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sandpounder

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  1. Hey! I disappear for a few months, come back and ALL your clubs are different except for your King Tour irons. Why the big change?
  2. Played Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles today. I live walking distance from this course. Absolutely perfect conditions with the greens stimping at 11. A Pete Dye design with many undulations in the fairway and also in the greens. Shot an 81 and felt good about it. Only one 3-putt (greens are enormous). Hit 3 excellent shots. An 8 iron to 5 feet on the 135 yard par 3 which is #11. Hit a greenside bunker shot to 18" on #17. Hit a solid drive that has a 235 yard carry over a gorge on #18. Beautiful day, beautiful conditions & a great 4-some. Played the round in 4 hours flat. Talk about perfect conditions! The bunker sand was the best I have ever seen. The fairways were perfect, taking a divot was like slicing through meatloaf. The rough was thick. The greens were immaculate with every subtle break running very true. It felt like a course set up for the Tour. This course is special & sits right on the coastal bluffs of Palos Verdes, CA. I'd have to say, this is the best conditioned course that I have ever played.
  3. Played as a single today. What an experience! I have been playing very well as of late. Shot a 78, which was a good round for me. But it is what happened that was unusual. Got paired with a nice older couple and another single. Everything was going fine but I could tell something was off with the other single. He was antisocial, not saying a word, and separating himself from the others in our group. At the 10th he hit into a greenside bunker. We were marking our balls & repairing ball marks when he yelled "hey I am not hitting until you all look at me". We got it, he was getting ready to play out. We watched. He skulled it straight across the green like a line drive. The ball bounced solidly off a tree trunk. He came out of the bunker screaming every profanity in the book. He threw his club 50 yards into the next fairway. He went to his bag and pulled out a couple more clubs and threw them as well. The whole time he was out of control. The woman in our group was scared. We all were silent as he rampaged on & on. It was a true fit of rage. He got in his cart and left. We were all relieved but shook up at the total loss of control we just observed. I have golfed for 25 years and never saw that kind of behavior before.
  4. I had a very unique round today. Went as a single & got hooked up with 3 beginners. After I birdied the par 5 #1 hole they said "you go ahead, we are just learning". So I took off. There was a 4 some in front of me. I just played 3-4 balls on every hole. Was a blast! That round was equal to 54+ holes. Got to hit & learn spots on that course that will really improve my HDCP. Perfect practice round!
  5. Even the pros go through that phase. I read that Justin Thomas felt that way about 2 years ago.
  6. Great news. Just a question. How will you get the swing weight up? Going to an i80 will drop you 1 SW compared to i95.
  7. Sorry about the KBS TGi shafts. I think you know right away if a shaft will work or not. First impressions are important. "Brittle" is not a good feeling.
  8. I shortened my driver 1.5 inches & lost 9 swing weight points. I am attempting to change out the heel weight (stock about 2 grams) & insert a 14 gram weight. There are many heel weights with 14 being the max. I am not attempting to change the rear weight (24 g) unless needed. My research says if not heated, the weight port screw can strip due to factory locktite. Has anyone attempted this weight change? Anyone? Thanks in advance.
  9. The Callaway woods are available in many lofts. The 3 is 15*. The 4+ is 16*. The 5 is 18*. I prefer the 4+, as the trajectory is much better (less ballooning). So I recommend the 4+ fairway wood.
  10. TaylorMade Sim2 Max 10.5 Driver - Tensei AV Blue 55 R

    Callaway 4+ Wood Steelhead XR - Tensei CK 65 R

    Callaway 5 Wood Steelhead XR - Tensei CK 55 R

    Callaway Heavenwood Steelhead XR - Tensei CK 55 R

    TaylorMade Rescue Mid 3 (19*) - SteelFiber i95 R

    TaylorMade Rescue Mid 4 (22*) - SteelFiber i95 R

    TaylorMade Rescue Mid 5 (25*) - SteelFiber i95 R

    Honma Beres irons (2020) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, AW - Nippon 750GH Wrap Tech R 

    Vokey SM8 56* D grind & Vokey SM8 54* bent to 52* D grind

    Scotty Cameron California Monterey Putter

  11. For sure! Steve is sending me some of his clubs from 20 years ago. A few with Diamana shafts.... they will be new to me. Always looking for an edge, even if it stays for a little while. Also looking forward to your new driver tes
  12. Happy to hear you are in the zone with the best part of your game. Keep firing at the pins! Best to go for it when the striking is good. It is hard to play safe when it happens.
  13. Sam, how many years have you been chasing the "extra 20 yards" secret?
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