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Might need something stronger than beer to push this one over the edge. I never thought I was a cheap person, but $30 shipping? Need more corrupting guys

Getting closer to the abyss...

All of you MGS spies are corrupting me. And my wife is sitting right next to me and has no idea why we can't afford new bed sheets.

This just "popped up" on my screen, I don't need it, I just want it.

"Use the bounce..." I never understood it or followed it, then after 40 yrs of bad chipping, I tried it, and it made chipping much easier.

That is awesome. Good for you. It will come together, (hands up on d, keeping moving the feet....)

IMHO you can't have too many towels. I got my half-dry/half-wet for stuck-on things, the nasty towel for the initial swipe of muddy clubfaces, then the not-so-nasty for final rinse, and the dry and buff for just-cleaned clubfaces and grips. These are on the towel rings fixed on the bag. Wash them about once a month whether they need it or not. Then I got to have really big, soft one that is loose for the human (me) person parts, to get ready for the beer cart girl and on-course interviews when its hot and/or humid. No one but me can, or should, touch this towel. That's all I want to say about that.

Depends on the course, if the tee shots are dicey I would go with the mid-range option, if wide open I'd go with the premium option, either way I'd be on the lookout for the any orphans. Just can't pick up somebody else's ball. However, finding an abandonded Pro-V1 in the weeds is better than making a birdie. Would not scarf up range balls. Just not right. Would also like to add that using shag bag balls on a grass range to avoid buying a bucket isn't cool either, somebody has to pay for the divots.

Good info, thanks. Happy New Year.

I can't really gap these clubs, I'm not accurate enough to hit the center of the face to dial in distances. Yes. I need them to work around the greens, for full shots, I can't hit them solidly enough every time to know how far each one will go. So I use my 56 from inside 100 yards. The 60 is so inconsistent, so I'd rather hit a light 56 if needed. The 60 is ok around the greens. These are feel shots, for me it works better to use one club with the best feel for distance,trajectory, spin. etc. Thats Mr. 56. Just like putting, we use one putter, and use it from 50 ft or 5 ft.

Yeah, that makes sense. I make bogeys all of the time, thousands of ways to do it, but the decent drive, decent approach, chop, chop, chop is my best one.

Yes, a bogey golfer doesn't hit two good shots in a row typically.

My brother loves to tell me I'm not good enough to get mad. While this is a little offensive, the basic idea is sound, getting mad is a waste of energy and time. Mad being club-bending/slamming/chucking, gorilla-type stuff, not the occasional "damn it".

Sorry this is late but ferrules that look best w shaft adapters are usually short, .25". ive used taller ones,.50" and .75", for my own clubs and they worked out ok but they look a little bulky to my eye but functionally speaking its fine. 99% of golfers wouldnt even notice. So to cover shaft junk, if the short ferrules dont cover, you can go bigger. Collared ferrules are best to use with shaft adapters installed on graphite shafts, helps center the shaft and provides support for shaft at top of adapter or hosel. Id use a collared ferrule whenever a graphite shaft is involved. You can buy ferrule kits or go a la carte, they are very cheap, get an assortment of heights based on the O.D.s of the shafts you use, .335 for most wood shafts, but there are a few .350s out there, watch out .355 for tapered iron shafts or .370s for parallel iron shafts. If you dont have them yet, I'd say get some calipers, i got digital calipers for $15. to help determine ODs of shafts ferrules, grips, etc. they come in handy. Then you can stock up on ferrules for your clubs.

2 and 3 can make a huge difference. Think about what your scores would be if you could get up and in 50% of the holes? 60%? That's at minimum 9-10 strokes for 18 holes. That turns a 100 a 90-91. Good putting saves pars, makes birdies, makes a bogey instead of a double, its so important. I played and practiced so many years trying to master a 3 iron, and pretty much ignored 2 and 3. This was not smart. "I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger...", The Faces weren't golfers were they?

Skill and patience, and more skill. Looks great.

Good drive is when I can hit the 2nd shot unencumbered by trees, bushes, or a bad lie like thick and/or long grass. This would include being able to use a fairway wood or hybrid if necessary on a par 5. With at least 80% of my potential distance for the club used from the tee. And of course, no penalty stroke has been incurred.

I bought one, then returned it. While it wasn't for me, it is a well-made quality product, and the people at Lag Shot are reputable as well. If you are thinking about it, give it a try. (shot)

Wow, we use google docs at work so everyone who knows the link can update it from anywhere. Great idea. I'm definitely looking for wedges, but I have to wait, the grass has turned white.

In your picture, the putter head is shown above and to the right? This would be a "shaft over hosel" install. So the stem of the putter head goes inside of the putter shaft, so if one applies glue and stands up the putter in the playing position for the epoxy to set, the glue will flow down and seep out. Here a video, looks he did is not use much glue and he used some powder called "quick center". A quick-set epoxy would help as well, this would help prevent the glue from running out. As far as getting rid of the excess dried glue, solvents like acetone, naptha. Also, dentist hygentist tools work great to pick, scrape, pieces of glue off. However you attack it, remember that patience is a virtue.

My sons bought me golf balls and tees, which was good. My wife bought me a new cell phone, which was great. It was an awesome surprise.

Those are great gifts.

I don't see the harm if you want to experiment a little, golf is supposed to fun. Just don't take out anybody's window. Everybody agrees that putting it the real work on your swing, body, mind, etc. is better in the long run, but in the short-term have some fun, why not? The key word being short-term, as the new equipment may provide some temporary joy, but in the long run, our techniques and abilities will take over. 1. Off the beaten path a bit, I had a Krank Formula 5 driver a few years back, it has a hard feel to it, not the most forgiving, weird sound, but it when struck adequately it did fly as well as anything I have ever played with. Many people who used conventional OEM drivers scoffed at me when I used this club but changed their tune after they tried it. 2. A weaker shaft will help with distance, as well as snap hooks or high push fades that fly to places not fit for man or beast. Typically, weaker shafts are also lighter, may help with speed, but light is not always right. 3. I have no experience with this. 4. Longer shafts will give you potential for more distance, but only if you can hit it solidly and the clubface isn't too open or closed. When the shaft is longer, it will be weaker too. Lighter shafts will allow you to swing faster too, then again, light is not always right, these kinds of things can be determined at a fitting, which is why fittings are beneficial. If it was me, I'd find a cheap used driver head on ebay, find an inexpensive shaft, used or new, depends on the stiffness and playing length you want, assemble it, give it go after the epoxy cures. Maybe you spend $100-$150. Golf is fun, but it is definitely not free. You could make it really long, see what happens, then make it a little shorter, try that. Good application for blow-on grips.

2 and 3 are really good ones.

I play Srixon Z565s, 4-PW. Great irons, great feel, can hit them low or high, fades or draws, and with the v-sole they don't dig. They really play nice out of fairway bunkers. The distance control is good. too. Have won a lot more "closest to the pin" jackpots since I got them in 2019. And they are forgiving, at 60 years old, I need forgiving, a lot of it. I'd say the Srixons will be a great choice.