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It’s getting to cold to play but still like to go out for a practice my putting.  Seems like there’s something new that I figured out. 
Few weeks ago I was wondering if was better to “swing the arms” or “rock the shoulders” to power/initiates the putting stroke

Both worked along with depending on the type of putter that suited that style 
Today I discovered a third way. More of a “waist initiating “ stoke Kinda like belly putting Butt end always pointed to my midline. I would stand pigeon toe lock up the knee and lift up the putter when I straighten my knees and my arms would “hold the finish”with a “pop” stroke.  
Was effected but very different feeling with my arms   Usually my arms would swing like a pendulum or slightly more follow through than backswing. 
This time my follow through very short never past my front foot.  Surprising my distance control for short putts just as good as long distance putts   Only draw back was I had to modify my routine for breaking putts as I need more “lag speed” for those type of putts 

My arms felt very different. it serve more to “hold the line”. I was was used to releasing my arms.  However if I did the putter face would rotate too much off line 
 

The drawback was I was having a hard time with breaking putts.  However if I modify my routine and set up so that I initiate the putting stroke with my shoulder blades instead of my waist. Don’t have to lock my knees or doing anything lower body it was a smooth stroke. Could develop more touch with that type of stroke 

That type of stroke felt like when I belly wedge just off the green.  

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16 hours ago, Shapotomous said:

I've been trying to get some video of swings with the Sub70 849 Pro recently for review purposes and noticed I am not getting very good wrist set.  So I worked on that last evening and could see a difference in the 5 & 6 iron ballflight especially.  A little more distance and I didn't feel like I was jerking through the impact zone to get it.  I just have to remember that swing thought the next time out.

@Kenny B  the course looks like its in great shape.

We still have spots in fairways and a couple of tee boxes that were really stressed out this summer with 118º heat; mostly just dirt.  The local rule for these spots in the fairway is free relief no closer to the hole, because we don't have manpower to mark all spots as ground under repair.  They did mark them for the Men's Club Championship, but not for the Ladies Club Championship!  🤔

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Hit the range after my 9 hole round, wasn't thrilled with my irons. Lots of low shots, even more so than I normally hit. Ended up being ball position, which irks me. I know I kind of moved quickly through my round since I have a lot of work to get done, but not aiming and setting up properly are just poor form. Once I worked that out with a small bucket I felt much better. Ended with some solid driver shots, tossed 6-7 balls to my buddy who was a few stations down so I could leave on a high note.

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On 10/13/2021 at 10:25 PM, Kenny B said:

Do you have a course nearby where you can do the same thing on grass?  This is one of my favorite things to practice when I go to our course.

Unfortunately, not really....

There is one muni nearby with a small chipping green that's more clover and patchy rough vs grass, but it is reasonable for practice; plus there's a small, shallow kinda bunker, too. 

Another muni has an ok practice bunker, but no chipping area. And another muni has a really good putting green, but also no chipping area. 🤷‍♂️

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Speaking of practice greens...

Went to a nearby muni with what I think is a really good putting green .. but, at least the times I've been there, it's only very lightly used. Today I had the whole thing to myself (and it was totally beautiful Spring-like weather here!).

Started out practicing reading break / slope with the help of a digital level that has a % slope readout for AimPoint style reads. Then about another 45 minutes rolling mostly long- and medium range putts uphill and downhill and across all kinds of breaks/slopes.

Then off to the range to work with the wedges (off of mats) - first up was 4 wedges at the same approx 75 yd target; then some time with the PW at the 100 yd flag; then took a few swipes with the recently re-shafted 3W (..has potential but more full swing work to be done!); and finished off hitting different kinds of shots with the LW.

Good sesh 👍

 

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I went to the range just before lunch today and I had hit about a 1/2 a bucket of balls. THEN the man next to me starts talking to me… He didn’t stop until I finally went to my car! UGH!!! 
So, I went home and came back around 5pm, having the range to myself. I hit half of the large bucket doing drills with my 8 iron, then I hit the rest with my two drivers. I was more consistent with the Cobra than the Max LS, and the feel/sound was better as well. Ended the day on a good note!!!

