DiscipleofPenick

I remember taking trips to the golf course with my grandpa in the early 90s but I wouldn't call that a start. Probably best is that when I was 10-12 my parents sent me to junior golf clinics during the summer and I would occasionally play 9 holes with my dad, who also gave me most of my lessons. When I was 16 he asked the pro at the local course to give me lessons, but he only gave me three. The first two were amazing short game technique, as it really improved my putting and taught me a 7i chipping style I still use 20 years later. My grandpa died when I was 6, well before I was geared up for golf. However, his two younger brothers, my great-uncles, also helped teach me the game. One is still going, he's almost 80, but I still look forward to playing with him a few times a year. Take Dead Aim

I got mine around the time of MGS article in January, been using it all winter. I dropped a few bombs on the greens this past weekend. Take Dead Aim

The metro parks are less than a mile from my house, see Cleveland's Emerald Necklace. But a crew of 7-12 doe have been hanging around getting into staring contests with my dog. Sometimes he'll hop and bow like he wants them to play. Also one day over the winter a hawk nailed a good sized rabbit in the yard. It was fun trying to keep the coon hound away from the kill. I heard hawks will return to their kill, but I left it for awhile and it never came back. Take Dead Aim

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I also play the Z-Star and when I tried the QST I lost about a club and a half in distance, felt like marshmallow. Not that I noticed any of the quality issues as reported in the ball lab, just too soft of a ball for me. Take Dead Aim

Holy cow!!!! I'm in 1st. Good luck tomorrow with Scottie. The bracket is under my old user name for some reason. Take Dead Aim

Got out for the first full 18 and you'd think I've never swung a club to the 6 hole. Topped drives and lots of thin shots. But then I got straight and birdie on the par 5s 9 & 18, so I guess not the worst start to the year. Plus it was almost 70, so great weather for this time of year. Take Dead Aim

Even though I wasn't around in 1983 for Ping, I do recall still seeing multi colored balls in the late 90s when I started playing. I think it's interesting, but I tried the QST a few years back and they are too soft for me, so I will pass on this ball. I do play the Z-Star so mayyyybe if they released the duo color in that... Take Dead Aim

Yes, I would be in if a league is created. Take Dead Aim

It's so hard to find 1v1 match play in the amateur ranks, outside of club championships. That's tons of four ball. I've always felt like I'd do better in match. If you take an 8, your down 1 instead of 4. Match used to be the core of amateur tournament play, but it feels like everything has moved away from that in favor of stroke because that's what the pros do. Take Dead Aim

Per class per semester. Thogh they weren't textbooks though, just history books, but each was 300-400 pages. Take Dead Aim

From my area there's over 100 public 18 hole courses within an hour, so it's hard to want to stay put. Add another 40 private clubs, and who knows how many 9 hole and par 3 courses. We don't get mentioned nationally but this area has a lot to offer. Take Dead Aim

That's what a lot of courses in my area do, they have a players card. But it's like 10-12 rounds before you get a free one, or 10% off, which is like 4 bucks a round. Not really a deal and then you're tied to that course. Then there's 4 others that grouped together and offer a cheap membership package, but you're required to pay a cart free every time you play. And they're dump courses anyway. Take Dead Aim

Still love The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings. Jack London and Joseph Conrad have lots of good stuff. Right now I'm reading Catch 22 and this is a great book. Like others, The Great Gatsby is also good. I was a history major, so in grad school I read mountains of non-fiction. In a 16 week class we would read at least 12 books plus whatever you also read for your research papers. I'm happy to make recommendations if there are other history buffs out here. Take Dead Aim

I kind of meant that with those distances they could add a set at 6700 and something around 7000 even. I think about Boulder Creek, that ciurse is supposedly 7500 from the tips, but I've never seen them on the back tee box. Or some of the boxes don't exist anymore but the yardages are still on the card Take Dead Aim

I've always preferred to travel around and play a different course every time out, with some of my favorites in the rotation. However in recent years to be able to play the amount of golf I want and have it be affordable, I've purchased a membership to a local public course. So 80% of my rounds end up being there. It's still enough that I can travel around a bit. I've not yet had the pleasure to join a country club. Take Dead Aim

Do you know who the architect was? It seems like it's missing a set of tees between 6400 and 7300 yards. They could even have 2 boxes between! Though if it's like the courses around here they will eventually bulldoze that back tee box for sanity's sake. And while the par-3s on the back look normal, those on the front are asinine distances. Why do these modern architects think it's brilliant design to have amateurs play 3s that are well over 200 yards?? If they want length stretch out those short par 4s more. Golf courses used to be designed simply with the land and played a bit tougher than they looked. Now courses are designed tough and set up impossible for anyone below PGA level. There's a special circle in hell for these people. Take Dead Aim

Mitsubishi Diamana White 70g X. This is the shaft I was fitted into when I bought my driver. Take Dead Aim

Also just read the MGS article on Sub70 going to QPQ. Those irons look slick. I may need to consider an alternative finish in my next set. Take Dead Aim

Got to roll putts on my birdie ball mat before work this morning. I love this thing. And it's great that my basement floor isn't totally level so there's actually breaking putts I can practice. Not that it's necessarily practice, but I got a new chiropractor that's also sports medicine. He's given me a new exercise routine to strengthen my weaker areas and balance out my body. It's only been a few days but alternating that routine in days with yoga I should feel a lot better this season. Take Dead Aim

They were a decent ball but too soft for me. I got a free dozen via golfnow a few years back. Take Dead Aim

As my name suggests this course is on the bucket list. I would love to walk through the gate and play this course and see this place. It's so fitting that the Match Play is contested here given Harvey's connection to amateur golf. Given how many of his pupils are in the LPGA hall of fame it would be fitting for them to host a women's event as well. Take Dead Aim

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Agree 100% it's always the fiddler not the fiddle with putting. Take Dead Aim

I tried the Evenroll in 2019. I went from averaging 30 putts a round with my Odyssey #7 to over 40 Putts with the Evnroll. Decidedly did not work for me. Take Dead Aim