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  1. Reviving this thread, because I think the MidLock might be my putter for the rest of the season. Switched to it a few rounds ago, because I was still missing a ton of putts inside 5'. Since switching back to the MidLock, I've seen really solid success in that range; typically on Arccos, I'm solidly in strokes lost territory from 0–10', and that seems to be improving:

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    Would love to see more mid-range putts drop, but my pace control (which is sometimes a problem with armlock putters) has been very solid; I've had a lot of tap-in 2-putts, which are always welcome from outside 10'.

  2. 15 hours ago, wjsryan said:

    I’m probably going to be doing mornings. I wake up early naturally and it just works. I’ll also probably do the “no running on golf days” thing too. It just makes the most sense. 
     

    I’m really looking into ordering a kidcaddie too. 

    I'm a morning runner myself.

    But the best way to handle balancing family time and golf is to get your kids interested in golf 🙂 . In all seriousness, it can't be forced. But if it happens, it's awesome.

  3. Two quick updates:

    For the first time, I experimented today with putting my most-used coffee travel mug (Michigan State Police Chaplains!) in the stock cupholder.

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    This was just in my driveway, but my initial impressions are positive. The cup is quite large, and even when I filled it full of water, it was stable, not tipping over in the cupholder. I still may seek to open this up just a little bit with heat, but not much. I also might take a dremel tool or some fine grit sandpaper to the edges of it; there are some sharp ridges.

    My second contribution today has to do with cart alignment. As I've mentioned in a couple of posts, my cart has a consistent tendency to pull slightly to the right; the "downhill release" video demonstrated that to an extreme.

    For those who don't know: the front wheel on the Clicgear 4.0 is fixed. There are three-wheel carts in which the front wheel pivots freely; this is not one of them. For that reason, then, aligning the front wheel is important if you don't want to be constantly fighting your cart on the course.

    My review here is mixed. I was able to get the cart aligned, and I trust the alignment mechanism, because it seems well-engineered to be stable once set. But take a look at this picture:

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    In order to adjust the alignment, you need a flat screwdriver, a Phillips screwdriver, and a 3/4" wrench or socket. I'm not an engineer, but I don't get why, even granting that a four-bolt system is ideal, that they need to be three different kinds of bolts.

    For my part, after checking the online instructions for alignment, I had to go a bit beyond them. If I turned the flat bolt all the way to the "left" side, the cart retained its slight right pull. I ended up fully removing the nut (which allows the entire wheel to come off) and both Phillips bolts, and then centered the adjustment (flat) bolt. I then re-set the wheel attachment, put back in the two Phillips bolts and then the wheel.

    At that point, she rolled straight and true, and now I should have room on either side of the adjustment bolt to tidy up the alignment in the future.

    So I'd give the cupholder (for now) an A- or so, and the alignment system a B+.

  4. Looks like it's the point in the review process in which we talk cupholders. As I mentioned above, I ordered one, and I just realized this morning that the one I ordered already comes with the cart. When I pulled everything out of the bag, I laid aside what I thought was just the umbrella holder (I've never used those on any cart); I didn't realize that the umbrella holder was nested inside the cup holder.

    So now I'll have two of the "ordinary" size cup holders. Hmm.

    If you check the reviews on Clicgear's website for the "Plus" (which is actually the normal size), you'll find that they're (ahem) less than congratulatory. (I'm not quite sure how, as I scroll through the reviews, they average out to the 4-star rating at the top of the page.)

    The critique, as mentioned from the guys above, is that the standard cup holder is really tight. For me, I'd be using it almost exclusively with (fairly large) coffee travel cups, so I think I'll want something bigger.

    Thus, an experiment: one reviewer  on Clicgear's site mentioned modifying his, using hot water to mold it around a bigger cup. I think I might try this as well, either with hot water or (possibly) gently with a heat gun. So having two might not hurt me: one will be for the experiment.

  5. 14 minutes ago, StrokerAce said:
    30 minutes ago, Bucky CC said:

    Is there anything specific that forum members want to see us test out on the Clicgear 4.0?  So far I have plans to discuss and compare with my Caddytek:

    • On course functionality/issues (ongoing)
    • Beverage holder (already written, will probably post tomorrow)
    • Brake system/design
    • Umbrella holder
    • Cart Storage
    • Strap system
    • Folding/unfolding/overall size

    Also, can we get these No Laying Up shirts for everyone in the test?

