Levithan88

I've only been golfing now for about 5 years and don't travel much so my course experience is quite limited, but this summer I had the chance to hit up the northern part of the lower Michigan. I played Kingsley and Forest Dunes. Kingsley was the most unique and beautiful course I've ever played. It was also quite difficult! The greens are crazy fast and undulating. The 18th hole is a par 3 plateaued green down a hill. Intimidating, being right in front of the club house but really fun. Forest dunes was amazing as well. A bit of an easier course compared to Kingsley but not by much. I didn't get to play the Loop or the Bootlegger but I'd love to take a guys trip back at some.point and play them all. It's worth the trip for sure.

Long time reader, first time poster... I'm here with the fam on Anna Marie island. Key Royale is a member only and the member sign up is waiting listed. I thought I'd reach out here and see if anyone could get me on as a guest. If not I'm taking suggestions for local courses. I recently had the privilege of playing Kingsley and Forest Dunes and I'm not sure much can top that but I'm up for suggestions! (See pics) Thanks in advance!

Just picked up a Justin Rose axis 1 off eBay 2 weeks ago. I was gaming an Odyssey 5k trihot triple wide, which I liked but found that an lack of focus resulted in pulls or pushes. The old double Miss as they say. No bueno. I've been eyeing the LAB putters and a random guy at my local course let me roll his around the practice green for a bit 2 months back. It was like nothing I've ever swung before. That sent me down the rabbit hole of golf gear research where I discovered the axis1 which can be found used for a whole lot less than a LAB and honestly the Odyssey 7 shape of the rose was a lot more appealing to me visually. Sort I scooped one up off eBay for $190! I've been gaming it for 2 weeks and I'll say that my putting has definitely improved. I have far less miss hits and fined that the ball goes where I intend to hit it with a nice end over end roll. I'm not always great at reading greens but I've found my ability to get the ball close from 15' out has dropped my rate of 3 puts by a substantial amount. The feel of the club has taking some getting used to. It weighs less than my 5k which I didn't love at first but I think this may be why my distance is better. Also the sound is a bit "plasticy" due to the hind quarters of the club being plastic I believe. I was a bit disappointed to discover that when it arrived and wished I would have searched for the elite milled version. Even though the white hot insert sounds and feels a bit better on my triple wide 5k, the no torque on this axis1 is worth the trade off and I am putting better with it. The consistent roll and better stats means I'll be gaming this club for a while, at least until something else catches my eye.