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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
MGoBlue100 and 9 others reacted to tony@CIC for a topic
Hope everyone has a safe, healthy and happy Turkey day! Oh and be sure to share your Black Friday golf purchase(s)10 points -
What/How Did You Practice Today?
cksurfdude and 6 others reacted to GolfSpy_APH for a topic
I have done very little in the way of practicing over the last while, but I'm going to pull out the puttout the next few evenings and see if I can track some putting stats with it. I really enjoyed this training aid even though it is extremely frustrating at times. With cold temperatures officially here it is unlikely that I'll be doing any outdoor practicing from now until spring even though technically courses are open.7 points -
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
EasyPutter and 6 others reacted to tommc23 for a topic
Have a good turkey day gents7 points -
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
EasyPutter and 6 others reacted to ejgaudette for a topic
Yes have a great Thanksgiving everyone!7 points -
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And to you as well!7 points
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What Have You Bought Lately? (CHA - Club Ho's Anonymous)
cksurfdude and 6 others reacted to DawgDaddy for a topic
Ordered 2 dozen of these tonight with the free holiday shipping, they have been out of the optic yellow I still have a couple dozen of the TP5 Pix. I will alternate them to see which is the gamer. I had played Snell for about 3 years and still feel that I favor them to the Pix but nothing compares to head to head.7 points -
What/How Did You Practice Today?
cksurfdude and 5 others reacted to Shapotomous for a topic
I've been putting horribly the last few months but haven't had the motivation to make the time to work on it. Yesterday a couple family youngsters stopped by for a visit and they headed to the putting green to keep from getting bored. I joined in and while messing around had the one kid video my stroke with my phone. I figured out I had my shoulders waaaay open in set up and that had my stroke all messed up trying to keep it aligned with the putting line...an out to in to out stroke path. Squared up my shoulders which got my stroke more in line with the line of the putt and things got better quickly. Makes me mad at myself I didn't take a couple videos a couple months ago....would have saved a good bit of frustration.6 points -
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
EasyPutter and 5 others reacted to MattF for a topic
Happy Thanksgiving all and I hope the turkey drug doesn't hit too badly.6 points -
What Have You Bought Lately? (CHA - Club Ho's Anonymous)
Grand Stranded and 5 others reacted to Shapotomous for a topic
Something showed up yesterday and they're not even for me.... SWMBO has a birthday coming up and after playing the best golf of her life this year she dropped her handicap to an 11. All the while complaining about the L shaft clubs in her G25's (went for lighter weight to help with ss). I found a set of G410's with SR shafts for her to try. About 1/2" longer too so we'll see how the adjustment turns out.6 points -
What/How Did You Practice Today?
cksurfdude and 4 others reacted to Tom the Golf Nut for a topic
After the ribbing he gave me for being in the sand a lot and not posting GIR's, I'm staying away from yellow balls.5 points -
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
EasyPutter and 4 others reacted to PMookie for a topic
Happy Thanksgiving! 🍽 Have a blessed day.5 points -
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
EasyPutter and 4 others reacted to GolfSpy_SHARK for a topic
Gobble gobble! Enjoy the day and start safe on the roads!5 points -
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
EasyPutter and 4 others reacted to fozcycle for a topic
I hope all have a Happy Thanksgiving. We are celebrating with our Granddaughter and her gang.5 points -
What Have You Bought Lately? (CHA - Club Ho's Anonymous)
cksurfdude and 4 others reacted to tony@CIC for a topic
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What/How Did You Practice Today?
cksurfdude and 3 others reacted to BIG STU for a topic
Heck last week it was sorta cold starting off in the Shootout--- I was going to switch to the Srixon Soft Feels. Problem was I had taken the white ones out of the car and only had a dozen green ones. Played those or actually the one. Played it for 18 holes. Caught he double hockey sticks from my partners.4 points -
What/How Did You Practice Today?
cksurfdude and 3 others reacted to GolfSpy_APH for a topic
If you do recall I was using a Open ball so the jug had to be the proper way!4 points -
What/How Did You Practice Today?
