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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!

OH BOY! OH BOY! OH BOY! Too bad its not 4/20 cause the Smoke has showed up… Inappropriate? To much?! I didn't get a cool shot of it on the porch because the wife took the Ai Smoke Max D in the house She as excited as I am I think

Adding a couple since I was able to visit Sand Valley last year. Really love their Sandbox (par 3 course) logo: And unfortunately I wasn't able to play their new Lido course but their logo is also pretty awesome:

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

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.

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

I saw this Barstool Sports article (forgive me, my friend sent it to me) about the top 10 courses that this guy has played that make other people jealous. These weren't necessarily the best courses to play, but rather the courses that would strike envy into your golf buddies when they see you wearing a polo or hat with their logo on it. This made me start wondering about what the best golf course logos are. It seems like everyone has a different opinion when it comes to their favorite, so I would like to see which logos you think are best! Feel free to just post photos of your favorites and/or give explanations for why they top your list! Here are some of mine (in no particular order):

25 Apr update- today was a focus on the Edel 7i day. From long approaches to shorter bump and runs - worked the iron to really get a stronger feel. The club did not fail and showed its stuff especially on 13 (a par 5). Driver off the tee had me about 275 out. As I typically hit a solid 7 somewhere in the 140 range, I figured 7 - 7 and it would be at worst an up and down for par, at best birdie. The iron did not fail as I nailed the third to 7’ left/pin high - the only birdie of the day. Good fun with this club as it was solid in all the scenarios it was is in today…

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.

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

The difference between me receiving a product to test previously and me receiving my 6th product to test is (not boasting here mind you - showing maturity or so I'm deluding myself) now it is here, how do I set up an unboxing worthy of the product that is creative, unique and interesting to the membership and public who will access my review Previously it was, "oh I will just do it over there" (somewhere within a few strides) and blah blah blah, click click click, whatever. Experience gives me an understanding that the test will take a while, I get in 4 rounds (9 holes) per week on average, and there is only one unboxing so it is worth doing it right - and I have been thinking of what I want to do for a week so far...

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

Got out on the practice green for some chipping and putting practice with the brimstone tour bx. The mindset was not working for me on the greens. I was struggling with the arrow pointing exactly where I wanted it to. I don’t use a line on the ball when putting so it doesn’t work for me. I like having the green dot to stare at while putting though, so I started pointing the arrow in the opposite direction and it has worked well for me.

I received my two dozen of Bridgestone Tour B RX Mindset balls today. So, starting next Thursday (my next round) and the month of May, I'll be dedicated to utilizing the Mindset principles (prompted by the graphic) to see what impact (if any) they have on my overall performance. Above, you'll see I played four rounds with a Tour B RX to see how it stacked up against my current go-to ball Maxfli Tour S. The numbers suggest that both balls performed equally as well with the same distance, accuracy and score-wise. That should remove any significant performance number impact by switching balls leaving me to focus on the impact of following the Mindset philosophy. Packaging seemed consistent with every other dozen golf balls packages I've gotten in the past with the exception of the enclosed Mindset card. The 4"x6" card outlined the Mindset general process steps and gave a QR code for applying the principles. Given the previous feedback that participants found some defects, I decided to inspect all 24 golf balls under a pretty intense (and unforgiving) LED light. There was some static attracted debris which was likely cardboard that easily brushed or blown away. Of the 24 balls, I did find two that had a very small nick between three adjacent dimples. I likely would not have seen the very small surface imperfections without the intense light and looking very close to the balls' surface. The nicks were so small, that I couldn't catch the edges with my thumb or fingernail. Given they were difficult to see and feel, I can't imagine they would have a noticeable impact on any of the performance metrics. I found all the Bridgestone printing and Mindset graphics clean, crisp and without defect. Now it's time for a Mindset refresher, find ways to incorporate it into my existing pre-shot routine and head out on the golf course to see what happens.

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.

Just as the title says.. it's unperfect this game. But im glad you are still gaining confidence and working to get better!

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!!!!

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.

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

Yes, you can shot shape, and it does measure spin. I have only used it on the range, and I have been very impressed with how well it tracks the ball and the accuracy of the distance. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Posted my Introduction for everyone to read and see who this selected tester is and what he's been doing so far getting ready for all the Smoke and Mirrors for the Magic on the fairways!

All things golf and saving money allowed here!!

Welcome all to the virtual world renowned sanitarium for afflicted golfers…

Intro is now live, and my fellow friend on the I-90 corridor isn't the only one getting that long brown box today

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.

Round 2 with the RSX in the books. I played a windy Vegas course over the weekend (Siena). I played the RSX on the front 9 and ProV1x on the back 9. I don't know if was due to the much warmer temp than when I first tested the Bridgestone balls, but they felt significantly softer then before. Almost mushy on all of my shots. Driver, irons, wedges. Performance was still about the same as before. Higher launch and spin with the driver and iron shots compared to the ProV. I usually can check a ball pretty good when playing my ProV1Xs. With the Bridgestones, I had to play for a bit more release then I was used to, so a few chips ran long past the pin. On the back 9, I was getting 1 hop and stop with the ProV1X. Such a night and day difference in feel between the 2. Maybe I will try the RS or XS to compare the feel of the ball. I had a hard time feeling where I hit the ball on the club face. There were a few times I was struggling during the round, and the MindSet logo reminded me to keep it simple and visualize and focus on the shot. K.I.S.S. Still a fan of the ball, and MindSet. I will keep playing these until I lose them all, and I will update again if anything changes.

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.

Great pics. Looks like a lovely place to play

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."

There are definitely spin and yardage differences with a bad ball. I have the upgraded package that measures path of my swing so I normally only use it at the range to check that. I tend to get a little flat and then come over the top.

Hello all, I am here to prove once and for all I am not just all the gear no idea! And add some value back with product feedback if I get chosen as a tester!

Masters tomorrow! Can’t wait. Fowler or Zalatoris! Let’s go

Have been for Lessons. Mostly corrected the main issues but misses with the driver are still a lot worse then with the 3W. I am also fortunately blessed with distance and a 3W still gets me in the range of most of my playing partners drivers, 10-15 yards back at most. Highest iron I carry is a 3i which currently leaves a 30-40 gap to my 3W. Figured a 5W would fit between 3i and 3W and serve to close that gap and dropping driver would take away big misses.

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

@GolfSpy_BEN We starting season 3 after the Masters?

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.

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

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!

Thanks I will do that in April. I thought I was close but wasn’t exactly sure.

Blast Motion is probably your best option if you want an electronic device. You could do iPing, but would have to find a holder for the phone (DIY or try to find one since they are now fitter only items); some will say the phone is too heavy on the putter. IMO, there are only a few things that you need to look at when putting face angle at impact impact location distance control rhythm Depending on who you listen to face angle controls 85-95% of balls direction so you want to get your degree of error as low as possible; path/arc is not very important to look at except as fitting information. Center contact gives you more consistent ball speed and will reduce any possible twisting at impact. Distance control is the most important thing in putting and is difficult to practice in your basement unless you have space to roll 20'+ putts. Consistent rhythm is good for distance control since it helps with getting the same ball speeds for each distance. To measure these things you can use putter gates, ball gates, and a metronome app.