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I've been meaning to retest my driver swing speed ever since I saw a 1 mph drop from Level 1 to the end of Level 2. Unfortunately rain, snow, ice, and temperatures colder than Antartica have prevented me from going outside. My basement ceiling is tall enough to swing a driver but not quite big enough to hit real golf balls. I also don't have a net (ricochet city! ). I tried swinging with no target but received mixed results so I found a small piece of foam to use. It's still not a perfect testing environment but it got the job done. The results: I finally saw a 2nd bump and my average driver swing speed has increased to 115mph. That's a 3.6% jump from my Level 1 speed and a total speed increase of 10.6% from Day 1!!! That's nuts. Here's my beautiful foam target with the final driver speed this morning.

I'm not saying we won't see some sort of change or trend toward individual vehicles, but as I see the problem isn't the type of vehicle that's being used on golf courses, it's the type of person driving them on golf courses. (be warned this next part includes a lot of stereotypes) It's the pair of retired old guys who paid their money and will take as much damn time as they want on the course. It's the bachelor party guys who brought a keg and think a golf cart is a 4-wheeler, it's the group of 16 year olds that rented a cart for the first time and want to drive it EVERYWHERE, it's the 2 guys that decided golf might be fun and absolutely no idea what they are doing, it's the aspiring PGA pro who shoots 100 but takes 5 solid minutes deciding what club to hit and what shot to play before having to walk back to the cart and grab a different club. Basically it's a choice of educating golfers on proper driving etiquette (how to drop someone off, drive over to a different ball and hit, and then pick up the first person after they've hit) vs forcing them to behave properly by not giving them the option to ride together. I don't know what the correct answer is, but having a fleet of single rider carts is not the end all be all fix for pace of play issues.

I’m REALLY glad I made it to the draft room when I did. Grace may be my saving grace this season (pun most definitely intended) Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

I will be making the 2:45 drive to Sycamore on the 26th. I scheduled a fitting with them so I will get on here and give you guys my uneducated 2 cents worth. I’m sure another member on here will be able to chime in on them as well as he will be coming along with me. He’s a much better player than I am so you can hear what a 22 handicap has to say about them and what a +3 handicap has to say about them. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Then we could all get our orders fulfilled by 2089!

To all, including @Kenny B, @TR1PTIK, and @DannyDips, I should have indicated that my suggestion was mostly tongue in cheek. I think to try to regulate pace of play by regulating who gets a single-rider cart is unlikely to be workable, much as my suggestion would be unworkable in most situations. As KennyB says, pace-related discipline through tee time allotment is really only feasible at private clubs. In the long run, it will be economics that determine the fate of single-rider carts. Initial (or lease) costs, energy costs, infrastructure investment (double the charging stations?), pace of play impacts, increased or decreased maintenance requirements to the course, liability insurance impacts, I don't know what else.

8 hours before my flight and I'm in Phoenix. Found a 9 hole executive course that rents clubs.

Wife's not feeling well, so I have a friend in the office this morning.

I live on a course and most of the guys in my regular groups have their own carts. It's quite often we have 4 guys in 4 individual carts while playing. We can cruise, if nobody's ahead of us it's easy to play 18 in 2-ish hours. In general we are all pretty fast golfers though. The big problem is everybody else That seems to be the biggest theme in this thread though. We're never the problem, it's always everybody else. It's kind of a like a traffic jam on the highway. Somebody taps their brakes in heavy traffic and it ripples back and because a dead stop 2 miles behind them. All it takes is one slow group to slow down the entire course. Until everyone on the course can stop being an idiot we will all suffer the consequences of idiots on the course.

... After 2 back surgeries, foot and shoulder surgery from playing college football I told my son I wanted him to play other sports before even thinking about playing football and I wished he would not play football at all. He played soccer, basketball and I coached him as an all star every year he played baseball from 2nd grade thru his senior year in high school. Maybe the best pure hitter I have ever seen in person for his age but a mediocre fielder, he defiantly could have played baseball. But he came to me in the 7th grade and said he tried other sports and he knew it would disappoint me but he wanted to play football. I told him I was not disappointed at all and was glad he tried other sports as I asked before making a decision to play. ... The irony is he became one of the reasons I think football is so dangerous. He was a DE/LB hybrid at 6'3" weighing 255lbs and ran a 4.59 forty. After training exclusively for football, he was so strong and very explosive and was pretty much at full speed in 3 steps. As AQB I was hit too many times to count but never by the kind of athletes playing today and have to shudder thinking about some of the hits I saw my son deliver to QB's in his college career. He knocked 3 of them out of games and quite a few more were limping or favoring a body part after being hit. My point is the game was not designed to be played by guys that are so big, so strong, so fast and so explosive. Tackling was an art of wrapping and driving or pulling to the ground an without face masks NOBODY used their head to make tackles. But equipment changed as well as the athletes and what is on the field today is just so radically different than the Championship teams of the 70's. And of course we now know that CTE is prevalent with todays equipment and players delivering such explosive hits as opposed to wrapping and tackling. He was offered a contract with the Colts who said he could be a special teams stalwart but would be given an opportunity to win a LB position. After refusing to learn about CTE in college, he read up on the subject and decided he had tempted fate enough and would rather be able to walk and think clearly when he gets older and turned them down. One of the best days of my life as a parent was knowing he could possibly play in the NFL but was smart enough to turn down the opportunity for his own future. Win-win for us. ... I still think it is a great game, maybe the best team game there is for learning so many life lessons. No other game combines such a wide array of body types and skill sets for different positions and with so many players on a team there will be completely different personality types learning to come together and play as one unit. They will run across 2 types of coaches that also give them life lessons. The bad coaches that think the players are there to help them win games or the good coaches that think they are there to help players win games, just like bosses they will work for in the future. And at early ages and thru most high schools (although some are factory programs with athletes playing near college level) it is still a game kids can safely play as long as they are coached correctly. That said I absolutely understand parents not allowing their kids to play football.

