ejgaudette Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Chip Strokes said: no, though i’m sure it’s playing a pretty big part. i’ve pretty much eliminated my bad heel side miss, but i don’t know specifically where i’m making contact i’ve got a lesson with my coach on monday, so i’ll ask to slap the face dots on and see what’s happening with strike location. Just a bout to mention AOA and strike location. Love to hear more about those since those will really affect the distance. Looking forward to hearing more after the lesson. Keep up the hard work. cksurfdude, sirchunksalot and Chip Strokes 3 Quote Epic Max LS 9° Ventus Blue 6X (2021 Official Review) | Epic Speed 18° Evenflow Riptide 70g 6.0 816 H1 21° Diamana S+ Blue 70 S | SMS 4-5/SMS Pro 6-PW Steelfiber i95 S (2023 Official Review) Glide 4.0 50°.12°S/54°.14°W/58°.6°T PING Z-Z115 Wedge Flex | SOFT 11S Super Stroke Mid-Slim 2.0 Hoofer Bag | Pro V1 | Right Handed | Tracked by V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Better range session today than the last. Among many things wrong with my swing, I tend to get the right arm pulled away from my body a bit on the backswing, so today I really focused on keeping the arms and upper body "together" going back and I striped a ton of balls. Unreal how well I was hitting for a bit, even with my old Cobra AMP driver I use for winter work. I struggled a bit toward the end of the buckets as I got tired. Looking through video, I started to overcook staying more "outside" with the takeaway and really began pushing the club out away from me on the backswing. Next time out I'll add that to the list of things to pay attention to... and that list is getting pretty long again . This is what I would call one of the better swings of the day - 16 degree Callaway Super Hybrid, 146 MPH ball speed from tee. I didn't get too outside on the takeaway on this one. FlightScope Mevo misread some ridiculous amount of spin (almost 5k), so the carry was only estimated to be 225, but with a real ball this thing would have been crushed. (Unfortunately, with all of the snow on the ground I really couldn't even guess where it landed.) Shapotomous, Vegan_Golfer_PNW, GolfSpy_SHARK and 2 others 5 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...
Shapotomous Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Another net session today to work on improving my hip and shoulder sequencing on the downswing. About 30 minutes worth about evenly split between swings without a ball there and actually hitting a ball. I've still got a lot of swings to go to make it second nature. edingc, GolfSpy_SHARK, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Snake Eyes 18* 2h, 23* 4h & 27* 5h; JPX 900 Forged 6 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 4 hours ago, edingc said: Better range session today than the last. Among many things wrong with my swing, I tend to get the right arm pulled away from my body a bit on the backswing, so today I really focused on keeping the arms and upper body "together" going back and I striped a ton of balls. Unreal how well I was hitting for a bit, even with my old Cobra AMP driver I use for winter work. I struggled a bit toward the end of the buckets as I got tired. Looking through video, I started to overcook staying more "outside" with the takeaway and really began pushing the club out away from me on the backswing. Next time out I'll add that to the list of things to pay attention to... and that list is getting pretty long again . This is what I would call one of the better swings of the day - 16 degree Callaway Super Hybrid, 146 MPH ball speed from tee. I didn't get too outside on the takeaway on this one. FlightScope Mevo misread some ridiculous amount of spin (almost 5k), so the carry was only estimated to be 225, but with a real ball this thing would have been crushed. (Unfortunately, with all of the snow on the ground I really couldn't even guess where it landed.) Nice looking swing edingc, sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, rbsiedsc said: Nice looking swing Thank you! Making good progress this winter after spinning my wheels some this past summer. Would love to be a comfortable single digit handicap next year, but it's all going to hinge on how well I translate practice to actual play... cksurfdude, sirchunksalot and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 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...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 28 minutes ago, edingc said: Thank you! Making good progress this winter after spinning my wheels some this past summer. Would love to be a comfortable single digit handicap next year, but it's all going to hinge on how well I translate practice to actual play... Changing swing is the hardest thing I’ve had to do lol....im struggling You’re swing is looking really smooth so far edingc, Shapotomous, sirchunksalot and 1 other 4 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 15 minutes ago, Lacassem said: Changing swing is the hardest thing I’ve had to do lol....im struggling You’re swing is looking really smooth so far Incredible how many swings it takes to change a motion - and then I end up going too far the other way. Oops. sirchunksalot, cksurfdude, Shapotomous and 1 other 3 1 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...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 20 minutes ago, edingc said: Incredible how many swings it takes to change a motion - and then I end up going too far the other way. Oops. Muscle memory it’s crazy. I’ve really had to slow myself down....which is difficult in itself. ive really been struggling but keep telling myself I can’t swing like I do long term so gotta switch it up now edingc, Shapotomous, sirchunksalot and 1 other 4 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I got a grey PuttOut mat for Christmas, which for us was yesterday. I brought it out today and spent some time trying to get a 3 foot putt to stick in the perfect putt hole. It took about 25 tries before finally got one to stick. One of the first things I noticed was I start putts off to the right just a bit. I will say, it's a pretty addictive training aid. edingc, cnosil, GolfSpy_SHARK and 4 others 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Too cold to play outside, so I played on a sim today. Chose TPC Scottsdale. Irons and wedges were shaky so I didn’t hit but 1/2 of the greens, but I did putt well, especially for being on a sim! sirchunksalot, GolfSpy_SHARK, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Weird range session this morning (last of the holiday break for me). It was fully overcast and with all of the snow on the ground I couldn't see the balls in flight at all, which was a bummer. I hit two buckets without really knowing more than strike location and ball speed, and personally felt like it was a pretty crummy session until I got home and looked through my Mevo clips. I did a great job cleaning up my takeaway and much to my surprise the start line of the majority of my shots was perfect! Such a relief as I feared I was just spraying the ball all over the place. Back to once-a-week sessions starting next weekend unless the weather doesn't cooperate to travel to the range, which is OK as the mats do beat up my wrists and elbows a bit. Very pleased with how the swing is shaping up with three months to go before we hit reasonable golfing weather: cksurfdude and cnosil 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...
