Warrior42111

It all depends on the who flow on the course. Was this a singular foursome holding things up? or was the course just backed up? I'm the first shame on them, best you can do is just skip ahead when possible, or just slow down and play a couple balls. If the latter, well it sucks for you my friend. A single or twosome isn't going to have 10 groups all stacked up let them play through.

Try to ask a few instructors on their teaching philosophy. Some teachers are very position focused to get the desired result, others are more on what get's you to the most consistent swing, even if it's not 'perfect'. Personally I find the latter better, as someone with limited practice time trying to get a prefect swing seems a waste, vs a consistent swing

I think it just comes down to experience and game management. I grew up in MA and now live in FL. Back in MA you have bent grass fairways and greens, you can IMO play any type of shot off of it much easier, than the tight FL bermuda grass. Once I reized I'm better with the texas wedge / bump and run on those lies vs what I was use to it kind of just became second nature. Same for the rough situation, most courses around here it's not very deep so your distances don't change, played LPGA and they let it ggrow and get thick, you can kinda of tell it's going to affect distance takes a shot or two to judge how much.

But the weighting does make a difference, one of the biggest things to look at is the decent angle. If I hit a modern 8 Iron let's say old 6 Iron loft I can still stop it as good as a similarly hit classic 8 Iron, it will have less spin but a higher decent angle which is how they do it. Also, most retro or classic lofted clubs are still about a club more than those clubs of the 70s or 80s FWIW I can care less how far someone hits a club, I have enough golf issues than to worry about someone's loft and power compared to mine.

So, I recommend using some type of metrics like strokes gained or similar to see where you actually weaknesses are over time. Personally, I use shot scope and compared to a 15 HC which I am around. Putting and short game I gain approach and driving I lose strokes, Looking deeper it's bad drives directionally that force either penalties or long approaches. So, I want to look at my driving and my misses. I tend to have a pretty low flight so I want more spin with better accuracy. Besides playing smarter of course.

For me I try to hit the most 'aggressive shot' that won't get me in trouble. Say a par 4 where the FW really tights around 250, not hitting driver and playing shot of that. For approaches I try to use my natural shot shape and play for that. Big one, at least for me is in the short game, hit the easiest shot possible. For me I look at the lie and my order of preference is texas wedge, bump and run, chip, pitch, flop.

Big fan of my new level Gap wedge, got it with a set of irons for the gapping. When it's time will replace the SW and LW with them.

Just a thought if you slowed your tempo maybe the shaft isn't a match, might not be loading it as you did before.

It really depends on the shots you're going to hit and course conditions. I have a 48 Gap from New Level then I have a 54 and 60 S22. Catch is the 54 and 60 only get 3/4 swings max and I decide on club based on ground conditions. he 54 is high bounce and the 60 is low.

Well I think that are a lot of factors at work. First many new players are either not taught by anyone like others were, or even worse they are taught wrong. Side note I part time coach football and it's best when possible, to not only do an action but why they do it, understanding is key to retaining. Applies to golf as well. Next is the overall changing of times, certain etiquette things stand divots, ball marks etc. But others are constantly changing, music, clothes etc. What is acceptable to one person or course isn't at another. Finally, and this is the biggest to me is how people in general have changed since 2020. It seems to me that all people across all generations are more about themselves and their opinions and anything else that is different is wrong. Just my 2 cents.

Maybe it will be sueful but I doubt it. As mentioned before ppl pass a test to get their license then ignore all they learned. Also ettiquette is such a course to course and group to group thing. Sure ball marks, divots, and raking traps are common, but after that every place is different. The tees I like and I mentioned elsewhere that 3 courses near me have signage. 1 is by HDCP, another course is by avg iron distance, a third is my avg driver distance. HDCP makes the most sense but let's be real most golfers don't have one. Distance is a tough one sure I can bomb drives but how often are you having a viable second shot

Biggest peeves are ball marks, and not playing ready golf (sans tournament) I get slow play happens and if the course is stacked it stacked, but at least get on them. Waiting because you'll catch right back up is annoying to everyone behind you