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MNUte

 
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  1. Hmm, tied for 11th overall with a very respectable MGS ball lab score and at under $13 per dozen....you and I have drastically different definitions of what sucks. https://mygolfspy.com/ball-lab-golf-ball-quality-comparison-tool/
  2. I'm just happy my local Costco has them restocked over the winter. I'll grab several boxes and be set for next year with them as my base ball and then trying out the premium ones I find along the way . Part of my handicap issues are that my playing partners and I almost never play the same course more than three times in a year and we tend to favor more difficult courses. But at the same time, that means I get to have fun walking the edges of fairways and find some awesome balls to test out.
  3. Being originally from Minnesota, Utah winters mean that I just switch out of my shorts and into jeans for a round of golf.
  4. I love the V2s. For the cost, they perform great. And because they're so cheap relatively speaking, I never am worrying about losing a ball. I think they're about as good as you can get if you're above a 15 handicapper.
  5. In addition to what everyone has said, I'll recommend two pieces of advice: 1. Keep your pre-shot routine consistent, which means bringing it to the practice course as well. For me, that's standing behind the ball and talking through my shot as I pick my line. That gets me taking time and thinking about each shot, even when it's on a driving range. Plus, that gives you an anchor point to help tie your range-mentality to your on-course mentality. 2. Use some of your practice balls to play 9 holes in your head, and actually keep score. Given your handicap, that's still less than a quarter of your normal allotment. And yes, you can't simulate bunkers or slope as well. But it's a way to make range time a bit more stressful, a bit more game-like, and it's fairly easy to mentally simulate holes using a golf app's course maps.
  6. Spend the little extra money for a lesson! Having someone trained to work with you on your swing can help you tailor a swing that works with your unique situation. Take it from someone who fixed their swing the hard way this year before having it all click thanks to a single tip. A large part of the reason for my swing change over this last year has been to reduce stress and pain on my back, knees and Achilles. A great side effect was that I've now found my happy-place where I hit a fairly consistent draw. . . . So if you can get to a happy and healthy point for the price of a few lessons instead of spending months figuring it out on your own, those months with significantly less pain and lower chances of medical expenses are worth it. Lessons are cheaper than surgery and rehab.
  7. Enjoy! Being from Minnesota originally, I'm not as turned off by cold weather as others. And Mulligans will let you play through the winter as long as there's not snow on the ground, so it's a great way to try stuff out throughout the winter.
  8. Have you thought about playing the Par 3 courses at Mulligans, Fore Lakes or Mick Riley? Those are some of the places where I work on my 150 yard and in game. Since not many people play Par 3 courses, you can take some time to practice multiple shots with multiple balls. And they're fairly cheap options to get you practicing in an actual playing environment.
  9. It's one of the things I don't think many people think about when buying but that we really should: Which of our clubs are we comfortable with fading, nicks, scuffing over time? I have a black Odyssey White Hot Pro putter that looks nearly untouched and a lot better than some of my friends' putters that are triple the price and a third of the age. One of my wedges is also a blacked out Bridgestone Tour B XW-1 that has held up pretty well but I know will slowly fade over time. Because it's my 52 that I use in multiple situations, including bunkers and mud, I'm perfectly fine with it fading and not being consistently black as long as the grooves still work. I mean, that's why I was able to pick it up in nearly immaculate condition with only some minor scuffing of the black finish for $35. Whereas I might have more issues when trying to align my putter and seeing scuffs and marks as I look down. If you're comfortable with fading and inconsistencies, black and colored clubs are awesome (a bag of the blue mizuno wedges are an amazing eye-catcher). They can also lead to some great end of year deals. If you're not, maybe more traditional finishes are the thing.
  10. Yep. The only time I've had a bad Top Golf experience in the winter was New Years Eve a few years ago when we had a -20 wind blowing right into our faces. I think the real feel was well below 0. Apart from that, the heaters are absolutely perfect. And Top Golf is a great time for players of all skill to just get together, drink, eat and have a blast.
  11. And Alex Etches' review of the Cleveland XL driver was incredibly complimentary of the performance (the sound not so much lol). I think there are going to be a lot of incredible options this year, which means I might be able to get a Sim 2 or Cleveland XL halo/turbo on the cheap.
  12. In the ski industry, they have boot and glove dryers, so comparable items are out there. In fact, there are travel boot-dryers that plug into a wall outlet. And my playing partners have phone holders that lock into the cart's cup-holders. So it doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility to combine them into a portable glove dryer that locks into a golf cart's cup holder and plugs into the cart's or a portable charger's usb outlet. Boot/glove dryer: https://www.rei.com/product/122977/dryguy-force-dry-boot-shoe-and-glove-dryer?sku=1229770001&store=81&cm_mmc=PLA_Google|21700000001700551_1229770001|92700057788083385|NB|71700000074091924&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-qGNBhD3ARIsAO_o7ynrInqMtOvdHNb9LmL2bqUHfIWnY688GRFOE4X4qcp4-zhU82vybU8aAms7EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Cup Holder Phone mount: https://www.weathertech.com/weathertech-cupfone/cupfone/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA-qGNBhD3ARIsAO_o7ymgt_yJFs02h59wJY6o7Enr5ScSrrtMgHz9bHrjRwKAiTO3i_nV8_8aAqdzEALw_wcB
  13. Agreed. Would love to win something, but honestly just grateful that MGS has a developed enough community where things like this and the testing opportunities are a thing.
  14. Out of curiosity, if you donate for the raffle, can you also get the "donor" banner? No skin off my back either way since I've already donated, but more just an interesting question that popped into my head.
  15. This sounds like a batch issue and not an overall product or Cobra issue. Same set, same break, same location makes it seem like something in the manufacturing process (material mixture, the machine, etc) went wrong for your particular batch and the other shafts that were part of that batch. And given that it was the same location for your three shafts, I'd put my money on it was something with the machine that day. Unfortunately, it happens all the time in manufacturing for all industries when you get a bad batch of the underlying materials, when someone doesn't calibrate the machines right, when something gets knocked loose, etc. Just sucks when you get the bad draw. Sorry to hear mate.
  16. But if I kill a tree for my distances, it means there might be one less tree in front of my ball when I shank my tee shot.
  17. Right??? The pro they brought in for the vid said the same thing, where he teaches it to pros and lower handicappers and they're like "this is too easy." Really? You're complaining that golf is too easy? Sign me up for only 3 swings to give me full, repeatable and accurate gapping from 130 (my full PW) in. Hell, I'll even take the pros advice and write the matrix on an index card to make it even more mechanical and easy when I'm on the course.
  18. Someone said lesson. Drink! ....but actually, a wedge lesson would probably be really good.
  19. I think based on distances and consistency, you definitely drop the 5 wood and just mail it to me. As for the wedge, that depends on what you're more comfortable learning and what you expect to happen more next year. Do you think you can learn to be comfortable opening up your club face on the handful of occasions where you'll need a short flop and stop? Or do you think it would be more valuable for you to have a 120 yard club. Then again, since you have 20 yard gaps between your wedges, do you focus on reducing the overall gapping. E.g., bending the 43 degree to 44, bending the 48 to 47, swapping the 54 with a 52, and leaving the 56 (or swapping it with a 58 and filling the gaps below 100 with partial shots. Tldr: agree that 5 wood is out. As for the replacement, up to you.
  20. So TXG's video yesterday was about properly building a wedge matrix. Aka only doing 3 shots with each wedge (half, three quarter and full swings) to give you a consistent set of yardages. I think if you're comfortable at the top of your bag and your PW goes 140 plus, a five wedge bag wouldn't be a bad idea. That would give you 15 (3 x 5) different yardage between 0 and your full PW to even out the bottom of the bag.
  21. Or even a particularly good day. Dogs are an all-occasions kinda joy bringer, so why limit the amount of joy?
  22. MNUte