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9 hours ago, PMookie said:

I went to the range just before lunch today and I had hit about a 1/2 a bucket of balls. THEN the man next to me starts talking to me… He didn’t stop until I finally went to my car! UGH!!! 
So, I went home and came back around 5pm, having the range to myself. I hit half of the large bucket doing drills with my 8 iron, then I hit the rest with my two drivers. I was more consistent with the Cobra than the Max LS, and the feel/sound was better as well. Ended the day on a good note!!!

I see an opportunity to recommend wireless headphones for range sessions. 🤣

 

Glad to hear there was a happy ending. 

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1 hour ago, bens197 said:

I see an opportunity to recommend wireless headphones for range sessions. 🤣

 

Glad to hear there was a happy ending. 

Yup if I’m at the range by myself headphones all day. Only person I’m talking to is @B.Boston at the range 😂

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2 hours ago, bens197 said:

I see an opportunity to recommend wireless headphones for range sessions. 🤣

I've used foam earplugs with a high NRR rating!

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So great quote, re: practice (and I'm paraphrasing), from the immortal Lee Trevino --

"Too many people when they practice, they know exactly what they did wrong.

Baloney!!

Come back in a few days and you'll see them back doing their old bad swings again."

This was in a vid clip on Instagram, he was talking about ball position ...

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CUp9H-aJ5RT/?utm_medium=copy_link

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3 hours ago, Lacassem said:

Yup if I’m at the range by myself headphones all day. Only person I’m talking to is @B.Boston at the range 😂

And your golf game is probably better off not talking to me at the range. 😂

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6 hours ago, bens197 said:

I see an opportunity to recommend wireless headphones for range sessions. 🤣

 

Glad to hear there was a happy ending. 

I actually have a couple sets, and the crazy thing is that dude had some on when HE was hitting! 😂

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4 hours ago, cksurfdude said:

So great quote, re: practice (and I'm paraphrasing), from the immortal Lee Trevino --

"Too many people when they practice, they know exactly what they did wrong.

Baloney!!

Come back in a few days and you'll see them back doing their old bad swings again."

This was in a vid clip on Instagram, he was talking about ball position ...

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CUp9H-aJ5RT/?utm_medium=copy_link

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2 hours ago, PMookie said:

I actually have a couple sets, and the crazy thing is that dude had some on when HE was hitting! 😂

The lack of self-awareness is exhausting sometimes isn't it?

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Took a little over an hour hitting through my irons now that the new shafts are in. Just hit into a net with the PRGR to get a baseline for gapping. I'll take them to the range or the nearby executive course later this week to see the full ball flight, but I wanted to get a sense of the feel and swing weights with the set based more on an MOI match.

Also took a number of swings with driver as that is much more inconsistent than my irons. That part is a work in progress. Tore open a blister on my finger about 10 swings in with driver so the idea of working on speed training went out the window. 

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Guess I would count today as practice. Played 27 holes to get a groove with new irons and a new 3 and 5 wood along with a new putter I modified in my condo last night. Over played 27 holes in one under at my club in VA then went to the range to hit some wedges in the wind. The 54 is getting swapped out and the 58 is staying. I hit too many full shots with the 54 and the PM grind is just not cutting it. Going back to my 54 I had made for me in the MD4 along with a driver shat change. Overall hit it well today and looking forward to 18 tomorrow. 

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Jumbo bucket today. Used the prgr to see my distances. Pretty dead on. Was stroking my 7i ~165 with beautiful flight. Driver SS max was 107. Some hit on the screws. Realize I really need to let my trail atm extend through the shot or I lose them right. Also found my distance from the turf with the super. A couple at 245 total. Might need to play with the shaft a little. Started getting super tired and driver was not working when I was trying to play a simulated round on the range. Thinking I might try a lighter driver shaft (currently 75g rdx blue) for more speed and less fatigue. 
 

worked on some short sided chips as well as thick rough chip/pitches. Both worked well. Need the high bounce SW for thick stuff and the 58 works great short sided. 
 

Lag putting as well. About 6-10 within 5 ft with one holed from 40 ft. Decided to end on that note. 

