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I’m pretty much with the majority here. I try to arrive 30-45 minutes before the tee time. I’ll stretch before getting in the car. My warmup is then light stretching followed by about 20-30 balls and then putting.

I’m really looking forward to these reviews. Quick question for the testers. @cnosil @Shlax @Samuel09152 @arodrig29 how did you decide which bag you wanted to try? I’ve looked on their website and there isn’t any comparison feature. Would appreciate any insights.

Like a lot of people here I use both. I’ve had a Garmin S62 but switched to a ShotScope X5. Same basic ideas as everyone else, I use this mostly for F/M/B. My course gives us pin sheets which I’ll look at on occasion but for me FMB is fine. know it can do more. I just need to take the time to learn. Laser is for things like dog legs, edge of a hazard, carry over hazard, etc. I don’t worry too much if the two distances aren’t exactly the same. First, my shot dispersion is probably more than the discrepancy. Haha. Second, I’ll trust the laser over GPS

For pitch and chip I record carry and total distance for each swing position — currently using only two. For dispersion it’s something I keep an eye on and have a bit more intuitive sense still in terms of carry and total distance.

@Irish-Assassin I completely agree that aiming for the center of the green is the right way to go on approach shots. If it’s good enough for Jack Nicklaus it’s good enough for me. @cnosil I think middle is always better for non professionals on most approach shots. I understand what Scott Fawcett is saying about those two holes, but I look at that more as how you manage the hole to get to your approach shot. That said, how I play a 150 yard approach vs a 25 yard approach will be different because the shape of my shot, carry, roll, and dispersion. But for me if I’m going for the middle of the green. I’d rather be on the green and looking at a 45 ft putt than short-sided 10 yards off the green needing to chip out of the rough and across a trap.

@Dooby I basically do what @cnosil is suggesting. While my simulator has an app where I can see club data anytime I want, I still copy the basic data (carry and total distance) to a spreadsheet which I then print out and put in my yardage book. It’s so much easier to use while playing. I also include a small table of pitch and chip information as well.

I carry a dozen. I figure if I lose all 12 then it’s been a bad day and I should just walk away. If I find any lost balls I’ll toss them in the cart if I’m riding. Otherwise, I’ll leave the little treasures for someone else.

Over the years I’ve tried Arrcos, Garmin with the CT10s, and ShotScopeX5. I tried each one for at least a season so that I could take the time to learn the system and not just discard it because I was comparing it to other ones. Ultimately for me the X5 seems to do most of what I want. Most of my observations echo others. Arrcos — didn’t like having to put my phone in my front pocket, the sensors were a bit bulky, and I really don’t like the subscription fee. Garmin — great GPS watches of course, but the CT10 integration and software was really lacking to me. Shotscope — the X5 definitely has its issues and I recently locked it up during a round because I would manage to press the power button by accident. But I like the sensors and the software isn’t bad. I’m learning to finish things on my computer rather than my phone.

I play on Tuesdays-Thursdays, and try to tee off around 10AM. This way I avoid the “morning” golfers or just following the leagues. Since a round is about four hours anyone who wants to have lunch either before or after playing is eating really early or later in the day. So that takes out most of the “client entertainment” guys. I’ll also start around. 3PM since most folks won’t start that late. I leave Fridays and weekends for those who can’t play during the week etc. On those days I’ll go to the range, short game area, etc

I carry four wedges and practice / use them all. @GolfSpy_KFT I highly recommend Dave Pelz “Short Game Bible”. It really helped me organize my thoughts around short game play and strategy

There is some great advice here. I’ll only add that I’m doing a lot more work with my 4H as my “trouble club” when I need something low and still have a comfortable distance to the green

Good morning all! As I mentioned a couple of days ago, last Tuesday was my first round of the season. I’m pleased with the round and my swing overall. But I forgot how challenging trouble shots (approach shots but tree branches in the regular flight path sort of thing, fairway traps, etc) can be.

Another website suggests that PuttView also surveys courses which would explain why some courses are “yardage only”. That said, our course reworked a number of greens and tee boxes late last year. So it would be nice for the companies to say what year they collected their data.

Just a suggestion. Track your carry and total distances for each club. I’ve found the added information helpful for approach shots protected by sand traps or water .

@GolfSpy MPR I think you’ll like the PuttView book. I have one for my home course and then pick them up if I’m playing a new course where I’d like to familiarize myself with the layout ahead of time. It took me a bit to figure out distances at first because of the way they reference tee boxes, but all good now. I also have a table that’s printed on “post it” type paper which shows my carry and total distance for each club along with my standard pitch and chip shot information. I stick it to my book and like that I can easily remove it if my distances change, etc