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I have a couple MGS bag tags, but you probably don’t want to see those [emoji16]

Of course it is allowed. I understand your perspective and would probably have the same thoughts as you if I were in your shoes.

That is a hard thing not to do. They have a wall that has some unique and beautiful putters. I pull them down and roll a few when I am there.

I know they are the rules, but I just wonder how someone found that. I had to watch it 3 times before I saw the sand that was moved.

We don't know the reason for the length of your swing. It could be you are really flexible, it could be that you collapse your arms, or it could be numerous other things. Balls going left, right, and straight are primarily the result of face angle. A simple google search for shorten golf backswing will give you some ideas, I like what the AMG guys put out so here is one way.

Yes, people expect to improve with a fitting, people expect to improve when they but new equipment, and people expect to improve when they take lessons. None of those are guarantees to get better. How often to people go to lessons to learn how to perform better but abandon those changes and quit lessons once they get to the course and struggle. I am a year into lessons and practice on my short game I think it has improved but my scores really haven't; should I switch away and try something different? I hit lots of different clubs during most wanted testing and believe that optimized equipment may not perform well for someone and grossly misfit equipment can perform reasonably well. The biggest questions is how do you measure improvement? One score, one fairway, 1 yard or is it scoring ceiling and floor, dispersion patterns, and 20 yards. Everyone has a different measuring stick and everyone's experiences and biases are different.

Will be interesting to see if it impacts performance. Are the shafts lighter than your steel?

Then starting at the top end would be a good approach. Assuming you want full graphite at some point?

We already play spit sets. Woods and hybrids have graphite almost exclusively. We then play driving irons that can be either graphite or steel. Putters are starting to go graphite. With irons we often talk about splitting GI and players; so why not have partial graphite sets? The dynamics of a graphite shaft might help with the longer clubs. The question I would ask is why not graphite in all the irons? What do you want to accomplish? If it is lighter weight, there are lightweight steel shafts. Many people switch for comfort but that would push you to the entire set. Aside from a cost factor I would say graphite shaft are equivalent to steel shafts. I don’t see an issue and if you get the improvements you are looking for I say go for it.

This kinda gets into a chicken or egg type thing. First I would assess how much I plan on being engaged in the game and what my goals were. Do you want to just hang out and play golf for the exercise and try to get better? Do you want to play competitively? Unfortunately golf is full of contradictions and lack of standards. There are Players never take lessons or get fit and play scratch golf. Others take lots of lessons and get fit on a recurring basis and remain a high handicapper. As for what to do, Some will say take lessons because it will change your swing to a point that the equipment won’t be right. Others will say get fit because it will help you improve faster and that poorly fit equipment hinders progress. Based on your description of your game, I’d probably start with lessons to learn some proper mechanics. During those lessons ask the instructor about the equipment that you have and if he thinks new/altered equipment would be beneficial. Harder now due to the pandemic but try and hit different clubs with different shafts and see if you hit the ball any better. Your height will potentially be a challenge since you many need clubs that aren’t standard specs. If you can find someone semi competent in fitting, I’d try that and see what the recommend; maybe you can adjust the length and lie if your clubs to help with the club delivery. At this point I wouldn’t utilize a high end fitter.

I typically get a new bag when the prior one is falling apart so it is generally a pretty big gap between bags. Replaced my bag before last season and the prior bag was purchased probably 10+ years ago.

I did a search and watched one of the videos. Seems like a great product. Took a little shot at another product when he was saying it was better than the ball product. I will say it does seem more versatile than the smart ball.

Been thrown out a few times over the years. Everyone at headquarters is great and tolerant of our desire to spend lots of time hitting balls.

I looked at tier 6 and don’t think I am going to pick that player. But still pondering.

Been around for a while; high end high cost shaft that pushes things to the edge. Probably most known for breakage. https://mygolfspy.com/tpt-shafts-the-good-bad-and-the-reality/

That is correct; except for the single version. Companies can submit multiple versions for fitting or for separate testing. MGS will occasionally limit a single brand if they submit too many. Also submitting equipment that isn't available without special order or a stock option will get the club removed from testing. OEM have to be willing to submit clubs, follow the rules of submission, and meet eligibility requirements.

He is the master of the trade.

Thanks for the newer link. Basically green books are allowed, Augusta provides the basics and you have to fill in the details you want. In my opinion the “no green reading books” statement is misleading. It would be more accurate to state that you cannot have a commercially made book; mostly because you can’t get on the course to do the work.

Per an article in October of last year: Golf’s governing bodies proposed greatly limiting the amount of data found in these books in 2018 before ultimately deciding to only limit their scale and size. But at Augusta National, which has always played by its own set of rules, the topographical maps that plot putting surfaces down to the tenth of a degree of slope are not allowed. Instead, all Masters competitors are provided with yardage books that only show the location and direction of major slopes in the greens. https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-2020-the-augusta-national-rule-that-could-keep-bryson-dechambeau-from-winning-green-jacket This is why seeing what is provided and what the players are allowed to document would be more relevant.

The masters provides a book with some contour information for major slopes. The PGA limits size and scale. Everything I see written describes what is allowed in generalities. How much information is a player allowed to add or annotate in the provided book? I’d love to see some of the books at the end of the week or after multiple events.

Weather was fabulous and I had great company. @Jmikecpa works close by so we met up for a round of golf. Not great but not horrible either. 38:43:81 9 FW, 5 GIR, 28 putts. Fortunately I had 3 birdies to make up for some of my short game mishaps. Also need a little iron work since the left/right dispersion was a bit more than desired. Game seems to be moving in the right direction and hopefully scores will start to follow.

Thanks for the detailed writeup; always interesting to hear fitting experiences and what players end up with.

Based on your writeup, she was talking with Monte and you were worried about balls falling from the upper deck. Maybe you will focus on the right things next time

Nothing has really changed for me. Same amount of golf and same amount of practice. My commute to work was only about 15 minutes so there isn't much time savings.

As others have alluded to, you can't just focus on one number as it can be achieved many ways. Some of those ways may be beneficial and other not so beneficial. Fitting/swing improvement is about blending all the numbers together to find the right combination.