    Sub70 golf

    So what you're saying is you have an in who can get us all tee times! Set it up! But I'm also curious how Fish's round at Bandon went and if he was able to keep his flight a bit more controlled.
  23. Good morning fellow golf nerds! TXG just released their review of the Oncore Vero X1 (with a nice little shout out to MGS's ball test and compression numbers). Since I couldn't find a thread on it when I made a search, I wanted to ask if anyone's used these yet? Any thoughts or opinions. The performance looks really good, especially at the price.
  24. Same for me. I have my 44, 48, 52 and 58 degree wedges. But I'm generally more comfortable hitting partial shots with my 48 and 58 than I am hitting full or partial shots with my 52. So in essence, my bag is 44, 48 and 58 except for pretty specific situations.
  25. Yep. A lot of spin comes down to the individual and technique. I was just at a golf store a few days ago looking at possible replacements for my wedges for next season. Same club, same ball but being lazy with my technique dropped my 58 degree's spin from ~9600 to ~7500. When I saw that, I hit a few more being a lot more conscious about what I was doing and I got it back up to ~9800. And that was in a closed environment where I didn't have to think about weather. Even the pros can struggle at times controlling spin. So just focus on which ball works best for you in terms of feel, looks, price and results. For me, that's the Kirkland Sig Performance V2 and whatever high quality balls I find during my round. To others, it's a brand new Pro V1.
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