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11 hours ago, B.Boston said:
For myself if I think anything about the hands at the top of the swing I come OTT. I need to feel the lower body start my downswing.
I like how different feels can be expressed different ways. One thing I can say about the "float loading" feel, is that sometimes I get a similar feeling from getting the lower body working correctly to start the downswing. The hands seem to "float" while this happens, and in reality they are just falling slightly as they are waiting to come down through on sequence. (Talking milliseconds here...)
Good stuff, as always, @GolfSpy MPR. @THEZIPR23 covered it nicely on Twitter, by the time I got back to that conversation he had already nailed the analysis!
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I have the 8' remnant strip that I purchased alongside the Putt-Out trainer. As @hckymeyer mentioned, you'll need a stance mat that's about 1/2" thick if you want to stand level for the mats that are not wide enough to stand on.
Given another chance, I'd spring for a wider mat, or perhaps the Wellput mat. I believe the remnant I have is the medium variety and it's still much faster than most greens I play in West Michigan. Maybe that says more about the courses I play than the mat...
Overall though, I think Birdieball is a decent product. Just keep your pets off of it. My dog has punched a few small holes in the top with her claws. It's a foam material, so it's definitely susceptible to sharp objects.
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It feels very surreal to be reading my posts from a month ago talking about being on a golf course given the current situation. Hard to believe I hit two range buckets the morning of March 15, which now feels like an eternity ago.
I’ve been trying to control what I can, which isn’t much. In regards to my golf game, that means I’m currently spending a lot of time chipping and pitching in my backyard, occasionally rolling a few putts on my Birdieball remnant and continuing to work with my SuperSpeed sticks and home gym.
I’m doubting the courses here in Michigan will get the go ahead to open before May, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see closures stretch even further into the summer.
I’ve never been much of a lifter, having occasionally dabbled with Stronglifts 5x5 and a few other 5x5 based programs. This time around, I’ve been following Greg Nuckols’ 28 Programs plan, which is freely available online. The program is setup quite differently from any straight linear progression programs I’ve done before, and I’m seeing good success squatting and bench pressing three times a week, while deadlifting every other workout. My 1RMs have gone up at least 20 pounds in both squat and bench press since I started around Christmas, and my working weights have increased even more significantly for those lifts.
One thing I haven’t been as good at is keeping up with the mobility work from the Fit For Golf routine I followed over the winter, and that’s one of my immediate goals to improve upon.
- M. Parsons and cnosil
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1 hour ago, sirchunksalot said:
I ordered a hitting mat the other day and it came in the mail today. It's a Callaway 8x16 that I thought would be good enough to get in the backyard and work on some short chips. I set up an old plant container and proceeded to try to get one in.
I didn't sink one, but it did give me the opportunity to work on ball position, ball flight, and just making better strikes.
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I have the same small strip for my backyard. Works well enough!
On that note, I've been working a ton with my 60 degree wedge hitting all sorts of different chips and pitches. Even have a pretty good 15-25 yard lob shot going at the moment. Probably won't pull that out on the course unless absolutely necessary, however.
- cksurfdude, Rickp, sirchunksalot and 1 other
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14 hours ago, ncwoz said:
Got a Wellputt mat to compliment the new Puttout trainer! Just barely enough space in the spare bedroom lol.
Forgive the poor lighting and the mess
Let us know how you like that mat. I need to change a light and clean up in the basement, but I think I have a great spot for one once I do.
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11 hours ago, azstu324 said:
So very true. Most "Joe Schmoe" consumers don't want or need to know the behind the scenes of aftermarket components. Most don't even know the difference between "Made for" and custom/aftermarket.
It would be cool to see Maltby as a golf club company create more of a defined separation from Golfworks. Not saying that they need to be separate companies but maybe just have its own separate web site with the only club packs and maybe a couple paired shaft/grip options based on price or optimal pairings. And then if one wanted to choose the "custom shop" option, they could be directed to Golfworks.
Golfworks recently changed their site (and based on the feedback in their forums, to some dismay) and removed the "premium" pack options and instead now have just their basic packs with the TT Score steel or Maltby MPF graphite shafts. If you want anything different, you are directed to their custom shop.EDIT: I see they've now added some other options back to their packs.
