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Spending the weekend in Manhattan with my wife and daughter...we had to bring the elf on the shelf [emoji4]

Hopped on the ShotScope bandwagon since it was $119 for Cyber Monday. On my small wrists, the band is huge. I have it to the smallest clasp and still need to move it up my forearm a bit for it to be secure. Very light, however, and in taking some practice swings I can tell it won't bother me at all. Excited to get it out on the course! I didn't hate my GAME Golf Live, but their stats were lacking, and I have the feeling they may not be around much longer.

Makes you wonder if he “actually” won Rickie’s Masters...?

PR moniker update: Captain Assh.... errr... Asterisk... I intended to say Captain Asterisk... it's the camera angle

USGA 8-1a. (4) player may not remove or press down sand or loose soil to improve any of the conditions affecting their stroke. Intent does not factor in this scenario.

It's the subscription that ultimately turned me off to Arccos. I think it's probably "best of breed," but I also didn't want to wait for Link to be ready. I hadn't considered the extra shot thing because GG Live required tagging so you didn't have to worry about it. On the flip side, I'm really excited for the PinCollect feature because GG Live had no such thing. It forced your to go back and correct pin locations post-round.

Really enjoy mine. The size was a little bit to get used to, but after a handful of rounds, I don't even notice anymore. The thing to get used to is tapping for pin location and if you hit an extra shot/putt, having to go back and fix that. Sidenote... You can use the "provisional shot" option if you want to hit an extra full swing shot... And then just say "ball not lost". Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

If you end up hating it, and want to try Arccos, you know who to PM for a good deal on some barely used sensors w/ caddie subscription

Played Magnolia today with my son in what will be my last round of the year. Shot an even par 72 from the back tees and it was an up and down day. I shot even par on the front and didn’t make a par until the 9th hole...four birds and four bogies on the first 8 holes in alternating order (not sure I have ever done that). Then for good measure I finished the round with 10 straight pars for what was a good way to end the year. Overall the swing is there, ball flight is where I want it to be and working the ball both ways. My goal over the winter is to work on the putting and getting more comfortable with left hand low. Other than that the gear is dialed in and ready for the spring. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm trying to temper my excitement with this Oregon lead. My goodness. This could open the door to the Big 12 winner. This Oregon defense is hitting Utah hard.

I’m not mentioning the other times when I do it unintentionally....

Been sucking lately with rounds at 88, 89, 92, etc. so I reached back into my closet and pulled out: Wilson Triton Driver, PowerBilt Air Force One 3W, 5W, 3H & 4-PW, AW & SW. The only club I did not change was my Evnroll ER-6 putter. Shot 86 on Tuesday then shot 40/41:81 today. Guess I’ll be gaming the Wilson and PowerBilt this weekend! Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy

It was 28* today, so I practiced with a bottle of Old Grand Dad Bonded. I think I got it to where it's repeatable.

Got that backward. Heavier in the toe slows the rotation and keeps the putter a bit open to the path which will cause more of a right miss.

Did another SP workout practice session after today. My doctor approved CBD oil or cream for use although she said the oil brings mixed results where as the cream always works for arthritis pain. So I went cream. Happy to report I’m pain free after the workout and way more balls than I originally intended because I felt good and wanted to hit some balls while tired. I’ve walked the last couple of times that I’ve played so I walked from the car to the back range - that’s 3 solid holes and then back in - plus I walked around between my last series of shots - I did 5 sequences of driver, 7 wood and 58 alternating that one between a flag at 76 and another at 62 - the 75 is a comfortable 58 for me - the 62 is trickier. Prior to that I hit 15 drives, 15 7 irons, 15 wedges and 5 7 woods. Feeling good - Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

In a world where everybody seems to give a non-descript answer to every question, I think it was nice to hear a glimpse of what Reed was actually thinking. Just about everything that people are saying about the incident and him wouldn’t change no matter what his answer was. He never denied doing it on purpose, he only disagreed with the penalty cuz he didn’t see it as improving his lie. Also to those that think the penalty should have been more, I hope you realize that it cost him the win and $750k. I don’t condone cheating by any stretch but we only have 1 camera angle and a Mans word to go on. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

I like Reed. He’s a little edgy and has sole baggage but who the heck doesn’t? The one angle is clear enough and he took the penalty without a fight. Next.

That's exactly what I'm thinking. If I miss short four times a round and I can change that to two with no improvement in ball striking, that's a win for me. Thanks to OP for getting me thinking about this.

