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2 degrees bounce will not be a noticeable difference or a solution to chunking shots. The biggest effect it will have is on how the club glides across the turf and vertical contact location. If you aren’t making great contact with your chips I’d focus more on technique. You should be able to chip with any club regardless of the bounce.

Yeah I saw it - when it was first publish a number of years ago - completely rehashed. I’ve been about 50/50 in my adult life between club and public. I’ve witnessed lots of crazy stuff in bars, lounges and on the and to the course. The only people whom I know of who have been kicked out were two guys caught lying about their handicap (they were club hopping so it was a pattern) and people who hadn’t paid their bill in over 90 days. My craziest thing at a club was a bride who got drunk before the wedding and a gust of wind blew her out of her Dad’s grasp, passed the groom and myself and down a hill - she ended up on the 18th green. I was their sponsoring member so it earned me a visit with the GM and club president. Once the door shut we all started laughing. I also had a staff member roll down the same hill at a staff Christmas party but it was on a dare where she said it couldn’t happen - it can!

I don’t think there’s a wrong club. There is nothing that states driver has to be played or that a certain shot needs to be played Ariya Jutanugarn has multiple lpga wins along with winning both women’s open championships without using a driver. The goal is to get the ball in the hole using as few as strokes as possible. Play what gives you that chance.

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For those who have used or own this monitor, what are your thoughts into it? What’s the accuracy of the information provided back to you say during a range session?

Here we are at the start of the 2023 golf season and I’m still playing a lot of the same clubs I’ve used for nearly a decade! If it’s not broken don’t fix it right? My bags pretty interchangeable from each course I play and how I’m feeling that morning with my woods/ long iron game Driver: Ping G400 8.5 degree loft w/ proforce v2 stiff shaft 3-wood: Nike Vapor Flex 13 degree loft w/ Diamana stiff shaft 5-wood: Cobra Baffler 18 degree loft w/ stock stiff shaft OR Driving Iron: Titleist u510 3i w/ Hzrdus smoke stiff shaft Irons: Nike Pro Combo’s 4-PW, bent 2 degrees upright and 2 degrees strong w/ DG Pro x100 stiff shafts Wedges: 50 degree cleveland cg10 ( probably my favorite wedge I’ve ever had. Weight is just great for the swing I like to put on it) 54 & 58 degree Titleist coney sm5 s grinds Putter: Odyssey White Hot Rx Preferred Ball: Titleist Prov1 or Taylormade TP5

Would not have a problem at all with any service dog. I love dogs. Have had Labs or Ger Shorthairs or Eng pointers. I would love to find a golf course that would allow leashed dogs to accompany me on my walks on the links. Anyone know of a course in central/Mid Michigan that allows controlled pets, please sound off please.

"A sister in law" A terrible shot that's ends up on the green. "He's on it, but it's not right!!!

Colors, range finder pocket, and some minor changes to the pocket layouts on all of the side pockets. I have a 2019 and B-I-L has 2022 model as he did not care for the color changes on the 2023 models. To see detailed views of each check out Carl's Golfland website.

Agreed! More options can only be a good thing. There are a few indoor sim places in my area, within about a 45 minute drive, but have not actually visited any. There's also a Top Golf .. might try that sometime on like a couples' night out maybe..?

Thank you for this. I recently bought a used S60 because I was tired of having my phone in my pocket while I play. I find I don't mind wearing the watch at all. My one gripe is that the hole views are not nearly as detailed as the satellite view on a phone app, and it's hard to find distances by touching on the hole map because there's no intermediate zoom - you're either fully zoomed out or you're zoomed into the green. But it's worth it for the stat tracking and shot tracking. I'm not willing to pay for the CT10 integration, and don't mind selecting the club.

Thank you. I absolutely love these irons! It is the first set of forged irons that I own and the first piece of equipment that I changed upon getting back into it. It truly opened my eyes on the difference that equipment can make in this sport, provided that it suits the player's needs and ability, and triggered an avalanche of club upgrades in recent years. I happily recommend Srixon irons to anyone in the market for a new set (I tried this year's ZX7 MKIIs and WOW). I sincerely wish that you will be able to reap the rewards or your hard work from last off-season!

I switched to the regular Z-Star about 5 years ago and I continue to play all generations of this ball. I've tested the XV, and it was ok but I'm not a fan of the X balls from any OEM. Though I am interested in the 3 piece version. I also received a dozen of the Diamond during the offseason, so I'm really interested to put those in play. The reason I don't like X balls is they're inconsistent around the green for me. On approach shots sometimes they take big hops on the green and sometimes they suck back. When chipping they seem to roll out a lot more than what I'm used to. The non-X Tour balls (Z-Star, ProV1, TP5) are one hop stop on approaches and settle on the green the way I want with chips.

I've been referring to it as WIBT What I'm Bringing Today

My favorite putter grip.

Giants got 2 more gamers yesterday. Hyatt has been on the rise as a player incrementally and I think his ceiling is huge. Speaking of huge, the O lineman Schmitz has drawn great NFL comps from the experts including dare I say Jason Kelce. Eagles fans hate that comparison I'm sure, so I like it a lot. Lions have had the sneaky-best draft imo. They've gotten a lot of football players who had stood out to me as guys I'd want my team to take.

Thanks. These can be a bit too long winded for some to read, but I felt that the background info was meaningful also. Maybe I should add some kind of TLDR section in these longer posts

I haven't got my hands on these (no Costos in Finland and shipping plus tax and customs outside of EU... not worth it), but you may have a point. The cover and paint can most definitely be softer in hot climate, I have felt difference even here in Finland, where it can be anything from +5 to +35 Celsius in June. Same make and model ball can feel like a rock compared to warm days (of course the real difference is small, but it's possible to feel it). Most likely I'd brush that Kirkland case off as a bad batch though. Rick Shiels tests (or tested, I'm notsure if he does it still) those balls by hitting 10 or so bunker shots with a brand new ball and compare it to ProV1. Kirkland v1 was excellent in other areas, but scuffed quite a bit in that bunker test. I don't remember how the v2 fared there (othwerwise it was quite on par with ProV1).

I think it's good to look back and reflect on your time on the forum. It's always fascinating to see how long you've been a member and how things have changed and grown during that time. Congratulations on celebrating 7 years as a member here, Jamie! Since I've been here, you've always been a wonderful person to interact with and now with the community call, it's a better way to get to know who you are. You've done an amazing job as the forum director in moving the forum in the right direction along with our fantastic group of moderators. I don't think we would be where we are without the leadership team. It's great to see that everything is trending in a positive direction.

T-Less driver. Keep an eye on the testing thread; I think it will get good reviews and performed well. But it is an infomercial product so people won't buy it.

Those irons are still some of the easiest to hit irons of all time.

I've had the same problem as you, tried a bunch of hybrids and utility irons and have ended up with Callaway X Forged UT. If you want something that is easier to hit and dont launch way too high, maybe try out the Apex UW. My brother have one, and i'm tempted to get one for my self.

Great post! Enjoyed the stories behind them all

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