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On 9/16/2023 at 7:47 AM, kikbuti said:
UGH! I hate slow play. My theory is that your place on the golf course is directly behind the group in front of you, not directly in front of the group behind you.
Things that burn me up are players who organize their clubs and headcovers when returning to the cart bag. The worst is sittting in a cart calculating and writing down scores when leaving the green. Why not do it on the next tee when you're waiting to hit?
Yes, you are on to something, it's changing habits that can save time.
Like you said, writing down scores, adding up the scores, etc. after walking off the green instead of doing it at the next tee.
Ditto, cleaning the club just used, putting headcover back on, etc. putting it back in the bag, instead of moving on, then cleaning the club and putting it away when you get to the next shot.
Some of my pet peeves for wasting time...
Thinking that golf is a casual, social activity, the golfer walks slowly, moves slowly, takes their time, talks non-stop, looks at their phone, etc. These guys may even say, "we aren't going anywhere", so they move even slower. S-L-O-W....................
Guys who drive up to the tee box and just sit in the cart. Get out of the cart and tee it up already.
Buying beverages at the green instead of the next tee. Or in the middle of fairway when they could be hitting approach shots. Beverage cart operators don't care about pace of play, and most are oblivious too it.
The cart golfers who are only 5 yards apart but each one sits in the cart waiting for the other guy to pull a club, pull out the rangefinder, take practice swings, then hit.
The golfers who won't give up on a lost ball. Or go fishing for balls.
Then we have the "who's away" on the greens, one guy is 40', the other guy is 40.2", does it matter? Somebody putt already. The public golf courses could put a "gimme" zone around the hole too. (This might actually slow things down)
Waving golfers up from the green has disappeared. Especially on par fives, long par 3s, and short par 4s. Nobody does this anymore, not where I play anyway, what happened?
Actually some the traditions of the game make it slower, the who's got "honors" on the tee, whoever is away goes first, these go against ready golf. "Ready golf" needs to clearly defined and pushed hard until it becomes the tradition.
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A lot of people, almost every person who plays music, think their music is not loud or disturbing, but it is. Just like body odor.
Actually I've never seen a post where a golfer with a speaker says, "Too bad Boomer, I'm blasting my speaker. Don't care if you hear it or not."
The music, or the noise, really carries, especially on older courses where the greens and tees and are close together and fairways run adjacent to each other. If you play on this type of course and you turn off the speaker off when other groups are nearby, the speaker would be off a lot.
Many people will acquiesce when asked if it is OK to play music. People did that for hundreds of years when someone wanted to smoke a cigarette.
Personally, I don't understand the need. Mood? "Helps my relax?" If you need music on a golf course to relax, you really need something else.
- golfmanusa1, chisag and Rex_D
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My putting is currently so awful therefore I am blaming the putter device and I am dumping it. I'm going to use a Coke (or Pepsi?) bottle taped to the end of a stick. Just not sure yet if glass or plastic would be better. Cans are out.
Could not be any worse, geez.
- Beakbryce and cksurfdude
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If anyone wants to use iron covers, I certainly can understand and respect their choice. Protecting the clubs and prolonging their value, definitely a good idea.
For me, I'd be dropping them, losing them, putting a wet, dirty club inside of them, putting the wrong cover on the wrong iron, etc. I'm always dropping wood head covers, towels, ball markers, once and while a golf glove will disappear.
That annoying guy who was to go back 2 holes to find a head cover, that is me.
Gravity rules.
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5 hours ago, chisag said:
... Debating is always fun but irrelevant in the end. Just like the endless debate for a year or so over outlawing the anchored long putter. It was gonna ruin the game and many were gonna quit golf.
Now nobody even talks about it.
... That said and having fun with semantics ... You May Ask Yourself how can a ball that doesn't change be called "hotter" if it is Same As It Ever Was?
You are right, debating this issue with the people on this website won't make a bit of difference to those in USGA and R&A making the rules about equipment. Organizing violent protests, insurrections or government coups might be a bit much as well.
Que sera, sera.
(This one will stick in your head for days.)
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24 minutes ago, Kenny B said: I would get that never-ending leak fixed on your compressor!!
I turn on the compressor and walk away until it's done... unplug it... 3 or 4 SPHHH per grip later and I'm done. I find the SPHHH... SPHHH to have a calming effect.
Just don't like cutting off grips and removing the tape, the smell and mess of solvent, and the never-ending cost of tape and solvent.
I think that I bought my compressor at a big-box store, it isn't very good. But It does shut down when it reaches pressure.
Ironically, I bought it to pull grips off. That's when I made a bullfrog. Didn't explode, but I over-stretched the grip I was trying to salvage.
I agree that double-stick tape and solvent is mess, could even be a fire hazard. I use good ol-fashioned naptha, and a million paper towels. Geessh.
You talked me into it, I'm going to get some ear plugs and do air next time. SPHHH,SPHHH,SPHHH......
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Somebody should market the "BullFrog" grip targeting the pneumatics grip guys.
I'm a solvent guy. This is going "sound" weird, but it's the noise. Just don't like hearing the compressor and the never-ending.....
SPHHH.... SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....SPHHH.....
