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Sigh. More of the same from Spieth. 6 over on the day, about to be an MC...

Sure, I'm not talking about dropping studs just because they sit out the Colonial or something, I just mean the players one would normally consider your 6, 7, 8 player...

So, again a newbie question, but are we now getting into the art/science of fantasy golf...a balance between dropping and adding players week-to-week so that you're fielding a full squad, versus holding onto players that may not play in a given week but you like their chance to perform in the following weeks? Does that mean the week after the Masters or another major things get pretty thin? I am NOT suggesting people left with 3 players didn't pay attention to that, looks like some system or system familiarity issues maybe. Just asking a question among the seasoned vets if that's as much of a weekly challenge as it seems to be. This is going to be fun...watching players and point margins ebb and flow over the course of 4 rounds...

Hey, I've been thinking about your post for a while, and a previous post (that I also agreed with) about needing to train for speed first, otherwise if you train explosive moments later when you're fatigued you're just training to move slow. So, how does that reconcile in your mind with these potentiation clusters you've mentioned? For example, if I do 1-3 reps of squats at the appropriate weight I should be doing for that rep range, am I not setting myself up to train "less explosively" on the jumps? I hope this comes across how I intend...trying to have a conversation and pick your brain, not say "gotcha." Trying to get my head around it too. If I reversed the order, say the speed work first and then the strength second, or jumps and then squats, I know my 1RM would be significantly diminished, right? Thoughts?

Another week in the books. SuperSpeed Level 4, then my B3 workout... Med Ball Wall Throws - 10 pound ball, 3 x 5 Dumbbell Curls - 60s, reps at 6, 2 Pinwheel Curls - 50s, reps at 8, 4 Bulgarian Split Squats w/Jump - 50s, 3 x 4 Machine Leg Press Calves - 280, 10 reps Stiff-Legged Deadlift - 225, 2 x 8 (Could have done more here, need to go a little heavier) I'm ordering a PRGR and SuperSpeed C Club later today; I'm excited to have a means to break up the monotony a bit. Also, I got in a bit of trouble at the gym...dented the wall with the medicine ball. If they'd put out the damn leather one it wouldn't be a problem. Actually, I should have known...will have to move to the cinder block wall on the other end of the gym.

I’m hoping it’s Xander’s time...the stud of my fantasy roster...

Freebie Guy giving away Switches, PS5's, etc...you better believe I'm tagging everybody...

Thanks. Weighted sled is tough; base gym might have one but schedule-wise the base hasn't been reliable due to COVID. I would like to get back there though. I'm stronger and bigger than your average 5'9 bear, but working out at the Y the average gym-goer there seems a bit less intense if you know what I mean...older folks going through the motions. Half the time they look at me like they think I'm a possessed roided out freak or something.

SuperSpeed Level 4 workout today, then... Med Ball Slams - 10 pound ball, 3 x 5 Dumbbell Press - 95s, reps at 5, 1 Machine Shoulder Press - 150, reps at 10, 3 Machine Dips - 250, reps at 13, 3 Machine Pulldown - 190, reps at 6, 2 Wide-Grip Cable Row - 190, reps at 7, 2 Standing Internal Rotations - 20, 3 x 12 Standing External Rotations - 20, 3 x 10 Box Jumps - 3 x 5 Perhaps most importantly, I'm a couple days away from finally picking up a PRGR. Should have a long time ago, I know. Now, frankly, as silly as it seems I'm kind of wondering if I should take SuperSpeed back to the drawing board and start all over at Level 1! That's probably an overreaction, but the thought has crossed my mind.

Don't sweat it. When I was gaming the original Epic I went to a Callaway fitting event to check out the Rogue (didn't buy), and the rep showed me that my setting, which I had done to close the face a bit, had actually lofted me up to 11.5.

Thank you for sending this! I've had to read it about 3 times, not exactly layman stuff, but very helpful. Based on this article, and some blog posts from Mike Carroll that I've read where he also refers to the value of contrast training, it seems to me that (in a nut shell), I can train in-season basically via supersets of a heavy compound movement for 1-3 reps, followed by an explosive plyometric like box jumps, ball slams, etc. Add in SuperSpeed and I'm effectively done. Am I oversimplifying? Any other thoughts from a programming standpoint re sets & reps?

That's funny. When I see Bubba and all his pink I think "what a tool." With Adam Scott, you're right...pulls it off. Not that there is anything wrong with pink...have a UA polo. Just think Bubba's over doing it. And the new iron covers he debuted aren't helping. Oh, and add Jon Rahm and his Callaway sticks, and maybe an injury concern, to the list of things to watch.

