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I'm playing it in October! It'll definitely eat my lunch but I can't wait

Congrats to all the testers, especially my buddy @chisag. I look forward to reading all the reviews.

Patrick Reed #nuffsaid

I think for me it's Patrick Cantlay. I hate slow play and some of his comments and attitude have just been a turn-off for me. I'm sure a lot of that is media portrayal, but I just don't really care for him. On the other hand I'm a fan of Xander and they're best friends, so maybe there's something to him I'm not seeing.

Wyndham Clark, and it's not that close. I can't stand his arrogance. "They only play 54 holes, so I can catch up." He has clearly been caught cheating with no repercussions. I hate how much his Caddie helps on the green.

If I'm going with current PGA Tour players I think Kitayama. Not even because he has some sort of attitude or anything, but because he has burned me so many times during Fantasy Golf that it just makes it hard to route for.

Tiger Woods. Great golfer but also a very self centered and arrogant person, even though the media portrayed him as some godly icon. Not even a nice person but most people didn't care as he'd been engrained in your minds as synonymous with golf. I never watched golf for years as the only person you could see on TV during a match was Tiger, even if he wasn't playing good, they'd show him over the tournament leaders, over, and over, and over again. Even if your favorite player was in the top 5 you couldn't watch it cause Tiger was on the screen. Really made me give up watching golf for 10 years as how do you follow favorites when they got zero screen time? I see the PGA still hasn't learned this lesson. Thus the rise of tours like LIV where everyone gets coverage. Like who cares what kind of sandwich Tiger was eating.... show me golfers in the hunt!!!!

The TPT Golf Power Range 18 LO driver shaft that I’m testing and reviewing as part of a current MyGolfSpy testing opportunity is proving to be the most stable, accurate and dependable golf shaft I’ve ever used in a driver. It is also one of the longest as well. Fit by Jon Sinclair in Euless, TX.

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

Pretty simple, what driver shaft is your go to? Were you fit for it? Or are you still searching for it? Let us know!

A couple of years ago, I joined some other golf junkies on our forum and participated in an unofficial test of lightweight and flexible driver shafts. For those that haven't read the thread it is called Shaft Hack The Otto Phlex Journey started by @azstu324. At the time I participated in this test, I had a Fuji Ventus Velocore shaft in my driver and 3 wood. Now I have 2 driver shafts: a UST MP5 in Ladies flex and a ProLaunch Blue 45 in stiff flex. Both of these shafts were around $60 and I hit both very well.....enough so that I am not looking for something better. I still have the Ventus Velocore in my 3 wood and I won't be changing that one out any time soon.

Thanks to all.

My favorite round (really 36) of golf - I was able to get a headcover with this logo on my 7W (favorite course = favorite club). Here are a couple of my favorites: Shorty's (New short course at Bandon) Pasatiempo Brora (playing here next year - absolute top tier logo): Sleepy Hollow Burning Tree

Since I have lived in the Detroit area my whole life, and my Dad worked for an OEM vehicle manufacturer while we were growing up, he had some friends / business associates who were members at these courses and I played both of them with my Dad and brothers a few times over the years. I also worked for a person whose family had a membership at Oakland Hills, and he would take some of the employees who played golf out once a year. Haven't played either of them since 1996 but both are still awesome courses and host PGA and USGA events.

Not old 59 years young

Played 9 this afternoon with my honey; same course / same front 9 as a few days ago... Today was 8 (EIGHT) shots better over 9 holes, for a +9/44. Gold tee 65.6/116/2557 yds. And that's with (count 'em up folks)... a 3 putt a 4 (FOUR) putt 3 (THREE) x 2-chips OTOH I pulled off 3 (three!) up & down Par saves, and had one other 1-putt! Golf #amiright

I love this logo simply because it's a bucket list course for me and would probably eat my lunch, but it's so beautiful!

Love "real" Par 3s like that! Yeah agree those are great practice rounds

I would like to exclude Patrick Reed, simply because he is so frequently hammered. But, if you cannot resist. Name PR and post why. This came to mind when a player recently made their way to the top of my list of least favorites........That player for me is Tyrell Hatton. Why? I can appreciate his heart on the sleeve demeanor. Not everyone can be as calm and cool as Cam Smith or Adam Scott. But when it turns to regular whining it gets tiresome. Seems like most of the time he misses a shot he acts like he got robbed. It couldn't possibly be his fault. Probably the thing that pushed him to the top of my least favorite list was a recently posted clip of him hitting a tee shot, which rolled into the rough. He loudly F bombs it, and then calls it a word that rhymes with runt.......With fans nearby. Thus, my opinion of Tyrell.........He is a forged tool. Side note.......The fact he bailed and joined LIV certainly didn't help my opinion of him. But, I don't feel that way about several other LIV players, so I won't even mention it.............Whoops.

For all those joining and not really sure what to say or what to post, this is the thread for you! Meant for all first time posters to say hi, why they joined or whatever else comes to mind. An open thread to get you started on your posting journey. For all those with 100's or even more posts let's give the new members some space, but drop them a like to get them going! Welcome all to the MyGolfSpy Forum!

Got out for 9 holes, plus a couple extras yesterday afternoon at Lochmere Country Club in Tilton, NH which was a blast. Saw 2 other groups on the course the whole time. Started to feel the rust coming off when shoot +3 (38) for the front. Started off hitting 3 straight greens before some iffy drives and missed greens led to the bogeys. Short game needs a bit more warming up to be sure. Driver was hit or miss, I had a bomb on the 5th that plays way down hill, and might have gotten a touch of cart path help. Still was the longest drive that I have hit ever. Also the second drive shown was into #10 a really tough driving hole to avoid the water left but playing right leave a long way in on an uneven lie to an uphill green. This is by far the best drive I have ever hit on the hole, even though it was into the wind rolling out down the fairway.

