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revkev

 
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  1. Wait, no one has replied yet?  

     

    I have to tell you I love my Sacks-Parente and I mean I love it and I'm significantly better with it than I have been with a putter in a long, long time - and I was pretty good with the EVNroll - passable with the LAB the issue being I couldn't putt with it from off the green and down here that's death.

     

    The beauty of the Sacks-Parente was that because of the test we agreed that we would game what our fitter recommended - remember the Ping long game test where we had to do the same thing and many of us found that what we were gaming wasn't right?  It was the same eye opener for me with putter.  I'd highly recommend that you at least try an online fitting with them and see what they come up with.  It may be radically different from what you have tried and you might find that it helps.

     

    Obviously there are a myriad of great putters that you can try.  If you aren't finding success on your own perhaps its time to let someone else recommend something for you.

     

    Go Huskies!

  2. I remember that 3 wood/5 wood post - it's always a great question and particularly a great one to ask one's teacher or at a fitting.  It's great to have you here and quite an accomplishment to rack up 3K posts in such a short time of activity.  Particularly when they are such high quality posts.  I will look forward to that thread on the breaking 80 - I used to do that like clock work - the last 6 months though - not so much - so here's your first tip - it's really hard to do if you aren't playing enough golf. 🙂

     

    Thanks for sticking around on the forums and congrats on hitting the 3K and 1 mark.  

  3. I bought a set of the 5’s in July and am currently gaming them. They look and feel great and I’m hitting lots of good shots with them. My one complaint is the gap between the pitching wedge and gap wedge. It’s 6 degrees - I’ve tried several remedies with very mixed results. I need to just go get the thing bent stronger. Honestly I’ve been so bad with wedge lately I’ve been reluctant to do anything until straightening that out though.

     

    On an interesting note a several of Srixon players play blended sets that include a ZX 5 4 iron. Also Paul Malanati made a similar move with a different brand of irons in his set at 5 and 4 iron - he credited that move because it allowed him to hit the iron on 17 that won. 
     

    Enjoy the irons, looking forward to your review. Great way to find your new gamers. A plus on the discipline of taking so long to find them. 

  4. 21 hours ago, DaveP043 said:

    I didn't see my particular strength in the potential answers.  I excel at the post-round drinks and story-telling (lying) in the bar, assuming that I have someone to drive me home afterwards.

    I swear I didn’t see yours before I gave mine. I’m guessing it would be the number one answer were it an option - let’s start a write in campaign. 
     

    This country needs a good write in campaign 🙂

  5. 19 hours ago, MmmmmmBuddy said:

    Not a chance..  If I only get 6 shots at making a birdie on each hole? I cannot imagine a world where this happens.  

    Same with me - no chance at my club unless I’m playing the special junior tees that make all the par 4’s around 250 yards and even the par 5’s around 300. 
     

    I suppose I could at my league course so long as I was allowed to play the senior tees but I would still need some fortunate breaks. 
     

    Think about this and ask yourself how often you get up and down in 2 from 150. 

  6. Mines busted of course but I am winning in one of the two pools that I’m in and in the hunt in the other one.IMG_0187.jpeg.be1a12393f38e96f92e1a88888b316b5.jpegNervous about todays game - I attended both schools. Northwestern can rain threes but they will struggle to defend UConn and to keep them off the boards -  I’m hoping my huskies  wear them down. 

  7. Personally I think the range is huge - you will be tempted to practice more than you have in the past and you aren't worried about how many balls you hit, or don't, when its included in the fee.  I sometimes will stop when I'm driving buy and hit 20 or 30 shots or just use the short game area before grabbing lunch with someone.  

  8. I’d jump on that so fast it would make your head spin. About five years ago I was going to leave my current club. Monthly fees kept going up and I wasn’t playing enough to justify the term 485 per month full golf membership. I submitted my resignation and the director talked me into a social/range membership. For $95 a month we had full use of the pool, dining, range, and 6 rounds a year at the guest fee. (There was a wink, wink nod nod that so long as I didn’t abuse it they’d turn the other way on the number of rounds) 

    It worked out very well for me and it protected me from the 5k buy in that came after COVID. I did move back to full golf then because I thought I was going to retire this year - I’m not and am currently in the evaluation process of what to do next.

     

    If you can’t afford a full membership at this stage of your life and the family is okay with it, I think this is a good move for you. Particularly if they have a practice area included and you like to use it. 

  9. I did hear an interview with Spieth in which he said he was protecting the field - that is the role of fellow competitors on these matters.  Ultimately it is up to the player and whatever they choose might be subject to review later if there weren't a rules official available.  I agree that you would think with all the available technology it might seem to be easier but when you think it through it's actually not - trying to determine where a ball entered a hazard is particularly difficult - where was the device placed - that angle makes a difference - even the angle that the competitors were at makes a difference - the player or a caddy if he were directly behind the player had the best view of it. 

     

    I am decidedly not a Rory fan but also not a Rory hater - I don't hate any of these guys, I just prefer some more than others.  In some ways its very unfair to Rory because there are way more eyes on him than most other players.  I have no doubt all involved were trying to proceed by the rules of golf.  

  10. 1 hour ago, ILMgolfnut said:

    I saw something on YouTube the other day that they get an average of three golf balls out of the water for every golfer who plays the 17th at TPC Sawgrass. Meaning that people keep trying it over, and over, and over...

    The two times that I played there we had a total of 3 balls on the green out of 8 attempts - and one of the times included an assistant pro from the club.  I'm happy to report that I'm 2 for 2.  It's really cool to play - very intimidating - but it is hardly the only visually intimidating hole on the course - not by a long shot. 🙂

  11. 25 minutes ago, cnosil said:

    If default spec, The SIM 2 is 28.5 and 37.25" and the JPX Forged is 30 and 37".   Kind of defeats that loft jacking makes the ball go farther argument.  

    Shafts are very different - it would help to see data. Everyone is different and there no standard within those categories - generally the GI’s will have more offset and a larger footprint but beyond that there’s no real standard.  
     

    Throw in changing course conditions and this is probably not an apples to apples comparison. 

  12. 21 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

    I can say based on my home course that I use every club in my bag each round. Its all about the layout of courses.

    I use every club in my bag most rounds, too - 

     

    The question asked and that should be considered is how often does one use them. As an ensemble I use my irons the least. Like a boob I’ve spent more money on them than the other ensemble groups in my bag or driver or putter (if I had purchased my putter.)  I also practice more with my irons than any other club when my usage suggests that shouldn’t be the case. So I appreciate this thread because it has me rethinking my practice time. 

     I will confess that I just bought a set of older PXGs on eBay but I bought them to pull the shafts - it was cheaper than buying the shafts. 🙂 But I would be better off investing that money on refinishing my trumpet or lessons or garden tools than irons - 

  13. 6 minutes ago, cnosil said:

    here are my numbers based off of 30 rounds.  

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    Interesting and a byproduct of you being younger and longer 🙂

    But still irons are in the 4th slot. Part of what has irons so low for me is that 6 or 7 would be the longest iron that I game - normally 7. Where others might hit 5 or 6 I’m hitting 9 wood or 26 degree hybrid. 
     

    Does anyone know what the break down would be for touring pros? LPGA players? 
     

    This thread has also reminded me that I need to get back to spending more time practicing my wedges. 

  14. I’ve done this exercise for myself and posted on the topic. For most players irons are ridiculously overrated. There are always exceptions but if you looked at them as groups - driver, fairway woods, irons, wedges, putter - irons are almost always in the 4th or 5th slot - and we spend more money on them and more practice time with them. Because they are often in the number 2 or 3 slot for the top .01
     

    Good topic 

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