No, I'm with @edingchere, Callaway's system should not change the grip orientation. From the MGS write-up of the driver Cody just bought: (Callaway Mavrik Driver 2020 | MyGolfSpy) "Because Callaway’s Opti-Fit hosel maintains shaft orientation regardless of your loft setting, Callaway can offer Golf Pride ALIGN grips on its drivers. Last year, the MCC ALIGN proved popular. This time around, it’s going with a Black and Silver version of the Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align."

A lot to look forward to this week. Jason Day with a new bag and new swing, Spieth and the never-ending is this the week he snaps out of it...

If you follow Dave Stockton at all, or have read his book "Unconscious Putting", he is a very big advocate of a forward press. As @cnosildescribes, it's intended to be a trigger...Stockton advises a dynamic rather than static start to the putting stroke. And yes, for a long time he worked with Mickelson...in fact Phil wrote the foreword to Unconscious Putting if memory serves. It's also the reason Stockton advocates having some loft on the putter, in his case 7 degrees, which is a lot more than the 2 degrees that many putters are at in stock condition. Having said all that, I know I sound like an idiot for arguing with a putting guru like Stockton, but after experimenting with it a bit I decided it's not for me. I have my putters at 4 degrees because I have a slight press, but it's in my setup, not the "dynamic" intentional press to initiate the motion like Stockton advocates or you see Phil doing. Again, I'm in no position to argue with him, but to my way of thinking, why would I introduce one more variable? In other words, isn't it going to jack up my stroke if I'm forward-pressing inconsistently in terms of degrees of press? My two cents.

I've had one ace in my golfing life, December 1st 2017. Unusually warm day in Nebraska, but still high 40's/low 50s with some wind, so the course was pretty empty. I was supposed to play with my boss and his deputy; twenty minutes before the tee time he sends me a text and tells me something came up and they couldn't make it, but to enjoy my round. Which means that when my flighted 9-iron from 148 on #7 at Willow Lakes Golf Course found the cup, not a soul on earth saw it happen.

Glad to hear you had a pain free lesson. Are you and the physio confident you can avoid surgery?

Thanks Cody. Any downside? Why have you gotten away from it?

Another winter storm is planning to blast us so I can add "shoveled driveway, 3 sets" to this by the end of the day, but ws able to knock out the workout before the storm rolled in. SuperSpeed Level 4, then my B2 workout: Med Ball Wall Throws - 10 pound ball, 3 x 5 Preacher Curl - 135, reps at 6, 2 Reverse Grip EZ Curl - 115, reps at 6, 2 Box Jumps - 3 x 5 Standing Cable Anti-Rotations - 50, 3 x 10 Seated Calf Raise - 120, 10 reps Lying Leg Curl - 150, reps at 7, 3 Squats - 315, 2 x 8 I now have about 2 months of offseason training left. (You can post a score to your handicap in Nebraska after March 15th, so that's when I'm considering my season to start.) While I'm still going all out with my current program, I am starting to entertain how things will change after 2 more months of this. I want to continue to make speed gains, but will likely revert to a lighter weight/higher rep lifting routine. I really don't want to show up for golf rounds sore and unable to fully turn...a real killer for my swing (and most swings I suspect). Speed training, however, I want to continue to make gains during the season. I listened another Fit For Golf podcast this morning, and in consideration of that one and the previous one I discussed here (and with some valuable input from @BMart519) it seems to me that I can maintain my strength gains and turn my attention to other sources of speed training. In that area, I'm considering modifying SuperSpeed Level 5 (which I'll be in at that point), so I'll do that workout once a week, do a SuperSpeed C club workout once a week, and do a green stick only Single Arm workout once a week. Overall intent here would be an intent to focus on hand and arms speed, and possibly shore up any deficiencies between one arm and the other. Thoughts? Any C Club owners have any feedback? Oh, and I do intend to bite the bullet and find a way to pick up a PRGR. I know, I know, might have been more valuable YESTERDAY!!!

And, right or wrong, I want Spieth and waited too long. Would like to trade for him if I can... What can I say...fanboy...

Thanks. Yeah, I can check the tournament site, just wondering what to expect from Fantrax.

Here comes another newb question (sorry): Using the phone app and I don’t know that I see a field that indicates if a player is or is not in the field for the Farmers. Fields are set by 5pm the preceding Friday I believe so it should be finalized; is that info in Fantrax or do I need to check a different source for that? Thanks.

Think I may owe an apology to all concerned here, I was screwing around on the website after the draft and added a player prematurely. Sorry for any inconvenience I caused, not my intent to cheat anything I promise.

By the way, what’s wrong/what happened to your shoulder?!?

Yeah, that's getting more attention from me as of late. I didn't post it to my normal "workout log" post, but I also did 3 sets (each side) of a mobility/strength exercise he posted recently to IG where he used a rope handle at the top setting of a cable stack and used it for lead lat stretch and to train higher hands in the back swing. We'll see. I could definitely use a better top of backswing position. Hoping recent emphasis on PlaneMate helps with that as well.