Bulldog

A man is driving across the desert when his car breaks down. He starts walking and eventually comes to a lone house. He knocks on the door and an older gentleman answers. The older gentleman introduces himself and says that he is a retired pastor, and gives the driver some food and water, The driver then asks if there's a way to get to town because he has an important appointment. The pastor says that his wife has taken the pickup truck into town, but he has a horse that knows the way into town - if the man can ride. The man says he's ridden horses a few times and he is willing to try. As the man gets on the horse, the pastor says "There's a couple of things you need to know about this horse. To get the horse to go, you have to say 'hallelujah' and to get the horse to stop, you have to say 'amen'." So the man says, "hallelujah" and the horse starts walking. After a mile or so, the man gets an idea and says, "hallelujah, hallelujah" and the horse starts trotting. Excitedly, he yells "HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH!" and the horse starts running. The man grins as the horse races across the desert. But then he sees that the horse is running at top speed toward the top of a huge cliff. He yells "Whoa!" but the horse keeps running. He screams "WHOA! WHOA!" but the horse keeps running. Finally, he remembers and yells "AMEN!" at the top of his lungs. The horse skids to a stop inches from the edge of the cliff. His heart racing, he wipes his brow, looks to the heavens and shouts "Hallelujah!"

Up until about two months ago, most courses in the area mandated single riders only in carts unless they were from the same family. That led to a cart shortage and backups on the first tee because people didn't have a cart yet at their tee time. It seems like more people are walking now than before COVID. Maybe they got used to walking instead of trying for the cart lottery. I've definitely noticed more umbrellas attached to push carts to protect people from the sun. Still the majority I see are riding.

I've been using ARRCOS for a while with about 9000 shots recorded. I'm using the Arccos Smart Sensors (they screw in the the butt end of the grip). I'm a retired database engineer/data analyst, so I love the data ARRCOS provides. The subscription was included when I purchased them. My initial experience was OK, but spotty on recording some shots. The biggest issue was with soft pitches and short putts not recording. I ordered the ARRCOS Link when it was announced and have seen a significant improvement in shots recorded, included the softer shots. I had two sensors fail. I ordered replacements and paid for them, then I realized they were under warranty. ARRCOS customer support issued a refund for my cost of purchasing the replacements. They were quick and efficient. I've sent several emails to CS with questions and suggestions and they have been very responsive. I have a buddy who has ARRCOS in his Cobra grips and he uses his iPhone to record shots. He seems to have more issues with missed shots than I do. At this point, there are only a couple of minor issues for me. 1) The sensor on my lob wedge will sometime indicate a shot when the club is dropped on the ground, or when I'm carrying it with other clubs back to the cart. My record is 4 false shots recorded - I went from bogey to a 9 on the hole according to ARRCOS. It was easy to erase the false shots when I saw them. 2) One of the features in ARRCOS is the Caddie mode. It will give you a recommendation for club selection for an upcoming shot, or for an entire hole, and gives a predicted score based on the recommendation. You can also select other clubs and see the score prediction for them. It appears that it uses shot history (distance and dispersion) to make the recommendations. About 80% of the time, it does a good job as a caddie. However, occasionally it will make a ludicrous recommendation. Once I was at the tee box of an uphill 500 yard par 5. The ARRCOS Caddie said to hit 3 wood, sand wedge, then 3 wood again. Overall, I'm pleased with ARRCOS. It's not perfect, but it does the job I paid for.

Over the years, like a lot of others, I've built a collection of training aids. Some were helpful in improving my game, some were just OK, and some were a stupid waste of money. Looking back, I haven't recommended many to my golfing friends. The one I have recommended is the Sklz Gold Flex. I bought it to use as a warm-up device before a round, and it works well at that. Eventually, I realized that it's a good swing trainer for me. I've recommend it to friends and at least 4 of them have one now. So - What training aids do you recommend to your friends?

After using the K-Sig gloves for 6 months, I’m recommending them to the other 16 guys in our group. This is a really good glove. Comfortable, durable, and a great price. The Kirkland poker chip marker doesn’t click with me, so I gave it away. I give the gloves 5 stars. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Here’s mine... Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Ollie Schniederjans -10

I’ve officially moved up one level as a Star Wars nerd...

That's a deal. Last week Srixon had buy 3 get one free... I could have saved some $$$ if I had waited

I've played several rounds now with the Kirkland glove, and used it on the driving range. Here's the bottom line for me - I don't think about the Kirkland glove when I'm wearing it. That's just what I want in a glove. Put it on and forget about it. Even if they were more expensive, I'd still recommend them.

Scott Piercy -11

In addition to the regulars mentioned (Clement, Shields, Crossfield, Me & My Golf, etc.), I really enjoy Danny Maude. His weekly video lessons are solid for me. His drills are simple and directed to get you to feel the swing, impact position and more. https://www.dannymaude.com/

Donation, broke 80, and hole in one please...

I previously used the Costco Callaway glove. I ordered a four pack of the new Kirkland gloves in medium large. They were a bit too small when I tried them on, so I returned them at the local Costco and ordered the glove in large from Costco online. They fit great. Very comfortable so far. The Kirkland poker chip ball marker is in the bottom of my bag and will likely stay there. I'll post some long term reviews, especially after the temperatures here climb above 90.

Been using the air compressor for years. It has worked for Golf Pride, Larkin, and Pure grips. I use an inexpensive nozzle inflator at 60 psi. I don’t use tape unless the grip will twist on the shaft after installation. Then I use blue painters tape. If it doesn’t want to go on smoothly, I spray a little soapy water on the shaft, especially those nasty fat putter grips. I mentioned using air to a tech at a big box store and he told me, “That will never work.”

I’m cross handed just in putting. I’m left handed but play right handed. Putting cross handed feels better to me. I’ve tried cross handed pitches and chips. Seems like every shot was a short flop shot. Maybe I probably should put it into my game.

Played them today. This is my first time with K-Sigs. Distance was as good as any other ball I've played. Spin was good, but maybe not quite as high as the Snell MTB. The grass was wet with dew so I can't directly compare spin on the short shots. Putting - I can honestly say that I've never had a ball that felt so right off the putter. I've never paid that much attention to the ball feel when putting, but after 4 or 5 holes it was really noticeable (I still missed a couple of short puts though). I played two balls and at the end of the round they were both in good shape. During the round, I hit a tree trunk dead center and had a couple of bunker shots. They definitely have more shots left in them. My only complaint is the logo is not as readable as most balls and they are harder to identify in the grass/rough. I'll mark them next time.

Ordered 4 dozen yesterday - got them today.