Will_Mac

For coolest, I'd have to say the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. Such a cool vibe to that place, great layout, and the (seemingly) wind-shaped trees are just awesome. 2nd coolest also happens to be my favorite course played. Bethpage Black. An absolute jewel of a public track.

Another vote for the JPX line, my particular experience being with the JPX-923 Pros. I also didn't really like the feel of the P790 irons (original release). I also didn't like the random hot shots that flew much longer than whatever the particular iron ever should. The JPX-923 Pros have offered me all that I could've hoped for. The profile that I prefer, packed with loads of forgiveness while offering solid feel.

I use GHIN. In the past, The Grint (Grint now uses GHIN), and farther back, random unofficial handicap calculators. No idea what they were, though. All seemed pretty accurate, fwiw.

Our course allows members to use their own carts after paying a trail-fee. If I lived in the neighborhood, I'd have bought my own in a flash. Although I could pay to store one there in the cart shed, I'm not interested in doing that. I prefer my own property to come and go with me. [emoji6]

Man, sorry that happened. Originally from NY and having worked 20 years in 'da Bronx, there was no way that I'd ever leave my clubs in the car. [emoji6] Down here in NC where the summer heat can be blistering, I've just stuck to my old habits. The clubs come inside every day and into my half of the closet. Now, I have considered the heat post-round. I have a black on black Suburban (it pre-dates our move here), and that thing will get danged hot inside as the club's parking lot is full-sun. I don't like leaving the bag in a hot vehicle while hanging with the guys, but it's really the only alternative. I crack the windows slightly when the weather allows.

Mizuno S23 with KBS 115, 46° (S-grind), 50° (S), 54° (S), 58° ( C ).

Shirts don't have to be expensive. Heard from a friend a while back that Deolax shirts on Amazon is the company that makes FJ shirts (only, they seem to run about 1/2 size smaller than FJ). I've found them to be light, breathable, very stretchy and seemingly high quality. I've since bought about a dozen of them (my wife's getting annoyed, LOL..). Only slight annoyance for me is that I seem to sit right in-between large and XL, so neither is perfect for me. But, because they're so stretchy, I've settled on L as my preferred (only own 2 in XL). Just a heads up, most seem to run in only the $25 range.

I don't presently have similar in my bag, but as you described yours... I'd be all for that if it served my purposes wrt the course(s) I play. Bullet 200 yards vs high, soft landing 200 yards? Yup. I can work with each.

I'm 56, and 5-iron has been long removed from the bag. It's not a SS issue as I'm still (thankfully) 110+ mph with driver. I just went the easier route with hybrid. And last year, I turned the easy route on its head. [emoji6] After seeing a video of then Korn Ferry Tour, now PGA Tour player Kevin Dougherty about his caddy cutting a 300 Mini-Driver down to 7W length, I followed suit. I already had a 300 Mini collecting dust in the corner, figured, what the heck? It's been tremendous for me. https://www.pgatour.com/video/video/6326263643112/kevin-dougherty-shows-off-his-mini-driver And, above 6-iron, I went unorthodox again with Cobra Radspeed one-length hybrids. They're 7-iron length, look goofy as all get-out, as if kids clubs. But I hit them straight and long. Nearly instantly forgot to care about how they look. I'm a decent golfer who can still hit 3-iron, as evidenced by a good range session recently with a buddy's. But, for me, it's a question of "why?" Now, 3-iron is a big leap from 5-iron. But, when I can hit other, even silly, clubs more easily than 5-iron? Then... "why not?" [emoji2369] I'm firmly in the why-not camp. Regardless of how odd the bag set-up may appear. I'll always just play what works (for me).

I can't often feel a difference between balls of similar compression and cover construction. But from low compression to high? Surlyn to urethane? I can "feel" the difference. Sometimes far from the green, sometimes close. But, performance/results is king.

