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  1. fozcycle

    Got Problems?

    After weeks of therapy, SWMBO is in surgery right now to repair her rotator cuff. Then, after she recovers, I will have similar surgery. Please keep us in your prayers as we recover from the July auto accident.
    11 points
  2. Love MGS, but it’s foolish and irresponsible to make a blanket statement that all club fittings should be free I made it through less than half of the podcast before I had to shut it off. Kudos to Ryan for trying to explain his point thoughtfully. I wish I could say the same for the MGS side of things And a big eye roll to the Free Fitting T-shirt tweet sent out. Not a good look
    8 points
  3. There are golfers that bring beer from home? I'm shocked. Shocked, I say.
    7 points
  4. Unfortunately both tested positive. Funeral was difficult today not being able to be with them. They otherwise feel fine just pretty tired which is expected with everything going on. Appreciate the words!
    7 points
  5. fozcycle

    Got Problems?

    Update: SWMBO is now home and resting comfortably. Now for the next 6 weeks her right arm will be immobilized……Ugh!
    6 points
  6. You simply sound like an angry get off my lawn type of person that does not respect a large portion of the golfing world. People who walk also bring coolers or outside beverages to the course, smoke cigars, and contribute to pace of play issues. It seems to be a huge problem in your eyes but mark be not to others. Some courses only allow walking at certain times or prohibit walking due to the course layout. You can always play at a different course or time if you really want to walk. I don’t know what post got “cancelled” but you don’t seem up for a discussion on the topic so you were probably very my way or the highway in any response you would have made.
    6 points
  7. Got a LAGP putter shaft to install and try out. Hope it helps reduce my 3 putts
    6 points
  8. I've given the mini-mallet type head the plumber's neck treatment. Fresh black oxide finish which we do at work.. 377 grams, 72° lie, 3° loft in carbon steel. The red paint fill on the front didn't come out great but I can redo that at some point. Going to stick a black KBS CT Tour shaft in until the One Step is back in stock..
    6 points
  9. After some searching that involved a gun store, a fishing store and then finally a billiards store, found a good floor rack for use in my man cave /golf room. The cave :
    6 points
  10. PAgolfer2017

    Happy thread

    Spent some time in Maui and got onto Kapalua. Talk about the one course where I didn't care what my final score was!
    4 points
  11. The most shocking thing I learned from this thread is you need a license to be a bartender in NC...... one of the great bastions of moonshine..... think of the irony!
    4 points
  12. I did the same, 2 cigars a round while walking. Didn’t do the alcohol until after round.
    4 points
  13. I walk and smoke cigars! Walk and smoke who would have guessed that’s possible. It definitely keeps the bugs down and it’s enjoyable for me.
    4 points
  14. I had a CT Tour then went for a One Step. Looks fantastic in matt black and feels really nice too - good feedback from the head.
    4 points
  15. So i didn't buy this, but just something i found when cleaning out the closet. Didn't think i would ever describe a putter looking like a butter knife, but this does. I hit some putts with this and this putter sucks. It feels absolutely terrible. Feels like i'm putting with rocks instead of golf balls.
    4 points
  16. GolfNut14

    Sub70 golf

    Have stand bag and 2 wedges from Sub70 golf and love them all. You can demo their clubs before buying them which is a great idea. Before spending several hundred dollars on a driver or set of irons you can try them out. Might have to demo a driver next spring myself. I also like that you can customize your shafts and grips. Definitely worth a look into Sub70 golf.
    4 points
  17. vandyland

    How'd you play?

    Had an excellent Halloween Sunday playing at an Arnold Palmer course (par 70) I had never seen before but has been putting in a lot of rehab work and was in great shape. Truly a tale of two 9s but the back 9 was easily the best scoring 9 holes I have ever played. I had just put my Seemore FGP back in the bag and was just going out to put a good stroke on the ball (I have been practicing putting on my Blast Motion most nights for the last week). Other than the 7 I posted on number 3 (hit my first drive OB and my re-teed second drive (3rd shot) into the face of a fairway bunker, the whole day went rather smoothly. I think this might be my ceiling for how well I can play and it has me buzzing (for now...)!
    4 points
  18. PMookie

    Should Fittings be Free?

    No, they shouldn’t, and we all donate to help MGS cover the costs of all the equipment needed for Most Wanted testing, so MGS KNOWS the cost of doing business to have enough clubs and shafts for everyone. Seems a little hypocritical. A fitter spends $20,000 right away on a new Trackman, then thousands and thousands more on shafts and club heads. Add-in rent, taxes, incomes, utilities, insurance, etc and it’s a ridiculous amount of money, and it’s not a ONE-TIME expenditure. You gotta get each new shaft, head, etc. You pay for the knowledge and expertise of a fitter. I really think it all just might be clickbait, to be honest… Riles-up folks. Gets people yapping. Most Wanted sure isn’t FREE!!!
    3 points
  19. MaxEntropy

    How'd you play?