sirchunksalot Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Today was a range day, as I've been hitting into a net the past few days and wanted to get out and check ball flight. Not a bad session, I'm really getting good at 25-30 yard shots and was getting close to the marker. Anything over that was a disaster. I would try to hit between 50/70 yards and was shanking the daylights out of the ball. The shorter shots were looking good, though. Moved on to 8 iron. One off the toe, but other than that not too shabby. Moved on to the 6 iron, strike was fairly consistent toward the middle but still ruining high to low. Except the guy that wandered near Shanksville. 5 wood still needs work, the surprising thing is the center shot was a little duck hooky. My driver looked good, I was hitting a pretty consistent fade and a high number of the shots would have found the fairway. edingc, Shapotomous, cnosil and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Went to the range yesterday and hit a bunch of balls. 90% of the balls hit were done via a drill I got in my first lesson with Tyler McGhie. Then moved to driver, 5 iron, 58*, to PW, to 8 iron, to driver, etc, rotating clubs as though I was on-course. Its amazing how much further the absolutely flushed shots go! Ones that were still hit well were right on target, but those perfect strikes were 10 yards longer! I thought to myself, “So, this is what it’s like for a pro!” Crazy how consistent they are, and how inconsistent I am! Man, they’re good. edingc, Chip Strokes, cnosil and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 My swing transition is a struggle and is so hard to change. Got to the range today for the first time in a while. small progress I am “humping” the ball a little later and a little closer to impact which I think is progress? My camera stand couldn’t go back any further or would have been in a walking path but here is the top of my backstroke to almost impact. I am happy that I am opening the hip up a little bit on that transition which I was typically already thrusting on the 2nd still. One thing I did find today at the top of my swing I have always broken my wrists. When I was hitting some wedges I didn’t do that and I was hitting the ball much squarer and much better striking on the face when I did that. I transition that down my clubs all the way to driver and I was very happy with the results, was not as “heely” Had 10 strikes all in the same general area, great flight good distance Hip rotation WIP..... cksurfdude, sirchunksalot, Shapotomous and 1 other 4 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shapotomous Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 29 minutes ago, Lacassem said: My swing transition is a struggle and is so hard to change. Got to the range today for the first time in a while. small progress I am “humping” the ball a little later and a little closer to impact which I think is progress? My camera stand couldn’t go back any further or would have been in a walking path but here is the top of my backstroke to almost impact. I am happy that I am opening the hip up a little bit on that transition which I was typically already thrusting on the 2nd still. One thing I did find today at the top of my swing I have always broken my wrists. When I was hitting some wedges I didn’t do that and I was hitting the ball much squarer and much better striking on the face when I did that. I transition that down my clubs all the way to driver and I was very happy with the results, was not as “heely” Had 10 strikes all in the same general area, great flight good distance Hip rotation WIP..... I like the heel up on the lead foot of your backswing. I never did that but am trying to groove that move into my swing to make it easier for me to get a full turn. The heel up on the backswing and better sequencing of my hips / upper body on downswing are my current swing thought projects. That's all I can handle at one time and that may be one too many! cksurfdude and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Snake Eyes 18* 2h, 23* 4h & 27* 5h; JPX 900 Forged 6 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 17 minutes ago, Shapotomous said: I like the heel up on the lead foot of your backswing. I never did that but am trying to groove that move into my swing to make it easier for me to get a full turn. The heel up on the backswing and better sequencing of my hips / upper body on downswing are my current swing thought projects. That's all I can handle at one time and that may be one too many! I think I need to pivot the lead foot a little better to allow for my rotation..... That comes from baseball but on the dirt I could pivot better when planted with the grass I can’t as well. Might be something I’ll have to look at. But like you said got a lot of thoughts in my head already trying to figure out what works and what doesn’t sirchunksalot, Shapotomous and cksurfdude 3 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyMatt89 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Got to practice today. 20 min putting and 40 min on range. Range I did half bucket at 55, 75, 100 and 125 markers. Other half divided between irons and driver. Most of time was spent working on flighting wedges. Feeling ready for the weekend. Shapotomous, sirchunksalot, GolfSpy_SHARK and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: TSR3 8 Ventus Red TR 8X Fairway: TSi2 16.5 Ventus Blue 8X Hybrid: Sim 2 - 19 Hybrid Tensei Orange 90TX Irons: P790 4-5 P7MC Raw 6-PW MMT 125TX Wedges: SM8 50.10F, 54.10S - X100 & 58.04T S400 Putter: Lajosi DD201 Pro V1X Left Dash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 On 12/29/2020 at 6:00 PM, tony@CIC said: I was especially pleased with my new F9 five wood. Dude you posted the picture backwards LeftyMatt89 and GolfSpy_SHARK 1 1 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...
