Mr. Mushball

I've been using the V3 for about two years.  For the most part it's my yardage and hazard info, but do love the stats.  I find them somewhat hard to use to figure out what to focus on, though it does help me break down things like accuracy within 150 yards, which side I tend to miss more on, etc.  As far as distances go, for me it's really only a measure of how my swing mechanics are improving.  Like, "huh, my 7-iron is going 20 yards further than this time last year".  I play a lot of winter golf, which tends to kill the stats compared to getting a full roll out in the summer.  Also, you have to remember to go back and mark your positional shots so they don't calculate into your average and performance averages.  

Lastly, I find that the putt collection is somewhat inaccurate.  It doesn't always correctly detect where I take my putts, or where the flag is marked.  I often have to go back and do things on memory, which is always over generous.  I take the putting out portion out of my Strokes Gained and go on just looking at the number of puts increasing or decreasing to know if I need to spend time in that area.

I picked this model for two main reasons. 
One is that the lofts are most similar to my current set, though they are still a bit different at the shorter end.  For instance, my PW is a 43.5, and have an AW at 46.  But, I think this is workable.  Also, the length composition is more my current playing style, nothing longer than a 6-iron in my bag ATM. Second reason is that it has a lighter swing weight, whereas the Forged Tec has the same weight as my current clubs.  Why would I change?  The last fitting I went to they recommended a D1 club, so think I may end up benefiting from a lighter swing weight.  Going to another fitting with a different brand later this week, I may ammend my thoughts after the fact... Morgan/Portland, OR

In the bag are Wilson Staff Di9 6-PW.
Current handicap is 38, down from 42.3 last week.  These clubs may be a bit out of my handicap target group, but think that I'm heading for mid 20's soon.  I generally play well with my Irons and hit them solidly most of the time.  Maybe all of this new technology could help gain a bit more distance and let me know what the club is doing better, therefore allowing me to find new play options.
I would be thrilled to talk about my experience.  Isn't that why we are all here?  To learn from others and share our successes so that others may benefit is why I am here.

I've been using the V3 for about two years.  For the most part it's my yardage and hazard info, but do love the stats.  I find them somewhat hard to use to figure out what to focus on, though it does help me break down things like accuracy within 150 yards, which side I tend to miss more on, etc.  As far as distances go, for me it's really only a measure of how my swing mechanics are improving.  Like, "huh, my 7-iron is going 20 yards further than this time last year".  I play a lot of winter golf, which tends to kill the stats compared to getting a full roll out in the summer.  Also, you have to remember to go back and mark your positional shots so they don't calculate into your average and performance averages.  

Lastly, I find that the putt collection is somewhat inaccurate.  It doesn't always correctly detect where I take my putts, or where the flag is marked.  I often have to go back and do things on memory, which is always over generous.  I take the putting out portion out of my Strokes Gained and go on just looking at the number of puts increasing or decreasing to know if I need to spend time in that area.

I picked this model for two main reasons. 
One is that the lofts are most similar to my current set, though they are still a bit different at the shorter end.  For instance, my PW is a 43.5, and have an AW at 46.  But, I think this is workable.  Also, the length composition is more my current playing style, nothing longer than a 6-iron in my bag ATM. Second reason is that it has a lighter swing weight, whereas the Forged Tec has the same weight as my current clubs.  Why would I change?  The last fitting I went to they recommended a D1 club, so think I may end up benefiting from a lighter swing weight.  Going to another fitting with a different brand later this week, I may ammend my thoughts after the fact... Morgan/Portland, OR

In the bag are Wilson Staff Di9 6-PW.
Current handicap is 38, down from 42.3 last week.  These clubs may be a bit out of my handicap target group, but think that I'm heading for mid 20's soon.  I generally play well with my Irons and hit them solidly most of the time.  Maybe all of this new technology could help gain a bit more distance and let me know what the club is doing better, therefore allowing me to find new play options.
I would be thrilled to talk about my experience.  Isn't that why we are all here?  To learn from others and share our successes so that others may benefit is why I am here.

