DrMJG Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 3 hours ago, revkev said: I didn’t mention it prior but I had to take a little over a week off because of an infected bug bite (IV antibiotic followed by a week on a heavy duty oral one.) I hit about 40 balls late today, mostly 7 irons, 2 7 woods and 3 5 woods, the sun wore me down quickly. In fact I feel like I spent the day on the beach in the middle of the summer tonight. It’s going to take a few days to get this out of my system. The bite site looks great! So so hitting balls but that was to be expected. Going to try some chipping and putting tomorrow. It’s really hot for this time of the year, even in Florida. There’s no relief in site. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Be well soon! revkev 1 Quote In My BELDIN Green Bay Packer 1999 Super Bowl Champions Bag : G410 Plus, Alta Red CB 55 SR Flex, GX-7 14º(acting as a 3 wood), G400 4H, 5H. Sr Flex, G400 6i Sr Flex, G-Max 7i. 9i Sr Flex , Glide 2.0 Wedges graphite SR Shafts (50º, 56º, 60º), Putter: Cadence Mid-TR 350g e12 for the items I try to hit on purpose; matte red, so I can see them. on my feet and hands, US Embassy-Singapore hat on my head (with PACKERS, Brewers or UW-Badgers hats as options). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I didn’t mention it prior but I had to take a little over a week off because of an infected bug bite (IV antibiotic followed by a week on a heavy duty oral one.)I hit about 40 balls late today, mostly 7 irons, 2 7 woods and 3 5 woods, the sun wore me down quickly. In fact I feel like I spent the day on the beach in the middle of the summer tonight.It’s going to take a few days to get this out of my system. The bite site looks great! So so hitting balls but that was to be expected. Going to try some chipping and putting tomorrow. It’s really hot for this time of the year, even in Florida. There’s no relief in site. :(Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpyWhat’s with the mosquitos in FL. Almost November and still the little “buggers” are everywhere.Glad your OK!Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy revkev and fozcycle 2 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Had a very good range session yesterday ... varied clubs, varied shots, varied targets, took a break between shots, lined up my target each time, etc. and worked on just swinging the clubhead and moving the body and arms with a decent tempo. Hit a bunch of solid shots and regained a lot of the confidence that I'd completely shot to hell last weekend on the course! Also tested out a new club - Tour Edge HL4 #4 iron-wood. Short answer: I love it. Easy to hit, super forgiving and seems to be giving me the exact distance I've been having a gap with in my bag. Very highly recommend testing these to anyone who may not hit their long irons consistently or who's having trouble finding a hybrid they like (Tour Edge offering a $40 / 30 day full refund trial of a #6i-w). downlowkey, fozcycle and revkev 3 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grips) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMJG Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) Would that practice today would have been a tad shorter. I am exhausted. I did once through the bag with Top Tracer. I have not really sat down to look at the numbers, but a few things hit me. Compared to my first use of Top Tracer 18 months ago, vast improvement is shown. Even in the areas I felt were not solid today ( I am talking to you, irons), the results were significantly better. Distance, dispersion, and angles all were much better. Some problems were quite different, My favoring a fade has now moved into a draw. And iron mishits often were what I call an unsigned left turn. Wedges were ok, though not perfect. Best of my three was the 60º. 50º tended to go left. Hybrids were a bit better, though the spheres only rose to 12' in average. Irons were at best ok. Greater distance and more predictable distance. But, on this day, dispersion was very poor. Usually left but one really bad slice zinger on both the 6i and 7i. Onto the Driver. First time attacking the Top Tracer with the G410. Good Distance (195-205) with an Angle loft of 22º. Not sure if that is too much as the club was only added last Monday. The dispersion was about 3-8 feet to the right (I had adjusted for the draw). Of all of the numbers TT gave, these were the ones I watched the most. Height was almost set in stone at 30' and the same for my ball speed at 109. This is WAY up from when I started when I muddled along at 89. Practice, technique and new toy all helped. Now I need to make some adjustments in technique to translate the ball speed into a few more yards. 