For reference, the TS1 standard pack with the Score shafts is $450. Unreal deal for the quality.
If MGS would test these, I would guess the best way to test would be to use the Score shafts. I am slightly surprised that Golfworks/Maltby hasn't jumped on getting into MGS testing already.
@bens197 Did you just size the ferrules with acetone? I still have not found a process I'm in love with. Finding a truly lint-free cloth is harder than I imagined.
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A beautiful navy TaylorMade Spider X with the true path alignment aid from @yungkory. USPS did all it could trying to snap it in half on the way here, but thankfully it arrived unscathed.
I took the 25g counterweight he had in it out and put the Golf Pride Tour Only Red Star pistol grip he had on it back on. Feels really nice. And it has the KBS CT Tour shaft I've been looking at anyway. Swingweights out about the same as my Spider Tour Red at the same length.
Not sure what the future holds for my Tour Red...
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Woah! Thanks for the opportunity!
- M. Parsons and StrokerAce
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19 minutes ago, GolfSpy Stroker said:
Big difference in P3 and P4 .... I like what you did!
Have you ever tried to hold your right foot on the ground for as long as possible?
Not something I have been thinking a lot about, but I like to see it on the ground or just off the ground at impact, ideally.
I haven't been able to hit range balls for a couple weeks (I've played 18 twice, instead), but the thought I was last given by my coach was to let my arm structure work down and back to start my downswing. That has the effect of bumping hips forward slightly, and then I'm basically squatting into my right heel and and pressing into my front foot/toes.
Lots of work to do this year! I think the range where I hit balls at lunch should be opening within the next week or two. That will help a lot.
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3 hours ago, bens197 said:
I took a couple videos yesterday to see what worked and what didn’t. I’ve been focused on rotating arms at the same speed as my body on the downswing to keep all in sync. For the first round of the season I was pleased.
Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpyVery nice sound on that iron!
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I have 36 holes under my belt already this season, and my winter of work has shown some promising early results out on the course. As I mentioned on the first page, one of my goals for 2020 was to be both longer and more accurate off the tee. So far, I feel like I'm on the right track.
I'm hitting just under 50 percent of fairways with my driver, but around 55 percent when irons/hybrids are factored in.
I need to get rid of my left miss now, but I think more practice time will help with that. I only swung my driver twice from the end of October until March 1, so applying my new swing to that club is going to take a while before I get it right.
- M. Parsons, THEZIPR23, ncwoz and 3 others
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42 minutes ago, ncwoz said:
I don't think I missed a single putt past the hole all day haha
I don't know how the East course was (I think that's what you played?), but I don't know if I've ever played a course in worse condition. The greens on the West course were longer that what I would usually expect for fringe, and my feet sunk in a good 1/2 inch on the ones that weren't frozen. I felt so bad - I hit/left 3-4 inch ruts in several spots with the cart even though I was trying to use the same paths as others had. I ran into another group on my second nine and they said they were playing East but quit because they lost so many plugged balls in the fairway.
I would guess Saskatoon or Scot Lake will be open soon. They will be in much better shape, I hope. Kaufman posted on Facebook that they were hoping to open next weekend. So we'll have a few other options soon. It's unfortunate that so many of the older courses around here just don't have adequate drainage.
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Shout out to @ncwoz who spotted me as I was heading off the first tee today. First time running into a fellow spy!
Second time ever playing this course, played the front nine twice, it was veeeeeerrrrrrryyyy wet, nearly got the cart stuck, and the greens were absolutely shaggy and slow. Tale of two nines as the first nine was really rough with my swing just really out of sorts, but I pieced it together for the second nine.
First Go Around
- 53 / 51 ESC (+17 / +15 ESC)
- 4/7 FIR
- 2/9 GIR
- 21 Putts (5 3-putts, 2 2-putts, 2 1-putts)It's bad when you open your round by losing a ball that plugs somewhere in the rough just off the fairway. Laid some sod over the ball on two different chips, shanked a pitch and duck-hooked two drives hard left, resulting in one lost ball. Hooked pretty much everything. Garbage putting, though the greens weren't helping.