I've played L.A.B. putters (formerly, Directed Force) since 2018. They just roll it best for me. Currently, back to where I started, the DF 2.1. I'd played traditional center-shafted putters in the past, preferred them. L.A.B. is just a step above what I'd tried previously.

Logo looks like cat remains to me. Not the image I’d want to convey towards the end of my career. [emoji2371]

That's a big boy at 120 lbs! I've never witnessed a Scott type that large before. My buddy's AB (Johnson type, is that correct?) named Murph was huge at about the same size. Big mush, that one, loved him. Thankfully, Gracie's prey drive is minimal. She will chase all wildlife vigorously, but it's just territorial as she gives up once they haul butt outta there. But she is fast as all hell. I've never seen a Mastiff move quite this fast, change direction so quickly, and be so athletic overall. I'm pretty sure your AB is similar. Our 120 lb Clyde, the Cane Corso, was also very fast at top speed. But because a significant case of hip dysplasia detected at 6 months old, he was never able to display his inner athleticism nor accelerate very quickly. But as to prey drive, the last dog of our fallen previous pack was a Shiloh Shepherd. If you haven't heard about the breed, look them up, they're an amazing breed of dog. A purebred developed by mixing American German Shepherd, (German) German Shepherd, and Alaskan Malamute. The effort was to realize a more even tempered Shepherd yet with stronger hips as benefit from the more dense bone structure of the Malamute. An unintended consequence, however, resulted in a dog larger than both the GSD and Malamute. Our "Foley" had a prey drive like no other. If not for his plush coat, he'd have made a fantastic hunting dog. So smart and easy to train, fast athletic, yet with the playful, eager to please, and gentle disposition of the typical Golden or Lab. Yet he possessed all the attention grabbing presence and cabilities of the GSD. The Shiloh would be the perfect breed of dog, imho, if not for that coat. While the Malamute bloodline certainly helped to sure up the breed's hips, the Shiloh also got the arctic dog's dense undercoat. I could brush that dog with an undercoat rake for 30 minutes or more and get as much hair out in the last minute as in the first. Absolutely crazy and sadly, that's the only reason why we'll likely never have one again. As much as I'm wholly indulging in Gracie, I'll miss our previous pack forever. Carly the Lab (80 lbs), Clyde the Cane Corso (120 lbs), Foley the Shiloh Shepherd (105 lbs):

My Cane Corso rescue, Gracie. She might look serious, but she just may be the happiest and most loving dog we've ever had. He nubby tail is ever wagging, her jovial nature perpetually seeking play. She's not our first Cane Corso. Our "Clyde," was a big boy at 120 lbs and full representation of the breed. He was well socialized and a loving dog with family and friends. He accepted all who we accepted. But make no mistake, he took guarding as his mission. Well balanced, but serious, ever alert. But, Gracie? She's absolutely NONE of that! [emoji1787] And we'd have it no other way. She LOVES people and adores attention, especially from kids. Although their energy excites her, it's amazing how gentle she is with them. While she craves some roughousing with myself and family, she's unfailingly gentle with children. Next month will make a year with us. She's estimated to be 2.5 yrs old now. An emaciated 59 lbs when we got her, a healthy 74 lbs now. Small for a Cane Corso female, most definitely the runt of the litter. But her huge heart would contend with the best of them.

I'd prefer the course to not look like the typical trip to Walmart. Work-casual isn't such a tough ask. People can say that's elitist, and I really don't give a crap. If a person showed up to a job interview in their pajamas, I wouldn't take into account their preference to feel comfortable. It isn't such a big deal to expect people to dress accordingly with regard to any particular situation. If not? Are dudes wearing bikinis or thongs acceptable on the course? Is that a bridge too far? Because to say that rules against wearing a t-shirt or jeans is elitist, then so is it also to say that a dude can't play bareback while wearing just a tutu. Ridiculous? Yup. The whole debate. If you're against the current limit. Who are you to set the next? Nothing but a fig-leaf for all. Check.