100 shots over just under 2 hours. That is a LOT for this old body. However, came home and the dog wanted a walk, a LONG walk. I still love him! Edited October 26, 2019 by DrMJG fozcycle 1 Quote In My BELDIN Green Bay Packer 1999 Super Bowl Champions Bag : G410 Plus, Alta Red CB 55 SR Flex, GX-7 14º(acting as a 3 wood), G400 4H, 5H. Sr Flex, G400 6i Sr Flex, G-Max 7i. 9i Sr Flex , Glide 2.0 Wedges graphite SR Shafts (50º, 56º, 60º), Putter: Cadence Mid-TR 350g e12 for the items I try to hit on purpose; matte red, so I can see them. on my feet and hands, US Embassy-Singapore hat on my head (with PACKERS, Brewers or UW-Badgers hats as options). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanks Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Range sesh today: Stretch a bit. Some light 9 - 3 swings with my 52 degree vokey. Practiced a few with that. Contact was great and all good things. Switched between that and pitching wedge. I rotated 5 or so shots in and out between the two then added the Tour Striker Smart Ball. Unfortunately, my contact was very spotty after. Fat, thin, you name it. When I get warmed up and loose, then my swing gets really loose and long. Crossing the line, flying elbow, etc. My goal in life is to shorten by swing separate my shoulder from my chin, per Monte Scheinblum. THat'll alleviate my lower and upper body sliding. From there, I went to hit driver. Nice light fades and baby draws first few shots. Then I started hitting low and toey strikes. Got mad at myself and closed it out with 25% swings with wedges again. Spotty contact. Goal for next week is 2 ranges sessions and 18 holes. Only swing though is half way back. That actually would equate to pros full back swing. I'm that loosy goosy. fozcycle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMJG Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Ok, I was a bit lazy today. Last week was a lot of golf swings and I neared the ending of my Maxfli testing. To be honest, many were simply trying out my new toy G410 Plus Driver) and not keeping track of just how many swings I had taken. So, while not achingly sore, I best can describe by shoulders as tired; I can say the same about my legs and hip muscles as well. So, I simply took about 15 minutes this AM to go through the swing at various speeds. I set the timer so I would not go wildly beyond the time I wanted to do. This was primarily being done to keep the muscles active and not create physical problems in the long run. I also concentrated a lot on the plane of the swing as I have been going too far in to out and creating a hook on many of this weeks non-driver shots. This will be the concentration of the week starting with a range session tomorrow and a round on Tuesday. Rickp, tony@CIC and fozcycle 3 Quote In My BELDIN Green Bay Packer 1999 Super Bowl Champions Bag : G410 Plus, Alta Red CB 55 SR Flex, GX-7 14º(acting as a 3 wood), G400 4H, 5H. Sr Flex, G400 6i Sr Flex, G-Max 7i. 9i Sr Flex , Glide 2.0 Wedges graphite SR Shafts (50º, 56º, 60º), Putter: Cadence Mid-TR 350g e12 for the items I try to hit on purpose; matte red, so I can see them. on my feet and hands, US Embassy-Singapore hat on my head (with PACKERS, Brewers or UW-Badgers hats as options). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Rolled a few putts today. Cold wind blowing and just wasn't conducive to productive practice. Went to the 19th hole, instead. fozcycle, Rickp, THEZIPR23 and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Fairway: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Hybrids: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Irons: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright Wedges: Edison 53* and 57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft Ball: Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: Pioneer...Shoes: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblopez1 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Hot and humid here in South Florida but I still went out there and worked on my woods I put in an order of 4 new irons so I figured I might as well work on my woods while I'm waiting for delivery. I got new driver, 3 wood and a hybrid from BombTech and I'm pulling them left if this keeps up might have to trade I'm in. cnosil, fozcycle, Rickp and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Hot and humid here in South Florida but I still went out there and worked on my woods I put in an order of 4 new irons so I figured I might as well work on my woods while I'm waiting for delivery. I got new driver, 3 wood and a hybrid from BombTech and I'm pulling them left if this keeps up might have to trade I'm in.Know what you mean, 93% humidity in Central Florida today, just brutal.