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  1. I guess it’s not morning. But I had to share my interesting story. Today I got out to play since we got the day off. Everything was going well, shot a 15 over. But that is not the point of this. I had just finished the 17th hole of the round and started heading to the 18th tee. And something caught my eye on the ground. I was certain it was a statute of a bald eagle. I thought that was pretty cool until I got up closer and realized it was real. It also looked like something was wrong with its wing. I called the club house and let them know where the eagle was. I watched him for a good 5 minutes and he didn’t move a bit other than to blink at me. They contacted wildlife and got them out there, but I had already left by then as the course manager had taken over watching it. I hope it is ok or can at least be rehabbed.
    9 points
  2. Nope; you need to read the information about the risk free trial: Here is a copy of the text from the popup Try 2 Newton Shafts, Risk-Free Choose up to 2 products At checkout, we'll temporarily place an authorization hold on your card but won't charge you anything except $30 flat-rate shipping. Trial Try free for 14 days Your trial starts upon the items' arrival. Comfortably try up to two Newton demo shaft(s) at home and send them back after the 14 day trial period. Pay Pay for what you keep Upon the return of your unwanted items, we will only charge you for the items you choose to keep.
    9 points
  3. When I talked to Angelo last week he thought I was between a 2 dot and 3 dot. He suggested I wait for the intro of their "Try Before You Buy" program and get both to see which one works best. That program went online today and I just ordered both the 2 and the 3, and I have until April 15th to try both of them. In case you're not aware it's called their 'Demo' program.
    8 points
  4. Splatter pack Low 1 Gs arrived today, looking forward to getting them out on the course.
    6 points
  5. Looks like one way. Per the site it is free shipping to you: Free shipping is available only to the 48 U.S. contiguous states and Washington, D.C.
    5 points
  6. 4 points
  7. after replacing 2 sections of water line under the in laws home, I got a call from a friend who was stranded 5 hours away. His truck went into limp mode on the highway coming back home. Got it to a dealer who is fixing it under warranty, and will have it delivered to the dealer here when done (estimated next week ) so 9.5 hours on the road with nearly no breaks, and I'm wiped out. But that's what we do for friends. (He didn't have rental coverage and the dealer wasn't letting a loaner out for being so far away)
    4 points
  8. Pretty solid deal. I have one in the bag and it's not leaving anytime soon.
    4 points
  9. Sounds like a pretty good deal.
    4 points
  10. Love that you doubled up on the WM, best graphics imo very fun.
    4 points
  11. Needing some good vibes... so what better place to come than here! My dad had a saying - some peoples kids - and that is exactly how I am feeling haha
    4 points
  12. SuperStroke sent me this sweet display for the limited editions grips I've started collecting! The Lucky Leprechaun should be here tomorrow. Also not pictured is The Turn, because it was too cool to not throw on my Link.
    4 points
  13. The Fitting: The fitting started with talking with Jon and typical misses and that despite my recent trend being a left miss that my normal longer term miss is right. He also asked which shape I would prefer. My shot with the current shaft were inline with what I have been doing which has been a pull draw with occasional pull hook or over correction push. We then bounced around between 17Lo, 16Lo, 16Hi, and 15Hi in the Nitro range hitting a few then swapping and circling back to previous to verify results. He even through in the Ping G430 10K head at one point. Things where very close between the 15Hi and 16Hi. I had my fastest ball speed on any swing at 170 mph with the 16Hi but when going back and fourth between shafts the Nitro 15Hi was more consistent and still averaged 167 ball speed. Here are some screenshots from the Trackman report. Dispersion chart with all to see how it moved around with different shafts: Current Shaft: Fitted Shaft: Driver Dispersion of current and fitted: (Note: Green is current, red and purple are both fitting with different wight position) Also one note I got from Jon over and over especially with the driver was he kept telling me to give him everything I got and stop guiding it. He also noted that he thinks I will continue to raise my ball speed as confidence grows with it. Next as we where getting into the 5 wood we started talking about gaping which lead him to have me hit both my 4 hybrid and 4 iron to get distances. We found that my carry with 4 iron was 218, 4 hybrid was 225 and 5 wood was 251. This lead him to move to the 4 hybrid fit next instead of 5 wood with the goal of 240 carry. We tried both 15Lo and 14Lo and moved the loft sleeve down 1.5 degrees. He then added a half inch of length to the shaft in the 15Lo and got 238 carry. Current Hybrid: Fitted Hybrid: (Note he mislabeled the shaft the first time so this is split into 2) Hybrid Dispersion: (Note he mislabeled the shaft the first time so this is split into 2) At this point having got to know me and looking for 260 he gave me a 15Lo and first swing was 259.2 carry. I hit 5 shots total with the carry average being 259.2 with the longest being 265 when I hooked it and 250 when trying to hit a high cut which is exactly what I am looking for. A note on the 5 wood is I still was favoring a pull with it but Jon is having TPT send him the shafts directly so he can build them and it going to put the flat Callaway adapter in it as he says TPT cannot get these adapters themselves. He also slid one on a shaft really quick so I could address it and make sure it looks good and not to flat. I also play my 5 wood at 42 inches and was having to choke down a bit on the test shafts so in this process he is also going to tip the shaft a half inch. 5 Wood Comparison: (note: blue current and green fitted) 5 Wood dispersion: Fitting TLDR: The fitting was through hitting some shafts multiple times to confirm result. Even got into gapping which had us increase both 4 hybrid and 5 wood carry distances. Final fitted shafts, Driver = Nitro 15Hi, 5 wood = Power 15Lo, 4 hybrid = Power 15Lo.
    3 points
  14. Have mine in hand and I’ll have my first impressions up later but y’all weren’t kidding about the orange… does not disappoint. Honestly shocked Rickie Fowler wasn’t using these when he was dressing like a human highlighter
    3 points
  15. Winner winner
    3 points
  16. Thank you for the clarification, @cnosil I think I'm going to take a leap of faith & see what they're all about
    3 points
  17. Lately my swing has either modeled tin cup with the chili peppers Or dwarf golf I’d like it to be like 2000’s Tiger, and tried to emulate his. But alas I’m old and broken now.
    3 points
  18. No way! Night mode all day long!!
    3 points
  19. @Hoyoymac is 100% correct. While going through the process it’s tough to realize what's going on while it’s happening to you, but watching others go through the process is very enlightening. I’ve already given my opinion of the process, so other than to say how great it was to meet everyone, I’ll leave it at that. Also, for the record, @ZackS had the putter when I left so if it’s missing it wasn’t me.
    3 points
  20. Awesome Jim!
    3 points
  21. @CB Lobo 4 Life - I mean, hard to complain TOO much about tying two other incredible rounds by four other golfers, but..DAMMMMMMMMMIT!!!!!! That 42-foot lip-out for birdie hurts just THAT much more right about now. Lol. Congrats to those (cheaters) who won, and we'll see you all out there next year!
    3 points
  22. The other nice thing with these clubs are the lofts are basically the same as my Srixons so the new wedges will blend perfectly.
    3 points
  23. Josh Parker

