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bluesmandan76

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  1. Supposedly polarized lenses, since they cut out reflected light, prevent you from seeing subtle reflections on the grain of the grass on the greens. I play better without sunglasses, but like others have said, when it's bright outside it hurts my eyes a bit. I've been using Torch sunglasses... the DNA with the golf lens. They're pretty similar to the Prizm. Non-polarized. Not real dark but they greatly reduce eye fatigue.
  2. Let's see... I think 11. 1987: Some Ping Eye 2 knock offs... Tour Model III I think. (hand me downs from my Dad) 1999? Ram Laser FX Forged (also hand me down from Dad). First set to shoot under par. 2000? First purchased set: Peerless Palmer blades. Didn't mesh (reg. shaft, really LOW CoG) 2001: NEW Titleist 681's (Loved 'em and used them for a decade). 2012? Used Cleveland CG16 Tours. 2014? A used set of Ping Eye 2's. Didn't mesh with them. 2014? A used set of Taylormades I hated because of the whippy KBS Tour shaft. 2014? I think a set of used Callaways... like the TM's I didn't keep them long. 2015? Mizuno MP4's. 2018: Mizuno MP18MMC 2020: Mizuno MP20MB The sets that I've LIKED were the 681's, CG16 Tours, MP4's and MP20MB's. All of them running S300 shafts. So clearly a preference for forged blades, with the CG16 Tours being the cavity back exception which I played for a few years when I just couldn't play regularly and so couldn't hit the sweet spot on my 681's. But as soon as I could start playing regularly again, I got back into blades. Tried the MP18MMC's, but went back to blades. I did like the shaft in them (LZ 6.0's) I would play one of the new TaylorMade irons with the foam injection... they feel pretty good for cavity backs.
  3. Well, all I can say is give it a try. It does work. You're not changing your swing or your setup. Just your loft and alignment. So I think the kiss principle vindicates this approach, as it is simpler to execute than altering your swing and your setup. It's what was/is advocated by Jack Nicklaus. Search on youtube for these videos: Jack Nicklaus Tip #2 - One swing - YouTube Nicklaus Golf My Way - One Basic Swing - YouTube
  4. Neither. Instead you should open or close the clubface slightly to add or remove loft. Swinging harder will add more spin, which is no good as you may just suck back right off the green. Swinging easier is a dangerous thing, as very often your swing speed doesn't decrease or you release it a little later because of the shorter backswing which takes off loft and you flush it, and it goes just as far or farther than your normal swing. We've all had that happen. If you're between say, a 7 and an 8 iron, and don't know which one to use, decide whether a fade or a draw would be better on the approach. If a draw is better, take the 8 and close the clubface slightly. If a fade is better, open the 7. You only need to open or close them 2 degrees to make them the same loft.
  5. Wishon makes woods with bendable hosels, so you can adjust the lie. That's the selling point for me. I currently play a Wishon 4 wood as my 230-240y club. I'm pretty slight of stature (5'4") and almost all 3 woods are just too upright for me, and so curve left... and with the upright lie you sort of have to come over the top a little so the heel doesn't dig, so you're hitting pull-draws as the only real predictable shot. Can't stand it. I have plenty of situations where I need to hit a nice fade with one, but just can't. Wishon makes woods with bendable hosels (almost no one else in the world does), so I can have the lie bent flat to accommodate me. Works great. I used to have one of his drivers, too, and it was fine, but I wanted something that I can easily swap shafts on, so I stick with my 2016 M1.
  6. My last purchase from lostgolfballs was in April... a bucket of 48 Mint ProV1's. There were a few refurbished ones in the bucket. Not too happy with that. But it's still a good deal. 4 dozen ProV1's for about $100. Hard to beat, even with a few duds in there. I play those or buy Kirkland's ball, which is pretty good, too. I've played DTC Snell balls, too, and like them, but haven't used them in a few years.
  7. Cabretta gloves just don't last very long with me. Between the humidity, my sweat, and cords on my grips, they just tear up too fast. Probably not a month. Either the heelpad busts, or my thumb pops through the end. In 2019 I started using Finger Ten All Weather gloves. They're sort of a microfiber cloth. I've retired some from being dirty and stretched out, and I've had one that the seams came undone, but none of them have ripped holes in them like cabretta gloves ALWAYS do for me. I've tried other materials, but I don't like any kind of "pleather" glove. They just don't perform. The microfiber cloth performs great for me, especially in the humidity where I live (NC).
  8. I usually see vertical lines on faces... but supposedly horizontal lines produce better roll. I think Guerin Rife did a bunch of research on it, which is why Rife and Evnroll both use horizontal lines... I think Sik does, too.
  9. Paul Runyan, (aka "Little Poison"), who had the best short game on tour for many years, advocated this kind of grip, though he did it with his arms quite bent. He sort of bent over with really bent arms and his hands both turned under the bottom of the shaft/grip. Bryson does it with straight arms, Runyan with very bent arms. There are a lot of youtube videos on him and putting and the short game.
  10. Steve, can you mill the face with the lines going horizontally instead of vertically?
  11. I'm like you. 5'4". I play my clubs 1/2" short and ALSO have the lie adjusted several degrees flat. You will not see any loss of distance with just 1/2 inch. Now if you take 3-4 inches off, yeah, you'll see about half a club or so. But half an inch will do very little, except make the club marginally easier to play. Getting your lie adjusted is FAR more important.
  12. For a non-technical thought, I like Penick's "Take Dead Aim." For a technical thought, at least for full swing, I like "Make the follow through twice as long as the backswing." Makes me really accelerate through the shot, and produces a reliable power fade for me.
