mbrodeur86

Bring back the Caddyshack!

Personal opinion here but I think that's what a course marshal is there for (or at least one of his/her duties). At my course *semi-private) we don't have one and it's borderline infuriating to be playing the front 9 on the course only to go to 10 and have 3 groups who didn't go to the clubhouse cut in front of you. Maybe people with higher handicaps who don't play as often should be asked to play scramble or just play 9 holes? I think 4 hours is very reasonable but start pushing past that and it starts to drag. I just played a 4 person scramble last friday to raise money for the local hospital here and as you can imagine there were groups of people who never play playing in this tournament and they were slowing down pace of play to a point we'd have to wait over 20 minutes between shots! The tournament organizer saw this and had them skip some holes to speed up play. For some people it doesn't matter how long the round takes but you have to be considerate of other people too. In this case there was a supper and prizes afterwards so time was essential to keep everything finishing at a reasonable time.

I'm trying to hard to play well instead of just having fun. This season I started off trying to hard and shooting low 80's as a result. My last round told me everything I needed to realize about this season: I start off good, I play well until I start focusing on the round than I lose it until I stop focusing on my score. My last round I started off poorly and started to get angry and the more I got angry the worse I played. The front 9 finished 6 over par for a 42. Got to the back and took a breath and just told myself to swing. Stopped focusing on trying to fix my shots and swings. That's been my Achilles heel this season. I watch a lot of YouTube and trying to learn different things to get better and those thought creep into my swing thoughts and make me lose focus on "just swinging my swing" so for the back 9 I told myself "swing!" when thoughts crept in and shot 34 for a -2 and a round of 76. Played a round this season where I was -3 after 6 holes than starting to think "hey I' might shoot 68-69 today" and started thinking of my score. I proceeded to play the next next 5 holes with either a double bogey, bogey ,bogey, bogey, bogey. All because I started to think about my score and just not thinking. Fortunately I was able to break that thought process by just telling myself to swing and finished with a 74. I've got to find a way to have a "not care" attitude when I am playing and not lose focus of that thinking. Got a 3 person scramble tourney tomorrow morning. Let's go!

Totally agree with you. I was originally fit into an atmos black shaft and a 10.5 head. The atmos has a 3.8 torque on it. With my Stealth 2 it has a 9 degree head and the Kai'li red shaft. That shaft has a stated 4.1 torque. Similar weight but different profiles. I'm hitting the Stealth higher and more consistently than the fitted Mizuno. I fitted myself using the knowledge I picked up from my Mizuno fitting. So far I'd say I did a great job but without question 1 company's numbers can be totally different than anothers. As for the op I'm so happy for you. Just the experience itself for me it's worth it. In the long run it'll make you a better golfer. You can check different companies for similar shaft numbers but like Ricky Bobby said the numbers for 1 company aren't necessarily the same as others. You could ask the fitter what they recommend that are similar. Sometimes TXG/ Club Champion do ask anything on YouTube. A guy like Ian could probably give you examples

To get ready for the upcoming season I tested 4 different golf balls: 1 - Ol' faithful Titleist Pro V1 2 - Wilson Triad 3 - Callaway Chromesoft X LS 4 - Vice Pro After analyzing all the data I decided to go with the Vice Pro. I got a little more height out of it and got a little more spin off my driver. The Pro V1 was longer but can't justify the price for the little bump in performance.

She knows I could do it because I'm a very determined person and when I set my heart on something I usually do everything I can to reach my goal it's just financially I can't afford it

Remember to ask questions. I walked in and they asked me if I had a preferred club brand. I said no because I was open to hit anything. I thought I was going to pair up well with a Callaway and ended up with a Mizuno ST 190 that I probably would have never considered lol. Pay attention to your numbers too. Those things are important. I took pics of mine as a guide point. Lastly, have fun!

For myself I got fitted for a driver about 4 years ago. I was driving it really well... until I wasn't. Was it the club? Yes and no. There might have been a physical issue with the driver after 4 years of using it but I can tell you my swing changed. I lost the swing I had when I got fitted and started struggling. After 4 years, and with the knowledge I picked up from that fitting, I was able to fit myself for a new driver and I am hitting the driver better than I ever have! So I definitely believe you can "out-fit" your fitted clubs with swing changes and other factors.

