EnderinAZ Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Went back to the range today. Still trying to find that sweet spot that produces a repeatable swing. Buggered up shoulder has been making it difficult since the last surgery. Found one that repeats huge distance that is straight or with a draw and an occasional hook. It is a shoulder pain avoidance swing that starts with my hands way out across the target line to the right and finishes with my hands and arms way way behind and left of the target line. Goes far, but nearly impossible to aim. So took the feeling of openness, of having room between my torso and my arms so as to approach the ball with a small inside out motion and applied to to several swing changes. One that seems to work well and is very repeatable is to push both hands and arms as far down the target line and away from my torso as possible. This gives me plenty of room, and supplies a natural lag on the downswing. My hands stay quiet, my hips and torso can snap quickly or move deliberately and I can give the ball a good accurate whack with any club in the bag. Now I am going to go sleep for a few hours. It is a coin toss if that feeling of a swing that worked, one I can feel as I write, will be there in the morning. We shall see.... Josh Parker, BallsLeon, Shapotomous and 3 others 6 Quote Driver Sim Max2 Hybrids G430 2, 3, 4 Irons ZX4 6-PW Wedges Hi-Toe 50, 54, 58 Putter 2Ball Ten ArmLock Golf cart MGI Zip Navigator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolter1 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Went out to the range just to swing the clubs for the last days of 2023. Felt pretty good for the most part. Wasn't trying to work on anything specific but just enjoy swing the clubs and hearing some solid contact with good ball flight. Heres to a new year and hopefully a fully healthy new year for golf and other things. EnderinAZ, sirchunksalot, Shapotomous and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Ping G430 SFT 10.5 Fairway Woods: Ping SFT G425 3-5-7 Irons; Ping 425 4-LW Putter: Ping Sigma2 Anser Platinum Odyssey Tour#1 White Hot Ball: Titleist Tour Speed Bag: Titleist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweed Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 No range work today. Snowy and 30. Decided it was a good day to go ahead and re-grip my irons. Might try hitting into the net tomorrow. Want to make sure they set good over night. sirchunksalot, BallsLeon and cksurfdude 3 Quote D- Ping G 400 SFT 16*- Adams Tight Lie 19*- Adams Tight Lie 4H- Ping G 400 5-U- Ping G 400 SW- Nike 56*- Ping Glide 2 P- Sub70 004 Mallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fawkes Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Well folks this year I'm taking on an entirely new approach. I am pretty much self taught, and at one point when I was practicing a ton and began working in the golf industry I got relatively good. But I reached my ceiling. When my playing was reduced to a dozen times a year with little to no practice for the last few years my game suffered more than I ever thought possible. This time around, I wanted to find a program I could follow with practice not just as the range but with practice at home. I'm a fairly visual learner and have technology that allows me to record quality video so I decided to go the online approach. After some research I determined that Clay Ballard's program suits me. It suits me because the way he explains concepts and movements makes sense to me. And the way he demonstrates them visually has been fairly easy for me to replicate. Beyond that, his program really pinpoints some of my weakest areas. I've already purchased the year subscription and have been working on it for the last couple of weeks. I already have plans to record my stats for this season instead of just handicap rounds, and want to build this entire thing into a review that will last throughout 2024. Maybe it can help people like me that are on the fence. Happy New Year everyone! cnosil, cksurfdude, sirchunksalot and 1 other 2 2 Quote Carter the Silver Fox Ping g400 - Driver, 3w, 7w, 4h Mizuno CLK 5H/MP-18 irons Edel wedges and putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 12 minutes ago, Silver Fawkes said: After some research I determined that ... the way he explains concepts and movements makes sense to me. And the way he demonstrates them visually has been fairly easy for me to replicate. That's great .. good luck with the new lesson program!! Fwiw I totally agree that good communication - and especially good reception of communications - between student and teacher is essential for an effective lesson. sirchunksalot, Dweed and Silver Fawkes 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...