cksurfdude and 3 others reacted to fixyurdivot for a topic
Remember that they only count if the MGS ball logo is oriented correctly in the cup .4 points -
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
EasyPutter and 3 others reacted to Middler for a topic
Safe and happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!4 points -
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
EasyPutter and 3 others reacted to silver & black for a topic
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you... and remember to be thankful for what you have.4 points -
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
EasyPutter and 3 others reacted to fixyurdivot for a topic
Happy Thanksgiving Spies! Here's hoping everyone enjoys the day with family & friends... talking about anything but politics and Covid .4 points -
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
EasyPutter and 3 others reacted to sirchunksalot for a topic
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope it's filled with good food and a wonderful time with friends and family.4 points -
The Stack System Review and Progress Thread
RobSquared and 3 others reacted to BMart519 for a topic
First session in 2+ weeks coming off a back strain from a deadlift mishap. Tied my all time high for ball speed which was on a warm summer day while my garage was around freezing today. (I keep my balls room temp though.) I think rolling the dice on a AD-DI shaft could yield some gains. Although the last time I hit 158mph ball speed my same monitor gave me 281 carry… still a good way to start off-season speed training4 points -
I was informed today of Srixon coming out with a Z-Star Diamond ball later this year that will always curve towards the center of the fairway and the alignment line on it automatically adjusts for the break on the green to guide you in every time. Which will have to compete with the Wilson Triad(?) I also heard is coming out with self cleaning technology. * the above balls are something I did hear about, the abilities I entirely made up.4 points
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How'd you play?
cksurfdude and 3 others reacted to PMookie for a topic
Shot 77 (39/38) at a course just outside Vicksburg, MS, called Clear Creek. It’s in a tiny little town, but it’s a fun course that is difficult to hit driver on due to very narrow fairways that are lined by oak trees! Decade’s 60 yard wide target does NOT apply anywhere on this course. Wind was blowing at about 15, so it made it even tougher to hit drives. Tabletop greens, so when I missed them I had short chips to the hole. Only hit 8 fairways and 7 greens, but had just 29 putts… Sky was clear, temp hit the 70s, so I had an enjoyable day.4 points -
How'd you play?
cksurfdude and 3 others reacted to Kenny B for a topic
Several years ago at our old course, our pro held a "backwards" scramble tournament; put tee markers by the greens and played the course backwards. That was interesting. To hit from the #2 green to the #1 green he had to put the tees in the driving range and hit over a road. The road turned 90º and ran parallel between the #1 and #2 holes. The distance to the green was about 260y (if I remember correctly) to the elevated #1 green. My wife teed off pulling her shot (maybe on purpose?); hit the road, bounced many times, and then off the road next to the green... pin high! Her longest drive ever!!4 points -
What/How Did You Practice Today?
cksurfdude and 2 others reacted to sirchunksalot for a topic
I was getting a little stir crazy today and thought I'd run by the range and see if it was open. My mid range wedge game cost me in my last round and I felt like practicing it a little bit. I happened to get there about an hour before they closed, picked up a large bucket, and got to work. I realized my biggest problem was I wasn't accelerating through on the short shots. I started out picking targets and running through all my wedges and hitting to them. I moved on to full swing monitoring contact with foot spray and found out I'm hitting fairly consistent, just favoring the toe a bit PW 7 iron I'm still working on feeling like I'm throwing a frisbee with my left arm working on weight shift and when I get it right, I'm seeing improvement in consistency. I was even hitting good shots with my 5 wood. I had one where I fell into old swing habits and hit a dud. I hit some drivers after that. I moved on to simulated holes just to get the feel of switching clubs between shots and had to even pull out a 5 iron punch on the third because I was blocked out by a tree on the third hole. I played four holes this way and felt like I gave myself a good look at two putt bogeys on each one. My goal is to be playing bogey golf come spring and try to give myself an occasional shot at scores in the 80's. My confidence is starting to come back and it's nice to get out and hit some balls on such a beautiful day.3 points -
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
EasyPutter and 2 others reacted to GolfSpy BOS for a topic
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you all have a wonderful day with your family and friends.3 points -
Why should I get new irons?
TR1PTIK and 2 others reacted to GolfSpy_APH for a topic
Agree with the previous post where you don't have to get new ones of you don't want to. Another option could be to go to a local shop and bring your irons to hit side by side with some others. See some of the differences and maybe you'll have a answer if it is worth buying new to you irons. Another good thing to do is give s budget to whoever you're working with. This way you don't get any sticker shock. With all this being said there are lots of not too expensive good irons out there and any good shop or fitter should be able to find clubs you like that work within your budget.3 points -
No reason to get new irons if you don't want to. Yes, technology has changed but doesn't mean you will hit your clubs any better. The general benefits of new technology is that the shafts bend profile may be better for your and that you may get more forgiveness on miss hits. You have made some other posts about playing better and your getting back into the game. Talk to your instructor about clubs and what he recommends.3 points
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What's on the Thanksgiving menu?