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy revkev, Boblopez1 and fozcycle 3 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Worked this morning had a lunch meeting which I managed to schedule at my club. It’s now 3 - no way I’m going back to work. :)Warmed up, hit a bunch of shots and then closed by playing a mock 9 on the course I will be playing on Friday followed by a dozen trap shots, a few chips and pitches and half an hour on the putting green.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy fozcycle and Rickp 2 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Worked this morning had a lunch meeting which I managed to schedule at my club. It’s now 3 - no way I’m going back to work. :)Warmed up, hit a bunch of shots and then closed by playing a mock 9 on the course I will be playing on Friday followed by a dozen trap shots, a few chips and pitches and half an hour on the putting green.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpyGood choice Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 For the last couple of weeks, I've let a buddy borrow my F8's to try out before he decided to purchase a set. I got them back today, so I took them out to the range to work on a problem have had for a while, starting my backswing to the inside and coming over the top. First time trying it and the results were decent. Hit quite a few chunks, but was seeing improvement on the shots I hit well. Haven't been able to play in over a month (moving the mother-in-law, weather), so I thought a trip to the range might help scratch the itch.Definitely have some work to do, but at least it was a start. Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app tony@CIC, edingc, fozcycle and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMJG Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 (edited) It is amazing how seemingly small adjustments are able to present big results. With my irons 7i, 6i and 9i, I have been drifting left. So today I worked on three minor adjustments. 1) Made sure I had the ball properly spaced in terms if distance from he body and between feet. And I worked to make sure I can get that position 95% of the time. 2) Made sure I addressed the ball in a position to allow me to be much more likely to hit the sweet spot of the club. This includes making sure I am not overly out of good positioning for the loft of the club. 3) Making sure I have a good hip turn with solid follow through towards the target. Looked and felt good in terms of results. All irons had great flights and for the 6i and 7i good roll and with the 9i a really nice drop and stop. I also took some time with the new boom stick, a PING G410+. My ball speed is nearing 120 consistently. While my full drive results were good at 200-210, I was still capable of a great looking drive that ended up closer to 185-190. I have a few things I will try this week. But the one thing the G410+ has given me is growing confidence that I will not be hurt with the driver. Edited November 4, 2019 by DrMJG tony@CIC, Rickp and fozcycle 3 Quote In My BELDIN Green Bay Packer 1999 Super Bowl Champions Bag : G410 Plus, Alta Red CB 55 SR Flex, GX-7 14º(acting as a 3 wood), G400 4H, 5H. Sr Flex, G400 6i Sr Flex, G-Max 7i. 9i Sr Flex , Glide 2.0 Wedges graphite SR Shafts (50º, 56º, 60º), Putter: Cadence Mid-TR 350g e12 for the items I try to hit on purpose; matte red, so I can see them. on my feet and hands, US Embassy-Singapore hat on my head (with PACKERS, Brewers or UW-Badgers hats as options). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 All I can say about my practice today is that I’m glad that I wasn’t playing.I could have broken every club that I hit except 7 wood, 58 and putter. And putter only because it’s earned a special exemption. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Kenny B, fozcycle and Rickp 2 1 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 1 hour ago, revkev said: All I can say about my practice today is that I’m glad that I wasn’t playing. I could have broken every club that I hit except 7 wood, 58 and putter. And putter only because it’s earned a special exemption. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy I should have practiced, but played instead. I missed 8 putts I normally make. Crappy cold weather!! fozcycle, tony@CIC, Rickp and 1 other 4 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 I should have practiced, but played instead. I missed 8 putts I normally make. Crappy cold weather!!Yeah cold today here too - 76Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy cnosil, tony@CIC, Kenny B and 2 others 4 1 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMart519 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Some Adam Young variability Drills - trying to hi bottom middle and top of an iron face with the ball tee'd up 1" off the ground. Then setup a towel a few inches behind the ball for feedback in low point