goaliewales14 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Introduction I wanted to start off by saying a huge thank you to MGS and Martin Chuck for this amazing opportunity! With this being the first time anyone has reviewed a golf school on here, I figured I'd start out having a few different entries. This one is going to be an introduction of myself and what I was expecting out to of the golf school. Then I was going to break down each day, and how it went. Finally, I was going to make two more entries, one being a wrap up and overall thoughts, and then another one a month or so down the road about my progress and continued communication with Martin and his team. Who am I I am Mike Wales. I am 28 years old and I've been playing golf for 4 years now. Within those 4 years, I've been able to get to about an 18 handicap with my lowest score being 85. I took about 10 or so formal lessons to get started in the beginning. I started getting into golf about 2 years after college. My coworkers and boss always talked about going out over the weekend to play, and I thought it would be a good networking opportunity. I was also looking find another sport to get into since I couldn't play hockey much anymore. I played hockey for 20+ years until I suffered an injury to my back due to improper lifting in high school. The pain began to get too great to continue to play goalie, forcing my “retirement.†The more and more I played golf, the more I have enjoyed it. I've became an 100% golf nerd. I will go out and try to hit any new club line on the market just to see what it's about. I'm currently playing: Driver: Ping G LST Tour 65 X 3 wood: Cleveland Classic XL Stiff Hybrid: 21* Titleist 815 H1 Fujikura Motore Speeder Tour Spec Stiff Flex Irons: 5 – P Srixon Z545 Dynamic Gold X100 Wedges: Approach: Srixon Z565 Dynamic Gold X100 Sand: Ping Glide 2.0 WS Lob: Ping Glide 2.0 WS Putter: Ping Oslo Biggest Issues When Martin submitted the video he wanted to know what our 3 biggest issues before we started the school. All of my issues are around 100 yards and in. I played in a match play tournament 2 months ago and had 11 approach shots from 100 yards or close. Out of those shots, I hit 3 greens in regulation. As you can imagine I lost the match 2&1. Besides approach shots, I wanted to work on chipping and bunker play. Expectations I've never been to a golf school before, but I had participated in a hockey school. My experience with that school is what I used as a guideline for my expectations going into this school. I was expecting to break out into groups to cover different aspects of the game. Looking at the Tour Striker website, I was able to see that is exactly what we would do and the topics that would be covered. I also have a very strong grip, I was curious how open they were to keeping things the same with it. One of the main things I was looking for was a good flow to the school. I wanted to 1:1 moments with the staff along with time by myself to try to think through what they were teaching us. Lastly, I wanted a lot of training material to take home since I figured I wouldn't be able to retain everything they were teaching in 3 days. Either, that I wanted to be able to look back if I wanted a refresher on a certain topic. cksurfdude, jrmull, Kmercier and 4 others 7 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max 3 Wood: Taylormade SIM 3 Utility Iron: Srixon U85 4i – 5i: Taylormade P790 6i – AW: Taylormade P770 SW: Taylormade MG3 TW Grind LW: Taylormade Hi-Toe 3 Low Bounce Putter: PXG Battle Ready One & Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post goaliewales14 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2017 Day 1 Recap 8:00 - 9:00 am "Meet and Greet" Breakfast in Grille 36 at The Raven Golf Club 9:00 - 12:45 pm Learning Center: Warm Up, "Before" Video, Trackman And Gears 3D AnalysisGroup Discussion And Demonstration - The "Non-Negotiable's" Of Effective Ball StrikingData Gathering Session For Coaches 12:45 – 1:45 pm Lunch in Grille 36 1:45 – 3:00 pm Learning Center: Corrective Pattern Development 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm* Taking It To The Course: Scramble Play With Martin And His Coaching TeamApplying What You've Learned Looking online, I found the above schedule to get a sense of what was going to happen for the day. During the breakfast, I met the rest of the “students†in the school. There was a total of 9 of us, myself included. Martin also had 2 assistants with him, Jim and Mike. That ensured that there was a 3:1 ratio between students and coaches. Martin also used this time to have us write down the 3 things we wanted to work on during the school. I wrote down the same 3 that I put down in my introduction, 100 yards and in, chipping, and bunkers. Once breakfast was over, we headed out to the range to do a quick warm up and start our baseline testing. For Martin and his team to gather the necessary information, they created a “Report Card†that consisted of 8 different stations: · 10 Flop shots over a bunker onto a green with a tight pin · Low level test of 10 shots to check our divots · Ball striking with a driver · Trackman shots with a 9 iron, 7 iron, and driver · Trackman wedge distance test · Gears 3D club path test · Shot shaping test · Weight distribution test I felt like all of these tests gave a pretty complete picture of what each of us needed to work on even if it wasn't something we wrote down on during breakfast. I really struggled with the flop shots and the wedge distance testing, as expected. The only critic that I had for these tests was that I wish the report card followed the order we were taking these tests. We jumped around on the sheet based upon the rotation we actually taking the tests. There were multiple times I was asked which test I was taking, so the next person knew where to right down the scores. Once all of us were through with the tests, we met with Martin 1:1 to go over the results. To keep the rest of the class engaged, Mike and Jim started the first lesson of short wedge shots. I was actually the first person to review my results with Martin. It wasn't because he knew I was there for the review, but my very strong grip was a major topic among the coaches. The reason being, was I was able to hit the ball with a lot of power and had great control on my ball striking. However, the grip was also a main reason I wasn't able to hit those touch shots for wedges. During the video review, Martin showed me that my hands were actually separating during the swing to make the necessary contact with the ball. After seeing that, I had no problems trying out a new grip. Plus, I wanted to keep an open mind during this school. I am an 18 handicap, so there is a lot of room for improvement. The new grip is slightly stronger than a neutral grip. The main thing I noticed with this grip was my grip pressure felt much lighter. It also allowed me to stand taller