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Decided on a whim to stop at Goodwill and I'm glad I did; I walked out with a couple Grand Hawk hybrids and two Titleist Vokey SM7 wedges.  The hybrids are decent upgrades but the wedges are huge!  

Naturally I had to try them out so my son, daughter and I went to the range to each hit a bucket.  She's coming along nicely; she just used an 8 iron and her swing and striking are getting much more consistent.  

The new hybrids are different than I'm used to; they look more like woods but with shorter shafts.  The Vokeys are tremendous, just feel and sound way better.

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Went to the range again today, making it three days in-a-row hitting balls or playing. I hit about 50 balls with the 9 iron JUST working on rotation and impact drills, then I hit 20 balls with the Cobra driver using a couple yardage posts as a guideline for a “fairway”. All went well, and the Cobra secured its spot in the bag for a little bit. 

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Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X

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Did some wedge work in the yard at halftime of foolsball game. Have a tree in the middle of the yard that's split in the middle, which leads to a small window to hit through. Figured to myself if I can hit it through the window at all that's pretty good haha. Long term goal being to do it with some consistency which means I am doing a great job controlling direction and ball flight.

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My aiming with the putter was getting inconsistent. Went back to odessay 9 to practice and immediately had some confidence.  There something about flow neck that is pleasing to me eye 

For the longest time whenever I was looking at a pumblers neck or double bend putter was “ugly” neck design to me but I rolled the ball better.  when I hold the putter cross handed the neck didn’t bother me at all but when I held the putter conventional seem like I was using the tool in the toolbox the wrong way 

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On 10/16/2021 at 3:19 PM, sirchunksalot said:

There was a guy next to me hitting some G710 irons and we got to talking about the time I had 5 balls left. We discussed equipment, lessons, frustration with the game, courses, etc.... My last 5 shots were probably the crispest of the day. I could feel better center face contact and better dispersion. 

DUDE! You've unlocked the mystery .. the hidden secret .. the holy grail .. of the game!!
..just casually chat about golf gear and the golf game before every shot!!!
 

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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)
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6 hours ago, cksurfdude said:

DUDE! You've unlocked the mystery .. the hidden secret .. the holy grail .. of the game!!
..just casually chat about golf gear and the golf game before every shot!!!
 

Well, that didn't work!  Maybe it only works for @sirchunksalot.  

I was chatting with my 81-year old golf buddy on the range today.  That was the best part of my practice session!!

We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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Ok, time to get myself back on-track in the theme of this thread.

Have coming:

1. T300 53 degree wedge (set wedge)
2. Miura K-grind 2.0 58 degree head

Going to simplify my short game a bit. Greenside bunker and rough will use the 58. Chip shots just off the green or shorter from the fairway, 9 iron (more of a bump and run). If its a really short chip, just off the fringe for example and not puttable, GW. More than 50 yards, probably the 58 until i get to the point where it transitions to the distance of the 53. In essence, the 53 becomes a full wedge swing club. 

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Found a range in Longview, TX, to do my swing drills, then played a little course across the street just for fun. I didn’t have a laser, and there wasn’t any GPS for this course, so it was all guesswork. It was pretty fun to just hit some shots, work on some things, and just be care free. Weather was perfect!

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Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X

Irons:  Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100

Wedges: :edel-golf-1: SMS 50D/54V/58D:Nippon:Modus 130 stiff, +1”

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Back at the range after taking a few days off.  Today I decided to skip the short game work and hit a medium bucket.  I mostly just wanted to hit my new to me m2 & my 3wood with the cut down diamana blueboard shaft that the M2 was wearing when I bought it.  I tinkered with both getting the M2 to D4.9 -- heavy for most but kind of my sweet spot. I could only get to D8.9 so I figure I'll counter balance it later to bring the swingweight down.   

