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  1. DStar

    Are you 'punching'?

    Shall we have a partner appreciation thread? My good lady - Hannah, 9 years my junior, manages to run an international aviation based company and keep the house afloat whilst being a fantastic mother to our girls and doing a lot of work in the local church. As the saying goes, I'm definitely punching above my weight!
    6 points
  2. Finally got my new Mizunos Pro 225 irons.. can't wait to test them out on the course.. And some Paige for company
    6 points
  3. saw this comment in my feed legit thought it was spam... lol
    5 points
  4. Who could refuse a large beverage holder! I have my eye on a country club near me. The good news is I don't see any massive hills and elevation changes that I am used to dealing with. R2-D2 will surely see more course time and I won't be gasping for air. I just checked and Google Maps puts me 2 hr and 8 min away from you.
    5 points
  5. Just got my G425 Max head back from PING and I put the tipped Evenflow 40 gram on with the stock 26 gram weight and it’s at D1- how serendipitous! Can’t wait to hit it- could be the high MOI head with the 26 gram weight with an Otto Phlex effect- maybe the best of both worlds. I’ll update when I can.
    5 points
  6. tony@CIC

    Random Thread

    All electric cars have rapid acceleration - the bigger question is how can you really go, especially in North America since we don't have an Autobahn. We're going to have to buy a new car in 2023 but I think we'll opt for a hybrid vs. electric primarily based on initial cost and charge availability.
    4 points
  7. And I will give my best Navy salute to you--- You did a great job on moderating it---
    4 points
  8. I for one got tired of it after a couple of weeks
    4 points
  9. Kenny B

    Random Thread

    I have cash in my wallet for anyone that can put a driver in my hands that beats my driver by 20 yards. I opened my wallet last month and moths flew out.
    4 points
  10. It's not for everyone, but it works for me. I've been using heads up putting for 8 years. Maybe it works because I was a lousy putter before I tried it, and any change would have been good... IDK. The upside is that I have good speed control, if I play the same course all the time... which I do mostly. When I travel to another course, I need considerable time to adjust my "calibration". Having good speed control, I get more putts to the hole and rarely 3-putt. I am not a "die-in-the-hole" putter; except for long-ish putts, I leave the ball behind the hole. Most misses are do to green reading and not poor strikes. I do have to align the ball to my target line and I have an alignment line on my putter. I use two alignments; I mark my ball with a "T" where the stem is the normal ball alignment line and add another line perpendicular to the alignment line. The line on my putter is aligned with the ball alignment line, and the putter face is square with the top of the T. Now I know that when I strike the ball, it's going on my intended line. Contrary to what many think about mishits, they don't happen very often if you have a very repeatable stroke. I work on that all the time. They do happen, but it's typically such a short stroke that it's not a concern for me. I had many more mishits when I looked at the ball because I had a tendency to move my head early. It takes quite awhile to "get used to" not looking at the ball, which is why people trying heads up quit early because they don't commit to it. It's one thing to try it in your basement or on the putting green with short putts; I could still see my ball out of the corner of my eye, but I didn't feel comfortable on putts over 8 feet for maybe a month or so. I will say that if you commit to heads up putting and do it as long as I have, you will find it just as difficult to go back to looking at the ball. I tried it once; spent a month only looking at the ball. Felt weird, and the summary of my results... I left many putts short that I always got to the hole. If you are going to give this a try, best of luck!!
    4 points
  11. ... OK, a few thoughts since you asked. In the minus column, a Free Throw has the ball in direct contact with your hands. A putt happens at the end of a 33-35" stick that your hands touch. Huge difference. Making solid contact is essential to great putting and I have to think there will be miss hits looking at the hole. In the positive column I am a firm believer in confidence and whatever works. If you have been unhappy with your putting "normally" and heads up gives you confidence, it is certainly worth trying. ... I would also add those that make a living with a putter in their hands, rarely resort to heads up and even then it is because they have been struggling. If it were a viable way of putting, more would be doing it. Your goal is to help the ball go where you want it to go with the speed you want it to travel. The best way to do that is looking at it. But again, I am all for trying things to see if they work for you. The only downside I see is practicing all winter in the basement and then finding out slope, green speed, wind and the fact that every putt counts on the course, ends up producing worse results. Up side is it works!
    4 points
  12. Just saw on the MGS Instagram feed that driver testing starts in a little over 14 days. Excited to see and try all the new drivers and get back to swinging clubs on a regular basis.
    4 points
  13. cnosil

