ZenGolfer

Lol...no offense taken. I would say my 20 handicap is mostly short game and struggles with a reliable 200 yard shot from the fairway. I'm a fair iron player.

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Hows your mental game?  It sounds to me like you are hard on yourself and maybe put far too much emphasis on how well you play and how it relates to your enjoyment of the game.
I used to be much like you, was more athetlic when I was younger and now that Im getting older and losing some distance, Ive had to learn to rely on my mental game to get me through.

Bobby Jones.  Neither Tiger nor Jack can say that they worked a regular job (Jones worked as a lawyer)in addition to being a golf pro,  Tiger and Jack cant claim a true grand slam (career grand slams or Tiger Slams dont count) and Jones won 13 majors and retired at the age of 28.

I just picked up a used set of Mizuno MP-58s from Golfsmith for $300.  I was there a couple weeks ago and they had a nice set of JPX-800 Pros that I was intended on buying but some jerk already bought them, so these 58s were a nice 2nd choice.

Bobby Jones.  Neither Tiger nor Jack can say that they worked a regular job (Jones worked as a lawyer)in addition to being a golf pro,  Tiger and Jack cant claim a true grand slam (career grand slams or Tiger Slams dont count) and Jones won 13 majors and retired at the age of 28.

For me, the search would start and end with the Toyota Tundra.  Get anything else and youre asking to have problems.  Ford has issues with the Ecoboost engines, GM has poor quality (especially the electronics) and the Ram is a Chrysler product (no explanation should be neccesary there).

Totally play the field.  Just because you like your driver, that goesnt mean that you will like the matching 3-wood.

My meditation teacher always gets annoyed at me when I tell him that a round of golf is a far better test of my meditation practice and my headspace than any meditation retreat.

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My meditation teacher always gets annoyed at me when I tell him that a round of golf is a far better test of my meditation practice and my headspace than any meditation retreat.

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Ive always been a fan of Dr Joseph Parent's idea of, "your par".  The concept is that the par thats listed on a hole is for a pro and you arent a pro, so why go by that?  Maybe whats a par 4 or par 5 is really more like a par 6 or par 7 if youre a 20 handicap.
Its something Ive adopted and it has made me a happier golfer.  Im now to the point where my par is actually bogey golf.  If I play bogey golf all day long, thats a great round.  Theres no sense in trying to live up to the standards of a professional golfer when Im no pro.

I dont believe that there is such a thing.  Im a 20 handicap, I play blade irons and I hit them just as well as I do any other kind of iron.  I also wouldnt agree to picking shaft flex based upon handicap.  You could be a 20 handicap but have a high swing speed or an aggressive transition, necessitating stiff shafts.
IMO, this whole, "ego vs reality" thing that often comes up with golf equipment is just people trying to convince themselves that a new club can fix their swing flaws.  Its just not the case.  If you want to play better, you need to look at the weak aspects of your game and work on turning your weaknesses into strengths.

5'10" - 34" putter.  I started out using 35" putters, then tried 34", then play 33" for a number of years and am now back to 34".  I found with a 33" that I was more likely to top the ball at times and I found with a 35" that I wasn't able to let my arms hang naturally like I like to.

Nitro.  Theyre so cheap if you lose one you wont even care.

The best golf tip Ive ever recieved is to stop listening to golf tips.

A chipper is a far more versatile club than people give it credit for.  Depending on the conditions, I use mine up to 75 yards out and its a great club for hitting a punch shot with.  Not to mention the classic use: greenside chips.  Its pretty much an automatic club around the green.  I can almost always bump and run it to at least 10 feet. 

Ugh, tough call.  Theres so many great books out there.  Probably for me its Zen Golf because its such a great book on the mental game in golf and for me it really sparked me to pursue Buddhism in a serious way, which then really sparked me to change the way that I live and how I look at everything in life.
I would say that before that, I was probably a Buddhist for a really long time but was never ready to really admit it to myself and start a serious practice with it all.

Nitro.  Theyre so cheap if you lose one you wont even care.

True but there is a big difference in that DSG/GG have actual brick and morter stores that add to the cost vs companies like Vice, Snell, Cut, etc that are strictly virtual.  Having physical stores is something that should be built into the pricing model for Maxfli, which is kind of what makes them so amazing that they can compete on price with the DTC brands but arent truly DTC.

I certainly used to but I dont anymore.  I think that much of it has to do with me starting a daily Buddhist practice, daily meditation and learning the way that my mind works.  Im able to tune out much more of the negative self talk, overanalysis, worrying and other mental clutter and just believe in myself and swing the freaking club.
I often remember the line in the movie, "The Legend Of Bagger Vance", where he says something along the lines of how playing good golf is all about being able to stop thinking without falling asleep.  I like that and its a mantra that Ive tried to emulate.
I dont care about new equipment (its cool and all but its not something that I feel that I need any more), I dont care what the pros are playing and I dont care about swing tips.  I mean, the best swing tip that you could ever get is to stop listening to swing tips. LOL
I just show up  at the course with whatever swing I have that day, play with what Ive got that day and I let the rest go.
I would say that for anyone who struggles with the mental side of the game, meditating can be hugely beneficial.  Its not all that difficult either and theres really nothing spiritual or mystical about it.  Meditation is little more than learning how to notice your thoughts and let them go without clinging to them.  You certainly may have spritual or mystical experiences while meditation but even those arent something that you should seek out or cling to and those too you simply let go.  Meditation is all about learning how to accept the present moment with no clinging or judgement.

I would say yes...and no.  I would say yes in that they are DTC because they dont have the markup that some of the more mainstream brands do and they are truly DTC in the sense that they are a DSG/GG exclusive and are a house brand.
I would say no because they arent a true DTC because the balls are manufactured for DSG/GG, then sold to DSG/GG and then sold to consumers.  Its not truly direct to consumer but its certainly far better than a lot of other brands.

Ive used it in the past but didnt really like it.  I do think that LHL can be beneficial if you are a bit flippy with the club and release it too much.  I dont think its, "the future of putting" though.

Ive used it in the past but didnt really like it.  I do think that LHL can be beneficial if you are a bit flippy with the club and release it too much.  I dont think its, "the future of putting" though.

A chipper is a far more versatile club than people give it credit for.  Depending on the conditions, I use mine up to 75 yards out and its a great club for hitting a punch shot with.  Not to mention the classic use: greenside chips.  Its pretty much an automatic club around the green.  I can almost always bump and run it to at least 10 feet. 

I like the idea of a chipper in another form.  
The standard chipper is a shorter club with a longer club's loft, but it's got a very upright lie angle for a bent-elbow stroke.
I'd like to try that sort of a club,  not for chipping [because I like to foolishly lob to the stick instead ],
but for hitting under limbs and hitting low line drives into the wind from the fairway.
Thus, the club would be essentially like a chipper but with a normal lie angle for a club of that length.

Really, theres so many choices that its probably easier to say what cars ARENT great.
Having said that, my '15 Honda Accord does well.  You can put a golf bag in sideways and I could probably get 4 bags in the trunk pretty easily.  Really though, any SUV or car that is midsize or bigger is going to be pretty ideal for carrying golf clubs.