@Kenny brrr - come to Florida, our cold snap has passed - it's around 80 here today. Perfect training weather.

I’ve not bought anything new but I did inherit a PING Anser Putter from my father who recently passed. I’m not sure if it’s his spirit or they simply just got it right 50 years ago but either way I’m loving the way it rolls. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Or the course could keep track of which groups are actually slow, and deny them the opportunity to book an early tee time.

You forgot one.... Bridgestone JGR HF2

Can't believe how many players skip the tournament this week... I had to scrape the waiver wire week 1 and still only have 3 starters. This is #notgood.

I work in the battery business and battery technology has definitely improved in the past 6 years - both in terms of cost and in performance.

I got my lineup set yesterday, I have exactly 4 golfers playing this week, so I *just* made it! This is going to be a lot of fun.

Doing my first one today - it will be a no no for me in that I’m going to hit balls in the AM and the protocol PM. I need to practice full shots though. Playing Innisbrook on Saturday. I want to hit balls today and tomorrow as well as get some trap work in. Got in half an our of short game practice yesterday. Will put for a bit today and tomorrow too. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

As a course employee. I cringe everytime I see those YouTube stunt car videos. I can only imagine what they would do on some of these bikes or four wheeler type cards.

Yesterday during late afternoon round on a beautiful 70 degree day in the DMV. Despite Please the domant Bermuda, it made for a nice picture.

Found this on Reddit and I guess the argument could be made that the Jets, Bills and Dolphins are the ones that should be complaining that they get 2 losses every year because of the Patriots being in their division. They fair quite well outside of playing the Pats. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy

I might!! Only 25K Delta miles to TPA.

Kenny, that snow is absolutely beautiful, but not real conducive to training. Down here in Southeast Tennessee, that would shut everything down for a week. I hope the weather clears up soon and you can get back to training. I started the ASD protocols today. My biggest issue is with sequencing, so I did the #2 rebound protocol, or what Revkev called "kneeling on steroids". The program is to do six swings with each club, both kneeling and standing. We are to swing the club on our dominant side then immediately swing the other direction, starting at the top of our follow through, without changing our grip. I was a little scared of coming back through because all I could imagine was the club flying out of my hands. It was a quick session, but I was somewhat out of breath at the end of each set. Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

I feel your pain. We've got 10–14" projected here starting tomorrow into Friday. On the plus side: still lots of time to get ready for the season.

I guess I should have stayed in Phoenix a couple more weeks, maybe the whole month of February!! I came home last Friday, did my protocol on Saturday, then it snowed on Monday. Here is my protocol area... The 10 day forecast says it's not going to be above freezing, and it's supposed to be 8º tonight. Then starting Friday and through Monday we will be getting 6-8" of new snow on top of this stuff. Since I don't have an indoor area, my SuperSpeed training is on hold... again!!

As a 15. There is a wide selection open to you. All the ones mentioned above and add in all the following. 585/785 or combo AP3 HotcMetal JPX Forged or Hot Metal Pro PING I210 Best option is to go get fit by a quality clubfitters.

Amazon. It's not their top of the line mat but it's a 4x5 and works great. It's not as thick, but I bought a pack of the foam workout tiles, combined four of them to put under the green mat, and that added thickness to it. Works great for my Skytrak. Posted links below for both. Dura Pro Mat Workout Mat Tiles

That's awesome! Can't wait to hear how the fitting goes.

he looks like he's been naughty................or about to be

It was 2º last night. Not going to be above freezing for at least 2 weeks. Starting tomorrow afternoon, we are getting 5-11 inches of snow over the weekend. Guess it won't be going away for awhile. The days are getting longer... why isn't it getting warmer?

We also have a ok pretty good one here on the site th as far based in Ohio @McGolf

Sh!t, one of my starters withdrew last night! I guess starting 0-2 isn't that bad...

I think you'll get a lot of pushback when you blame slow play on walking. I think there are slow players who walk, but lots of slow players ride all the time too. I blame slow play on slow players, whether they walk slowly, aren't prepared when their turn comes up, take too long to become prepared, or whatever reason. I don't know that individual carts would definitely speed play, as compared to PROPER USE of two-ride carts, but they could. However, unless everyone uses a solo cart, there's a limit to how much time can be gained.

