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The quest to increase my launch continues… On impulse I took it with me on my final trip to Nebraska before testing it out on the practice pad…. So more details to come later. But considering the wind gusts out in the sand hills, I’m not sure I want to launch it higher. Doesn’t matter, going into play.

Here is a visual of why you can't take an Aim Point read on the AirBreak. As I said in the initial post, the air bladders just aren't firm. It's like standing on an air mattress. For me, I find that short putts with lots of break are the most difficult. So these are 5% RtL slope from just three feet. You'll notice that part of the challenge here is not stepping on the mat to play a breaker from the middle of the mat. It is doable, but a little awkward.

The Tour Striker club. I started w their PW, then got the 7 iron. Learned to strike down. Carried it in my bag for years and used it to warm up on the range before a round.

Set up the AirBreak for 2% downhill, and 2% right to left. It’s actually more downhill than that from where it starts, but just before the hole it’s 2% down. I was trying to add some speed by going down hill. It is quicker. Quicker than flat or going uphill. But I wouldn’t call it quick like at my home course I don’t know how I haven’t noticed this before, but they have the distance from the hole marked on the sides of the base

It’s been a good couple of weeks… headed to some unfamiliar courses in Nebraska next week, so we’ll see how this travels

Testers- please give us an update on if the new jacket addresses the issue of getting in the way of your putter when bent at the waist like I experienced here:

Thought today would be a good time to practice with the AirBreak. Presidents Cup on TV, SheWhoMustBeObeyed gone to visit our daughter… First observation, with the ball in the middle of the mat, with me on the stance block my feet hang way over the edge and just about are on the mat. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, just a surprise. And it may just be a factor of how I take my stance. Will make it interesting to hit from the right side without standing on it. Second observation, my floor is not level…. I worked to get the Airbreak level using my digital level, and then recalibrated the AirBreak app I downloaded onto my iPhone. I can’t feel a tenth of one percent of slope, so good enough. Third observation, and it’s true of the Putt Out mat I purchased several years ago - I don’t think they are very quick. I don’t want to say slow, but they aren’t quick. The texture of the mat also gives the ball stopping power, it holds in place more. Not sure if that makes sense, but it’s just a function of the grain and texture of the mat. The smoothest, least textured mat I’ve ever used in my BirdieBall. Any way, I worked a bit on right to left putts. Using the app siting just short of the hole I inflated that side pump until I saw it read 1%, and then moved the iPhone down to the next air pump and repeated the process until I had a constant 1% slope. I stood on the stance pad behind the green and picked my target like I was aim pointing, only I knew the break from the phone instead of my feet. Then I practiced 2%, then 3%. With this 3% slope my target is that little chevron to the right of the T in PuttOut. Three percent isn’t anything crazy, but you have to pick a target outside the hole. Lastly, the mat isn’t laying perfectly flat. It’s very very close. But you can see in that down the line picture above that the stance end has a little curl to it pushing it up. Going to leave it out overnight and see if it flattens. To be fair that part was rolled tight for the last couple of weeks. My biggest gripe about the original PuttOut mat was that it developed grooves or wear patterns with a lot of use. I really hope that doesn’t happen here.

Traveling for work this week, so no data from the practice pad at home, but I went to the driving range before I went to my hotel. Was very anxious to try my "new" driver. It does feel new. That feeling of the mid size grip ( and that are the GolfPride MCC Plus Fours so thicker all the way thru) was very different but I instantly liked it. Everything felt more "solid" is the best term I can come up with. I've been gripping down on the shaft anyway, so it's not really any shorter - but boy it felt stiffer and just more "solid". Good strikes right off the bat. If anything seemed to be left biased tonight. Thats a problem I can live with. Only a couple wipey fades. Really lets me get my left hand on top. So initial reaction is positive - but am now really really looking forward to getting on the Mevo this weekend and seeing what's going on. I'm really hoping to see a smaller heat map on the face.

thanks for sharing. Big fan of John Sherman and his podcast. I finally bit the bullet and went to Austads yesterday to have an inch taken off the shaft. Reading this makes me wish I would’ve been more bold and had two cut off. But I’m at 44 inches now and will see what kind of improvement and centered strike I get. I am experimenting in one way however. I went with a midsized grip instead of a regular sized. I typically play the regular sized Golf pride MCC. I accidentally grabbed a midsized when I went back to the shop, and he asked if that was what I intended to do. We got to talking and he recommends to his friends in the over 60 crowd to use a midsized grip. It’s a factor of aging. He believes that it is harder for us to hold a regular sized grip lightly and also swing fast. Younger hands are able to do that in a way that older hands are not. And so while I am not in the over 60 crowd yet, I thought I would give it a go. In the first few practice wings it feels like I’m holding onto a baseball bat. But I can see the logic in that I’m not having to hold it very tight and might be able to close the face more easily. Will report back on how we do.

1) Memberships at some clubs. Dont need many, just a few which I can parlay into some reciprocals. Have to do some research, but geographically spread out. 2) Golf trip to Australia- going to happen lottery or not 3) Dedicated SiM building adjacent to the new house Going to need to be a good sized Powerball… if it’s just a scratcher a new hitting mat.

That is why there are two…. The Sporina and the back up hosel rocket interceptor…

The main website did a review of best electric carts for 2024. Surprised the Volt wasn’t even among those tested. Not sure what to make of that, why BagBoy wouldn’t provide one for testing. Would seem a better use of resources than having Paige promoting it

That’s what the Mevo is for…. Don’t worry I check it on every swing

What was the question?

Start line putting (keep head still) and swing plane (stay under the stick)