at address, and change my takeaway. Amazing on how just one simple thing can change multiple areas in your game. Once I was done with my review, I went back out to join the others doing intermediate wedge shots. The other 2 coaches caught me up when I came out, and they also wanted to check on what Martin and I talked about. They wanted to keep things in line with everything Martin and I discussed. The great thing about these intermediate wedge shots, is they allowed all of us to start working on whatever we discussed with Martin. I will say that it was not easy watching awful shot after awful shot for a long while as I tried to piece together everything with this new swing/grip. Finally, I started to see some results and started feeling like it was going from awkward to normal. That is how many swings and balls that we're all going through at this point. That is the one thing that's nice about a golf school rather than lessons is you have the time to work on what they want you to rather than just an hour lesson and be on your way. After we got back from lunch, we built upon what we were doing in the morning session. The coaches noticed that there was a common theme of a weird right arm during the wedge shots. They wanted us to try the wedge shots by using our right arm only. Once Mike or Jim saw us, we could start putting our left hand back onto the club, and we could also move to full swings. What came out of the full swings, the new grip and stance has altered my swing path. My right elbow began to flare out. Insert the “smart ball.†It is a ball that your keep between your forearms that hangs from your neck so you don't lose the spacing. As soon as I started working on that, it was time try a scramble on the course. The scramble wasn't a normal scramble since we all were still working on the changes we were going through. It would have been a mess if it was a normal scramble. I played the scramble with the smart ball the majority of the time. Mostly just hitting irons. It went alright, but I was getting dead by that time. Thankfully, after a few holes, it was time to call it a day, and get some rest. Overall, I thought the day went well. I was able to start making some good strikes, but I still had a lot of swing thoughts that I need to work through. I think Martin and his team did a great job of presenting the issues they were seeing and the way to fix those issues. The blocked practice sessions provided a great opportunity to allow everyone to work through those issues. I will say that after everything, I was looking forward to getting a shower and some rest. null, Golfspy_CG2, JohnSmalls and 7 others 9 1 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max 3 Wood: Taylormade SIM 3 Utility Iron: Srixon U85 4i – 5i: Taylormade P790 6i – AW: Taylormade P770 SW: Taylormade MG3 TW Grind LW: Taylormade Hi-Toe 3 Low Bounce Putter: PXG Battle Ready One & Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goaliewales14 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Day 2 Recap 8:00 – 9:00 am Breakfast in Grille 36 – Day 1 - Q & “Eh†9:00 – 10:00 am Learning Center: Yoga Based Golf Warm Up 10:00 - 12:45 pm Learning Center: Continuation Of Day 1 Development Strategy Group Breakout Sessions: Bunker Play, Longer Pitch Shots, Long Approach Shots 12:45 – 1:45 pm Lunch in Grille 36 1:45 – 3:00 pm Learning Center Group Discussion And Demonstration: Shot Shaping And Specialty Shots 3:00 – 5:00 pm* Taking It To The Course: Scramble Play With Martin And His Coaching Team Applying What You've Learned We started off today going through an hour-long yoga warm-up. It was actually a welcomed warm-up as I was still sore from the previous day. It was done by a guy who owns The Golf Yogi. He did really well in relating the poses to how it would benefit to golf. He also talked through how to do the poses without putting excess stress on your body. The trick was if your voice begins to change as you get into a stretch, then you've gone too far. That allows you to still get the benefits of yoga, but not injury yourself. Everyone seemed to really enjoy the yoga session and felt ready to get started for the day. All of us took out a club and began taking a few warm up swings. I was also trying to recall everything from the day before. After a few minutes, we went into a 3-station session. The first station was all about drivers, the other was using their training tool name the educator, and the last station was the dreaded Smart Ball. I started off with driver station, and within this station there were 3 different rotations. There was 1 off the high tee, one off an incline, and the other was just normal lie. The driver was actually one of the best clubs in my bag coming into this school. With all the changes in my swing, I actually felt uncomfortable over it the whole time. I was able to do really well off the high tee, but struggled in the other 2 rotations. The high tee was basically like hitting a tee ball in baseball. Looking back, being able to hit the high tee meant that I keep my shoulders very level, but not being able to hit the driver off the incline meant I have problems matching the slope. I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel frustrated after this station, but it was time to move to the educator. What we were doing with the educator was called the under-over drill. We would take the club back keeping the educator on our inside forearm, but when we reached the top, we had to move it to the outside of our forearm. The point of this drill was to demonstrate how the hands need to be used during the swing. If you didn't set the wrists properly at the top and rotate on the way down, the educator wouldn't move correctly to the outside of your arm. This really helped with all the swing changes that have been going on. I've needed to get the club more vertical, and this helped show that as well as got the club in the correct place on the downswing. Last, but not least, onto the smart ball. I was actually able to put everything together with a little help from the coaches. I was hitting some great half to ¾ shots! I felt like my irons and wedges we doing great! This was definitely making up for the driver session. Once we got back from lunch, we spent the majority of the time talking through shot shaping and how to do it correctly. Martin talked about how the club path needed to be slightly greater than the face angle. For example, to hit a fade, you need to have a slightly more out to in path to the target line, say 4 degrees, and a slightly opened club face, say 2 degrees. He was doing this all of this while using Trackman data. He also noted that where the face is pointed, that is where the ball will start. During this discussion we also went into straight shots. If the golf club is on a perfect path and the face was perfectly square, you still need a perfectly square strike to have a perfectly straight shot. I'm sure