Kenny B Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said: worked on chipping for 40 mins with my 54 from various rough types and fringe. Changed up ball position and chip distance with some ladder work. I feel way more comfortable now. 15-20 yards still gave me issues but 10 and in and 30+ was great. Holed about 3 chips and had a dozen within tap in range and 80% of the rest within 3-5 ft. That will get you into the 80's!! sirchunksalot, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and cksurfdude 2 1 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...
JerryB Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 After a great day yesterday we woke up this morning to my wife and my youngest both sick. Today was spent at the house cleaning and taking care of the sickies. Roughly every hour I'd head to the basement and grab a different club for a dozen or so swings into the net. Mostly though, I'd grab the Lagshot 7 iron. Feels like it really is ingraining a solid tempo in me. Each time I'd spend about half my shots working on some aspect of my swing and half just swinging as hard as I can. Something must be working! Vegan_Golfer_PNW, sirchunksalot, Kenny B and 2 others 2 3 Quote Cobra Aerojet Max driver Cobra Aerojet Max 3 wood and 7 wood Cobra Aerojet 4/5/6 hybrids Cobra Aerojet 7-PW, GW Cobra Snakebite 52° and 58° wedges Cobra King Stingray 20 putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 I'm starting to really enjoy the top tracer practice. Feels so productive and a lot more fun. Of course it helps I'm trying to work on all parts so it makes me switch things up and have some tangible results along the way. The game is far from where it was ND where i want/need it to be but at least I'm seeing progress. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, JerryB, cksurfdude and 3 others 6 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasmere5 Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 4:58 AM, WaffleHouseTour said: Had maybe my most consistent week ever - 81, 77, 80 & 80. So of course, just when I thought I had the game figured out… B0C0A397-24A8-4ABD-8E50-577B0BD20AD5.MOV 11.58 MB · 3 downloads May need to trade up to the XL net size…. Actually, you just need to bring your net closer im always amazed on YouTube when driving nets are unnecessary so far in front of the golfer, ideally you should be inside the net, or as close as possible whilst clearing any likely contact and the ball position should either be central or ball flight direction aimed to hit the centre of the net cksurfdude 1 Quote Keen amateur Cobra King F9 driver Callaway 3w & 5w Taylormade M4 5-PW Cleveland RTX mid grind 50, 58, 56, 60 Oddysey Versa Sabretooth putter (as used by Inbee Park) Bushnell Pro X3 Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaffleHouseTour Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Grasmere5 said: Actually, you just need to bring your net closer im always amazed on YouTube when driving nets are unnecessary so far in front of the golfer, ideally you should be inside the net, or as close as possible whilst clearing any likely contact and the ball position should either be central or ball flight direction aimed to hit the centre of the net Using a radar like a Mevo+ requires a minimum of 8 feet of flight from ball to target/net/screen to record spin, velocity, etc. Great distance equals greater accuracy. If you want to see what the ball is doing you have to let it fly a bit… cksurfdude and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Walking ahead of my BagBoy QuadXL w Alphard eWheels Driver: Callaway Mavrik SubZero 9* Neutral w stock Evenflow Riptide R flex shaft 3W Titelist TS2 15* Draw w Tensei Blue R flex 3H, 4H Cobra One Length F9 Speedback hybrids (1”short) w Fujikura Atmos R flex shaft 5I-GW Cobra Forged TEC Black One Length (1”short, 2* flat) KBS 90 R flex shafts 56, 60 Cobra King MIM One Length Black (1” short) KBS HiRev2.0 125 S flex shafts ER7 or Scotty Futura X - 35” OnCore Elixr (lemon or lime) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 6 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said: I'm starting to really enjoy the top tracer practice. Feels so productive and a lot more fun. Of course it helps I'm trying to work on all parts so it makes me switch things up and have some tangible results along the way. The game is far from where it was ND where i want/need it to be but at least I'm seeing progress. That would be so cool to have at a course. Would make practice super fun. Thanks for sharing cksurfdude, sirchunksalot and GolfSpy_APH 3 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...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Worked on chipping from different angles and rough type again today. Really struggled chipping uphill to a short sided pin. Left everything just in the rough almost to the fringe. Hit a small bucket at the range. 1/4 of it was different shots with my longer clubs trying to work on face control. Then hit 12 or so drivers of a course i am gonna play in two weeks visualizing my drives and where i want to be. Finished with three 7 irons. Spent the last 20 or so mins on the putting green doing lag putting and rail road track visualization on lining up my putts. I realized i was way too far left in my aim and corrected that with that drill. JerryB, cksurfdude, sirchunksalot and 2 others 5 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...