    It was 40 degrees and breezy when we teed off for our final league night of the year. A few snow flurries along the way, but we were dressed for it. Played bogey golf for the 9 holes, nothing too awful and nothing too great, but considering how many layers I had on, I felt like the little brother in A Christmas Story. No one else was on the course so when we finished 9, we were going to play 10 then 18 and be done. I hit a nice drive on 10 but pulled it a bit and had tree trouble. Punched a 9 iron that ended up about 15 feet past the hole and buried the birdie putt. Decided right then to quit while I was ahead. It's nice to finish the season on a high note.
    3 points
  20. Adam addressed that in the video. It's going to be free next year and apparently will be expanding to cover irons and golf balls instead of just drivers.
    3 points
  21. I think fittings should be free, or at least highly discounted (>50%) IF the person buys a club. If I'm dropping $500+ on a Driver, or $1200+ on irons, that should save me roughly whatever a fitting will cost. FWIW the one fitting I've done was discounted almost to nothing because I bought the recommended driver that day. There are good places out here that already do this.
    3 points
  22. Here is my entry into the ugly putter category.... complete with duct tape! Although the way I've been putting lately it wouldn't hurt to give it a try!
    3 points
  23. Can you please send it my way?? I will stick a fuzzy headcover on it and use it to get the dust bunnies that accumulate under the entertainment center. Very low clearance on that piece of furniture and the vac head won't fit under it. I've got one made by a pipe fitter that I'll send your way as a trade!
    3 points
  24. Using the excuse that walkers are slow is bogus. Walkers can be just as fast and if 2 in a cart sometimes faster. miss walking but knees/age stopped that a while ago.
    3 points
  25. I agree with the pace of play. I walk fast I typically get a round done in 3 hours, by far not what @Shanksterdoes but I fell 3 hours is a good pace
    3 points
  26. I took a course a couple years back to get my bartending license here in NC and that's when I learned that it's a violation of state law to bring alcohol of any kind onto a golf course. AND it's the course that gets punished for a violation and not the golfer. So when I (hypothetically, of course) bring my cooler full of Ultras and a couple airline bottles of birdie juice, the course could lose their license to serve. I asked the head pro about it and he said, "hell, I don't care. Nobody's coming out here checking on that $h#*." In terms of what's germane to the thread, the only things I truly care about: play in less than 5 hours and/or let me play through don't hit into me either don't restrict walking times or include the cart fee in the price or charge me a cart fee and let me walk anyways (I get you want to make money. I'm not mad about it. I just prefer to walk. And yeah, I get pretty salty when they say, "you can't walk bEcAuSe pAcE-oF-pLaY.")
    3 points
  27. I don't smoke but don't mind riding in the cart (gasp!!) of a cigar smoker since it does help keep the bugs away. Does this mean we shouldn't be doing fireball shots for birdies?? I have rode a higher % this year than ever because our membership includes a cart and I am usually getting out late afternoon or evening and it allows me to play faster and jump around a sparsely populated course to get in as many holes as possible.
    3 points
  28. MattF

    Shot Scope Users Group

    Every putt you take, you need to hit the + button. Hit the Pin Collect/Pick Up over the hole. Sounds like that's the issue.
    3 points
  29. To me, the OG Stability is like putting with rebar and a putter head. What I notice most about the LAGP is that it distinguishes center contact vs. non-center contact well, but remains stable regardless.. I don't mean that mishits feel bad, but i think you will notice what i am talking about when you try it out.
    3 points
  30. Thanks John, for me at age 70, I would like to see a follow feature similar to the Stewart Trolleys. I can walk 18, but would really like the cart to follow me.
    3 points
  31. Londo

    Got Problems?

    Really sorry to hear this, my grandmother is suffering from a type of Alzheimers/dementia right now and she has episodes that she appears to be a completely different person, only to forget they happened later. It is really hard and s***** thing to go through. I hope that everyone recovers and that tempers and tension cools.
    3 points
  32. RickyBobby_PR

    T

    Feel is a personal thing and will vary by user. In my experience the smoke black is going to feel boardy especially if you like the smoke green. The smoke green is a counterbalanced design whereas the smoke black isnt. the m5 is a low spinning head and with the black the spin isn’t going to go up in general and compared to the m4 it’s going to be lower spin. Theres no guarantee that an aftermarket premium shaft will perform better or not especially if you just choose to randomly buy one. Also the smoke green and black aren’t made for shafts and are premium quality, they are just made in large quantities and pretty much every brand carried them as a stock offering. Only the small batch tx shafts in the green and black are the non stock upgrade options. Swing speed is a small piece of the puzzle, two different swings at the same swing speed will produce different results. Quick transition will have different launch characteristics than a smooth transition at the same swing speed. For the most part anyone here saying x shaft over y shaft or try z shaft is going to be guessing on what would work for another golfer. Do you have any launch monitor numbers with your current setup?
    3 points
  33. twyatt700