most of us know that a toe strike will produce a hook and a heel strike a slice. I just never thought about it that way. As we now started to working on what Martin was talking about I noticed that I'm starting to hit a natural draw now, so those didn't seem to be a problem. I was able to do some fades, but starting them on the correct line seemed to be a bit of an issue. The good thing was I was able to do it. I can work on the starting point as time goes on. Before we ended the day with the scramble, we did a quick short game lesson. Mike led us through the order we should think through shots around the green. The order we discussed was putting, chipping, pitching, and then the flop shot. Putting also included putting with a hybrid. Mike suggested this order because as we move down the line, you are required to make a larger and larger swing. The longer the swing, the more things can go wrong during the swing. We were able to practice these concepts a bit, but it was getting late in the day. As we moved onto the course, this is where things fell apart for me. My group of 3 was paired with Mike today. I still didn't feel comfortable over my driver. I had to back off my tee shots with the driver because I couldn't get comfortable at all. I felt like I couldn't even hit the first couple iron shots correctly like I've been doing on the range all day. Looking back, Mike was trying to explain things, but with just a few shots in the scramble to “fix†the issues, there wasn't enough time to go through it all. I'll be honest in staying that I left the school not in a great mood. I felt very defeated and very worried about where I'm at given that there is only 1 day left. I really want to be able to be able to have a functional swing by the end of this. Also, I know that I didn't discuss anything regarding the bunker play, longer pitch shots, and long approach shots. The coaches changed around schedule a bit to meet the needs of everyone and what they were seeing. They did say that we will do the bunker shots on Day 3. There just wasn't enough time today to cover it properly. DawgDaddy, Golfspy_CG2, jrmull and 4 others 7 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max 3 Wood: Taylormade SIM 3 Utility Iron: Srixon U85 4i – 5i: Taylormade P790 6i – AW: Taylormade P770 SW: Taylormade MG3 TW Grind LW: Taylormade Hi-Toe 3 Low Bounce Putter: PXG Battle Ready One & Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post goaliewales14 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2017 Day 3 Recap 8:00 – 9:00 am Breakfast in Grille 36 – Day 2 - Q and “Eh†9:00 - 9:30 am Learning Center: Warm Up 9:30 - 10:30 am Putting Green: The Game Within The Game Capture Speed, Green Reading, Stroke Length And Routine 10:30 – 12:45 pm Learning Center: Continuation Of Day 1 And 2 Development Strategy Group Breakout Sessions: Uneven Terrain, Pre And Post Shot Routine, Long Approach Shots 12:45 – 1:45 pm Lunch In Grille 36 1:45 - 3:30 pm Final Question And Drill Development - Individual Practice Plan Video 3:30 - 5:00 pm* Taking It To The Course: Scramble Play With Martin And His Coaching Team Applying What You've Learned I began my last day of the academy on a mission to turn things around from how it ended yesterday. I just wanted to get out to the range so I could get to work. At breakfast, I was actually sitting next to Jim, and asked him if there was anyway to take some time to work on the driver today. He said that it wasn't a problem at all. After breakfast, we began hitting a few balls to get loosened up. I went back to just the short wedge shots that we were doing the first day. I thought that would be a good way to get my confidence back before we started the day. I was able to start to piecing together some things and hitting a few really nice shots, and growing my confidence with each good shot. To officially get the day started, Martin and his team gathered us around to ask us if there was anything over the past 2 days, or anything new, that we wanted them to repeat, or show us. Of course, they already knew about me wanting to work on driver. No one else really spoke up. Depending on what everyone said, depended on what their plan would be for the day. I really liked this approach. If there were things that we were struggling with, they were giving us time to speak up so we didn't leave frustrated. The first thing they wanted to do was break up into smaller groups to go through bunker/flop shots and putting. Martin took the flop shots, Jim took the bunker shots, and Mike took the putting. Talking with them later it seemed like they don't switch up who teaches these elements. They mentioned that in the beginning that's how they decided to split things and it worked out really well, so why change. The first station for me was flop shots with Martin. Martin and Jim kind of teamed up for this one since bunker shots and flop shots are basically the same thing. Not too much variation in the swing itself. The interesting thing about the way they teach them, is that they want you to be square to your target. I'm sure most, if not all, of us have heard, “open the club face in your grip and aim left (for right-handed people) of the target.†They would rather see you alter how the clubs sits rather than open up your stance. By opening up your stance, you add another variable, how far left or right to aim from your target. As they were giving the explanation, I was manipulating the club to mirror what they were talking about. If you take your highest lofted wedge, and rest it on the ground like you were about to hit a standard shot. Now take the shaft and lean it backwards. If you go straight back, the heel of the club will be slightly higher, so you drop the shaft down to the ground and there you have it. All you have to do now is get the ball in a position to line up with how the club is sitting. What you will want to do is make your stance a bit wider than normal, putting most of your weight towards the front foot. Then bend your knees a bit to drop your body a little lower, and finally put the ball forward in your stance. This should also allow you to eliminate the need to choke down on the grip too. We used this same stance for both bunkers and the flop shots. I know someone asked about club fitting earlier and here is where it came into play for me. Based on my old swing, I have my irons 2* up and my wedges 1* up. With my wedges being slightly more upright, and by not choking down on the club, my wedge only had the heel on the ground. It wasn't until I went to the bunker shots where we started to notice everything. If I did make good contact, my ball was going left of my target. That's because the club face looked like it was forming a V with my shaft. If I gripped down on the club we were able to get it to the correct position. I was able to hit bunker shots and flop shots with no problems. Martin then began talking with me about my irons