Scarlet Dragon Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Great site and great approach to golf. I took golf up more seriously five years ago, after only occasional rounds over 30 years merely intended to maintain a handicap. Unfortunately, my only consistency is my inconsistency. 2015 is to be the year I get down to A-Grade, or close. Currently, am 17 which means playing to somewhere between 10 and 25 on any given day. Best purchase last year was my Bombtech Driver. Great effort by the little man to come up with something different and effective. Hopefully, it will go well in the 2015 testing, too. Otherwise I am a Titleist man with AP1 irons, fairway wood and hybrid plus Volkey wedges. Experimented with other wedges, but back to the Volkey. I use a "red dragon" stamp on my balls, hence my moniker. One minor gripe is that a site like MGS fires you up with an introduction to the latest gear and models as they are released in the northern hemisphere. Then, we have a wait of two or more months before they are released in Oz, sometimes barely able to contain our desire for the newest and latest. For my birthday in March, I hope the new Ping Ketsch will be available as my present to myself. In Australia while it is too cold for golf in much of USA, we swelter. I prefer the cold, where you can always add another layer even if it means ending up like the Michelin Man. In the heat, there is a limit to how many layers you can shed. Still, I have no excuse not to practice, if I want to be committed to reducing handicap. May 2015 be the year I go from caterpillar to butterfly instead of embracing the Chinese Year of the Goat. Scarlet Dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Welcome dragon, It's tough watching all the great stuff that's available cheap in the US - it's the same in the UK (to a lesser extent). Enjoy the site, there nice to us non US folk Westy Rest in peace long sticks - I'll remember you TM Burner Superfast 2.0 TP Regular TM RBZ Stage 2 Fairway 14.5 stiff Adams Blue Hybrid No. 3 stiff Adams Super xtdHybrid 21.5 Stiff Ping G30 4 and 5 Iron - Regular CFS Shaft Ping i25 6 - PW Regular CFS Shaft TM Y Groove Gap Wedge Cleveland CG10 Sand Wedge PingTR Piper Putter, adjustable shaft, SuperStroke Fatso Titleist StaDry Cart Bag Motocaddy S3 Pro Trolley Foot Joy City, Adidas Boost Boa and Adidas Superstar shoes Pro V1x in the summer, Titleist Velocity in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Welcome mate. Well, I'll take the sweltering like I was used to over the frigid cold and not being able to play any day...if only it wasn't so expensive back home. In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Welcome Scarlet Dragon. MGS is the best site for golfers on the planet. As you are from Oz, possibly you know the Boz from Oz......he is Vision Golf. Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Welcome Dragon, Love the enthusiasm and keep working at it. I have always wanted to visit Oz; love the people and the golf down there. I think I might have to go back and add this to my post on the "bucket list" thread. Good to have you aboard! “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombTech Golf Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Great site and great approach to golf. I took golf up more seriously five years ago, after only occasional rounds over 30 years merely intended to maintain a handicap. Unfortunately, my only consistency is my inconsistency. 2015 is to be the year I get down to A-Grade, or close. Currently, am 17 which means playing to somewhere between 10 and 25 on any given day. Best purchase last year was my Bombtech Driver. Great effort by the little man to come up with something different and effective. Hopefully, it will go well in the 2015 testing, too. Otherwise I am a Titleist man with AP1 irons, fairway wood and hybrid plus Volkey wedges. Experimented with other wedges, but back to the Volkey. I use a "red dragon" stamp on my balls, hence my moniker. One minor gripe is that a site like MGS fires you up with an introduction to the latest gear and models as they are released in the northern hemisphere. Then, we have a wait of two or more months before they are released in Oz, sometimes barely able to contain our desire for the newest and latest. For my birthday in March, I hope the new Ping Ketsch will be available as my present to myself. In Australia while it is too cold for golf in much of USA, we swelter. I prefer the cold, where you can always add another layer even if it means ending up like the Michelin Man. In the heat, there is a limit to how many layers you can shed. Still, I have no excuse not to practice, if I want to be committed to reducing handicap. May 2015 be the year I go from caterpillar to butterfly instead of embracing the Chinese Year of the Goat. Scarlet Dragon. Thanks for your business. I hope the Grenade is treating you well. Welcome to the team! Pull the pin!Tyler "Sully" SullivanBombTech Golf OwnerDirect (802) 448-2094www.bombtechgolf.