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I can't wait Derek! I'm actually planning to get a round in Saturday with some guys from work and it's going to be great to be out on the course after a couple of less than stellar weekends. When though I haven't seeing a club in a couple of weeks, I'm planning on having a good time and not being overly concerned on what I shoot, I just want to play.

Another great call with a lot of discussion and topics covered. Another week with a lot of participation, 26 members on at various times all providing questions or answers through both the call itself and chat feature. Pretty cool for me to see Derek @EasyPutter on the course, especially since I was still at work and could only hope for that opportunity today. @Cfhandyman great video, I watched it after getting home, and thanks for providing some insight into the whole production during the Community Call. Already looking forward to next week's call with the yet to be announced guest.

Oh what a feeling to be on the Community Call again from a golf course! seems like forever since I last joined a call from last year's regular course Elma Meadows GC along Buffalo Creek. Today was from my old regular course Cazenovia GC along Cazenovia Creek in South Buffalo bordering my town of West Seneca. That "stream" in the UK would be called a "river" and that ball under the tree was 2 feet from escaping like @Yellow Ball off for a swim down a 20 foot high and steep embankment. And you got it right I am trying to get back to my 20 handicap before Kingsmill AND trying to train the clubs and balls to miss the unplayable parts of the course! Thanks Jason! I'm always thinking of you when I connect in from a golf course to give you at least one vicarious round a week to be out there with me and 40 days tomorrow until we get to do it for real at Kingsmill

Another week and another great call with various topics of discussion. Especially enjoyed the insight to @Cfhandyman's appearance on the CC channels fitting video as well as the discussion around swing styles/methods to gain speed while maintaining control.

Took the Qi10 Max out today for 18 at Apple Tree Golf Course. ATGC is a par 71 course. Today, I shot a respectable 96 which is basically the same as shooting a 97 at Green Tree Golf Course my past two outings. Still, glad to not see much regression after a week and a half. The driver did exactly what I asked of it today, actually seeing a bit more carry distance but not more than a few yards. Was less focused on driving today as through the testing I did notice a decline with the consistency of my irons. So maybe, the less pressure in that area helped. All in all it was a great day (except 4 putting a par 3 ) but that is a completely different tale.

Ditto, but I wanna join Big and Neal for Strapped

Another range session, more incremental progress and a growing comfort level with the QI-10 core head. As an aside, I recently added a new toy to the bag. A 13.5 degree BRNR mini driver, that is an absolute pleasure to hit and when it produces shots such as this: Rapsodo_MLM2PRO_110051_18040713export.mov It gives me an insurance policy and takes the pressure off of being perfect with the driver. As if the QI knew it needed to get it’s act together, I managed this with the driver, which is more in line with what I want off the tee. Rapsodo_MLM2PRO_110051_18040726export.mov The work continues…

I ran into Randy at the ATL airport once - great guy!

4am but a good start to the day. Had some pancakes and coffee now off to work for what will be a very long, but I hope fun day.

@arodrig29 that Patriot bag is absolutely GORGEOUS my goodness. Don’t get me wrong, I love my Oreo bag, but after seeing @GolfSpy_BEN’s Patriot and now yours it is clear to me what my second choice would be. Great pics!

Work is really getting in the way of these calls Hate that I missed seeing most of you - hoping to join next week!

I’d love to play a round with the BustaJack crew.

Been meaning to go further into these final reviews and have it on agenda to do today. Curious who is going to make this their full time driver or not!

Good question, the bag that came in has the strap for a right hand carry. Meaning once you put the bag on your back the clubs sit to your right. That being said, the straps are very easy to swap. I plan on taking some in depth pics about the process.

I'm going with Bryson. The more I have watched his stuff the more I like him and his thought process on the course. I don't have the scientific brain and so much is feel, but the way he adjust the club depending on lie and thought process, I would love to play a round.

@sirchunksalot thank you for your kind words. I had a lot of fun doing this. It helps that I know Ian and Mike well and have been going to TXG for years and implicitly trust their advice and recommendations.

We fortunately have a physical therapist at my office. She gave me some stretches and exercises to help. It felt better all day so I’m taking that as a positive! My son had a blast on the mower tonight. He put on his ear muffs and glasses and said “let’s do this” with two thumbs up!

Do you rate bridges too? I rate bridges. B

Intro Posted - Bag Expected Saturday based on UPS tracking. https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/64036-testers-announced-ghost-golf-anyday-bags/?do=findComment&comment=1051646

I lost my gap wedge (Callaway Apex 21 A wedge) at a course that is not my home course. I’m not sure where I left it there. I didn’t notice it was missing until the 18th hole. I got fit for my clubs about three years ago thru Truespec golf which was awesome and I highly recommend them as fitters/builders, but they are expensive. I contacted them yesterday to see what the price would be to order a new A wedge…it came back as 400 after taxes…I almost pulled the trigger on it. I realized that it was way too much for a club, I put my foot down. I did a little searching and found that I could have the same exact club built from 2nd swing golf for less then half the price. im pretty bummed I lost a club and no one returned it, I’ve called the pro shop everyday for two weeks. Im pretty excited I found a good place to replace my club with the exact shaft and specs.