too. With all of the swing changes we were making to have me stand more upright, it was hurting me to have the clubs that much upright. If you remember in my Day 2 recap, I was hitting natural draws, and the reason was due to the clubs being upright. I was finding it hard to hit just a straight shot. I also have been feeling like I've been crowding the ball, but I just thought it was part of the new stance. Martin walked over to their club fitter, he runs The Club Fix, and asked if he had time to look at my clubs. Granted, it might seem drastic to change the specs of my clubs given I'm still working through the swing changes, but the more and more I work with these changes, the more I know they are what needs to be done. That is why I didn't have any problems changing them. We only put them back to standard, so it's not like we changed them drastically. While the clubs were getting worked on, it was time to go over to the putting station. At this station, Mike talked about using a metronome for the pace of your putting stroke. This isn't uncommon to me, as I've used Tempo In Motion before this school. If you are unfamiliar with it, it's basically syncing up all of your swings, driver, irons, pitching, chipping, and putting to their very own beat. It was featured on School of Golf on the Golf Channel I believe is where I first saw it. Mike took a different approach to this besides the standard keeping everything smooth. He talked about once you get a tempo set, say 80 beats per minute as that's where he was at, and match that up to a consistent length of swing, then you can get a feel for how quick the greens are at that time. As a guide for us on swing length, we used our trail foot as marker of how far the putter should go back. The beat pattern would be, Ready, 1, 2, 3, 4. On ready you are just telling your body that you're good to go. On 1 you take the putter away from the ball. On 2, you have already completed the backswing and just hit the ball. 3, you finish the swing and pause until 4. Finally, on 4, you turn your head to see how the putt looks. Where the speed of the greens come into play, is say that you hit 4 consistent putts with that beat. What you want to do is count the number of paces that the putts rolled. Let's say they rolled 9 paces. When you go to the practice green before a round you can repeat this drill, and say the balls go 11 paces. You know the greens are faster than where you normally play. You can also use this to see how much you need to extend the length of your putting stroke if you walk off a putt. It's all about getting a consistent, standard, length that's repeatable. Plus, this will also make you extremely comfortable when you are over a putt that's 9 paces long on your home course. After lunch is where we began to focus on anything we still needed to work on, or wanted to see. Jim came over to me to start working on driver. Finally, I was able to start feeling comfortable again over the ball. He flattened out my shoulders a bit and walked me through some swing thoughts. Basically, I wanted to be like Jason Dufner in the backswing, putting the club face flat, and then finish like Rickie Fowler. The other main thing was not to push forward during the start of my downswing. I've been doing this with my irons too. I would move my center of gravity too far forward and then have to throw the club to get everything back to square. To help correct it, he put a pool noodle next to my lead ear. As Jim and I were working on the driver swing, Martin was calling in people 1 by 1 to talk about what they still needed to work on as they left the school. When it became my turn, we talked about continuing to focus on the grip, standing a bit taller with the hips tucked under me, and working with that pool noodle as I just mentioned. I'll talk about this in better detail in my overall review, but this was loaded into an app that we are using to allow me to go back and see how to focus on what I need to do. When I left Martin, I went back to working irons just to try to variable things up to make sure I wasn't forgetting anything. Jim was walking by again, and noticed how fast my swing speed was getting. This is when I received my motto for my game, “Live life in 2nd gear.†He said that I have the luxury of being able to have speed, so I don't need to force it. I was trying to drive a Ferrari in a school zone, as he would say. With him being in world long drive, of course he has great speed. When he actually plays golf, he dials it back a bit. Why? By dialing it back a bit, he doesn't feel like he has to kill everything. He can make a nice smooth, controlled swing. Also, if he was to mishit something, it still goes a good way, but it also doesn't go as far offline either. Jim was also the one my group was paired with for the scramble. Of course, we all wanted him to take out his long drive driver on the course. I tried to get the video up, but it says I'm not permitted for video files. While I was with him though, I tried the motto on the course. I took an extra club from what I normally would to make sure I didn't get too fast. First shot from 125ish yards out, I stuck to 8 feet. Next par 3 from 90 yards, I pulled it a bit, but it was pin high and a 15 foot putt for birdie. 3rd hole, I thinned a shot and wouldn't you know it was pin high and just off the green. Looks like everything finally came together! Between getting the clubs back to standard, and controlling my swing speed, I was able to make some great golf shots! Everything still needs work, don't get me wrong, but I'm not leaving the school completely frustrated. I believe I'm on the path to much better golf! In talking with everyone else, it seemed they echoed that remark. None of us could go out and play 18 the next day, but we have the tools we need to finish everything up. In my overall review, when I talk about the app, that is where I'll talk about these tools. It is now time to head back home! null, Golfspy_CG2, DawgDaddy and 7 others 10 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max 3 Wood: Taylormade SIM 3 Utility Iron: Srixon U85 4i – 5i: Taylormade P790 6i – AW: Taylormade P770 SW: Taylormade MG3 TW Grind LW: Taylormade Hi-Toe 3 Low Bounce Putter: PXG Battle Ready One & Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goaliewales14 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Tour Striker Academy Overall Review I want to start off this thanking again MGS and Martin Chuck for this amazing opportunity! I am extremely honored to have been selected to do this review! I hope you guys have enjoyed reading this review as much as I have had writing it. To start this overall review, I first want to start with the expectations I had coming into this school. First off, I wanted to break into group to cover varies aspects of the game. We definitely did that. The reason I wanted to be in the smaller groups was to get more attention