Hello from Canada

[tony@CIC 16,840]

On 8/20/2019 at 1:32 PM, devlin said:

Hello all,

getting back into this forum. 

From canada, play all over west side of gta 

handicap is about 16 right now... having issues with wedge/ short game. 

Have enjoyed reading the last few...“best of reviews”...  And I’m quite satisfied that you guys are not ‘blowing smoke up my b***’ I even purchased one of your suggested reviewed items and it immediately improved my game by 1-2 strokes. It also took pressure off that part of the game and that is helping me to focus on my wedge/ short game

Looking forward to getting rid of the newb moniker 

 

@devlin Welcome from Northwest Ohio - glad one of the recommendations worked out for you. 

[tony@CIC 16,840]

On 6/4/2019 at 6:44 AM, Diddledude said:

Ottawa soon to move to Alberta.  Started playing 2 years ago at the age of 55.  LOL my index is too embarrassing to post. For last season and this one I have been playing out of Greyhawk Golf Club, a part of the Clublink family in SE Ontario and W Quebec.  My bag??  Well since you asked my bag is still in a state of flux as I take lessons and hopefully improve.  Just upgraded my irons and will concentrate on fitting for 3,4,5 hybrid next.

I play an unfitted M1 off the tee.

A 3 fairway wood for the moment, an M2. One M3 hybrid.

New irons are fitted (Golftec Ottawa, Pro Taylor Lafferty) Callaway Rogue X,  7-P. 

I am currently using Callaway Mack Daddy 50, 56, 60 wedges but will probably trade them for Cleveland CBX.  My coach, Taylor, has lent me a 56 CBX to try out for a week or so.  I love that huge sole.  Very forgiving for the hi handicapper.

The current flatstick is an Odyssey  O Works 7.  Footjoy Contours have been my fave boots so far and a Footjoy glove goes on my right hand.

That's correct, I address the ball from the right side.

This seems to be an amazing website and I am looking forward to checking out the forum.

 

My username has to do with the instrument I play. Any ideas??

@Diddledude welcome. No need to be embarrassed by a high handicap. There are a few of us high handicappers here. As to addressing the ball on the correct or "right' side, they're quite a few of us here as well. We even have a active "Lefty" thread:  

 

[Bowser 21]

Been reading this site for a while and just joined recently and wanted to take the time to introduce myself.

Living in a small town East of Ottawa (Limoges) and playing out of the Casselview Golf Club.

I play a lot of golf averaging over 150 rds a year since 2011 with 2015 standing out with 260 rds in that year. Yes it does mean I go South once or twice a year to get 2 to 3 rds a day when I can.

In the bag:

Driver: Mizuno ST 180

Wilson C300 Irons

Maltby M+ wedges (52, 56, 60)

Maltby PTM4 Putter

[No3PuttLaLa 1,947]

Welcome to MGS


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[vman1964 11]

Hi there, I am Ron Vaive from Prince Edward Island, Canada. I am left handed and play to a 4 hadicap. 

[CdnGolfDataNerd 3]

Hello everyone!

I'd like to become a full member so thats I can apply to be a tester, so I think making this post will allow me to get closer to that goal.

I'm in Southwestern Ontario, and this is my first seasons GolfNorth Member, hopefully I'll actually get to use my membership this year!

My clubs:

Driver:

Cobra, King F9 Speedback Black/Grey, Shaft: Atmos Tour Spec 65

Fairway Woods:

3W TaylorMade R11S

Hybrids: 

4H Ping, G410

Irons:

5i-PW Mizuno, JPX Hot Metal, Shaft: Nippon, N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 Flex S

Wedges:

50,56,60 TaylorMade, Milled Grind

Putter:

No name

Regards,

C

[fozcycle 11,705]

Hello everyone!
I'd like to become a full member so thats I can apply to be a tester, so I think making this post will allow me to get closer to that goal.
I'm in Southwestern Ontario, and this is my first seasons GolfNorth Member, hopefully I'll actually get to use my membership this year!
My clubs:
Driver:
Cobra, King F9 Speedback Black/Grey, Shaft: Atmos Tour Spec 65
Fairway Woods:
3W TaylorMade R11S
Hybrids: 
4H Ping, G410
Irons:
5i-PW Mizuno, JPX Hot Metal, Shaft: Nippon, N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 Flex S
Wedges:
50,56,60 TaylorMade, Milled Grind
Putter:
No name
Regards,
C

Thanks cdngolf, you will make yourself eligible to test and review equipment by becoming an active member in the Forum. Just jump in, read some threads and contribute.


