AsturGolf Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 I made an EAGLE!!! It's been 24 hours and I can't still believe it I was playing the best I've ever played when my card started to get away from me.. At that point I reached the 11th hole a par 4 with a small dogleg right at the end. Hit a great driver [Shotscope tells me 243m/265y] that headed to the left of the fairway and that unfortunately run out of it. I arrived to my ball, in the rough, not a bad lie but with a tree on top of me so that the branches do not let me play far from the ground. I'm 65m/71y and forced to play low.. so I take my pitching wedge with the idea of doing a partial shot and bounce once in the fairway, twice just before the green and then waiting for it to roll towards the pin. It's a flat green and from where I am I have a narrow clean entrance with a bunker on the right (usually front) and trees on the left (usually back) [image below] but more focused on carching the green than anything else. I hit the ball well and it flights on the intended line.. one hop, two hops, it starts rolling at the beginning of the green slightly right of the pin (25cm/1foot) but with good speed to stop close, slowly started to turn in towards the hole as the ball looses speed and with the end of it's roll it dissapears from sight!!! I believe half the course heard the shouts!!! TLDR: I made my first ever EAGLE and on a par 4!!! Amazing stuff! Sluggo42, Caddie1966, Bang60 and 3 others 1 5 Quote Driver Kzg Q Kzg GFX 4 Wood Kzg GF Dual 22° Hybrid Kzg XCB 5-Pw Irons 52, 56 and 60 Cleveland Wedges Odyssey White Steel 2-Ball Blade Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 11 hours ago, AsturGolf said: I made an EAGLE!!! It's been 24 hours and I can't still believe it I was playing the best I've ever played when my card started to get away from me.. At that point I reached the 11th hole a par 4 with a small dogleg right at the end. Hit a great driver [Shotscope tells me 243m/265y] that headed to the left of the fairway and that unfortunately run out of it. I arrived to my ball, in the rough, not a bad lie but with a tree on top of me so that the branches do not let me play far from the ground. I'm 65m/71y and forced to play low.. so I take my pitching wedge with the idea of doing a partial shot and bounce once in the fairway, twice just before the green and then waiting for it to roll towards the pin. It's a flat green and from where I am I have a narrow clean entrance with a bunker on the right (usually front) and trees on the left (usually back) [image below] but more focused on carching the green than anything else. I hit the ball well and it flights on the intended line.. one hop, two hops, it starts rolling at the beginning of the green slightly right of the pin (25cm/1foot) but with good speed to stop close, slowly started to turn in towards the hole as the ball looses speed and with the end of it's roll it dissapears from sight!!! I believe half the course heard the shouts!!! TLDR: I made my first ever EAGLE and on a par 4!!! Amazing stuff! Congratulations Caddie1966 and Big moose 2 Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 started really bad, but rallied for a good round, but 3rd shot on 18 into a par 5 green, I hit fat, right into a green side bunker.... grrrrr!! popped it out, but then drained the 20 footer to save par, and the great round. actually ended up with 26 putts, which is really good for me MattF, ParFore74x and JerryB 3 Quote TSr2 on tensi blue stiff Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS Reg flex Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory ER3 or, E.A.S. #4 (“Fang” or “Adele”) ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted June 6, 2023 Author Share Posted June 6, 2023 4 birdies today, but the sotd was the 150, out of a bunker, over a death ravine, past the cup, uphill, and then the roll back down to 12” away.. I called it the lucky shot of the day, but my buddy says weren’t you trying to do that? I said well yea, but… He said it’s not lucky when it’s something you are trying to do… so I just said hmmmm…. Caddie1966, StrokerAce, MDGolfHacker and 1 other 4 Quote TSr2 on tensi blue stiff Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS Reg flex Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory ER3 or, E.A.S. #4 (“Fang” or “Adele”) ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamese Moose Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I struggle with the pitching wedge in my set. My other wedges are steel shafted and much heavier. The PW is graphite, and just feels like a twig, and I've been all over the place with it, especially poor with distance control. In the past month I've stopped playing it as a "wedge", and considered it a "10 iron." That mindset has changed the way I swing it, and I've been much better. Today I used it for 5 approach shots, all went the correct distance, and got two birdies. Hole 3 was 132 yard par three, and my