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Siamese Moose

 
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About Siamese Moose

  • Birthday 11/05/1959

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    45252
  • Interests
    Still bike racing at 64
  • Referred By:
    Braden Powers

Player Profile

  • Age
    60 and over
  • Swing Speed
    91-100 mph
  • Handicap
    9
  • Frequency of Play/Practice
    Multiple times per week
  • Player Type
    Competitive
  • Biggest Strength
    Short Game
  • Biggest Weakness
    Approach
  • Fitted for Clubs
    Yes

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  1. 8 iron normally. In yesterday's wind, sand wedge in one direction, 4H coming back!
  2. Ballnamic tells me to play the Tour X, but the online tool says BRX. Either should be good for me.
  3. You absolutely need to tell them you want to try arm lock, and I'll go further and make sure that they are capable of fitting one before you even go in. A fitter's job is to fit you for the swing you brought in, not find you a new method. Last year while having a lesson we spent some time putting, and they had just gotten in an arm lock putter for the lesson area, and for fun I got to try it. I had remarkable success in getting the ball on line, but poor results in speed control (but not bad for a first try). I mention this because they freely admitted that they had never fitted an armlock putter to anybody before. A few years ago I had the great pleasure to play a round with Paul Bessler, a local PGA member and long time President of the Professional Clubmakers Association (I think that's the organization name). Paul had worked as a rules official for many Tour events, and was for about a decade the on site clubmaker at the Masters. Paul is the guy who fit Matt Kuchar into his putter. It took two years to get it right. I'm sure the general knowledge base is much deeper now, but I mention it because it's not as well known as conventional putters. Best of luck!
  4. I haven't found the right pair of boa golf shoes yet (I have weird feet), but I have been using boa cycling shoes for decades. I definitely prefer the models with two dials. With that said, there are many models of boa dials, and the ones that I hear are more expensive do seem to feel better.
  5. From a tee my irons launch higher with more spin. If I'm trying to carry and stop the ball, I'll tee it up. If the pin is back I may put it on the ground and play for some roll. As the irons get longer I'll always tee them up, as that's the weakest part of my game.
  6. I have a best memory, and a fun story: The best memory is puring a 7 wood for a second on a par 5. I knew it was good, but the green is above the fairway, and I couldn't see the finish. (I should add I was alone.) As I got close I couldn't see the ball, and I assumed it had gone over. As I walked toward the back of the green two course workers yelled at me, "Stop, back up!", and pointed at the hole. This was my third albatross (still no hole in one, though ), but the first two were both on an absurdly short par 5 (Neumann Red #6, for anyone from Cincinnati), and I still can feel how pure that ball strike was. The fun story was quite some time ago. On a Saturday my wife and I had a tee time, but when we got there the course told us they screwed up, and had an outing, but we could play 9 if we were quick. The par 5 ninth finishes right in front of the parking lot, and this huge outing was all in their carts ready to go shotgun. I had a good drive and a better second, and had about 12' for eagle. Someone in the outing apparently spread the word that this was an eagle putt. When it went in the whole place exploded, and damn near scared me into a heart attack.
  7. This is something I have done. My instructor wants me to do it once or twice a year. In his words, it indicates what my current potential is as if my concentration is peak and I really grind. It's meant to be both inspiring and instructive. "See, if you bear down, this is what you're capable of right now." When I first did it as about a 24 HC, I shot 78. This year as an 8, I shot 69. It's way more shots than you guys think! Most of the gains are on and around the green for me. Especially chipping and pitching, I hit a good shot but it did something on the green that I didn't expect. I can change the way I play the next shot. My up-and-downs are doubled.
  8. I've got two for you. The first one is in 2012. You have to guess where it is . The second is at the course where my league is. They have a number of these wooden footbridges. When they get wet they are slimy as hell. I fell on one (was not hurt), and I politely told them that they needed to do something before someone did get hurt. A couple weeks later these signs were up, but they've never cleaned the wood. As the lawyer in my league pointed out, all they did was increase their liability, becuase now it can be proven that they know there's a hazard that they haven't fixed.
  9. Back when the Google Pixel first came out, Google had a promotion that if you bought one, and stayed with Pixel, you would get unlimited photo storage for life. I am now way over my limit for Google's normal free storage, but it's still free. I originally went with the Pixel because of the camera, and it's still a great reason to pick one. Side note: I've been to court with Apple twice (won both), so that's never going to happen in this house.
  10. Good morning everyone! 4"+ of fresh snow on the ground, and not getting out of the 20°s today. It looks like it will be around for a few days at least. I was planning to go to my range today for their "all major brands" demo day. I hope they have those heaters cranked. I'm hoping that the temperatures keep the crowd size down to a minimum. Last year it was packed (and warmer). I didn't really mind, because I wasn't in the market for anything, but this year I am.
  11. My new Bag Boy Revolver bag was just delivered. I'm hoping "this is the one". I split my rounds about 60/40 between walking with a push cart and riding, and with the Ogio bag I got last year I have to pull all the clubs out and rearrange them when changing between cart types. Besides being an annoyance, that bag works poorly on a riding cart: the cart strap blocks pockets, and the bottom won't stay in place on the cart. Now I hope to just rotate the revolving top when I need to. As a bonus, I strongly prefer an external putter tube, and this bag has one. It will probably be a few weeks before I finally get to start playing, but in the meantime the cats are greatly enjoying the empty box.
  12. So you can ask the next in line, I won't be able to enter. That time period is really busy for me, and I'm unlikely to get multiple rounds in. I appreciate the invitation, and wish everybody good luck!
  13. Annika once said that birdieing every hole was not just possible, but with the right weather would happen, sooner than we think. She thought she would be the first to do it.
  14. I understand why that's your nemesis hole. The way the valley is shaped it funnels the wind up right into you, yet from the tee you can't usually feel it. I can look out from my deck and see that green, though I can't quite see the water in front of the green. I live above the 15th green.
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