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Cobra King F8(10.5*) w/ Mitdubishi Tense ck Blue Regular; 3W & 5W Cobra King F8 w/ Mitsubishi Tense ck Blue Regular shafts; Tour Edge CBX119 22* Hybrid w/Project X Evenflo Regular shaft; Wilson Staff D-7 5-PW w/UST Mamiya Recoil 460 Regular graphite shafts; Cobra King F8 Gw(50*)SW(54*)LW(58*)all w/UST Mamiya Recoil 460 ES regular shafts.Putter: Tommy Armour Impact No. 3; Bag: Cobra Ultralight Cart bag, Peaccoat Blue.

[Bowser 21]

Welcome VMAN,

I lived on the Island from Jun '17 to Jul '18 and managed to be a mbr at Mill River for most of one summer as I stayed in Summerside waiting for our house to be finished. Then became a mbr at Stanhope once our house was finished in Pleasant Grove.

I visit at least once a year now as I did before our year on the Island. Love it there and plan on going back as soon as COVID 19 decides we can travel again.

Take care and be safe.

20 hours ago, vman1964 said:

Hi there, I am Ron Vaive from Prince Edward Island, Canada. I am left handed and play to a 4 hadicap. 

 

[tjyorke 19]

55yrs old. Plus cap. May have won somewhere around 70invitations 15-20 time provincial am mid and match play champion. Last person to not get in 2016 US SENIOR OPEN . Organize a top am event.  My oldest was the youngest rules official  on the planet. I do free club repair because my buddies don't pay. Full time chirper . Dont care what you shoot as long as you have fun. No fun no game with me. 

[viking 96]

Hi everyone.

Been golfing since I was 9 or so so 50 years of golfing.

I am from iWinnipeg Manitoba Canada. Shoot around 95-105 but don't usually count penalties, penalty enough if you lose a ball.

Please like this so I can become a full member to enter tests and contest now that they changed the rules (Why would you do that now in a pandemic??).

Last 3 years or so I go out around 18 times a year but play around 30 games as often play 36 holes and when I do Golfaplooza at Quarry Oaks (it is 5 times a year before long weekends in summer in Manitoba). Golf season here is May 15-October 15. I usually play June to end of Sept but usually only played July and August most of my life like 5-10 times  year.

Play LaVerendrye every Monday for the special, Quarry Oaks 3-4 times for Golfapalooza, Carman, Oakwood, Scottswood links.

I have Jazz Fat Cat driver (2008 I think) and Jazz play to win hybrids (15, 18, 21, 23 degree I think) from 2005, and my irons and bag are from 1985 TNT Silver Eagle (a Ping Eye 2 knockoff from Loonys Golf shop) and a Slotline inertia putter with the gold weights in the back. Yes my clubs are 35 years old.

I had lots of my original balls (40-50 years old) Staflite, Canada Cup, Hogan, Royal, Swiftflite, Kroflite, Achestnut) but used them up last year on water holes to save my newer balls but little did I realize that my old balls were selling for $12 a ball on ebay.

Will golf start up in Manitoba the year with the pandemic?

Stay safe everyone and please like and reply so I can enter tests.

[viking 96]

18 minutes ago, viking said:

Hi everyone.

Been golfing since I was 9 or so so 50 years of golfing.

I am from iWinnipeg Manitoba Canada. Shoot around 95-105 but don't usually count penalties, penalty enough if you lose a ball.

Please like this so I can become a full member to enter tests and contest now that they changed the rules (Why would you do that now in a pandemic??).

Last 3 years or so I go out around 18 times a year but play around 30 games as often play 36 holes and when I do Golfaplooza at Quarry Oaks (it is 5 times a year before long weekends in summer in Manitoba). Golf season here is May 15-October 15. I usually play June to end of Sept but usually only played July and August most of my life like 5-10 times  year.

Play LaVerendrye every Monday for the special, Quarry Oaks 3-4 times for Golfapalooza, Carman, Oakwood, Scottswood links.

I have Jazz Fat Cat driver (2008 I think) and Jazz play to win hybrids (15, 18, 21, 23 degree I think) from 2005, and my irons and bag are from 1985 TNT Silver Eagle (a Ping Eye 2 knockoff from Loonys Golf shop) and a Slotline inertia putter with the gold weights in the back. Yes my clubs are 35 years old.

I had lots of my original balls (40-50 years old) Staflite, Canada Cup, Hogan, Royal, Swiftflite, Kroflite, Achestnut) but used them up last year on water holes to save my newer balls but little did I realize that my old balls were selling for $12 a ball on ebay.

Will golf start up in Manitoba the year with the pandemic?

Stay safe everyone and please like and reply so I can enter tests.

 

[mrmojorisin1971 1]

hello fellow canuck!

 

[mrmojorisin1971 1]

hello viking

 

hope the courses open soon!

