Lakeeriegolfer

Quick follow up, the set on ebay is way to expensive for a set of ten year old irons without the pitching wedge. And the other available set of R9 TP B stamps would require a shaft pull and new install as I most likely can't handle a tour level X-stiff shaft. Probably still try and get them and put them to work, but not going to overpay. Does anyone know of another brand that made a set of CB or MB irons that have little to no offset? This is clearly a hard thing to search for as companies don't really advertise or widely sell these tour issue sets. Feels like Mizuno coould have made something like this at some time.

Came to this thread looking for zero-offset iron info. I'm about to pull the trigger on a set of Taylormade R9 TP B-stamps and see what happens. But I saw your comment and Sub70 has what you are looking for. I tested the Sub70 949x Pro hybrid this year and love it. Its still in the bag and will take a lot to remove it. its a neutral bias hybrid that is cost effective and has juice to it.

I definitely agree about the rough. I also think the swivel pays off by not having to lift it up or drag it through the grass to turn. I'm not hitting it straight enough to not have to navigate around trees and bunkers.

I absolutely LOVE walking. I keep such better tempo in my game if I walk. Appreciate the good shots more, and have time to work out hitting a bad shot before going again. I also think that riding actually slows the game down on muni/public courses. People start to get really complacent, and also you have to go to one ball, then another, etc etc. Walking lets everyone go do their own thing and then join back up. Uninhibited, my brother and stepdad and I can walk 18 in under 3.5 hours. I am wavering on moving into the push cart segment. However, I have used a push cart before and I really hate pushing it up a hill, which we don't have huge hills in Ohio, but there are small nubs on nearly every hole to navigate. It was also not a swivel, and I am thinking that would have improved the experience a ton.

Fortunately if you wait til about 6:30 or 7pm to go off last with no one behind you its really easy to hit like 4 tee shots. Giving 4 putts at a time at it. This can be done.

I wish this was something I could partake in. But I honestly don't play the same course more than 3-5 times a year. Maybe in the future if I ever end up getting a membership somewhere. I suppose the 9 hole executive course could be doable. Some tricky wedges into really firm greens are hard to get it close.

Welcome to the forum Jack. I hear you on the weather (same deal in Ohio, though not as extreme). Youtube is definitely a great source of golf content alternative to Golf Channel. I think golf lends itself better to an array of video content more than any other sports. Course videos/flyovers, MyGolfSpy itself, or any other media outlet are all great to dip into during poor weather.

Thank you, its great to be here. I'll look for the thread, and I think I should be able to make it down for the outing later this month too!

I have been playing golf since I was 13, so 17 years. I carry a 7 handicap and reside in the 81-84 range. I love golf for 2 main reasons. (1) How it can bring people together. Bringing people you already know closer, and also introducing you to people from every walk of life without the pressures of other traditional interactions. (2) And the places it can take you. I have played golf in a few different places. Mostly northern Ohio, where I live. Also Pennsylvania, Michigan, South/North Carolina, Florida, and SCOTLAND. You can go anywhere in the world and play golf, and it will always be different and can be with new friends everywhere. Name another sport that can provide that. I love the information that MyGolfSpy provides about products and the way they put it. Unbiased and data driven. I am an engineer myself so I appreciate a good data set. I first got into MyGolfSpy because of Jason Stiwald. I reside in Lakewood, Ohio, just west of Cleveland. I play a lot of different course, but my closest and easiest one to play is Big Met. A Cleveland Metroparks course that isn't overly challenging (at all) but is usually in good shape and is close to home. Best: Most courses are easy to walk. Ohio doesn't have much elevation, and I prefer carrying to a cart. The people here are great to play with, any group you get put into is usually good. Pace of play is good, even if it feels slow you're going to be done under 4.5 hours. And the courses themselves, there is a good variety throughout the area using everything at the super's disposal. Water, lots of trees, bunkering. Worst: Weather (short season, and its usually either wet or hot). The best available courses to play are usually a decent drive from Cleveland. There are some country clubs close to downtown, but obviously private. Leagues, which is a problem everywhere, I understand. But every night of the week at every course is booked up til 7pm, and for someone like me, the weeknight 9 is tough to work into a schedule. What do you do for a living? I am a Manufacturing Engineer working for Parker Hannifin. I have been an engineer for 7 years since college. How’d you pick your user name? Its the most straightforward thing I could think of. I love living close to Lake Erie (my house is less than a mile from it) and I play golf.