In keeping with the practice for purpose I decided I should also work on my trail arm and takeaway helping my hip turn and also generating a bit more lag and leave the Driver and the 3wood in the bag till the end of the session.  Takeaway, trail arm, and hip turn is something I've been working on since I posted my swing and RickyBobby pointed it out.  Like most things I work on it was rough for a while but is now feeling pretty good and is for the most part naturally feeling part of my swing now.  The only issue I have with it is getting it to work with another 'feel' part of my swing, wrist position at the top to help me shallow the club.  It's a little bowed, not DJ bowed, but enough that the feeling I'm looking for is almost like I'm trying to slap my self in myself straight across the shoulder blades with the shaft of the club.  So today I spent some more time getting those two 'feel' parts to gell together.  Worked on that for about 30 shots and when it started to feel a little more natural I started to work in adding some lag.  Initially and occasionally throughout the rest of the bucket that resulted in some hilariously fat shots (trenches) as I tried to release the club.  However it also resulted in some longer iron shots (for me) shots when I got it working right.   

Throughout the iron practice I also threw in something I've been watching videos on -- working the ball using body position and clubface orientation.  I didn't try to adjust my swing path.  I literally just set up a little open or closed, adjusted the club face toward my target, and went about  practicing my swing.  So... if that's all it takes to work the ball, I'm a little embarrased about how much time I've spent trying to adjust my swing path to shape the shot I want.  It works shockingly well.

At the end of the bucket I let myself hit my M2 & 3W -- which in retrospect, after all that practice, is not a bad time to hit my driver and woods.  I hit some very solid, for me, 240-250 carry drives with the M2 (clearly I'm still in the honeymoon period) with a nice easy swing. Then tried to put a little more stank on it with some additional lag and takeaway tempo increase  and saw the longest carry number I've ever seen off my swing caddie -- 280 -- along with a jump in swing speed to 107 and smash factor of 1.44 (I'm usually averaging right around between 99 and 103 with your standard amateur 1.42 mediocre smash factor.)  The kicker is that it was straight.  Next up was the 3wood.  I'm very happy with this shaft, I was ripping that right from the get go both off the deck and on the tee.  Even my mishits seemed be be picking up decent distance.

Overall, a very fun session that felt like I was actually doing something other than beating golf balls to death.

Edited by Syks7

Driver

311062546_PXG_LogoSmall.jpg.1ff58b767d1fb1cdfeac9a387718766e.jpg  0811XT -- Tensei CK Orange 60

Woods

PXG_Logo Small.jpg 0211 3W -- Tensei AV Raw Blue

Hybrids

image.png.374545efa45a29aed00287677e783604.png  0317X 2&4 -- Tensei AV Raw Blue 

Irons 

:srixon-small: ZX7 4/AW -- C-Taper Lite 110

Wedges

:cleveland-small:  RTX Zipcore 56 Mid @55° -- TT DG Spinner

Putter

Test.png DF2.1 or Link.1 -- Accra

Ball

:srixon-small:  Zstar Diamond

 

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1 hour ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

First time touching a club in 3 weeks and first time at a range that wasn’t pre round warmup. Wanted to focus on just making shorter swings. Even with that thought inn the back swing I was at about full backswing length.  Watching the swing and ball flight in the video it’s an ok looking swing but once I broke it down some old flaws are prevalent but with the lack of any practice this year I’m not surprised. Hips don’t get any depth in the backswing and I lose some connection with the arms and chest from rotation of the left arm. Wrist set was late so club gets behind me instead of vertical at left arm parallel. In transition hips spin out rather than left hip back and I don’t cover the ball with my chest. At club parallel in the down swing the toe is to far up and right arm is stuck a little bit, but I’m able to save the shot with some rotation. 

Winter work is going to be spent working on the drill I posted a few weeks back with the alignment stick on trail hip
 

 

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Well shucks!  I was going to say all those things that you said!  😂  Maybe start the arms a little sooner run the downswing as Monte says to get unstuck?

We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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8 hours ago, Kenny B said:

Well shucks!  I was going to say all those things that you said!  😂  Maybe start the arms a little sooner run the downswing as Monte says to get unstuck?

Yeah that’s my thought process. Dan Carraher has a drill of arm swing only. Basically it’s swing arms and body will rotate. I’m the backswing thought is to set wrists late without bending right elbow then samething in the follow thru without bending left elbow. There will be some bend on both.

Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4

Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white

Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid

Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120

Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60

Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1

Ball: Titleist Prov1

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