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  1. Date 04/05/2023
    Course Name Shuksan
    Gross Score 86
    Course Handicap 11
    Gross Strokes over/under par 14
    Net Score to Par 3
    Net Score 75
    Net Birdies or better 6
    Longest Drive 277

    Took the morning off work to get a round in while the weather was good - will have to work a half-day on Saturday, but worth it for sure. Felt pretty good out of the gate (+2 through 4) but then totally collapsed and went a combined +9 over the next 4 holes. Finished out the last 10 holes only going 3 over par though, for an 86. Definitely some things to clean up, but feeling good overall!

     

  2. Sad to say, but I think we’ll see The cut line at +4, and Tiger with a +5. 
     

    And I’d probably go with a 50-54-58 setup as well. Not sure on grinds, but something that will work well for full shots on the 50, and a bit more versatility on the others. I tend to be pretty steep with my wedges, so plenty of bounce all around. And all satin club heads - not a fan of the black at address, and also don’t like the rust; just give me a clean, classic face. 

  3. 2 hours ago, markcchap said:

    Last Friday we ditched the office at about 2pm and decided to play at Ford's Colony, Black Heath Course in Williamsburg Virginia.  We got a twilight rate since it was after 2pm.  The weather was about 75 degrees with a nice breeze, great day for golf.  We go right out to tee box #1, no warm-up, tried to stretch a little and get a few practice swings in before teeing off.  None of that helped.  I pulled out driver and topped the first ball, it rolled about 50 yards and just made it past the ladies tees.  That kind of set the tone for the rest of the round.  Between the foursome, we had one par hole and the rest was just frustration.  But no matter how frustrating that round was, we still had a great time just playing golf.

    Next round is Saturday probably at Royal New Kent Golf Club or Viniterra Golf Club.

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    Why the matching shirts?

  4. I mentioned a while back that I was thinking about a rangefinder and picked up the Precision Pro NX10. I've used it for a couple of rounds now, and the thing I love about it is how fast it is. I've struggled with using my brother's Amazon rangefinder because I can't hold it steady enough to pick up the flag, and for that reason I considered the Nikon with stabilization, but the NX10 picks up the flag so fast that I don't need to hold the reticle in place for very long. Big fan so far!

  5. Winter seems to have drawn to a close up here, and @Kieran shot me a message around noon yesterday asking if I wanted to play 9 holes after work. I had a few bad holes, but ended up beating him 2 Up in matchplay.

    Gonna need some time on the range because my driving was atrocious, but I felt like I couldn't make a bad swing with my irons. Not a feeling I'm used to this early in the season - the quest for a single digit handicap is on!

  6. On 2/1/2023 at 8:19 AM, GolfSpy_APH said:

    I would argue it's more interesting to see who gets to boot. Every new guy coming in means someone else is getting kicked and then they have limited ability to have golf as s true career.

    They do have the ability to play in the Asian Tour based on the agreement that LIV has with them, but I can see how that might not be appealing for North American golfers.

    3 hours ago, Headhammer said:

    This is my concern as well. LIV was easy to watch  with no ads, but will it get boring like the PGA broadcasts with endless commercials? Guess we'll find out. 

    Given the feature that they had where they would show highlights of things happening around the course (I don't remember the name they used for it) I could see them doing something similar coming back from commercial breaks. Come back from commercials and get a quick highlight reel of 10 shots that happened while you were away.

  7. 3 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

    It will be interesting to see how it changes now that it is on a network and where commercials are and if some of that benefit from being on youtube is now gone. 

    As for trading I thought they had said they expected a lot more, but nothing so far has happened. May it is just later in the season that it may pick up? Either way if no real trades happen I think we can move on from that aspect of it. Agree the teams should be a little more balanced. 

    Seems like for now it's going to be more "free agent" focused. Will be interesting to see what team Munoz joins, and I've seen stories of some LIV golfers trying to recruit their countrymen to join their teams.

  8. On 1/4/2023 at 12:19 PM, Jnoble89 said:

    Since I get to pick out my own Christmas gifts from my in-laws, I got a new rangefinder off of amazon (yay to no more guessing distances!), Primo golf joggers (way too excited about these 😂) and a hoodie from a company called UNRL. Also, part of my gift that spans essentially every major holiday and my birthday for 2023 was a membership to the course in my hometown from my wife. I am ANXIOUSLY awaiting the 2023 golf season in Wisconsin!

    I love my UNRL hoodie - my wife got it for me a couple years ago for my birthday.

