[What Shot Tracking System Do You Use?]

Apple Watch and I use 3 different GPS apps. 

[Has YouTube made you better or worse?]

Yes. My favorite site is The Golf Sensei. The videos have many great nuggets of information to help your swing. The video covers swing tools, all facets of the game and information for all ages. 

[What Is Your Next Planned Golf Equipment Purchase?]

Wedges 52, 56 & 60 degree 

[Do You Own A Launch Monitor?]

No I don’t. 

[How long do you play a ball before retiring it?]

36 holes. Most of the time I will lose it in one of the lakes on our course  

 

[Golf bags- stand or cart, and why?]

I use a cart bag for the main reason I have an MGI Zip Navigator. The heaviness of the bag  stabilizes the cart. I tried lighter bags but this works.  

[What Is The Most You Would Pay For A Putter?]

Before you buy a putter get a putter fitting. 
$150

[7 wood fever anyone?]

I’ve had one for 5 years. It’s my club for 155-165 yards 

[Top 5 Best & Worst Golf Purchases]

Best

1. MGI Zip Navigator AT

2. My Club Woodmont CC Canton GA

3. Ping 410 irons

4. Full set of Ping Eye 2 BeCu irons

5. Callaway Coronado golf shoes

Worst

1. Skechers Go Golf shoes (fell apart)

2. Adidas Golf socks

3. TM Spyder Putter

4. Cobra Speed zone 3 wood

5. Eyeline golf training aid 

[What is your driver for 2024?]

Old faithful Ping 410. 

[MyGolfSpy X Bridgestone Mindset Sampling Opportunity]

I play year round barring rain. I would love to participate. 

[What's your favorite golf YouTube channel?]

Danny Maude

[What Golf Technology Do You Use On The Course?]

GPS on the iPhone and Apple Watch. 

[Tell Us Why You Should Be A Tester!]

I represent a large group of senior active golfers that play 3-4 days a week. I’m also an active user of MGS and promote the site to my golfing friends. 

[What is your golf pet peeve?]

1. Not fixing divots

2. Not repairing ball marks

3. Not raking bunkers

[Are people using software (Bots/scripts) to book tee times?]

We use Chronogolf at our club. We can also use at other courses. 

[When Do You Normally Golf? (Times/Days)]

Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning in my league. 

[AI Future in golf]

Good points. 

[AI Future in golf]

Watching videos of the CES show my mind started thinking about how to apply AI and new products using AI. Club makers like TM are using AI in the new 2024 releases as most of the top producers. My opinion, the rangefinders could merge into the new smart glasses that have cameras imbedded in them. The future could. be you are wearing your smart glasses, use your GPS app, look at the pin, get your distance and get ready. Taking in all the data from past golf shots from the range or rounds it then makes a club selection. Let your mind think of the possibilities. 
Now let’s look at improving your swing. You can go to your local pro, send a video of your swing to a pro or try to do it yourself. Attach your smartphone to your cart or electric trolly and shoot your swing on the course. Let the data be collected and analyzed from all the pros in the cloud like a Trackman does with instant feedback. Have AI match your swing to Hogan, Tiger or anyone and overlay to yours. You then understand how to swing like them. 
If you think this will be expensive, a new hardware devise called the Rabbit, has all the functions of your smartphone. It uses all your apps to answer your questions, has a camera and a mic. $199. With cameras improving, you can ask your devise using LLM and create questions for what club to use, what stance adjustments and have a teaching pro giving you suggestions like the YouTube videos do.  I think Apple or Google will buy this company. Your thoughts.

[How Did You Discover MyGolfSpy?]

Searching for new irons. 

[How long do you keep a pair of golf shoes?]

I walk my course and my Apple Watch says it’s 6.7 miles each round. I have logged my 100th round so far this year and will probably get to 125 EOY. What I have learned is do not by on price and use the MGS evaluation of golf shoes for quality. Wait for them to go on sale at year end and buy 2 pairs. Thank you MGS for doing the hard work for me. 

[Tell me your Top 10 courses played!]

Carnustie, Peeble. Firestone north and South, Sciota CC, Old Warson Belreive, Innsibrook Copperhead, TPC Scottsdale, Colonial. 

[What's the best tip you have ever received, and how did it change your game?]

My golf tips come from watching YouTube videos. About 6 months ago Danny Maude had a chipping lesson given by Pete Cowens. I had never heard of Pete and learned that he is the coach to most of the European players. Now the worlds best go to him for help including Brooks, Rory and Hedeki. Since watching his chipping and bunker videos have have gone from an 18 to a 13. JT, give him a call. 

[What benefits do you find of joining a golf club?]

1. Having groups of your friends to play with. 
2. Tournaments 

3. Unlimited driving range balls to improve your game.

4. Social events. 

[MyGolfSpy 2023 Golf Ball Test!!!]

For us seniors we like the slow swing speed  balls you have reviewed in the past. Please use the 2017-2021 format you created showing the side by side comparisons. Spin, distance, compression and by swing speed.