I picked this model for two main reasons. 
One is that the lofts are most similar to my current set, though they are still a bit different at the shorter end.  For instance, my PW is a 43.5, and have an AW at 46.  But, I think this is workable.  Also, the length composition is more my current playing style, nothing longer than a 6-iron in my bag ATM. Second reason is that it has a lighter swing weight, whereas the Forged Tec has the same weight as my current clubs.  Why would I change?  The last fitting I went to they recommended a D1 club, so think I may end up benefiting from a lighter swing weight.  Going to another fitting with a different brand later this week, I may ammend my thoughts after the fact... Morgan/Portland, OR

In the bag are Wilson Staff Di9 6-PW.
Current handicap is 38, down from 42.3 last week.  These clubs may be a bit out of my handicap target group, but think that I'm heading for mid 20's soon.  I generally play well with my Irons and hit them solidly most of the time.  Maybe all of this new technology could help gain a bit more distance and let me know what the club is doing better, therefore allowing me to find new play options.
I would be thrilled to talk about my experience.  Isn't that why we are all here?  To learn from others and share our successes so that others may benefit is why I am here.

ER-ER-ER-ER-ERRRRRRRR!

Just have to crow a bit as yesterday I hit a personal milestone.  Been playing about 3 years and have been working hard the last 6 months or so to break 110.  Well, I did it.  Not only did I break 110, but I broke 100, and shot a 94.  Felt damn good.  
That round dropped my handicap 4.3 points. Came dangerously close to acing two of the par 3s.  Birdied one, and made a stupid putt to end up par on the second one.  Made par on my nemesis hole too.  And the weather was great!

Even better was that I can see some mistakes that I could eliminate down the road.  Currently the longest club I use is my 5 hybrid, and am starting to get full distance out of it.  Once I can train up my woods and driver I see 85 coming in soon after.

ER-ER-ER-ER-ERRRRRRRR!

Just have to crow a bit as yesterday I hit a personal milestone.  Been playing about 3 years and have been working hard the last 6 months or so to break 110.  Well, I did it.  Not only did I break 110, but I broke 100, and shot a 94.  Felt damn good.  
That round dropped my handicap 4.3 points. Came dangerously close to acing two of the par 3s.  Birdied one, and made a stupid putt to end up par on the second one.  Made par on my nemesis hole too.  And the weather was great!

Even better was that I can see some mistakes that I could eliminate down the road.  Currently the longest club I use is my 5 hybrid, and am starting to get full distance out of it.  Once I can train up my woods and driver I see 85 coming in soon after.

ER-ER-ER-ER-ERRRRRRRR!

Just have to crow a bit as yesterday I hit a personal milestone.  Been playing about 3 years and have been working hard the last 6 months or so to break 110.  Well, I did it.  Not only did I break 110, but I broke 100, and shot a 94.  Felt damn good.  
That round dropped my handicap 4.3 points. Came dangerously close to acing two of the par 3s.  Birdied one, and made a stupid putt to end up par on the second one.  Made par on my nemesis hole too.  And the weather was great!

Even better was that I can see some mistakes that I could eliminate down the road.  Currently the longest club I use is my 5 hybrid, and am starting to get full distance out of it.  Once I can train up my woods and driver I see 85 coming in soon after.

ER-ER-ER-ER-ERRRRRRRR!

Just have to crow a bit as yesterday I hit a personal milestone.  Been playing about 3 years and have been working hard the last 6 months or so to break 110.  Well, I did it.  Not only did I break 110, but I broke 100, and shot a 94.  Felt damn good.  
That round dropped my handicap 4.3 points. Came dangerously close to acing two of the par 3s.  Birdied one, and made a stupid putt to end up par on the second one.  Made par on my nemesis hole too.  And the weather was great!

Even better was that I can see some mistakes that I could eliminate down the road.  Currently the longest club I use is my 5 hybrid, and am starting to get full distance out of it.  Once I can train up my woods and driver I see 85 coming in soon after.