than I would in a large group. The group setting allows you to get instruction, but then still have time to process on your own. If you still aren't getting the concept, the coach will be right back to check on you. That also covers the 1:1 aspect I was wanting. Each time a coach was 1:1 with us, they would take videos if there were points they wanted to touch on. Those videos allowed us to see the changes immediately. It was always interesting watching the videos because you would think the change you're making is huge, but you might be moving something 2 inches. For example, on the Educator drill, I talked about getting the club more vertical. To me the club felt as straight up and down as a flag pole. In reality, it was going perfectly on plane. Those videos were then uploaded onto a training app that had us use. I know this has been something people have been very curious about. The app they had us use is called Edufii. Martin sent us an email the morning of the first day with the link to sign up for this app. You went through a quick set up process and then you could download the app onto your phone to log in with the profile you created. When I opened up the app for the first time, Martin already preloaded a lot of videos from prior schools that he recorded. As the school went on, each of the coaches would upload videos of when they worked with you, or when they taught a certain skill. This allowed you to review them once the school was over. The great thing about the app is once the school is over, the app does not lock down. It stays open to allow you to upload videos, or ask questions to the coaches. That is something that I'll be doing in my post school review. Martin said that it'll stay open as long as the app is around. This is something I feel is critical to the success of the school. You might think that you have everything down, say a month after, but if you could be forgetting an aspect that you need to be working on. The video review allows the coaches to remind you of that, or it could allow them to focus on a completely new issue. The questions are not limited to just what was covered during the school. Shockingly, Martin said 90% of people don't take advantage of this feature. The only issue I had with the app thus far, is that it took me awhile to figure out how to save the uploaded videos to my phone or laptop. I actually asked the app themselves and it was a simple process that I wasn't able to see at the time. However, it's only downloading the first 20 seconds of the video, so there's still some working to be done on this. We'll see how easy it is to upload a video, and questions, to down the road. One of the last expectations I had was around my grip. I was curious how they would treat that even though I thought I was hitting the ball pretty well. Martin should me on Day 1 that my hands are actually separating a bit in order to deliver the club. Once I saw that, I knew I had to change, but I liked how they approached the topic. Martin even told me if I was only going into long drive, that he wouldn't change my grip. Everything about my grip was about power. This was causing me to struggle with those touch shots. Overall, I felt like this school was ran extremely well! If I had the time and money, I would have no issues with going back! The flow of the school was perfect. There wasn't a time when we were just standing around, and there weren't a lot of lectures. The school was very much let's do it. I extremely appreciate that. I honestly wish I would have done a school rather than take lessons when I first started golfing. Please don't take that as I didn't like where I took my lessons because that is 100% not the case. I absolutely love everything about where I took them! If you are ever in Indiana, look up Bunker Run Golf in Greenwood. What I mean is that all of this block practice always you to focus on multiple issues at once. In a lesson you might work on 1 or 2 things. You saw in my review how just changing my grip changed at least 2 or 3 different things in my swing. The way the school is set up, I was able to see all of those before I started developing bad happens that would need to be broken in the next lesson. Going forward, I might use lessons to work on specialty material, like if I would want to work on my putting. Things that wouldn't necessarily have a domino affect on the rest of my game. Before you would go into this, or any other school, I think you need to be mentally prepared to be frustrated. As you read, after Day 2, I wasn't in a good place. When I talked to the coaches, they didn't seem worried at all. They knew that anything I was having issues, there would be time to work through it on the 3rd day. The made sure everyone felt comfortable where they were at by the time they left. Granted, I don't feel like I could play 18 holes at all right now, but I have the tools necessary to get there with a little bit of work. Also, going into this school you need to be prepared to put in the work. I don't even want to begin to count the number of balls I hit during those 3 days. If you don't put in the work though, you won't get any better. That is what this school is built to do, make you better. My first round out may not be the lowest round ever, but I definitely feel like I will break 85 very soon. Next season, I may even break 80. That's how good I feel about the changes I'm going through. I'll put some things below of where my swing was (blue shirt) and where it is (red shirt). Black shirt was day 2. I'll also through in a Smart Ball swing while we were on the course for fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEFzKggReYs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKoz1wVoie8 Smart Ball https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ-8eynp6Sg Long Drive Swing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33xEzm3OPcw DawgDaddy, tommc23, jrmull and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max 3 Wood: Taylormade SIM 3 Utility Iron: Srixon U85 4i – 5i: Taylormade P790 6i – AW: Taylormade P770 SW: Taylormade MG3 TW Grind LW: Taylormade Hi-Toe 3 Low Bounce Putter: PXG Battle Ready One & Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goaliewales14 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Follow-Up Comments It has almost been 2 months since being back from the Tour Striker Academy, and I'm feeling really good about the state of my golf game! I've been trying to get in practice when I could despite the fact it hasn't been above freezing pretty much this whole time. The most notable achievement with my new swing is winning the closest to the pin competition at the Indy Golf Expo with a distance of 14 feet from 150 yards out with the clubs they had there. Martin and I have been in contact through the app pretty constant throughout this time period as well. I really love this interaction after the school. I'm able to upload