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    Wide sole wedges just sgi wedges?

    in Golf Clubs

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    I play alot of courses that you end up in hard pan lies ..My first fitting back in the 80s the fitter suggested I use a thin blade type of wegs with low bounce that I fine works well in wet sane . I also have a 56 with 14 degree of bounce..I lov hitting out of wet bunkers with the single degree of  bounce…

    Bag Ratt says get fit for sum  wedges and make his job easier…

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    Confession Corner - Admit Your Golf Equipment Biases

    in Golf Clubs

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    I played Henry Griffits for over 30 years ..I wanted to get into something more modern..

    I got fit at Golf Tech with Mizuno which i didn’t like at all.. I played with them for about 5 years 

    About 4 months ago I went to a PXG fitting and picked up about 10 extra yards I ordered the Ccore irons that look like a muscle back club. Very happy with the clubs and driver.. I also play a callaway 5 and 7 wood from a few years ago .. I like the head design..

    i haven’t tryed any of the offerings from any other manufacturer..but iam extremely happy with PXG … 

     

    What/How Did You Practice Today?

    in The Daily

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    31 minutes ago, chisag said:

     

    ... Sounds interesting. 👍  To be fair I have always been a feel player in any sport and that involves lots and lots of trust. I will probably lose more than a few here but I have stated before the brain is an amazing computer and if you give it the necessary information it can and will accomplish the task. But if you over load it, functioning becomes erratic. I have always said and I truly believe you don't have to actively line up or calculate the line/speed of a putt. I will use today as an example but it happens all the time. Dropped 2 balls on the practice green before teeing off, took a look at the hole some 25 feet away and stroked my warm up putt and rolled it in. Next putt barely missed leaving a 6 inch tap in. I would challenge anyone to do the same and IF they aren't concentrating on mechanics but just take a look at the length of the putt with the slope and break and let your brain take in the line and the speed, you will come close to holing it. 

    ... A couple reasons why. First even though you are aiming at the hole, you don't really care whether it goes in or not because you are just warming up and that gives you the freedom for a tension free stroke. Secondly, once you allow your brain to take in the putt, it will figure break, slope and speed to get it there IF you don't get in it's way or give it conflicting information. This is pretty much the way I putt when I play or compete. I trust my brain will use the information my eyes gives it, transmit the correct response to my body and allow me to accomplish the goal of holing it. My speed is especially accurate regardless of break or slope and I very rarely 3 putt because I never give it information like " I don't want to hit it too hard up the slope because once it hits the crest it's downhill and I don't wanna hit it long. Hmmmm. I certainly don't wanna leave it short either resulting in a tough downhill putt". The brain doesn't deal in dont's so it just hears "hit it too hard. hit it long. leave it short" How is it supposed to accomplish that?  I really cringe when I hear a high or even mid index player say after a great drive "Now I will probably screw up the 2nd shot" with a laugh and of course the brain just hears "screw up the second shot" and my personal favorite "I'll probably 3 putt" with the brain hearing "3 putt" and more often than not accomplishes the goal it is given.

    ... And all this plays into feel where trust is paramount. Of course there are days when my feel is a little off. For one reason or another every putt seems a hair off or lips out. My swing just doesn't feel right and everything is a little off. Maybe I didn't get enough sleep. Maybe my mind is pre occupied with something beneath the surface I am unaware of or sometimes troubling things I am very aware of. Maybe I didn't have time to eat properly or drink enough water. Those usually result in brain interference so lots of grinding out pars or saving bogies. But more often than not, if I don't get in my brains way, it is my trusted companion and knows exactly what I expect from it, doing everything in it's power to accomplish what is asked.

    ... I play with so many that are in a constant state of corrections.  One of my best friends is a really long hitter and all around good player with no real weakness in his game and can reel off 2 birdies and an eagle in the first 5 holes. Then hit a push fade into the desert and immediately begins talking about how his hips are opening too fast or he is getting stuck or a rubrics cube of other position problems he needs to correct. I just marvel that he played 5 holes hitting excellent golf shots and didn't try to correct anything. But one bad swing and he is down the rabbit hole. Same with putting. Miss a short birdie putt and he is adjusting his stroke or speed or reading more/less break than he actually sees. We have probably played 200 rounds together and like all guy friends we are competitive. At 49 and clearly having more physical skill than I do he has never beat me even though some days he can be up 5 strokes. But sooner or later he will self destruct. Mentally, he is just his own worse enemy because he doesn't trust his success as much as feels the need to address his failures.

    Your friend needs a caddy!!! 

    Are we getting fit wrong? Crossfield thinks its a good possibility.

    in Fittings

    Posted

    I played HenryGifits in the early 80s and before shot link and track man they took you the the range and watched your shot shape then you hit balls on a lie board .. 

    Fast foward 20 years and I figured it’s time for something different…I went to Golf Teck and the fitter was more interested in giving me a lesson than fit. I was fit into clubs to me never suited me .. 

    I recently got fit for new driver and irons from PXG..I couldn’t be more happy with a set of clubs since the henry grifits  the fit was out side and with track man.. The  fitter was very knowledgeable about PXG and fit me into clubs that were the opposite of what I was playing.. PXG is a great club..


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