 

[RT Custom Golf 0]

Hello all, I’m Rob from Edmonton, Alberta. I own a custom golf club shop, RT Custom Golf. I play with a mixed bag;

Driver - Callaway Rouge Subzero 10.5*

3 wood - Callaway XR Pro

Hybrid - Cobra (4) 20.5*
Irons - Titleist 710 AP2 (4-P)

Wedges - Vokey M6 52*, 56*,60
Putter - Odyssey O Wroks1

[Pug 216]

1 hour ago, RT Custom Golf said:

Hello all, I’m Rob from Edmonton, Alberta. I own a custom golf club shop, RT Custom Golf. I play with a mixed bag;

Driver - Callaway Rouge Subzero 10.5*

3 wood - Callaway XR Pro

Hybrid - Cobra (4) 20.5*
Irons - Titleist 710 AP2 (4-P)

Wedges - Vokey M6 52*, 56*,60
Putter - Odyssey O Wroks1

Nice to see another Canuck on board with MGS. I lived in Calgary from '78 to '96 and the tough times the province is going through right now is often in my thoughts. On an unrelated note, owing a custom golf club shop is one of those alternative careers, path less well travelled "...if I had tried this I wonder how it would have worked out..." fantasies I indulge in. I hope it is even better than I imagine!

[IceHawk 30]

On 4/18/2020 at 3:22 PM, viking said:

Hi everyone.

Been golfing since I was 9 or so so 50 years of golfing.

I am from iWinnipeg Manitoba Canada. Shoot around 95-105 but don't usually count penalties, penalty enough if you lose a ball.

Please like this so I can become a full member to enter tests and contest now that they changed the rules (Why would you do that now in a pandemic??).

Last 3 years or so I go out around 18 times a year but play around 30 games as often play 36 holes and when I do Golfaplooza at Quarry Oaks (it is 5 times a year before long weekends in summer in Manitoba). Golf season here is May 15-October 15. I usually play June to end of Sept but usually only played July and August most of my life like 5-10 times  year.

Play LaVerendrye every Monday for the special, Quarry Oaks 3-4 times for Golfapalooza, Carman, Oakwood, Scottswood links.

I have Jazz Fat Cat driver (2008 I think) and Jazz play to win hybrids (15, 18, 21, 23 degree I think) from 2005, and my irons and bag are from 1985 TNT Silver Eagle (a Ping Eye 2 knockoff from Loonys Golf shop) and a Slotline inertia putter with the gold weights in the back. Yes my clubs are 35 years old.

I had lots of my original balls (40-50 years old) Staflite, Canada Cup, Hogan, Royal, Swiftflite, Kroflite, Achestnut) but used them up last year on water holes to save my newer balls but little did I realize that my old balls were selling for $12 a ball on ebay.

Will golf start up in Manitoba the year with the pandemic?

Stay safe everyone and please like and reply so I can enter tests.

LaVerendrye - isn't that the home of the 750 yard Par 6?  I think you could really use an overhaul with some of your clubs(and balls), but whatever works for you out there.

[iamskull5150 1]

Hello fellow Canadians! Any musicians in the GTA/Toronto area that want to play golf with me? I am starting a Youtube channel called "Musicians Playing Golf" and hope to create amazing content with the help of fellow musicians! Hit me up!

[YEGgolfer 2]

New guy here from Edmonton, only been playing seriously for a year. It was always hard to go play the random golf game because the wife would not be ecstatic about it (she doesn’t play). But recently I bought a membership to Edmonton Petroleum Golf Club and now she encourages me to go . She wins too because now she can bring her friends to a private club for some food. I’m a high handicap at 30, but working on bringing that down. The game is great because you can play and learn on your own unlike other sports, and it’s something you can do with friends and have great conversations. Have you ever tried talking about the week’s events while playing basketball? Lol. Not sure what else to say but if anybody wants to know more, just ask! 

[StrawberryShortCake 616]

Hello Everyone, Bevan here new to the forum love the website. A little about me.

1. How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? 
   I've been playing golf for just over 2 years, my handicap is 14.9 and my normal score is 85-89

2. What do you love about golf?
   The addiction to be better. I've played sports all my life but a motorcycle change all that. I had to relearn how to walk and I was encouraged to use golf as physio.

3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?
   Long time Lurker first time poster. Been reading MGS for a while.

4. Where are you from? What is your home course?
   Comox Valley, B.C. Home course is Glacier Greens. 

5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?
   It rains all winter, kinda crummy but unlike most of Canada I can play through the winter.

6. What do you do for a living?
   Canadian Forces, ACS (aircraft structures)Tech 

7. How’d you pick your user name?
   I let my daughters pick it. 

[Mornless 0]

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I hope we will become friends :)