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Will_Mac

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  1. My favorite ball is the Mizuno RB Tour but their durability is flat-out awful. Played the Duo-Professional extensively and was moderately surprised by how much I like them. Liked the Duo-U too but couldn't hold greens with mid-irons. Not an issue at all with the Duo-Pro. Currently testing out the Z-Star and Tour B X and love them both. Moderately surprising to me because I didn't at all get along with their family members being the XV and Tour B XS. B X is longer (5yds on average, I'd say), higher and just a bit straighter off the tee than the Z-Star for me. But the Z-Star is better wrt the wind and spins more around the greens. Z-Star is also way more durable. No real damage to the B X but it scuffs very easily and looks war torn through just half the round. Z-Star appears as new unless it hits something hard, other than a golf club. Z-Star also feels very soft off chips and the putter. B X isn't harsh but it is noticeably firmer. Over 4 rounds now in varying conditions, I seem to play just as well (or as poorly) with either ball. I'll continue playing both for a while because I enjoy them both along with their slight differences. But if forced to pick one, I am leaning toward the Z-Star.
  2. It's definitely a skill and one I don't posses as I'm routinely off by a club or so. I've no doubt that I'd improve my guesstimations if the game abandoned technology but I have zero desire to try. It's allowed, so I'm all for using it. [emoji6]
  3. My towel has a nylon brush attached to it. After a shot, I habitually give the grooves a quick swipe to keep them clear. That's it for my cleaning other than the grips every few weeks.
  4. Prior day when I know the round on the next day will be extremely hot, I've hydrated myself with Gatorade and lots of water. During the round, water. I've found this tact to work best for me. If I don't hydrate properly the day before, nothing will really help me much the day of.
  5. If you're not opposed to ebay, there's at least one seller offering the Duo Urethane for $26/dozen shipped. I bought from them before, no issues: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F392282235095
  6. I don't play in the cold weather anymore since the move to NC a few years ago. But back in NY, the Wilson Zip was my go-to cold weather ball. Loved that thing as I still got great distance, relatively speaking as to the elements. Now I'd probably use the Duo-Urethane or Duo-Professional.
  7. I'm notoriously bad as it relates to a habitual lack of practice. But once upon a time, I practiced hard. One thing that helped me greatly with touch was when I'd routinely try to hit my 160 yard, 150 yard and 140 yard clubs to the 100 yard green. This type of practice segued beautifully toward helping me realize more touch and a smoother approach for 3/4 and 1/2 swing wedges too. Partial swings soon became my preferred shot selection for 100 yards in. And when my full swing feels a bit loose, I'll still revert to clubbing up with less than full swings for longer yardages.
  8. I've recently found the Duluth Armachillo underwear and undershirt to work pretty well (fair warning, they run big. Going down a size worked for me). On particularly hot/humid and stagnant days, there's little to no effect. But when there's a breeze, there's a cooling sensation. When very windy, sometimes the tech actually makes me feel a little chilly, believe it or not. LOVE when that happens. Light colors and moisture wicking outer garments are a must too. Along with their wicking characteristics, they also allow air to pass through more freely than cotton. That's really what helps the Armachillo wear to work. I've found Swiftwick socks are best for me, especially combined with breathable golf shoes like my Puma Faas Lites and Adidas Climacools. I can feel the air on my feet with this combo. For hottest days, I prefer a visor over any hat (I still have a full head of hair, may rethink if/when I start to lose it). Recently tried the Aussie Chiller and even though wetting it will offer a short cooling effect, on the hottest days I've found that having my head exposed and allowing the heat to escape unimpeded works best. Cooling towel absolutely offers some relief, just have to wet it down every few holes. For the worst days I also wear golf sandals (taboo, I know!) and attach a rechargeable fan to the cart, blowing directly on my head/back of neck. I don't fair well in the heat/humidity at all. While the above has never led me from miserable to cool, it's absolutely made me feel less miserable in the worst of it and at times, finding conditions quite tolerable.
  9. Glad to hear about your training refocus and imminent lessons, best of luck! As for the anxiety that a birdie or eagle putt may invite, I battle the same. What works best for me is to treat them as putts to save par. If left to my own devices, I hope to make that birdie and hope ever more for that eagle. But a putt to save par? Man... I'm so often pissed that I missed the prior putt that I REALLY hone in and demand of myself to make THIS one. When I manage to fool myself and treat the birdie/eagle similarly? Good things happen. You and I have the skills. Sometimes we just need to manipulate a key to unlock our ability and potential. Whatever works!!! [emoji4]
  10. Man that stinks. Back in NY we a had a few nice willows, one very large in the middle of the front yard. But their root system runs so darn shallow and their wispy canopy catches so much air that one by one, they all came down at Mother Nature's command. Love 'em but so easy to lose 'em too. Good luck with the removal.