putt was only about 40". MDGolfHacker, JerryB and Caddie1966 3 Quote Moose, my cat, is Siamese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWillGolf Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 I continue to be impressed with the Paradym X irons. My SOTD was a 6-iron from 167 yards to 15 feet. I’m seeing more shots like this with these irons than I ever have. JerryB and MDGolfHacker 2 Quote CB-P226 Hoofer Cart Bag 0311 Black Ops 8° w/Mitsubishi Diamana S+ 60 0311 XF 3 wood 16° w/Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 0211 19° Hybrid w/Project X Even Flow Riptide G410 Crossover 4 w/Mitsubishi Tensei Blue Paradym X 6 - GW w/True Temper Elevate MPH Official Forum Test SM9 54°/12° D and 58°/12° D w/KBS Tour 110 ER11v 34” Evnroll ER11v Official Forum Test Shot Scope Pro LX+ Pro LX+ Official Forum Test MTB prime 3.5+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightsofnii Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Shots/holes of the day. Too hard to pick one: Birdied holes 1,2,3 and 5. Had a few doubles for a 39 for 9. First string of 3 birds, most birdies in a round for me 9 or 18. Hole 1. Good drive. Pured easy PW swing to 6' Hole 2: 240yd uphill drive is long for me. 50deg pitch from 85 uphill a groove low or heeled... regardless it skipped and parked at 2' Third hole, pulled teeshot but lie was ok enough for a 7i layup. Absolutely mashed my 7 and it was a flier. My layup shots tend to be the ones I absolutely crush . Pitch didnt spin but I made the 50 footer!!! ❤❤ JerryB, Vegan_Golfer_PNW, Sluggo42 and 2 others 5 Quote RADspeed 10.5, Evenflow Riptide CB 6.0s Bio Cell 3/4w, PXV 6.0s; AMP 3h 19deg Aldila RIP R. Bio Cell 4h 22.5deg PXV R. 2021/22 T200 5-7, T100 8-P (bent 1deg strong), LZ 5.5 CBX-2 50/11 ATV 56/16deg Impact No.3 Align putter Caddie for tracking. Pro V1X balls Previous forum tests: 2019: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Plus 4 grips, Lynx Black Cat 5-PW. 2020: LX5 Watch. 2021: Impact #3 Align putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryB Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Best hybrid I've hit in a while that drew really nicely and rolled just off the back of the green. Hit putter just enough to drop down the tier and come to rest about a foot from the flag for a tap in par. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, Sluggo42, MattF and 2 others 5 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_BEN Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 This was my drive of the round last night. It isn’t very often that I have an 8i in for my second shot on a par 5. I’ve been on a good wave of golf lately, and drives like this one are, admittedly, a lot of fun. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, Caddie1966, JerryB and 1 other 3 1 Quote WITB: D: QI-10 core 9* Ventus Blue TR Velocore 6x 3w: Brnr mini driver 13.5 S 3h: G430 19° Tour 2/Stiff 7W: 21° Rogue ST Max LinQ 7X 5i-6i: ZX5 MKII Project X 6.0 7i-PW: ZX7 MKII Project X 6.0 50°, 54° & 58°: Glide Forged Pro P: White Hot Versa DW Ball: Tour BX mindset Bag: Ghost MGS Anyday 14 way "And so, we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past." - Fitzgerald ” The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” - Frost "That you are here—that life exists and identity, That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse." - Whitman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 !60 yd. par 3 - my tee shot goes right, hit's a tree and drops straight down into the high rough - I topped my 56* wedge and ended up on top of a hill in shorter rough. I'm now hoping to walk away with a bogie. My next shot, a LW hits the top of the pin/flag and drops straight down into the hole. A saved par the hard way. Funny thing is something similar happened last Friday in the same men's group on a Par 4 - my LW shot hit the pin, and dropped straight down - but that time it was for a birdie. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, JerryB, MDGolfHacker and 1 other 3 1 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 On 6/10/2023 at 9:49 AM, tony@CIC said: !60 yd. par 3 - my tee shot goes right, hit's a tree and drops straight down into the high rough - I topped my 56* wedge and ended up on top of a hill in shorter rough. I'm now hoping to walk away with a bogie. My next shot, a LW hits the top of the pin/flag and drops straight down into the hole. A saved par the hard way. Funny thing is something similar happened last Friday in the same men's group on a Par 4 - my LW shot hit the pin, and dropped straight down - but that time it was for a birdie. Had something similar happen to me last week during league. Hit a pretty decent drive and only had 87 yards to the pin. Hit a nice smooth SW since the green slopes away and I wanted to land it in the front part of the green. Came up 10 or so yards short. Nice easy wedge and I hear it hit the stick (I'm thinking oh man... I never have that luck where it drops straight down into the hole - normally kicks left or right). look up and catch the second or two before it drops right into the cup! Birdie the hard way, LOL Vegan_Golfer_PNW, JerryB and tony@CIC 2 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...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Par three nemesis hole. Dual tiered green and steep. Hooked my tee shot to adjacent fairway. 70 yard wedge on to two feet. JerryB, GolfSpy_SHARK, sirchunksalot and 5 others 7 1 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...