cjeffs12 Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 It has been raining for what seems like weeks, which is what we needed. So first range session in awhile. Really working on getting more rotation through the ball. Only worked on pitching wedge and down, really trying to focus on making that part of my game better. Slowing my tempo down really helped me get my club in a better position on the downswing, and it helps me get my left knee and forward move to start my down swing. Slowly making progress, hopefully I will be able to get some more swings tomorrow. sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and JerryB 3 Quote STEALTH 2+ 10.5* FUJIKURA VENTUS TR BLACK 6X ZX MKII 3W 15* Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX U.S.A. 8TX Stealth+ 19 Mitsubishi Tensei Pro White 1K 85TX ZX7 4-PW KBS $Taper 130 BLACK PVD RTX 6 Zipcore 50/54.10 Full Project X 6.0 GLIDE 4.0 60.10S DYNAMIC GOLD TOUR ISSUE S400 ER2v MIDLOCK 40” TOUR X NX9 with Slope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 7 hours ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said: Worked on chipping from different angles and rough type again today. Really struggled chipping uphill to a short sided pin. Left everything just in the rough almost to the fringe. How far away and what were you chipping with? cksurfdude and sirchunksalot 2 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...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Kenny B said: How far away and what were you chipping with? 8-10 yards and 54* cksurfdude and sirchunksalot 2 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...
Kenny B Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said: 8-10 yards and 54* That's a tough shot with no green to work with. If you on flat ground hitting to an elevated green, it takes a bigger swing; how big just takes practice to learn the feel, but I make sure I get the ball on the green. Take my medicine and error long. With my 60º it's almost a flop shot. I really can't take more club because a lower trajectory makes the ball run out off the other side; green is long and narrow... which is why I miss on one side or the other a lot!! Yes... I have gone back and forth over the green!!! The slope off the greens is also quite severe; can't see the putting surface even halfway down the slope. When on the upslope, I used to use my 60º, but that's more like a 70-75º club when swinging along the slope; even my 54º is too much. I've found that my 48º PW works pretty well with a normal pitch shot shape. This is not something I can practice in our practice area; it has to be practiced on those holes. JerryB, Vegan_Golfer_PNW, cksurfdude and 3 others 6 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...
Syks7 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) Played for practice today. I had the course pretty much to to myself today, (106 degrees!!!!) so I got to practice like the pros. I managed a 41/40 81 with the main ball, but since I was hitting multiples after mishits (or to see if a different club or shot trajectory would work better) it definitely was not recordable. It was a great practice session and I got to try out a lot of different shots including some fun hero shots. The best part of today though was greenside. Trying a variety of shots with different clubs and different trajectories on full size greens that I play often with no pressure was enlightening. I feel like I have a much better understanding of how the ball moves and reacts based on its trajectory into a given slope and will have a much easier time selecting the proper shot and club to get in tight and get up and down. A couple other items of note.: I was testing a 4 hybrid as a replacement for my traditionally lofted 3 iron and the 3 iron fought back. I've been ice cold with it lately (it's hard to hit well) but today I didn't mishit it once. Go figure. My striking was excellent today. Part of that was that I really got my hips to lead the downswing and generating clubhead speed when that happens is pretty effortless. I honed in on it so that I can practice the 'feel' in the future. No video, but I'd bet my impact position today showed my hips much more open to the target. Fun, but very hot day. I wish I could practice on course more often. Edited September 7, 2022 by Syks7 Vegan_Golfer_PNW, sirchunksalot, Shapotomous and 4 others 6 1 Quote Driver 0311 Gen 5 -- Tensei CK Orange 60 Woods 0341 3W -- Tensei AV Raw Blue Hybrids 0317X 2&4 -- Tensei AV Raw Blue Irons ZX7 4/AW -- C-Taper Lite 110 Wedges T7 55º @55/7 -- TT DG Spinner Putter DF2.1 or Link.1 -- Accra Ball Zstar Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamese Moose Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 We have been deluged with rain (10+" since Friday night), so the putting and chipping greens at my range have not been mowed since Thursday. I use the chipping green as my warm up, but the roll out was so short that it was throwing my personal calibration off, so I ended that quickly. The grass tees were open, but so sodden that I skipped them (there were a few souls who were out there). I'm not really fond of mats, but that was the remaining option. At least at the mats each