  11. I'll only flop when absolutely necessary and I don't have the touch to manipulate a SW to do it consistently. Because I'm less than comfortable in playing a wedge forward and opening it up for loft, I've used the loft provided on lob-wedges to compensate. First with a 60° and now also a 64°. I'm finding the 64° very quickly rendering my 60° obsolete (been about a 7 or so rounds trial). While I don't use it on full shots as I had the 60°, it's much more versatile for me around the greens. PM Grind, just so easy to hit compared to other very highly lofted LWs that I've tried in the past.
  12. Whatever you do, don't get the Adidas Climacools or any similar soled shoes. I'd read reviews that said the nubs wore quickly but that was from walkers. Because I ride, I figured it wouldn't impact me much. Uh, no... the nubs wore down remarkably fast. I'll still wear them from time to time and haven't experience any slipping. But I'd imagine for a walker, they'd be rendered useless in no time at all.
  13. 40/37=77 from our back tees. 12/14 fairways 10/18 greens 33 putts Was very long today, for whatever reason. 10 and even up to 15 yards with driver and a club longer with irons. Lost shots early going long before I'd trust it. Should've scored much better but the extra pop in the bat felt really cool just the same. [emoji4]
  14. Holy smokes, get on that! TONS of content on Prime. Hanna Jack Ryan The Man In the High Castle The Americans Justified Grimm The Boys The Tick Under the Dome Hand of God 24 Strike Back
  15. Those look fantastic. As retired NYPD, I especially love the expressed sentiment of the driver. All, extremely well done.
  16. 37/36 = 73 from the tips. Finally, the irons swing is returning! Been a struggle all season but only with irons. Over the past 2.5 rounds I've gone +3, -1 (for 9), +1. Season low was previously +2, accomplished a few times but every one of them was scramble-city. Today was nice, fairways and greens. I'd been hitting off the toe all year when I recently realized that my back foot was pretty square at set-up. I theorized that not only was my turn compromised but this set up encouraged me to take the club back slightly outside the target line. All I did was flare the back foot open maybe 15° more. Although I didn't change my heel's placement, this offered the sensation that my foot had dropped an inch or so back. My takeaway felt much more natural, like seasons past, and my downswing more powerful and coming from the inside. Strong draws all day long, just like yesteryear. Rather than hope for the best as I had been, now I wanna go on the attack. [emoji16]
  17. Only played 9, the back was being aerated. -1, 35 from the tips. Was -3 through 7 before a double on #8. Dangit!
  18. I haven't hit balls before a round in probably 2 or 3 years. I'm not disputing the benefit for doing so but no, I don't believe it at all to be essential.
  19. I never changed putters due to green speed but I did play a Rife Two-Bar Hybrid Tour mallet for years and it came with interchangeable standard and heavier weights. I much preferred the feel of the heavier weights but on the slickest greens I experimented some by changing to the lighter weights. Worked well. So I didn't adjust to heavier weights for slower greens as that was my norm. But being that the lighter weights worked better for me on really fast greens, I'm comfortable with the presumption that heavier may be better for slow greens.
  20. Cameron Studio Select Squareback, 34". First Scotty in maybe over 15 years, we'll see how it goes...
  21. Dang it, I don't have any. I mean... "cool!!!" That means that I get to put all participants on notice. [emoji6] ...At the moment, my Ping G400 Max with Fuji Fuel shaft. Wasn't the case prior to the Fuel, but the addition maybe 10 rounds ago has been awesome.
  22. For me, the best grips by far have been the Royal V-Sand Wraps. But I also always use this to great affect:
  23. The most forgiving with a satisfying to me appearance at address. The weakest shaft that will hold up to my swing and that I can control. I'd also take note of my present ballfilght on well struck shots, particularly with irons. I noted years ago that my purest contact resulted in prounounced draws, sometimes overcooked. Didn't want to get fit so I fit myself. Measured my irons, then went 3° flatter for my next purchase and 1/2" shorter, just as a guess. Worked, best contact resulted in baby draws. I was still an inconsistent golfer but my best finally offered the best results for me. BUT... shafts were the same so the assessment was therefore easier. For driver, I'd go with the most forgiving out there, think in the ballpark of the G400 Max or similar. Same for 3W and/or hybrids. With all clubs, I'd elevate forgiveness substantially higher than distance. Wedges, I'd personally go larger like Callaway PM Grind or Fourteen RM-22J. More surface area, muy bueno. As to shafts, it's kind of a dance between what you're getting out of what you have now vs what you'd like to see. I used to hit the ball very high with driver and swung fast so I eventually gravitated toward low/low shafts. Now that I'm getting older at 51 and STILL have never been fit, I'm gravitating more toward mid-launch lower spinning shafts in order to steal more air time. Self fitting stinks as to the trial and error involved but the constantly buying new stuff to test is fun. Just have to be honest with yourself in evaluating, don't artificially fall for a particular brand or product, only play what works and assess from there. It's worked for me since 1992. But I really gotta check out what all the buzz is around this fitting phenomena. [emoji12]
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