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DawgDaddy - you have put a lot of time an effort into this thread and I am glad to see the staff take ownership of such as worthwhile program going forward.
Take a breath!
- ole gray, DawgDaddy and cksurfdude
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Koolau, Oahu, HI
Played Championship tees - what an idiot I was that day
- MDGolfHacker and MGoBlue100
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Actually MD I think your goal is very obtainable. Even easy. I've always said (this is not necessarily original thinking) that a higher handicapper can drop 8-10 hcp. points in a hurry with practice and playing. Perhaps a few lessons to make sure your swing fundamentals are working in your favor. But... It's when you decide to go below 10 hcp. where things start getting much harder. Go below 5 hcp. and even harder still. You'll see. This is also predicated on you having decent equipment that fits you reasonably well. Perhaps you can have it checked and adjusted if necessary. Good course management will help too. Play smart.
Yes... I think you will get to a 10 hcp. Maybe lower?
MD - listen to what PlaidJacket has to say as I also agree 100% with him on this and pretty much all that he posts. He is like my twin brother (;-)
There is no reason in the world you could not drop 5-6 strokes provided that you do the following in no particular order
1. Take lessons from a pro you like. He has to fit your style of instruction and does not overload you with too much. Slow and steady wins the race.
2. Get fitted for the correct equipment for your swing. Go to demo days etc or treat yourself to a full fitting - you deserve it right?
3. Practice, practice, practice. BUT practice with a purpose. Do not just hit driver. I have seen best results from 100 yards in practice so your approach wedge club and lower to putter.
4. Learn to love the bunker, not fear it. I personally spend 10-15 minutes every time at the range in the bunker practicing buried lies, etc. We all know the player who cannot get out of the bunker in 3 shots of skulls it out into the lake costing 3-4 strokes. Enough said.
5. Chipping: practice with a vengeance. Does not cost too much in time or energy.
6. Putting: same as 5.
7. see item 2 - get fitted. My brother won a set of clubs at a silent auction which were pro blade type clubs as a 16 handicap. He has been using them for 3 years and losing all sorts of distance and forgiveness because he is not that good for the clubs. To his credit he knows it and will be getting fitted soon for irons more suited to his game. All this to say equipment matched to you really does make a difference. I know there are many on this forum who will disagree with me and buy off the rack without fitting but I do not think they know how much they are missing because they have the wrong equipment.
OK done preaching
- ole gray, cksurfdude, Kenny B and 1 other
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Since I'm not watching any Supba Bow hype today It's nice to see someone else is thinking golf. Not sure I'd have had the guts to try these but I'm glad you did Blue. Let us know how they work out or not for you.
Lord knows Ii need some bunker time practice. The ones at my course are so inconsistent.
I agree with PlaidJacket that it is nice to see someone not watching the hype leading up to the Super Bowl and focusing on golf
Having said that I am a pretty good bunker player, get it on the green 9 out of 10 times BUT half the time two putt from there.
This product is intriguing and I must say I may get it to play around with.
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Found one yesterday in the woods or should I say "In our club's Golf Ball Exchange Program".
We were playing in a scramble and I hit it a few times on those holes where I was not afraid to lose it since there were a few holes where I was the one "To go for it", and we all know how that ends.
With the recent discussion on how much these are going for I think my one ball will be worth $25 so I am taking it out of play, polish it up with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (which by the way does wonders for scuffed balls), and put it on a shelf and let it gain in value. Sort of like BitCoins.
Once they come back on the market I have to actually wonder if I will buy them as I have 9 dozen Pro V1's sitting in the garage. For every 1 I lose I find 2 so I never need to buy any.
By the way they played nicely and will be well worth purchasing.
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Because that is what we do. Have you ever had enough golf balls?Just won a set of Bridgestone J40 CB off of the bay 5.5 project X shafts.
Don't even know why I bid on them, my MP-5 irons are working great for me.
You think the 10 dozen Pro V1's I have in my garage are enough?
You think you ever have enough wedges or putters? NEVER I tell you NEVER.
Please don't let my wife see this post
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I have not partaken of the Four Roses single barrel yet. It is distilled just 10 miles from my hometown. My choice is either Buffalo Trace or Makers Mark.
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Good stuff. I am a Makers Mark guy but love Four Roses.
Have a lot of awards but after the second serving who is counting?
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Chipping with lob wedge inside since it is raining all day here in Georgia.
Also teaching Amazon Echo Alexa some new swear words when I skull the chip over the net into a wall. I then tell Alexa to order new sheet-rock.
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Have you considered lessons? I mean that sincerely. I started taking lessons/coaching about 1.5 years ago and it's made a big difference to me. Since then I've visited my coach probably 8 times. I plan to continue with him this spring. I also had a full-proper-professional club fitting too back in August 2014. Honestly, I think the lesson/coaching has had a greater impact over all. My swing fits my clubs. I believe without having a good swing foundation it won't matter all that much how well fit your clubs are.
