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Shapotomous last won the day on December 21 2021
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About Shapotomous
- Birthday August 30
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Gender
Male
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Location
Maryland
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Interests
Golf, Golf Equipment, Golf Drills, Golf Accessories, Golf Practice, Golf Hats, Tinkering with Golf Clubs
Player Profile
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Age
60 and over
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Swing Speed
91-100 mph
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Handicap
4
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Frequency of Play/Practice
Multiple times per week
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Player Type
Competitive
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Biggest Strength
Short Game
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Biggest Weakness
Putting
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Fitted for Clubs
Yes
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I want one of these automomous mowers for the yard....cut and fertilize in one step. Speaking of advancing tech.... I would have thought synthetic tees or greens would be in use by now. The cost to maintain a single green is so high i thought there would be incentive to come up with something that plays like the real stuff by now.
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The 10.5* G410 LST is staying in the bag this year. The 60g Hzrdus Smoke 6.5 shaft keeps me in the fairway. I went to this driver last year when going from a 9 - 10.5 degree driver to gain some height and it has been very consistent. I have hit it so well that it decided my answer for Ping in the single brand thread because it is the one club i dont want to give up.
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I had some time last evening for backyard wedge practice. I hit about 60 shots at the 55 yard mark with the 57*. Worked on the proper length backswing for that yardage and accelerating through impact. I worked on finishing hands low for lower shots and finishing hands high for higher shots. The tempo and face contact felt good by the time i finished.
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Who's your Golf Swing Model?
Shapotomous replied to GolfSpy SAM's topic in Lessons, Drills, Mental Game, and Fitness Tips
At my age and flexibility level I look to the Champions Tour and select Langer for a swing model! If it's a golf model, then those that know about these things (like @GolfSpy AFG) seem to indicate it would be our own @cnosil from a calf muscle point of view. -
How many entries does Rob get??
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I would go with Ping because i love my current G410 LST Driver and Heppler Fetch putter. I will fill in with i530 irons 5-W and 49, 53 & 57 Glide wedges. I have hit G430 3w and 7w and liked the ball flight so they are in too. I havent tried any of their hybrids (or anyone elses either) but for variety i think i could live with a G425 4 hybrid. Put them all in a Hoofer bag and i will be good to go.
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Maintenance on the putting green consists of painting the flags and sticks once a year, using the leaf blower for less than 5 min on a frequent basis, but we live in a state forest so leaves are a plague. I do get some weeds creeping into the fringe but a few times a year maybe 10 min to pull them out. If it starts rolling too fast I will take a push broom to it for maybe 15 min to make the blades of fake grass stand up a bit to slow it down. It has been a great backyard practice spot for the last 15 years. We paid to have it put in by a certified SW Greens installer and they did a great job, worth every $ to me. The stream / waterfall was necessary for SWMBO to OK the whole project. Maintenance is to add a bit of bleach to the water a few times a year. Adjusting the rocks in the stream bed has to happen after each visit from a little kid as they love to play in the water. But I don't stop them because I remember how much fun it was to do that as a kid. Leaves need to be picked out frequently. The water feature was designed and installed by us. Shaping the stream bed and hauling tons of rocks was my fitness membership for a summer. We only use potted plants around the green so they need to be watered frequently in the summer heat, usually every other day. For me that's a worthy trade to weeding a garden bed. And the plants need to be sprayed with deer out every two or three weeks to keep the deer from eating them. I think its the kind of thing to do if you know you are in the house for the long term.
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Took advantage of some nice weather today to do some yard cleanup around the putting green and stream. So i take full blame if the mid atlantic gets a late winter blizzard in the next two weeks since i even brought out the ballwasher. Flags and sticks need some paint. Some think the color scheme is john deere green & yellow because thats where the spray paint came from but to me it looks like Augusta colors!
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How far will you go? How far is to far???
Shapotomous replied to Dead Solid Bogey's topic in The 19th Hole
I like to play at about 6500 since that brings most clubs in my bag into play. I am about 250 off the tee and mostly straight & i like to see a variety of 2nd shots. I don't like to have all driver / wedge but I also don't like to have all driver / 5w either. If the par 3's for the chosen tee box are all 220 I may move up on a couple. I don't post for handicap so the scrambled course rating doesn't bother me. -
I am assuming you mean a tour pro am. You need an "in" to get picked and then come up with the thousands of $$$ through a company sponsor or your own bank acct or you dont get to play.
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Was this the jinx ?!?!?!
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I believe a click is 3/4*, can someone confirm or correct this? If so then 10.5* to start plus 2(.75) clicks gets you to 12*
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What Have You Bought Lately? (CHA - Club Ho's Anonymous)
Shapotomous replied to hckymeyer's topic in The Daily
My kid played in HS also, I think just to throw me a bone since I was involved in all things dance center related for over a decade. The other hook for her was the outfits....oh....the matching skorts and tops....just wait until that kicks in. You'll be wishing it was just a dozen ProV's you're buying!! -
I would suggest you try a natural 12* driver rather than moving the 10.5* two clicks. Adding loft closes the face and you mentioned wanting to eliminate the left side of the course.