BobBC78 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) A review of my stats for 2023 clarified several areas of my game which need work, putting being primary among them (wedges and getting a "go to" club are two others). Frankly, I am not a very good putter, even for my handicap level (SG was -1.15 vs. a 20 for all of 2023), so putting will be a focus of mine in the offseason here in NE. Today worked on Putting mechanics indoors: Grip and stance in front of a mirror Stroked putts with thumbs off the grip for feel of control with the fingers, rather than thumbs and forearm pressure Used different swing lengths putting a ball over a dime 18" in front Yardstick drill - Did really poorly today, getting about 4-5 out of 15 all the way down the yardstick. After a few failures on the yardstick drill, I noticed that I was feeling tense over each putt so I became conscious about calming down and just letting the putter swing. Doing this significantly improved results. Going forward, I will be more conscientious about counting and tracking my progress. Edited January 2 by BobBC78 sirchunksalot, Silver Fawkes, cksurfdude and 1 other 3 1 Quote Ping G400 Max 10.5* - Kuro Kage HBP Black Gen 2, 44.5" length Ping G425 SFT 5W (19*) - Alta CB Slate SR flex Ping G430 5H (26*), 6H (30*) and 7H (34*)- Alta CB 70 regular flex Ping G710 8i-W - Recoil 80 F3 shaft (1) Cleveland CBX4 50* and 58*, Smart Sole 4C - Recoil 95 F3 shaft Odyssey Original 2-Ball White Hot counterbalanced (lead tape in the head, Super Stroke grip with 50-gram weight) Other: Vice Pro or Maxfli Tour; Shot Scope X5; True Linkswear; Callaway Org 7 bag; Clicgear 3.5+ Currently doing a Member Review on Argolf's Pendragon XL Broomstick putter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweed Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Temps dropped below 30 last night so I decided to warm the barn up a bit to let the grips set for another day just to make sure. Warm enough inside to hit balls into the net that didn't feel like frozen rocks. I'm told spring should be here in 3 months. We gained 49 seconds of daylight today. cksurfdude, Josh Parker, BallsLeon and 3 others 6 Quote D- Ping G 400 SFT 16*- Adams Tight Lie 19*- Adams Tight Lie 4H- Ping G 400 5-U- Ping G 400 SW- Nike 56*- Ping Glide 2 P- Sub70 004 Mallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sirchunksalot Posted January 3 Popular Post Share Posted January 3 I was invited to TopGolf today by a friend of mine as he was celebrating his birthday. I was there with Mitch and two other guys from work and his two sons, one of which works with us. It was a fun experience and my first time going there. The one in Chattanooga is a one level but I found it to be nice. I did have a time when I hit one great and seeing the limited flight balls doing their thing... Limiting flight. I think from 4H to 7 iron went close to the same distance. I hit the ball pretty good, in fact probably the best I have since getting to play again. That could be down to hitting off mats, but hopefully it's a positive sign. The last 20 balls I hit I had a mantra: slow, slow, fast. I went slow on the back swing, slow in transition, and fast coming through the ball. It made a huge difference and I was seeing such good flight. I was also focusing on bringing my hands through as if I had an alignment stick running up the club and at my side. I'm hoping I can ingrain this feel in the coming weeks using the Mevo. As a bonus, I stopped at Bass Pro and picked up a new smoker. I've been wanting to get a propane one and found one at a great price. Tom the Golf Nut, cnosil, Indy_Oz and 7 others 4 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweed Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Yeah, @sirchunksalot. Those water balls can be mighty tough right out of the pond. Best to smoke em to tenderize them. Glad to hear you had a good time. and things are looking up for you. Keep banging them my man. tdroma98, Tom the Golf Nut, sirchunksalot and 2 others 5 Quote D- Ping G 400 SFT 16*- Adams Tight Lie 19*- Adams Tight Lie 4H- Ping G 400 5-U- Ping G 400 SW- Nike 56*- Ping Glide 2 P- Sub70 004 Mallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 5 minutes ago, Dweed said: Yeah, @sirchunksalot. Those water balls can be mighty tough right out of the pond. Best to smoke em to tenderize them. Glad to hear you had a good time. and things are looking up for you. Keep banging them my man. I appreciate it @Dweed! It's getting there and I'm just happy to be able to hit some balls. I find it to be rather therapeutic. What kind of grips did you go with? Tom the Golf Nut, cnosil, cksurfdude and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemac Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I spent just over an hour in my driveway with my mevo plus/net playing the Belfry on E6. I also did 30 mins putting practice indoors on Exputt Jim Shaw, BallsLeon, sirchunksalot and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: Callaway Paradym X 10.5* HZRDUS Blue 6.0 5W: TM Stealth 2 HD Speeder NX Red Stiff 7W: PXG 0211 Tensei Blue 65 Stiff Irons: Takomo 101s 5-PW KBS Tour Lite Stiff Wedges: Cleveland CBX2 52/56/60 DG115 Wedge Flex Putter: Lab Golf Link 1 Ball: TP5 Tech: Flightscope Mevo+, Shotscope