Popular Post GolfSpy MPR Posted December 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2018 Periodically, I post here about my son Kirke. I thought I'd start a thread in which I can bring all those posts together, so that those interested can read them, and those not interested aren't seeing posts about him scattered all over the forums Kirke started swinging a club roughly when he could stand up. For whatever reason, he took to the game immediately, both in interest and in skill. Here's a YouTube playlist of videos of him swinging, starting when he's two up to the present: Here's a quick catalog of some of the other things I've already posted here: Top of the list: Kirke's first hole in one. A post about the SuperSpeed sticks I just built for him. A handful of posts about him in this thread. Just a word, then, about my approach with him. Kirke will turn six this weekend. The fact that he's ahead of the game for his age means very, very little for his ultimate peak. Might he play college golf? Yep, maybe. Or not. And that's OK. Does he want to tee it up with Rickie some day? You better believe he does. We'll see. In the meantime, we're going to have fun. He plays soccer, and he's hoping to play baseball this year. I have no intention of paying multiple thousands of dollars a year for a big-name coach and travel golf. I also will not refer to Kirke's play as "we are doing this." He's not a proxy for me to live out my golf ambitions. He's my son. And this summer, we're going to walk a bunch of rounds and build our relationship and make memories. And he'll enter Drive, Chip, and Putt for the first time. And this weekend, he's going to open a set of clubs that he's been pining for since he first laid eyes on them: And I'll post about it here in this thread, because this is the best place to talk about golf. In a few years, maybe Kirke will have his own account here Kenny B, russtopherb, Nunfa0 and 24 others 26 1 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Great idea, posting all of Kirke's golf adventures!! He has a nice swing. I am rooting for him to make it to Augusta for the DCP comp. I would love to still be around when when he makes it to college golf if he chooses. Best of luck Kirke!! GolfSpy MPR and tommc23 2 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 great idea if he makes it to DCP I will definitely watch it and root for him GolfSpy_BNG and GolfSpy MPR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 That’s awesome Patrick.......Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Best wishes to Kirke Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 That's awesome MPR, I can't wait to hear all about the golf memories you and Kirke make. Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Love this thread. You're taking the perfect approach to it IMHO, having a son who also started playing golf when he was 8 or 9. It's all about fun and making great memories together. GolfSpy MPR and silver & black 2 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I'm liking your post Patrick. You never know what will end up sticking to your son. I also like your approach with him. We don't try to make our First Tee kids golf only kids. In fact, we encourage kids/parents to let their kids try all sports they show an interest in. Many of our participants are multi-sport kids. I think at some point these kids will discover a sport they are good or better at and will focus more on one particular sport. Certainly, I favor golf but that's not how things workout sometimes. Kirke might figure out and decide later he prefers playing a trombone. Ha! You never know with these kids. I think we had a PM once about The First Tee. You might take a second look at it in your area and see if it's available or doable. You could contact the nearest Chapter and see if they can help even though they might not be all that close to you. There's always the PGA Jr. League. It's another program for youngsters. If it's not available in your area at this time you could even start it. The PGA Jr. League is much easier to start at your course or hometone than The First Tee. Below are a few of links. I see a program location for TFT way up in the northern part of Michigan. Let me know if you have any questions or if I can help. https://thefirsttee.org/locations/ https://www.thefirstteemidmichigan.org/ https://www.thefirstteenorthernmichigan.org/ https://www.pgajrleague.com/ russtopherb and GolfSpy MPR 2 Quote My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 I'll post the video once I have a wifi connection, but here's a picture of Kirke with his new clubs. He was incredibly excited. Honestly, I was almost as excited for him. PlaidJacket, fixyurdivot, mooremikea and 6 others 9 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BNG Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 This is super cool and a great idea MPR! Kirke's swing looks good, who am I kidding his swing at age 2 is better than my swing now at 38! Enjoy the time together. i will definitely be following along and rooting for him in the DCP. GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote What is in my Sun Mountain C-130 bag or Jones MyGolfSpy bag Driver: Dark speed LS 8* set to -1.5* with an Attas Daaas 4x shaft @ 45” Fairway: F85 3 wood with a XPhplexx Agera X @ 42.5” F85 5 wood with a UST Elements Chrome 7F5 @ 41.5" Driving Iron: Rapture 2-Iron Irons: SMS Pros 4-PW with Steelfiber I95s Wedges: SMS 50* T grind with Steelfiber i110s Glide 4.0 46* zz wedge shaft Glide 4.0 E grind 54* zz wedge shaft Putters: Mezz.1 34” 69* lie EV5.1 black 33.5” 69* lie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreLooper Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Congratulations to Kirke on his new clubs! @PlaidJacket has already covered the First Tee angle. You know I'm a big supporter as well. I'd also check with your state golf association and your local PGA section for events and activities. I don't know how it is in Michigan, but here in Virginia, between the VSGA and the Mid-Atlantic PGA section, there are a ton of events to play in that are close enough to make it a day trip. GolfSpy MPR and GB13 2 Quote What's in the bag: Driver - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Wood (13.5*) - 980F 4 Wood (18*) - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Hybrid (19*) - RBZ 4i - PW - D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S ) 52* - CBX 58* - CBX Full Face 2 Putter - Craz-e Bag - 2.5 (Blue) Ball - AVX Instagram - @hardcorelooper Twitter - @meovino Facebook - mike.eovino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 We even retrieved the ball from the frozen lake. MattF, tommc23, sirchunksalot and 3 others 6 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Bet that shot ended up on the other side of the lake. Ha! GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreLooper Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 On 12/29/2018 at 11:58 AM, GolfSpy MPR said: We even retrieved the ball from the frozen lake. That's hardcore. GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote What's in the bag: Driver - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Wood (13.5*) - 980F 4 Wood (18*) - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Hybrid (19*) - RBZ 4i - PW - D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S ) 52* - CBX 58* - CBX Full Face 2 Putter - Craz-e Bag - 2.5 (Blue) Ball - AVX Instagram - @hardcorelooper Twitter - @meovino Facebook - mike.eovino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 As promised: the video of Kirke opening his new sticks: sirchunksalot, GB13, Kenny B and 1 other 4 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. 82 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Go Kirke GO!!!!!Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote G400 Driver XR 4 Fairway 16.5° Fli-Hi Utility Iron - 21° G Series 5-9 irons SM7 46°, 50°, 54° & 58° Ghost Spider S putter Nexus Laser Rangefinder Garmin Approach S20 GPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 We're getting back into the SuperSpeed training. Kirke had a new high speed today with his mid-weight stick: 63mph! GolfSpy_BNG, tommc23, revkev and 1 other 4 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 We're getting back into the SuperSpeed training. Kirke had a new high speed today with his mid-weight stick: 63mph!Inspired by this thread my 6 year old grandson, Kevin has started to participate in my training, too. Maybe one day they will meet up on tour. :)Wonder were my guy got his name from. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy GolfSpy MPR and MattF 2 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 A couple of weeks ago, Fox announcer Shane Bacon posted this on Twitter: So I replied by posting the video (above) of Kirke hitting his new driver in the snow (and made it clear that the video had been filmed earlier). Shane picked Kirke to receive a hat. It arrived today, and I hadn't told Kirke about it. So here's the video of him opening it and saying thanks to Shane for the gift. 00sportsman, perseveringgolfer, tommc23 and 5 others 7 1 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PING Apologist #9 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 4 hours ago, GolfSpy MPR said: A couple of weeks ago, Fox announcer Shane Bacon posted this on Twitter: So I replied by posting the video (above) of Kirke hitting his new driver in the snow (and made it clear that the video had been filmed earlier). Shane picked Kirke to receive a hat. It arrived today, and I hadn't told Kirke about it. So here's the video of him opening it and saying thanks to Shane for the gift. SO AWESOME! Go get 'em kid! GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote In my DLX Cart Bag: Driver: G410 SFT, set to 9.5*, Mitsubishi Tensei CK Orange 60, stiff (MGS Official 2019 Tester) 3W: G-Series SF TEC, set to 16*, Aldila Tour Blue ATX, 65g, stiff 5W: G400 SFT, set to 19*, Aldila Tour Blue ATX, 65g, stiff 7W: G410 SFT, set to 22*. Alta CB 65 Red, stiff Irons: GMax, Green Dot, 5-PW, Project X Graphite Blue 6.0, 80-90g , stiff Wedges: Glide 2.0 Stealth, 50* SS, 54* ES & 60*/8 Forged MGS Special from the Wedge Wizard, Green Dot, Alta CB graphite, 84g, stiff Putter: Vault 2.0 B60 Copper, 33", black dot w/GP SNSR grip (PING Sigma 2 Fetch under "see-trials") Ball: MTB BLACK (MGS Official 2018 Tester for the MTB RED) Shoes: Classics Tour w/Black Widow Softspikes Disabled Marine Veteran. Semper Fi! #No apologies, just Play Your Best #Powertotheplayers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAgolfer2017 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Great thread! And go Kirke!! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Bag: 4.5LS Driver: Stealth 9* w/ Aldila Red 60 Fairway: SIM 15* w/ Diamana 70 Fairway: GBB Heavenwood 19* w/ Fujikura Pro 72 Irons: p790 4-PW w/ C-Taper Lite 110s Wedge: MG3 50 & 54 Wedge: Hi-Toe 60* Putter: Spider X Ball: TP5 PIX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Temp was just above freezing today, so Kirke and I finally got in some SkyTrak time this afternoon. I also recently got a phone with a 480fps slow motion feature. So here's a little pitch from Kirke from the Konica Minolta Bizhub camera: I was calling out numbers for him to hit; here, he was trying for 24 yards. Still needs to grow into the new Cobras. GolfSpy_BNG, M. Parsons, 00sportsman and 1 other 4 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I wanted to watch but the video doesn't load. I runs through about 10 seconds of loading and then goes to a generic youtube screen. Quote My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, PlaidJacket said: I wanted to watch but the video doesn't load. I runs through about 10 seconds of loading and then goes to a generic youtube screen. What device are you using? Anyone else having the same problem? Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 home PC - windows. No trouble here before or elsewhere. GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said: What device are you using? Anyone else having the same problem? Works fine for me. iPhone. GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toehold57 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Working fine for me on an iPad Can Kirke come by and give me a lesson? Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, PlaidJacket said: home PC - windows. No trouble here before or elsewhere. Maybe this will work: Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Nope. Now all I see is Kirke standing there. No motion. Beats me. Tried it 3 times. It runs thru 10 seconds but no motion. I just tried YouTube and it's fine. Quote My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 Some morning short game practice. We set the SkyTrak to ask for random distances from 10–25 yards. Honestly, I love the randomization features of SkyTrak, and hope they expand them to other parts of their software. 00sportsman, GolfSpy_BNG, MattF and 1 other 4 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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