station has a TopTracer monitor, so I could play some virtual golf. I tried a new-to-me course, Bro Hof Stadium, and it killed me. The tee options are 5600 or 6400 (and up), and there's a number of long par 4s. Since TopTracer estimates my distance about a full club shorter than I get on the course, I got beat up. revkev, Syks7, sirchunksalot and 5 others 8 Quote Moose, my cat, is Siamese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Just a really good range session at lunch today. Continuing to find out that I really have been far too much in my heels during my swing for years. I turn better and can actually stop my shoulders from ripping open on the downswing when I setup more toward my toes. Honestly, my best shots came when I felt like I was barely touching my heels to the ground. (The caveat is that I can't go too much toward the toes because I need to stay in balance.) I ended the session going all out with some 6 irons and found that emphasizing arm structure in my setup (firm but not stiff) keeps my from getting to armsy and helps me stay in sync, especially when I'm taking huge backswings and throwing everything I have at the ball. Syks7, cksurfdude, JerryB and 5 others 8 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 TCB Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Leading into my Club Championship Saturday/Sunday, I am doing a coaching session with my pro today. Planning a light range session just to keep loose, and focus on chipping and putting - maybe play a few holes after to get some situational shots in. sirchunksalot, JerryB, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 4 others 7 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichL85 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Thanks to the current heatwave, the course and practice areas were practically empty yesterday afternoon. Went after work, but like an idiot, left my glove at the office somehow. I usually only bring a few clubs with me to practice with after work, so yesterday it was the 7 iron and the 50 degree wedge. Spent about half of the time just working on tempo, basically hitting slow, full swing 7-irons to the 130 marker, and then wedges to around 65 yards. I've had a nasty habit of speeding up my tempo and transition some days, and those are usually the days I have major issues. Trying to think to myself that "slow is fast" seems to help. Focusing on a slower tempo and slow, even transition helps me to feel like I am accelerating more into impact rather than accelerating from the top and losing that speed early. Spent another amount of time just hitting little punch shot draws. My typical ball flight is a little fade, but I'm trying to work on hitting a draw more often since the course I play at suits that shape better. I also like having options from a personal perspective. I was able to translate that into a couple of full shots, but pulled a few as well. Work in progress as usual. Called it shortly after that because I started developing a blister on my finger and didn't want to risk popping it. Lesson learned for me. Don't forget the glove! RollingGreens, cksurfdude, JerryB and 2 others 4 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811XF Gen 4 w/ Fujikura Motore X F3 6- 3 Wood: PXG 0341XF Gen 4 w/ Mitsubishi Diamana S+ 70g Hybrids: 19 and 22 degree PXG 0317XF Gen 4 w/ Project X Evenflow Riptide 80g Irons: 5-PW PXG 0311P Gen 4 w/ KBS Tour 120 Wedges: Indi 50 FLX, 54 FLX, 58 ATK w/ KBS Wedge 610 (Official Review) Putter: Battle Ready Blackjack, 36.5”, Double Bend neck Spornia SPG-7 hitting net review 2023 Titleist White Box ProV1 review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bens197 Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 34 years of playing golf I've never taken a formal lesson. That changed today, I had 1 hour with Brian Jacobs as a gift from my brothers. It's amazing what you can accomplish when you open your mind to create change. He was able to help me understand concepts and how they would relate to improving my swing. I can not wait to get out and play next week to test out what we worked on. In short...ball position and alignment. We spent a lot of time discussing and working through mechanics for my body type. I always have had a natural tendency to stand open (shoulders left of target) with the club face open (right of target) and once I was able to trust what he was showing me, I was hitting irons better than I could imagine. The skill is there, it's finding someone who can communicate with you and show you the WHY. GolfSpy TCB, sirchunksalot, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 7 others 7 3 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...
Popular Post MDGolfHacker Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 Thanks to my daughter joining the high school golf team, I've been spending a lot of time at the courses she's been playing at practicing. Lots of putting, chipping and range time. Spent 2 1/2 hours yesterday putting and another hour or so hitting the range. My range game is probably at a + level right now ejgaudette, Vegan_Golfer_PNW, sirchunksalot and 7 others 9 1 Quote What'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...
