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I will always walk when i can. I feel like it is a great exercise and the body is more in rhythm with the game. But mostly, i feel that golf should be played always walking (aside for particular course hilly designs or physical conditions) for the old spirit of the game.

I agree. I have done research lately and for 300 more dollars I can have a good one so I won’t waste my money and go cheap. Especially because I play 3 rounds a week average

Hi Spies! i am looking at upgrading my push cart to electric one. Of course trying to avoid to break my bank I have found few budget option like the Batcaddy x3 or x4. has anybody had any experience with it? Thanks !

I actually have been there previously but without intention ahahaha (Green course you meant) And is a good way to take advantage of the open field... But staying on the left leaves you an open approach while the green course fairway leaves you with a long one over the bunkers on a green that never holds the shot. But good strategy anyway Rough was so thick! Like after the PGA last year.. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

I don't like too much to write about scores cause i think people are here to read reviews... But i shot 47 on the front and 41 in the back. First time i broke ninety on this course. I could have make couple more easy putt but also miss some more difficult so it all balances out. I am super happy and my 87 felt like even par... (said eon hole 4 that after 2 perfect shot i was 70 yds from the flag, hit a bad shot and finish with a double.... lol) And cost was just 65$!

It was pristine!!! Thanks for the reply and if you happen to be around message me and we go play!

It is a walking only course. And yes is an hard walk... Remember John Daly asking for a buggy? I mean good shape is mandatory and despite me loving him, he definitely is not in good shape ahahaha

Sorry if I got you dizzy ahaha I am italian and I am working on my best English property

What to say... I got lucky enough to book a tee time at the Black Course yesterday and God what a treat. The course is pristine considering that it just reopened and the pace of play was FANTASTIC with tee times pushed at 18 min intervals. When playing the Black the challenge is enormous. Technical, physical and mental. Technical because the length and accuracy required is incredible. Rough is so thick that anytime you are not in the fairway most likely a double is coming. Physical because of the continuous ups and downs without of course even mentioning the infamous 15th hole arriving when your legs are already fried. But mostly Bethpage stress you mentally. Because most of the time you stare at that ball and in your head the idea of having a great shot and just missing the fairway of 2 inches (transforming the following shot in a nightmare from the thickest rough you can imagine) stress you so much that no wonder Eddie Pepperel declared "i hope i will not make the team in 2024 so i won't play here again: lol Anyway, lets try give a little review at it: Everyone knows the infamous sign that oversee the fabulous dogleg n.1 (picture attached). I a big dive in a tiny fairway that if well executed leaves with a mid to long iron on a slightly sloped green. Secret is to stay in the left side to avoid being blocked from the tree. Better stay under the flag because greens are fast and this one is pretty sloped. Number 2 is a relatively short dog leg left par 4 that requires a perfect tee shot to avoid being blocked from the trees again. Best using a 3 wood to avoid the rough. The approach shot is very hard especially if you have to use a long iron because the green is very elevated and protected from bunkers. Green ia normally hard and not too much movement. 3 is a long par tree to a very narrow green . Avoid being long or left because of the slope surrounding the green Here comes what for me is one of the most beautiful golf holes i ever played. The famous par 5 Hole number 4. Requires perfect downhill tee shot on a narrow fairway. Avoiding left bunkers is the key to try to go up in 2. For short hitters like me a good strategy is a 3 wood to right before those bunkers. The second shot uphill on a fairway platform requires accuracy to avoid bunkers as well as the final approach again uphill on a green that is hard and going long means being burned... The 5th hole has huge bunkers on the right and a very close waste area to avoid. Tee is elevated and protected by other bunkers. Stay out of the sand! 6th hole is just gorgeous. Dogleg left to a platform and a downhill to a small green. Tee shot is important not to go too much right and make the hole longer than already is. But a good tee shot over the left bunker can leave with a wedge. The approach to the green is scenic when well executed. 7 is a par 5 (for us normal people, a par 4 for the pros) dogleg right. Stay on th left of fairway and 2 straight shot will make the par doable.. 8 is a gorgeous par 3 with a scenic drop over the only water pond of the course. The tree on the right might bother if flag is up right. It favors fade shots. Stay under the flag because green is very sloped. 9 is a not so long par 4 dogleg left. stay on the right side to avoid a blind second shot to a well protected green. 10 is a straight hole with narrow fairway and thick fescue. So hit the fairway if you want to have a doable approach to a super protected green 11is a long hole with an elevated green that happen to be one of the only with a little movement. If reached in regulation a 3 putt is behind the corner... 12 Requires strategy. The massive bunker on the left is staring at you saying 'you won't make it' but going right makes this hole too long considering that is already the longest par 4 of the course... 13 is a beautiful bar 5 and another scoring opportunity together with the next hole before the final stretch. Fairway is narrow and the hole length makes it hard. Stay out of the right side on the final approach shot to avoid a very hard waste area. 14 is probably the easiest par 3 hole on the course. Short iron shot to a generous green that is one of the few with some movement. A birdie hole. And now... what to say prepare to war!!! 15. Your legs burn. The fairway is small. The hole is long. A par four dogleg left that requires a long drive and a almost impossible approach on a very elevated green super protected by the deepest front bunker of the course. Stay on the right side if you want to have a chance. A bogie is a good score lol. 16 is another monster hole. Dogleg left. A downhill tee shot to a small fairway and a green that goes in opposite direction of the dogleg. Ideally draw the ball to have a decent approach. 17. What to say about it. A long, uphill par 3 to a super protected and very elevated narrow green. Anything else? Miss left is not bad... 18. Final hole and despite being scary visually is probably the easiest par 4. Secret is in y opinion to use a 3 wood so to be sure to hit the fairway .The tee shot is a downhill one and only thing to avoid are the gigantic sand traps on the right and left. Execute well and you will have a 9 iron to an elevated green that does not easily hold the ball. Once there breath and be happy no matter the score because IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE. Ciao!!!