V3, DeWiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallsLeon Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Watched this video during work, and it really resonated with me. The drill he describes really helps me get a feel for tempo, and rotating properly without making my arms do all the work. Additionally, the mantra/swing-thought of “vi-jay-singh” helps me get a feel for tempo and when I’m rushing or dragging. Spent some time warming up with this, and started seeing some positive results by the end of my session. Had my longest recorded sim drive in a round (283yds), this bomb below with my 3 wood (no longer on probation), and a host of solid shots with 3w/7w/utility/6i. Looking at the shot groupings, things look crowded at the top of my bag but averages seem to work out ”OK”. sirchunksalot, ejgaudette, edingc and 1 other 4 Quote Driver : Rogue ST Max LS, 10.5° loft, MCA TENSEI AV White 65g, Stiff flex (44.5", Draw setting) 3-Wood: Rogue ST LS, 15° loft, MCA TENSEI AV Blue 65g, Reg flex (42.25", tipped 0.5") 3-Utility: 699 Pro V2 Utility Satin, 18° loft, HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80g, 5.5 flex Irons: T200 6i-GW, 27°-48° lofts, Nippon Modus3 120g, Stiff flex (+0.25”, 1° upright) Wedges: Indi FLX S-Grind, 52°/56°/60° lofts, Dynamic Gold Spinner 115g, Wedge flex Putter: King Vintage Sport 60, SteelFiber P125 shaft (34"), Quad Tour Taper grip Bag: Ultralight Pro, Ski Patrol/Black Push Cart: Nitron, Black/Red Rangefinder: Bushnell Tour V5 Shift 2023 MGS Forum Review: Sugar Golf Balls (Final Review Posted) 2023 MGS Forum Review: Sycamore 009 Mini Putter (Final Review Posted) 2024 Unofficial Review: The "Putting Thing" by WhyGolf -TJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBC78 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Putting: I'm doing drills out of the book "Make More Putts" by Juan Gutierrez which contains nearly 150 different putting drills. Fortunately, many of these can be done inside, LOL. Today I did start line training with the "Yardstick drill" (got 7/10, my best so far) and the "Bruce Rearick drill" (different ball speed putts over a dime set 18" in front of the ball). Wedges: Another problem area is my wedge game (shots 30-100 yards from the pin). I found Derek Deminsky's short game (less than 30 yards) videos to be well done and clear, so I picked up his "Master the 30-100 Yard range" video which advocates a clock system to control distances. Today worked on training the 7:30, 9:00 and Full swing lengths with an 8i (no ball). Once I have sufficiently trained these swing lengths, I plan to spend time on the Trackman at Golf Galaxy to work out a distance matrix covering 8i-SW. Although I doubt that I'll find the 7:30 swings with 8i and 9i very useful on the course, I plan to train them anyway and determine the carry and roll distances. Preeway, sirchunksalot and cksurfdude 2 1 Quote Ping G400 Max 10.5* - Kuro Kage HBP Black Gen 2, 44.5" length Ping G425 SFT 5W (19*) - Alta CB Slate SR flex Ping G430 5H (26*), 6H (30*) and 7H (34*)- Alta CB 70 regular flex Ping G710 8i-W - Recoil 80 F3 shaft (1) Cleveland CBX4 50* and 58*, Smart Sole 4C - Recoil 95 F3 shaft Odyssey Original 2-Ball White Hot counterbalanced (lead tape in the head, Super Stroke grip with 50-gram weight) Other: Vice Pro or Maxfli Tour; Shot Scope X5; True Linkswear; Callaway Org 7 bag; Clicgear 3.5+ Currently doing a Member Review on Argolf's Pendragon XL Broomstick putter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) 19 minutes ago, BobBC78 said: "Bruce Rearick drill" (different ball speed putts over a dime set 18" in front of the ball). Ve done that drill a lot; Bruce was my putting coach. He knows his stuff and taught me a great deal about putting and how to assess my putting stroke. Edited January 3 by cnosil BobBC78, sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and 1 other 1 3 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBC78 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 12 minutes ago, cnosil said: Ve done that drill a lot; Bruce was my putting coach. He knows his stuff and taught me a great deal about putting and how to assess my putting stroke. Wow, that's awesome! I've followed his blog (and Substack) and watched YT videos of Rearick's teaching....seems like he'd be a great coach. cnosil, sirchunksalot and cksurfdude 3 Quote Ping G400 Max 10.5* - Kuro Kage HBP Black Gen 2, 44.5" length Ping G425 SFT 5W (19*) - Alta CB Slate SR flex Ping G430 5H (26*), 6H (30*) and 7H (34*)- Alta CB 70 regular flex Ping G710 8i-W - Recoil 80 F3 shaft (1) Cleveland CBX4 50* and 58*, Smart Sole 4C - Recoil 95 F3 shaft Odyssey Original 2-Ball White Hot counterbalanced (lead tape in the head, Super Stroke grip with 50-gram weight) Other: Vice Pro or Maxfli Tour; Shot Scope X5; True Linkswear; Callaway Org 7 bag; Clicgear 3.5+ Currently doing a Member Review on Argolf's Pendragon XL Broomstick putter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Parker Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I got out to the range today and hit a bucket. Warmed up with