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Few years back I bought some used/refurbished Z-Stars and ProV1s. I don't remember hitting any great shots with them or hitting any bad shots either, that I would say, "hey if that wasn't a used ball, it would have been in the hole...." or "damn if that ball wasn't used, I wouldn't have sniped it into that's lady's patio.."
Well I guess I did hit some bad shots with them because they are long gone but since then I got informed by others, maybe even by some on this website, that used golf balls may not perform as well for various reasons and I now will not use them even to the point if there is a bark mark/cart path bruise etc I will not use it anymore.
Actually I never hit a great shot and say, "good thing that was a new ball..". I do hit some (maybe more than some) awful shots and the last thing I would think of is that the golf ball is the problem.
If we use that "Archer/Arrow" analogy, did the archer get away with blaming the miss on the arrow? Or give the arrow credit for a hit? Or was he too busy ducking?
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On 12/31/2022 at 9:37 PM, JerryB said:
Took some cuts into the net today. I set up and realized the shadow from my head was right over the ball. This allowed me to work on keeping my head still, minimizing both head movement and body swaying. Then I tried to eliminate my chicken wing on the takeaway. Work in progress but it all came together on one swing and felt like a million bucks!
Last shot, I shanked it and missed the net. It bounced off the wall and... nothing. Never heard anything else and haven't found the ball yet. Found the dent in the drywall (whoops). Odd.
It's ok, gives the home a little more character.
- sirchunksalot, JerryB and cksurfdude
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9 hours ago, Golfer56744 said:
A club-shaped box showed up yesterday that I wasn’t allowed to retrieve or look at. I’m hoping it’s the 3 wood or hybrid I asked for! The hardest part is that the weather has been holding out here and if I had the new club now, I could use it on the course, not on a simulator.
Tough call, no doubt. (It is always easier to ask for forgiveness than permission?)
- GolfSpy_APH, G56788 and tony@CIC
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3 1/4 wood tees, with some kind of stripes on them, helps to tee it up the same height.
I typically lose tees or forget to pick them up because I'm too horrified watching my drive head towards the edge of the earth. I'm definitely a net loss kind of golfer when it comes to tees.
I'm the guy whose tees a lot of you guys are picking up, and I would like them back if you don't mind.
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I'm too much of a slob to wear white pants, or white shirts. I don't try to be a slob, it just happens.
I'm better off with dark shirts and pants.
White socks are OK. I like white hats too.
That's all I got to say about that.
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22 hours ago, fozcycle said:
Loving my new truck but took a rock ping on the interstate today. Put a star on the driver side windshield. By the time I got home it had spread across the windshield. I am so beyond pissed!
Unspeakable.
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12 hours ago, Tyler86 said:
Its the same grip i had on there last year that was stuck on ridiculously tight. I changed it on a whim to a pistol and then decided to go back. The pistol, that was the first one that slid off, is the factory grip for this putter.
after 15 hours of “cure” time, when the grip slides off, the tape is still gooey, not even a little tacky.
Please excuse my reading comprehension skills but are these re-used grips? Is there residual goo on the inside of these grips from when they were first removed? Could this be why you aren't getting good contact?
Got one of these things?
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9 hours ago, Tiftaaft said:
I have been curious about gaming a long putter (not arm-lock length, but full 48"+ length). I see some advantages in my stroke (and in my back), but wondering if anyone on the forum is using, or has used a long putter? Pro's / Con's you may have experienced?
I tried it for a season before the anchoring ban, although I really never anchored it. The momentum of the putter head going back and coming through felt really good on short and mid-range putts, however, judging the distance on long (+20 ft.) putts was more difficult. Putting off the fringe was harder as well. Easier to see the line? Not really.
And I concur it was much better on the back.
Sometimes they went in, most times not.
One thing that I remember, that there was actually less control, or less room for error, with the putter face on the long putter, even though it felt more stable. When I went back to a shorter putter, I was amazed how much more control and feel for the putter face I had.
I use a saw grip with a 35" mallet now. Sometimes they go in, most times not.
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7 hours ago, tony@CIC said:
Doesn't matter whether it's a slice, hook or sky ball - the first words are WTF. Then after calming down I quickly review my notes on my phone so that the same doesn't happen on the next hole. Note; using this approach I can generally quickly diagnose what happened and how to correct.
That's so true. In the first few seconds after processing result, I feel like after all of this time of playing decent golf, I reverted back to infancy. Whaaat just happened?
Remember infancy? we were all a mess back then.
One thing I'd like to add, one skill that goes unappreciated in golf is being able to find our golf ball after a horrible shot. Huge stroke saver.
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At first, self-loathing, then quickly concern for my fellow man takes over and I try to access if anyone within the county is in danger. If so, I scream "fore", if not I will mutter a couple words that the moderator would blip out.
Then I watch the ball until it comes to a stop or it disappears into the abyss where I try to fix on exactly where it disappeared. I'm usually off by ten yards. At this moment, self-loathing returns.
Snap hooks are equally as bad. Just don't last as long.
Physically, my forehead gets hot. Seriously, I've noticed that when I play badly, my forehead is hot (not a fever). But no, applying something cool to this spot doesn't turn things around, need to cool down from the inside out, if you know what I mean.
