SteddyGolf

I have to say The Masters.  I am not a big Ryder Cup fan.  I think it looks like a fun time but seeing a bunch of golfers play the role of tough guy makes me laugh.  Most professional golfers (not all) come from well to do families and have never had to fight for anything that truly mattered in their lives.  Seeing the bravado with their chests puffed out is comical to me.  Brooks needs to go sit down somewhere before he gets balled up, lmao.  

There are a lot of different swing types at the top of the back swing but the great ball strikers all share one thing in common.  That thing being the position of their hands at the bottom of the swing.  When they make contact they are have a flat lead wrist and bent trail wrist.  If you drill this phenomenon with say your pitching wedge or 9 iron, in time your ball striking will improve significantly.   

Thank you for the warm welcome.  In addition to four more years of banging the ball into the woods since my last involvement here, I also completed an undergraduate degree in golf course management. This program included 36 classes and 108 hours in golf specific education.  I look forward to sharing with the group.  

I was once pretty active here.  I went through some life transitions and just kind of moved away from social media.  
 
Since my last involvement with mygolfspy I’ve retired from the military and moved from Hawaii to South Carolina.  I now live on a golf course and play as much as my body will allow.  I’m not as good as I once was but I am as good once as I ever was 😊. 
 
current set up:
Miura MB 502 Irons, Ping G400 Driver, Cobra F7 3 Wood, Mizuno Putter and Wedges.  

This is so true. Great point. I have seen courses that included recommendations for tee selection based on handicap.  They put a range of required handicaps next to each tee on the score card and again on the tees that first tee box.  I have also seen at least two courses that required a handicap of less than 10 to play. Both courses had 36 holes so the lower handicap folks played one course while the higher ones played the other.  It was interesting to say the least.  

The USGA actually has been pushing what they call “play it forward”.  The idea is to try to get folks to the right tees. Often times we use age (my club does) but the real factor is how far you hit the ball.  There are a couple different math formulas used to help make tee decisions.  I read an article that said no player should be hitting a club longer than a 6 iron into the green.  This is assuming your tee shot found the fairway or at least close to the fairway.  

I was once pretty active here.  I went through some life transitions and just kind of moved away from social media.  
 
Since my last involvement with mygolfspy I’ve retired from the military and moved from Hawaii to South Carolina.  I now live on a golf course and play as much as my body will allow.  I’m not as good as I once was but I am as good once as I ever was 😊. 
 
current set up:
Miura MB 502 Irons, Ping G400 Driver, Cobra F7 3 Wood, Mizuno Putter and Wedges.  

Thank you for the warm welcome.  In addition to four more years of banging the ball into the woods since my last involvement here, I also completed an undergraduate degree in golf course management. This program included 36 classes and 108 hours in golf specific education.  I look forward to sharing with the group.  

I was once pretty active here.  I went through some life transitions and just kind of moved away from social media.  
 
Since my last involvement with mygolfspy I’ve retired from the military and moved from Hawaii to South Carolina.  I now live on a golf course and play as much as my body will allow.  I’m not as good as I once was but I am as good once as I ever was 😊. 
 
current set up:
Miura MB 502 Irons, Ping G400 Driver, Cobra F7 3 Wood, Mizuno Putter and Wedges.  

Thank you for the warm welcome.  In addition to four more years of banging the ball into the woods since my last involvement here, I also completed an undergraduate degree in golf course management. This program included 36 classes and 108 hours in golf specific education.  I look forward to sharing with the group.  

I was once pretty active here.  I went through some life transitions and just kind of moved away from social media.  
 
Since my last involvement with mygolfspy I’ve retired from the military and moved from Hawaii to South Carolina.  I now live on a golf course and play as much as my body will allow.  I’m not as good as I once was but I am as good once as I ever was 😊. 
 
current set up:
Miura MB 502 Irons, Ping G400 Driver, Cobra F7 3 Wood, Mizuno Putter and Wedges.  

This is so true. Great point. I have seen courses that included recommendations for tee selection based on handicap.  They put a range of required handicaps next to each tee on the score card and again on the tees that first tee box.  I have also seen at least two courses that required a handicap of less than 10 to play. Both courses had 36 holes so the lower handicap folks played one course while the higher ones played the other.  It was interesting to say the least.  

Good points and you are definitely tracking my thought process. If I could figure out how to delete my original post I certainly would do so.  I didn’t mean for it to go sideways.  