fixyurdivot and 2 others reacted to Kenny B for a topic
This is the first holiday season with just my wife and I. I've been driving through snow and ice in the Columbia River gorge for 53 years to see mom and dad. Now that they are gone, we are just staying home. I just put our turkey on the Grilla bbq/smoker an hour ago. Seasoned and stuffed with apple/onion/salt/pepper/garlic/cola mixture. Should be ready in 6-8 hours. We are cooking it today because we have a tee time at our sister course across the river Thursday morning with another couple. It's OK if we eat some of it for dinner tonight... right???3 points -
Shot Scope Users Group
cksurfdude and 2 others reacted to Gavin_Shot_Scope for a topic
Hey all, just to let you know the team at Shot Scope follow the user group closely and it is great feedback/discussion. I will chip in with answers to various questions as I can. Tag me, if you think I can shed some light. If there is an individual or account specific question best to get in touch with our support team, they are much quicker, smarter and will give better advice than I can.3 points -
Why should I get new irons?
CanadaMike and one other reacted to Peter-T for a topic
Hi, I just started playing again after almost 30 years. I have a relatively new driver (TaylorMade r7 quad), but my irons are over 40 years old. I regripped them but steel shafts and heads are original. I know a lot has changed in 40 years but what am I going to gain. As I haven't played much in the last 30 years, I am not that good. Now that I am retired I plan to play more often. What are the benefits of the new technology? If I can't replace the whole set at once, where do I begin? I don't have a fairway wood but have pretty much everything else. I bought a used 4 hybrid earlier this year just to have one in the bag. My putter is also 40 years old and I think I only paid $25 for it back in 1980. Thanks.2 points -
What's on the Thanksgiving menu?
Headhammer and one other reacted to Tom the Golf Nut for a topic
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What's on the Thanksgiving menu?
MattF and one other reacted to GolfSpy BOS for a topic
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What's on the Thanksgiving menu?
Headhammer and one other reacted to GolfSpy_SHARK for a topic
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What/How Did You Practice Today?
cksurfdude and one other reacted to BIG STU for a topic
After warming up on the range-- I basically do the same thing hit balls playing a imaginary golf round on my home course that I know well. When I go to the putting green after getting the feel some I basically putt out my round and chip when I remember I missed a green. Most people belt balls one right after the other on the range and I get some strange looks when they are resting etc. I guess it looks funny I hit a driver and assume I hooked it and have to make a knockdown low cut and then a wedge or hit the driver and go to the bag and pull like say a 6 iron. My practice time is limited now because of the physical restraints so I make the best of it. Before a round I may hit like 10 balls on the range with just a wedge to time myself up and get loose. If I can time my wedge up then I am ok so to speak. One of the reasons I hit whiffle balls in the yard with wedges mostly just keeping loose and timing it up2 points -
What/How Did You Practice Today?
cksurfdude and one other reacted to Rickp for a topic
Should a “Yellow Ball” be used ? Asking for a Friend……2 points -
Can 15 Year Old Clubs Still Compete?
sirchunksalot and one other reacted to BIG STU for a topic
Yep graphite shafts set up properly can be a game changer for us with bad backs--- Also the foam filled heads or heads like the ones I have with the polymer stuff help too on vibration. In the past I had done a lot of study on torsinional vibration especially engines with my racing background---- I broke my back in April of 2020--- Have permanant nerve damage now. Did the therapy and such also worked out with Drs approval with a swing trainer. Thought I was coming around but still had pain and stiffness after golf every time I played. I had some discussions with others on here and another site I frequent. Also had a discussion with a golf instructor friend of mine on the same subject of vibration. Talked to my neurosurgeon and he agreed about frequency vibration inflaming the nerves in my back. I was resistant to change having played steel shafted blade Macgregors all my golfing life---- About a month and a half now I hurt myself bad again not structually but nerve wise. I was going to give up the game period. I had been working with the TM irons in my signature for a year or so on and off. Never had actually played a round with them my instructor friend talked me into seriously giving it a try. He also told me about waiting on the shaft some compared to my steel shafted ones---- I finally put them into play in our weekly Shootout-- Played 18 with absolutely no pain and stiffness and no pain meds. The test was the next morning I had no pain or stiffness or what I called a hang over--- In fact unheard of for me in the past I played 9 holes Sunday afternoon--- Have about 8 rounds in now with no pain of stiffness--- Yep I was being resistant to change but had my back against the wall but it was change or quit alltogether---- Glad I changed and stayed in the game2 points -
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
EasyPutter and one other reacted to Tom the Golf Nut for a topic
