cksurfdude Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Another productive and confidence building practice sesh! Start with some putting (knocking everything way past the targets...); then on to some chipping and pitching, some full-ish and full swings, some more chipping and pitching, then back for some more putting (better speed control this time). There didn't seem to be any golfers coming up #9 so walked over to #10 with my practice set - 4H, old 8i and 4 wedges (all different ) in a lightweight carry bag. Then to #18 with its tee box right behind the #10 green, and then over to #1 and #2 (which loops back towards the parking lot). Played one tee shot - not all great but all playable - and two approach shots - and either hit the intended layup or hit onto the green .. from about 130 and in .. except for my first try on #1 (wasn't wearing my GPS watch) which went a little long and ended up in the rough past the green. All in all happy with most of the ball striking, and most of the putting; trying to focus on one shot at a time while trying to apply the good stuff from my lessons Oh, and also wondering why I don't play a full round with a limited set more often!!?? Heck may even drop two of the wedges! edingc, JerryB, mynerds and 3 others 6 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 grip on both) ...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...
Kenny B Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Since I have been working on my iron swing a lot, I have been neglecting my chipping/pitching. Today I went to the course with the idea of spending most of my time on the short game. The putting greens was full of people and the range was wide open, so I started there with some 7i and driver shots... better results than all of last weekend! Not sure why. The putting green finally emptied as players went to the first tee, so I headed there and chipped for about 30 minutes; crappy, really crappy!! What was killing me on the course, killed me during practice; chunk... then thin. Just not making good contact. For some reason I seemed to have moved my weight from forward on my front foot to middle of my stance. That's no good. I started to get a little better when people showed up again to putt before their tee time, so I switched to my putting practice. That was solid. Right-hand only putting was great which shows good face control. Good speed control on 10-20 footers. Our putting greens is basically flat with not much break on the green from any direction. I wish it had some slope on it that allowed practice on R-L and L-R. Those are the putts that can kill my round; not putts with wrong speed. Finished up with 30 yard pitch shots varying shot trajectory alternating from a front pin to a back pin with my 60º. No issues there. sirchunksalot, cksurfdude, GrumpyGolf and 4 others 7 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...
Lmerrick Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Mental Reps watching Tiger on the Putting Green at the PGA Championship sirchunksalot, cksurfdude, GolfSpy TCB and 2 others 5 Quote Larry A. Merrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingGreens Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Went to the range today and really worked on mid to short irons 7 iron to wedges. Focusing on shortening my swing, ball position and alignment. I’ve also started hitting more of a draw vs a fade which isn’t bad I just need to be prepared to play it. Spend about 20-30 minutes finishing with putting practice. Face and alignment. I have a one way kiss where I tend to miss everything right. Working on getting my eyes over the club more and my club alignment for more of a center strike vs outer strike which my eyes to to allude to me is centered. cksurfdude, JerryB, edingc and 2 others 5 Quote Stealth 2 Plus 9deg Kai' li Red Stealth 2 13deg Aldilla Rogue Silver Stealth 2 15deg Aldilla Rogue Silver JPX 921 Hot Metal 4-PW Nippon Modus 120s SM8 54 and 58deg Dynamic Gold Wedge Flex Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Titleist ProV1 Hoofer Stand Bag Stewart Q Follow Electric Caddie 300 PRO Rangefinder Official Nippon Regio B+ Driver Shaft Review Official Stewart Q Follow Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyMatt89 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Hit the range yesterday for two buckets and 45 minutes on the putting green. I was working primarily on 8 iron down for distance control and different shots to simulate windy conditions. I hit a few drivers but arccos showed me I lose most strokes 150 and in so I worked on 165 and in for the whole time. Putting has turned into a strength and I did a drill of trying to get to 21 putts in a row from 4-5 feet, I was not successful but did get close. I noticed it was mainly concentration on why I would miss. Did some lag putts and ended with a few 20 footers until I sunk one to go home on a high note. I hope it translates to Thursday tourney and Saturday match. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, edingc, sirchunksalot and 5 others 8 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...
