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Blue and Orange drip!

Blue and Orange drip!

It's certainly an underrated part that I've come up like. Even having the 8 degree head It's still noticeable.

No head to head data yet - that will be after the 6th when my tournament season is about wrapped up. So in the mean time you get a crap ton of photos. GT2 for the Titleist and the older models or competitors are the Callaway Paradym TD and Cobra F7 3 and 7 woods.

And care to tell the class about the most recent shaft snafu? Lol

Given Ben's history with driver shafts I do not encourage him going into a flex shaft. He may be better off with rebar.

The only way I would like my Link more is if it was a double wide.... Which they don't make. So it's darn near perfect. I have really gotten into a nice groove and give the feel exceptional.

I will admit this won't take much, he likes new clubs just as much as anyone else. However he is seemingly really happy with his bag, so let's twist the knife a little and see what he my tweak/add or change. So, what say you @GolfSpy_BEN where is there weakness is your bag that we can exploit? I will start with something simple, I think he needs a new shaft in one of his woods and to try the Vice Pro Air golf ball...

I will admit I really fell out of love with the MEZZ MAX, it's still good but of the 6 I have right now it's definitely 4th. Still ahead of a PING and Cobra.

That's a good question. Not sure how much snow they get in that region. Where im at we only get a day or two of snow. It really isn't much at all.

Okay, we are a few days removed from my tournament on Monday. Here is the scorecard. So a bad, bad start that was truly horrendous that finally rebounded. I was really excited for this round, but also abnormally nervous. We were playing off the back tees which is longer, but for me it is not that different other than a few holes. First hole I was second off the tee and hit a fantastic driver right down the middle with my newly trademarked right to left ball flight. Unfortunately my approach started straight at the flag but also bled left and ended up in the bunker. It was pin high and spot on, a good bunker shot out left me a chance at a par putt, but didn't drop. Still I had to be satisfied with the result as a whole. The second hole I hit a bad cutty drive that was short and left. I was partially blocked out by some trees and had a PW in hand, but saw that if I cut it I could possibly reach the green (dumb) so grabbed a 7 iron and made my swing... the issue with this is if I hit it straight and well it was going into the water, it had to cut. I bailed out and it clipped the trees left and popped into the fairway, I then proceeded to hit into another bunker. This was just dumb because a PW out would have left me 60-80 yards in and a chance at an up and down for par or at worst bogey. Instead i was now in a bunker on the opposite side of the green as the pin and had a long bunker shot that was fine, but a long ways away. My putt for double lipped around the whole. Triple on the cards, all from one bad, dumb hero thinking shot. Third, driver caught the centerline bunker and was up against the lip, dumb but at least i got relief because as it was under repair, but the relief is in the bunker and with the soft sand the drop sat down. A 7 iron out left me near the OB, but okay... guess what! I ended up in another bunker left! It was certainly short sided so again my goal was to make a decent shot and hope to make a putt, which nearly dropped but was a bit strong. So another bogey on the card. The following par 3 was longer, about 180 yards. I thinned a 6 iron onto the green, so at least a green in reg! Okay putt, but tentative and meant the first par was on the card. Finally felt like things were turning around. Next par 5 is a 3 wood off the tee due to how it runs out of room and. I have always gone left on this hole and I think double crossed and went right into the hazard, just incredible. A PW over the trees then 6 or 5 iron layup as the green is not getable then on and another 3 putt. A hole that just moved really quickly and while I tried to play it smart I got bit with the second triple of the day. At this point I just wanted to make some good hits and reclaim this round as I knew I was out of the tournament unless we had some miracles. Hole 6 is a par four and I ripped a great drive and again found myself middle of the fairway. Unfortunately i was a bit between clubs and tried to muscle an 8 back which I cut again into the high grass. I don't think i have ever been there, so again bad mistake. I barely had swing and got onto the rough greenside and made a double. Annoyed that the score didn't match how my swing was feeling we moved onto the next hole. A drive that was left, but fine left me a big 9 iron in which I hit really well....too well and went just back over the green. I was very surprised, but thought a chip and a putt would be in play. Well I yipped the chip, the next chip was also trash and 2 putt for double AGAIN. Just annoying, silly simple things causing my worst stretch of holes this season I would say. I roasted a 3 wood on the hardest hole on the course and followed it up with a simple, boring approach that was middle of the green. Putt was close, but missed high and simple par. Hole 9 I hit a okay 6 iron, but a little left and left me a tricky chip. Rather than try to really get fancy I wanted to trust my putting and so was a little aggressive and ran it past the hole. Didn't make the putt, but felt like a smart overall play compared to prior. Hole 10, stupid good 3 wood, great approach and missed the 8 foot putt for birdie (on a hole I still have yet to birdie... ever) by being just a little too firm with the putt. Hole 11, During my setup on the tee I felt like my grip was strong and just decided to swing anyway... bad mistake as I drove it right into the trees on the right... but it bounced out! A great 7 wood left me a PW in on this par 5. Unfortunately I hit it a little too well and with a slight pull it went into the hazard right of the green. Was so surprised, but annoyed again. A solid shot with a unlucky break, but made a great chip for a tap in bogey. Missed opportunity, but a great break after the drive where I deserved the bogey. Hole 12 and high my 3 wood high on the face and left myself a tricky shot where I was short of the dogleg on the par 4. I cut a 7 wood for my second shot over some trees and just left myself short/left of the green. Made the up and down for another par. Hole 13 was a little left of the fairway, but a perfect spot in truth. It is a really hard par 4 and in my opinion the hardest hole on the course. Made the green and 2 putt for par. Hole 14 the wind had been blowing pretty hard now for 10 holes and was swirling around. I took a 5 iron and should have been a 6 as I soared over and left of the green. However not the worst angle back to the pin. Chip was okay, but a bit long and the putt didn't quite drop. A bogey, but again deserved. Hole 15 is a par 5 with a centerline bunker and protected green with front bunker and water right. A great drive in the fairway left me 240 meters in. The nice thing is there is a ton of room left. Being that far out I decided on 3 wood and if I went front bunker so be it... I made the green... which normally would be great but the peanut shape meant I I had no direct line at the pin and to putt through a big section of first cut. I didn't quite commit so a 3 putt par. Not that I can honestly say I expected to get that close i did wish I had a better birdie opp. Hole 16 I roasted a drive and had 80 yards in. Made a good safe approach and 2 putter par. Hole 17 was a weird drive that must have caught heel because it was woefully short. My approach was fine, pin high but left and the chip was yipped... however I made the putt from off the green for par! Hole 18 was into wind. It is always a 7 iron with no wind so figuring a one or more club wind I went with 6 and managed to go over by just a little. With water all in front I felt it was still the right call. An okay chip, but one that left a breaking putt came up a few inches from dropping. Fitting end with a bogey and 88 on the card. I am truly really happy with how I grinded and finished out the round going 4 over through the last however many holes. It sucks the round started as poorly as it did. When i finished up I took a look and at the results and I guess the wind had been a lot tougher for everyone than I had thought because there were plenty of other high scores and I managed a 5th place finish. Not bad, but still felt as though I could have done SO much better. Now put that round behind me, had a good bounce back round the other day and next tournament is tomorrow! Back at Waldkirch where I have played well and enjoy a lot of elevated tee shots. Should be a fun round and while I am a bit nervous I don't know what 18 we are playing (there are 36) so wait and see when i get there!

