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Those were some fantastic pics!

This is very similar to what I played on yesterday! Add in some large sand patched aeeas and it would be a replica of them! Greens are the most important part of the course IMO. Thats where you will be making the scores from! I would consider playing that course at a 50% or better off rate possibly just to get the playing in!

Well I got to the range today and boy did it feel good. I hit 80 balls then played the short course. I worked on ball contact today, so did really worry about distance or where as long as club met ball with decent form and no hurry. I then played rotating tees and it was a tale of 2 9s. I was +9 on the front, which has more water and is likely longer. Alot of holes i just didnt make contact, even though i just worked on it. On the back, I was +4, with a Triple bogey on 1 hole. So really +1 through 8 on the back lol Putting was unreal today, I am going to try to pull the shot scope data up before we leave tomorrow to check to see strokes gained were. Try to compare the 2 nines as well as the last round I had as well. Thank yall for yall's support.

Regardless of who is paying the bills from either side, Augusta has a standard in and of its own. I don't see that changing. Was it a publicity stunt to low key raise people's brows and blood pressure? Possibly. Did it affect me ? Nope! He probably got paid bonus bucks to wear it. It is now marked through the world of golf, and have no doubt will become a hot market item for them. What I do know is if you were paying to play there, I think they would have stopped you at your vehicle and simply said that is not acceptable attire for here and ask you to remove it.

Good questions. How would you answer them? For me, stats wise, the most important stat is # of 3 putts. If I'm 3 putting the rest of the stats fall apart also. When it comes to the act of putting, the most important thing to me is speed. If my speed is on, confidence goes up, green reading seems to be better and it leads to more tap-ins and made putts.

Day 94 (17 Apr 24) - Range time fell thru, picked back up with drills in backyard - setup, ball position, swing tempo….good easy day..

Congrats testers. The bags look amazing.

I'm thinking on this one, it's quite amazing that we only had TWO people end up under par. I thought I had a dang good team going into it too!

Very generous… and sporting. Based on the rules as written, that probably wouldn’t have been my opening move at the negotiating table. I was just speculating on the coin flip option, as there is no official second tie breaker. Going to FedEx Cup points breaks straight (PGA vs LIV) for the two of you, and would be sorta crummy IMO. Also - congratulations on your first forum post! It’s all downhill from here.

A few years ago I joined a private club .. to be able to play almost on demand, and to practice whenever I wanted .. and, yeah, there's a dress code .. and, yeah, I think it could be be a *little* more relaxed... For example, I like to go untucked everywhere. I wear nice polos but still don't understand the insistence on being to be tucked in on the course. Another example .. women like to wear leggings, but those are considered athletic wear and so not allowed. OTOH the dress code (whatever it actually is) at this club appears to me to be inconsistent - e.g. you'll see guys out there with large, colorful NFL or MLB team logos emblazoned across the chest... Anyway first world problems and we're kinda committed to staying/playing there for the time being .. so "it is what it is"!

I can’t say for sure if they are legit or not but an email to KBS with the serial numbers and other markings should shed some light.

Uh so I probably snagging the Death Star one and maybe the Falcon as well!

I don't carry much (maybe a glove) on the outside of the bag; I put everything in the available pockets which is why internal storage space is important to me.

Good intros so far!!! i already have questions percolating in my head ! Is anyone an over packer or carry alot of unnecessary external extras (like I do)? If so, how much (or little) will you be trying to keep on the new bag from your old one?

My dream putter would be one that I could mill myself using patterned Damascus. For this to happen, i'd have to learn how to mill steel. Would want hand milled and not CNC milled. It would probably be something with swappable components like Machine putters.

"A house divided against itself cannot stand" I honestly believe golf in general has probably lost a lot of 'on the fence' fans since the fracture of the sport. By the time the majors roll around and the sport comes back together it's too little too late. The divide in the sport hasn't grown the game, it's pretty much had the opposite effect. IMO, once professional golf finds and agreement and it all comes back together I think it's going to take years to build back to where it was before.

Right now, VA Composites Raijin 54, stiff flex, 45 inches Was not fit, just wanted to give it a try and it worked well for me.

Newton 5 dot tipped and shortened to 45” followed by Steadfast shortened to 45”. steadfast in fairway until I can get the Newton 5 dot

I purchased a set of KBS TGI 80 shafts of ebay this week. The customer part number sticker on the butt section says the origin is China. I looked through forums to try to verify if these are knockoffs or could be legit. If anyone can help out and give there two cents it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

From everything I've read, the "difference" between two different levels of golfers is generally about 2/3 full-swing game, and about 1/3 short game and putting. Everything is important, and different players will have different needs, but the biggest contributor to overall improvement for most people is improved full swing performance. Strokes gained stuff can illustrate this a little Go find a SG putting app,, easily done online, and run a few rounds through it. All you'll need is the length of your first putt, and the number of putts on that hole. Use the "tour pro" standards, so you're comparing yourself to someone who's nominally a +5 or +6 handicap. I bet most 15-hndicappers (20 strokes or so behind the "tour pro" level) will end up losing 5 or 6 strokes putting. That means he's losing 15 MORE strokes in the other stuff, driving, irons, short game. But its late for me, I'll read the articles and comment on those tomorrow.

I'm willing to do a coin flip.

A Dear Bill, sorry to inform you letter from the Masters, a not even close on @Golfspy_CG2Master's pool... here's hoping for a new trend. Thanks for sharing this!

My favorite type of practice when I have limited time is to chip and putt on the practice greens. I have found so much improvement from doing this.. plus it helps me clear my head!

Putting and more putting…working on stroke/feel on putts inside 10 feet. Love this putter!

A brief update from last night’s range session with the QI-10. I had an hour to kill after dropping my daughter off at soccer practice, so I took a wedge, 8i, mini driver and the 2 drivers and hit a bucket at the range down the road from the fields. Because I’ve been having face to path issues lately, especially with the driver, when I got to the driver I used an exaggerated strong grip with the intention of hitting duck hooks, along with keeping the club face pointed toward the ground in the takeaway. My first couple balls did exactly what I wanted them to, so I continued by hitting a ball and slightly adjusting my grip back toward neutral until I wasn’t hooking the ball. All in all, I was encouraged by the shape and while the distance still isn’t back to where it should be, I have decided to give the QI-10 every chance to make the bag. The work continues…