MrBandit Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Some chipping and putting this morning, pretty solid practice session. Doing practice at 7am before the sun is out and its Hella Hot.. best option evah. Need to do that more often. If only I could fit in 9 holes before 8:30am that would be great.. RollingGreens, cksurfdude, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 4 others 7 Quote Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50 (secondary shaft HRDZ Black 6.0 Stiff) 3 -Wood: Sub70 949x 3 Wood 15 with Hrdz RDX Black Stiff 5-Wood: Sub70 949x 5 Wood with Hrdz RDX Black stiff 4-Hybrid: Sub70 949x 4 Hybrid with Project X 5.5 Hybrid Stiff Irons: Mizuno Pro 225 - 6-PW , w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff Wedges: Sub70 TAIII w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff - 50 ,56, 60 Putter: L.A.B Mezz1, 34 in Balls: MaxFli Tour X, TaylorMade Tour Response, TaylorMade TPx GPS: Shot Scope X5 with Tracking TESTED: SUB70 949X 5 Wood TESTED: NIPPO N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff. TESTED: SkyCaddie LX5 GPS Watch TESTED: Bag Boy ZFT Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 18 hours ago, Kenny B said: Just not making good contact. For some reason I seemed to have moved my weight from forward on my front foot to middle of my stance. I'm not one to be doling out swing tips, buuuut .. I will share one thing that's helped me -- set up, take your stance, then .. move your trail foot straight back only like ½" and lift the heel slightly ... this will encourage a bit of forward lean with the body / weight onto the front foot. I do it on the course a lot to remind myself "weight forward / ball first". Kenny B, Rickp, sirchunksalot and 3 others 6 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 grip on both) ...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...
mikeanthony Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Got out to the range today, irons were great but I’m still struggling at swinging freely with the driver. My swing speed during practice swings will be at/around 107, whereas once behind the ball, it drops to below 100. Had just one swing behind the ball at 103, and it read 267 carry. Didn’t grab a photo at the time for I wanted to keep the momentum going, but I couldn’t get it back over 100 again. Below was my last swing … and TBH, they were all in the middle of the range with a slight fade, so I’ll take it. But still, need to get past the mental block of getting after it. MrBandit, cksurfdude, edingc and 4 others 7 Quote Driver: G410 SFT 10.5* 3W: Speedzone 14.5* Hybrid: TS2 19* & 21* Irons: Forged Tec One Length (5i-GW) Wedges: T22 55* & 59* Putter: 002 Mid-Mallet Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft LS & Prime-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejgaudette Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 15 minutes ago, mikeanthony said: Got out to the range today, irons were great but I’m still struggling at swinging freely with the driver. My swing speed during practice swings will be at/around 107, whereas once behind the ball, it drops to below 100. Had just one swing behind the ball at 103, and it read 267 carry. Didn’t grab a photo at the time for I wanted to keep the momentum going, but I couldn’t get it back over 100 again. Below was my last swing … and TBH, they were all in the middle of the range with a slight fade, so I’ll take it. But still, need to get past the mental block of getting after it. It is really hard to swing full speed and not worry about where the ball is going to feel that speed while hitting a ball. I know it was a struggle for myself as well until I started some Super Speed training and then it got a bit easier. Keep trying the speed will come, and then its bombs away sirchunksalot, ParFore74x, cksurfdude and 2 others 5 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...
mikeanthony Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 16 minutes ago, ejgaudette said: It is really hard to swing full speed and not worry about where the ball is going to feel that speed while hitting a ball. I know it was a struggle for myself as well until I started some Super Speed training and then it got a bit easier. Keep trying the speed will come, and then its bombs away Appreciate it. I’m doing their training program as well, but I’ll admit, it’s been off and on, didn’t do much of it during the winter, and I’m at Level 2 now. But it was their comments on how their program help trains your brain to know that you can swing harder. Like life, golf is a grind … gotta keep chipping away. sirchunksalot, cksurfdude, ejgaudette and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: G410 SFT 10.5* 3W: Speedzone 14.5* Hybrid: TS2 19* & 21* Irons: Forged Tec One Length (5i-GW) Wedges: T22 55* & 59* Putter: 002 Mid-Mallet Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft LS & Prime-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBandit Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 3 hours ago, mikeanthony said: Got out to the range today, irons were great but I’m still struggling at swinging freely with the driver. My swing speed during practice swings will be at/around 107, whereas once behind the ball, it drops to below 100. Had just one swing behind the ball at 103, and it read 267 carry. Didn’t grab a photo at the time for I wanted to keep the momentum going, but I couldn’t get it back over 100 again. Below was my last swing … and TBH, they were all in the middle of the range with a slight fade, so I’ll take it. But still, need to get past the mental block of getting after it. I need to find a good affordable Portable Launch Monitor sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and ParFore74x 3 Quote Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50 (secondary shaft HRDZ Black 