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I would def try them but I love my Primo Joggers and Adidas 365 8.5in shorts.

Groove it for me. I have lost one, but I haven’t had that issue since. Maybe they fixed the magnet. By far the best brush I have used but I’m intrigued by that bootbuddy

April 7 2024 Course: Rolling Meadows, 6000yds, par 70 Tee Time: 1:12pm Weather: 55, Windy One of the first sunny and not freezing weekend days in Michigan so course was packed and round was slow. Didn’t have it today, still fine tuning this new swing and kept pulling irons or hitting them long. Also was a complete mess off the tee once again. Need to get some outdoor range time with driver soon. Wa grateful to play with my buddy and be in the sunshine, all be it chillier than I anticipated.

Rolling Meadows in Whitmore Lake

Good morning! High of 57 here in Michigan and have an afternoon tee time booked at a course I have not played. Excited to not have to wear 4-5 layers of clothes today. First round of posting season!

I love walking! I have a bag boy push cart and it works great. I always bring it in case they say the worst 3 words in golf “cart path only,” even if my group is planning on riding. I also have walked with people in carts and it’s no slower as you walk right to your shot instead of waiting on others. My biggest advice is comfy shoes and def get breath under control before taking shot. I usually play better walking as you stay loose and are more in touch with the course. If my friends liked walking as much as me I would never ride! I enjoy the actual sport of golf

Love that vid from the classic! Going to be 55 and sunny tomorrow, bout to feel warm on the golf course compared to what I’ve been golfing in. Love seeing the updates

Cut +4 Low Am: Hagestad 50.08 F 54.10 S 60.12 D Raw finished

I just learned about the tiger 5 this past weekend. I already use Arccos so feel like I don’t want to be focused on even more. I do think it’s a great system though.

Easiest nope I’ve ever read

I finally ordered my dream putter. Went to the golf store last night for my final putts with each model to make my expensive decision. Was debating a broom but the regular just felt great. The DF2 felt way better to me than the Df3 even though I’ll miss not having the ball pickup. Hopefully won’t need it sinking all the putts, haha! Now waiting 5-6 weeks will feel like every eternity! DF2.1, 35in, 68 lie angle, Accra black shaft, 3 degree smooth grip.

Man I’ll take some of the negative AOA on driver. I sometimes get to 7-10 up

Watched the whole video! Also saw the video with Riggs and didn’t know that was you! Great recap, glad you were able to play within yourself and had a good time. Def recommend a driver lesson, sometimes I feel like you need to beg your instructor to pull the driver, but just be insistent about it. Hard to score if you aren’t off the tee in a good spot.

Good Morning! Happy Easter to everyone! Wish I was having smoked meat today, y’all are making me jealous. Kids actually weirdly slept in today which was nice and just found their eggs and opened their baskets. Wife’s family is coming over around 10 for another Easter egg hunt and brunch. Then headed to my grandparents for some Easter dinner. No golf today unless I decide to hit some balls on the sim tonight. Have a blessed day everyone!

March 30th 2024 Course: Fellows Creek White Tees, 5993 yds, par 72) Tee Time: 9:25am Weather: 40° - Steady Rain all round The high from yesterday’s 79 came crashing down pretty quickly. Round was wet and cold and I couldn’t get off the ground. Hands were frozen and I could not putt. Had fun with the boys being mud dogs and not letting this round bring me down.

Early tee times for me as I get home and still have the whole day ahead of me, also beat the heat in the summer. When I am on vacation I prefer around 10am tee time.

Scheffler is so far superior to the rest of the field I expect him to win at this point. Niemann is in great form and his game is perfect for Augusta.

Good Morning! Tee off this morning at 9:25, looks like 40 and steady rain the entire time. We are just going to embrace it and pretend we are in Brandon or Scotland. This afternoon some Easter festivities and then watching some Elite 8.