I'm not a fitter but from what you are saying it sounds like you might need a lower loft and a lower torque shaft. Again it depends on your numbers and what kind of flight you are looking for. I would definitely go for a fitting. You will learn so much about your swing and just the experience of it is well worth it, whether you buy the club or not.

I'm 47 now but I've got to tell you: I desperately want to work in the golfing industry. I'd love to be a fitter. I'm obsessed with the process ever since I first got fitted for a driver a few years ago. I just feel like I might have missed the boat at my age. Also, there isn't any real opportunities where I live. My friend is selling his business with 3 HD golf simulators and my wife keeps swelling my head telling me if anyone could make money with that place it's me lol. But seriously, I would love it. Love everything about the fitting process and I love helping people

Thank you. Spent the day yesterday shooting 74 on Bethpage black (golf simulator of course) but had possibly the best driving I've ever had. Was playing against a scratch golfer who shot 72. Today I'm recovering lol

I am really liking Trottiegolf. I'm obsessed with learning about club fittings and love his content. I also like James Robinson and Chris Dennis as James has a similar swing speed to mine and he and Chris are really funny. I don't care for when Chris has "mid-handicapper" Dave on the channel as I can't relate to him. I liked when he had Frankie on but he hasn't been on in a longtime. Other than that I try to watch Rick Shiels, Mr Shortgame, Danny Maude and of course meandmygolf guys are great.

This is very true. I just bought a Stealth 2 and I really wanted a Ping 430. I've never gotten along well with Ping but figured everyone and their mother was saying it is good so I tried it and for whatever reason I just can't hit it. My Mizuno ST 190 was going about 252. The stealth went 270 and 280. My friend also has 1 and swears by it.

Exact same reason for me. For whatever reason I can't hit my fairway Woods out of the rough. Switched the 5 for a 3 hybrid and much better. At 1 point I had a 2 hybrid instead of a 3 wood. That worked well too

After a couple of more 81s I had decided that I must have "unfit myself" of my driver. I tried everything under the sun to try to get it going and NOTHING was working....until Saturday. Saturday I went to play in a 3 person scramble in the Northern part of New Brunswick. I nice little place called St-Quentin. They have a 9 hole course so we had to play it twice. They are so small in fact that they don't even have a driving range so we we to a par 5 and each hit 1 drive. I of course hooked mine low. The grass on the tee box was a bit high so I figured I would switch to a longer tee next time. I had warned my playing partners that I haven't been hitting my driver well over the last 6-7 weeks or so. They were fine with it. We started on a par 4 that goes 90 degrees about 260 out. I hit my drive and it went straight out of bounds. Next driving hole was the par 5 we had hit a driver from. I hit a great draw over some trees into the fairway! We had 160 in. Next driving hole was a short par 4. I hit another great little draw right down the middle only to head down there and we're 15 feet away for an eagle! When we made the turn back to this hole I drove it back on the green although further away we made the eagle. We were 3 under through 14 holes and went eagle, eagle, birdie, birdie to finish 9 under and win the second division! It felt like I couldn't miss with my driver. Every shot I wanted to hit I could. I don't think I've ever been so happy or proud on a golf course. At least with my swing I should say. Needless to say playing with 2 people I barely knew and playing so well we decided that we would play this weekends 3 person scramble in Edmundston NB. Why not right? All 3 of us got along extremely well and our games seemed to match perfectly together. So back home I was hoping that my new found fortune was going to stay. I went 9 for 14 on fairways, 11 for 18 on greens and finished with a 74 with 29 putts! I feel like I'm back. It feels like the swing is back. I'm praying that it is. Funny how just a change of scenery, playing a different course kind of cleared my mind. I just played without over-thinking anything and let my body do the rest. Sometimes you try to not overthink so much that you end up doing it to much so it definitely looks like I'm back on track. Playing again today...let's see how it goes.