I have loved playing more tournament golf this year. Best score in a tournament was an 83 on a course I had never played before (will be going back there of Sept 6th). And because in Switzerland only tournament rounds or stated rounds with an actual scorer counts towards your handicap it means that my official handicap is a 9.5. It has crept up from the 6.9 that I started at this year. However, on Garmin which counts all my rounds and where I have had better non tournament rounds I am at a 5.3. It is a flaw I would say, but also goes to show the pressure tournaments present. I have an update to my tournament thread coming, just haven't gotten around to it quite yet.

Probably a little of both. I hit a great drive on 1, 2nd hole was a spicy one. 3rd hole hit well, but caught a center bunker. Everything just went further left than I wanted it to. That said, I started the first 7 holes 12 over? But managed the last 8-18 only 4 over. So I say bad, but it wasn't a good warm up and I was fighting to find a swing that I was comfortable with.

Enjoy

Going to start doing what I can to just rate the clubs after each around and their performance. First round was great, driver was stellar, 3 wood was very good as well, but the 7 wood was hit or miss. 8,8 and 6 out of 10 Second round driver was a little everywhere, 3 wood and 7 wood were awesome. 7,8,8 out of 10 Third round I honestly don't remember (its been a long week) Fourth round was a tournament round, driver was a struggle early, 3 wood was solid, but also cost me a penalty and 7 wood was killer. 7,7,10. I will note the 3 wood had 260 yard shot into a par 5 which was pretty sick. Fifth round driver was a weapon. Huge drives, in control and felt amazing. 3 wood was topped twice and cost me 2 penalty strokes, but also had several amazing hits. 7 wood didn't come out for any shots. 9,6 and NA.