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@Ceccapt I went to a four (or maybe five) day golf school at John Jacobs in Arizona. Personally, I think that if you can get into a completely immersive experience for a few days you gain so much more than weekly lessons etc. I had a great time, learned a lot from different instructors, and covered each area I’d the game. Classes were held in the morning, and we could play the course in the afternoon if we wanted to. I’ve also heard people like going to GolfTec but haven’t done this one myself.

I think we’re all saying similar things that it’s not whether something is too expensive but rather whether it’s a good value. I don’t know what “golf apparel” is compared to regular polo style shirts, shirts, etc unless you’re saying that golf apparel are specific brands. So I just wear my “regular” polo style shirts and shorts. I have, however, bought some golf pants from PGA Superstore, and those seemed fairly priced.

Islamorada Key. We stayed at a small resort on Islamorada. And it seems like the only things to do there were hang out by the beach or pool, eat at the myriad of restaurants, and possibly sport fishing. Tough to really walk anywhere, and public access beaches were hard to find. We like having lots of activities to do when we’re on vacation so it just didn’t fit our style

@brogies I can add that I wasn’t a fan of the BRX. For reference my regular ball is a ProV1. But I wanted to see what other balls might work well for me. While the BRX felt softer, it seemed almost too soft for me. But I didn’t see any loss in distance. On full wedge shots it certainly stuck the landing

Thanks @RickyBobby_PR

I hear you. I’ve got a lesson with a teaching pro set for next couple of Saturdays. Never too shy to seek out professional advice. Haha

Today was a full day of practice. I’ve noticed that my shots are starting to hook and that my right shoulder is coming around “across” rather than “down” So I worked on tucking in my right elbow during the downswing. Worked on this across the bag. When it works it’s great but it will just take patience and reps. Also being motivated by @RickyBobby_PR on another thread I worked on pitch shots from 25 yards. Yep … still don’t like them and they don’t like me. Haha. Honestly though, I’m sure I’m just screwing up my setup or something. Just need to figure it out.

So much to unpack here. But I’ll hit two quick points. First, “dressy casual” is a trap just like “business casual”. Always better to be slightly overdressed than underdressed. I started work wearing suits, then came sport coats and open collars on Fridays, etc. Then business casual. That was a mess for the wrong reasons. But basically, the problem with business casual was that for many people you just didn’t want to see them in tight fitting polos and khakis. Haha. As a woman I used to work with said, “Brooks Brothers can hide a lot of sin”. Second, my club still prohibits backward ball caps, requires collared shirts, and doesn’t permit jeans on the course. I’m okay with that. If enough members rise up to change the rule then that’s fine too. Doesn’t mean I’ll start wearing my ball cap backwards. And by the way. I wore some Travis Matthew shorts on the course, and survived. Haha

Swing speed for starters.

@RickyBobby_PR sorry I didn’t see your second paragraph when I posted my reply. I was just focused on the “closer is better” paragraph. that course management matters.

I think when you look at large data sets and averages, I’d agree closer is better. But if we look at each player the data might be different. I feel more comfortable with 50 yard wedge over a 25 yard shot. That’s just me

This reminds me a lot of when everyone was buying Air Jordans to play basketball. Brilliant marketing. While I certainly shouldn’t use the same driver as Scheffler, I could certainly use the same putter. So if the putter works for you then go for it. Or to riff on Harry Potter, “the putter chooses the player”

@RickyBobby_PR this is great advice. I’ll admit I’m guilty of always trying to have my next shot get it as close to the pin as possible. But I recently read that Jack Nicklaus would often set up his shots so that his approach shot was at his most comfortable distance and not necessarily as close as possible.

Similar experience for me. Was on another forum that mentioned this one. Little did I know at the time how much better this one is. Haven’t been back to the other one since!

@elight I totally agree with @Shapotomous Fixing ball marks or telling others you’re going to do it isn’t snide at all. It’s such a simple and low effort thing for any golfer to do and helps maintain the greens.