th. Landed 1' onto the green and rolled downhill to the back against the 2nd cut. Bogey train begins.
I went down to practice yesterday, and they were rolling great!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cisco Kid
I am not sure what it is about the 10th, but I rarely play it well. A conservative tee shot is usually followed by being way right, threading a needle between trees, over the crap at the bottom of the hill.
I am headed to Palm Springs with a group in early November. Stoked to get away. I've never been there.
Day 1: Indian Wells (Players)
Day 2: Mission Hills North (Gary Player)
Day 3: Double at Indian Wells
Day 4: La Quinta (Dunes Course)
Day 5: PGA West (Greg Norman)
I did not plan any of this, just along for the ride. Assume that's a solid lineup? Any recommendations for must hits in the area? (food\entertainment)
Looking at that 5 day itinerary makes me realize, I better get to the range again to build up the backs ability to play multiple days in a row...
Those are all nice courses but there’s a certain similarity to desert golf so don’t expect dramatic differences. Thats a lot of golf
I might drop the second in the day at Indian Wells. Wish it was one day shorter, but who was I to argue with the trip these guys planned? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 4matic
My 40th HS reunion is today so yesterday a couple of golf team guys and some other folks got together and played our old home course. It really is a beautiful bay front course but it got hammered 12 years ago in hurricane Sandy when it was 4 feet underwater. That 547 yard hole still kills me and the one with a long carry over salt water still fucks with my head. I'm learning something today though...
I hadn't played in a few years so went and did a quick 9 on Monday to work out the kinks. I felt like shit on Tuesday. Couldn't get out to loosen up again and just dove in yesterday. Ooh boy, where do some of these muscles get off feeling so sore today! I hope I can hold the steering wheel to get to the place tonight to have some of those drinks I already paid for :redface:
December golf. A first for me.
Weather has been up and down lately
so it was a little bit soggy in (a lot of) spots but
absolutely beautiful 60° today.
Not going to last.
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55° and sunny with a breeze.
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been frequenting the new simulator place in town as of late. so fucking fun and pretty cheap for 18 with a foursome. can play most any iconic course in the world. the auto putt option really suits my game. then there are the long drive and closest to the pin challenges. also really fucking fun.
sandy claus brought me a 2 iron last week. good riddance, 3 wood. should've made the switch a long time ago.
now it is time to replace the shaft on the 5 iron i broke yesterday and upgrade the whole set. can anyone speak to p790s?
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i really can't hit woods for shit.Quote:
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Originally Posted by stealurface831
Winter sim time is a great opportunity to make swing changes w/out the pressure of posting a score. Just a WAG but you need to flatten your downswing plane, likely you are OTT. It's easier to get away w the OTT move w irons, but I assure you in the long run your iron play will be better, as well as woods, if you take care of your swing fault(s) before spending 5-10-20 years further ingraining your current move.
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nailed it. still trying to deprogram my baseball swing.Quote:
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I got a callaway paradym ai [emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji639]] wood and a paradym mini driver. $$$ in the bank!
Also started installing my own iron shafts. It took a few try’s but I found a perfect match. UST ESX [emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji639]][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]] wedge shaft R-flex. I use it [emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]-gw so it’s somewhat hard stepped but I can’t really tell.
Titleist coming out with a mini driver this year.
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So much for selling my irons and upgrading
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Meh
" Complete set minus the X club, which sucks anyway and was last seen wrapped around a tree branch at Serene Meadows GC"
Had a decent year on the links.Started having fun playing again so that’s huge. Closed the year out with a couple rounds in South Africa so now I have another golf trip to start saving for. On the equipment front, playing on rentals made me interested in playing regular shafts instead of stiff. Sure felt like I launched the ball higher and hit everything all around better.
Got to play the Butte CC today, oldest course in Montana, established 1899. Many consider this their favorite course in the state.
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Noice track Played 18 yesterday 40-42. Game is turning around I hope. Only 1 double yay and no birds boo. Could be the year to shoot my age.
Member guest season is upon me.
Have first event this wknd. Trying to rejigger my process and conceptualize as a golf tournament
Rather than 3 days of partying . Any hints or tips would be helpful.
As a 10. This is exactly where I am, playing minty used twenty five year old Mizuno mp thirty twos from a trusted source in Japan . Would a game improvement iron give me better feel and distance? Maybe. But how good do those irons look and feel when used correctly!Quote:
Originally Posted by altacoup
Call me stubborn but I’m a visual feel player.
Glad I just re read that, i’m not alone!
Maybe I should practice more, maybe I should do a lot of things, but I know when I pull the iron and look down, it’s looking back at me and saying - I’m ready, are you???