I'm still trying to understand why people think LIII was a boring game. I've watched the complete game four times already, and frankly, the last three were the most enjoyable because i didn't have to sweat them out. I'm sure that I'll watch it again before the NFL Network stops repeating it. That one touchdown drive was awesome, and the two punters played magnificently throughout while the kickers struggled a little bit. (The name of the game IS "football.") Great defensive play on both sides, close game until near the very end, and I'm not understanding what was so boring. I even watched the parade twice. It had a local replay, too.

That’s awesome. My favorite Beatles song with my co-favorite muppet.

I have purchased many clubs from eBay, the biggest issue that I look for is with drivers, those are “faked” more than anything else so I stay away from them, the woods that I buy are Exotics, so again not really any fakes with those, I purchased Mp18 SC iron heads as well, all perfectly fine. I just bought a frequency filtered putter shaft, and when I received it it was damaged, I messaged the seller within 5 minutes of opening it, and he sent another one straight out. He asked me to send photos of the damage that I could see in the box and photos of the shaft. He sent it priority and I got it today pretty fast. He will def. be getting a positive review.

Yep, 3 year lease is most common. We have a fleet of 150 carts (36 holes) and when you are doing 60,000 plus rounds a year, on municipal "maintained" cart parts, they take a beating...ha I don't see an all at once conversion from 2 person carts to 1 person carts. I think it will happen slowly over time. Like bringing in half a dozen to a dozen single ride vehicles of some type...(not the golfboard) and see how they go test out what issues happen, what the concerns are, what the advantages are then weigh going forward with more and more a bit at time. I suspect there will always be some 2 person carts and maybe it never gets to be more than 50/50 who know. But I have to think there was a day when the first gas carts showed up for the very first time, that some golfers thought, "What the hell. There bringing cars onto a golf course" LOL As to Golfboards. Our courses have tried them on a demo basis. They are a novelty that people tire of very quickly. We found people might try it once and then never again. The novelty quickly wears off after 5 or 6 holes for most people. And they are taxing. You have to be in very good shape to ride one for 18 holes, your legs get a workout. As for the other options, I had a demo of a PHAT scooter on course, and the kick stands aren't as bad as most people think. The put very little pressure on the grass as the weight of the scooter is lifted. And once you've done it a few times it's pretty instinctive. And these can be used a lot more liberally off the path than a 4 wheel golf cart can be. So CPO days for these would be fewer. Just some thoughts. it's a conversation that will take on more of a life each year as more and more companies enter into this market and sooner or later, I think there's going to be Wow!! Moment where someone comes out with the option that is nearly perfect in all regards.

If I'm playing as a single, I wouldn't mind it. I prefer the two man carts when playing with a group because part of what is enjoyable in golf to me is the fellowship with buddies. Those moments wouldn't be as nice if you weren't riding together.

Forgot to post this but our new puppy, Rudy!

I just played yesterday cart path only and had the same thought. Single carts wouldn't speed up the pace and as you say could lengthen the time.

I have the Rukket Haack net and it works great. Also got a durapro 4x5 mat. Mat was $90 and the net was $115 and both work great. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

So Daisy asked me to measure my driver because she suspected that I was having another jump. 105, 102, 107, 100, 106! That’s a 104 mph average hitting balls with my driver up from 98.8 four weeks ago and 91 when we started. I’m totally stunned. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

So is this the same sub70 that does clothing? If so I won an outfit from you a number of years back through MGS. I still wear the hat, frequently - people are always curious when I do - I actually have to explain it to them. Best of luck - I will be sure to check out your products as need arises. Lots of people on this site love being a bit different - I'm one of those - I will be looking at irons this year which will in turn cause me to evaluate hybrid(s). I will certainly keep you in the mix.

Airman Jones was assigned to the induction center, where he advised new recruits about their government benefits, especially their GI insurance. It wasn't long before Captain Smith noticed that Airman Jones was having a staggeringly high success-rate, selling insurance to nearly 100% of the recruits he advised. Rather than ask about this, the Captain stood in the back of the room and listened to Jones' sales pitch. Jones explained the basics of the GI Insurance to the new recruits, and then said: "If you have GI Insurance and go into battle and are killed, the government has to pay $200,000 to your beneficiaries. If you don't have GI insurance, and you go into battle and get killed, the government only has to pay a maximum of $6000. Now," he concluded, "which group do you think they are going to send into battle first?"

I will be hitting the one year anniversary of my fitness project gram this weekend. It took me the first six months to get to my target weight of 168 down from 209. I took another month to lose 3 more pounds and I have been between 164-166 since my birthday in October. My body type continues to change within that weight though. I look much more muscular than I did in October. I was particularly good yesterday - while others were having all sorts of nasty stuff I had a few multigrain crackers, low fat cheese, fruit, turkey and green beans for dinner and one and a half beers during the game. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Really thinking hard about the stability shaft for my ER2. ER2 + Stability shaft + Gravity Grip = the ultimate putting tech machine

Here are some before and after pics of a beat up, rusty old Circa 62 No. 3 that I refinished in black oxide.

I'm thinking the NFL has a huge image and player safety issue. If it doesn't resolve these it's nothing but a novelty sport in a decade. That would be sad Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy