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What are you looking for? Most places are only going to carry EZGO, Club Car or Yamaha accessories, but there are lots of universal options out there too. Just depends if it's actually cart specific parts you are looking for or accessories to trick it out.

For around $10 or a couple bucks more you could get a vacuum sealed insulated can koozie on amazon, it would at least be something different. I like the gift card to the pro shop or bar idea too. Depending how much over you can get away the SPY headcover keychains on MGS are $15 but I think you still have to pay shipping. https://store.mygolfspy.com/products/spy-headcover-keychain

I usually use the Golfworks brand or Bramptons. Both are great.

Looks like we got the how to stay hydrated part down. As for clothing I also highly recommend ExOfficio boxers (or boxer briefs). I usually get mine on Amazon and look for closeout colors to keep the price down. I've also had really good luck with Duluth Trading buck naked or armachillo boxers. Pair that with a light weight pair or golf shorts or hybrid shorts and your neither regions will thank you. Nothing is going to stop the sweat, but they will dry much faster after the round. These don't work if you like to tuck in your shorts, but I'm not a tucker so I also love the Greg Normal pull on golf shorts from Costco. Super comfy and dry fast, no belt loops though. https://www.costco.com/greg-norman-men’s-pull-on-short.product.100788146.html I also just purchased a couple of Ryobi 4" clip on fans. They work great to keep a breeze on you and would work on a push cart or a riding cart. They are only $25 but don't come with a battery. I was already in the Ryobi ecosystem so I had the batteries. They also make a bigger 7 1/2" fan that works to hang over a folded windshield in a golf cart. Other than that black or dark blue will hide the sweat, but lighter colors will be cooler so it's a trade off. Nothing will stop the sweat so you are really looking for clothes that will still let you move when it's wet, and something that will dry fast after the round.

Honestly I'd consider dropping the 3h too. Look at something in the 220-225 range (maybe 7w or 4h) and then look at something in the 250-255 range (2h, 3w or 4w). That would allow both being able to attack longer par 5's in two and give another option off the tee while narrowing the gaps between 5i and driver.

I did see it, didn't try it. Same thing happened to Srixon earlier this year. Most likely all the orders will be canceled.

We play a variation on that 5 point game and call it scotch. Where you will run in to trouble is the points for low score and nearest to pin. I'm guessing by casual golfer you mean only plays a couple times a year and maybe not the best player. A better player will run the game just from hitting greens and keeping it to par or bogey golf. When we have a wide range of disparity in handicaps we usually don't play that game. We have been playing a game we call Wad though. For us the wad starts at $5, then any time someone holes a shot or putt from outside the flagstick length $1 gets added to the pot and the person that made it holds the wad. At the end of the round everyone pays the person who holds it that much money. So it doesn't matter if the putt is for eagle or triple bogey everyone has a chance to make a longer putt. Doesn't matter how many you make, only the last person to make one gets paid. Variations would be to start at different dollar amounts or have smaller or larger values on a made putt. For instance we play that a birdie wad counts for 2 and anything off the green counts as 5.

My first option would be to learn to hit a choked down 3/4 PW and that would probably put you in that 120 range. 2nd - Would you primarily be looking at a full swing club? Or is it something you would like to use around the greens and partial shots? Trying to find the GW for your M1 set would be a great option if it's primarily a full swing club. Last, if you've already got a 52 you like don't replace all your wedges, just pick up a 48 degree and see if it fits your gap. Then you can take out the 60 if you like it.

I remembered right before bed! Not gonna lie, the office pools website timed out for about 5 minutes before I got in. I was getting nervous

Cut -1 HIghest round 83

Here's the quick summary after all this discussion, guys please correct me if I'm wrong. First we need to differentiate if you are talking about a course handicap or a handicap index. I'm a 4.0 handicap index, but how many strokes I get (my course handicap) will vary based on the tee's I play and the rating/slope from each set of tees. Here's my personal example from my course. We have 4 sets of tee's (sliver, black, gold, green) from shortest to longest. My overall index doesn't change from 4.0 unless I enter scores, but based on the slope rating from each set of tee's my course handicap will change. From our silvers I'm a +2, black I'm a 4, Gold I'm a 5, Green I'm a 7. So just at my home course how many strokes I get can change by up to 9 shots just based on which tee's I'm playing. I would really recommend using the GHIN app and play around with their handicap calculator. You can also choose manual input, then you just enter your current index, the course rating, the slope rating and what par it is and it will tell you your handicap for that rating. Each set of tee's is rated individually so as long as you are both 10 overall handicap index's you can pick different tee's and use the handicap calculator to figure out your course handicap from each one. Then just give or take strokes off of those.

You're right cnosil. The OP's comment about the handicap being based off certain tees led me to make an assumption that he was actually talking about a course handicap instead of an overall handicap index. If they are both 10 index's overall and go to a course, the person who moved forward is going to end up giving strokes to the person who moved back. That's why I like the handicap calculator in the USGA GHIN app so much. Takes out all the math and guesswork

We never made dividers, but spent a lot of hours playing 4 person Goldeneye on N64 in college on split screen.

I use the USGA GHIN app and there is a handy dandy course handicap calculator built right in to the app. You just pick the course, add your players after looking up their index and then you can even pick which tees each individual person will play. It will tell your your index, course handicap from the selected tee and then it will take the low index to zero and tell you how many strokes each person will get. The only caveat is that you will both need to have USGA handicap indexes to look up the players. Bottom line is this though, If he's a 10 from the back, and you are a 10 from the forward you will get strokes if either of you move boxes. So you can each play your normal tees and it will be square. Or if you move back your course handicap from those tees will be higher and you will get strokes. If he moves up to your tees his course handicap will get lower ahd you will get strokes. Here's an example below. This is my group for league today, I put all of us on the same tee's in the first picture. In the 2nd I moved the bottom guy up one set of tee's. Since the course is shorter his course handicap is 2 strokes lower from those tees.

We just finished our basement and there is a nice bar area. I've got 2 flags from my course I'd love to frame and wondering if anyone has found a great (inexpensive) option for framing them? The flag itself is a little over 13" x 20". It also has the plastic tube built in to it that slides over the pole so I'd need at least a 1" deep shadowbox type of frame. I'm getting lost looking through Amazon on prime day so just checking if anyone has found a great site to check for flag frames? Thanks for the help!

Cut +5 Highest Score 91

It really sounds like what the root of what you are looking for is finding certain repeatable swing feels and finding out how far those are going. Does that sum it up? I think either device could be used effectively for this purpose. But both will be different ways to get there. The rangefinder is going to be what I mentioned before, a slightly longer process of using your gamer ball on the course and then shooting back to something visible. Another option is finding an empty field and being able to hit 5-10 (or more) shots and then shooting back to your bag. I would recommend doing this type of setup off the tee on a longer hole or in an empty field. The idea is that you don't want a specific distance target, just a direction target. For the launch monitor it may be the better device, you just need to be aware of the distance difference (potentially) of a range ball vs your gamer ball. As long as it's consistent though it shouldn't be a hard calculation to make after a few times playing that yardage on the course. I do have a PRGR monitor personally but I've never tried it on the range. I've just been using it for Superspeed training to measure club head speed. Best of luck with your distance finding. I really don't think there is a wrong answer here, just different ways to get to the same result.

If your goal is to find out how far you are hitting your shots I would lean toward launch monitor. If your goal is to find out how far away a target is then I would go range finder. Here are a few pitfalls though, especially on range use. Or at least things to be aware of because I don't think either is going to work exactly how you want them to. Launch monitor - Especially in the low end there are a lot of calculations that the machine is making vs actual measurements. Accuracy costs money so you will need to decide what's "good enough" for you. The other issue is using range balls vs your gamer ball. You may dial in an exact distance on the range with range balls, but when you switch to your gamer ball on the course that distance may not be the same. It could be as simple as just adding a few yards on the course but it's something to be aware of. Laser - Would be great for measuring how far away a target is, but doesn't really help you tell exactly where the ball landed. On short chips and pitches you would most likely get a pretty good reading, but much farther away and it's really hard to shoot exactly the ball. So while I don't think either is going to be a perfect solution, both could work for your purposes with some trade offs on either side. Sorry this is getting long but there are some great ways to figure out distances too. If it's with a rangefinder I would try to get some shag balls that are the same as your gamer. Then find an empty range or even on the course if it's not busy and nobody behind you. Drop 5 balls and hit the shot you want to test. Then leave your bag where you hit from and walk to your grouping and then laser back to your bag. Do that a few times and you should get a pretty good idea of how far that shot and feel were going. If you do it on an empty course you can do this next to a ball washer or hole sign so you can shoot back to that instead. If your watch has a tee shot tracker type thing you could do the same thing with your GPS. it's time consuming but will yield better results that pounding range balls at a sign.

Afterschool job, summer job, work out a deal for chores with your parents, mow lawns in the neighborhood, birthday/christmas presents...just a few ideas there. Keep contributing to this forum and sign up for testing opportunities if it's something you would want in the bag. Also just looking at your WITB it looks pretty solid. I'd be asking myself is this really something I need that will help me shoot better scores? Or is it just something new and shiny that i want because I see other people with new shiny things? There's nothing wrong with either answer, but understanding the answer may help with allowing you to save up for it vs having to have it right now. Bottom line is if you want it, you'll have to hustle and work for it. Nobody is going to just hand it to you.

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Hey mods, If I'm way off base just ignore me But I was wondering if it's possible to put the WMGS topic titles in a different color text? My reasoning is that I'm not allowed to comment in them. I use the past 7 days filter when browsing and many times I've clicked on the threads because it was a topic I thought I could contribute meaningfully to, then after reading through the topic I realize I'm not allowed to post in them. I've felt I was able to answer questions posed on there a few times. I'd love to be able to contribute, but I completely understand the way it's set up. It would be nice to visually have the reminder of a different color text though so I don't click on it in the first place since I can't add anything to the conversation. Just a thought, thanks for listening.

I do my own club work, but just know it is a slippery slope of continuing to want to buy more tools and equipment. Not a bad thing, but something to be aware of. Also it's not hard to change iron shafts, but there is a difference between just yanking the old ones out and popping the new ones in versus taking the time to do it right. Do you have a certain swing weight you want to achieve? Will you turn down the ferrules? Can you measure the length properly? Are you ok with installing new grips too? If this is a one off project and you don't see yourself continuing to do your own club work I would probably recommend just paying a shop to do it. Honestly the cost will probably be cheaper once you factor in some of the equipment and materials you will need to pick up and your time. However if you like doing that type of stuff and you can see yourself continuing to do your own work then it would be worthwhile investing in some equipment to do it right. I'd start with a shaft puller only if you want to save the graphite shafts, or plan on doing graphite shafted woods at any point. I'd also recommend a swing weight scale if you want to build them to a certain spec. A club ruler which you can either buy or make yourself (just google diy golf club ruler). For doing grips I'd recommend a vise with a shaft clamp. Then decide if you want to use solvent and grip tape or just install with an air compressor. Personally I'm an air compressor guy but it's really up to you. On the materials side you'll need epoxy, ferrules, grips, tip weights or lead tape if you are building to a spec, then either grip tape and solvent if you install grips that way, or just some 2" painters tape or masking tape if you install with air. Measure twice, cut once. Take your time and watch a few video's before you start. Dry fit everything together first before you start gluing. If you have any questions come back to one of the forums and ask, there are a ton of great club builders around here.

2i is not an easy club to hit, have you tried a hybrid or high lofted wood? I'm not sure what your gaps are with the rest of your clubs but sometimes it's easier to just move along rather than keep tweaking a club that's not working. I got some good advice many years ago that I try to follow. If you can't hit a club reasonably well (to the best of your current ability) 80% of the time then it has no business being in your bag.

Which is more important shaft weight or flex? Both. Black and Green are very similar in profile, but what tip size do you need? I thought the green was only available in .335 so you'd have to shim it for a 2i. If it's a .370 hosel 2i then the black hybrid should be a a fit without doing extra work. If you think the black 80 hybrid is still whippy you could move up to the 90, or just up to a TX instead of the 6.5 in flex. Complete side note here so please take it with a many grains of salt. I've never seen you play or watched you swing. However with 115+ drive SS I would think your 200yd club would closer to a 5i than a 2i. I would suggest getting fit if at all possible because I don't think you are getting everything you can out of that club.

I don't have your cart or waterbottle holder, but I use a Zak! 30oz tumbler I got from Target and it fits in more cup holders than any of my other 30oz tumblers. It fits in my older '96 EZGO cup holders and they don't fit much more than a 12oz can size. Do you want something that's more of a cup with a lid and possibility of a straw (that's what the Zak is) or more of a closed lid waterbottle? If the latter I've also had good luck with the thermoflask bottles. Costco runs deals on 2 packs quite often. I think right now they have the 40oz versions in store, those wouldn't fit in a cup holder but they have a handle so you could use a carabiner and just clip it to the cart or bag somewhere. Last advice for ya Whenever I've had larger waterbottles that won't fit in my cart I use the adapter that came with my golf cart heater. It goes from normal cup holder size to a 1lb LP tank size. Should fit just about any waterbottle. Here's a link to an example. https://www.amazon.com/Buggies-Unlimited-Portable-Propane-Adapter/dp/B07ZQLKSSD/ref=asc_df_B07ZQLKSSD/?tag=&linkCode=df0&hvadid=385339623497&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7725703253960989704&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019571&hvtargid=pla-838403583054&ref=&adgrpid=81331771391&th=1