    How'd you play?

    Absolutely! Today is a new day and the next shot is a new one.
    3 points
  24. Great write-up of your fitting @ZackS Keep us updated once everything is together and you get some time out on the course.
    2 points
  25. sending you good vibes from a reputable source - Dr Seuss
    2 points
  26. Couldn’t agree more! They’ve been killing it with these. I’m anxious to see what they come out with next, seeing that I’ll have 6 spots to fill
    2 points
  27. Reserved a rental car .. Std SUV so there's plenty of room .. and I'm also returning to Richmond late Sunday
    2 points
  28. Took the STZ230 out for its first round today and man this thing is pretty awesome. I'm not going to say that it's much longer than the PXG but the misses are so much smaller! The feel and sound outdoors is intoxicating! I'm starting to think this thing could really work for me!
    2 points
  29. Different kind of model!
    2 points
  30. Hey, we can be shoe twins. I got some right when they dropped and I’m very tempted to get the Black ones as well based on how good these gray ones look.
    2 points
  31. Works perfectly if you use the right theme: MyGolfSpy (Original Light)
    2 points
  32. thanks @Josh Parker....
    2 points
  33. thanks @jbern, fun to see "Takomo" on the bag tag, I am still feeling lots of gratitude to Takomo and MGS for the opportunity to get these irons, I would have never in a million years played them, and now love them...
    2 points
  34. We got you, Jamie. I think we all have those moments or days like that.
    2 points
  35. this just arrived, proof of my 11th hole in one on number 11 with my beautiful Takomo irons!!
    2 points
  36. Being retired they all seem the same anymore,just that most golf bball or fball doesn't start till late week or w/end. Great w/end for world #1 S Sheffler what a comeback. If I could play 1/2 that good I'd be praying for neck pain ha ha ha ha!
    2 points
  37. tony@CIC