MattWillGolf Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 My hole of the day was on hole number 4 of my home course. I nice birdie. I teed off with my 3-wood since my Driver game has abandoned me. That left me with 160 yards from the rough. My next shot was with my 7-iron and made the putt for birdie which is a rarity in my game. sirchunksalot, GolfSpy_SHARK, JerryB and 5 others 6 2 Quote CB-P226 Hoofer Cart Bag 0311 Black Ops 8° w/Mitsubishi Diamana S+ 60 0311 XF 3 wood 16° w/Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 0211 19° Hybrid w/Project X Even Flow Riptide G410 Crossover 4 w/Mitsubishi Tensei Blue Paradym X 6 - GW w/True Temper Elevate MPH Official Forum Test SM9 54°/12° D and 58°/12° D w/KBS Tour 110 ER11v 34” Evnroll ER11v Official Forum Test Shot Scope Pro LX+ Pro LX+ Official Forum Test MTB prime 3.5+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParFore74x Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 My hole of the day was one that had the heart pumping this evening. Par 5 15th is dogleg right that is playing 506 yds and is usually a struggle to get par for me. Bogey is very common on my card. Today started off with a 297yd tee shot (I love my driver) that rolled into the rough on the left side. From there I went with 5 iron and actually got really solid contact which sent my ball to the green with a ballmark at 204yds. That was the first time I’ve ever been on the green in two for a par 5. The first thought in my head was that I had a chance for an eagle, which I’ve never had before. Ball was around 25’ from the hole and pretty flat. Ball was online but came up about a foot short. Ouch. Oh well, tap in birdies are always a cool feeling. ejgaudette, MattF, JerryB and 3 others 6 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° & 58° w/ Project X LZ 6.0 120g EV5.3 Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 My shot of the day was a Callaway Warrior 5wood about 155 metres up hill to the middle left side of the green, really like this old 5wood because it loves me so going to start selling some of the 3-5-7 woods I got... MattF, JerryB and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish64man Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Best shot I had to day was at Green Meadows golf course which is a country club in the Knoxville area but the shot was 129 in and I had a P wedge in my hands and decided to go after it and hit a smooth P wedge and I landed the ball pin high to about 2 feet and sank it for birdie JerryB, GolfSpy_SHARK and Vegan_Golfer_PNW 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryB Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Sunday's shot of the day was my drive on hole eight. Still having driver issues where I vacillate between hitting it dead straight, a decent draw, and a weak hook. This one was wild because it never went too high, drew slightly, landed at the high point of the fairway and ran on the dry ground forever. Threw it all away on a tricky green, but such is life. MattF, MDGolfHacker, GolfSpy_SHARK and 4 others 5 2 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...
gavinski91 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 For the second round in a row my best shot of the day was my first tee shot. Now if only I can keep that momentum moving forward next round! GolfSpy_SHARK, ParFore74x, JerryB and 1 other 4 Quote Driver - Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 3 Wood - Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 5 Wood - Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S Utility - Pro 225 3i, Mitsubishi MMT 105S Irons - Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120 Wedges - King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S Putter - Stroke Lab Black Ten 35" Ball - Chrome Tour Powered by 2020 ExPutt Official Review | 2021 Cobra Connect Five Participant | 2023 SuperSpeed Official Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Ryman Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Shot of... yesterday was in @MattWillGolf's neck of the woods, the 2nd hole at Radisson Greens Golf Club. Coming off a frustrating bogey on the first, I stood on the 160ish yard par 3 with an 8 iron and a slight helping wind. Hit it to a tucked pin to 2 feet. Set up the first of two birdies in a round best left forgotten, except for this shot. ejgaudette, GolfSpy_SHARK, GolfSpy_BEN and 1 other 4 Quote In a Hoofer