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    I have a 4.0 and even the big beverage holder is #notsogood - the way they designed it is poor, IMHO. It 'swings' back and forth since it attaches on a round holder. My top heavy ice filled 32 oz cup was splashing water everywhere and swinging around like crazy.

    Interesting. I got the ordinary size version. Typically, I'd be using it for coffee in the mornings, often with a sealed lid. I'll definitely report on my success (or lack thereof) with it.

  6. 5 minutes ago, Bucky CC said:

    How far away is that water?  When it first came into view around the 18 second mark and the cart started moving towards it the video became a little more nerve-racking!

    Edit: read the comments on Twitter and see that it wasn't really that close.  Still a good tease!

    Yep. For those not following on Twitter: objects in distant video are farther away than they appear 🙂

     

     

  7. First trip to the course today!

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    Before loading up, I took a couple of pictures to compare the sizes of the ClicGear 4.0 to the Sun Mountain Reflex cart that it is replacing. As you can see from the pictures, they fold to comparable lengths, but the ClicGear's (very!) large wheels mean that it stands taller than the Reflex:

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    That said, I've found a way to get both carts and mine and Kirke's bags into the trunk of my Dart. Kirke enjoyed getting a cart upgrade to the Reflex; with a little convincing, we managed to make it work with his US Kids junior bag.

    [In a future post, I'm going to gather up all the various-sized junior bags we have in our house (and there's a bunch of them) and see how many of them I can get to work on the ClicGear.]

    A couple of a takeaways from the first round:

    • This is a professional piece of equipment. Nothing rattles, shakes, squeaks.
    • It's a pleasure to push. The best gear of this sort shows its quality by disappearing. It's like a good referee or umpire: if he's doing his job well, you don't even notice him. If you're thinking about your push cart during a round, you're probably not in the mindspace to play your best golf.
    • I'm not a big storage bin guy; I tend to just keep everything in my bag. But the bins weren't in the way, either.
    • I noticed the brake cord just like @Bucky CC; so far, unlike him, it hasn't caused any issues.
    • Mine had a slight pull to the right; looks like I'll get to work with (and review) the front wheel adjustment process!

    I did get the chance to do one important test today:

     

  8. Wanted to duck in here with a moderator evaluation of the Red Rooster gloves. RR was extraordinarily kind to let us mods get in on this test as well, and they went far above and beyond when I suggested allowing Kirke to test their junior glove (my thought was that he would do this test instead of me, but they included both of us). I thought I'd bring Kirke on to the test because one of the key brand IDs for Red Rooster is their program of donating junior gloves.

    I'll write up my thoughts on the Red Rooster Range Rooster, Sussex, Glove Box, and towel that I've been using. But here is Kirke's first MyGolfSpy Forum Member review!

     

  9. Adding to my arsenal...

    So for the past couple of years, I've been getting more direct guidance at golf through online instruction. Chiefly, I've worked with Jayson Nickol on my swing and have taken a lesson on putting from Chase Davis, both through Skillest.

    Through Twitter, I've also developed some pretty good (albeit mostly virtual) relationships with other instructors that I hold in high regard. One of those is Adam Young, probably best known for his book The Practice Manual. Although we've still not met in person, Adam and I have had a number of interesting conversations (about golf, philosophy, theology, etc); he's also been really helpful keeping an eye on Kirke's swing over the years, since we don't have local coaching.

    I've recently decided to dive in and register for Adam's 8-week online program. The first session was yesterday, as Adam introduces a lot of his golf philosophy and what we'll be doing over the next 8 weeks. If you've followed his work at all, you know that Adam focuses mostly on impact and strike, rather than swing aesthetics. And he puts a great deal of emphasis on data: knowing exactly what you're doing (both on the range and on the course), so that you really know what you have to work on to get better.

    So I watched the first session yesterday, and went out this morning to play a quick nine with Kirke. Shot my best 9-hole score in a long time (and I think my best ever on our front nine, which is much trickier [at least for me] than the back).

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    Obviously, this means that this program is the turning point in my golf life 🙂

    In all seriousness: I think the big parts of my swing movement are, more or less, sound. My short game and putting are not perfect, but they're good enough to reach my golf goal of reaching a stable single-figure handicap. I do believe that concentrated work on strike, with structure and intent, will help me get the rest of the way to my goal.

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