    2023 Rules Changes

    It probably has to do with conspiring to show the play a line or how a putt breaks. Example, two buddies are playing and their putts are on basically the same line. The player closer to the hole is out of contention so they both agree to let the player closer to the hole play first which gives the player farther away an advantage. I am guessing that that the "agreement in place" is something that has to be interpreted by the rules committee to understand what was said and how the play proceeeded.
    4 points
  14. It already locked up most hidden or deleted posts along with most annoying to moderate.
    4 points
  15. cnosil

    Random Thread

    There have been some estimates: Ludicrous mode is 1600 amps at 400 volts or 400x1600=640,000 watts for say 11 seconds. A p100d+ battery is 100kw so at a rate of 640kw the pack would be at 0 percent in roughly 9.37 minutes.
    3 points
  16. fixyurdivot

    Random Thread

    A Tesla S Plaid purchase comes with a free Platinum Twitter account . All the GT500's, Hellcats, and ZR1's won't even hear it coming as it whizzes past. When they can get what sounds like a German guy totally stoked about acceleration... well, that's saying something. One of my former co-workers just purchased a like new 2021 and says "the acceleration is just bonkers".
    3 points
  17. We’ll see. I’ve “loved” a bunch of putters after fittings or when rolling them in stores. The problem is when it’s crunch time I love having that Yes! Tracy in my hands. I’m like you… I love a blade putter, and a face balanced one like the Tracy is a unicorn type putter for a lefty. @MattF you rolled one for a long time also, right?
    3 points
  18. I'm speculating here.. but I'm guessing that a brand like TXG probably doesn't benefit much from pushing $50 shafts
    3 points
  19. My Yes! Tracy putter has a challenger on the way. I did something today I never would have done without trading two clubs in on a 90 day playability. I traded back my Launcher XL 21* and Rogue ST 23* hybrids (the Launcher is a great club, my TSi2 just gaps better, the Rogue 5H is meh.. my 5i is just as good) and got back $449 in credit. I blew just about the entire wad on a Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5 putter with a custom Matador mid size grip (I’m not a fan of the Pistelero). The sucker came to $429, which makes it the most expensive putter I’ve ever bought. This was a move I’ve been wanting to make for a while… every time I roll the 5.5 I love it more. I think I finally found a mallet I like.
    3 points
  20. That is One of the things that you have to take into consideration when doing heads up putting. How you turn your head influences setup and typically opens the shoulders which can cause the player to start a little out to in with the path and a little coaling of the face. Kind of forces you to be right side dominant with the stroke.
    3 points
  21. Rickp

    Random Thread

    Definitely match my swing right now!
    3 points
  22. I have now tried both my PLB shafts. A and L flex. Both at 47 inches and at SW D3.1. I have tried lighter (C8.4) but I could not feel the head. I have some more weights now, so will try to tune it closer to D0-1. Several sessions with the A flex and this outperforms my regular stiff shaft in CHS. Some of it must be longer shaft length, about an inch, but not all of it. I have some previous posts with numbers. Got to test the L flex last session on trackman, and it felt very whippy. I lost almost all the balls to the right and had no "control". The feel of the shaft was way more extreme than the A flex. It might be a testament to going down 2 flexes thing. But then again flex is not a good measure. I think we just have to try and find what fits best. I think I have to go down in length to find the better part of the clubface more often, but then again I had an experiment last year with a 48 inch stiff shaft in a ping head that worked well at the time. D1.6 but overall head and shaft weight is 38 grams more. Tried that again too, but could not get the speed up. Lighter shaft (and head) is definitely better for speed. I don't think we should get lost in getting the swing weight correct without thinking about overall weight too. It is more mass in your hands (even more if counterweighted) that needs to be moved. My experiments will continue. Hope to hear from more of you!
    3 points
  23. DaveP043

