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Golf balls.com is no tax for me and free shipping with promo freeship
stocked up on 4 for the season.
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32 minutes ago, Golfspy_TCB said:
ooooh... that is a good one. I am afraid to see my results on that stat.
I think it’s from the decade system but it’s the shits or holes when at the end of the round I am like that’s where I messed up today.
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Awesome. Congrats guys. Great additions.
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The newer chrome soft XLS is the closest I’ve found, cuts through the wind slightly better in my opinion than left dash.
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Good luck to all. Excited to hear the review!
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8 hours ago, MattWillGolf said:
The finish on that looks pretty sweet.
Oil can finish. Lajosi makes awesome putters.
6 hours ago, ParFore74x said:Love that!! It will have to be a family heirloom.
I hope to pass it onto my son someday for sure
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New flat stick and have to keep it forever
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1 hour ago, Abrooks269609 said:
I just got a Venu 2 Plus and am looking forward to trying the shot tracking on the golf course. Any suggestions or advice on how to use the shot tracking to the fullest capabilities?
I’d get all your clubs preloaded so when you hit a shot you can select the club in the moment so you don’t have to do the clean up later.
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15 hours ago, MattF said:
That's excellent, congratulations!
I'm only down 7, with 40 more to go.Thanks. It is literally sticking to weight watchers and golfing one to three times a week walking. I don’t lift or really monitor food just track the points and it works somehow. I have a major sweet tooth so I eat healthier so I can enjoy some dark chocolate daily. Good luck on the 40 left! You got this.
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Finally a solid round after a few poor rounds out. I’ve been working on my swing and committing to changes instead of just my score. Today I hit 9 GIRS and was on fringe for 3 more. I had one dumb double and two three putts but still managed a 78 today. Best round in a minute. It was nice seeing my hard work on irons and wedges paying off today with solid ball striking. Hopefully a sign of swing changes paying off.
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32 minutes ago, ChuckZ said:
I am a muni guy. Play at the Charleston Municipal Golf Course, Charleston, SC. Seth Raynor type greens and bunkers. A real challenge. Has been rated by Golf.com as number 19 muni in the US. Probably will do 75,000 rounds this year. No Laying Up YouTube did a nice review on our course. The day they played the course, we must have had one to two inches of rain. They were interesting to talk to. Though I might share their comments.
I’m in the area and need to book a time at the muni. I’m in Summerville so I play berkeley most of the time but I’ve heard great things on the muni.
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Hit the range yesterday for two buckets and 45 minutes on the putting green. I was working primarily on 8 iron down for distance control and different shots to simulate windy conditions. I hit a few drivers but arccos showed me I lose most strokes 150 and in so I worked on 165 and in for the whole time. Putting has turned into a strength and I did a drill of trying to get to 21 putts in a row from 4-5 feet, I was not successful but did get close. I noticed it was mainly concentration on why I would miss. Did some lag putts and ended with a few 20 footers until I sunk one to go home on a high note. I hope it translates to Thursday tourney and Saturday match.
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45 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said:
Clubs shouldn’t be purchased based on handicap. We all get our handicap in different ways. Someone who struggles with irons will need something different than someone of the same handicap who hits their irons decent or good.
Also there is nothing wrong with not upgrading to something more players style just because one improved handicap. If you spend enough time reading golf forums and groups you will find low handicaps playing game improvement irons. I knew a 3 hdcp that played the Cleveland launchers.
Some of the most popular irons on pro tours were Ping i20 and Titleist AP2, now Ping i210 and Titleist T100.
Start with what you want to do with your irons. Are you looking to make it easier to move the ball up/down and/or side to side? Do you want better feel/sound?
What is it that you don’t like about your current set?
Thats really just the start. Getting the right shaft to pair with the clubs you want. Not having the right shaft and head combo can make the game harder because you are working harder to make the clubs work to get the desired result. This is why it’s always recommended to get fit. Even if you buy used your get an idea of what works and what doesn’t
Awesome advice here. A stat tracking device like arccos could help show you where you lose strokes comparative to your current or goal handicap. That can be a factor in your fitting to understand strengths and weaknesses.
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Awesome write up and thread! Thank you for sharing your experiences testing so many drivers!!
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I’ve tried a lot of shafts over the last few years but I remember my favorite combo was the original Rogue 125 Tour x in a 915D2 head. I tried the rogue 125 in more recent but it wasn’t as good. It is very interesting that shaft very much needs to pair with a head to be most effective. Typically what will fit my swing is a low launch low spin and currently went back to something I played good golf with last year in the Ventus 6TX black. Works very well in the triple diamond head. LAGP AXS blue 6x is an awesome shaft too. Shafts may be the most fun to try if all golf equipment in my opinion
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17 minutes ago, DaveP043 said:
I'm quoting myself, I know this is a bit harsh, but its accurate. Very very few players are good enough to reliably hit fades and draws with similar accuracy. Heck, very very few players are good enough that they should ever consider aiming at a tucked pin outside of 100 yards. Almost every one of us would be best served by trying to hit the center of every single green, center from side to side, center from front to back. Most of us are best served by playing whatever shot shape results in the tightest shot pattern. This doesn't sound like very exciting golf, it might mean fewer birdies, but it would mean a LOT fewer bogeys and doubles.
I need to tattoo this on my push cart so I aim for the middle of green and natural dispersion might actually lead to more birdie opportunities because I’ll be putting instead of chipping. I’m going to google earth my home course and find a middle point today
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9 minutes ago, DaveP043 said:
Personally, I'm aiming at a location that will have my ball ending up in the middle after my normal shot shape. Most people have a tighter dispersion when they allow the ball to curve whichever way is natural for them, as compared to trying to hit it dead straight. If you look at any of the strokes-gained informed advice (Decade is one of those "systems") you'll see that their targeting doesn't rely at all on shot shape, only on where they want the ball to finish. You figure out your intended destination, then plot the best route to get the ball there.
I think we’re saying similar things. I can’t just aim dead middle because I don’t hit a straight ball, I’d end in left rough way too often. I aim to the right of an intended place I want it to land so if my ball does what it normal does it ends up on the intended target line. My course is difficult because I can miss big in certain areas and take overly aggressive lines without penalty and then some holes are tight with OB on both sides. But overall I would agree to aim on a line that would get the ball to finish in the optimum spot.
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21 minutes ago, DaveP043 said:
I think this is an old myth. If I hit a draw 100% of the time, I'll certainly aim near the right edge and swing, with my goal to end up near the middle of the fairway. But I'll still miss right of my target, and I'll still miss left of my target. If I hit it nearly straight, I'll aim for the middle, and miss it right sometimes, and left sometimes. A consistent shot shape doesn't give you any more space to hit to, but tighter dispersion definitely means more balls in your preferred landing area.
I think it will eliminate most of the big misses if the fairway if you know it will draw 90% of the time. I was watching this TXG video and I think it makes a lot of sense if I know it’s going to fade (I’m lefty too) I’ll aim like 5 yards from right edge, obviously I can still hit a draw or a pull but if I am actively working on a fade or over fade (slice haha) it should be still playable on left side of fairway. I think what helps me is committing to the shot regardless of shape and having a plan. Aiming dead middle is less successful for me than aiming to play a specific shot. I completely agree that I will still miss to both sides but hopefully it is missing left further than missing right of target
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Played the Parklands course at the Legends Resort and made too many careless bogeys but the kicker was a double from 125 out to shoot an 81. Was a lot of fun with some pretty decent shots and some bad ones mixed in there too. Happy to get out on the family vacation and play a good course.