  9. 4 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

    I already know that! However can depend on the rink too. 

    For reference I have never owned a range finder and only used one a handful of times so essentially a complete newby to this. I am really looking forward to this test and seeing how it integrates into my golf game/routine moving forward.

    I have a handful of Christmas money that I'm considering dropping on a rangefinder, so I'll be following this test with some interest for sure!

  10. 6 hours ago, Lacassem said:

    Really want to do something like this soon. Just get professional eyes and have some fun with the current set. Nice to go in with 0 intentions of buying (key word intentions)

    Do you think the few degrees flatter played a bigger part than the iron or shaft or something else? Significant ball speed increasw there

    I think it's a combination of a few factors. My Radspeed irons (the red pattern) definitely have hotter faces and lower lofts, so I think that accounts for the ball speed loss. I think the different shaft impacted the dynamic loft more than anything else, given that the Mizuno has 5° more static loft, but only delivered 2° more dynamic loft. The lie angle probably accounts for the more left-biased dispersion on the Mizuno, but I also feel like that's something that can be fixed without too much trouble.

  11. Did a bag analysis at Modern Golf in Vancouver last week. Didn't make any changes, but enjoyed having the opportunity to go through my full bag with someone and get their perspectives and thoughts on my equipment, my swing, and how it all fits together.

    The one thing that my fitter recommended is that the next upgrade I make is to a new iron set. Just for fun, at the end of the fitting he threw me into a Mizuno MP 223 7-iron with a Modus 105X shaft, which he figured would be a good fit for me. (definitely a nice ego boost to have a fitter tell you they think you should be in a players cavity iron with an x-stiff shaft!) It was a few degrees flatter than my current 7-iron, with 5 degrees less loft, but it was really nice to hit and I was really impressed with the results. I don't think there's any way I can convince my wife to let me buy a new set of irons next year, but maybe in 2024... 🤞

     

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  12. 3 hours ago, chisag said:

    ... It really is one of the differences between a low index and a mid/high index. Taking your miss into account and planning where to hit the ball with every approach shot. I play with so many that just go at every flag and sooner rather than later, it results in unnecessary dropped shots they could have avoided by not aiming at the flag. On my best swinging days I will go at most every flag with the exception of the sucker pins. But for most rounds I am picking a spot on the green and many times it isn't the flag. 

     

    For me a big part of it is recognizing that my miss isn't consistent through the bag, and planning my shots accordingly. With longer clubs my miss is a cut, but with shorter clubs it's a pull (9-iron is about where that switches over for me). So even if the pin is dead center of the green with no trouble anywhere, I'm aiming 5 yards right of the pin on a 130-yard shot, and 5 yards left of the pin on a 165-yard shot. That way the pin remains in the center of my typical dispersion.

  13. On 11/2/2022 at 9:40 AM, RickyBobby_PR said:

    Interesting that you mention cobra because that’s another brand that has a sentiment of being cheap. While I agree they have made progress over the years with driver don’t think their market share has grown at all over the years.

    Again while mgs members and other forums will have insight and a different opinion and experience with the brand but like Wilson the general public doesn’t. I can’t tell you the last cobra driver I’ve seen in a bag on the course was. 

    I think Cobra is in a much better place than Wilson though because although they may have similar market shares, Cobra has a much younger demographic. Think Padraig Harrington vs DeChambeau/Berkshire. I see Cobra drivers fairly regularly out on the course, but primarily in the bags of under-30 players.

  14. On 10/31/2022 at 10:04 AM, chisag said:

    ... I wonder how much money media outlets are being paid by the Saudi's for their LIV coverage? Especially the print media. Major championships don't get as much coverage as LIV currently does. I can start to read an email from SI/GOLF and many others where 6 out of 8 articles are about LIV. I don't read them of course because I have no interest in either the Jerry Springer like clickbait or how a no cut, shotgun start, team event is the same as any other Tour. I understand some are interested in LIV but I have to believe even supporters are tired of seeing all the coverage that has nothing to do with actually playing golf. 

    Given how negative a lot of the coverage has been (including always referring to LIV golfers as "defectors") I highly doubt they are being paid. I've done some work with media, and across the board all that matters is clicks, regardless of how people feel about the topic. Even if the majority of the people who are clicking those links hate LIV and hope to see it fail, those are still clicks that get them ad revenue. And the fact that you're posting about it in this thread proves that even if you don't like the LIV tour, you're still thinking about it and willing to share your opinion, which is all the media outlets care about.

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