    Sub70 golf

    Glad it’s working out! It really is an explosive club! Got to say the driver is more of the same! Check out our progress with the test on the testing thread! Test In-Progress: Sub70 849 Pro Driver - Page 4 - MyGolfSpy Forum
    3 points
  34. ... I had been fit as well as fitting myself over the years and knew exactly what worked for me. Mizuno wanted me to do a review of their new MP59's and wanted me to go through a fitting with one of their reps before building and sending me the clubs. First thing he did was have me take 3 swings with the optimizer and it came back with a first choice of: KB Tour S-Flex, 1/2" long and soft stepped once. The is exactly what I was playing in my MP63's. I was very impressed. Interesting to me, I had the same numbers as Luke Donald, just a little slower swing speed. The rep had me hit balls to make sure the trajectory and spin were where we needed them to be and they were, so all good. As others have said, it is a great place to start as it shows how you swing not so much how fast you swing.
    3 points
  35. ... Not a chance. Yellow ball is a loner ... a rebel. If he (or whatever gender neutral term he goes by) was a person he would be:
    3 points
  36. Hobert

    Sub70 golf

    I finally had a chance to play a couple of rounds with my new-to-me 939X 4H in my bag. Love it! Rocket launcher!
    3 points
  37. Not sure where to post this but thought it was cool that Rick Shiels had some nice comments about My Golf Spy and their testing process vs his own personal reviews of equipment and how they are different. Nice recognition guys! Discussion starts at about 20:55.
    2 points
  38. PMookie

    Got Problems?

    Well, stay near that right side while it’s immobilized. It will cut down on your bruises!!! I’ll add y’all to my prayers.
    2 points
  39. Top 3 Best/Favorite Holes of 2021 One of my favorite things to do each year is to pick my favorite holes from the season. As I've added more rounds each year I've done this, it has become a lot harder! #3 - Birdie, Oct. 9, Hole No. 8, Diamond Springs Golf Course I got to play with @ncwoz at one of my favorite courses I've ever been on. The fairway on this par 5 is massive, so standing on the tee I just told myself to let loose and accelerate through the ball. I ended up lacing my 5 iron shot into the back bunker behind the green, but hit my best sand shot of the season. The ball splashed out and ran down the sloped green to about five feet. I hit the birdie putt. #2 - Driving the Green, Sept. 18, Hole No. 13, Western Greens Country Club The Arccos image is actually from the week before when I came up just short of the green. Unfortunately, the day I did this Arcoss was not working correctly. I absolutely middled one, and combined with my Rypstick work that I did at the end of the season, I successfully drove over the green for the first time in my life. I figure it was close to 320 yards, on a slightly wet and flat hole. (Image for proof!) #1 - Eagle from the fairway, July 15, Hole No. 16, Western Greens Country Club Long story short - I hit a bad drive that got knocked down by trees a long ways from the green. I hit a knockdown 6 iron up a hill to a blind green. When I got up to the green I found my ball in the hole! This may be even better than getting a hole in one. The eagle also saved my round and led to a solid 78.
    2 points
  40. We are a country that expects a deal or a discount on everything we buy. "Where's my discount, my senior discount, my military discount, my coupon expired yesterday but I want to buy it today." Hard pass for me. I paid for two fittings this summer and it was money well spent. The shop space, launch monitor, inventory and most importantly, the PEOPLE spending their time and expertise with me was worth every penny. If I choose to not purchase a club, the shop is still being reimbursed for THEIR time.
    2 points
  41. I see both sides of this argument. I agree with Adam that you should be able to go in and get a COMPETENT free fitting. That is something that is sorely lacking in the industry. When I go into a PGATSS or a Golf Galaxy and ask to hit a club, the guy helping me is usually clueless. He's just throwing me different options based on what I ask for or just trying random things without any real basis. On the other hand, I also think that if you want to go and get a TXG level fitting with hundreds of aftermarket shaft options then you are going to have to pay for that. The inventory needed to do elite level fitting costs a lot of money and essentially never ends as new equipment is always being released. The return on investment just isn't going to be there based on selling clubs/equipment alone. There needs to be some kind of happy medium where I can go and get a brand agnostic fitting from a competent fitter using the stock options that the manufacturer's supply in their fitting carts. I'd also settle for paying up front for that and having the cost deducted from the purchase price of whatever equipment I buy. TXG's business model is not based entirely on selling clubs, it's based on selling fittings so Adam's argument that they would make more money doesn't necessarily hold up. At some point, the quality of fitting I would get from TXG if they expanded in size to meet the demand of free fittings would be the same as what I get at PGATSS, which is crap. There just simply aren't enough elite club fitters to do what Adam is proposing and it will never be feasible to solve all of the "industry" problems Adam describes. He's talking about a perfect world scenario where there are enough competent people to do these fittings and that club sales support the salaries of all these fitters. It just doesn't work that way, last I checked there are tons of golf businesses that can't even afford to stay afloat giving away the crappy fittings from people who have no idea what they are doing much less hire a competent fitter for each of them. I'd like to know more about the retail scenario Adam described from his past where they were doing free fittings and saw a net increase in revenue. In the short term, I can see exactly how it would work out like he said, but in the long term, I just can't see it working. Once word gets around that you can go and get a free fitting from a real pro, I think they would get so overwhelmed it just wouldn't work.
    2 points
  42. tommc23

