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Will_Mac

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  1. 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.
  2. PW. BUT... The asterisks being that my JPX-923 Pro irons' PW is only 42.5°. In previous sets where PW was 45°, 9-iron was my 150 club.
  3. No... idea... [emoji846] Last year, I went on a tear with the tried and true Z-Star from June through November. But once the chilly weather set in, and ever since, my scores suffered. I stuck with the Z-Star until last week when I played the RB Tour X for the very first time. I'd played the standard RB Tour extensively last spring and absolutely loved it. Only switched away because I was having issues tracking a white ball in the air. Yellow just appears darker to me against a light background, easier to track, and the RB Tour is only available in white. Hence, the switch (back) to the yellow Z-Star and the unrelated tear (set-up find) just so happened to occur with that ball in play at the time. So, I stuck with it. Back to the RB Tour X. Although my overall play has still been erratic lately regardless of ball, the clear to me fact is, is that the RB Tour X is a half-club longer off irons and seemingly 10+ yards with driver. So, consider my interest piqued and my willingness to give the X a chance, as high. Btw... in April of last year, I carded my first albatross with the standard RB Tour. I didn't see the ball drop, so it was an INCREDIBLE FEELING to discover that Mizuno running bird logo staring up at me from the bottom of the cup! So, there's also a rather huge sentimental attachment to these Mizuno balls. [emoji6]
  4. The only thing that stands out to me is when Precision Rifle went away from regular Rifle shafts (Tour Flighted Rifle was my favorite) and committed to Project-X steel shafts. LOVED the TFR shafts and had them in 3 different sets of irons. Project-X never worked for me in irons, tried various flexes, too. They did work well for me in the original Cleveland Mashie hybrids, though. Heavy, but worked. I still have those. [emoji846]
  5. I suffer from the same, along with stenosis, degenerative disks from lumbar to lower-thoracic, and rampant arthritis. L4/L5 is my worst area. Epidural shots have been a godsend, but after they wore off and I was hit with yet another herniation on 7/29, the unexpected happened. That is, insurance denied more shots. Twice. Road closed there, I feared. After a 7 week layoff, still too early to come back, and I knew it, I gambled. I'd previously bought an inexpensive sports back brace in 2019 but never even bothered to remove it from its original packaging. Desperate to play, I finally tried it out. It works. I can play. At a high level, at that, and my back feels very supported. The proof is in the post-round symptoms. They've been minimal. Even though the very unexpected happened, being that the doctor's office stayed on it, and insurance finally approved the shots (received them on 10/6), I've found the brace to still be best when playing. I played one round without it, and even with the shots' full effect, during the round, my back muscles became fatigued quickly. And post round was very uncomfortable. No pain, the meds take care of that. But the spasming was terrible. Used the brace again for the past two rounds, and I've felt awesome. This has been a very long story, LOL... to lead me to this. While I haven't yet had surgery, fellow golfers who have, had long recommended that I try using a back brace. I always resisted the thought. The idea seemed counterproductive to me as to freedom of movement. Prohibitive. And even though I bought mine in 2019, I only did so as a last resort measure that I never really planned to use. Well, for my condition, anyway... I should've listened to my friends long ago. It helps, protects, supports, and even provides warmth. It's terribly uncomfortable to put it on and drive to the course. But once playing, I honestly never consider it, not even once beyond the very first round. It doesn't at all inhibit any golf movement. No discomfort, I just lock-in and play. But, LOL... once the round is over, awareness of its tension registers once again, and I can't wait to rip it off post-round. But the danged thing works. I'll be using it to play until surgery becomes a necessity. Best of luck to you.