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Make sure to have some leftovers tomorrow before you play golf. Being a little lethargic will make you swing easy and swing stress free.2 points -
Breakfast: Quiche, pears & coffee Lunch: Smoked Gouda, herbed goat cheese, Serrano ham, mixed nuts, fig jam, assorted artisan crackers. Dinner: Smoked turkey, mashed potatoes, broccoli cheese casserole, roasted Brussels sprouts, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, and scratch homemade dinner rolls ending with brûléed maple bourbon pumpkin pie w chocolate crust & champagne.2 points
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Trackman Data vs. You
Micah T and one other reacted to Shapotomous for a topic
I am not familiar with all the config settings that are available with the launch monitors but I assume there is some tweaking of parameters that could have an effect or maybe just the calibration or position of the sensors themselves. I have seen very different batches of data from different trackman units. Sometimes the ball flight and shot data matches the feel of the shot and sometimes it is off. I can still tell what the shot will look like by the feel of the ball on the clubface, my swing and finish position without seeing it. Playing without glasses in near dark evening rounds will help develop such skills so you can find your ball regularly! I have been in 2nd swing and in Golf Galaxy trying a couple different clubs for fun and the ball flight will show hooks that do not come close to the feel off the clubface. One time in 2nd swing I was adjusting my swing after seeing the hook on screen and I know I was hitting a high fade but it was locked in on the hook ball flight. I moved to the next bay over and wow...there was the high fade ball flight! It's kind of interesting I have never seen one give me a banana slice only the bad hooks. After a few warmup swings I know to trust my feel and see if the ball flight matches up on screen. If not I will try a different bay if I can. The Trackman units at the local course have been fairly accurate for ball flight and distance compared to the feel off the clubface and distance I see on course. I used them recently when comparing the performance of the Sub70 849 Pro in the club review to the Ping G410. For me that is the real advantage of a launch monitor that is close to accurate (it doesn't have to be exact), back to back comparison data between clubs giving you relative differences.2 points -
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MGS Sourced Ball Fitting - you decide
sirchunksalot and one other reacted to Kenny B for a topic
I hope you both have a wonderful Thanksgiving and looking forward to playing again together next year. Bill, having played the Velocity I found the distance off the tee was very good, but it didn't do anything for me after that. Martha played in a charity tournament for the local VA a couple of months ago and was given a sleeve of Callaway Warbird 2.0 (not the original Warbird which has a soft core) with their logo on it... appropriate! I found this ball to be just as good, maybe better, off the tee as the Velocity and it surprisingly had decent spin around the green. Not PV1-like but it stopped much faster than any other 2-piece ball I've tried. What I liked most about it was that ball trajectory was much higher for my meager swing. Chris, if you want to give it a try, I'll mail you a sleeve; the 2.0 is somewhat difficult to find... around $18/dozen, but much higher at some places... like Amazon!!2 points -
What's on the Thanksgiving menu?
fixyurdivot and one other reacted to MattF for a topic
I'm dry brining a 6lbs turkey breast for my in-laws over night tonight (only needs 12 hour brine) and into the Humphreys at 350° for a couple of hours.2 points -
How'd you play?
cksurfdude and one other reacted to tony@CIC for a topic
Holy moly, @revkev's Superspeed program is yielding some results!2 points -
How'd you play?
cksurfdude and one other reacted to PMookie for a topic
Google Earth, GPS, yep, no doubt they’d all help, BUT, and I know you agree, we shouldn’t NEED those to hit a tee shot. Plus, I wasn’t walking back downhill 35 yards to the cart to go get my phone, then back uphill 35 yards. Nnnnnnope.2 points -
What/How Did You Practice Today?
cksurfdude and one other reacted to toehold57 for a topic
Indoors at our local First Tee’s driving range - took the driver and a seven iron. Once warmed up I played a mini game in my head. Driver went X yards on a imaginary hole which would leave me Y to the green. Then I have to use the seven iron to hit the green. Keeps me from mindlessly hitting balls one after another. Besides trying to hit the distance, focus on good solid strikes.2 points -
Small/Mid Size SUV
fozcycle and one other reacted to Golfspy_CG2 for a topic
So as mentioned previously I found myself in the market (at the worst possible time) for a new SUV. Well after a week of emailing, negotiating and testing a couple different ones. I took home a 2021 Highlander XLE Hybrid last night. So far I love it. But the question many of you wanted answer is, would it hold ALL of my golf bags if required. Well see for yourself. Here it is loaded up with two full stand bags snd a full cart bag. Still room for one more (I didn’t bring out my empty Titleist Light Weight bag. But it would have fit. And room for luggage if I was the chosen driver of a road trip! But since 95% of my driving is just me and occasionally if I take my clubs to an away course You see they fit nicely with the 3rd row seats up. I got 35 MPG on my trip into work this morning So I’m really looking forward to that savings.2 points