[2022 Masters Ticket Raffle or 12th disappointment in a row]

Been signing up for this before you could do it online.  I have been picked once in 2010 for practice round tickets

You will be notified by email that you were selected with directions on where to send your money.   Similar to the rejection email that we typically receive

 

 

[2021 U.S. Women's Open]

56 minutes ago, sixcat said:

She's not playing very well.  Thrown away a few shots with some sloppy play.  Sitting at +3 thru 10 holes.

Yep, just turned it on and watching their group. 

[Honma 747v irons vs. Srixon ZX7 irons ???]

I think the 747 irons have been replaced by the Tr20 line; at least that is what is available in the us market.  I have the tr20V in my bag and the srixon 765 in my backup bag.  I have tested the zx7 as part of most wanted.   I don’t have them side by side and am going from memory but would say:

honma a little smaller

honma a little more muted from a sound perspective.  Both feel good but feel Is very personal. 

equivalent performance 

overall I like the honma’s but wouldn’t hesitate to play the zx7s.  Both are solid clubs.  

[Vokey SM8s Wedges - Horrible Tin Metal Sound]

47 minutes ago, Shankster said:

Mine didn’t have any.  That’s the problem

Interesting.  No tape at all or just none covering the opening in the end of the shaft.  

[Fix Your Chipping Yips With This One & Only]

1 minute ago, Shapotomous said:

Dang.....Just 100 pages!  Only a few more than my tax return the accountant sent back this year and said I should read and understand before signing.  

There is a table of contents that can get you to the right pages.

[2021 U.S. Women's Open]

Haven’t watched or checked the leaderboard but I am thinking Nelly Korda will come out on top.  She seems to have the best game on tour at the moment 

[Fix Your Chipping Yips With This One & Only]

20 minutes ago, jborchel said:

Ouch! The Winn grip definitely has one flat side as it is a putter grip. Are there extended length grips that are completely round? A conventional grip will have you gripping on the shaft I think. Do you have a document reference for that rule?

I will measure the lie angle to see if it exceeds 80 degrees. I assume that is the angle going down the shaft and across the bottom of the club? Or is it center of shaft with score line? I expect it to be close. 

Equipment rules are here:  https://www.usga.org/content/dam/usga/pdf/Equipment/Equipment Rules Final.pdf

 

[What happens if I put 3W shaft in driver?]

Basically a bunch of unknowns as it will depend on how you react to the differences.  You basically could hit it better, hit it worse, or hit it the same.   Sometimes shorter is easier to control and helps you hit the center of the face more consistently.  Sometimes it moves everything to the toe.   Heavier could help you smooth out your swing and create better impact or it could be too heavy and slow your swing so we down so much you lose 20 yards or more. 
 

as was said, easy enough to try since you have both shafts and pretty sure it is the same adapter.  

[Combo iron sets]

11 minutes ago, korsmot said:

 So at the end of the day do you have 12 clubs that have the distance gap you want?  (left off putter and driver, putter for obvious reasons and driver as I normally want to hit that as far as possible, even if it is way longer than my 3 wood.  If you are worried about hitting your driver too far, time to club down!)

There isn’t a requirement for 12 clubs either.  As players get older the distance between the top and bottom club becomes less so the need for that many clubs isn’t there 

[Edison Wedges]

6 minutes ago, flsw19 said:

Has any one tried Edison Wedges, they claim a shifting of weight to higher on face for more consistent strikes.

here are a few threads for you to read.  Search feature works pretty well. 

 

 

[Low point control drill]

6 minutes ago, alfriday101 said:

Towel drill, coins, clipping tees.  Great exercises for low point control.  The thing he doesn't mention is you can start with the coins farther apart and move them closer as you get better.  The video is where I'd like to end up, but too frustrating to start there.   

Where is the fun in starting farther apart.  

[2021 U.S. Women's Open]

4 minutes ago, tonyj5 said:

Very strangely, they ate teeing off on holes 1 and 9 today (not 10).

That is definitely odd

[Cobra Connect Five-Pre Challenge Chatter-Testers Announced.]

9 minutes ago, gavinski91 said:
 

My previous career best was an 88 (that I shot last week). On one hand, I’m playing the best golf of my life heading into the challenge. On the other hand, this is like the exact opposite of sandbagging..... 

Congratulations on the personal best.  Hope the good play continues. 

[Combo iron sets]

Combo sets are great.  Do whatever it takes to build a set that works for you,  fairways, hybrids, driving irons, GI long irons, players short irons, set wedges, specialty wedges, etc.   there are no rules as to what clubs to use and how sets should be made up. 