The USGA actually has been pushing what they call “play it forward”.  The idea is to try to get folks to the right tees. Often times we use age (my club does) but the real factor is how far you hit the ball.  There are a couple different math formulas used to help make tee decisions.  I read an article that said no player should be hitting a club longer than a 6 iron into the green.  This is assuming your tee shot found the fairway or at least close to the fairway.  

Good points and you are definitely tracking my thought process. If I could figure out how to delete my original post I certainly would do so.  I didn’t mean for it to go sideways.  

I don't believe it will be solely a road to the PGA.  I think it's good for the game and to bring some attention to the LPGA and would love to see them combine the two in some capacity periodically.  Whether individual events or team events. 

Let me first qualify my answer by saying my swing speed is on the low side of average for my age. Driver is 92 mph and 7 iron 78 mph. The Vice Pro Plus performs best for me with Bridgestone RX/RXS coming in at a close second. Mizuno RB X Tours also perform well for me.

Completely agree.   There are players on the LPGA tour that are longer than players on the PGA tour; however those few are the exception and the general LPGA player would fall behind the bottom male swing speed players.   This is why when we see an LPGA player playing a PGA event they accept invitations to events where the length of the course isn’t that demanding.  

So noted - for the purpose of my argument with my mini tour friends though she did beat people - they keep trying to say there is no way she beats them in a round ever.  That's BS of course.
 
I had not seen any of those articles and didn't notice it in your original post.  You could in theory earn your way onto the tour through a sponsors exemption - finishing low enough in a tournament gets you into the next one, etc., etc.  It rarely happens but I think it has.  I know it's happen through Monday qualifying.  It's very difficult though and extremely doubtful that an LPGA player would succeed in doing it.  in the end the distance gap is too much to conquer week after week.  I enjoy the tournament that the DP tour has where they have players from both of their tours playing the same course at the same time.  It would be nice to have one of those on the PGA tour and a great boost to the women's game.  
I agree with this.  

That kind of was my end point and supports my argument. LPGA successful should not be a pathway to earn PGATour status.  Sponsor exemptions can be given to anyone for a single tournament which I’m still not a big fan of.  I understand the math but that doesn’t mean I agree with it.  Steph Curry brings attention to a given event but he also takes up a slot that I (not really) could be given.  While he is a good golfer he (and others) are given a slot based on their celebrity status.  Can you imagine Brad Pitt playing as the starting linebacker for the rams simply because he is Brad Pitt?   😊

My comments were misleading.  I own that.  However, I was not really commenting on sponsor exemptions as much as recent articles advocating for LPGA players to be given PGA Tour status based on their LPGA Tour performance.  
 
In regard to Lexi, she beat no one.  Her score was lower than some at the cut but the bottom line is that score was based on two rounds.  Walking and playing 7000 yards over four consecutive days is the measurement for a single tournament.  Qualifying for the PGA Tour would include performance/success against the field over numerous tournaments.  
 
my comments are/were not about Lexi but more so about the possibility of creating a gender neutral tour were ALL members of the tour must go through the same gauntlet.  

I deleted this entry.  Seems things went down a path I had not intended.  I take responsibility for that direction of travel.  In the future I will do a better job of clarifying my thoughts and or opinions.  

That’s just another way of saying the same thing. If it’s easier to understand as stated in your example I’m all for it.  

There are a lot of different swing types at the top of the back swing but the great ball strikers all share one thing in common.  That thing being the position of their hands at the bottom of the swing.  When they make contact they are have a flat lead wrist and bent trail wrist.  If you drill this phenomenon with say your pitching wedge or 9 iron, in time your ball striking will improve significantly.   

Late to the party here.  It really depends on how often you play.  You kind of have to do the math from there.  Let's take one club in my area. The monthly fees are approximately $500 a month.  You also have to pay $24 if you are riding in the cart. This course is a very hard walk. If you play 10 rounds a month then $500 + ($24 x 10) = $740 or on average $74 a round. The public fee is $79.99 a round.  There is a norminal savings in this case.

My club cost $450 a month plus $150 for an unlimited cart plan. This includes premium Tee Times and unlimited range balls.  The total cost to me is $600 a month and I play 15 to 20 rounds a month for an average green fee equivalent of between $30 to $40 a round. That is a pretty good deal.  Living on the course, the unlimited range balls are a huge perk.

I think you have to do a cost to benefit analysis to really make a decision.