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GolfSpy SAM

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About GolfSpy SAM

  • Birthday April 18

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Profile Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Santa Clarita, CA
  • Interests
    Photography, writing, performing, raising awesome kids.

Player Profile

  • Age
    40-49
  • Swing Speed
    101-110 mph
  • Handicap
    8.4
  • Frequency of Play/Practice
    Weekly
  • Player Type
    Casual
  • Biggest Strength
    Short Game
  • Biggest Weakness
    Approach
  • Fitted for Clubs
    Yes

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GolfSpy SAM's Achievements

  1. @CB Lobo 4 Life - I mean, hard to complain TOO much about tying two other incredible rounds by four other golfers, but..DAMMMMMMMMMIT!!!!!! That 42-foot lip-out for birdie hurts just THAT much more right about now. Lol. Congrats to those (cheaters) who won, and we'll see you all out there next year!
  2. ...enabler. "Look at that form!" "I know he's aiming at people, but the WAY he's doing it is so, so lovely."
  3. How many tours can say they nearly killed a guy WHO WAS FILMING THEM? Huh? Exactly. Kidding aside, I'm a HUGE fan of his. Even if he *might* be a murderer.
  4. I'm only dipping my toes in here, as I don't have much dog in this fight - I always wear a polo to golf, even if wearing a hoodie for warmth during the warmup, etc. But most of that is, like most of you, born out of tradition and a desire to belong (my dad golfed, always wore a polo - it was like the "cool uniform" when he went to golf). That being said, I'm a fat guy. Keeping my shirt tucked in is an exercise in exhaustion, and after re-tucking it in multiple times per round, I usually give up and just let it be. The only shirt I have that STAYS tucked in is from Real Golfer (they ran a test on the forum last year, and I used a discount code on an already-low-cost polo), and when I got it, I thought it was a mistake - it looks like a dress when I put it on and don't tuck it in. But I guess that's what I actually need (fabric down to my knees, lol) in order to keep it from untucking So, I guess what I'm saying, is be nice to a fat guy if you see his shirt untucked. He's probably not doing it on purpose If, however, he takes his shirt OFF, go have a little word with him about etiquette
  5. @Dan Underwood - reach out to me when you get your 5th score posted and I'll get one in the mail to you!
  6. Nice work! We covered each other pretty well - my 2 net-eagles definitely help (holes 2 and 6 for me), at the very least, which is about all I could hope for, lol. I've got us tabulated as -8 for the round - no bogeys on the card which is pretty incredible, as well as three eagles and (thanks to you) 3 birdies. While it MIGHT not be enough ( I haven't been keeping track of anyone else in our group), at least we made a strong showing! Such a fun format! Good luck to everyone going forward!
  7. 100%. I can't say I'm actively trying to mimic any one person's swing - but the tempo of both Cole and Knapp, in particular this year, have really had an impact in my desire to FLOW in a similar way. I had a nice moment at the range yesterday with driver where I changed my grip just a little and saw immediate results - and that, combined with trying to elongate my backswing had a really, really nice impact. Curious to see if it's a change that will 'stick' - I'm definitely more curious than anyone else if we can find a permanent thing that keeps driver from being so hot/cold.
  8. Morning all! I know it's WAY past morning for most of you, but I'm a West Coast Snowflake and it's still 11am here Had an amazing visit with my oldest brother and his 21-year old son - it was just an incredible few days of him and his kid making MY kids laugh non-stop, and then the grown-ups hanging out and catching up. Truly a special time, and I'm feeling incredibly grateful. Woke up this morning to "Lucky" having visited our house and avoided our Leprechaun trap - but he DID leave the kids some golden coins. He also, for some reason, turned our coffee green (pretty cool effect, actually - looked black and then you add 1/2 & 1/2 and it turned a dark green), our toilet water green, and left a "tag" in green icing on our bathroom mirror that said "Lucky was here" with a four-leaf clover. I'll be cleaning that off (licking it off?) later tonight after the kids go to bed Hope you all get some time to get some of the Player's Sunday round in on your tube, and looking forward to another great week here on the forum!
  9. Alright, so it's a BIT of a clickbaity title, I'll agree, as I'm not actually suggesting any of us 100% model our swing after one particular golfer. However, there are definitely swings that I've seen that I WANT to emulate. Lately, I've been most mesmerized by guys with incredible tempo and easy power; namely Jake Knapp and Eric Cole. Their Unbelievably Smooth Power ("USP" - Trademark?) is incredible to watch, and at the range I've been trying to put a TINY percent of their swing into mine. For me, it's mostly just a mental picture of their tempo, and then trying to swing that way within my own personal swing. Who's got a swing that you've modeled part of your swing after? Anybody recent, or are you mostly looking at the Kings (Jack, Arnie, Tiger, Phil, Freddy, etc.)? Let me know!
  10. The year of the ball continues!! What an awesome opportunity!
  11. I thought maybe Driver testing was before your surgery - got it. Yeah, the 3.0 is going to be a runaway for LAB - feels like they've struck a 'best of both worlds' combo of the 98% of the 2.1 tech in a more compact and (in my eyes) attractive body.
  12. I have it open in another tab Hard to ignore that 10k...but it was hard to ignore even BEFORE this testing round What was your best-performing driver this year in testing?
  13. Wedges were great (putting me in a lot of positions for 1-putts). Irons were mostly great. Driver's the weak link, for sure - just can't seem to put the same swing on the ball every time. Very frustrating. I'm very much in the market for a top-end-of-bag overhaul. FW Woods especially need some help, and need a driver lesson to get it back dialed in (I've had a few great(!) rounds, but I've kind of fallen out of flow with it). I may go back to the Otto Phlex option for a few rounds to see if I can get back into the timing/flow of it. That helped a lot last year.
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