  6. I'm really liking Invasion on Apple+. Only, I hate waiting for the next episode to drop. [emoji6] The Continental on Peacock, John Wick prequel, has been very good. Only 3 episodes, but E3 is 1.5 hrs. Enjoyed it very much. Foundation on Apple+ is good, but it's a dip-in to watch an episode (maybe two) and bolt kinda deal for me. I really do like it, and sci-fi is right up my alley. Just, for whatever reason, it's hasn't yet ignited my binge urge. I'm on S2, E7. Recently finished Suits. Absolutely loved that show, sad that it's over for me. Tried to watch an episode of the spinoff, Pearson, but didn't finish E1. Slow, imo, and this former NYer (48 years) really doesn't give a rat's ass about Chicago's underworld nor perpetually nefarious politics. [emoji12] But, Suits? Stellar show. Quick pace, fantastic dialogue, smart storylines, unfailingly entertaining. Suits (non-story ruiner nor character exposing) spoiler:
  7. I’ve had a custom Mezz.1 Max since the spring. But back then, our greens were absolutely horrendous (literally, almost lost) due to extensive winterkill. My putting was awful, wasn’t the Max’s fault at all as I just couldn’t adjust to the terrible greens. Before I lost confidence in the putter, with which I had no history, I shelved it for my old reliable 2.1. Putting was still bad on the terrible greens but that putter long earned my trust, a trust that the poor streak at the time couldn’t affect. Long story longer, the greens recovered into the summer, I started putting very well with the 2.1. Got injured in July, came back in early September to freakin’ excellent greens. Putting has been mostly a strength ever since. So… I have this hot streak going. Averaging a score of 75.7 over my previous 20 rounds, barely over 76 for the last 30 rounds. And all with the 2.1. Yet, there is that (crazy expensive, LOL) Mezz.1 Max staring at me from the corner. I know (and it knows, too) that I never did give it a fair chance on really good greens. But then there’s my streak of very good play (for me) to consider, where the 2.1 has taken the ride the entire way. What should I do? Decisions, decisions… Oh, and the Max can’t scoop up balls during practice. Bummer for this bad back golfer. [emoji12]
  8. I play Mizuno irons (JPX-923 Pro) and Callaway wedges (Full-Toe). I switched to the Mizunos due to reviews of their forgiveness, particularly wrt toe contact, my typical miss. I find them to be extremely forgiving in this regard. Due to similar tech claims, I also tried the Mizuno S23 wedges for a while. But I just couldn't dial them in, particularly the shorter, in-between, touch yardages. So, I switched back to the Full-Toes. Besides, I tend to like larger faced wedges and didn't realize, purchased sight-unseen, that the S23's were so much smaller. What would make me switch? For the irons, it would take at least the same forgiveness as the 923 Pros with a similar profile. So to switch, they'd need to be better at something, accuracy, feel, etc. But I won't compromise on forgiveness. The 923 Pros have afforded me such great results off mis-hits that I'd often hardly deserve. Similar for wedges. They have to offer something better with a similar profile. But I do love mine with their Recoil 110 shafts, so it'd be hard to influence change before I wear them out. The S23s were an impulse buy because I'd been so darned impressed with the 923 Pro irons. But truth is, I've loved my Full-Toe wedges, so once I had the notion that the S23s might not work out for me, I looked forward to returning to the Full-Toes. And when I did? Instant improvement in my wedge play.
  9. My own game, at least, will support the OP's assertion. I turned 55 this past November. Many club events and money games allow for 55 to 64 yr olds to play from the white tees. I'm still long and can very comfortably play the black tee tips (finished 4th place gross score this past club championship, for example). I'll score generally the same from the blues and the whites. The path to these scores? A bit different, though, usually. From the blues, it's mostly a more consistent, cleaner round for me. From the whites, more birdies, more eagle opportunities, but also more balls finding trouble and the residual penalties. This seems to happen regardless of the club I pull from the tee, LOL... So for money games and the ability to easily reach every par 5 in two and the penchant for more birdies when it comes to Skins day, I'll play the whites. Most of my rounds now, actually. Over the past 7+ months or so since turning 55, I've absolutely found it harder to maintain a lower handicap with most of my rounds from the whites. It's not all due to the chosen tees as my game overall has been a relative struggle as of late. But the fact is that I will shoot similar scores from the blues and the whites, so my index has, in fact, risen due to this. And it kills me, LOL.... I don't play handicap events because I hate sandbaggers and just don't want to deal with them. So, I only play in gross score tournaments or club skins. Watching my index rise hasn't been fun at all as I use it as my guage towards personal improvement. So if one would target playing a forward tee so as to artificially inflate their index over time as the OP has stated, I can absolutely see that happening. Their gross scores wouldn't raise alarms, but the differential would supply them the additional couple of strokes they'd sought.
  10. Banshee on HBO Max. Just watch it. Fantastic show.
  11. I've used this for many, many years. The solution long gone, just a drop of dishwashing soap goes a long way. They're still available, or were when I last checked some months back. After so many years and uses, the bristles within the cylinder are still very firm and every bit as effective as when new. I can clean a whole set in minutes. Irreplaceable tool, imo.
  12. I sure remember the feeling when I was relatively new to the game. And then recently, when I struggled for an extended period of time. Although I don't let myself get caught up in the insecurities anymore, I understand how people might. When I've had apparently new to the game or less skilled players say similar to me, "I'm really struggling today," or the like. I'll maybe say something like, "I was once very self-conscious around others when struggling. If you're anything like that with others, please don't be with me. I understand, I get it, and I judge no one. I like to meet people, not their golf games."
  13. For clubheads, I just keep the grooves clean and wipe the heads with a damp cloth when there's visible debris. But for grips? This thing has been absolutely awesome. I've probably had it for 20 years. Their solution has long since run dry. But all I need to do is wet the grip, add a little dish soap to the cylinder, and scrub for only seconds. The rinsing off of the grip afterward is the longest step. I can clean all of my clubs' grips in minutes. Minimal effort, maximum result. After all of these years, the bristles are still very firm and entirely effective.
  14. TXG Danny Maude Mark Crossfield Saguto Golf The Average Golfer The Art of Simple Golf Alex Elliot Mr. Shortgame I use them mostly for entertainment or reviews rather than tips. But each have provided me with valuable nuggets here and there.
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