It was another great call today and I had a lot of fun getting to talk to y'all. I'm with @TSauerand I have the TXG video with @Cfhandyman on my to watch list tonight. Derek, it was good to see you out on the course today.

I have to say that I would love to do a Break 75 with Rick Shiels.

Dan Grieves or ShortGameChef. That means I am getting a short game lesson and potentially improving my game.

I came to the conclusion that this was the year to finally retire both of my aging Bushnell Range Finders. Although both were still fully functional I felt it was time to replace them with a new one. After some due diligence and scouring innumerable golf sites (it received high praise and great reviews at this years PGA Show), I decided I would go with the new offering from Shot Scope, their Pro ZR Rangefinder. I've taken it out to the course a few times already and I'm more than pleased with it.

Just picked up a 21 Apex 19° Hybrid with my fave ACCRA FX 3.0 shaft in hybrid mode at flex M1. I am eager to try the Apex, and the ACCRA shaft that matches up with my driver shaft (which will also fit my Paradym X hybrid).

Nice! It's a great shaft. Understood. I have been keeping an eye on the mini drivers but some or the swings would be from turf and it's the biggest factor currently.

I love the deep faced fairway woods. I had an X2Hot 3 Deep in my bag for years and when it finally wore out I went to a Big Bertha Mini 1.5 for a bit. Now that I am back up north I am hitting more three woods off the deck than the tee so I compromised and put an M5 in the bag lofted down to 14*.

That's what happened to me when I first found their site. I was just looking for a unique ball marker and now I have two of them. They are solidly made and I am definitely going to get into their headcovers soon.

How's the Ventus shaft working? Not QI related but is the BRNR easy to hit off the turf?

Yeah, I just spent way too much time going through everything (including the sold out stuff). Very cool!

Taco Golf from New Zealand. Their courses look amazing and they are all hilarious, great golfers. I just started watching his channel recently and have pretty much watched every video he's created as well as all the Luke Kwon New Zealand trips. I figure I could also ask them with help on my game since they are all pros. If you haven't seen him, check him out... OKEH!!!

Hi everyone, This is Mike Carroll, the owner of Fit For Golf. Thanks to MGS for setting up this test, and it's great there is some interest. I'll try my best to follow the thread here and answer questions. Regards, Mike

Good evening, Spies! After a day's work and the two-hour drive to the next port of call, I decided to officially begin the Fit For Golf test here at the hotel. I won't repeat the semi-detailed description I put on the testing thread, but here it is: FFG Workout #1

Nice! I really like that color. Their stock photos don’t do these things justice.

If it was serious golf, Grant Horvat hands down. If it was to have a fun round, Bob Does Sports. Cheers.

I would love to be on Bob Does Sports because it looks like such a good time. Their content seems fun and inviting to any type of golfer.

A round with the Bob Does Sports crew would be hilarious.

Mentioned this on the community call, but we are basically booked out till August 1st and still have 4 or 5 booked in August. It will be a full season which is great, but once again we will slow up a bit and focus more on the current reivews before reaching out to more brands.

I’m going with Fat Perez…don’t ask me why, just love the guy.

NLU - they were the first YT channel / group I stumbled on when I really caught the golf bug, and I’m a massive fan of their content, particularly Tourist Sauce. Btw, in case you didn’t see, Episode 1 for Australia just came out yesterday - it’s a great watch.

I want to play a round at a course I would never get to play otherwise with Peter Finch.

Another option to consider is the use of a counter balanced putter grip, like the Evnroll gravity grip. The Evnroll gravity grip is a counter balanced grip. It has an EVA foam body molded in a deep V shape. A 70 gram 10” steel rod is installed in the bottom of the V running the entire length of the grip. According to Evnroll, by positioning the weight directly under and a half-inch away from the shaft, the hands can feel the position of the putter face. Tying the hands to the putter face promotes keeping the putter’s face angle square thru the entire hitting area. This virtually eliminates face rotation at impact. This heavier-than-usual grip weight allows for more weight in the putter head. The result is a greater overall weight for increased stability and accuracy, while maintaining an ideal swing weight for optimum feel and distance control.

I regularly listen to the Club Junkie Podcast with Brian Knudson. He commented that the cappuccino color on his Mezz putter looks much better in person than what you see on the website and in pictures. He also did a podcast with the DF3 putter which he got in platinum.

Nobody has seen a pink build. I personally don't have a problem with the "Bubba" model, but boy oh boy, I can just hear the razzing on the golf course. Mind you when I consistently make those 5-6 footers, that will shut them up. Look, if enough people demand it, I'm open to getting and testing it. So who wants to see me in pink?

I love all the colors they've added somewhat recently. From what I can tell, the cappuccino looks

I hate you! I am looking to get the DF3 in orange. I will embrace the goldfish because of Ted Lasso. It is an attitude that is especially important when it comes to putting. “You know what the happiest animal on Earth is? It’s a goldfish. You know why? It’s got a ten-second memory. Be a goldfish.”

I am awaiting a dialog with the L.A.B. Golf fitter. My initial reply from them last week was for a shaft length of 34.5" and 68° which is 1 degree flatter from their standard lie. This is the configuration I am looking at the moment.

Well now I want one... My wallet (and wife) will not be happy if I do it