Philly Golf Guy

It was with a trade in, but still a very good deal. They came with Nippon 950's, which I'd pay that price for the shafts alone.

Got a set of Ping i20's as a back up set for just over $50.

Just picked up a bottle of Redbreast and am enjoying some of that. It's one of the smoothest whiskies out there.

89 today at my club. It should be lower, but forgot my putter at home and had to borrow one from the pro shop and it was terrible. I really liked my ball striking and the game was solid despite not playing for a month. My M2 5W really shined, giving me all kinds of distance and getting me 10 yards short of the green on a 506 yard par 5. It's a beast. Weather turns cold for a while so may not be playing until I get to FL in January. But I'm ready to hit 2017 running.

I tested the Vision balls earlier this year and liked them a lot. One of the better feeling balls I've putted with a little heavier feel to it than what I'm used to, but in a good way. I'm traditional with the ball color but the UV balls were so easy to find and there might be something to the color being easier to see on all strokes than a regular white ball.

The ER2 reminds me of the Scotty squareback and is a putter shape I feel very comfortable with. I'll have to meet up with jlukes to get acquainted with it, as I really like what I hear so far.

+1 on the irons with those shafts. Money.

I started a golf course review site a few years ago focusing on Philadelphia area courses, so Philly Golf Guy seemed like a good name to give myself for that and was a big fan of the Sports Guy, so it was kind of a little homage to him. I then got into golf forums and used the same name, never realizing I'd go to outings and meet a bunch of people with that moniker. But I like consistency, so I use that name in all the forums I'm on. PGG actually has a better ring to it, so I use that more often now.

It's time to move on from my backup set of Callaway Diablo Forgeds with KBS Tour 90's. Gonna search for a while but am leaning towards Srixon 545's or Titleist 714 AP1's. Or maybe Nike Forged 2.0's. Or TMaG RSi's... This is gonna take a bit to sort out.

Hit the range today and mainly worked on fairway woods. I'm casting way too much, so worked on pushing off my right foot on the downswing and pulling the handle through impact, swinging my arms through with no tension. I saw some progress, but would get a pushed shot every now and then. Weather seems to be holding, so I'm gonna keep playing until it gets unbearable, then shut it down for a month before starting lessons and getting the swing worked out for the season. My new club has heated bays, so I will be making use of them this winter while I also focus on getting back in shape.

I bought a TMag M2 5W today. It will be challenging my Heavenwood for a spot in the bag.

Apex 3h or 4h. I'm not getting along with my J15 3h but am loving my Apex 5h, so want to get a lower loft Apex while my Heavenwood will take over all 3h duties for that distance. The problem is I like the J15 a lot and am hoping my swing comes around with it.