6.0 Stiff) 3 -Wood: Sub70 949x 3 Wood 15 with Hrdz RDX Black Stiff 5-Wood: Sub70 949x 5 Wood with Hrdz RDX Black stiff 4-Hybrid: Sub70 949x 4 Hybrid with Project X 5.5 Hybrid Stiff Irons: Mizuno Pro 225 - 6-PW , w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff Wedges: Sub70 TAIII w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff - 50 ,56, 60 Putter: L.A.B Mezz1, 34 in Balls: MaxFli Tour X, TaylorMade Tour Response, TaylorMade TPx GPS: Shot Scope X5 with Tracking TESTED: SUB70 949X 5 Wood TESTED: NIPPO N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff. TESTED: SkyCaddie LX5 GPS Watch TESTED: Bag Boy ZFT Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParFore74x Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 minute ago, MrBandit said: I need to find a good affordable Portable Launch Monitor Funny. I was just thinking the same thing. MrBandit, cksurfdude and sirchunksalot 3 Quote TSi3 10° w/ Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 65g TS2 15° 3W w/ Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.0 70g 818 H1 21° Hybrid w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70g MP-18 MMC 2 iron w/ KBS Tour C-Taper S 120g JPX 921 HM 5-GW w/ Project X LZ 5.5 115g JB Forged 54° SW & 58° LW w/ Project X LZ 6.0 120g EV5.3 Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post edingc Posted May 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2022 Still trying to figure out the driver, but took a few good observations away from today's range session. Watch for overly closed or open shoulders at address. Don't lift the club in the backswing. Make a good turn. Be aggressive on the downswing - really accelerate through the ball with my arms/hands. The last one is a big key for me. When I'm not aggressive enough my shoulders outrace my hands and that's when the cuts/push cuts/slices come out. I crushed four or five balls to end my driver swings - nice high, straight flight. A couple one- and two-hopped the end of the range which was about 285 from where I was. We had a little wind help so I'm happy with those. I then finished my bucket with the same thought and it was fantastic! I picked out the 178 yard flag and grabbed my nine iron (normally a 160-165 club on course) and tried to hit the green with what felt like half backswings. It really made me accelerate through the ball because otherwise there was no way I could hit 170-180 yards with a nine iron. mikeanthony, MrBandit, sirchunksalot and 7 others 10 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...
mikeanthony Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, MrBandit said: I need to find a good affordable Portable Launch Monitor 1 hour ago, ParFore74x said: Funny. I was just thinking the same thing. I bought this used through a golfing buddy that purchased the SkyTrak for his garage. And honestly, I really do like it ... no regrets in buying it from him. Its has simple, straight-fwd data and its main purpose/focus is the Smash Factor data. It's relatively spot-on with its data output compared to that of the SkyTrak. Edited May 19, 2022 by mikeanthony cksurfdude, MrBandit, edingc and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: G410 SFT 10.5* 3W: Speedzone 14.5* Hybrid: TS2 19* & 21* Irons: Forged Tec One Length (5i-GW) Wedges: T22 55* & 59* Putter: 002 Mid-Mallet Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft LS & Prime-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParFore74x Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 36 minutes ago, mikeanthony said: I bought this used through a golfing buddy that purchased the SkyTrak for his garage. A honestly, I really do like it ... no regrets in buying it from him. Its simple, straight-fwd data and its main purpose/focus is the Smash Factor data. It's relatively spot-on with its data output compared to that of the SkyTrak. Good to know. Might just have to look around at my options. sirchunksalot and cksurfdude 2 Quote TSi3 10° w/ Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 65g TS2 15° 3W w/ Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.0 70g 818 H1 21° Hybrid w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70g MP-18 MMC 2 iron w/ KBS Tour C-Taper S 120g JPX 921 HM 5-GW w/ Project X LZ 5.5 115g JB Forged 54° SW & 58° LW w/ Project X LZ 6.0 120g EV5.3 Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeanthony Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 hour ago, edingc said: It really made me accelerate through the ball because otherwise there was no way I could hit 170-180 yards with a nine iron. The MGS community demands that you get drug tested for PEDs … cksurfdude, sirchunksalot, Kenny B and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: G410 SFT 10.5* 3W: Speedzone 14.5* Hybrid: TS2 19* & 21* Irons: Forged Tec One Length (5i-GW) Wedges: T22 55* & 59* Putter: 002 Mid-Mallet Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft LS & Prime-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chisag Posted May 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2022 6 minutes ago, mikeanthony said: The MGS community demands that you get drug tested for PEDs … ... To the contrary, the MGS community wants to know where they can acquire his PEDs. cksurfdude, edingc, sirchunksalot and 7 others 1 9 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Aerojet 3/5 ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Steelfiber 780Hy DHy #4 ... Diamana LTD 65r Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, chisag said: ... To the contrary, the MGS community wants to know where they can acquire his PEDs. I believe one factor Mr. EdingC has is the advantage of youth over us 60-somethings... edingc, sirchunksalot and Kenny B 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 grip on both) ...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...
