[Are there very many sushi fans in here?]

I didnt know how many there might be.

In person some of my friends like the California rolls, crabmeat and veggies, cooked shrimp, and the safe cooked ones.

Quite a few of my friends love the (raw, man eating squid ) versions.

I can eat almost any of it.

One of my friends wives won't even sit at the table when someone's eating a avocado.

She gets sick when someone says sushi.

Let's hear and maybe see some of your sushi pics, favorite places, and heck even some hibachi type food from a sushi place.

[Do you score better on a nicer course?]

2 minutes ago, Slater said:

The public courses around me are becoming neglected, i.e. long fairway grass, dirt tee boxes that are uneven, stones and dirt in sand bunkers, pitted greens, etc.  With all of that, add 5-10 strokes on the card.

This is what we are experiencing.

In our area we have had about 7 or 8 courses close in the last 4 years.

[Driver landing issue!!! Please Help]

I run into a similar problem from time to time.

My swing starts creeping, and I hit down with the driver.

I have seen my drives leave a divot in a fairway, and back up about 1 foot from it.

That's usually really wet.

During those times, my ball only rolls out about 5 feet at best.

Definitely try that new driver, and let us know what happens.

 

[Do you score better on a nicer course?]

2 hours ago, BadgerGolfer said:

Honestly, I find that I play worse.  I don't know if its not being familiar with the course, paying a lot of money to play there or simply the anticipation of it all but I never seem to play my best golf on a nice course.

Its like when I played Arcadia Bluffs back in July.  The course actually wasn't THAT difficult but I played like absolute trash all 3 days.  I had a blast because it was a beautiful course and how could you not have fun in a place like that but man, I would have liked to play better.  

Im probably going to play Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run next year when my wife's cousin gets married in Wisconsin and as much I want to play those courses because they are bucket list courses for me, part of me fears or maybe just knows its going to be ugly. LOL

My Son has played in some school hosted tournaments at some real nice private courses.

They let me play the practice round with him for a pricey fee.

I am nervous about the $2 mil+ houses I could hit, and think that the members are watching me like they did Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack!

[Do you score better on a nicer course?]

1 hour ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

How ironic. I have to play a course like that next week. I have a tournament up in Kansas City at Canyon Farms. I haven't played it before but it looks to be all target golf. It's a short course but many layups  to avoid junk and dog legs. Check this out..  Wish me luck!  

 

Wow!! Beautiful course.

Let us know how you do, and good luck!!

[Biggest Mistake Average Golfers Make?]

1 hour ago, Tsmithjr9 said:

I worked for Dick's Sporting Goods when TM was pumping out 5 drivers a year. No idea how many times a guy would walk up to me with a driver and say I want this. I would ask him what shaft and loft. Cue deer in headlights look and they would ask "you mean there's options???"

Take Dead Aim
 

Man, that is sad\ crazy.

We have a local store called The Golf Nut.

The owner won't sell you a club, unless you hit it on a simulator first.

He has a hard time when wives and girlfriends want to buy a club for someone.

It's a lot easier to fit a club,  than try to make it work after purchase.

He is a pretty good guy.

He mentions the situation you described a lot.

[Do you score better on a nicer course?]

55 minutes ago, Tsmithjr9 said:

Define nicer.

I've played plenty of "nicer" courses where they were terrible layouts. These modern courses some people seem to love, but 90% of golfers struggle to break 100, or may lose half a dozen balls per round. And everyone goes "oh man, what a great place." Where someone was unleashed with a bulldozer or backhoe and just tore up the landscape.

I've also played clubs where the greens were set at 14 stimp and impossible to putt on because some people think faster equals nicer.

I will score best on a classical layout that is setup fairly with a great number of risk reward holes that allow for numerous strategical options. No, man, most of these supposed nicer courses are a waste of real estate because they are in the wrong hands, someone with a corrupted idea of what is fair, and someone who neglects the thoughts of the average golfer is running the place.

Take Dead Aim
 

I guess I should have been more clear about the conditions.

Some of those nice courses, are all target golf.

You have to hit yardages exact, or lose a ball.

We heard some people say they wouldn't play these 'bad' courses because of fear of damaging their clubs.

 If it looks bad, we drop back with a ground under repair.

I'll try to get some pics in a few days.

Some areas look like a parking lot for an outdoor concert.

[Do you score better on a nicer course?]

4 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

I personally have not tracked this but thinking about it yes I feel as if I score better at a well maintained course.

for me a green needs to be true, if I misread hey that’s fine my eyes are terrible but what bothers me most is when you read it correctly and the ball is hopping all over the place. A well maintained nice course should never have that 

same with what @GolfSpy MPR referred to as the rough. Hard pan is not fun to hit off of, granted a ball sitting in thick rough is brutal as well but I would rather thick rough than a hard spot of dirt.

Long story short yes I think I score better on a good course

This says it all, exactly.

It's nice to be able to putt from 4 inches off of the green.

The fringe on this course is 1 inch thick, like bumpers on a pool table.

This is a really great course for beginners.

We have had a lot of fun, and my Son enjoyed it when he was starting out.

 Sometimes, we watch a putt bounce and dribble to the hole.