to work on ball first contact. Warmed up with orange whip and then by working on weight shift by addressing the ball with feet together and then stepping lead foot forward on the downswing. fozcycle and cnosil 2 Quote G425 MAX Driver & 5W Baffler Rail-H 3H-4H 699 Pro Utility V2 - 4i APEX CF19 6-AW INDI Wedges 52, 56, 60 EAS 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Some Adam Young variability Drills - trying to hi bottom middle and top of an iron face with the ball tee'd up 1" off the ground. Then setup a towel a few inches behind the ball for feedback in low point to work on ball first contact. . Are you doing strike plan or next level golf. I am thinking about signing up to get some drills to work on. Trying to fix may fat/toe strikes. Not sure if it would be better to do lessons or try to fix this myself fozcycle 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMart519 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 1 hour ago, cnosil said: Are you doing strike plan or next level golf. I am thinking about signing up to get some drills to work on. Trying to fix may fat/toe strikes. Not sure if it would be better to do lessons or try to fix this myself I purchased strike plan and am considering buying the accuracy plan since the cost is relatively low. I don't know all of the details about NLG, but I have a book called "Better Faster: The Modern Golfer's Blueprint for getting more from less" which has performance tests and troubleshooting that I feel would overlap more with NLG. For the cost, the book provides significantly more material than the strike plan - the only difference is there is obviously no video but I would highly recommend it. Lessons will always be the better solution. I took 5 lessons this season plus 3 sessions with a personal trainer geared to golf fitness. This included a TPI movement assessment as well as measuring power then creating routines I could do at home and in the gym that had elements of strength training, increasing power, as well as functional range of motion and core stability. I am very detail oriented and willing to measure my performance, get feedback, and use these resources for my practice sessions, so it works for me. If you don't have the time or interest to research material, develop plans, and track performance then there will be limited benefit from these resources and in-person or online coaching is the best option. edingc, cnosil, fozcycle and 1 other 4 Quote G425 MAX Driver & 5W Baffler Rail-H 3H-4H 699 Pro Utility V2 - 4i APEX CF19 6-AW INDI Wedges 52, 56, 60 EAS 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Had a good first winter range session yesterday. I haven't finished building my new set just yet, so I only brought along the 7 iron and a 54 degree wedge. I was pretty please with the results, definitely could have shot a decent round with the swing I had. I'm happy to say my pivot/backswing has improved greatly since I really started practicing in March. No more sway. My misses yesterday were on the toe, pretty sure I'm getting a little early extension pulling my arms in and coming across the ball. This was one of my better swings and you can still see my first move in the downswing is to steepen slightly: Have a few things I'm working on in my setup to help fix this, specifically making sure I'm not standing too close to the ball. I don't know why, but until yesterday I never noticed how much I pull my arms/hands in toward my thigh. They hang almost straight down at six o'clock, but if I let them naturally hang they are closer to five o'clock. When I setup that way it feels like I'm a mile away from the ball, but practicing with a few foam balls in the backyard tells me I have a lot more room for my arms to shallow being further away. It'll be another two weeks until I get some more range time, most likely, but I'm looking forward to getting back out there! fozcycle and tony@CIC 2 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMJG Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 19 hours ago, edingc said: Had a good first winter range session yesterday. I haven't finished building my new set just yet, so I only brought along the 7 iron and a 54 degree wedge. I was pretty please with the results, definitely could have shot a decent round with the swing I had. I'm happy to say my pivot/backswing has improved greatly since I really started practicing in March. No more sway. My misses yesterday were on the toe, pretty sure I'm getting a little early extension pulling my arms in and coming across the ball. This was one of my better swings and you can still see my first move in the downswing is to steepen slightly: Have a few things I'm working on in my setup to help fix this, specifically making sure I'm not standing too close to the ball. I don't