ER-ER-ER-ER-ERRRRRRRR!

Just have to crow a bit as yesterday I hit a personal milestone.  Been playing about 3 years and have been working hard the last 6 months or so to break 110.  Well, I did it.  Not only did I break 110, but I broke 100, and shot a 94.  Felt damn good.  
That round dropped my handicap 4.3 points. Came dangerously close to acing two of the par 3s.  Birdied one, and made a stupid putt to end up par on the second one.  Made par on my nemesis hole too.  And the weather was great!

Even better was that I can see some mistakes that I could eliminate down the road.  Currently the longest club I use is my 5 hybrid, and am starting to get full distance out of it.  Once I can train up my woods and driver I see 85 coming in soon after.

ER-ER-ER-ER-ERRRRRRRR!

Just have to crow a bit as yesterday I hit a personal milestone.  Been playing about 3 years and have been working hard the last 6 months or so to break 110.  Well, I did it.  Not only did I break 110, but I broke 100, and shot a 94.  Felt damn good.  
That round dropped my handicap 4.3 points. Came dangerously close to acing two of the par 3s.  Birdied one, and made a stupid putt to end up par on the second one.  Made par on my nemesis hole too.  And the weather was great!

Even better was that I can see some mistakes that I could eliminate down the road.  Currently the longest club I use is my 5 hybrid, and am starting to get full distance out of it.  Once I can train up my woods and driver I see 85 coming in soon after.

ER-ER-ER-ER-ERRRRRRRR!

Just have to crow a bit as yesterday I hit a personal milestone.  Been playing about 3 years and have been working hard the last 6 months or so to break 110.  Well, I did it.  Not only did I break 110, but I broke 100, and shot a 94.  Felt damn good.  
That round dropped my handicap 4.3 points. Came dangerously close to acing two of the par 3s.  Birdied one, and made a stupid putt to end up par on the second one.  Made par on my nemesis hole too.  And the weather was great!

Even better was that I can see some mistakes that I could eliminate down the road.  Currently the longest club I use is my 5 hybrid, and am starting to get full distance out of it.  Once I can train up my woods and driver I see 85 coming in soon after.

Just got back from a weeks vacation with the Family to Chelan, WA. Was unable to get away to go hang out with other Spy's but did get in 2 rounds.. Played Bear Mountain Ranch in Chelan on Monday the 18th. Played a good front 9 with a few missed opportunities. Hit Sand traps on all but 4 holes. Was very disappointed, $100 for a Monday morning round course was in good shape not great shape,  and most of the traps had Very little sand ( less than 1/2 inch ) and the sand looked like it had not been maintained ( compact, with water trails running through it).. Shot a 48/56 back nine ate me up. then on Wed the 20th we played Chelan Municipal course, This course was in better shape (IMO) and was $59 + cart for $16. Struggled all round but did not give a darn, on vacation LOL.. the course had a tournament coming the next weekend so hole location were Brutal. 1st hole stuck it 2 ft past and 6 ft left of the hole Hit a good putt  missed it by 1/2" and rolled off the front of the green 2nd putt was 6" short coming back up and again rolled off.. Every pin was on the edge or right by a drop off.. did not keep score, Son did so i did not know where i stood, ended up carding a 102.. but played with Son and Grandson.. it was fantastic.. the diabolical 12 at chelan, was pretty decent.. green was wet so Putts at least stayed on the green.. 
Had an amazing week now back to reality.. 😜

ER-ER-ER-ER-ERRRRRRRR!

Just have to crow a bit as yesterday I hit a personal milestone.  Been playing about 3 years and have been working hard the last 6 months or so to break 110.  Well, I did it.  Not only did I break 110, but I broke 100, and shot a 94.  Felt damn good.  
That round dropped my handicap 4.3 points. Came dangerously close to acing two of the par 3s.  Birdied one, and made a stupid putt to end up par on the second one.  Made par on my nemesis hole too.  And the weather was great!

