CarlH

On average, I'd take more club...but first one must ask: Where's the trouble, long or short?

Or do any business dealings with him, either! Sandbagging a handicap (or any other cheating)in golf tells me a LOT about a person's character.

I placed an order for a L.A.B. DF2.1 putter a couple of weeks ago. Should see it in the next 2 weeks (hopefully).

I am from the south but spent a lot of time in the west and PNW. Currently back in the south. My putter has always gone at the bottom slot, next to my wedges.

Putting is high on my list of strengths. I feel very comfortable over my putts. While I obviously don't make every putt, I practice and feel confident with my distance control. If the putt doesn't fall, I generally have a very makable 2nd putt. I primarily play bent grass greens, but also have access and play Bermuda greens, so I feel comfortable on both.

Another fine writeup @edingc

I tend to fill my Hydroflask with Crystal Lite Lemonade (mix that I dilute by adding twice as much water as they call for) and carry a Kind energy bar for most rounds. If the round will stretch across lunch time (as most of my winter golf rounds do since we shotgun at 11) then I will pack a ham/cheese sandwich that I typically consume at the turn.

My least used club was my 60 degree LW .... I no longer have it in my bag and only carry 13 clubs at the moment.

Personally, I want the pin out. I've read all the studies for both cases and after observing ball/pin interactions first hand, have determined that I prefer to have the pin out or tended, like we used to do before the rule change. From what I've seen from the people that I play with, more and more are reverting back to taking the pin out for most putts that they feel they have a chance to make.

Didn't play great today....still struggling with that soft, wet turf and tight lies of dormant grass, especially on any shot that's not a full swing. Shot an 83, which given the conditions isn't all that bad, I guess. Sure will be glad when our grass starts growing.

Played a "step out" scramble yesterday. Partners were a guy that literally pisses me off every time he opens his mouth, an ex tour pro golfer, and his wife. The ex pro wasn't on his game and is awaiting knee surgery, his wife is a 40 handicap player, and the other clown was his usual annoying self. The weather was cold to cool and the wind was about 20 mph. The ground was wet due to the inch of rain we got the day before. All in all, our team stunk it up and we came in dead last. LOL. On another note, and not to diminish our results, some of the teams did not know (or didn't care) that the maximum number of drives from any player was 5. Although we adhered to that rule, some of the others did not. There was no DQ because the pro did not do a good job communicating all of the rules prior to tee off...he acknowledged that and has promised that there would be a written rule sheet for all future group play. It was only a $10/player entry fee, so no big deal. We still came in dead last!

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Had a 5some today and one guy didn't want to play Wolf, so we decided to play net skins with everyone tossing $5 in the pot. I started out on our number 1 handicap hole #2 (shotgun start) with a gross par and won the first skin. I didn't get another skin for the next 17 holes. Each individual won one skin each, thus ending up with no money changing hands. I shot 40/40 for the round. No birdies, one double. Supposed to rain tomorrow and Thursday we're having our first annual Polar Cup Open with a Sit-out Scramble with the pro shop making up the teams. It's open to the membership so teams will be mixed gender and tees on each team. Should be fun if the rain stops.

I find this league discussion humorous to some extent. Leagues are established by the group of similar minded golfers for enjoyment and competition. They all have rules that they determine and vary from course to course. One cannot simply join a league and expect them to accommodate an alteration of the rules to benefit that individual...sorry. See the pro and ask him about other groups that would better suit your needs.

Played yesterday and had a better ball striking day. Putting was off, though. Started off slow with a couple of poor putts that cost me dearly and one bonehead decision on how to play a shot at the final hole. Carded an 84, which easily could have been under 80 (except for the beforehand mentioned dumbass moves). Still, the course is playing very tough this time of the year, as evidenced by the other scores of my groups. Course is very wet, making for soft mud beneath the tight dormant lies and the bunkers are more heavy wet sand than normal. Couple that with the cold temps and windy conditions, the course does play longer. It's not unusual for me to shoot higher numbers during the winter months, so I have to remember that. Could be worse....I could live where I can't play winter golf at all!

Tough day today. It was pretty cool with a brisk chilly wind for most of the round. My swing just felt awkward and off and I couldn't put my finger on it. Although I did hit some really good shots, I hit far too many bad ones. Putting was off, as well. Only bright part was that I managed to get another birdie to add to the 2023 spreadsheet (Par 5 #8).

I will not be playing them, as I pointed out in my summary. Not taking anything away from the quality and performance of either of these balls, I'm just happy with the Maxfli Tour ball at this point.

Birdied #1 yesterday to add another for the year, so far. I missed a couple of makable ones yesterday that would have been new ones for the year and one that would have been a repeat.

Decent round today playing Wolf (although the guys I played with have some "unusual" rules that I wasn't used to....anyway...shot a 79 and tied for the most holes won. Most were pushed. I did wolf one of the par 3s, but missed my birdie putt (about 8 feet above the hole).

My thoughts are that any Sharpie markings likely do not affect performance....and certainly far less than the scuff marks, mud, surface blemishes, and other damages the ball endures during the course of play.

I ended the year with just about where I expected. I birdied 16 of 18, no eagles. #2 and #15 on my course are both long par 4 holes and I typically have a wood left to difficult greens. I have reached both in regulation on rare occasions, but never close enough for a reasonable birdie putt. #14 is also a long par 4 and the only reason that I was able to birdie that hole was a 50 yard pitch in. I suppose that I could move up a set of tee boxes, but I'm giving the current ones I play at least one more year. Currently playing the white tees at 6150 yards. Moving up to the silver tees would put me at 5571 yards. I'm 71 years old and distances are not what they used to be. Only reason that I still play the tees that I play is to participate in the "Gold Cup" group within our Men's golf association. I have started 2023 off with birdies on #6,9,and 11.

After a double bogey free round Friday, I start on #18 Saturday and open the round with a double. Go figure! Ball striking was okay for the most part, but none of my putts wanted to find the cup. They weren't bad putts, they just didn't go in the hole. Couple of birdie opportunities, but none fell. Burned the edges on several par putts, as well. My handicap has crept up from a 7 to a 10 in the last few months (I don't play mud well!) Ended up shooting an 84. The course is wet, cart path only, and the day was overcast. Nobody in our 5 groups played stellar and many played well over their handicaps, so I don't guess I'll beat myself up too badly.

I'm playing the 2019 Apex (not the pro line) and love them. My last few sets have all been forged irons and these are comparable. My irons are stronger than standard, but I don't believe the Pro line are. Obviously, you're a decent ball striker. I don't think you'll find hitting these irons to be an issue. Seems like a very good price.