funkyjudge

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.

Since I have been through a few rounds of cancer treatments, including two surgeries since late 2020, and I have Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, I am also very prone to infections, including but not limited to my respiratory tract.

Great (and very thorough) review! I am very familiar with the EVNroll EV8 putter, having switched from an ER2 model that I played for more than 5 years to an EV8 with the long slant hosel last fall. As much as I liked the ER2, I love the EV8 even more, although it has been in a battle with my Makefield putter for the “permanent” putter slot in my bag. The area where the EV8 excels for me is on putts of 3 to 8 feet, where I find it to be virtually automatic. The Makefield VS putter may be a bit more accurate on longer putts, but not if I am putting on fast greens (the Makefield putter is too heavy in the head and I hit too many putts more than 4 feet past the hole with it …. sometimes much more than 4 feet on fast greens). I changed to a much heavier counter-balanced Gravity grip on the Makefield, and this has helped, but I am still generally more comfortable and confident with the EVNroll EV8 putter in my hands.

That is exactly what I was going to suggest (cleaning the threads and applying some fresh thread lock)!

I just finished a highly-custom full set of Maltby clubs (every club is +1” in length, with super-jumbo grips and swingweights in the D4 range (slightly higher in the wedges). Included in the set are a KE4 TC Max driver, KE4 TC IST 3 and 5 woods and KE4 Pro Adjustable 7 wood, plus KE4 Tour TC 4 hybrid, KE4 Tour+ irons and a Maltby Max Milled 56* SW. I am so impressed with the KE4 TC Pro 7 wood that I’m thinking about building one for myself. I already ordered a pair of Maltby Max Milled wedge heads (52*, which I will bend to 53* loft, and 58*) that I will build for my use (Lord knows, I really don’t need any more wedges, but the 56* that I built for my friend is so sweet that I had to do it). Maltby/Golfworks has really stepped up their clubhead design game with their latest generation designs, and I am really excited to begin playing the new TS1 IM irons that I just built for me with Fujikura Axiom iron shafts! The newest KE4 TC metalwoods are also the nicest fairway woods that I have ever seen from them, as well.

RIT is my undergraduate Alma mater! I attended “the institute” from late 1970 through 1977, taking some classes and labs at the downtown Rochester campus (50 W. Main St.) and other classes at what was then the “new” Henrietta Campus, which has been greatly expanded over the years since I was a student there.

My wife has NEVER driven a vehicle with an automatic transmission in the nearly 44 years that I have known her (including 42 years of marriage as of this coming September). I drive both manual and automatic, and we have both owned and ridden motorcycles at various times throughout our marriage (I actually started riding motorcycles in my early teens). My son, who turned 54 in March, owns several manual transmission vehicles and my grandson (age 28) also drives a manual. My wife gets very distressed every time an automobile manufacturer announces the passing of another model with a manual transmission. Her current car is a 2018 VW Golf Alltrack wagon with a 6-speed manual, and she has owned several Subarus and VW Rabbit/Golf GTI models throughout the course of our marriage. It has gotten to the point where her options are extremely limited when shopping for a new vehicle, and she fears that there will be no reasonably-priced cars with manual transmissions when she wants or needs her next vehicle.

1.) OnCore Vero X2 2.) Vice Pro Plus For those who have suggested the Maxfli Tour, that ball is absolutely nothing like the Left Dash. The Maxfli Tour X is much closer, but it is slightly higher spinning than the Left Dash.

Jamie & Hayes, As you guys may know, my testing activity, and pretty much everything else in my life, has come to a screeching halt over the last 8 days. I began suffering from the RSV Virus last Tuesday or Wednesday, and it quickly transitioned into Pneumonia, which I still have. This has caused me to withdraw from, or cancel, several rounds of golf, including two tournaments and three league rounds, all of which would also have provided Squairz VELO shoe testing opportunities. I am still taking antibiotics and another prescription drug to help me with my breathing and hopefully to accelerate my recovery. I had a chest x-ray yesterday and received a call from my doctor this morning telling me that my x-ray looked clear and instructing me to finish the full course of antibiotics, which last two more days. Hopefully, I will be able to get back to the Squairz testing activities next week, when I have three rounds of golf planned. Doug Mael (a/k/a “funkyjudge”)

So many unfounded rumors! Here’s another rumor that has been circulating for the past week or more: LIV Tour is said to be considering going to a 72-hole format with no shotgun starts. When Jon Rahm was questioned about this, his response was, “Yes, that has been discussed”, but he didn’t elaborate about where or by whom it has been discussed. If LIV indeed makes the above changes in tournament format, withholding of World Ranking Points would become far more difficult to justify.

Thanks, Rob! It's actually pneumonia and I am on antibiotics plus a drug to help with breathing. Getting a chest x-ray later this morning.

It doesn’t look like I will be playing in the VGA event in NJ on Saturday. This illness (likely an RSV infection) is going to keep me sidelined for at least a week. I have already missed three scheduled rounds of golf, including the Tour Championship for the winter golf tour, and I had to get subs to play for me tonight in my 9-hole league and for my scheduled travel league 18-hole match tomorrow.