I usually carry a dozen or so, and if they get too dinged up from errant shots I throw them in a bag to hit on the range.

I try to start each round with a dozen. I can be a little wild off the tee and my home course has plenty of water, tall grasses and woods. But I recently played a course with fewer hazards and played one ball for all eighteen holes.

Usually just have two sleeves of new balls and a few balls that were taken out of play for wear or scuffs. Never was one to carry a bunch in my bag and keep a dozen or two in my truck at any given time.

I usually have two sleeves of new balls and about 4 "water" or slightly used balls. Total is around 10 to 12 balls.

I have 3-4 in with my tees and glove and 5 sleeves in my bag. i carry 1 in my front pocket and 2 in my left back pocket. If I lose or bang one up real bad I replace with I from a new sleeve.

Wtg on the eagle @birdiesandbags !!! Today was a first on many levels for me playing golf... I played a local benefit scramble tournament today and was part of a 4 man team from the PD, just one team of many from work. There were 55 teams total iirc across 8 departments participating. We'll over 200 players. 2 of the guys I work with are newer to golf, and the one is a coworker on my sqaud, they are 25 hcps Avg We started out with birdie birdie, then 1 team mate hit for an eagle. i had 2 natural birdies and a natural eagle!!! 465 yd par 5. Caught the downhill side of what should have been a nasty ob hook, and it kicked right and rolled 30 more yards into the middle of the fairway. 165 to pin, hit a low straight shot with the 4hy, and it rolled 4 feet from the pin. They let me putt for the eagle. We placed 9th overall, but with hcp adjustments took 3rd at the final tally!!! Got my 1st golf trophy too! Since it was a charity event, naturally we bought a few mulligans, and a ton of raffle tickets for bonus things like throw the ball, drop a stroke, etc. We only ended up using 2 mulligans and 3 throw a ball. We had to declare it to the tee Marshall before we teed off on the par 3s ans par 5s. We forgot about the drop a stroke tickets though! One of the guys used a throw a ball ticket after coming up short on a par 3 (186yards) he was 20 feet from the pin, and I came up short too off the drive. He underhand tossed it and it rolled into the cup. While not a technical ACE, on the card it was!!! The DB performed very well, sinking 10 of the 18 holes we played! Overall it was a great day, I'm slightly over heated as it reached 91⁰ out, even though I stayed plenty hydrated. Really didn't have a ton of opportunities for pics. But managed to get a couple in.

Great call on this one. He seems very unlikable. I even had a hard time being happy for him during the Ryder Cup no hat fiasco.

I had the occasion to meet Freddy twice. As with many "public" people, his private personality wasn't consistent with his public image. In the golf world (& everywhere else), that's fairly common. Freddy, Lee Trevino and Ken Venturi come to mind. Not people you'd want to play a friendly round with.

This may blow your mind, but years ago, Golf Digest used to conduct surveys of intended-to-be fun information. Fred Couples won the "Most-Liked" and "Least-Liked" on Tour by his fellow players...

Friend asked me to join, saying that "I need to share some of my knowledge and expertise as a professional scientist and professional golf nut bag."

Ventus Blue 6X. Fitted back in February. Absolutely love it

Oban Kiyoshi Purple, not fit for it but haven't found anything I like better yet

SO the all-timer is the old Aldila NV 65 in Green green green. Current weapon is the Fujikura Speeder NX Blue... for now. Always searaching.

The Mitsubishi Tensei 1K white is such a great one…It paired well with my G400 LST. Great load, feels amazing and has a great dispersion.

Right now it's an Aldila Ascent PL Blue (40/A); self-selected after participating in the Otto-Phlex Experiment from which I was happy using a Grafalloy Pro Launch Blue (45/A).

Newton 5 dot for driver Newton 5 dot for 4w And I have tried a ton! Haha. I need to put a few up on the classifieds...

Just got fit for the new GD Tour AD-VR

Can’t say I really have a least favorite Most all of them are professional and respectful but I agree that T-Hat goes over the top at times It must be hard though. Imagine someone watching you and how you do your job and regularly criticizing you

Welcome aboard to all of you!!

Hello. New member here. Long time reader. I figured since all I do is think about golf while I’m off the course I might as well get in here. Hit em well!

Hey all, I have enjoyed the club/ball test data from MyGolfSpy and looking forward to checking out the forums and hopefully contributing as a tester at some point. See y'all out on the course.

As someone who has had driver issues, I have played with a 2iron and have hit 3w off tees many of times. New TM mini is always a good option. What issues are you having with driver? Lessons an option?

Hey Everyone! New to the forum and looking to forward to interacting!

Hello fellow Golf Nerds, I've been following MyGolfSpy for years, reading the product reviews, etc. I'm also subscribed to the newsletter. Thought it was about time to join the forums.

Nothing like a Masters competition to get me to join. Also been considering the benefits of carrying a 15 and 18 degree fairway wood in the bag, and dropping driver. Does anyone do that and what gapping do you see?

Happy to be part of this cool community. Let's get it!

Hi. cool to see a big community of golf nuts here too...haha

Hi, I've been following MyGolfSpy for their product reviews. Decided to take the plunge and join since I spend most of my spare time these days thinking about or playing golf. Thanks for the opportunity. Cheers! Also just joined the Mediocre Golf Association, Lower Shore Chapter. Look into a chapter near you or start your own. Cheers!