PW and moved thru the bag before getting to the driver. I am really working on just swing path and not falling back out of the swing. Right now it's just re-wiring my swing. Preeway, cksurfdude, Dweed and 2 others 5 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preeway Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Balance and weight shift can be the hardest aspects to master it seems. sirchunksalot, cksurfdude, Josh Parker and 1 other 1 1 2 Quote Driver: Aerojet LS, Ventus Blue Shaft - 6S 4 Wood: Rogue ST Max 16.5, Tensei White Shaft - 7S Utility Iron: Fli Hi 3-iron, HAZARDOUS Smoke Black Shaft - S Irons: JPX 921 Tour 4-P, Project X Shafts - Stiff 125g Wedges: 52º, 56º, 60º Putter: Ai-One 7 T CH, 34" Preferred Ball: Z-Star Diamond Pushcart: Nitron Rangefinder: Tour V5 Shift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 minute ago, Preeway said: Balance and weight shift can be the hardest aspects to master it seems. Yes and some of it has to do with the concept of the shift. People think it’s weight shift so they move the mass of their body and you can’t get it not only back to where it started and definitely not where it needs to be in the downswing and at impact. It’s a pressure shift and it doesn’t have to be a lot of movement. Theres a wide range of movement that can be seen by the pros but for the most part its very subtle to just a little bit and it stops by the time the club is parallel to the ground and no later than lead arm parallel. Then it moves to being centered again a the top of the swing and moved to lead leg before transition sirchunksalot, Josh Parker, cnosil and 1 other 3 1 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Parker Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 23 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said: Yes and some of it has to do with the concept of the shift. People think it’s weight shift so they move the mass of their body and you can’t get it not only back to where it started and definitely not where it needs to be in the downswing and at impact. It’s a pressure shift and it doesn’t have to be a lot of movement. Theres a wide range of movement that can be seen by the pros but for the most part its very subtle to just a little bit and it stops by the time the club is parallel to the ground and no later than lead arm parallel. Then it moves to being centered again a the top of the swing and moved to lead leg before transition It has been tough to get the old habits out of the way and new habits to form! cksurfdude, sirchunksalot, BobBC78 and 1 other 4 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, Josh Parker said: It has been tough to get the old habits out of the way and new habits to form! It takes along time to break the old movement patterns. Many don’t do enough slower motion movements to teach the brain what to do so that the brain can then tell the body what to do. Most just do drills at full speed. another thing many don’t do is hit balls from less than full swing. If you can’t do it from a lead arm parallel position you won’t be able to do it from a full swing. Think about Justin rose. He was working on a feel/movement for 11 years before it fully clicked in sirchunksalot, BallsLeon, Dweed and 2 others 5 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Parker Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 3 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said: It takes along time to break the old movement patterns. Many don’t do enough slower motion movements to teach the brain what to do so that the brain can then tell the body what to do. Most just do drills at full speed. another thing many don’t do is hit balls from less than full swing. If you can’t do it from a lead arm parallel position you won’t be able to do it from a full swing. Think about Justin rose. He was working on a feel/movement for 11 years before it fully clicked in great points! Something I need to put much more focus on during my practice. I have dropped speed but haven't done from lead arm parallel. I know what I will be doing tomorrow. Dweed, sirchunksalot, RickyBobby_PR and 1 other 4 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Just now, Josh Parker said: great points! Something I need to put much more focus on during my practice. I have dropped speed but haven't done from lead arm parallel. I know what I will be doing tomorrow. Another thing I forgot is many get focused on the result and if they aren’t seeing an immediate change they abandon whatever is they are working on for some other feel, drill, etc. When trying to change a movement pattern it doesn’t matter where the ball goes, you just need to execute whatever is you are working on. Dweed, cksurfdude, sirchunksalot and 1 other 3 1 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Parker Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 minute ago, RickyBobby_PR said: Another thing I forgot is many get focused on the result and if they aren’t seeing an immediate change they abandon whatever is they are working on