I’m currently 4.6 and my Cobra S2 forged irons (7-GW) are 20 years old. I tried some other irons but they didn’t really change anything so I reshafted the 7 iron with a UST Recoil F3 to test. Huge difference so I did the whole set. I suspect maybe the overall weight of the older blades you guys are using is making a difference? What shafts do you have in those PXG’s?
I also just changed my wedges (54-58) to a Recoil 75g F3. That’s made a huge difference in my full swing wedges. I can generate club head speed through the ball where I need it. I’ve lost a bit of umph in sand but otherwise it’s a great change.
I’m also bagging callaway mini driver that helps my short quick tempo swing.
I did a fitting with the Cobra rep. The three D irons are really nice but at three hundred a club I’ll pass. Most of the fitting reps are pretty lame but this guy actually listened to me. The shaft we dialed in was the Mitsubishi MMT eighty five g R for me. Great shaft! He’s a good player and said that’s the shaft he’s going with in S flex. His comment was why make it harder?
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Eighty percent
I’m at the range. Golf buddy got a full bag from “Club Champion”. They are absolute shit. Numbers off mats are questionable.
Couple of years ago I rescued a Taylormade M2 3 wood from being tossed at the recycling center. Last year I raved about how much I liked it and a buddy gave me a M2 4w 22*. Been using it in select situations and really like it too. Now Im looking for a lightly used M2 driver to replace the odd assortment of drivers Ive aquiered over the last 5 years. Doesnt hurt that its a favorite of some - https://youtu.be/kDcciFvrc3Y?si=yHD9agF07LP4PkI4.
Last year got paired up with an old timer. He suggested I get some larger medium sized grips. At that time I had not even know that there were differant sized grips. So, last week one of the guys I got paired with was using them as well, Said he thought it helped his control. Thinking this may be like fat skis.
What say you pros ?
Played 9 today for the first time in 10-15 years. 2metal, 8iron, putter. Used to break 40 when I could play.
Surprised I could.hit the ball somewhat. Free private course included w work gig. Chicka friend likes to play. Her and trump could play well together, cheating almost constantly..
Played 9 with my golf buddy Syl and I was able to hit enough good flop shots, knock down 50-150 yd 5I runners, and make some putts for a 41. No doubles. Yay. Would have liked to have done 18 but Syl can't play 18 anymore. We got paired with a single who said he was playing with crypto for a job when I asked what he did. He explained it to me with a "Let me give you the scoop in a way your generation will understand." Still sounded like an Amway pitch or something the Mob would have loved to do instead of running numbers.
Im going
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Mad Scramble by Erik Anders Lang and Random Golf Club
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Spent last week as a marshal at the Open Championship in Portrush, N.I. I've been there three times before, all in November, and have some amazing friends there who helped make it happen. It was incredible. We were assigned the practice area, range/short game/putting, so saw pretty much every player each day. I've never seen such a town built for a golf match, amazing infrastructure. I'll try to post pics, yeah right...</p>
Played in the Wed 9 hole 2 man BBall Chooseups last week. Checked off a bucket list item and had my 14 yo grandson caddy for me. A caddy is the only way to golf. Made par on the 9th hole for a net 3 1/2 to win the competition by 1/2 a stroke. $100 for the team $50 for me. My caddy doesn't golf but he loved the $10 I paid him to tote the bag and his $5 share of the winnings.
Ive been playing a set of old clubs from a buddy for the past 10 years. Theyre fine, and ive always wavered between the mid eighties to low nineties depending on how often ive been playing that year (2 - 20+ rounds each year). With MTB not an option anymore due to long term injury, i decided i should upgrade so i set a budget of $1k, went and got fitted and came out with a new Ping G440 driver and 3 wood (holy sticker shock). Coming from a 15yr old driver, the difference was astounding... i was mashing mishits about as far as my best drives previously, i was hitting piercing drives instead of backspinners , and my typical slices ended up just being aggressive fades. The new technology made a huge improvement in my game first round out... pretty crazy difference. Has me wondering if a new set of irons would make a big difference too.
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short answer, they will. golf clubs and skis are alot alike in my opinion. so much development last 20-30 years. </p>
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played my first 18 hole round this year last week down in Ridgeway, I played terrible off the box and fairway but $$ from 150 in. 1 putted alot of holes, flop shots over/out of bunkers with tap ins, and still shot over 100........ drives were a solid 150 off the heel follwed up with a skulled second shot to only who the fuck knows. </p>
Played Old Works the other day, damn that course just kicks my ass. Friend and I got paired with a couple retired guys whose pars were sickeningly consistent. I was impressed. Of course they play there a couple times a week but still, that course is pretty unforgiving IMO.
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