I agree with PlaidJacket, in that lessons are probably the first thing you should try before buying new clubs, unless your clubs are over 5-6 years old. Yes technology does help but if your clubs are less than 5 years old do as PlaidJacket states, see a swing coach, most likely your club pro whom you know and trust and take lessons to establish a basis and then 1/2 hour lessons perhaps monthly to tweak and reinforce what he or she told you to do. One of the best lessons I ever had was an on course lesson where my pro and I went and played 9 holes and we talked about every single stroke from tee, to green including bunkers, chipping and putter. Now that may seem like overload and too much info but this lesson was at the end of the season and he and I had 4-5 lessons through the summer so he was reinforcing what I already knew or corrected bad habits that crept in.
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Wow, not available until April?I heard a rumour that k-sigs won't be available till April. We will have to wait and see I guess.
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By that time they will be able to make a million of them so once they are online again they should not run out for what, 10 days?
Guess I will have to get mine like I do a majority of my balls using the time worn standard of "Golf ball exchange program", i.e. Look what I found in the woods, a KSig.
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I think if you pay a couple extra bucks they will sell without a membership.
Sent from my iPhone while sitting at the 19th hole.
Ahh - did not know that - Thanks for keeping it real.
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I think that they will only be available in store once they restock. According to a manager here, members are pissed that all inventory is going online and that they can't get any. Makes sense, what's the point of dropping money on membership if anyone can order online.
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Sort of makes sense but you still need to have a Costco Membership number to sign into their online site, unless I am mistaken, so not "anyone" can order them just members. Correct me if I am wrong please.
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Looks like Costco removed the Kirkland Signature ball from their online site an hour ago 1/11/2017 @ 5:30.
Not sure what that means in the greater scheme of things but the 2 Costco's here north of Atlanta do not carry them in the store so I was hoping to score them online but looks like that is not possible as of tonight.
If anyone has more info please share.
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You are right. The winter air is denser, we generally have some wind that is now biting and wrapped up in 3 layers. Going up 2 clubs is hard psychologically so we maybe go up one and swing harder with the topped ball going lord knows where.
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I suppose getting a fitting at a facility that has many shaft options is the ticket. Unfortunately there are many who don't have this available. I'm fortunate enough to have some fitting options within driving distance and I plan to take advantage of this
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Ole gray makes an excellent point. To do a proper shaft fitting you need a facility that has tons of shafts to test. Unfortunately most pro-shops deal with one or two brands such as Titlist or TaylorMade and you are limited by the demo shafts that come with those. I have a friend who went on a min-tour a few years ago and was fortunate enough to have a full fitting for shafts. He spent 3 hours doing a driver fitting and went through about 40-45 different shafts and tested them on a launch monitor. He told me as he went through the process there was one shaft that finally clicked for him. It was a "Holy cr*p this is MY shaft!!". He knew instantly. Of course he was semi-pro with a plus handicap but the point I am making is to get THAT shaft for YOU, you have to spend time, effort and money thus the majority of us settle for stock shafts even if a manufacturer offers other options as we have no clue what is right for us even if the shaft is a uptick for free. I was fortunate enough last year to have a full fitting and found the shaft for my swing but like all of us here wonder if there is something else out there that will improve on what I have. That is why we lurk out on this site - to find that nugget of gold someone else dug up.
Ole gray - keep digging and when you get fitted it will be worth it.
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Point to you sir! Well played, well played
I have a computer program that hits the site hourly to see if it is in stock.
Once I order my 2 dozen I will let you guys know it is available
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I was so inspired by your picture of your range that I decided to head over to our local driving range. It's a nice sunny day and it warmed up to a balmy 25* but the windchill is 11*. Supposed to get to 5* tonight. Here's the range. I took one look and said... NO!!
Ow ow ow. My hands hurt just looking at your driving range.
How did you hit them?
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Thanks Guys, I just moved to Nampa from China Lake California in the middle of the mojave desert.
I can tell you the welcome I got here was quite abit warmer than the "other" golf website. In fact I posted the results of that test right after I did it and some know it all on that site said " You hit one ball past the others and its supposed to be a good test?" I said I was just noting my observations and as a scientist I felt the results could be repeated" But he had to get his disdain in for what ever reason and that seems to not be an uncommon response over there which is just brimming with "experts"
Kenny doesnt seem like we are too far apart. In fact I was offered a job there at the tri city area. Is that Kennewick?
Welcome aboard.I too am fairly new and must say the welcome I got here was wonderful. You will see some great stuff reviewed by regular guys giving as you stated, their observations, but albeit more in depth. Now all we need is Costco to get some more balls in stock so we can get the members here to hit them from all over the world and in all different seasons.
Golf Genius
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Golf Genius is free if your club uses the USGA GHIN system.
There is a premium version that has additional functionality but cost $2,500 per year. Most clubs and leagues do not need the premium version.
Our club here at Big Canoe uses Golf Genius for all our tournaments and we have a large league with 110 members who play two times a week with generally 50 per day. The system works great and puts the workload on your Pro Shop staff or you as a league manager can manage it.
URL for info:
https://www.golfgenius.com/golfgenius
Check with your proshop as every GHIN member club switched over from TPP to Golf Genius last year