Even better was that I can see some mistakes that I could eliminate down the road.  Currently the longest club I use is my 5 hybrid, and am starting to get full distance out of it.  Once I can train up my woods and driver I see 85 coming in soon after.

I was playing at Forest Hills in Cornelius, OR last week.  Seemed to find every tree.  Twice it hit the same tree.  Luckily it went back over my head both times.  Not a good scoring day, but still a ton of fun.

I learned the hard way too.  Nothing like hitting that short green with a ... 6?  Damn.
 
 

I was playing at Forest Hills in Cornelius, OR last week.  Seemed to find every tree.  Twice it hit the same tree.  Luckily it went back over my head both times.  Not a good scoring day, but still a ton of fun.

Hello, I'm Morgan.  I've actually been on the site for about 6 months, but until now never noticed the forums and mostly was reading reviews and chasing testing spots.  I started golf about 20 years ago when I bought my first box set of Wilson X-31 Tour clubs (mid Wilson/Wilson Staff rebranding, but unable to track down the exact model/year/specs).  This was mostly to hit at the range during lunch and a few games a year.  Only played every so often until about a year and a half ago when I started playing rounds 1-2 times a week.  I've gone from hitting over 140 to now trying to break 110.  Still not good, but getting better.
Golf has so much to love (and hate).  I love being competative but mostly against myself.  Always something to work, train, discover.  The feeling of that sweet sweet hit.  Being outdoors. The sheer geekdom of it.  
I live in Portland.  I mostly play at Glendoveer because of the PDP program there.  Makes things much more cost effective when playing most weekends.  Free range balls can't be beat, and carts included in the greens fees is a big plus too.  I usually shoot 112 there, but feel like <100 is coming soon.  Back allowing of course.  
Golf here is glorious.  Lots of good scenery, fair weather most of the year, a mix of easy and cheap courses along with some really great ones.
For work, I run an event services company that supports the technical aspect of conferences and large meetings.  This would have me traveling under normal times, and am hoping for in person events soon so I can play world wide.  It's all be virtual for the last 15 months, but that lets me play more often here!
The choice of nick name was more a reflection of the playing conditions when I signed up.  Winter golf here usually means soggy soil.  We didn't quit all winter, except when the courses were closed after a storm.  I have a good tendency of finding the wettest, softest spot every hit.  I needed two towels most days.  After a while, you just let the mud fly.
 
Nice to meet you all!

Joined The Grint as a Handicap member.  It's forcing me to be quite a bit more honest about my game in getting an index established.  This is really showing up some major weak spots, and they aren't quite where I expected them to be.  I still use my ShotScope v3 for data collection and is super helpful, but it's not great at keeping accurate score.  18Birdies is a great app that I like much better than The Grint, but doesn't give me a handicap.

Is there a good option out there to marry the two features of App plus GPS tags and submit for handicap better that what I'm currently using?
Played Cross Creek in Dallas, OR this weekend, ashamed to say what the count was. 😅  Beautiful day though!

Hello, I'm Morgan.  I've actually been on the site for about 6 months, but until now never noticed the forums and mostly was reading reviews and chasing testing spots.  I started golf about 20 years ago when I bought my first box set of Wilson X-31 Tour clubs (mid Wilson/Wilson Staff rebranding, but unable to track down the exact model/year/specs).  This was mostly to hit at the range during lunch and a few games a year.  Only played every so often until about a year and a half ago when I started playing rounds 1-2 times a week.  I've gone from hitting over 140 to now trying to break 110.  Still not good, but getting better.
Golf has so much to love (and hate).  I love being competative but mostly against myself.  Always something to work, train, discover.  The feeling of that sweet sweet hit.  Being outdoors. The sheer geekdom of it.  
I live in Portland.  I mostly play at Glendoveer because of the PDP program there.  Makes things much more cost effective when playing most weekends.  Free range balls can't be beat, and carts included in the greens fees is a big plus too.  I usually shoot 112 there, but feel like <100 is coming soon.  Back allowing of course.  
Golf here is glorious.  Lots of good scenery, fair weather most of the year, a mix of easy and cheap courses along with some really great ones.
For work, I run an event services company that supports the technical aspect of conferences and large meetings.  This would have me traveling under normal times, and am hoping for in person events soon so I can play world wide.  It's all be virtual for the last 15 months, but that lets me play more often here!
The choice of nick name was more a reflection of the playing conditions when I signed up.  Winter golf here usually means soggy soil.  We didn't quit all winter, except when the courses were closed after a storm.  I have a good tendency of finding the wettest, softest spot every hit.  I needed two towels most days.  After a while, you just let the mud fly.
 
