Vegan_Golfer_PNW

90 minute session today 25 mins on chipping and some pitching. Tried the steep mayo method and really struggled. Went back to my toe down approach, which I am also still steep, and was much more consistent. 25 mins on putting. My SG to start the year is better than last but still my worst metric. Did some around the world drill (with distances increasing at each ball like a snail shell) with different breaks. Practiced like on course. Then worked on some lag putting, first trying to make ones on the ladder drill. Then picking two different distances and doing 7 balls each. First ball was long, 2nd short. The rest try to finish between them. Last was an extended ladder drill going from 10’ to 60’. Last 40 mins on range. Working on NTC feels as my backswing is too long and my hips get out of sync. Also standing more upright is something I am working on. Slow swings then full speed with tempo app. Then slow speed. And then tempo. Also mixed in some feels on a diy shift board. Then some ground contact on divot board. Then some experimentation with 7i, 5i, DI with different ball positions and then diff ball positions choked down. Then some block practice with longer clubs (uw,4w and driver). Great session.

I know you don’t have it here but I am in love with the versa type alignment. ( mind you I don’t have a df3………yet). I have not seen pictures in the wild of one so no idea if folks are even buying it. Love your choices though!

Meriwether National has grass. It may be up to use in the next week (it wasn't last week). They charge $4 extra to use so a jumbo bucket (over 115 balls) is like $15-18 I think. If you go farther west, Quail Valley in Banks has grass. Pumpkin Ridge also does on the public side. Its $20 a bag though.

Round had a crappy start but I finished strong. best hole: winding par 5. Nearly made the 39’ birdie. best shot: Caley Di to 30 some feet from the rough. Rolled right up to the green. Sadly three putted. drive of the day: beautiful baby draw. Sadly couldn’t covert from 100 out.

Update from today. Getting more love for the DI. Had a ball in some rough and about 210 to middle of green. Hit it solid enough, landed and 25 yards short but rolled up onto the green for a birdie chance.

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Welcome on board! Thanks to @Kenny B for the tag. Where do you normally play in PDX? We should for sure meet up. There are several others in the area as well and the Portland area has a great crew.

And this is the game of golf. This morning could not get anything going short game wise. Shot a 51 on this morning nine. Driver has been perplexing and has me thinking of a different shaft profile as I am hitting it all over the map. My short game was off so I was 1/3 today (irons were solid striking, just had some punch out situations or needing to miss some branches). I will say I ended on a high note with my first birdie of the season and I got to see some woodland creatures. IMG_0044.mov

Shot the best nine of my life. If wasn’t for leaving a few birdies just short and a 30’ lip out I would have shot par.

1st Tie Breaker What is the Cut Number: -1 2nd Tie Breaker -Who will be low amateur: Christo Lamprecht

wow! that is more but exactly what I was thinking. Also a bonus, if you get pissed missing too many putts you can just kick it really hard to let your anger out and it will add break for you.

a real neat concept. Its also unfortunate you cannot stand on it as this could be used to help train your feet for aimpoint along with the mat. I think for a rev0 this is cool and curious if other companies come out with something similar. I wish it was 12' so you could work on 10' and in. Still should help a lot of golfers. Thanks for sharing!

Hopefully soon. Courses around here are finally starting to do their spring aeration. It’s like 2 weeks late.

Closed on a high note today. Best drive of the day and an easy par. Golf is simple when you play smart.

Snuck out for 9 before work today. After needing three holes to figure things out (+10) I finished the last 6 playing bogey golf, ending the round with tap in par after 40' birdie putt came up just short, a bogey after my par save died on the lip and a par after a 30' birdie came up short. Lots to grow on from the nine.

had a very focused session today. With wedges lately i have struggled with shanks so really focused on face contact today at the short game area as well as then alternating distances to change feel each time. On the range had a session of block practice working on dropping my arms in transition. It went pretty well according to video. After I need spent 10 balls alternating heel and toe strikes and then 5 of trying to hit flush. I then worked on trying to hit different shot shapes with my 5i and 3i just to learn some face control. Pulled out driver and did ten balls of face contact drills. Ended with a simulated round changing clubs and targets. IMG_9984.mov

I have a df2.1 I got from the outlet for $300. Although seeing lots of review for the df3 and tpt and maybe a broom? I might pay $1000 for one. Will I though is another question. Maybe if I didn’t have loans to pay and a child to take care of. Someday maybe or if another testing opportunity comes. I actually may get a tpt installed in my df2.1 in the near future just to scratch the itch.

Congrats testers. Excited to see how this plays out. Hope your all down with TPT

Congrats testers! stroke them well.

My mistake. You are right

anywhere from 44-52 on nine holes. (I usually am only able to play nine holes at a time). Closest I came was a combined 92 to breaking 90.

Likely will do to start the season as I am not too confident with the swing changes I’ve made this offseason. Need to break them in on the course. I play from the tips as is recommended on my home course due to how far I drive the ball. Thanks for the suggestion

Had to redesign because he lost factory capacity when TM acquired Foremost. As well he had supply chain issues due to Covid so now his balls are are at two different plants. As an IE I understand why he’d do this. It is unfortunate that now his balls are cast instead instead of you urethane (or maybe I have that backwards) as that is where the quality issues came from.