bens197 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 1:58 PM, edingc said: Better range session today than the last. Among many things wrong with my swing, I tend to get the right arm pulled away from my body a bit on the backswing, so today I really focused on keeping the arms and upper body "together" going back and I striped a ton of balls. Unreal how well I was hitting for a bit, even with my old Cobra AMP driver I use for winter work. I struggled a bit toward the end of the buckets as I got tired. Looking through video, I started to overcook staying more "outside" with the takeaway and really began pushing the club out away from me on the backswing. Next time out I'll add that to the list of things to pay attention to... and that list is getting pretty long again . This is what I would call one of the better swings of the day - 16 degree Callaway Super Hybrid, 146 MPH ball speed from tee. I didn't get too outside on the takeaway on this one. FlightScope Mevo misread some ridiculous amount of spin (almost 5k), so the carry was only estimated to be 225, but with a real ball this thing would have been crushed. (Unfortunately, with all of the snow on the ground I really couldn't even guess where it landed.) Really nice job keeping the clubface square through the swing...your work is paying off!!! cksurfdude and edingc 2 Quote Titleist TSi3 Fujikura Speeder NX Blue 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60 Nippon Modus 3 120s L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 18 minutes ago, bens197 said: Really nice job keeping the clubface square through the swing...your work is paying off!!! Thank you. After really struggling for a bit mid-summer, I had a pretty good fall and it's carrying over to winter practice. Still lots of little things to clean up, but I feel like the reps I'm putting in are starting to take hold. Feels like my swing is in a lot better position by default, and keeping the club face more square or even a bit closed has helped a ton. sirchunksalot, bens197 and cksurfdude 3 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...
cksurfdude Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 1:58 PM, edingc said: with my swing, I tend to get the right arm pulled away from my body .... Huh, I have the exact opposite problem - right (trail) elbow tucked in too tight .. my instructor has me working on extending my arms (ie. adding space between my body) going into impact. WIP (work-in-progress) edingc 1 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...
edingc Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 minute ago, cksurfdude said: Huh, I have the exact opposite problem - right (trail) elbow tucked in too tight .. my instructor has me working on extending my arms (ie. adding space between my body) going into impact. WIP (work-in-progress) Always is! This is an extension of something I worked on with my instructor over the summer. His drill was for me to take half swings with a straight left arm and a glove tucked under my right arm pit. My issue was that my right arm would get disconnected from my pivot, which would let the left arm get pulled across my chest at the top. cksurfdude 1 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...
cksurfdude Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Had a good range session .. cold and wind not withstanding .. working on things from the lessons I've been taking, and wanting to see the resultant ball flight, while mostly focusing on getting into a better impact position. I read somewhere .. earlier in this thread, maybe .. that practicing into a headwind can help players who present too much dynamic loft at impact; ie. one of my problems, especially with irons, as I get a little "picky" at the ball and "scoopy" at impact (as seen in way too much sordid detail in video replays during my lessons!). So I tried applying a little more upper body movement target-ward plus forward shaft lean at impact. Definitely a new feeling for me but after some trial and error, I think I started to get closer to the right feel / action. The last few 7i shots felt more solid and flew on a good line (..if a bit left of my intended target, but then I neglected to put down an alignment stick, so...). Mixed up shots between irons, wedges and a hybrid; felt like I was starting to get a sense of when movements / positions during the swing get off track and the resulting effect on ball flights .. eg. high fade or low hook. WIP!!! Finished off with some putting, working on distance control uphill, downhill and side hill. Wasn't doing too badly but an occasional string gust of wind would really push the ball! I know you're supposed to play more break for the wind but a few times.... whoa! edingc, Kenny B and sirchunksalot 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...
