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Micah T

 
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  1. G410Lst was my gamer for 2 seasons: it was a vast improvement over my GBB epic. Ping just makes a forgiving driver, period. The cobra LTDx LS is longer and straighter for me (although I attribute this mostly to finding a shaft I load and unload better than the one in my old ping) Clearly those of us willing to game a Ping driver value performance over looks, but the cobra is an improvement over the ping in that regard. Based purely on looks and sound, I’d game a TSI3 or the TSR3.

  2. Good stuff here @chisag @ryan.mzzz @Middler I went a completely different route with my practice this week.  I decided my issue was mental, and didn’t practice putting all week. Not a single putt: then went to #2 or #3 most difficult course in my rota(Mtn Dell GC) 

     

    And shot even par 71 with 31 putts. 2 -3 putts and 7-1 putts. 6 bogeys, 4 birdies and 1 eagle.

    Golf is weird
     

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  3. 14 hours ago, cnosil said:


    what do your season numbers indicate or last few rounds since you are hitting more greens recently? I would expect putts and average distance to the hole increase when you hit more greens.  I’d probably focus on the chart that shows make percentage from the various distances to see where your weakness lies. 

     

    I’m avg almost 2 more putts per round in my last 10 rounds vs my last 50. Surprisingly, I’m actually avg 1 ft closer to the hole on gir approaches my last 10 rounds, and 5 ft closer on all approaches.

  4. 13 hours ago, DaveP043 said:

    This could also be a matter of "attitude".  You can't be trying to drip the ball in the hole from 6 or 8 feet, you HAVE to hit it past.  Every time, nearly.  So yes, practice speed control too, make sure you get every putt past the hole.  This comes from Broadie's work.  He found that top professionals, from "long range" had the center of their putting pattern right at the hole.  Logical, from long range you're trying to 2-putt every time, when you make one its a bonus.  from "makeable" range, the center of their pattern shifted to a foot or two past the hole.  Logical as well, a putt a bit long is a miss, a putt left short is a missed opportunity.

    You’ve diagnosed me perfectly: my putts drip into the hole. I hole a lot of putts from the high breaking side, and tend to play break even inside of 3 ft. 

  5. 14 hours ago, DaveP043 said:

    That's also the range where a mediocre 50-footer might leave you, so it might be part of the 3-putt "issue".  Next step will be to take notes on where and how you miss.  Did you hit your line, did you get the read right, did you get the speed right?  Did you miss left more, or right more?  

    I’m noticing my eagle putts are downright timid and my missed birdie putts are always short: seemingly poor contact/strike but also could be poor speed. 

  6. 13 hours ago, DaveP043 said:

    In looking at your Strokes Gained putting and your make percentages, your real shortcoming is in the 6 to 9 foot range.  Where you should be expected to make nearly half of those, you're making none.  I think if you can get that range closer to your goal, your putting will be about right for your handicap level.

    This is where my focus at practice has been: I feel like this range are where all my missed birdie putts are. Makes me think its mental and not technique . I’m gaining strokes from 15-24 ft, and making my fair share from 10-14 ft.

  7. For me, “forgiving” drivers are high spin drivers. As we age, trading distance for accuracy/consistency can be a devil’s bargain. In my experience, the right shaft can really help accuracy and consistency, the right head in the right loft for you  will help your launch characteristics, which will optimize distance.

  8. My perception of my putting is that it’s been very poor lately. I’ve been grinding on it during my practice, but it “feels” like I’m getting worse: making more 3 putts, missing birdie putts, etc. But Arccos says I’m hitting 11.8 greens per round recently. Is my “poor” putting just a result of me hitting more greens? Recently I’m averaging  almost 12 GIR per round, last year it was 9.7 GIR per round. Is me hitting more greens warping my perception? Or is my putting dooming good rounds? SG stats stats from my round today:

     

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  9. I’m always jealous of the high ball flight drivers of the golf ball: my avg peak height for driver is 76 feet, a “high” shot for me is around 84 feet. I’ve always assumed my drives were too low based on my carry vs swing speed and spin, plus the old adage that peak height should be relatively the same with all your clubs. I think I just launch the ball too low: generally I’m in the 8-10 degree range, while ideally(according to Ping) I should be between 11-12 degrees with 2400-2600 spin. I just can’t make myself tee it up higher.

  10. @GetoffmylawnMy experience with the Tour BX is the same as @RDel90: I couldn’t get the ball to check around the green. Too much roll out; but I loved this ball off the tee and from the fairway from 185 and out. Good wind ball too. CSxls, Snell Mtbx, and Maxfli Tour X would all be balls I’d recommend you try: with the Mtbx behaving like a cheaper tour BX, and the maxfli behaving very similarly to a prov1x as far as ball flight and spin, imo.

  11. @JFish350 is 108 the top end of your driver swing? Figure out how fast you can swing and hit the center of the face, and then ramp the swing speed back up. As stated numerous times already, lessons with an instructor that speaks your swing language will be worth more than anecdotal advice or new equipment. If you’ve plateaued(your handicap isn’t going down anymore) swing lessons are the easiest way to break thru. I’m a firm believer in the possibility of getting yourself down to the 10-12 range thru course management, short game practice, shelving the driver, etc. But to be a low single digit golfer the driver has to be a weapon/asset, not a liability. Your speed should see you carrying the ball at least 255 at sea level, the right launch characteristics(how you deliver the club) should get you to 270 carry.

  12. My shape has evolved as I’ve improved, but I tend to agree with @RickyBobby_PR. As a mid handicap I played a fade that would veer into a slice when not striking it well. Since I’ve broken into single digits, my practice has been solely focused on hitting draws, driver to wedge. Does that mean I hit draws when I play? Sometimes yes, but really what all that practice does is keep me hitting nice, tight, 3 yards cuts. For me, the harder I swing, the more my natural shape comes out. If I’m going to swing my driver all-out, I’m going to set up for a fade. If I need a draw, or I need to play away from the right side, I’m going to my stock controlled swing which allows me to hit a draw.

    I’m a firm believer that working on whatever is the opposite of your dominant shape will help you hit straighter, more on-target shots.

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