Even pros struggle with front pin locations. We rarely hit the ball perfectly pure and to what we believe is our distance with each club. What your shot pattern shows is a nice little spread. Move the center of that spread up a few yards and now you aren’t missing so many greens short. [emoji1363] Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Here are my approach stats: I'm thinking of adopting the following strategy: Front pin - Hit one club more than the yardage to the pin. This should usually be middle of the green with a good shot, pin high if I miss it a little bit. I should really never miss short. Middle pin - Hit one club more than the yardage to the pin, unless my normal (not best) shot with that club will put me over the green and in trouble. I'll be interested to see if I really hit the ball past the hole all that much. Back pin - Play the yardage to the pin or slightly shorter if I'm between clubs. I'm a 7 handicap, but my Arccos Approach Handicap is 11.6. If a quarter of my misses are short, I should be able to do better with better strategy, even if I don't improve my ball strking.

Forgot to mention the best part of that post lol. Rory McIlroy commenting about the pic of the 4 iron... "That last pic is giving me the shakes #butterknife." Sent from my Pixel 2 using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Thought I could get things ironed out before the start of next season, that’s not gonna happen. Had our annual shareholders meeting tonight, went from clubhouse director to club president. I figure 10x the amount of work and headache will be thrown on my plate. I am extremely honored for the position, but I feel my on course time has automatically been cut in half. I’ll try to keep everything updated,try is the key word here. I feel bad for not participating as much as I would like on here, please forgive me. I’ve never had this kind of responsibility before, at 32 years old, and 2 small kids, it should be an interesting 2020 for sure. Wish me luck! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Going to change hosel setting next time out. I took the F8 out after a couple of mediocre G410 outings and I was hitting drives as long as 2-3 years ago. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

20-0 Oregon at the half. I don't think Oregon has anything to worry about in this game. The score isn't even as big a margin as it should be.

https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/28239165/patrick-reed-given-two-shot-penalty-hero-world-challenge-improving-lie

At m age, probably will never shoot a round in the sixties, even from the red tees, so I will keep searching for that 1st Hole in one

I didn't realize we had Friday night football with Oregon vs. Utah in the Pac 12 Championship tonight. Looks like Oregon is trying to send a message. Not sure what that message is, but they are giving Utah all they can handle and then some.

I'm with @chisag and @cnosil on this one. If your current irons are a terrible fit, there might be some good gains with a properly fit set. If your main issues are with the indian and not the arrow, then Sub70 looks like a great option to have some fun with some new irons without breaking the bank. If you fit well into some of the stock shafts, they are a steal. Even with some of their more expensive shaft upgrades you are looking at prices below a new set of Hogans and practically half of a similar set of big brand OEMs. Oh my stars....the 699 Pros are on the website...I might be getting in some serious trouble in 2020...

I watched it happen and he clearly breached the rules. And he moved sand multiple times until satisfied. I’m betting he’s about to catch a couple extra pops.

But reed is clearly pushing the sand behind his ball away from the ball with his practice swing. He did the same thing on 16 yesterday and it was clear that he was doing it to get a better lie. Not sure how get got away with it yesterday

Show off .

This is good advice for 5-handicappers too, at least until you get inside short-iron range. You want the bulk of your misses to be on the green, if you can. If you start aiming at tucked pins, you don't have to miss by much to be off the green. Most of us are much better off 60 feet away and putting (10 yard pull after aiming at the middle of the green) than 30 feet and chipping (10 yard push, aiming at the flag). Say you get up and down 30% of the time, pretty decent for an "average" golfer, so 70% you'd take 3 strokes when chipping. Will you 3-putt 70% of the time?

This is what I love about this site, or at least one of the things. @BIG STU you truly are a gentleman and a scholar.. As life goes this reaffirms my faith in humanity.. You just made me smile.. Thank you..

Yep and those are the good Tour Forged ones too> I have a set of Hogan Grinds that have a Legend 3 or 4 shaft that need a good home> I can not hit them anymore because they are too stiff for my back. I will dig them out after Christmas and will also look and see if I have a spare Muirfield PW---- And the price on the Grinds will be right as in Free. I would rather see them played and enjoyed instead of gathering rust and dust in the recesses of my shop. But we will get together after Christmas because I have 3 programs to run on the sound board at church plus a wedding to do this Saturday

putter weight will influence several things in the stroke. A couple of them are: 1. Will influence stroke tempo. heavier will probably be a little slower and lighter a bit quicker. 2. Will influence rotation. Heavier rotates slower, lighter rotates faster. Will help get the putter more open or closed to the putters path. whether you play by feel or by mechanics, weight has an impact on the stroke. This is part of the reason I bought my latest putter was to play with the weighting. I am finding that lighter may be better for me.

Again we only have one angle. I get the hate from many on the internets for reed but it’s limited visual evidence from one angle. If he’s takin a practice swing away from his ball he’s not improving his lie.

