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If there is a practice range available, I will certainly use it prior to my round, and I will also hit some chips and pitches and a handful of bunker shots. Therefore, I show up at least an hour prior to my tee time. If there is no range at the course, I still arrive about 40-45 minutes prior to my tee time so that I can hit some chips and do at least 10-15 minutes of putting before teeing off.

You and I were clearly writing our posts on this subject at the same time.

Six QBs in the first 12 picks. Does anyone else think that there will be at least a couple of outright busts within that group?

Well, the rumors and the pundits were correct in saying that Odunze was going to the Bears with pick #9!

If he is still available at pick #9, the rumor mill and draft pundits have Da Bearz taking Odunze. I would say that it’s about a toss-up whether Joe Alt will still be available at #9. What would you think of your Bears trading pick #9 (and maybe pick #75) to Buffalo for picks #28, 60 and Buffalo’s 2025 first round pick?

OK; here’s my prediction: The Buffalo Bills trade up to get pick #7 from the Titans (I’d actually love to see them pull off a trade with the Cardinals for the #4 pick, but that won’t happen), giving up their #28 and #60 picks in the process, and maybe an early 2025 pick if they want to get the Titans’ second round 2024 pick (#38) in the deal. Then, they draft Odunze with the #7 pick.

So far, I am not seeing a left (or right) bias in my shot pattern when wearing the Squiarz VELO golf shoes (I'm now 5 rounds into my testing). However, I had been wearing Squairz almost exclusively for about 2 to 2.5 years before getting selected for this test. One thing that I am noticing with the VELO that was also there, but not nearly as pronounced with earlier generations of Squairz shoes, is the great stability that these shoes provide on uneven and/or slightly slippery surfaces. Squairz shoes have always been quite good for stability, but the VELO model seems to take that stability factor to an even higher level for me!

I concur!

I also call what we Americans call "soccer" football, which is its rightful name!

BOO!!! I hate Manchester United, although that is my son's favorite Premier League team. My grandson (a former college soccer player, as was my son, and I are both Chelsea supporters, even though the current ownership of the Blues, led by American Todd Boehly, is absolutely clueless.

In answer to your question, I am not still playing the Wilson Staff Triad ball, although I still have a couple of sleeves. The reason? I went back to playing the Maxfli Tour X ball (2023 version). There is nothing inherently wrong with the Triad ball; I just prefer the Maxfli Tour X a bit more.

Since you are already familiar with the latest Maltby iron designs, the first place that I would suggest looking is their TS1 IM iron model, although they have been so popular since their introduction that Golfworks is finding it impossible to keep those clubheads in-stock. I just built a set for myself, and they are very much in the P790 and Takomo 101T style. Not too strong-lofted, but not super-weak either. Quite a thin topline and the soles are not very wide, but just a little bit wider than traditional blade irons. I'm playing mine this evening for the first time in my 9-hole league, and if I get decent results with them, those irons will be in my bag for travel matches tomorrow and Thursday.

Very nice collection! I also have a couple of those Ben Hogan TK15 wedges within my collection, along with the two Hogan Equalizer wedges with the "TK Sole" or "Koehler Sole" stamping on their hosels. I swear by those Protalus insoles, as does my wife. We both have them in all of out workout/cross-training and golf shoes.

I have played (and fitted golfers for) SCOR, Eidolon, Reid Lockhart, and I even have a couple of Hogan Equalizer wedges (48* and 56*) with the “Koehler Sole”.

Hey Josh, As a dedicated Edison wedges user (both first-generation and Edison 2.0), and a true believer in the “Koehler sole” (I have been playing Terry’s wedge designs for close to 30 years), have to agree with Javs. The Edison 2.0 wedges are the “real deal”! I play a 47* (adjusted to 48* loft), 53* and 57* (adjusted to 58*), with some lead tape high in the cavities of the 53* and 58* for an even higher COG in those two wedges. I think that I have probably saved myself close to 100 strokes — maybe more — with these Edison 2.0 wedges since I started using them late last year.