know why, but until yesterday I never noticed how much I pull my arms/hands in toward my thigh. They hang almost straight down at six o'clock, but if I let them naturally hang they are closer to five o'clock. When I setup that way it feels like I'm a mile away from the ball, but practicing with a few foam balls in the backyard tells me I have a lot more room for my arms to shallow being further away. It'll be another two weeks until I get some more range time, most likely, but I'm looking forward to getting back out there! I, too, pull in just enough to change the impact area from fully centered on the sweet spot to a very toed one. Agreed, that even the slightest change in distance at set up seems as if I am swinging from the next county. Does not seem "normal" to me just yet; but when it is on the results are great. Best of luck to you! Rickp and fozcycle 2 Quote In My BELDIN Green Bay Packer 1999 Super Bowl Champions Bag : G410 Plus, Alta Red CB 55 SR Flex, GX-7 14º(acting as a 3 wood), G400 4H, 5H. Sr Flex, G400 6i Sr Flex, G-Max 7i. 9i Sr Flex , Glide 2.0 Wedges graphite SR Shafts (50º, 56º, 60º), Putter: Cadence Mid-TR 350g e12 for the items I try to hit on purpose; matte red, so I can see them. on my feet and hands, US Embassy-Singapore hat on my head (with PACKERS, Brewers or UW-Badgers hats as options). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 On the range today with three mini tour players - one made it to the final stage of Korn Ferry Q school so we are talking guys with serious game. They were warming up to play. The one guy hits drivers off the deck as part of his warmup - pretty impressive.Back to earth I jumped back into the Super Speed game - did a dynamic warm up, hit three drivers, average SS 90, a little slow for me but it was only 3 and with other warm up. Did the level one protocols and hit 3 more -averaged 94. Then hit about a dozen 9, a dozen 8’s, 3 or 4 7 woods and some gap wedges to finish up.I’m going to follow that level one protocol and try to do 1 workout a week like this one - on the range live. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Kenny B, cnosil, sirchunksalot and 2 others 5 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 3 hours ago, revkev said: On the range today with three mini tour players - one made it to the final stage of Korn Ferry Q school so we are talking guys with serious game. They were warming up to play. The one guy hits drivers off the deck as part of his warmup - pretty impressive. Back to earth I jumped back into the Super Speed game - did a dynamic warm up, hit three drivers, average SS 90, a little slow for me but it was only 3 and with other warm up. Did the level one protocols and hit 3 more -averaged 94. Then hit about a dozen 9, a dozen 8’s, 3 or 4 7 woods and some gap wedges to finish up. I’m going to follow that level one protocol and try to do 1 workout a week like this one - on the range live. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Good for you!! I'm jumping back into the SuperSpeed protocol again. My right wrist is better; been sore all summer. We are moving to a new house at the end of the month. In addition to high ceilings in the 3-car garage, there is a room behind the third bay that might be a good exercise room or... hitting bay(?) So unlike last winter I don't have to wait for a nice day outside. sirchunksalot, downlowkey, revkev and 2 others 5 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Good for you!! I'm jumping back into the SuperSpeed protocol again. My right wrist is better; been sore all summer. We are moving to a new house at the end of the month. In addition to high ceilings in the 3-car garage, there is a room behind the third bay that might be a good exercise room or... hitting bay(?) So unlike last winter I don't have to wait for a nice day outside.Will you resume where you left off or do what I’m doing? I will say this was much easier on the body than the first time around. I wondering if I shouldn’t have resumed at level 2 but that would require kneeling - Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Kenny B, fozcycle, Rickp and 1 other 4 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 26 minutes ago, revkev said: Will you resume where you left off or do what I’m doing? I will say this was much easier on the body than the first time around. I wondering if I shouldn’t have resumed at level 2 but that would require kneeling - Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy I will restart at the beginning. It's been too long. What will be interesting is that with my recent swing change with Monte Scheinblum, I'm driving the ball further but I haven't check SS yet. I'm just comparing where I'm playing my 2nd shot to where I was a couple of months ago. It's a lot colder when I play now and the body isn't as warm, but I'm probably getting more bounce and roll. Do hard, fast fairways offset cold weather, stiff body and more layers of clothes?? revkev, edingc, fozcycle and 1 other 4 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMJG Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) Well, it was good as I did a morning of final prep for the match tomorrow. 