March 29th 2024 Course: Farmington Hills GC (Blue Tees, 5961 yds, 68.2, 127, par 71) Tee Time: 12:48pm Weather: 50° - 10mph steady wind Goals Pre-Round: Be grateful to be playing golf instead of working Pre-shot routine on every shot and putt One swing thought First time ever playing this course, pulled up and it was PACKED! Tee sheet was 100% filled and there was a 15 min frost delay. My buddy and I got paired with a nice guy and his girlfriend. Pace wasn't too bad, 4.5 hours total, opened up more on the back nine. Ensured I arrived and gave myself enough time to go through my mobility warmup (thanks Fit For Golf) and hit a small bucket of balls. I purchased a Bionic StableGrip glove pre round from Dick's and its literally the best glove I have ever used, never felt the club being so "stable" and locked in my hand. This is a long post, TLDR version at the very bottom. Hole 1 - Par 4 - Stepped up and hit a decent nervy drive to the right side of the fairway. Hit a great 9 iron onto the green and had an unfortunate 3 putt to start the day, just left my lag 7 feet short and couldn't make it. +1 Hole 2 - Par 4 - Hit my drive right into the trees, had to hit a punch 5 iron and executed it pretty well! Landed just off the back of the green. Was able to chip up to 5 feet and drained the putt. Par. +1 Hole 3 - Par 4 - Hit a week drive that faded off to the right rough. Was nervous to pull the 5 iron as I never hit it well in the past, but hit the best high 5 iron with my new feels I have ever hit into the wind. Landed on the green to 27ft, lagged it to 4ft and made the putt. Par. +1 Hole 4 - Par 4 - Dogleg right and water through the fairway. I step up and intentionally try hitting a fade. Best drive of the day, 300 yards, leaves me just a gap wedge in. Pull my gap wedge left and get lucky as it gets a get kick off a tree and kicks towards the green. Chip on and lip out the putt from 9ft. Tap in Bogey. +2 Hole 5 - Short par 3- Hit pitching onto the green, 36ft to pin. Lag to 3 ft and make the putt. Par. +2 Hole 6 - Par 4 - Great drive leaves me a sand wedge in. Hit the green, but cant make a good lag once again and costs me a 3 putt (have I mentioned I really want a LAB putter). Bogey. +3 Feeling really good about my game at this point being +3 through six and feeling pretty confident with driving and irons which has been my two weaknesses the past couple years. Hole 7 - Par 5- Second best drive of the day leaves me just over 200 yards to the pin. Pull my favorite club in my bag, my 4H, and land just left of the green. (Greenside in regulation @StrokerAce) Chip on to 12 feet and almost make the putt for birdie, but tap in for par. +3 Hole 8 - Par 3 - Don't the best 8 iron of my life, but last year I would often just top/chunk balls off the tee or shank them OB on par 3's. This one lands just short left. Chipped on to 12 feet and 2 putt for bogey. Not the end of the world, I will live with bogeys and especially on par 3's. +4 Hole 9 - Par 4 - Another decent drive and fairway hit. Fanned my pitching wedge to short right , chipped to 5 feet and made the putt. +4. Turning at 39, first time I check the score and I get a little nervous. Hole 10 - Par 4 - Now this feels like a completely different course, its wide open and very inviting to the eyes. Feels like you can just smash driver anywhere and be okay. I hit a good drive, followed by a great gap wedge and made a really good 2 putt from 37 feet. Par. +4 Hole 11 - Par 4 - Again these holes are so open compared to the front 9, and I am in a bit of a groove , so I roast a driver left. Hit the best gap wedge probably of my life, it never left the pin. I couldnt see it land, but turned to my buddy and said thats either long or in the hole. We drive up and its 2 feet behind the pin. Tap in birdie. +3. Hole 12 - Par 4 - Coming off a birdie I am pretty amped up. Step up and overdraw my driver but end up having a perfect shot into the green. I had 85 yards into the wind to the pin which is a bit in between distances for me. I should of pulled sand wedge, but decided to hit lob wedge. Hit a wall of wind and just died short of the green. Ball is on a tight lie and green is up a pretty big slope. I toe down my wedge and use a putting stroke, I almost drain the chip but leave it to inches. Tap in Par. Still holding at +3 and by far the lowest I have ever been this late into a round. Trying not to think of score, but also impossible not to. Hole 13 - Par 3 - Another 8 iron into a par 3 and they havent been the kindest to me so far. I hit a decent shot to the front left of the green and 54 ft from the pin. I once again hit a terrible lag and leave it 10 feet short. I still continue to walk off my putt and stay in the moment. I end up canning the 10ft putt and walk off with par. +3 Hole 14 - Par 5 - Plan was to hit a drive over the corner to cut off some distance, but double crossed and hit a pully draw to the left and just at the start of the dog leg (275 yards from the pin). Pull my 4 hybrid and hit what I thought was an incredible shot right towards the green. Get up to my ball and realize I have tree trouble and have to just try and punch something down towards the green and to the left to get an angle at the green. I overhit my 8 iron and it rolls into the bunker. Wet sand and I chunk my first sand shot 12 feet still in the bunker. Now I am feeling extremely nervous and starting to get upset. I hit my next sand shot barely out of the bunker but onto the fringe. Lag it to 7 feet and thankfully drain the putt. Double Bogey. +5. At this point I probably was carrying a bit too much negative energy cause it felt like I just crashed into a wall. Hole 15 - Par 3 - Longest par 3 of the day into the wind. I pull 6 iron and hit my first real chunk of the day. Hit 5 inches behind the ball and it rolls out 100 yards in front of me. Pull my sand wedge left and short. Chip on and then hit an egerious 2 putt from 5 feet. Back to back double bogeys. My dream of breaking 80 is all but over at this point. +7. Somehow need to go +1 over the last 3 holes to break 80. Par 5, par f, par 4 left. Hole 16 - Par 5 - My best friend can sense that I am a little frustrated but tells me to just relax, its March and I am hitting the ball better than I ever have. Tells me we have a short par 5 and its a chance to score. I take some deep breaths and ensure I go through my pre shot routine. My only focus is hitting a good drive. I end of fading it a bit too much to the right and wind kills it, not the shot I wanted and I know I have a long way in now. Pull the trusty 4 hybrid and roast one down to the left hand side. Leaves me 85 yards in and this time I pull the sand wedge. Hit a great shot to 19 ft and make a great lag to under a foot and tap it in. Par. +7 Hole 17 - Par 4 - Pretty open hole and feeling better after the par on the last hole. Hit a pull draw left and think I am dead, but my buddy said he saw it land by the red tees on the hole over. Sure enough it was right next to the box and left me a pretty clear 170 yards away from the green. Take 6 iron and make great contact but it is headed left. I get another lucky bounce off the hill on the left of green and kicks it to 15 ft from the pin. Make an stress free 2 putt. Par. +7. I need a bogey or less on the last hole to break 80.... Hole 18 - Par 4 - We debated what to hit on this hole for a few minutes. there was water at the dogleg that scared me with some of the fades I was hitting with driver. I decide to pull old trusty 4H and proceed to pull it way left. At this point I just pray I have somewhat of a clean shot at the green. We get up to my ball and I have 205 to the middle of the green. I hit 4H again and pull it again! The nerves were trying to sabotage me! Leaves me with a 40 yard shot to the green. I am pretty sure at this point I am visibly shaking and praying to god that I just get the damn ball on the green. I hit the best 40 yard one hop and stop wedge of my life to 10 feet. I walk up to the green like I am about to win the Masters just smiling. I let our playing partners know that if I can manage to two putt this I will shoot my lowest round ever. They all clear their putts and its just me and the hole, 10 measly feet away. I really want to make this putt and can almost visually see the line and the ball going in. I somehow calm my hands down enough to hit the putt and leave a few inches away from the cup. Tap in Bogey. +8! On March 29, 2024 I somehow achieved a goal that I have been chasing for a few years. I BROKE 80! The feeling was such a rush and extreme happiness. The lessons and garage sim grinding have paid off. Now the one issue is this round doesn't technically count since we cannot post handicap scores until April 1 in Michigan. So the goal to break 80 continues, but today was so amazing. Farmington Hills GC will now always have a soft spot in my heart. Recap: I gained strokes on a 9 handicap driving, approach, and short game. Slightly lost putting (damn lag putting). This is such a great sight because I have been a headcase on the tee box for a long time and usually lose multiple balls OB. I didn't have a single OB ball today and was in a good spot on almost every hole. I broke personal records for Most GIR (10), Most Pars (10), Fewest Bogeys (7), and Lowest Score (79)! Goals- I can say that I feel I passed on all my goals. I was happy to be out there today instead of working and was positive and talking most of the round outside of the short two hole debacle. I was intentional on each shot with wind, target, elevation, distance. I also ensured I did my pre shot routine each shot and on the greens walked off every single putt. My only swing thought was keeping my right wrist bent through impact as it helps me to flip and chunk shots. Only hit 1 really bad chunk today. TLDR - Played a course I never played before with my best friend today. Hit the ball really well off the tee and with my irons. Putting was suspect. BROKE 80 for the first time ever!! Not a handicap counting round, so technically need to do it again this year, but still on cloud 9! Not sure why this picture wont let me remove it.

