Larryw

Congratulations to the winners. Next time for all of the rest of us. Must say that the criteria seems a little too much like math - and not enough like golf. Looking forward to the next month contest and perhaps next time it will be some random golf related criteria? Still loving the idea and as a Grint user it fits nicely with me.

Floating in Epsom salt will work if you are meticulous in your marking. But unless it is a really bad ball, it is doubtful that a person will be able to see a difference caused by the ball being bad. Of course there is always the mental benefit of one less thing of concern, and we all know how mental Golf can be sometimes. Try it by finding "bad" balls and playing them to see if a difference can be noted and if so - then float your balls.

Got my round in today. Since I was making mostly pars, I decided I want the criteria to be: Most pars with at least one birdy and one 3 putt. I wanted to get a sandy/save or better yet a sandy/birdy - but alas I missed the sand trap on the final hole (par 5). Maybe next time. Starting to really love this, long time TheGrint user and this should turn out to be fantastic.

Sounds great, used TheGrint for several years now so looking forward to getting in the mix.

I have played two rounds now since the software update. The watch is performing perfectly. I love the last tag indicator, the last thing I usually do before setting up to hit the shot is check the yardage. Now I immediately see that the correct tag is selected, you are ready to hit. I was initially getting 10 or so missed shots, and I was never sure if I had taken enough of a practice swing or not. Now I know immediately by just looking at the watch. I think the other improvements in distance recognition and such have probably helped also, but the bottom line is that now I can just play golf without having to think much about the V3 recording the shots. Accuracy is totally enough for me. I am really interested in the P Averages and over many rounds so I don't worry much if I forget to mark a shot as positional or if a putt is 21 feet vs. 20 feet. Just not that big of a deal for my purposes. Loving the watch.

I have been playing the EXS for a little over a year now. Have the Tensi CK (Blue) at 46.25". Also bought the weight kit (directly from Tour Edge) and am using the 3g in the heel with the 14g in the rear. Swing weight is D4.5. I have the 10.5 degree head and am currently set at the "N" position. Love the driver, well struck balls are straight and distance is comparable if not a little better for me than several of the much higher costing drivers I tried. Mis-hits are still pretty good so I think it is a forgiving club. With the loft adjustments and the weight kit you can really dial in the ball flight pattern you want. During the windy/dry time of the year with little grass in the fairways I crank it down to get low flight and max roll but in the summer heat with wetter grassy fairways I am set for max carry and take what roll I can get. I am not a long hitter, around 88 mph swing speed and my carry is about 210 yds. My "P" average in Shot Scope is around 240 yds. This club works very well for me.

I will say that ShotScope support has always been extremely quick and excellent every time I have contacted them in the past. It must be busy times right now. Warning: I lost one of the screws in my watch band (there are four of them) and contacted them on Monday but have yet to hear from them. Need to know the size of screw and type/size of driver needed. They are definitely Torx (probably T2 or T3 but not sure.). I have repaired mine using a screw from spare eyeglasses with phillips head (I have a driver to fit). So today my watch worked and none of the other screws came out. I don't have a driver to make sure they are secure and the Jewelry store I tried didn't have Torx drivers or screws. On the bright side my round today recorded almost perfectly (I had been missing many shots with the V3). I did try tapping the sensor to the band before shots and don't know if that helped or I was just better taking practice swings (since tapping make me think about it). Need to experiment more to know for sure. I use the manual method for putting. Never could get the V2 to record putts accurately and I like the manual method better anyway. Love the new V3 watch. Will probably try other band colors once they start selling them. I will probably have a Torx driver to fit by then.

Well my 7 day estimate turned into 6 day actual. The V3 arrived today. Charged/updated with no issues. Changed out all the V2 tags for V3, updated the courses and will give it the first workout tomorrow. Love the new size and the band is definitely an upgrade to me. There are only 4 buttons and they work more intuitively than the V2 - but the concepts are the same and easily picked up on after using the V2. I am going to stay with the manual putting for now. Once I am used to using the V3 I might try the auto putting again. It did not fit to me before. I like to practice strokes away from my ball location while others are putting and that was an issue. Will be interesting to see if the new algorithms work as well or more reliably than the V2 - which was pretty good to begin with.

Well, mine seems to have arrived in Houston - only 5 days to get there from Illinois. Still expected to deliver on 17th. At least that is good news. It is actually in USPS hands now so no issues with the DHL/USPS transfer. Not complaining - the shipping info has not changed - just 7 days still seems a long time. I guess we get used to the fast deliveries way too easily.

It would seem that he played the provisional because of a potential OOB but when the original ball was found not OOB then the provisional ball becomes moot. He now has a ball in a red penalty area and can take all the reliefs allowed as stated above. But if he chooses the stroke/distance option then he must go back and execute the shot from the original spot - he can't use the provisional ball which could only apply for the OOB case (which did not occur) Someone who knows better than myself will probably correct me if I am in error.

Yes, this is important to remember. TheGrint uploads all scores entered automatically every night. If you DO NOT want it to be uploaded then you can select "practice round" in the round setup before beginning the round. Then that score will still be included in your TheGrint stats BUT will not be uploaded to GHIN. So if you are playing in a competition such as a local club tournament where the club is going to enter the rounds into GHIN for you. Make sure you setup practice round if you are going to also use TheGrint to record your round - to prevent the double entry in GHIN. edit: spell check/formating

I am on my 2nd year also and agree that both these things need to be improved. The battery life has not impacted me since I only play 18 at most these days. The putting accuracy was a BIG issue with me. I have found that going to the manual mode setting has eliminated that issue. I just incorporate the button pushing as part of the normal putting routine. And after holing out I record the hole location with a simple button push. No longer worried about false putts due to taking practice strokes while waiting on the green (without a ball of course) since the token is not in the putter any longer. It has worked great for me. Now the only consistent issue I have is if I take a practice stroke and then decide to use a different club for the actual shot - more times than not a stroke will be recorded for BOTH clubs. Easy to edit and remove when reviewing the round. It might be more of a problem if a couple of days has expired and I forget the details of the round. But I use TheGrint to record my stats so I just compare the round in TheGrint with the round in ShotScope and that works for me. I understand how difficult the programming algorithm would be to eliminate that issue completely so I live with it. Can't wait for the V3 to arrive.

Forest Creek Shadowglen Star Ranch Are all open and in some people's opinion are all better courses to play.

I wish amateurs would emulate the pros - at least for these two items. 1. Pros always repair their ball marks - never fail - Yet I see dozens of unrepaired ball marks every day playing behind amateurs. 2. I have never seen a pro "stomp" their tee into the ground after hitting a tee shot - driver or iron - but I see amateurs do it every day and see the tees "buried" on the tee box.

Reavie, Chez with the winning score to be (-6)

Alex Noren Winning score is -3

I use the small tire pumping compressor and it works just fine. No trouble getting them on or off and the only one that I have blown out was when trying to remove one that had been put on with double sided tape ( note: it doesn't come off easily at all but if I was going to try again I would use the pvc pipe trick.) If your're doing a lot of them maybe invest it better equipment - but for doing a few sets a couple of times a year - it is not necessary. Spend it on more clubs?