  13. Rest and ibuprofen and heat to get rid of the inflammation and promote healing. Physical therapy to strengthen and heal. Lessons from a pro to fix the improper technique so you don't injure it again. Regarding the last one: a lot of guys struggle with this because they are hitting with their arms and hands, upper body strength being used in the wrong way, and the transition is sometimes too abrupt. All that puts tension in the right arm and elbow. You need to feel the club more in your fingers, and "swing" the club smoothly towards the target and just let the path of the clubhead pass through where the ball is, instead of "hitting" the ball. I like to think of the shaft/grip as being the handle of a heavy bucket, and I'm swinging and throwing the heavy bucket at the target. Just think if you had a 5 gallon bucket, half filled with water or sand... hold the handle like it's a golf grip, and then swing back and forth a few times about waist high, and then you need to toss the bucket towards the target to your left. The pressure on the right elbow changes... instead of twisting from the shoulder and elbow like an arm-wrestling contest and then pushing with your tricep (that's the motion that is hurting you), the motion should be more of resisting the centrifugal forces of the club pulling away from you, which you should feel in the fingers, and it should passively lengthen the arms, and you should feel your right bicep and right index finger controlling how much the clubhead dips out as you swing the club, instead of "hitting" at the ball with your right tricep and forearm. You could also imagine holding a heavy dumbbell and swinging and tossing it towards the target. You wouldn't push it with your right arm and forearm, but use your largest muscles (thighs, back, torso) and feel it pulling away from you rather than you pushing it away from you. A lesson or three from a good teacher should help you move in that direction.
  14. Definitely. I swap out 3w and 5w... depending on if it’s a long course (3w for the par 5s) or a short dogleggy course (5w off the tee on a few holes). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. Oh yeah. I was a teenager when he was on SNL. He was very funny. Matt Foley... the Bears fan... the dancer... the nervous interviewer... [emoji1787] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. I’m 44.8 years old (ha!) and have played regularly for about 25 years. I’d recommend following Marty Music on youtube. He’s a goofy likable guy that does easy lessons. There are plenty of other good lessons on the tube besides him but he’s a good place to start. Other than that, you can always just pick a song you want to learn and type it plus lesson in the search bar and you’ll find a few. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. A day late and a dollar short... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. I miss my old 300cc Titleist driver. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. I have a practice green in my basement, and a few years ago used to practice putting with a mix of balls... I noticed the Wilson Duo seemed to come off hot... it’s a real bouncy low compression ball. Since I noticed that I try to only use similar spec balls, like prov1, snell black, tp5... higher compression soft cover — and not low compression balls. But the Duo was the only one that seemed to roll out more than others, but it was really really low compression—like 35, iirc? Might’ve just been that year’s model; I think Wilson changed the specs later. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. You can bend the shaft to adjust toe hang. Simple 3/8 pipe bender. Flatten the lie by bending it near the putter head, then bend it just above that spot to return the shaft upright again and voila you’ve got toe hang. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. I’m skeptical about his approach long term as I said before, but I have to say after this past weekend I am impressed by his “Moneyball” approach. Driver, wedge, hot putter wins today. I’m trying to recall how often I’ve seen a guy win who normally has a balanced game, but then for a particular tournament he suddenly gets hot with the putter... seems like I hear that in the strokes gained commentary fairly often when watching. Bryson adapted to make it happen.... trying to be the best driver and the best putter, drive for show AND putt for dough! I see in his SG he’s a solid scrambler too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. I played 9 yesterday. First time out since November... due to a wrist injury (right hand/trail hand). Played one handed. From the ladies’ tees. Took a few mulligans for absolute mishits (it’s hard swinging onehanded!) and shot a 40. Actually got to putt for eagle on a par 5 (missed it but got my bird). My right wrist is slowly improving. Maybe I will get to play for real in the spring. Slow and steady with the physical therapy... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. I played 9 yesterday. First time out since November... due to a wrist injury (right hand/trail hand). Played one handed. From the ladies’ tees. Took a few mulligans for absolute mishits (it’s hard swinging onehanded!) and shot a 40. Actually got to putt for eagle on a par 5 (missed it but got my bird). My right wrist is slowly improving. Maybe I will get to play for real in the spring. Slow and steady with the physical therapy... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. I’m thinking along the same lines. It’s definitely interesting as an experiment from “the golf scientist” — but sustainable... for years? We’ll see. I tend to think that fast massive gains are difficult on tendons and joints. And in golf, when the swing becomes too violent/explosive and not graceful enough, body parts will blow out. This is what happened to Tiger, in my opinion (and also according to others, such as Gary Player, for example—an early example of a golfer who was big on diet and physical fitness, with very specific convictions/theory about what an ideal golf physique is). Tiger was the best, bulked up to become better, it worked for a few years and then body parts started breaking down... the knee and back are obviously known but I’d bet he has issues we don’t know about too. If Bryson stays on this path, I expect injuries in his not too distant future. His swing does not appear graceful to me, but explosive and violent. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  25. I bought an Instant Pot branded one off Amazon. I use it with a tote or little cooler or tonight I just plugged the kitchen sink drain, filled it with hot water and did it in that. You need some decent ziploc style bags (not the zipper kind but the old kind). You put the meat in, zip it halfway, then submerge it in water as you zip up the last bit... that makes a vacuum seal. Use clothespins and a stick to clip the ends to it and keep them from going under water just in case the zip seal isn’t 100%. If you have a thermometer you can do it in a pot on the stove; you just have to tend it a bit. That’s a good way to try out the technique for proof of concept before you spend $100 on the gadget that makes it easy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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