@MattWillGolf Wishing your wife a speedy recovery. This happened to my stepdad a few years ago and he didnt go straight to the hospital and almost died. Happy Friday to everyone. Enjoy the song I start every Friday with for the past 12+ years. Got a round scheduled this afternoon. Will be in the mid 50's, sunny, and low wind here in Metro Detroit which should be perfect for March golf. My goals today are to just be grateful to be playing golf on a Friday instead of working, routine on every shot/putt, and only focus on the one technical thought I have been working on with my coach.

Don't be too hard on yourself! I think you are spot on and just need to ensure that you don't let the bad shot effect your next shot. Stick to your routine and treat every shot like its the most important one regardless if its your 6th shot on a par 4. If you have time to listen to podcast you should check out The Par Train. P.S. What a nice gift from your wife!

Love it! One of my practice goals is to go through and get my distances for irons at different swings. The dang driver haunts me as well, hoping that we both can find the thing that clicks so we can crush our goals. I have the MLM2Pro and have been using their approach mode on there to pick random greens and hit them instead of just pounding the same club over and over again. Will also have to try doing an iron only round from different tee boxes for more practice as approach is my weakest link at the moment.

Dang those look nice! Hope they preform nicely for ya!

I really appreciate your thought out and incredible reply! I sure hope my coach doesn't leave me anytime soon, he's just a tad older than me so we should be okay! I have been listening to the mental game podcast, chasing scratch, and the sweet spot. They echo a lot of these same points. Having a pre shot routine is also something that will be a goal each round for a while or maybe all season, because I find when I am deliberate about it I play better. I am a youtube addict as well, so I already know whats on my night playlist tonight!

Thanks for the tips! Really love the greenside in regulation stat! I will 100% be taking that with me for my round tomorrow!