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbealsd Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Welcome to MGS! I, for one, would be glad to swap some "swelter" for the Upper Midwest winter where we're currently having a "heat wave" in the low 40's (back for 20's & 'teens starting tomorrow)! What's In the Bag Driver - GBB Hybrids Halo XL Halo 18* & T-Rail 20* Irons T-Rail 2.0 Wedges 60* TS / SCOR 48* 53* 58* Putter Ball Bag Datrek DG Lite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Dragon Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Thank you for the responses. I was particularly delighted to see Sully from Bombtech in on the site. Great to see the international responses, too. As the sun shines into my study, I commiserate with those of you in northern part of USA coping with the snow.....unless of course, you are also skiers in which case, it is heaven sent. Our snow fields are small, relatively speaking, and so our season is short. (If we are serious, we go to the Northern Hemisphere for skiing and enjoy the hospitality and welcome Aussies manage to get. At least, that has been our experience in Colorado, Canada and Italy). Part of the golf course in Thredbo NSW becomes ski trails in the winter season. One ski trail on the golf course is called "Funnel Web", after a very venomous spider native only to Australia. In summer, I think the name still could apply to that hole because of its narrow fairway, trees and "rough". The other feature of that course in summer is that it encourages everyone to be very welcoming. Not really, but that is the appearance as everyone waves their hands to be rid of the irritating little bush flies that fly around your face. As our dollar gets worse against your US$ or Euro, I encourage you to visit. You will love the golf and the climate and most importantly, the people. Cheers and thanks for making me feel welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeasy Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Spent a night in Sydney a few years ago. Best breakfast I've ever had the next day. Awesome place! <p><strong>D:</strong> 9* G400 Max w/Xcalibur TSL</p><p> </p><p><strong>F: </strong> 14* XR Pro 16 w/Hzrdous Red</p><p><strong>I:</strong> SLS-01 4-SW w/Paderson SL</p><p><strong>W:</strong> DGR 59 w/Dynamic Gold SL</p><p><strong>P:</strong> Artisan 0318 or Edel TB</p><p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sounds like you're around Thredbo maybe? I grew up in Sydney and played for 1 year when I was about 18...gave it up until I moved here in 2005. In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Enter the Dragon! I like it - hope to see lots more of you here. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombTech Golf Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Thank you for the responses. I was particularly delighted to see Sully from Bombtech in on the site. Great to see the international responses, too. As the sun shines into my study, I commiserate with those of you in northern part of USA coping with the snow.....unless of course, you are also skiers in which case, it is heaven sent. Our snow fields are small, relatively speaking, and so our season is short. (If we are serious, we go to the Northern Hemisphere for skiing and enjoy the hospitality and welcome Aussies manage to get. At least, that has been our experience in Colorado, Canada and Italy). Part of the golf course in Thredbo NSW becomes ski trails in the winter season. One ski trail on the golf course is called "Funnel Web", after a very venomous spider native only to Australia. In summer, I think the name still could apply to that hole because of its narrow fairway, trees and "rough". The other feature of that course in summer is that it encourages everyone to be very welcoming. Not really, but that is the appearance as everyone waves their hands to be rid of the irritating little bush flies that fly around your face. As our dollar gets worse against your US$ or Euro, I encourage you to visit. You will love the golf and the climate and most importantly, the people. Cheers and thanks for making me feel welcome. I was meaning to ask. How did you hear about us? I never made it to Australia but I live in NZ for 6 months. Was an unreal time..Maybe I should have stayed! Pull the pin!Tyler "Sully" SullivanBombTech Golf OwnerDirect (802) 448-2094www.bombtechgolf.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 The other feature of that course in summer is that it encourages everyone to be very welcoming. Not really, but that is the appearance as everyone waves their hands to be rid of the irritating little bush flies that fly around your face. As our dollar gets worse against your US$ or Euro, I encourage you to visit. You will love the golf and the climate and most importantly, the people. Hey Dragon! Nothing says come to OZ and play golf like cheap dollars and irritating bush flies that fly around your face. I would love to come visit. I belong to a timeshare that has about 15 condos along the eastern coast with the following locations in NSW; Sydney near the business district, Pokolbin, Port Stephens, Salamander Bay, Port Macquarie, and Coffs Harbour. Maybe when I finally retire... which could be later this year! “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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