swings, ask questions, etc. and Martin will give a few tips, or even upload a video demonstrating what he would like to see. I wish I had a recent video that would be good to upload, but I've been struggling to record when during my range sessions. Overall, I would say if you're looking for a school to get lower scores, Martin and the Tour Striker Academy is definitely the way to go! I can't thank MGS and Martin enough for allowing me to do this review. The Tour Striker Academy is 100% the real deal and I would highly recommend it to anyone!! cksurfdude, jrmull, tommc23 and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max 3 Wood: Taylormade SIM 3 Utility Iron: Srixon U85 4i – 5i: Taylormade P790 6i – AW: Taylormade P770 SW: Taylormade MG3 TW Grind LW: Taylormade Hi-Toe 3 Low Bounce Putter: PXG Battle Ready One & Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 IntroductionI wanted to start off by saying a huge thank you to MGS and Martin Chuck for this amazing opportunity! With this being the first time anyone has reviewed a golf school on here, I figured I'd start out having a few different entries. This one is going to be an introduction of myself and what I was expecting out to of the golf school. Then I was going to break down each day, and how it went. Finally, I was going to make two more entries, one being a wrap up and overall thoughts, and then another one a month or so down the road about my progress and continued communication with Martin and his team. Who am II am Mike Wales. I am 28 years old and I've been playing golf for 4 years now. Within those 4 years, I've been able to get to about an 18 handicap with my lowest score being 85. I took about 10 or so formal lessons to get started in the beginning. I started getting into golf about 2 years after college. My coworkers and boss always talked about going out over the weekend to play, and I thought it would be a good networking opportunity. I was also looking find another sport to get into since I couldn't play hockey much anymore. I played hockey for 20+ years until I suffered an injury to my back due to improper lifting in high school. The pain began to get too great to continue to play goalie, forcing my “retirement.†The more and more I played golf, the more I have enjoyed it. I've became an 100% golf nerd. I will go out and try to hit any new club line on the market just to see what it's about. I'm currently playing: Driver: Ping G LST Tour 65 X 3 wood: Cleveland Classic XL Stiff Hybrid: 21* Titleist 815 H1 Fujikura Motore Speeder Tour Spec Stiff Flex Irons: 5 – P Srixon Z545 Dynamic Gold X100 Wedges: Approach: Srixon Z565 Dynamic Gold X100 Sand: Ping Glide 2.0 WS Lob: Ping Glide 2.0 WS Putter: Ping Oslo Biggest IssuesWhen Martin submitted the video he wanted to know what our 3 biggest issues before we started the school. All of my issues are around 100 yards and in. I played in a match play tournament 2 months ago and had 11 approach shots from 100 yards or close. Out of those shots, I hit 3 greens in regulation. As you can imagine I lost the match 2&1. Besides approach shots, I wanted to work on chipping and bunker play. ExpectationsI've never been to a golf school before, but I had participated in a hockey school. My experience with that school is what I used as a guideline for my expectations going into this school. I was expecting to break out into groups to cover different aspects of the game. Looking at the Tour Striker website, I was able to see that is exactly what we would do and the topics that would be covered. I also have a very strong grip, I was curious how open they were to keeping things the same with it. One of the main things I was looking for was a good flow to the school. I wanted to 1:1 moments with the staff along with time by myself to try to think through what they were teaching us. Lastly, I wanted a lot of training material to take home since I figured I wouldn't be able to retain everything they were teaching in 3 days. Either, that I wanted to be able to look back if I wanted a refresher on a certain topic.Good luck at the school I know I am looking forward to this review I think it will be fun. I hope you learn a lot and are able to retain a bunch of info. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app cksurfdude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Perfect!! I was thinking about this over the weekend, looking forward to the thread to pop up! Can't wait to read each day's recap. cksurfdude 1 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goaliewales14 Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Day 1 Review is up! DawgDaddy and tommc23 2 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max 3 Wood: Taylormade SIM 3 Utility Iron: Srixon U85 4i – 5i: Taylormade P790 6i – AW: Taylormade P770 SW: Taylormade MG3 TW Grind LW: Taylormade Hi-Toe 3 Low Bounce Putter: PXG Battle Ready One & Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Day 1 Review is up!Great start man! Those tests sound like lots of fun. It's embarrassing to expose weaknesses but it's gotta be done. I have some smart questions and some dumb questions. You be the judge which is which 🤪 -How's the food? -How's the weather? -How's the hotel? -How do you like the other students? -How do you like the teachers? -Have they checked your clubs for fit? -Where do you rank on the class age range? -Where do you rank on the class skill range? OK I'm out of ammo and done peppering you. Have a great day 2!! Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy TJS, cksurfdude and tommc23 3 Quote In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Based on what I know about Martin's students, my guess is that the average age of the class is much more than Mike's age. cksurfdude 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...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Wow. Whaf a day Mike. I had to laugh at the Scramble part picturing a team full of guys with training devices. Great question by Stud, I'll be curious to hear the answers to those as well when you have time. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy tommc23, STUDque and ddryan 3 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post goaliewales14 Posted December 12, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2017 Great start man! Those tests sound like lots of fun. It's embarrassing to expose weaknesses but it's gotta be done. I have some smart questions and some dumb questions. You be the judge which is which -How's the food? -How's the weather? -How's the hotel? -How do you like the other students? -How do you like the teachers? -Have they checked your clubs for fit? -Where do you rank on the class age range? -Where do you rank on the class skill range? OK I'm out of ammo and done peppering you. Have a great day 2!! Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy There aren't any dumb questions here! -How's the food? The food is good! The egg sandwich is by far the favorite of everyone. Lunch is mainly just salads for everyone. There are other things on the menu, but everyone was just trying to keep it light. -How's the weather? The weather is perfect for me! I say for me because it's around 70 everyday, but in the mornings it might hit like 60's. 60's to everyone in AZ is full out winter coat. Some people were in 3 different layers. They are definitely used to the higher temperatures. -How's the hotel? The hotel is your pretty standard hotel in terms of the room. The staff is amazing. They also have a shuttle that will take you anywhere within 3 miles of the hotel. There's plenty within those 3 miles for it to be well worth it. They also have "Social Hour" every night from 5:30 - 7. They put out chips and salsa, cheese, finger foods, and then serve free wine. -How do you like the other students? I really like the other students. I answer another one of your questions in this one regarding age. Martin said the average age he sees is somewhere around 65ish, so I'm definitely the "baby" of the group. Basically the age group stays around people that have retired. Normally, people my age don't have the time, or money, for the school. There is actually someone that came that is 87. -How do you like the teachers? The teachers are great! I think there is a really good balance between all 3 of them. Mike has a sports psychology degree, so he's able to help with the mental side. He's able to talk through the stats of pros and how we can use that to manage our expectations. I think he really excels with people who learn best by discussion. Jim is actually a world long drive competitor. He is ranked 26th in the world, I believe he said. He was actually the one I connected with the most especially with how to manage swing speed. Obviously, he has an insane amount of club head speed, but when he's playing golf, he turns it down to a comfortable speed. Martin combines Jim's and Mike's style perfectly. I think that is why they work so well together as a team. The "leader" can communicate effectively to everyone. The knowledge he has of the game, and how he applies it, is absolutely amazing. -Have they checked your clubs for fit? They did not check the fit of my clubs through Day 1, and I'm not really shocked about that. If you think of all the swing changes that they are having you do, it wouldn't be beneficial to do so, at least in my opinion, until you can get your swing to a "normal" one. -Where do you rank on the class age range? -Where do you rank on the class skill range? Skill wise, I feel like I'm pretty average. Granted, I'm much longer than almost everyone, but my short game can't capitalize on that length. I hope that answers everything! tommc23, cksurfdude, downlowkey and 7 others 10 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max 3 Wood: Taylormade SIM 3 Utility Iron: Srixon U85 4i – 5i: Taylormade P790 6i – AW: Taylormade P770 SW: Taylormade MG3 TW Grind LW: Taylormade Hi-Toe 3 Low Bounce Putter: PXG Battle Ready One & Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Nice read and enjoy yourself. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app cksurfdude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 This has been a great read so far. It's funny that the things your are correcting first as the same things that I worked to correct over the 2017 season: overly strong grip. Weakening my grip allowed me to stand more upright too! Nice to see common themes and I am excited to read the rest goaliewales14, cksurfdude and tommc23 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemclub Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Nice write up! That Driver distribution pattern is something to be proud of. cksurfdude and tommc23 2 Quote Bag: Bennington Quiet Organizer 9-Lite (link) Cart: 3.5+ Driver: F9 speedback, Accra iWood Woods: Sonartec GS Tour 14*, Fujikura Six S DI: T-MB 2 iron, KBS Tour-V 120 X, Irons: PP-9003SN 4-GW, Nippon 1150GH Stiff Wedges: 1957 K-grind SW, LW, Nippon 1150GH Stiff Putter: EXO Indianapolis (link) Ball: MTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Nice write up. What are the 'non negotiables' of ball striking Martin talked about the first day? Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy cksurfdude 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...
Canucklehead Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Great recap of Day 1! Hope you have a blast today Sent from my E6853 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Good job of your review. I'm looking forward to comments on your swing changes that you've made. I did find it frustrating on the first couple of days of my schools that I was hitting poor shots, but my instructor said that is very common; if it doesn't feel good, then you are making the change and to trust it. I found that by day 3 I was seeing better shots and felt better about the change. cksurfdude, goaliewales14, tommc23 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...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Good job of your review. I'm looking forward to comments on your swing changes that you've made. I did find it frustrating on the first couple of days of my schools that I was hitting poor shots, but my instructor said that is very common; if it doesn't feel good, then you are making the change and to trust it. I found that by day 3 I was seeing better shots and felt better about the change. I once had an instructor tell me, don't thnk of it as "Not feeling right" think of it as "not feeling normal" and since you don't want your "normal" shot, this is a good thing...ha Kinda hard to accept but it makes sense. cksurfdude 1 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmercier Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Very much looking forward the the rest of this review. Quote WITB - New Drive, Irons, and putter for 2019. What could possible go wrong? Driver: EPIC 3wd: BIO Cell+ 12.5* 2hb: Diablo Tour 18* 4-pw: 765 52*: RTX-3 56*: RTX-3 60*: RTX-3 Putter: ER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Great info, Mike .. thx! Have been intrigued with Martin's Tour Striker schools for a while, but .. reluctant as I'd thought he might be overly technical for me...... Can you guesstimate the breakdown of about how much teaching time is... ..launch monitor and video analysis, vs. ..hitting balls outside at targets with coaching? tommc23 1 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...