TR1PTIK Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 My backswing has gotten a touch long this past year causing various inconsistencies so I'm starting to work on getting it back in check since it's too cold out for me to play right now. Also working on weight (pressure) placement and transfer throughout the entire swing. Think I got frustrated with my game early on in 2020 and just started swinging in whatever sort of way appeared to "work" which has allowed some old habits to creep back in. Mostly, it's caused a slight loss of distance, but even worse is the return of the big right miss. cksurfdude and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Driver: ST190 9.5* Fujikura Atmos Blue 5S Fairway Wood: ST190 15* Fujikura Atmos Blue 6S Hybrid: CLK 17* Fujikura Speeder EVO HB Irons: J40 CB (3-PW) Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 2 54* & 58* Dynamic Gold S200 Putter: Tri-Hot 5k Two 34" Bag: Players 5 Stand Bag Ball: Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 It's wet, cold, and dreary here today so I took some time to lay down the PuttOut mat and get a little practice in with the flat stick. Worked on ball position (a little front of center) and start line because I noticed the other day my big miss was a push. I putted from each distance and recorded how many tries it took to hit the "perfect putt". 1. 8 putts 2. 5 putts 3. 2 putts 4. 10 putts 5. 6 putts 6. 10 putts Then I started back at the 6 foot mark and did it again, working my way forward. 6. 19 putts 5. 3 putts 4. 9 putts 3. 8 putts 2. 8 putts 1. 1 putt Moving ball position forward helped with start line, I only had 4 putts completely miss the target. cksurfdude, GolfSpy_SHARK and TR1PTIK 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 13 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said: It's wet, cold, and dreary here today so I took some time to lay down the PuttOut mat and get a little practice in with the flat stick. Worked on ball position (a little front of center) and start line because I noticed the other day my big miss was a push. I putted from each distance and recorded how many tries it took to hit the "perfect putt". 1. 8 putts 2. 5 putts 3. 2 putts 4. 10 putts 5. 6 putts 6. 10 putts Then I started back at the 6 foot mark and did it again, working my way forward. 6. 19 putts 5. 3 putts 4. 9 putts 3. 8 putts 2. 8 putts 1. 1 putt Moving ball position forward helped with start line, I only had 4 putts completely miss the target. I do the same thing with this puttout really is effective. Nice work sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and TR1PTIK 3 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, Lacassem said: I do the same thing with this puttout really is effective. Nice work I like how you can discern how you're starting the ball on it. Usually out on the putting green there's no flat putts and you might assume you've misread the putt. cksurfdude and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said: I like how you can discern how you're starting the ball on it. Usually out on the putting green there's no flat putts and you might assume you've misread the putt. Yes gives you a good read on how you struck it which I like sirchunksalot and cksurfdude 2 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy BOS Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Well the winter has got to me and I broke down and got a home simulator for practice! After I got it set up in the basement I played 9 holes. Felt really good to get some swings in. It was on the expensive side, but the graphics are *great* and it’s pretty accurate too. Plus the kids can play other sports on it! cksurfdude, GolfSpy_SHARK, JohnSmalls and 3 others 2 4 Quote Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200 ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Raining today; no practice. While sitting here watching golf at Kapalua Plantation course, I am coming to the realization that my biggest problem with putting might not be alignment or stroke, but green reading. I have played the Kapalua Plantation course, and I remember that it was extremely difficult to read the break of a putt with the volcano effect along with the grain of the grass. It was humbling. These guys might seem perplexed at times or upset about missing a putt, but they are still making a lot of putts. My greens are nothing like these and while I know the greens pretty well after 5 years of play, I still get fooled occasionally. Some slopes are very obvious, but most players will under-read the break; some slopes are very subtle and I've learned where most are located, but they still fool me with speed. Players I play with don't see those subtle breaks at all. I see other players completely miss the line, not because of a mishit, but because of a poor read. Sometimes my wife will ask me which way her putt breaks (no, I don't penalize her!!). She just doesn't see the break that's there. The reason I bring this up here in the Practice thread is that I'm not sure how to practice green reading. It's certainly a skill, and I think some players are naturally better at it. Can they be trained? IDK. I'm not into Aimpoint; not going there. Any ideas for training other than just keep playing? My wife is better at our course, but struggles along with me on a course that we are not familiar with. TR1PTIK, GolfSpy_SHARK and cksurfdude 3 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...
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