Second Go Around
- 41 (+5)
- 4/7 FIR
- 3/9 GIR (1 Birdie)
- 17 Putts (1 3-putt, 6 2-putts, 2 1-putts)Got my swing put together on the second nine and played much better. No lost balls. I didn't strike the ball terribly well, but I kept it in play. Putting was better because I was generally closer to the hole with my approaches and chips.
I chipped almost exclusively with my PTM GW the second nine, which helped tremendously. It has a rocker sole that worked really well in the wet conditions. My wedges (Vokey clones) have a very sharp leading edge that just wanted to dig in the soft ground.
Everything was pretty much all carry today, and I was pleased to see quite a few drives top 250 yards during my second go around. That will be huge during the year.
I'm excited to get out and practice some once the weather gets better. I'm sure my scores will improve a bit when the conditions are more favorable. But again, I'm not complaining about playing golf in March.
- cksurfdude, CarlH, cnosil and 8 others
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Three more MG DynaGrip Elite gloves and a trial pack of Flex-Head tees, as recommended by @MattF and @THEZIPR23, if I recall correctly!
Absolutely love the gloves and still have a brand new one in the bag. Four gloves should get me through the season. If the tees are any good, I'll probably order more in whatever size ends up being right for the driver. Looking forward to them being "unbreakable," and also the shank ensuring they are set at the same height each time.
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Updating the title of this thread to reflect 2020 season starting!
West Michigan is blessing us with a taste of spring a little earlier than usual, and I was able to get out for my first 18 holes Sunday morning.
I've spent most of the winter working on full swing irons and putting, so predictably those were my strengths. My driver and short game were expectedly inconsistent, but showed some really positive flashes.
THE GOOD
- Fairways were really firm/frozen, which I was able to use to my advantage. Recorded three drives of 275 or more total yards.
- Took 31 putts. I only hit three greens, which meant I was chipping a lot, but 31 putts is good for me given my past record. Looking back, this was my second best putts per hole performance when including all of my tracked rounds from last year.
- Chipped-in to save par, hit the cup with a short chip on the following hole and then hit the flagstick on the next hole. Three back-to-back good chips.
- Struck my irons pretty well for the first 14 holes or so.
THE BAD
- Score was ruined by three blow up holes. I will not score well when I record two triple bogeys and a quadruple bogey.
- Driver was wickedly inconsistent, and it is the cause of my bad holes. I snap-hooked two balls out-of-bounds on back-to-back holes, and hit another three or four balls left into the trees on other holes.
- Mentally, I was not prepared for 18 holes. Somewhere around hole 14, I started to get mentally tired and I blame that for some of my bad shots.
Moving forward, I need to work on getting into a better pre-shot routine that covers my grip, alignment setup and posture, and also on maintaining my focus for every shot. For example, yesterday I had to execute a "simple" chip from behind a tree back to the fairway. My concentration lapsed some, I chili-dipped the chip, and left myself in a bad position to attack the green.
Last technical thought for now: I need to continue my work on getting my stance a bit more narrow. I got a little too wide toward the end of the round and started to get stuck on my back leg, which led to toey-hooks with the longer clubs.
My best hole was a birdie on No. 10. 272-yard drive to right in front of the green, a 10-yard chip with my 60 degree to 18 inches and resulting tap-in.
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Played 18 on March 1st. Absolutely amazing that I'm out so early. Hoping the good weather keeps it up!
- 45/47 = 92 (+22) / 90 ESC
- 7/13 FIR
- 3/18 GIR (1 birdie)
- 31 Putts (1 3-putt, 12 2-putts, 4 1-putts, 1 chip-in)
- 2:20 Round TimeI had to drive a bit to find a course that was open this morning, but I really wanted to hit something other than range balls. I'm very pleased with my round, especially if I remove my three worst holes. I had five pars and a birdie, so it's sad that I walked away with the score I did.
No frost this morning, but the owner warned me the greens may be a bit frozen. I should have heeded his warning. My approach pitch on the first hole looked like it hit concrete, bouncing high and hard over the green. Started the round with a triple bogey. Played pretty well throughout the round, but snap hooked back-to-back drives OB on 16 and 17, recording a triple and quad bogey to really ruin the score.
Overall, however, I hit more good shots than bad, and given slightly softer conditions and less wind (gusts approaching 30-40 MPH at times today), it will be fun to see where my game is at. Felt so nice to hit real golf balls again.