Hi Spies! I have 2 spots free for Bethpage Black tomorrow at 9.56 am. If someone wants to jump in please PM and we can arrange! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

I currently am testing Sub70 699U 3 iron. Jason is really amazing and from my order the demo arrived in 2 days... Shaft is a Project X graphite 6.0. Not my favorite shaft and probably the only thing I would change. the club is so sweet. Has a huge sweet spot and is easy to send in the air. Even misfits lose very little power. I am testing it on my skytrak and numbers are what expected. Mid flight easy to lower if need. low spin and Looooong kudos to Sub70

I like to play at a decent pace, so depends a lot on public or private. when public I love to be early in the morning because of avoiding crazy 6 hrs round (yes in NY we got that) when I was member of a private course, I loved twilight because I was able to have quick rounds. aside of this pace related issues, both are fascinating.. the morning mist is incredible and the sunset (maybe on a links course near the ocean) mind blowing

I am working a lot on this and I found that the ‘vertical drop’ is the key. has been showed very well from Moe Norman even if he is difficult to decider when he tried to explain the mechanics. but I feel that his idea of sending the butt of the club up when the club drops is a good way to obtain a decent angle of attack.

Having start not too long ago I am still a baby in courses played compared to the fellow spies here, but this is mine: 1. Bethpage Black 2. Wolf Creek 3. Trump National Los Angeles Palos Verdes 4. PGA National Champion Course 5. Streamsong Resort Blue 6. Sherwood Country Club 7. Paiute Resort Wolf 8. Sonoma Golf Club 9. Country Club of the South Atlanta 10. Neshanic Valley NJ

Ball on a divot in the fairway.... golf should reward good shots and penalize bad ones. as opposed to a free relief from a spectator stand that rewards a bad shot most of the times. oh I forgot. How about one free mulligan per round ahahaahah

I forgot to say I live in nyc... so imagine the size of my apt

Poor wives/partners.. They really don't get our obsession?? We need to keep our swing in good shape no? Ahahahahah

She almost killed me ahahahah I also have an outdoor skytrak bay i am finishing and will post very soon!

Hi Fellow Spies! Yesterday i had my first round after the Coronavirus infection. Has been a tough ride that brought me there... 10 days in bed sleeping 20 hrs a day, lost 20lb... First day out after 33 days and a confirmed anti-body test (would not go out until i was sure i was clean)... 62 degrees Bethpage green, i was weak... could not even drive 220yds (normally 250/260), at hole 13 my legs were gone... But best feeling in the world. Was not my best scoring round probably (actually terrible), but one of the best of my life (considering the fear i had that i would not have made it alive)... Post pictures of your first round if you have nd enjoy this beautiful sport!!

Please look at PXG. They are giving the 0211 at 95 per club and I think is a fantastic deal. also the 2018 0311 gen 2 I think at 159.

Sure is the IPad, bc I tried connecting to computer and works flawlessly. is weird tho because i tried even factory reset, so I am just wondering if it is a configuration of the iPad issue or even a model issue. The iPad is the 2018 pro 10.5

TPC Las Vegas. Right before the Corona panic. i was first tee time in the morning paired with a member. shoot 37 on the front. Unbelievable for me. the member said: wow man you are hitting every golf shot...... shot 49 on the back lol

I agree. seems to me that whoever has not the longest driver game but is a good iron striker with smooth tempo loves hybrid (look at Kuchar). i am one of those. But lately I tried the Sub70 699 utility and I saw a similar result on the skytrak. Need to try it on the course tho.

I have the same shaft and seems to me a bit superior to the previous Evenflow blue 65g I had. i use the Mavrik 9.0 the shaft is very stable and smooth.

I think for me is a toss between Augusta and Shinnecock