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6 Million Dollar Man

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  1. I enjoy Bryan Bros., Me and My Golf and Rick Shiels.
  2. Basic rule is two pairs of white and two pairs of black-all Skechers. Play 100 rounds but I ride. After playing, I always spray a squirt of Dr. Scholl's inside. Every few months I put some leather conditioner on them. Seem to last until I get bored with them before they wear out.
  3. If I have a wide open shot for my 3w, then I hit it. I also hit it off certain tees. It's a tough pill to swallow but I need to hit my 5w on par 5 approaches for the most part. Tougher and tougher to reach in two these days.
  4. Same here. Been fighting it ever since I lost it. I'm 73 and can still hit my driver 245 but that's 30 yards off just a few years ago. I try to remember a quote by Clint Eastwood when someone asked him about making a film at 92. He said he gets up each morning and "doesn't let the old man in". I try. LOL.
  5. Ocean Course Wannamoisett, Rhode Island Pinehurst Sawgrass The old Sawgrass (original) Greyhawk Copperhead at Innisbrook Steel Canyon near San Diego (hidden gem at tge time I played it 20 years ago) Wildcat Cliffs, Highland, NC Pawleys Plantation, SC
  6. Plastic. I use the short ones on the par threes and the long ones elsewhere. They last.
  7. Thanks for the birthday wishes! Playing today in the SC 93° heat!
  8. Took my stupid pill this morning. LOL. Anyway, how do you reply directly to a post and quote it? TIA!
  9. So I have been on the Maxfli Tour which is $120 for four dozen. Very happy with it. I like the Tour better than the Tour X. I have seen the SoftFli and noticed it is cheaper. Can anyone compare the SoftFli to the Maxfli Tour? Thank you.
  10. I hit about twenty on the range. I end with hitting a few shots that I will hit on the first two holes, an opening par 5 and short par 4. I need to putt more so thanks for the reminder.
  11. I like the Bryan Brothers. Wesley's PGA career is fading now due to injuries. He has a wedge lesson on their channel that is second to none and has become my "go to" when I start hitting crappy wedges. I know their Dad very well. Solid family. They are rebuilding a golf course here in Columbia, SC. Filming construction as they go. I like Shiels. Man has such a huge YouTube following that he got to play the Masters this year. I assume as a press member. Also like Me and My Golf. All said I try nit to use too many videos for my swing. I am very picky what I save in my library.. I wish I could find a go to video on chipping. Nothing seems to work. LOL.
  12. This time of the year the greens can be in transition, i.e. grasd popping out, getting cut and speeding up. That's one factor. But I will once in a while show my main putter the closet just to get a different feel. Not often, though.
  13. My hero Nicklaus has been advocating this for years. Love Jack but he is wrong and if they indeed do this, was Arnie so wrong when he wanted more trampoline effect on drivers for amateurs? We used to do a "hard day" at our club where the pin positions were crazy hard. Downhill, sidehill, etc. Not saying the tour should be this extreme but they could move more in that direction. Maybe redefine par for the pros. You could do it on the par 3s by making them all 275 yds +. Just one example.
  14. Had an interesting conversation about the future of golf and how us boomers dying off or getting too old to play would drive some clubs out of business. I think Covid may have saved the day by introducing the game to some younger generations such as Gen X, millennial, etc. That would be an interesting study.
  15. Not just because I play them but I wonder how disruptive PXG has been. During the Genesis they were advertising drivers at $199 again. They always have some sort of deal on their stuff. Because they are private we may never know how much of a market disruptor they are. But at my club im seeing more and more PXG headcovers. Second point. Once you have been fitted 5 or 6 times as I have, you just know. I swing at 90 MPH. Once you know a little about soft tip versus firm tip, shaft weight, etc. You can gamble on fitting yourself. I'm not tooting PXG's horn but they will walk you through the rest on the phone. Worked for me on a driver, two fairway woods and two wedges. The same mentality can be applied to any club manufacturer and versus $600+ it's worth a roll of the dice especially if you go to a place like Dick's and hit a few models.
  16. Will take a lot to move me off of my Maxfli Tour. That said, I'm intrigued because I love Parsons and the PXG equipment! Saw it was $34.95 one day and looked again and it was $39.95.
  17. This. If I take more club and swing easier it mucks with my timing. But it depends on where the trouble is. At my course here in SC, you don't want to be above the hole most of the time.
  18. Not much to add except that if you suffer from this malady, wear a brace even when you are out of pain. You think you are okay but the brace helps it to not come back.
  19. I start out with a new ball however at the end of the round if it is unscathed it goes in my bag's top pocket to use again. Otherwise it goes to the basement pocket and won't get used again. Sometimes when they accumulate I'll throw them in the washer with a bunch of towels then pick out the good ones. I donate the scuffed ones to a teaching pro.
  20. Love PXG. Use their driver and putter. High quality stuff even when discounted. I have two wedges and two fwy woods that will be here Tuesdwy. Being a Marine, I love the heroes program!
  21. Sounds a lot like me. I have come to the conclusion that 90% of my problem is the read. If you can figure out that your stroke gets you on the line then it's about speed and line, speed being most important IMO. I like to die them in the hole so when I miss I don't have much left coming back. Maybe I'm not aggressive enough... It helps when you hit it closer, too. So you always have to be inspecting your wedge game.
  22. I second Pawleys Plantation and TPC. Both A1. I also like Tradition which is near Pawleys Island.
  23. Maxfli Tour X is my ball. Just picked up the 4 dozen pack fir $105. Suhweet!
  24. I bought the new PXG driver a month ago. Love it! Getting a new PXG putter Thursday. It's the annual rite of spring because you know. It's not my swing! . It's what we do. Amirite?
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