    2023 Rules Changes

    Yeah, you'll still be allowed to use these putters, you just cannot set them in place and walk away. This is consistent with the prohibition on setting anything down to assist in lining up your shot. I can still see players walking away from the putter on the practice green, training themselves to align it properly, and then using the same putter "correctly" during play. You can still use green-reading material on the green, as long as it fits the size and scale and other requirements listed in Clarification 4.3a/1. You could conceivably use larger or larger-scale green maps from elsewhere on the course, but who would really do that? I certainly wouldn't bring two different sets of greens maps with me, for fear I'd bring out the "fairway map" when I'm on the green, and have to penalize myself. Assuming you put a ball into play, not on the Putting Green, under Rule 14, whether you place it or drop it, and it comes to rest. Later, it moves, due to natural forces. You play it as it lies, UNLESS it moves to a different "Area of the Course" or OB. I'm sure you know this, there are only 5 Areas: The Teeing Area (for the hole you're on), the Putting Green (for the hole you're on), Bunkers, Penalty Areas, and the General Area (everything else). So if your (placed or dropped) ball is moved by Natural Forces from the rough (General Area) to a Penalty Area, you replace it. If it rolls from the rough into a bush, you play it from the bush. And if a ball won't remain in place, you find the nearest location where the ball WILL remain at rest in the same Area of the Course, Rule 14.2e. For this refer to Clarification 10.2b(3)/1. You are still allowed to set your club behind the ball, even align it from behind the ball and then walk around to take your stance. 8.1b is (I believe) completely unchanged, it allows you to "Ground the club lightly right in front of or right behind the ball." Edit to add, I enjoy trying to explain the Rules when questions arise. Not only that, but this is great practice for me, in two days time I'll be taking the USGA 100-question Rules Exam, trying to better my scores from this past Spring.
    3 points
  24. cnosil

    Random Thread

    Still a mess since I haven’t played or hit balls in a while. But, most wanted testing is about the people and my bad swing could represent the masses
    3 points
  25. MattF

    Are you 'punching'?

    Yes you are mate. Me, I married a cougar. Thinking about trading her in on two 29 year olds...that's 58 isn't it?
    3 points
  26. Managed to find a pair of older Mizuno headcovers to go with my cart bag. Should be a great match with carbon effect:
    3 points
  27. In the spirit of the "Lower Scores" portion of this thread: I'm seriously considering using my offseason to get comfortable with it on my basement putting green, and going all in on making the switch to heads up putting. I should maybe be a little more scientific about it, but my make rate when practicing in the basement climbs substantially when I go to it. And, the logic of it really resonates with me. I mean, think about it...imagine watching a basketball game and every shooter at the free throw line was looking at the ball rather than the rim. Crazy right? Seems to me that making putting more reactionary and athletic is a good thing. Any thoughts? Fools errand or good idea?
    3 points
  28. I like to spend more time on the course working on my game than at the range, however I seem to be at the range a bit more in the past 2-3 years, anyway today I was practicing R&B, rhythm and balance.... always something to work on eh?
    3 points
  29. This happens to be one of my Dad's favorite stories to tell at Christmas. "Have I ever told you about the year Tim got a living room carpet for Christmas?" This was after I got a "little steep" with my PW at my parents house...
    3 points
  30. Or thread most wish would disappear
    3 points
  31. cksurfdude