The greens have been plugged\ aerated, but never grew back smooth.

Thanks for all the input so far.

[Do you score better on a nicer course?]

7 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

It's an interesting question. We had a terrible incident at our course this year: the chemical mix for the weed spraying in the rough was wrong, and virtually all the rough on the course was killed.

On the one hand, not having to hit out of the rough had certain advantages. But what resulted was massively unpredictable lies: bare ground, mud, balls next to small tufts of grass. In many ways, this made the "rough" much more challenging than it might otherwise be.

Yes, that's the bad part.

You don't know what's ahead.

It may be different from yesterday.

The bunkers may be full of water from a sprinkler running too long.

 There are a lot of places in the fairway where the grass is thin, and your ball is laying on dirt between the grass sprigs.

[Do you score better on a nicer course?]

we play an older course that was converted from a cow pasture, to a golf course.

The layout isn't hard, but the natural stuff is.

Lack of grass, rocks everywhere, just neglect.

A few years ago my Son joined the school team, and has been playing at nicer courses.

  He can shoot +\- 2 on a lot of the good courses.

On this old course he can usually shoot 3 or 4 under per 9 holes.

Sometimes, he'll go +5, and it's because of the ( trouble???).

Large rocks close to the green, big spots of hard dirt with no grass.

I thought I hit a sprinkler head the other day on a pitch shot.

After going up to the spot, it was some kind of metal linkage that had fallen off of a mower.

Some of the people drive right up to the greens, and others drag their feet so bad that you can't even putt.

Another course is opening back up, and we are going to join it.

We have started to treat this old course as a 'walking driving range'.

We wondered what kind of scores a pro would shoot here.

It's had to say.

If they hit a nice shot on the green, and then got up there and their ball was embedded in a dead rabbit or something that would change it.

There is always new stuff everyday.

Just wondered if y'all score better on a nicer course ( other than speed of greens)

 

[Why do some struggle with a 3 wood so much?]

After reading the replies, I have came to the conclusion: some people have a high expectation of their 3 wood.( myself included).

If you hit a bad drive that's short for some reason- Hit the 3 wood 100% power. It'll go as far as a driver, but off the grass. NO it won't for the average hobby golfer.

  Some 3 woods are off the tee type, and some are from the grass.

I usually hit a 5 wood for a 2nd shot at 200+ yards.

If I need 225+, it's a 3 wood.

The 3 wood will roll out.

Many people I am around, myself included, don't realize the limitations of it, and what it is really for.

[Re-shafting a 3 wood - looking for something similar to a Aldila Voodoo]

That voodoo was a great shaft.

I played one in a Cobra ZL Encore driver.

I'm following this to see what answers you get.

Good luck.

[Do You have a different grip position for your driver?]

(Right handed) I always play with a strong left hand, and neutral right hand grip on my irons & wedges.

For the last 3 or 4 months my driver and 3 wood have been shaping from a cut, to a fade\ strong fade.

My Son said it was my grip.

A few days ago, I started turning my right hand strong so that it's aligned with my left.

( The 2 clapping palms position)

 

Now my driver and 3 wood are going from straight to slight draws.

 

Do any of you have a different grip for your driver?

Other clubs?

 

Thanks 

[300 yard drives or Never 3 putt?]

I would have to go no 3 putts.

Some of the courses we play have par 4s, that are 260-280 ( with water, sand traps, etc).

Then there's the par 3s.

Only hitting drive maybe 6???? times during a round, 300 yards wouldn't help.

As it is, I could drop 3-4 strokes per 18.

[Critique My Swing (Don't hold back)]

Lessons for the basics, before you ingrain bad habits.

Looks like you are off to a good start.

 

[Why do some struggle with a 3 wood so much?]

3 wood is a special club.

Like said above, the longest you'll hit from the ground.

You have to decide which kind you want.

A mini-driver type for off the tee, or a slim type that will cut thru grass or maybe off of a tight lie.

I had the large head type, and could get decent shots from the tee, but couldn't get anything but a long & low runner from the fairway.

Now, my 3 wood is an older 2015 Alpha.

It can be hit off of tee or grass.

Ball position is critical.

( As mentioned above) Place it slighty forward of middle stance, when off of grass.

On the tee, same position, but tee it low like it is on the grass.

If you tee it high like a driver, it won't have the same results.

[Biggest Mistake Average Golfers Make?]

Buying $300 a month in new clubs, trying to find their game, when 3 lessons for $100 would drop 10 strokes.

Buying a low-loft driver, and xstiff upgrade shaft, without even thinking about getting a fitting.

Playing from the correct tees.

At some of the courses, the blues are 20-30 yards longer same obstacles.

 

At others the blues can add 40+ yards and\ or other obstacles ( trees, curve, not able to carry over water).

 

[South Central: NM, OK, AR, TX, LA, MS]

New here. Didn't know Golfspy had a forum.

I always thought it was like a magazine, or a blog.

Golf WRX is a favorite of mine, because they are friendly and informative.

A couple of other sites won't welcome you unless you are part of their little group.

I have been playing golf around 25 years, a 14 handicap.

Western Arkansas area.

Thanks for letting me join.