Tom the Golf Nut Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 10 minutes ago, cksurfdude said: I believe one factor Mr. EdingC has is the advantage of youth over us 60-somethings... It's the steroids! cksurfdude, GaDawg, sirchunksalot and 1 other 3 1 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 28 minutes ago, mikeanthony said: The MGS community demands that you get drug tested for PEDs … Hahahaha. I checked the wind numbers, 7 MPH helping wind with gusts up to 20 MPH. I wasn't pin high with all of them, and several came up a good 10 yards short. Not to mention the range balls don't spin a bit which sometimes make them act like flier lies. I probably would be insane to try to hit a 9 iron 170+ on the course. In all seriousness though, my contact got so much better with the aggressive/acceleration focus. Pretty sure @chisag was talking about deceleration chunks the other day and that's what got me thinking about it. When I get too timid on the downswing I just don't hit the ball very well. And it happens all too often on the course. cksurfdude, mikeanthony, sirchunksalot and 3 others 6 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...
ejgaudette Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 38 minutes ago, edingc said: Hahahaha. I checked the wind numbers, 7 MPH helping wind with gusts up to 20 MPH. I wasn't pin high with all of them, and several came up a good 10 yards short. Not to mention the range balls don't spin a bit which sometimes make them act like flier lies. I probably would be insane to try to hit a 9 iron 170+ on the course. In all seriousness though, my contact got so much better with the aggressive/acceleration focus. Pretty sure @chisag was talking about deceleration chunks the other day and that's what got me thinking about it. When I get too timid on the downswing I just don't hit the ball very well. And it happens all too often on the course. It is a great drill, I have always felt that when I take a shorter back swing and then try to get to max speed, the contact is great. Personally trying to do something similar even with my full swing. I can tend to have the arms overrun and get too long. Taking a shorter back swing with a bit better width is just as fast but so much more consistent. Maybe not John Rahm short but that's the feel. Syks7, JerryB, cksurfdude and 3 others 6 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...
null Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 I must have hit over 500 putts today while watching the PGA. figure out that the ball was creeping up to far in my stance and leading to inconsistent strike. Much purer roll now that I moved it back closer to center MDGolfHacker, RollingGreens, cksurfdude and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingGreens Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Really got after it today in the range and the putting green. Focused on practicing from 165 yards and in. I started with alternating touch shots to the 45 and 65 yard markers with my 54 and 58 wedges. Then moved to hitting my gap wedge. Working on distance and flight. I had the idea of 3/4 to 1/2 swings the whole session. Proper alignment to the target and my ball position with club head/ eliminating forward shaft lean which I think was contributing to me pulling and hitting a lot of pull draws. Didn’t even bother to hit driver at the range because I’ve been in such a groove with the club. Then I moved to the putting green, practicing my alignment with the putter head to my target. Really got my eyes over the club and was able to see I’ve been setting up my putter a touch outside of center strike which I think contributed to having a dominant right miss. Went out to play a practice 9. I eliminated really any over swings or pull draws. My iron and wedge shots were in target and at worst were thinned probably from my getting a touch quick out of my backswing. Putting was better than it has been but still need more practice to get used to the changes I’m making. I ended up shooting a 40. Missing 2 putts that I feel were make-able from about 10-12 feet sirchunksalot, Syks7, Kenny B and 5 others 7 1 Quote Stealth 2 Plus 9deg Kai' li Red Stealth 2 13deg Aldilla Rogue Silver Stealth 2 15deg Aldilla Rogue Silver JPX 921 Hot Metal 4-PW Nippon Modus 120s SM8 54 and 58deg Dynamic Gold Wedge Flex Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Titleist ProV1 Hoofer Stand Bag Stewart Q Follow Electric Caddie 300 PRO Rangefinder Official Nippon Regio B+ Driver Shaft Review Official Stewart Q Follow Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 I've gotten out the last couple of evenings and worked on hitting whiffle balls with the focus being on setting the club down and swinging within a couple of seconds after settling the club behind the ball. The way I've been playing the last couple of months has caused me to freeze too long over the ball. Good progress so far! RollingGreens, cnosil, JerryB and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncwoz Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Got out to the range tonight for a maintenance session - alignment sticks showed me I've been lining my body up significantly