    Random Thread

    Illinois sucks can’t find a ride anywhere and who doesn’t have Lyft or Uber along I80??
    2 points
  43. Don’t think it will make putts for you but from a feel perspective it’s better than steel shafts. I like it in my miura
    2 points
  44. I like things simple and I think there's too much 'connectivity' in all that we do these days. I'm using an old GoKart that was passed on to me, it's about 10 years old and I just put a new battery in, it has an on/off switch and speed control - perfect. I use my time golfing to get away from my phone/emails etc so as simple as possible for me please
    2 points
  45. the LAGP putter shaft is stable but smooth if that makes any sense.
    2 points
  46. I got my one length Wishon EQ1 NX irons on Sunday, so this morning I had planned a quick trip to the range to try them out. It was pouring with rain so I decided to just test the one length 5 iron agaist my own 5 iron and the one length PW, in between showers. I was amazed as firstly I had not hit a golf club for over 3 years until 2 weeks ago I had 1 hour on trackman with an 8 iron to check my swing speed I hit these One length irons very well right out of the gate and the one length 5 iron out performed my normal length 5 iron. I struggled to find the centre of my own 5 iron but I pured a few for the test purposes. The Wishon one length was more forgiving than my own 5 iro and I found it much easier to hit the centre of the club, the height of the ball flight from one length iron was not noticeably different than from the height of my variable length 5 iron and the distance was at least the same maybe 5 yards longer carry. The PW was very easy to hit too, my concern was would the longer shaft in the PW seem odd but it didnt. The ball flew a bit higher with the PW one length than with my own variable length PW but if aything the 1 length PW went a little further too. These are great clubs and it wil be great fun playing them, although with these irons you would normally hit the ball from the same position as you would an 8 iron for every club, 5 to SW, you can move the ball back for a lower flight or forward for a higher flight and you can still grip down to change ball flight too, so it will be fun experimentig with them. I am going to book the trackman for 1 hour to dial these irons in and to check the distance gapping, I am very happty with the quality and the look of these clubs and anyone considering One length Irons. I would certainly recommend these Tom Wishon WQ1 NX irons as all being the same weight and having the same lie angles and all being made to the same swingweight, it makes it easier for practice purposes as if you can hit one club, then you can hit them all.
    2 points
  47. I grabbed these too. At that price, and the fear of supply chain issues, I couldn't pass up giving them a try. Fall golf up here in Ohio, so they may wait till next season to try out.
    2 points
  48. I did end up making it up to the heated range. Except they weren't heated yet and still only on the grass and not mats, and I actually had a beautiful morning for it. Mid 40s. I had about a bucket's worth of sun and then it went back to overcast. I hadn't taken a full swing in three weeks and it showed. Took me a while to get going, and my irons kind of picked up where they left off, hitting hooks and blocks. Tried to fix them and ended up getting too steep and starting hitting fades. By the end of the session I went back to feeling like I was trying to hit a draw and got things straightened out a bit. Having not swung much I pretty much exhausted myself after the first bucket so the second bucket was mostly short pitches and half swings with my 54 wedge. Surprisingly very crisp contact. Very happy with that. I didn't bring the AutoFlex/Epic Max LS combo with me because I assumed I'd be in the heated bays, which are too tight for a 46" driver. Instead, I brought my 44.5" 10.5 degree Cobra AMP Franken-driver, with a made-for-Callaway Project X LZ 5.5 shaft. Everything about this club is wrong for my swing, and combined with the freakishly poor range balls (no dimples, super high spin and high launch) I produced some really funny numbers on my Mevo+. My personal favorite: Admittedly, there is something to be said about a shorter driver and face control. Five of my first seven shots were right out of the center: I also was happy to see 112-114 on the Mevo+ with a shorter driver than usual. I have done zero speed training this month and instead have just been working in the gym trying to get stronger. So far, so good.
    2 points
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