    Random Thread

    Distance sells new golf equipment
    3 points
  32. no I'm not cutting them in half. but I did test them with a wedge, iron and driver and had a 0 HC and a Plus HC test them
    2 points
  33. ... I did this quite a few years ago and highly recommend others do it as well. But chart a round with irons played on every hole and it will be a real eye opener. Most of us just don't use our irons anywhere near as much as we think and since many are $1200 these days it will be a useful exercise. I sometimes only use an iron 2 times on the front 9!! On my home course: If I hit a big drive on #1 I will play a 5/6 iron but usually a utility or hybrid. 2nd is a par 5 so I am either near the green or using a wedge from 100yds. Depending on wind either a 9/8 or 7 on 3. 4th hole is is the #1 handicap and almost always a utility/hybrid but into the wind a 5 wood. 5th is a short par 5 and I am either on or around the green in 2. 6th is a mid length par 4 and depending on wind can be an 8/9 but usually a PW. 7th is a par 3 and calls for a 7/6/5 iron 8th is a drivable par 4 over water so usually hybrid and LW. 9 is another long par 4 and anywhere from a 4/5/6 or utility/hybrid. ... That is 2-5 iron max on the front 9. If you would have asked me before charting I would have said maybe 7 times? 5-7 times is the max I use irons on the back 9. So a low of 7 times total and a high of 12 times and usually somewhere in the middle. 9-10 times a round I use my irons and of course some days several irons are never touched. Driver, 5 wood, hybrid, 46/50/58 are used much more. Food for thought ... of course rarely do I look at wedges, hybrids, fairway woods when browsing in a golf store but always look at the irons!
    2 points
  34. ... Most know I absolutely LOVE the Maxfli Tour. Just bought a new Box of 4 dozen with the $20 off $100 deal and $40 in rewards. The only thing I don't like is the CG alignment lines as it makes them look like range balls. My two home courses have ranges right next to #1 and #18 so looking at 10 balls in the fairway it can be difficult to find mine. Pretty minor annoyance but I don't like alignment lines to begin with. The *NEW* Tour balls have a much better CG marking with no lines:
    2 points
  35. Not much margin there.... lol
    2 points
  36. G56788

    Naming shots

    The other two are nice and oh crap. Some of these sound like the names of the shots that I visualize my opponents hitting.
    2 points
  37. Hola mijos! Gracias for thinking of me. Since that puta come back from Florida, I no leave the basement. I see you siesta in your chair pendejo...I always watch you now you wear those other floppy hats.
    2 points
  38. Well well well.. This was just posted by TXG. And this was just posted by someone in the comments..
    2 points
  39. BIG STU

    Random Thread

    Sad circumstances indeed. We got our French Bulldog Tank under similar circumstances. My golf bud Bear bought him out of Missouri as a puppy from a breeder. Bear got real sick and could not care for him so he asked us to take him or it was the Dog Pound. No way we were going to let that happen. Bear ended up having to go to a care faculity and he passed away some 3 months later.
    2 points
  40. The only thing I added to the bag this year was a change in drivers. I went from a Ping G400 at 12 degrees in SR flex to a Titleist TSi1 at 10 degrees in stiff flex. Now keep in mind I was fitted for both, but the TSi 1 is the clear winner. I gained swing speed from the ultra-light weight shaft and head, some carry yardage and additional yardage from roll out and tightened up dispersion some from the flex change.
    2 points
  41. No nominations for the LIV thread...I'm shocked...
    2 points
  42. That's because it's only Tiger and not HIM...
    2 points
  43. There are pros keeping irons for years and they seem to do just fine.
    2 points
  44. I play 150+ rounds per yr, plus I'm very active at the range. For players who practice frequently, the range is responsible for the majority of wear and tear on clubs. So it's not about how many rounds. I'm playing 2-yr old Bridgestone Tour B HF2 forged irons with with 4-yr old Cleveland RTX-4 54° and 60°. Both wedges have been re-sharpened with a handheld sharpening tool multiple times. And yeah, these tools really work to extend the life of a wedge. I haven't touched my irons - grooves still look great. Plenty of spin. 2 new Cleveland RTX Zipcore 54° and 60° wedges are in my basement ready for next year. Recently, I hit both old gamers and new at the range side-by-side. NEW wedges generate far more spin than SHARPENED wedges. New rips the paint off a ball and leaves white deposits in the grooves. But sharpened wedges are far better than dull wedges. USGA should allow hand sharpened wedges as they cannot exceed as "factory new" sharpness condition or performance.
    2 points
  45. These make sense . Particularly the no penalty for the ball moving after being dropped and back in play. 2023ROG5KeyChangesInfographic.pdf (usga.org)
    2 points
  46. This upcoming season will be 20 years on a set of Cleveland TA7's......
    2 points
  47. tony@CIC