Took advantage of the hard fairways and had drives of 285, 272 and 293. More importantly, my misses today were left, and that's huge considering my misses in the past were slices off the planet.
Struggled a bit getting speed right with the putts (super slow compared to my winter practice indoors), but overall had a good day with the putter and had a wonderful day chipping.
So ready for the season to get into full swing.
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4 hours ago, bens197 said:
Santa stopped by today and dropped off a care package. The TS1 is beautiful. Far better than any image I could find online. This is going to be fun.
Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpyFirst thing I thought of when I saw the ferrules was whether you'd get the TS1s to go with them! They look awesome.
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30 minutes ago, GolfSpy Stroker said:
trying to find a decent set of 7-P irons for my 80 year old father-in-law. He needs a light/senior shaft. I don't want to pay much for them and am fine with some used ones.
I wonder how he'd feel playing a set of ladies clubs? They've got to have similar properties I would think.
Dick's has the TA1s for 200 w/Sr shafts....What about the Acer XDS hybrid irons? Similar design and concept as Wilson LaunchPads or Cleveland Launcher HBs. Heads are $25 each from Value Golf. Just need a set of .370 shafts to throw in them and grips. Golfworks has several sub-$20 graphite shafts, Value Golf has a few, too.
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On 2/20/2020 at 4:32 PM, edingc said:
Scored a second 5-GW set of Maltby PTM Chrome Forged on eBay. I wasn't going to pull the trigger on them, but they were at a price that I couldn't pass up. They look to be in even better condition than the set I'm currently playing.
I will pull the shafts, which are KBS Tour 105s in regular flex, and probably put them in a set of .370 bore Hogan Edge CFTs I have in my basement before selling those. Not sure if the shafts are .355 or .370 - if they were built by Golfworks I think they'll be .370. Otherwise I may try to save the grips (which were listed as new) and then sell the shafts separately. Who knows? More a project for if I get bored in the next few weeks.
I will likely use the heads as an experiment for moving to graphite. Looking at SteelFibers i110s or the new KBS TGIs, probably the 100 gram option. I'm not getting any younger, and I want to head off any elbow or shoulder issues from excessive vibration. Practicing on mats all winter has been really hard on my right shoulder, especially, which already has plenty of wear and tear on it from playing baseball. If I ever do get a simulator for my garage, I will need a quality mat and graphite to help dampen the shock.
Since my coach has Trackman, I can build up a test club and compare everything to my current set with the C-Taper Lites pretty easily this summer.
Received these today, and man are they in perfect condition. Looks like they've hardly been hit! What a deal.
I may give these a go on the range as is just to see how they perform. The KBS Tours were on my Shaft Optimizer report, too, so I'm curious how they'll feel. They are roughly the same weight as my C-Taper Lites, so now I have to test.
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9 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said:
Losing weight boils down to calories (energy) in vs calories (energy) out.
And this is why intermittent fasting does work well for a lot of people. Not eating a meal (or two) will usually result in less overall caloric intake throughout a day. Especially since most people tend to skip breakfast, and a lot of common "grab-and-go" breakfast foods (donuts, Pop-Tarts, energy/granola bars) are pretty much glorified candy bars nutritionally.
38 minutes ago, GolfSpy Stroker said:anyone tried Phil's diet.... I remember that he was always chubby and had the 'man boob' thing. NOW - he's totally fit and will be 50 soon. Makes me really want to try it. The intermittent fasting thing is interesting.
Modified "bulletproof" coffee, it looks like. Essentially, fat (MCT oil) for energy, electrolytes, probiotics and some collagen for joint health.
MCT oil is big among the keto community, but I'm not a huge fan. Tends to have a big laxative effect, and I'm not a huge proponent of adding unnecessary fat to the diet, especially for people who have already have plenty of body fat to lose. For an athlete, however, MCT oil is immediate energy so I can see the benefits for Phil.
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Here's a great example of the activity tracking from my morning range session today.
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My DIY SuperSpeed project
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Mine are still holding together well. They've withstood a few bounces off concrete and the ground. Grips are starting to show some wear, though.
I am on my second radar screen. Those don't do so well with collisions...