Lite bag TSR2, 10 degrees, A1 setting, Fujikara Speeder NX Blue 50-S Stealth, 15 degrees, VA Composites Nemesys 70-S E722, 19 degrees, Oban Devotion 80-S JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro 4-P, Nippon 950GH Stiff Flex CBX Zipcore 50* (bent to *49) and RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 54* (bent to *55), DG 115 Spinner, Tour Issue Staff Model TG 60*, Dynamic Gold 120 S300 SIK Golf Flo-C Tour B-XS (2022 Model) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golf2Much Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 In our men's league this morning one of our golfers had a hole in one on the front nine and lipped out for his second eight holes later on the back nine. Before we teed off, he was so excited that he shot the best round of his life the day before (73 on a par 70). I guess it's been a memorable couple of days! JerryB, Caddie1966, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 2 others 5 Quote Ping G430 Max driver 10.5 degrees with an Alta Quick45 gram senior shaft Callaway Epic 3 wood, Project X Evenflow Green 45 gram senior shaft Callaway GBB Epic Heavenwood, with a Mitsubishi Diamana 50 gram senior shaft Ping G 20.5 degree 7 wood, with a stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Ping G 26 degree hybrid, stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Callaway Paradym X irons, 7-AW with Aldila Ascent Blue 50 graphite shafts Edison wedges: 50, 55 and 60 degree, KBS Tour Graphite A flex shafts Putters: L.A.B. Direct Force 2.1 putter, 34.5" long, 67 degrees lie 2022 MGS Tester: Shot Scope Pro XL+ with H4 2023 MGS Tester: Callaway Paradym X Irons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golf2Much Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Golf2Much said: In our men's league this morning one of our golfers had a hole in one on the front nine and lipped out for his second eight holes later on the back nine. Before we teed off, he was so excited that he shot the best round of his life the day before (73 on a par 70). I guess it's been a memorable couple of days! Oh, I forgot to add that also today, with our 11 man field we also had a golfer shoot better than his age (78 from the white tees)! Bang60 and ejgaudette 2 Quote Ping G430 Max driver 10.5 degrees with an Alta Quick45 gram senior shaft Callaway Epic 3 wood, Project X Evenflow Green 45 gram senior shaft Callaway GBB Epic Heavenwood, with a Mitsubishi Diamana 50 gram senior shaft Ping G 20.5 degree 7 wood, with a stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Ping G 26 degree hybrid, stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Callaway Paradym X irons, 7-AW with Aldila Ascent Blue 50 graphite shafts Edison wedges: 50, 55 and 60 degree, KBS Tour Graphite A flex shafts Putters: L.A.B. Direct Force 2.1 putter, 34.5" long, 67 degrees lie 2022 MGS Tester: Shot Scope Pro XL+ with H4 2023 MGS Tester: Callaway Paradym X Irons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 hit a 7 wood out of a bunker over a ravine onto the green from 170... then 3-putted for a bogie... GolfSpy_SHARK, JerryB, ejgaudette and 2 others 2 3 Quote TSr2 on tensi blue stiff Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS Reg flex Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory ER3 or, E.A.S. #4 (“Fang” or “Adele”) ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 haha, same hole today as yesterdays, I missed the bunker with a good drive, and had a blind 115 yard PW. Sooo, I hit it just perfectly and crossed my fingers that it landed somewhere near the hole. We all drove up to the green, and noticed there was only 2 balls on the green, but no sign of the third. Sooo, dejectedly I grabbed my wedge along with my putter to go search the thick perimeter grass. As I scanned around I decided to do the walk by the cup and futility look to see if it was there. At that moment when I peeked in, the angels began to sing and lo and behold, there was my ball! Eagle two baby! BallsLeon, JerryB, MattF and 4 others 7 Quote TSr2 on tensi blue stiff Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS Reg flex Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory ER3 or, E.A.S. #4 (“Fang” or “Adele”) ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Playing in the rain (heavy at times) with some gusting winds. I normally play terrible in the rain with all the rain gear on. Well, my league round was already blown, as I started triple, triple, double. Stepped up to the par 3, with a front flag. Wind picked up a bit more as did the rain. Hit an easy 9 and landed the ball about a foot and a half where it stuck in front of the pin. Easy birdie and a CTP for me. Gotta love days when you get that small ray of hope during a round. And no, the rest of the round didn't get any better as I did make par on a few more holes but was offset by more blow up holes, LOL. ejgaudette, GolfSpy_SHARK, JerryB and 1 other 4 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...