goaliewales14 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Day 2 review is up! tommc23 1 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max 3 Wood: Taylormade SIM 3 Utility Iron: Srixon U85 4i – 5i: Taylormade P790 6i – AW: Taylormade P770 SW: Taylormade MG3 TW Grind LW: Taylormade Hi-Toe 3 Low Bounce Putter: PXG Battle Ready One & Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goaliewales14 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Nice write up. What are the 'non negotiables' of ball striking Martin talked about the first day? Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy That was the discussion the group had while I was in with Martin for the report card review. I was able to look at the videos later and it was basically the grip that Martin was having me switch too. Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max 3 Wood: Taylormade SIM 3 Utility Iron: Srixon U85 4i – 5i: Taylormade P790 6i – AW: Taylormade P770 SW: Taylormade MG3 TW Grind LW: Taylormade Hi-Toe 3 Low Bounce Putter: PXG Battle Ready One & Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goaliewales14 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Great info, Mike .. thx! Have been intrigued with Martin's Tour Striker schools for a while, but .. reluctant as I'd thought he might be overly technical for me...... Can you guesstimate the breakdown of about how much teaching time is... ..launch monitor and video analysis, vs. ..hitting balls outside at targets with coaching? Great question! I will tell you that there isn't much time at all spent on a launch monitor. They basically just use that to get baseline numbers and then you won't go back to it. Granted, it seems that he switches things up based upon the needs of the class, but most, if not all, of the time is spent on the range outside. While you're on the range the coaches will come by to give feedback based upon what they are seeing at that time. When they do that, they will take videos of that "mini session" for you to replay later through an app. (I will do a full review of the app in the overall analysis, but it's a great tool!) Then the coaches will move down the line to the next person. This allows you some time to work through whatever comments that just gave. Does that help? cksurfdude 1 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max 3 Wood: Taylormade SIM 3 Utility Iron: Srixon U85 4i – 5i: Taylormade P790 6i – AW: Taylormade P770 SW: Taylormade MG3 TW Grind LW: Taylormade Hi-Toe 3 Low Bounce Putter: PXG Battle Ready One & Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Sounds like you are going through more swing changes than expected. Get some rest and enjoy tomorrow. Good write up again. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app cksurfdude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Great question! I will tell you that there isn't much time at all spent on a launch monitor. They basically just use that to get baseline numbers and then you won't go back to it. Granted, it seems that he switches things up based upon the needs of the class, but most, if not all, of the time is spent on the range outside. While you're on the range the coaches will come by to give feedback based upon what they are seeing at that time. When they do that, they will take videos of that "mini session" for you to replay later through an app. (I will do a full review of the app in the overall analysis, but it's a great tool!) Then the coaches will move down the line to the next person. This allows you some time to work through whatever comments that just gave. Does that help?Yes! Very helpful and good to know .. thx! Enjoy the rest of your time there - work hard and keep us filled in! tommc23 1 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...
STUDque Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Day 2 review is up! Man! You're gonna be nice and tired after all this. Keep it up! That golf yoga sounds interesting to me. Do you think you can remember and incorporate it into your warm up routine? Sorry to hear you're headed the wrong direction but you've definitely gotta tear things down before you build up. Are most of the other players tearing down as well? Are there anyone making magical improvements? Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy tommc23 1 Quote In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goaliewales14 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Man! You're gonna be nice and tired after all this. Keep it up! That golf yoga sounds interesting to me. Do you think you can remember and incorporate it into your warm up routine? Sorry to hear you're headed the wrong direction but you've definitely gotta tear things down before you build up. Are most of the other players tearing down as well? Are there anyone making magical improvements? Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy The golf yoga was really interesting! He actually said that most people take one or two things out of the session that seem to stretch high tension areas. For me, I most likely won't do it before a round just because I would need to do it at home. Then I would sit in a car for 20 minutes or so before I get to the course. I would feel I like I would need to warm back up. I actually found a good warm up from Jess Shelton of Painless Golf, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzAWIHDoT_8. I do think the yoga we did would be great after a round as a cool down, but I don't see it being used in a pregame routine. You definitely hit things on the head about tearing things down before you build them up. As I mentioned in the day 1 review, I'm an 18 handicap, so there is definitely room for improvement. I need to break some habits in order to see that improvement. This school is also a good mental test too. You have to keep telling yourself it's for the greater good. As far as the rest of students, there were some that had their breakdown during Day 1, but felt better on Day 2. There were some that followed my path. I didn't see any miracles happen, but we are all making great strides. cksurfdude, STUDque and tommc23 3 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max 3 Wood: Taylormade SIM 3 Utility Iron: Srixon U85 4i – 5i: Taylormade P790 6i – AW: Taylormade P770 SW: Taylormade MG3 TW Grind LW: Taylormade Hi-Toe 3 Low Bounce Putter: PXG Battle Ready One & Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downlowkey Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Great job documenting this experience in a relatable manner Mike. MGS definitely sent an exemplary agent into the field for a Tour Striker Academy debrief. Thanks for all the hard work and attention. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy tommc23, Golfspy_CG2 and goaliewales14 3 Quote PXG___0811 X 9* - Mitsubishi Diamana s60 Limited X Cobra___S9-1 Pro 15* - Matrix Ozik XCON 7 S Adams___XTD Forged 3i - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S Adams___CMB 4-PW - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S KZG___Tri-Tour 50.08__54.10__58.12 - Accra iCWT 2.0-95i S Nike___Method Converge B1-01 (copper insert) Maxfli___'23 Tour X "The most important shot in golf is the next one“ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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