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Posts posted by newballcoach
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I play the black. Haven't tested the blue, but I love it. Spin killer for me and keeps the ball low which I need. I will say though you should have a repeatable tempo or smoother tempo. If you are really whipping around the shaft then you are probably not going to enjoy the feel. But if you play the blue you probably know all that.
I would imagine if you already like one, you should probably keep playing it?
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On 11/11/2020 at 4:00 PM, bens197 said:
I was able to play my combo's with the Nippon Modus' install before the season ended. It was an awesome Western NY Fall day with mid 60's and overcast. Shot 37 with a bogey, double and two birdies. 4/7 fairways, 6/9 greens and 16 putts.
I would love to offer some feedback about the shaft differences (Modus V Tour V) but the sample is just too small. There certainly were highlights; I was pleased with the ball fight and trajectory and there is something magical about how the ball holds its line with these shafts. Next season if anyone is still following along, I'll gladly share.
Considering we play almost the exact same driver/shaft combo (mine is a 6.0) I'd love to hear about that feedback when you get the chance. Both of those shafts are ones I am hoping to test out, so you have at least one interested party!
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22 hours ago, HardcoreLooper said:
Pictures, please!
Don't want to take away from this thread, I'll post one once I get the job done. Might be a few months but I probably should not have said refinishing. It's really just cleaning some rust off of the faces, giving them some polish and re-shafting them.
2 iron to E wedge. Still looking on ebay for the 1 iron Hogan Apex Grind.
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Thanks for the reviews fellas. I am refinishing and building a classic set of Hogan Apex's and love to hear about these icons if I am looking for something new.
That the clubs are this universally loved by a MGS testers really says something in my opinion. Great work everyone!
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4 hours ago, Golfspy_CG2 said:
Yes, thanks to @jlukes I caught on to him when they had like 5,000 followers and scheduled the fitting, Matt said if I agreed to have it aired on their channel they would do it at no charge. So I swallowed any fears about having my swing exposed to the world and went for it. It was such a great couple days there. Played golf with @newballcoach and Matt the day before the fitting, then spent the better part of the day fitting and filming and just hanging out with them.
The fact they had 5,000 followers when I reached out and went to over 100,000 AFTER my fitting video. Well just saying...
That was a great day. Great to meet you and make a nice day of it. It was super cool to play with Matt. Very nice guy, gracious host and holy s*** can he hit a golf ball. Anybody who thinks his numbers on the video are cooked, I have seen it in real life, and they are not. I didn't have my swing that day, but that makes it the same as every other day!
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We are about to rise from the ashes like a phoenix. 2-0 this week and we get Josh Jacobs, Justin Jackson and Michael Thomas off of bye weeks. Looking to run the table from here on out. You're all officially on notice. Let's get it!
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6 hours ago, Collins923 said:
Off topic, but what do I gotta do to get one of those "broke 80" badges?
Besides the obvious?
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I just bought a set of the Canadian classic blades, the Accuform PTM's. Very much looking forward to playing them this weekend and having a bit of fun. Eventually might even move into a real nice set of blades. I almost bought a set of Titleist Tour Performance as well but figured one blade set at a time was probably plenty.
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Hey is anybody close with Shankster? I just noticed he's playing a kicker on a bye this week. Not sure it will matter in our matchup but might in his other one. I couldn't find him in slack, but if you know him hopefully get him to add a kicker from the monday night game maybe?
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14 hours ago, ZMendle10 said:
I have been able to record my swing and my hands do get a little scoopy just before impact so this is most likely the case. I still haven't made it onto a trackman yet to get any real solid numbers on launching conditions yet unfortunately.
I have to be honest, getting on a trackman probably isn't going to help you. If you keep flipping at impact, you're going to keep doing so and until you fix that issue, the launch problem isn't going away. No offence, but I don't see what help getting some numbers is going to be.
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On 9/30/2020 at 5:26 PM, ZMendle10 said:
Regardless of who I play with I always have the highest ball flight of my playing partners by a substantial amount. I very well could be compressing the ball but I always thought that compressing the ball and scooping were mutually exclusive so if you were doing one you weren't doing the other.
As someone who fights the scoop I have to imagine that is your issue. If you scoop you are going to hit it higher and shorter. You might also have the face a bit could cause even higher flight (and the ball to start a bit more right).
I would try and video your swing face on (or ask a playing partner to do it) so you get an idea of what you're doing at impact. If your hands are behind the ball, then you're scooping and I would imagine that is the root cause of what you're seeing.
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1 hour ago, GolfSpy Stroker said:
Just a suggestion on TRADING
Sometimes it's easier to discuss things before making a proposal. Join the slack channel and you can send a direct message to the person you want to work a deal with. Talk it out on slack and then when you reach agreement send the official trade. Since it is a direct message nobody else in slack can see the conversation so it is a private negotiation.
This has worked wonders for me in the past.
(Hey, I see you put Fred Flintstone on the trading block, what are you looking to get for him? Are you interested in Barney Rubble? Maybe we can package something up?)
I love that Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble are your go-to's. Keeping it old school man!
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27 minutes ago, Getoffmylawn said:
That's tough, you're kind of eliminating what I think are the best ones. No garage space to pull a car out and do it in?
We have a detached garage (more of a giant shed). There's not a ton of space and there's no electricity, so it would be super cold and dark (plus I'd have to go outside to get there which is not ideal). It might end up being my best option but I'm hoping to explore some more.
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Looks great.
I'm trying to figure out an offseason setup for myself. Looking for a putting mat to help me with some start line issues and controlling speed (I think I'm planning on getting a putt-out).