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Hole 8, Forest Hills. Should always be a straightforward hole, but I usually cost myself somewhere and double bogey. Not today! Wasn't my best drive of the day but was the most satisfying hole of the day. Hit a decent drive that left a half SW in to the green. Hit the birdie putt just past as I slightly underread the break. Easy tap in par. MDGolfHacker, GolfSpy_SHARK, JerryB and 1 other 4 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richk9holes Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 S.O.T.D. came out of 100% frustration yesterday. I hit an 8i into a green from about 130y, yelled "fade" at it and watched it land 10' left of the green. Not a bad place to be, but the lie is horrendous. I try a 56° wedge shot that goes a few yards forward. Slumped shoulders, drooping head, I approach my ball with the same 56° even though the shot now calls for a 52°. Completely open stance, facing the flag, I swing 1 handed and hit the ball to within 2". I did not tap it in for bogey. I kicked the ball 40' off the green. JerryB, GolfSpy_SHARK, Bang60 and 3 others 5 1 Quote Finding a way to turn birdies into bogeys since 1992. #TeamChunks '23 Forum Tester: Elixir Golf Ball WITB:TS2 10.5° @ 11.25° Tensei blue AV 55 R graph•917f2 15° @ 16.5° Diamana blue x5ct dialed 70 R graph•Stealth 22° Ventus red 6 (non-velo) R graph• 699u 2i 17° tgi 70 R graph•24° Tour v 90 black pvd R steel•699 6i-PW Tour 110 black pvd R steel• SM8 50°/08° @ 52°/10° SM8 stock steel• Jaws Full Toe 56°/12° DG Spinner TI steel • c series DW 2.0 slant neck stock steel•Phantom 2 gps•Tour v3 rangefinder•Elixir golf ball• Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 Had 140 in, but had 2 trees in front of me that made me question how high I could hit my 8 iron… so I decided to try a fade around. Took an extra club, aimed to opening, and aimed face at the pin- took a smooth swing and dog gonnit if it didn’t fade right out over the cliff of death, and then back in to the flag- left me a 14 footer birdie which I promptly missed… Vegan_Golfer_PNW, JerryB, Bang60 and 1 other 3 1 Quote TSr2 on tensi blue stiff Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS Reg flex Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory ER3 or, E.A.S. #4 (“Fang” or “Adele”) ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 How could I forget the other shot of the day.. Hit a crap drive that left me in the bark, 177 to a back right peninsula pin. Decided to give the "para-nine" wood a chance, and she landed 6 feet sort of the pin, and then rolled out to about a 15 foot birdie try. Which of course I missed, but by maybe 1/4 of an inch. I mean that would have been a birdie for the ages.. JerryB, GolfSpy_SHARK, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 1 other 3 1 Quote TSr2 on tensi blue stiff Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS Reg flex Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory ER3 or, E.A.S. #4 (“Fang” or “Adele”) ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 3:45 AM, richk9holes said: S.O.T.D. came out of 100% frustration yesterday. I hit an 8i into a green from about 130y, yelled "fade" at it and watched it land 10' left of the green. Not a bad place to be, but the lie is horrendous. I try a 56° wedge shot that goes a few yards forward. Slumped shoulders, drooping head, I approach my ball with the same 56° even though the shot now calls for a 52°. Completely open stance, facing the flag, I swing 1 handed and hit the ball to within 2". I did not tap it in for bogey. I kicked the ball 40' off the green. Isn't one handed shots illegal Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richk9holes Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 15 minutes ago, Bang60 said: Isn't one handed shots illegal https://golf.com/instruction/rules/rules-guy-legal-putt-one-handed/?amp=1 Well, apparently not. Just croquet putting. It's hilarious you ask this. If you examine that Bushnell app score sheet it wasn't giving me a course handicap because I was at a 9 hole course that lacks ratings in the system. Edit: that pic was in the how'd you play thread. Here it is, what a thud of a round. Illegal? Probably more illegal to have 2 holes play under 375y and call them par 5. It wasn't exactly a regulation scoring round. Bang60 1 Quote Finding a way to turn birdies into bogeys since 1992. #TeamChunks '23 Forum Tester: Elixir Golf Ball WITB:TS2 10.5° @ 11.25° Tensei blue AV 55 R graph•917f2 15° @ 16.5° Diamana blue x5ct dialed 70 R graph•Stealth 22° Ventus red 6 (non-velo) R graph• 699u 2i 17° tgi 70 R graph•24° Tour v 90 black pvd R steel•699 6i-PW Tour 110 black pvd R steel• SM8 50°/08° @ 52°/10° SM8 stock steel• Jaws Full Toe 56°/12° DG Spinner TI steel • c series DW 2.0 slant neck stock steel•Phantom 2 gps•Tour v3 rangefinder•Elixir golf ball• Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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