[Low point control drill]

We have seen people using the divot board.   For those that don’t have one, Here is a new drill for you to try out.  I tried and it is tough. Had coins flying all over the placE even when I did it right 

 

https://golf.com/instruction/at-home-golf-drill-iron-shots-chunks-tops/

[How'd you play?]

17 minutes ago, edingc said:

Played in a work fundraising scramble yesterday with a co-worker and two of our vendors. I was really happy with the way I hit the ball, and we used the majority of my shots. I think we ended up -3 which is near the bottom middle of the pack as usual in this outing. Some teams get pretty stacked and finish almost -20.

The outing was a long day, basically 11 AM-7 PM with warm-up, lunch, golf and drinks afterward. I wasn't sure how this morning's round would go as a result, but my good ball striking carried over well.

- 39/39 = 78 (+6)
- 6/15 FIR
- 8/18 GIR
- 31 Putts (14 2-putts, 3 1-putts, 1 chip-in par save)

It was very foggy for the first 14 holes which made aiming and following tee shots quite an adventure. Had three birdie putts and three par putts run over edges and had another birdie attempt finish about a roll short. Just a few inches over all 18 holes could have made a huge difference! Gorgeous morning for golf.

Love the photo

[What equipment are you thinking about?]

1 hour ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

More than likely stock builds and custom builds are coming from different locations and things like staffing at the facilities as well as volume of orders have an effect

 

10 hours ago, dlow206 said:

One thing I will say with Callaway, even during the pandemic, they underpromise on shipping ETA and then overdeliver. I had things say a couple weeks ETA and they show up within like 5 business days or less. I feel like the custom stuff actually comes quicker. It comes from Mexico with the super fast shipping. The stuff shipped from the US comes regular UPS Ground. 

it just seems odd when you look at shipping times and based on the configuration the dates are different; especially when you are just looking at changing a shaft.  Upgraded sounds like it should take longer  
 

I’ll probably order no matter the delivery;  free is a good way to experiment

[What equipment are you thinking about?]

9 hours ago, M. Parsons said:

@dlow206 how do y’all get rewards points? I like free stuff!

It used to be easier; Visit the callaway site get points, watch a video get points, listen to a podcast get points.   I got a lot of points that way but they changed the process this year and now it is based on purchases.   

[2021 Fantasy Golf]

1 hour ago, blackngold_blood said:

Oh boy this is interesting. First @StrokerAce wants to cut my legs out from underneath me by limiting the amount of trades and now Fantrax is against me! Lol. 

It’s like the Grint contest;  secret formula randomly added to keep you on your toes.  

[WIT (very outdated)B]

Nothing wrong with that bag.  I have often considered dropping 3 wood for another hybrid.  Specialty PW is becoming more of a thing in people’s bags as they offer more flexibility than a set PW.   I think more bags will look like yours in the future. 

[What equipment are you thinking about?]

Been thinking about a wedge with a graphite shaft.  @dlow206 mentioned that he had spent some Callaway rewards points so I went and saw that I have enough to get a wedge.  For the wedge I want it is 6-8 weeks.  It was interesting that I played around with the configurations and depending on the shaft I pick, it could be 1-8 weeks;  why would a custom configuration ship quicker than an in stock model?   It isn't the shaft,  because I could get the same shaft in a different loft in 1-2 weeks.   I guess they don't make the clubs to order???

[What Have You Bought Lately? (CHA - Club Ho's Anonymous)]

23 minutes ago, dlow206 said:

Had enough reward points to get two dozen golf balls from Callaway, so I got two dozen Chrome LS balls. 

That reminded me that I have a ton of points that I need to spend; time to go shopping

 

[2021 U.S. Women's Open]

4 hours ago, Kenny B said:

I have a feeling the last group will be a little late teeing off.

They will tee off at the correct time;  it will just slow down from there.  Typically they space it out enough for the prior group to be on the first green before they reach the next tee time.   Don't really see backups on hole one. 

[BGT Stability Tour shaft in Evnroll ER2]

2 hours ago, dlow206 said:

For a single bend putter, you would have to cut from your existing shaft (i don't believe BGT has single bend tips available). I have done it before. 

Or you could buy another single bend shaft and keep the original EvnRoll shaft intact.   That would enable him to return the EvnRoll to exactly how it was before the stability shaft.   

[How'd you play?]

43 minutes ago, Rickp said:

had 3 par putts lip out.

Gotta get the prior shot closer!