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Micah T

 
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    Trackman Data vs. You

    in Golf Clubs

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    I will not be using trackman again after this season: having already paid for a 6 month membership, I'm stuck for the winter, but I'll be looking for a studio with a GC quad next off season. Just too many odd shots where the ball data doesn't equal what I see on the screen, mostly with driver.

    Why can't I carry my range game to the course?

    in Golf Clubs

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    2 hours ago, dabigkahuna said:

    Hey guys, like most everyone here, I practice a lot on the range, and after two to three shots with each club, feel fairly competant with every club in my bag.  Segway to the course, and it's as if I'm beating a rabid raccoon to death with each swing of my mid to long irons!  Topping and deep divots seem to be the curse of each iron I swing.  Yes, I've taken lessons and have varied the club distance from the ball, and tempo, to prevent digging my way to China with each swing.  The only thing that ever seems to work is to pretend I'm laying up so the swing path is smooth and fluid through the ball, but even this doesn't always work.  So, before I knock another molar loose, have any of you experienced this, and if so, how did you overcome this agonizing part of your iron game?  The short irons generally don't give me trouble, but 3 through 7 are driving me to use hybrids whenever possible.  If this keeps up, I plan to move to Nepal and spend the rest of my days  meditating in a cave!  Thanks!

    the range is not golf, it is golf swing.

    the golf course is not golf swing, it is golf.

    There's no consequence to bad shots on the range, you just scrape another ball into position and swing away. If you're anything like me, you are probably too result oriented. Being process oriented will help quiet the mind, and allow your ingrained skills to take over. I think about my grip, the shot shape, my aim point, my wrist set, and finishing my turn while I'm thinking about my shot: once I step in, I don't allow myself to think of anything. Detaching myself from the result and focusing on my process has helped me accept my poor shots and recover with the next shot. After all, I'm not a swing robot.

    Are you over-thinking the game?

    in Lessons, Drills, Mental Game, and Fitness Tips

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    I’m a chronic over-thinker in life: I try not to duplicate that on the golf course.  Over time I’ve learned to turn off my brain before I step into a shot: I never thought about my form or footwork while  throwing a football or shooting a free throw in a game, practice was where I thought about technique.  I try to bring that idea to the course. Once I begin to take the club back I want to be an athlete, not a thinker. 

    What Have You Bought Lately? (CHA - Club Ho's Anonymous)

    in The Daily

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Getoffmylawn said:

    Interested in your feedback on that club.  I had a U510 for a while and it performed well enough but I couldn’t get past the feel…god awful if you didn’t center it, even if the shot itself wasn’t penalized all that much for the mishit.

    Exactly! The u505 2 iron replaces my U510 3 iron, and it doesn’t sound like you’re driving a tent stake into a rock.

    anyone carry 5 wedges?

    in General Q&A

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    On 9/3/2020 at 9:04 PM, Chip Strokes said:

    curious if anyone games a 5 wedge setup. i’m playing around with the idea myself.

    i’ll likely go set PW, 48, 52, 56, 60 and see how that works out

    That was my exact setup while I was gaming my AP3’s. With the i59 PW being 46*, I really only need 3 more wedges, a 50* & 55* to go with my 60*. I find guys who hit their driver 285+ need more wedges to score with. My opinion is I’d much rather have a full swing than a partial. But with my new set, I’m going to have to learn some 1/2 & 3/4 shots with the 50 and 55.

    What Have You Bought Lately? (CHA - Club Ho's Anonymous)

    in The Daily

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Shapotomous said:

    Watch out...she will be raiding your bag now!!  I've lost a 3w, 4w and a few hybrids over the years.

    Luckily she’s a unicorn: 6’1 and left handed! I laughed all the way to the register as her new driver (used TM M1) beat her old Kailea driver by a measly 35 yards. Most offline drive she had while hitting about 8 different drivers was 14 yards from center. I’d sell my soul for that kind of consistency. And she never practices: just strolls to the 1st tee and shoots sub 95 every time.

    Trackman Data vs. You

    in Golf Clubs

    Posted

    Txg did a video on the rct ball where they ran the GC quad and the TM simultaneously. The units disagree when the swing speed gets up above 115 and the spin goes low, below 1500. The GC regards these as bombs that go 330, and the TM thinks the ball won’t stay in the air much past 290. And they occasionally produced different shapes. 
     

     

    TM definitely does me wrong as a low launch, higher speed player: I get a lot of drives in the 112 mph range with smash factors above 1.42, that only fly 266. IRL, no reasonably straight drive of mine flies less than 280. On the other hand, last year when I was using a GC, it regularly had my drives carrying 310, which is equally inaccurate. To me, and I can’t remember what the txg boys final assumption was, but the TM gives you less distance, the GC gives you more.

    Trackman Data vs. You

    in Golf Clubs

    Posted

    I belong to an indoor golf club in SLC called golf 365. They use trackman, and I have purchased a box of Rct prov1x . The number that always seems off to me is spin axis. I hit hooks that I’ve never seen on the course. The face and path numbers don’t reflect the sharp hooks that I see on the trackman. Aside from my driver and 3 wood, I’m very happy with all the other data i see with my irons. The RCT ball makes the trackman as good as the GC hawk I was using last year, and I’m saving 45 minutes of drive time.

    Mr T

    in The 19th Hole

    Posted

    13 hours ago, Kenny B said:

    Happy Birthday @Micah T!  Is it time to trade in clubs for skis, or time to head to St. George?

    This is a dilemma every year; the prices in St George are getting ridiculous though!

     

    usually I can’t wait to go skiing, then around president’s day I start worrying about hurting myself and missing the golf season…

    PING i59's

    in Golf Clubs

    Posted

    I’ve gone from a Titleist fanboy to team Ping in just under a year. First it was the G410 LST replacing my Titleist 918 3 wood, then the i59’s beat out the t-100 as replacements for my AP3. Did I mention that now my vokey wedges are not strong enough to match up with my i59’s? And now Ping has forged wedges you say? All that’s left is my u510 3 iron and my trusty Mizuno m craft putter…

    Is the 60º wedge really that hard?

    in General Equipment Talk

    Posted

    If it’s inside 95 yards and normal conditions, I’m using my 60. I carry 5 wedges and have a few different bounces and grinds to keep my options open. My 60 is a K grind with 14 degrees of bounce. I find it just as easy to hit full shots with as any other wedge. Arccos says I’m more accurate with it than any other wedge: I’ve got total confidence in it. Would I play a flop of a tight lie with it? No,  but I wouldn’t play a flop in 99% of situations.


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