Nice to meet you all!

Hello, I'm Morgan.  I've actually been on the site for about 6 months, but until now never noticed the forums and mostly was reading reviews and chasing testing spots.  I started golf about 20 years ago when I bought my first box set of Wilson X-31 Tour clubs (mid Wilson/Wilson Staff rebranding, but unable to track down the exact model/year/specs).  This was mostly to hit at the range during lunch and a few games a year.  Only played every so often until about a year and a half ago when I started playing rounds 1-2 times a week.  I've gone from hitting over 140 to now trying to break 110.  Still not good, but getting better.
Golf has so much to love (and hate).  I love being competative but mostly against myself.  Always something to work, train, discover.  The feeling of that sweet sweet hit.  Being outdoors. The sheer geekdom of it.  
I live in Portland.  I mostly play at Glendoveer because of the PDP program there.  Makes things much more cost effective when playing most weekends.  Free range balls can't be beat, and carts included in the greens fees is a big plus too.  I usually shoot 112 there, but feel like <100 is coming soon.  Back allowing of course.  
Golf here is glorious.  Lots of good scenery, fair weather most of the year, a mix of easy and cheap courses along with some really great ones.
For work, I run an event services company that supports the technical aspect of conferences and large meetings.  This would have me traveling under normal times, and am hoping for in person events soon so I can play world wide.  It's all be virtual for the last 15 months, but that lets me play more often here!
The choice of nick name was more a reflection of the playing conditions when I signed up.  Winter golf here usually means soggy soil.  We didn't quit all winter, except when the courses were closed after a storm.  I have a good tendency of finding the wettest, softest spot every hit.  I needed two towels most days.  After a while, you just let the mud fly.
 
Nice to meet you all!

Hello, I'm Morgan.  I've actually been on the site for about 6 months, but until now never noticed the forums and mostly was reading reviews and chasing testing spots.  I started golf about 20 years ago when I bought my first box set of Wilson X-31 Tour clubs (mid Wilson/Wilson Staff rebranding, but unable to track down the exact model/year/specs).  This was mostly to hit at the range during lunch and a few games a year.  Only played every so often until about a year and a half ago when I started playing rounds 1-2 times a week.  I've gone from hitting over 140 to now trying to break 110.  Still not good, but getting better.
Golf has so much to love (and hate).  I love being competative but mostly against myself.  Always something to work, train, discover.  The feeling of that sweet sweet hit.  Being outdoors. The sheer geekdom of it.  
I live in Portland.  I mostly play at Glendoveer because of the PDP program there.  Makes things much more cost effective when playing most weekends.  Free range balls can't be beat, and carts included in the greens fees is a big plus too.  I usually shoot 112 there, but feel like <100 is coming soon.  Back allowing of course.  
Golf here is glorious.  Lots of good scenery, fair weather most of the year, a mix of easy and cheap courses along with some really great ones.
For work, I run an event services company that supports the technical aspect of conferences and large meetings.  This would have me traveling under normal times, and am hoping for in person events soon so I can play world wide.  It's all be virtual for the last 15 months, but that lets me play more often here!
The choice of nick name was more a reflection of the playing conditions when I signed up.  Winter golf here usually means soggy soil.  We didn't quit all winter, except when the courses were closed after a storm.  I have a good tendency of finding the wettest, softest spot every hit.  I needed two towels most days.  After a while, you just let the mud fly.
 
Nice to meet you all!