18 holes on a course where I barely break 100! Once quickly through the bag! All clubs showed an improved line of the shots over the hooks that come into play when I go on auto pilot. Being a hooker is the BIG fault in my geezer/hacker technique. I was happy, in particular, with my hybrids and 6i, which will be needed on this course. Wedges were MUCH more on target, especially in the sand trap practice time. The course I am playing has only a few pre-green traps, which are not too deep, and, not too great of a lip in the green traps. I will do my human-limited best to avoid them. The biggest accuracy gain was in my driver. While I did not measure it, my AoA seemed a bit better, longer, lower action with better post re-entry roll. On this course, if you drive straight, you are in a good position to do well on every hole. Will get a bit of pre-round putting in tonight, at home. May Friday's game not be destroyed by my slight overconfidence my technique and clubsood range from a g! Edited November 8, 2019 by DrMJG fozcycle, Rickp and sirchunksalot 3 Quote In My BELDIN Green Bay Packer 1999 Super Bowl Champions Bag : G410 Plus, Alta Red CB 55 SR Flex, GX-7 14º(acting as a 3 wood), G400 4H, 5H. Sr Flex, G400 6i Sr Flex, G-Max 7i. 9i Sr Flex , Glide 2.0 Wedges graphite SR Shafts (50º, 56º, 60º), Putter: Cadence Mid-TR 350g e12 for the items I try to hit on purpose; matte red, so I can see them. on my feet and hands, US Embassy-Singapore hat on my head (with PACKERS, Brewers or UW-Badgers hats as options). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I mentioned in my last update that I "discovered" I've been standing too close to that ball. Today, I pulled out the tripod just to see the difference. This is only from Sunday until today. Sunday - Typical looking backswing from this season. Could never figure out how to get steeper and longer in the backswing, anytime I did, I felt really disconnected. As I posted above, from here I come down really steep on the downswing. Today - Hitting foam balls in 30ish degree weather. Only change is that I've standing farther away from the ball. Lead/left arm is now covering the right shoulder, left shoulder comes up under my chin. Because I'm standing farther away I have more room to swing my hands/arms around my spine instead of inside my spine angle. On the downswing, this is translating to some shallowing and more club speed. Excited to get back out to the range. downlowkey, sirchunksalot, Rickp and 1 other 4 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Practice 9-hole round this afternoon. Ball striking was not very good, but my putting was much better. Simply widening my stance gave better control on putts; made a bunch of 4-6 footers. I used to have a wide stance, and I really don't know how my stance got narrower, but I'm glad I'm back to wide. edingc, cnosil, sirchunksalot and 1 other 4 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I mentioned in my last update that I "discovered" I've been standing too close to that ball. Today, I pulled out the tripod just to see the difference. This is only from Sunday until today. Sunday - Typical looking backswing from this season. Could never figure out how to get steeper and longer in the backswing, anytime I did, I felt really disconnected. As I posted above, from here I come down really steep on the downswing. Today - Hitting foam balls in 30ish degree weather. Only change is that I've standing farther away from the ball. Lead/left arm is now covering the right shoulder, left shoulder comes up under my chin. Because I'm standing farther away I have more room to swing my hands/arms around my spine instead of inside my spine angle. On the downswing, this is translating to some shallowing and more club speed. Excited to get back out to the range.You would not like my teacherHe doesn’t believe it’s possible to stand too close to the ball. :)Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy sirchunksalot, edingc, fozcycle and 1 other 4 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 You would not like my teacherHe doesn’t believe it’s possible to stand too close to the ball. :)Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpyI’ve heard the same thing.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy fozcycle, sirchunksalot and edingc 3 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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