open. Tweaked that back to neutral and was striking the ball well. It's funny how sometimes it's the smallest, simplest things that can make everything go sideways! RollingGreens, cksurfdude, Syks7 and 5 others 8 Quote Right Handed Driver: 9° Speedzone (HZRDUS Smoke Green 70g X-Stiff shaft) 2 Hybrid: 18° Exotics EXS Pro (Evenflow Black 6.5) (2020 MGS Official Review here) 3/Driving Iron: 18° UiHi Iron (MMT Utility TX 105g shaft) Irons: 4-GW T100 irons (Nippon Modus 120 X-Stiff shafts) (2021 MGS Official Review here) Wedges: 54° & 58° TSW Forged (Dynamic Gold S300) Putter: ER2B (2019 MGS Official Review here) Ball: MAXFLI Tour X Bag: Hoofer Lite WITB thread here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 I got out to the range this morning and hit a small bucket almost exclusively focusing on wedges. My short game is completely non-existent at this point in the season so I spent a lot of time with my 54* and 58* hitting to various targets and putting the ball forward and backward in my stance to affect trajectory. I had more bladed shots than I wanted, but the ones I hit cleanly were right on target. Finished up with some 7i shots mixed in with HyWood off the deck and a couple of drivers. Had the fade going today but everything would have been from center to just barely off the fairway based on where I was aiming. I didn't get a chance to get to the short game area due to a men's league getting ready for their morning tee times, so I'll try and get back in a few days for some greenside work. ejgaudette, Kenny B, sirchunksalot and 2 others 5 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 13 hours ago, ncwoz said: It's funny how sometimes it's the smallest, simplest things that can make everything go sideways! I recall a story about some Tour pro - he'd win a tournament without any warmup / practice so decided to do the same thing the next week .. where he did really poorly... He said something to the effect of: "You don't own your swing, you only rent it!" Kenny B, Syks7, ncwoz and 1 other 4 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 grip on both) ...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...
Syks7 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Got out to the range on Wednesday and had a great session that was mostly focused on getting some video comparison of the Modus 115s from 7I up in comparison to TT Elevate tours. My swing felt great, mostly I think because of the warmup routine I've developed. I spend about a 1/3 of the bucket going through a sequence that helps me find my low point, tempo, connection & turn, and trail elbow position in downswing. It's been really successful both from finding feels and for calming my mind before I do anything serious. After warmup I took the video for the comparison, which I got through fairly quickly, then jumped into a few shallowing drills before taking a little more video with full swings. I was very pleasantly surprised when I looked at video at home. I finally feel like my swing is starting to get repeatable with decent body position. It's only taken six months of practice and five lessons to get away from OTT. cksurfdude, JerryB, Kenny B and 2 others 4 1 Quote Driver 0811XT -- Tensei CK Orange 60 Woods 0211 3W -- Tensei AV Raw Blue Hybrids 0317X 2&4 -- Tensei AV Raw Blue Irons ZX7 4/AW -- C-Taper Lite 110 Wedges RTX Zipcore 56 Mid @55° -- TT DG Spinner Putter DF2.1 or Link.1 -- Accra Ball Zstar Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 More practice on and around the greens today at my local course. The only bad thing about it is the greens are extremely slow so when I go play my league round later this week, the greens are very fast so I'll need to adjust big time. Chipping and putting are getting back to form and I'll get to league an hour or two early and hit the range to warm up the irons and woods. High expectations for this coming round....or is it expecting a high round ? LOL either way I'm going to bring it! MDGolfHacker Rickp, cnosil, cksurfdude and 5 others 8 Quote TSssWhat's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: Hybrid: TSR2 18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft Irons: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: PRO V1 / Z*Star RangeFinder: In search of new range finder Social Media: Facebook: MD Golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkeleybob Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Went out to the range yesterday and worked on something I haven’t worked on in a long time. I practiced my ritual of setting up for my ball on the mat as if it were on the tee box or fairway. The result was that I was more consistent sending the ball where I was aiming it, and where it show up the most was with my 3-wood, and 5-iron—two clubs I often struggle with on the course these days. Shapotomous, MDGolfHacker, Kenny B and 2 others 4 1 Quote WITB 2024 DRIVER AEROJET 10.5° | FAIRWAY ROGUE ST MAX 3/15° HYBRID G410 21° | UTILITY 699 V2 U 5/23° IRONS 699 V2 6-PW WEDGES CBX 2 50°, 54°, 58° | PUTTER KS1 BALL MODEL | PRO | SUPERSOFT BAG 3.5 LS | PUSHCART RV1S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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