- tony@CIC, Paul Hedrick and Lkt4gs
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17 minutes ago, Shapotomous said:
Custom Ferrules?!?! You guys are tough....She already has top shelf G410 irons, G410 driver, TM Spider putter, Callaway & TM fairway and hybrids has a Sun Mountain C130 bag, plays ProV1's and has a cart cover & heater for winter play so I don't think she is slumming it when it comes to golf equip!!
I double & triple checked each extension to make sure it was securely in the end of the shaft and not at all loose, then I barely trimmed it so it was squared off. Added some layers of tape to build it up to her preferred feel and put the grips back on in the chosen alignment....All lined up & looking good!
I agree, they came out looking good, but.....
One day, you might sell those clubs and somebody is going to pull the grips and see that shaft extension and ask, "who did this???"
Then again, some might say, "so what".
Your SWMBO does have some nice gear.
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2 hours ago, Shapotomous said:
I picked up a used set of G410's for SWMBO recently and the heads, shafts and grips are all in great shape. However, the CP2 grips were not lined up at all or in any consistent way. And they were even twisted during install so even if the bottom happened to be lined up the top was twisted out of alignment. As someone who has regripped thousands of clubs, that drives me crazy! They need to be lined up and consistent!!
So being cheap and hating to see a good grip go to waste I removed them today with no problem and no mess, ready to be put back on..... and found an interesting extension on the butt end of the shafts.....
My guess is they made some home made graphite extensions and did their best to seat them in the end of the shaft before putting on the grips. The graphics on the shaft don't align with the head like you generally see with factory installs. So maybe they swapped in shafts that were about 1/2" short and this is the strategy to get them back to standard. They are not loose at all so I am inclined to leave them alone. Now the decision on which side of the grip gets hidden...
or...
Wow, what we find when we do a little digging??
I'm guessing here but maybe the misaligned shaft graphics could be that the previous builder did some spining/FLOing/pureing thing? So the resultant "top" of shaft doesn't align with the graphics, thus isn't the same from club to club.
Looks like the one shaft extension didn't get installed deep enough, and they trimmed it anyway, ugh.
If it were me, I'd take out that one ugly shaft extension, and replace it with something a little cleaner.
Our SWMBOs deserves the best, don't they?
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10 minutes ago, Riverboat said:
One more comment... if you are going to spend time on the range, you need to do exactly the opposite of what most people do... they hit a few shots with each club, then hit 87 drivers. At least 1/2 of range time should be dialing in partial wedge distances. Then, when you are done, however much time you spent on the range should be spent chipping and putting.
Yes, chipping and putting.
There is a practice green I go to a lot and I spread 6 balls around it and have to get up and down with all 6 or I have to start over. Spend a lot of time doing this. Adds a little tension too, which is good.
- vandyland, No3PuttLaLa and GaDawg
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Had a physical Monday and good 'ol Doctor told me to stop eating snacks at night and have smaller dinners. BMI, he said.
Gee I don't know, the Pączkis are out already....
- MattF, GolfSpy TCB, sirchunksalot and 1 other
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On 1/20/2022 at 7:21 PM, fozcycle said:
First day of rehab had me spinning in my boots……a lot of exercises with no weights in my hand, just a small ball and many movements that exercised the inner workings of the shoulder. I was able to perform all asked but it was painful. Set up for 3 times a week……
Never had a shoulder but went through 2 hip swaps, the pain means you are working through it, keep pushing, soon you will feel seconds of strength without pain, then minutes, then hours, after that you are as good as new.
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8 hours ago, PMookie said:
I’m so torn on what to try for 2022. Been pretty set on the idea of Z-Star, then I talked to the Srixon rep and he said XV would be better for me. I’ve been playing Pro V1X, but I need less spin off wedges since my spin went-up significantly when I changed to Edel SMS wedges. The 2021 Ball Test shows the XV as having great ball speed, but higher spin off driver (odd), Z-Star was longer (odd), and spin wasn’t THAT much different off the other clubs. Ugh. Oddly enough, TXG showed more spin off XV as well, which shouldn’t happen based on the ball’s design. May even look at Chrome Soft X LS. Sad thing is that Trackman can’t capture spin indoors accurately, so doing a “ball fitting” likely won’t help. Doing on-course takes SO long to really separate everything out since I have such an inconsistent swing.
Anyway, after looking at the results for high swing speed, it’s a tough choice.Don't know if this will help.
Planned 2030 Golf Ball Rollback
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I agree with you 100% but when all of this kicks in, there will be those who will question about what golf ball everybody is using. I'm thinking of one guy in particular who spent 5 years complaining about people using long putters. To him, anybody who whose upper hand was touching their shirt was anchoring. And nobody has to cheat to beat this guy, he is terrible, but I think we all know a guy like this.
So the first time you bomb one after the rollback takes affect , a guy like this will start bitching that your golf ball isn't legal. Doesn't matter that his drive went 40 yds forward and 80 yds. right and nearly killed a small dog who was hanging out in the backyard. Some people won't care, but some will.
I just want peace and quiet.