GolfSpy TCB Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 21 hours ago, Golfspy_TCB said: Leading into my Club Championship Saturday/Sunday, I am doing a coaching session with my pro today. Planning a light range session just to keep loose, and focus on chipping and putting - maybe play a few holes after to get some situational shots in. Following my previous post... good range session... worked through my bag starting with 3/4 shots with my gap and PW then to full swings 9iron, 7iron, 7wood, 3wood, Driver. Swing is feeling consistent, which is what I was looking for. The Pro and I took a mini tour of the course and found an open green to work on lag putting outside 30 feet, and routine inside 20 feet. Then worked independently for another hour on the practice green. Left with more confidence than I came with... so that is a win. JerryB, Shapotomous, sirchunksalot and 6 others 8 1 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryF Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 (edited) Hit the range today. Had a really good session last week trying to fix a swing issue with my driver, made a lot of progress then played 9 last Friday and drove really well. Got rained out on sat &sun. Todays session was to reinforce ‘the fix”. Also worked on baby pitches/chips with my 58 and putting. I’ll go in streaks with good drives and staying really connected. When things go well with the driver, I’ll hit straight, occasionally slight draw and occasionally a slight fade. Over time I’ll get more fades and occasional strong fades, no draws, then as things worsen a slice here and there. The cause is over time on the last 1/3 of the backswing, in addition to rotating back, my arms will also draw the club back. Very subtle as far as feel goes. I might not even feel it, but the ball trajectory tells me everything I need to know. Another contributing factor is during the down swing, I tend to want to lean slightly toward the ball with my back shoulder. When I stay closed longer and in better balance is when I get a draw. For me, one of the best feelings of accomplishment I get is when something goes wrong, I’ll practice and work out the mechanics then translate it to the course. While my drives last Friday were 100% really good, I didn't score well (45) but felt really good with the outing. Edited September 12, 2022 by GaryF ejgaudette, cksurfdude, Kenny B and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: Fusion, 9 deg, UST Recoil 450 ES F3/2 430 MAX 4w (5w head delofted 1* with 3w shaft), 7w, 5h w/ Alta CB Soft Regular shaft JPX923 HM 6i - GW w/ UST Recoil 460 ESX F3 RTX6 52* and 56* with Recoil 760 ESX F2 Versa DB DoubleWide : Z-Star Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Took my daughter to the range to get her out of the house. She was great getting balls for me and chatting. Was the best I hit the ball. Told her my targets and executed. Varied distance with different clubs. Did some shot shaping calibration. Ended up hitting 5 different clubs at a 112 yard flag. Was a lot of fun. Mr. Mushball, cnosil, cksurfdude and 6 others 4 5 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...
Kenny B Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 16 hours ago, GaryF said: Hit the range today. Had a really good session last week trying to fix a swing issue with my driver, made a lot of progress then played 9 last Friday and drove really well. Got rained out on sat &sun. Todays session was to reinforce ‘the fix”. Also worked on baby pitches/chips with my 58 and putting. I’ll go in streaks with good drives and staying really connected. When things go well with the driver, I’ll hit straight, occasionally slight draw and occasionally a slight fade. Over time I’ll get more fades and occasional strong fades, no draws, then as things worsen a slice here and there. The cause is over time on the last 1/3 of the backswing, in addition to rotating back, my arms will also draw the club back. Very subtle as far as feel goes. I might not even feel it, but the ball trajectory tells me everything I need to know. Another contributing factor is during the down swing, I tend to want to lean slightly toward the ball with my back shoulder. When I stay closed longer and in better balance is when I get a draw. For me, one of the best feelings of accomplishment I get is when something goes wrong, I’ll practice and work out the mechanics then translate it to the course. While my drives last Friday were 100% really good, I didn't score well (45) but felt really good with the outing. Nice!! It's really hard to correct a swing issue while playing on the weekend; we all want to play whenever we can. It can be done, but it takes longer for a change to become permanent. It's why pros do it in the off season. Not playing last weekend and practicing all this week should reduce the stronger fades because the "staying closed longer" movement will begin to be your new normal. Keep it up! GaryF, GolfSpy TCB, sirchunksalot and 1 other 4 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Got back to the range to hit off grass. Played a simulated round for prep on Saturday. Got driver ball speed over 160 a couple times. Hit every club. Struggled only with 4i. Finally worked on driver face contact. putting green did lag and mirror work for 30 mins. Then 25 mins of pitching to various target from different lies with different clubs. Then the same for chipping practice. cnosil, sirchunksalot, GolfSpy TCB and 5 others 8 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...