    Random Thread

    Hah! I've been to your Woolworths, but not the fish markets. My daughter and her husband generally go out on their boat to catch Tuna along with diving for Abalone (in season) so no need to hit the fish markets. Also when she comes up here she brings loads of anzac cookies. Oh and remember courses do have rental clubs - we always rented when we played in Tassie.
    2 points
  38. Apologies MGS’s …. Way late again to the morning, now afternoon conversation. Somehow the confab I had with myself about playing yesterday’s round like my last round ever, got misconstrued into a performance of actually being nearly my worst round ever. Did’t help that on the second hole I hit a bunker shot where it felt like how hitting cement might feel… Some hard as heck sand. Anyhow jacked the hell out of my wrists. Being the non-bright elderly person that I am, instead of calling it a day I continued to play on, big mistake. Had a horrible night with the wrists. My lady fair, did all the driving to the Medico appointments. Finished the blood draw, as well as the other fluid pulls. Hands and wrists feeling a tad better. Spending the night in the big city, as the orthopedist is first up in the morning. Hoping for some answers an if I need to see the nerve specialist for exam(s) /testing for the extent of nerve damage. Next up after that is the gastroenterologist to review blood work and discuss any options that may need to be considered. Bottom line, I will be out of pocket for at least a couple of more days.. Won’t be any twisting off, just shuffling from one medico to the next. The young person doing the blood pull work up asked me questions in a combination of general conversation and information gathering. When he asked my age, his response to my answer was,… “ That’s starting to get up there “..Made me laugh. I responded with a barrage of possibly biased data…. Take care out there… It is still Monday, and Monday can be a dangerous day to deal with.
    2 points
  39. I am not one to shy away from being bold! Plus when you let the wife and kiddos help pick stuff out and are allowed to make the extra purchase, things happen. Haha.
    2 points
  40. @GolfSpy_APH they arrived. @GolfSpy_BEN I know how much you appreciate blades.
    2 points
  41. Thought about it again and it is theme dependent. The original theme has a space the default doesn’t.
    2 points
  42. We will be going through and announcing a new tester for these golf balls to replace a tester who can no longer take part. Stay tuned!
    2 points
  43. It is a beautiful cool spring morning in Newnan, GA. Great day for golf, but not me today. Back is ailing still. Thinking a lot about Scottie and his historic win yesterday. I am amazed at how easy he makes the game look even with an average putter at best most of the time. What I love most about him is his humility. Hopefully he keeps winning and stays the same.
    2 points
  44. Preeway

    How'd you play?

    I put in a lot of work on my short game for days like these. When my driver is unpredictable I really need my putter to step up. It’s the days when both fail me that I question why I keep playing this game. Hoping one day soon he will understand why a strong mental game is needed in order to excel. The ability to make pars and limit bogeys when it feels like the wheels are falling off is the key to taking his game to the next level. He’s already at a point where he can beat me. He just doesn’t realize it yet.
    2 points
  45. Well look at it this way man, At least you weren't dumb enough to leave your place on a sunny warm island to head back to NW Lower Michigan and trade your sunny an 80° for whatever this garbage is!!! There is a silver lining to everything but I'm struggling to find it this morning
    2 points
  46. You are correct. Being from SC, english was not my strongest subject.
    2 points
  47. I am not really a lesson guy nor have I ever been, maybe have had 10 actual lessons in the 40+ years I have played the game. I have a pro that looks at my swing and tells me what is off and that seems to work. Early season I have been struggling with getting stuck under the ball with the longer clubs and the fix was simple.....open my stance a bit as I was closed and not rush the transition. Went to the range yesterday with my daughter and I was back to where I needed to be. Amazing how such a small change can make such a big difference. Start line was where it needed to be and the distance that I attributed to early season rust is back.
    2 points
  48. Max Homa’s swing looks so good to me. It has a consistent tempo and effortless power. I wished it produced better results on tour for him but that’s a discussion for a different thread
    2 points
  49. I have to agree with you 100%!
    2 points
  50. I have to bring in Morikawa's iron swing. Something so beautiful in the "simplicity" of his whole motion. But it is way too early for me to attempt or compare how I swing to anybody else's. I would take Morikawa's any day though.
    2 points
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