    2023 Rules Changes

    I don't ever recall a conversation after a round on the rules. Generally any discussion happens on the course. I may bring it up if there is a question - more to get agreement then ask for clarification.
    2 points
  48. DaveP043

    2023 Rules Changes

    Go here: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules-hub/2023-rules-of-golf/2023-rules-resources.html There are a couple of links explaining the changes. I play with a group of players, probably 40 of us, who all try to play within the rules. When we have an question on the course, we commonly will look up the correct rule when we're done. Now that I've taken Rules Workshops and educated myself more deeply, I'd say its really rare if I play a round of golf without being asked about something rules-related, whether during play or afterwards. When you get to more significant events, most players believe (sometimes incorrectly) that they know the rules well enough. The thing is, even the best experienced rules officials recognize that there's always something to learn, to understand better.
    2 points
  49. GolfSpy TCB

    Mizuno JPX 923

    From the MGS Blog: WHO IS THE JPX 923 HOT METAL HL PLAYER? Mizuno found that the breakeven point between HL and standard Hot Metal is right around a 73-mph 7-iron. If you don’t know your 7-iron speed, it works out to something between 87 and 90 mph with a driver. If you’re below that, Mizuno thinks there’s a good chance you’ll be better served by JPX 923 Hot Metal HL. Read the full article here: https://mygolfspy.com/mizuno-jpx-923-hot-metal-iron-family-standard-pro-hl/ Once again... my swing speed fits exactly between the breakpoints. The HL is VERY intriguing to me. While my age increases, by iron apex does not. While I know distance in irons is a subjective number... I am already short enough with my irons to require a bag full of woods and hybrids to work my way to long par 4's and in some cases... long par 3's. I have a mental tango with my self often thinking about which is more accurate at longer distances... at 185... I have an iron, a hybrid and a fairway that go the same distance I could add to my bag... the question is... which one is going to give me the most chance for lower scores... right now, the 7 wood wins (I can use it in more applications around the course), but from an accuracy standpoint, the iron would win... though it is a lower and less carry/more roll application. This JPX HL may close that gap between the two. I believe the MGS writeup talks about this - but it isn't just about reducing loft... there also needs to be help to get the ball up in the air at that lower loft. Without testing the JPX 923 line yet... I can't say if that has been improved this year, or how it compares to my current clubs... but that will be the thing I want to see in my own ball flight testing. I consider myself a candidate for pretty much all 5 irons... I LOVE the look of the tour spec (thinner top line, less offset, more compact head, forged feel), but after testing some other GI irons, I can say I'm not mad at any of them... in fact - while I prefer the look of a club that more closely resembles a players blade, and confidence when looking down is a factor in execution of shots, I have come to admit that I get more consistent shots the further down the GI path I wander. So... what to do? test test test and I have a feeling the choice will come down to the HL and the HMP... but that is just my prediction in an envelope. Once I have an opportunity to try them... I am open to accepting the results - even if that means for a little less distance out of the iron set... trading for improved gapping across the set... I guess I'll add a 9 wood if I need to. Really looking forward to all the reviews (mainly from the members here... best testers there are IMHO), as these JPX's make their way into your hands.
    2 points
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