Utah was a paper tiger that got utterly exposed for what they were last night. The talking heads build some teams up to be much more than they are to keep viewership. It’s a sham! Until they form a playoff similar to D1-AA, we will continue to be force fed media created paper tigers. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Booooo on the Oregon Knights win.

It's not a bad idea to push it up your wrist a bit anyway - I did that to help avoid the glove advancing the hole on accident.

This seems to me like a cop out and refusal to accept any responsibility for his action. Intent or not, he improved the lie, and in a game of honor, the proper thing is to say, while not intentional, I understand I improved my lie, and therefore should be penalized. I mean, you know you’re gonna get penalized anyway, why not save face and act like it wasn’t intentional? Good.

Knowing GSwag personally, I can tell you that you're WAY off base. "Common denominator"? No crap! These are HIS stories so obviously he would be the common denominator. What I can say about GSwag is while he is very forward with his opinions and he wears his heart on his sleeve, you also won't find a more passionate person about the game nor a more fun person to play with. It's one thing to tee it up on a random day and hack around... it's another to play in a sanctioned tournament and take 6 or more hours to play... especially in heat indexes over 100*. There is absolutely zero reason ANY round of golf should take more than 4 hours other than a complete lack of and total disrespect for the game, your playing companions, and other people on the course. I walked off during an Amateur event once because after hitting my shot OB and taking the appropriate drop, one guy in our group went ape s*** on me about how I was in violation of the rules, yada yada yada. Keep in mind this was the guy who brought his annoying ass "trophy" wife with him and she didn't shut up the entire day... she talked non-stop during everyone else's swing, she got out and wandered endlessly... she drank to an excessive amount. So after the 10th hole where my OB drop took place, I quietly grabbed my back and walked back in. I simply wasn't going to put up with him or her for the back 9. Funny thing is my cart partner (who was leading at the time) came in 2 holes later. He was done with them as well. Tournament promoter told us he had received previous complaints and this guy would be banned from future events. We never saw that clown again.

Give him that Gus Bus extension!

I prefer a long game rather than a short one. Long game is really exciting, more interesting and challenging rather than short one. I've been a fan of golf for many years. I consider myself as a golf nerd. I actually owned a website that creates guide for golf beginners.

I couldn’t resist the PXG for Heroes deal last month and went for a driver. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy

If you can, do a little bit of yoga before you leave the house. You don't need to do a ton; I do maybe ten minutes or so. When you get to the course and get to the first tee, do the following: 1. Front-to-back leg kicks, about 30 seconds with each leg. 2. Side-to-side leg kicks in front of your body, about 30 seconds with each leg. Really swing your hips when you do this. 3. Forward arm circles, about 30 seconds. Start small, finish with big windmills. 4. Reverse arm circles, about 30 seconds. Again, start small, finish with big windmills. So in about 2 minutes, you should be warm enough to hit that opening tee shot. I've taken this from a couple different teaching pros whom I trust. I play a fair amount of after-work golf where I just roll up to the first tee straight from the parking lot. I've found now that I really don't like to hit a bunch of balls before I play. 10 shots or so will tell me what direction the ball is going, and I'll do that two minute warmup before hitting balls. I also tend to play the first few holes pretty conservatively as @GSwag suggests. I'm not going to hit a driver on a tight hole with trouble on both sides if you have to start on a tough hole. All I want to do is keep the ball on the golf course and give myself a chance to see what direction the ball is going.

Let us know what you think of it.

Gonna go demo one on the 12th I'll post any pics and thoughts if I can!

... I will be heading out to Phoenix in January and hope to have the driver and fairway wood for review by then. I honestly don't expect much difference when compared to the F9 on center hits but will be very interested in seeing how the Extreme performs on mishits with the fully milled face. I already have the F9 low spin 9* option so I want to give the more forgiving high MOI Extreme an extended review.

I’ve come full circle with this - when i started playing very few courses had ranges - you showed up, put your ball on the rack, waited your turn and tee’d off when the starter called you up to the tee. As newer courses were built ranges were included and pre-children (early 80’s) I started warming up. Once I had children I went through a transitional period where I learned to just show up and play again. You need to develop a simple stretching routine to get loose from the truck to the first tee, 3 or 4 chips and putts would be helpful (way more important than hurt balls.) You could actually practice this on the range if you find sone practice time - Stretch and hit driver first - you’ll find it works fine. I can hit balls before I play or not now - it makes no difference to my score. You will get the hang of it and wonder why you ever needed to hit balls before playing. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Rather than bending them just do what all the OEM's are doing these days. Take a sharpie and cross out the 7. Write an 8 on it. Boom, now you are hitting 8i as far as you used to hit 7i. Then add an extra wedge at the bottom of the bag.