Also looking for a club trainer that isn't the size of a full size club. Don't have a ton of space to be swinging an iron in the living room, but could work with some sort of weighted or shorter club. For that reason superspeed and orange whip are probably out. If anybody has any suggestions I'd love to hear them.
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On 9/27/2020 at 8:18 AM, Chip Strokes said:
update for you guys who were nice enough to point me in the right direction:
1. the course was gorgeous. it was hard to remember you were in the middle of queens, NY while you were out there. it was tree lined, well kept, and had a bunch of challenging dog legs and elevated tees and greens. also, the course was completely empty at 2:30 on a beautiful saturday afternoon. we had the place to ourselves
2. it’s carts only because a large portion of the membership is older and the course is pretty hilly with some long stretches between the last green and next tee. given the option a lot of the older members elect to walk, which the head pro said slowed things down to an unbearable pace on the weekends, so they took the option away and make it carts only
3. it’s $4300 for the year. if i join now, i get the rest of this year and all of next year for that price. bag storage is $370. i’m unsure if i’d use that service. for your $4300 you get unlimited golf (they don’t hold outside events), plus access to the pool, gym, movie theater, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a discount at the pro shop. there are no minimums as far as dining or anything else. there’s a nice dining room/bar and outdoor patio next to the course, but no obligation to spend a certain amount with them
4. since it’s a condo complex with a golf course, assessments are shouldered by residents and not charged to golf members.
5. guests are $42 for 9 holes and $78 for 18 holes. that’s a little steep but it’s still about $20 cheaper than a round at the local public course on the weekend.
6. one downside is there’s no driving range. there’s a great short game practice area wirh places to chip and a few large bunkers around a large putting green, but the only place to really warm your swing up is in two nets.
7. it’s 20 minutes closer to my house than the course i currently play. getting out on my current course runs about $100 per round on average, so the break even point is between 40 and 50 rounds of golf. if i play that many, then it’s worth it
i’m gonna call tomorrow and have my last few questions answered. first: if i join id like to know if that gets my wife and son access to the pool. if so, that value just skyrocketed. second: can i pay my cart fees annually? the cart fees don’t bother me one bit, but if i can make a lump sum payment i’d rather do that. third: tournament schedule and how that works for members. i’d like to play some competitive golf
i appreciate all the input you guys gave me. i went in with much better questions than i would have without your help.
Sounds great. I'd be sure to check out if there are many other members in your age bracket. If the course has a ton of older membership this could create two issues, the first being there aren't many people you may want to play with, and they could be 5-10 years away from falling a huge lack of members due to members stopping golfing. That could increase your costs. I would think because the course was wide open at 2:30 on a Saturday this could be an issue (old guys like early morning play generally).
This happened to a course near me and they have been very aggressive with membership drives because of it, having to resort to hosting lots of tournaments and even some *gulp* public play.
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On 9/30/2020 at 8:50 PM, jlukes said:
See this what I hate about fantasy. Nobody has to win a trade. I’m not trying to “get something in my favor.” Trades can work for both teams. Crazy thought. Good luck the rest of the season
God, leave it to the man, the myth, the legend to voice my exact thoughts about trading right now. Thanks for giving everybody that reminder.
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Guys, great reviews. I was SUPER interested in how this would go and I am glad to hear so many people had great experiences with sub70. They've been on my radar for a while and I'm looking forward to checking them out further. Thanks very much.
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Yeah I used to use the system on 18 birdies, but you had to input your club before every shot. Arccos does that automatically. Plus when you consider the caddie feature I think that more than makes up for it.
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I've gotta say, after 3 rounds of using the Arccos I got from Ping, having my phone in my pocket has not been a big deal at all. I thought I would hate it, I actually barely notice. It did mean I had to re-arrange my pocket setup of tees, ball markers, repair tool, etc. but I've made that sacrifice.
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15 hours ago, YKodvavi said:
Hi Spies,
Hope y'all are doing well and staying safe.
So I know there are a lot of Golf coaches that offer online/virtual coaching and lessons for their students, but how does one find out who is good and who isn't?
I am a 16 Handicapper and have been stuck at that for quite some time, multiple people have told me that I need a few lessons from a good golf coach and my game should improve. I live in Pakistan and so there aren't any PGA professionals close to me that I could go to and so my only option is finding one who offers trainings and lessons online. I have found a few and have reached out to them but I don't know who is good and who isn't.
If any of y'all have any experience with a specific coach that offers online/virtual sessions, or have taken virtual sessions, please share your experience, what the outcome was and how much it costed?
I look forward to your replies!
One of the things you need to decide is the type of online lesson you want. Do you want to do live facetime lessons? Or do you want to record your swing, send them to the coach and let him analyze it?
If you're more interested in the second option, the app skillest has lots of coaches who will do that. Many of them also have lots of online material and courses that you watch as well to try and help you. I'll shout out Travis Fulton here, I've been using his stuff and it's been helpful for me. I'd recommend doing some browsing on there.
Upon reading your other responses, when you send Travis your swing, he will record video analyzing it and then send you a few videos from his courses that he wants you to watch. He might be right up your alley.
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I had two guys post zeros for me this week. This is not going great.
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On 9/17/2020 at 4:00 PM, blackngold_blood said:
Awesome!
Also who the Sam Hill dropped Le’Veon Bell? #ImInTheWrongDivision
I had a heart attack that it was me. I just saw this and had to go check my roster. Thankfully I haven't made that big of a mistake yet.
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Has there been talk of a draft time? I see the default being at 1am and have to assume that's not accurate?