GaryF Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Kenny B said: Nice!! It's really hard to correct a swing issue while playing on the weekend; we all want to play whenever we can. It can be done, but it takes longer for a change to become permanent. It's why pros do it in the off season. Not playing last weekend and practicing all this week should reduce the stronger fades because the "staying closed longer" movement will begin to be your new normal. Keep it up! It’s all about ‘feel’ for me and interpreting the driver trajectory. Until a few years ago I didn’t have a hdcp, but a friend thought I was ~ mid-20s. I always needed to hit the range about 3 times after a layoff, then would at last have respectable drives, until a few years ago, when I got desperate and got lessons. First lesson after watching me hit a 7 iron, we talked a lot. He was trying to assess what I really wanted. Told him I wanted to be decent and <20 hdcp. Asked me if I was really committed to improving and willing to put in the work and make changes. When I said ‘yes’, he (light-hearted) said ‘with your swing, you don’t have a chance’. We both laughed and I really appreciated his frankness. He totally rebuilt my swing from all arms to no arms. 3 lessons and a lot of work. At first lost a lot of distance, but stuck with it. I also did a lot of reading and research. Read Bobby Jones “On Golf” 3 times the last couple years, each time picking up different nuances. Eventually regained distance and ultimately enjoy golf more than ever. I am 82% FIR but only 40% GIR. Last year started focusing on wedge play and everything inside 100 yards. This year more short wedge play around the green. Putting still very much a work in progress. Edited September 13, 2022 by GaryF GolfSpy TCB, Kenny B, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: Fusion, 9 deg, UST Recoil 450 ES F3/2 430 MAX 4w (5w head delofted 1* with 3w shaft), 7w, 5h w/ Alta CB Soft Regular shaft JPX923 HM 6i - GW w/ UST Recoil 460 ESX F3 RTX6 52* and 56* with Recoil 760 ESX F2 Versa DB DoubleWide : Z-Star Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mushball Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 14 hours ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said: Took my daughter to the range to get her out of the house. How did she hit? cksurfdude and GolfSpy TCB 2 Quote Driver - PXG GEN5 0311FX 9°+1° flat - ProjectX Cypher 40 5.5 trimmed to 44" Wood - PXG GEN5 0311FX 4-wood flat - ProjectX Cypher 50 5.5 Hybrid - PXG 0211 22° flat - ProjectX Cypher 50 5.5 and Adams Idea 5HY - 39" Fubuki z60 Hy Flex-R shaft Irons - 5-PW Callaway Rouge ST Max w / ProjectX Tour Flighted 105 steel shafts Wedges - Kirkland Signature G/S/L Putter - Kirkland Signature KS1 Wilson Brass Tech BT-2 with Garsen ULTIMATE grip Balls - Titelist Pro V1 (PROTO 388) and Pro V1x (PROTO 348 test balls from current '22 ball test. RH player shooting ~112 in Portland, Oregon. New to the game and improving every week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 37 minutes ago, Mr. Mushball said: How did she hit? Lol. She wanted to watch and put balls on a tee for me. She hit one and had it go a few feet. Baby steps sirchunksalot, JerryB, GolfSpy TCB and 2 others 5 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...
revkev Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 The weather in Florida has been terrible. It’s one of the wettest September’s on record - without a tropical storm!!! That’s compared to scores of septembers with tropical systems. The weather has stunk. I’ve had my lesson canceled 4 times in the past 3 weeks. Course and range gave had to close a couple of times. I’ve played twice this month. Labor Day weekend. So I dragged the hitting net out to at least hit sone balls live. Set the rapsodo up this evening and hit 5 8 irons on it, 5 7 woods. Hit them beautifully. I’ve got a lesson scheduled for Friday. Only a 70 percent chance of rain so maybe??? Regardless I’ve made headway GolfSpy TCB, Vegan_Golfer_PNW, Kenny B and 5 others 8 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 14 minutes ago, revkev said: The weather in Florida has been terrible. It’s one of the wettest September’s on record - without a tropical storm!!! That’s compared to scores of septembers with tropical systems. The weather has stunk. I’ve had my lesson canceled 4 times in the past 3 weeks. Course and range gave had to close a couple of times. I’ve played twice this month. Labor Day weekend. So I dragged the hitting net out to at least hit sone balls live. Set the rapsodo up this evening and hit 5 8 irons on it, 5 7 woods. Hit them beautifully. I’ve got a lesson scheduled for Friday. Only a 70 percent chance of rain so maybe??? Regardless I’ve made headway Hope you get the lesson in. It’s been a tough month. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, revkev, cksurfdude and 3 others 6 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 22 minutes ago, Rickp said: Hope you get the lesson in. It’s been a tough month. Sounds like it was a good time to get a knee replaced. GolfSpy TCB, Rickp, sirchunksalot and 1 other 3 1 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...
Rickp Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, Kenny B said: Sounds like it was a good time to get a knee replaced. I don’t know if there’s ever a good time. But I’m glad it’s done!! cksurfdude, sirchunksalot, GolfSpy TCB and 2 others 5 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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