for some other feel, drill, etc. When trying to change a movement pattern it doesn’t matter where the ball goes, you just need to execute whatever is you are working on. This is one thing I feel I am doing well. I'm not concerned were the ball goes currently as long as I am making a better path/movement. sirchunksalot, RickyBobby_PR, cksurfdude and 1 other 3 1 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 4 hours ago, BobBC78 said: Putting: I'm doing drills out of the book "Make More Putts" by Juan Gutierrez which contains nearly 150 different putting drills. Fortunately, many of these can be done inside, LOL. Also have that book! ..really packed with all different types of great drills .. and I really need to dig into it and get to doing more of them!! BobBC78 and sirchunksalot 2 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...
MrBandit Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Practice some putting after getting my LAB Mezz1 putter back with the new ACCRA white shaft. Much firmer feel now, never thought putter shaft would feel like this. Strokes feels more steady and confident. Putts still were going in. Lets see how it performs on the course this weekend. Dweed, sirchunksalot, tdroma98 and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50 (Terra Forza White Shaft Testing 2024) 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 TESTING: Terra Forza Shaft - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBC78 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I was able to get to the range and practice green this afternoon (weather clear, about 43*F). On the range I was hitting directly into a wind of about 12-mph. Warmed up with some PW, 9i and 8i shots, followed by 6H (purposely hitting right, left and on target line), 5W (to an imaginary 30-yard-wide fairway) and 9:00 9i to an 80-yard target. Finished on the putting green with 4' putts and lag putting from 5 to 15 paces. sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and Josh Parker 3 Quote Ping G400 Max 10.5* - Kuro Kage HBP Black Gen 2, 44.5" length Ping G425 SFT 5W (19*) - Alta CB Slate SR flex Ping G430 5H (26*), 6H (30*) and 7H (34*)- Alta CB 70 regular flex Ping G710 8i-W - Recoil 80 F3 shaft (1) Cleveland CBX4 50* and 58*, Smart Sole 4C - Recoil 95 F3 shaft Odyssey Original 2-Ball White Hot counterbalanced (lead tape in the head, Super Stroke grip with 50-gram weight) Other: Vice Pro or Maxfli Tour; Shot Scope X5; True Linkswear; Callaway Org 7 bag; Clicgear 3.5+ Currently doing a Member Review on Argolf's Pendragon XL Broomstick putter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big moose Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 It's 31 with snow on the ground, no practice or golf here in Western Pennsylvania, and there is more snow coming this weekend. Those of you who can play make a birdie for me. Have a wonderful day everyone. cksurfdude, Josh Parker, BobBC78 and 2 others 5 Quote Frank musolino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Famous words, but feel like I made a big stride in progress this week. I have been hitting a little bit in the garage on and off, less than in the past. My lead wrist has been bothering me a bit since the last couple weeks of the outdoor season, so I haven't been in any rush to overdo it. Feels like I've made a fundamental change to my backswing. I've always fought spinning out a bit on the downswing, with my club getting very vertical. The last several lessons with my old coach focused on rounding out more. What I've found is that I had a bit of a misunderstanding/improper feeling at the top of the swing in regards to feeling like I was pivoting around my spine. Found out that I was really bending my spine backwards a bit and that was causing me to either come under and up or over and down on the downswing. Getting my spine into a truly more neutral position caused a lot of great things to happen, including the rounding out of my swing with a lower, left finish. Anyhow, like I said, famous last words. But something positive to build off of. Josh Parker, sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and 3 others 5 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...
Dweed Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 On 1/2/2024 at 7:59 PM, sirchunksalot said: I appreciate it @Dweed! It's getting there and I'm just happy to be able to hit some balls. I find it to be rather therapeutic. What kind of grips did you go with? Golf Pride Tour Velvet MCC4's Mid size. cksurfdude, Josh Parker and sirchunksalot 3 Quote D- Ping G 400 SFT 16*- Adams Tight Lie 19*- Adams Tight Lie 4H- Ping G 400 5-U- Ping G 400 SW- Nike 56*- Ping Glide 2 P- Sub70 004 Mallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 2 minutes ago, Dweed said: Golf Pride Tour Velvet MCC4's Mid size. That's a good choice, I always loved the +4. I just think they feel so good in the hand. Josh Parker, cksurfdude, Dweed and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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