GB13 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said: So here's what I've got with lofts: PW (G700): 44° GW (G700): 49° SW (MD3): 54° LW (PM Grind): 58° Given the strength of the G700 lofts (combined with the hollow body, hot launching properties), it might make sense to go stronger than 54° with my SW, but then it stops being useful as a short game club, I would think. I'm probably going to do another Skills Assessment on Thursday, using my GW for the 105 yard shot and the PW for the 120. Here's why I'm optimistic: using my GW for the 120 yard shot this past attempt, I hit shots of 106, 112, and 114. Keep in mind: I was trying to go 120, so I was swinging hard. I suspect a nice easy GW will be good at that 105 range. If that doesn't solve that distance for me, then I'm going to have to look at my set makeup there. If you are using a 58° for lob shots, changing a 54° for a 52° shouldn't change your short game much. You 54° is probably used for chips and pitches, a 52° can absolutely do those things and might close the gap between your GW and SW. (I may be a little partial to the 52°-58° setup, but it really does work well for me.) Edited March 20, 2019 by GB13 grammar mpatrickriley and JohnSmalls 2 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...
mpatrickriley Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 minute ago, GB13 said: If you are using a 58° for lob shots, changing a 54° for a 52° shouldn't change you short game much. Your 54° is probably used for chips and pitches, a 52° can absolutely do those things and might close the gap between your GW and SW. (I may be a little partial to the 52°-58° setup, but it really does work well for me.) Definitely an option. I went and looked one more time at the numbers for my attempts at the 90 and 105 yard shots (all with the 54°). Just like @yungkory observed, the average distance was the same (it was actually shorter for the 105 attempts because of a bad strike); but the 105s launched about 2-3° higher and had a peak height about 1-2' higher, with 2° steeper descent angle. So that's some data in confirmation of the idea that, with the 54°, I reach a point at which swinger harder just gets the ball higher with no added distance. [Also, I'm totally nerding out on the data I have access to. ] yungkory, PING Apologist #9, KurtActual and 6 others 8 1 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 4 hours ago, GolfSpy MPR said: Definitely an option. I went and looked one more time at the numbers for my attempts at the 90 and 105 yard shots (all with the 54°). Just like @yungkory observed, the average distance was the same (it was actually shorter for the 105 attempts because of a bad strike); but the 105s launched about 2-3° higher and had a peak height about 1-2' higher, with 2° steeper descent angle. So that's some data in confirmation of the idea that, with the 54°, I reach a point at which swinger harder just gets the ball higher with no added distance. [Also, I'm totally nerding out on the data I have access to. ] This is one of the issues that people encounter when switching from a set wedge to a specialty wedge. The set clubs generally spin less and travel farther; specialty wedges spin more and travel less distance. You may need to change the loft on your wedges to get that comfortable distance. mpatrickriley, MaxEntropy and cksurfdude 3 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpatrickriley Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Another day, another skills assessment (before the temps drop back below freezing again tomorrow). So I've created a Google Sheets spreadsheet to track my SkyTrak skills challenges. Here's where things stand through three attempts: Topline info: my overall handicap has dropped 1.5 strokes and I have increased my greens hit each time through three attempts. I don't expect the progress to continue at that pace Today's attempt felt like the round in which you're holding everything together with baling wire and duct tape. In my spreadsheet, I've highlighted in red everything 10 and over, and in blue everything under 10. My previous attempt had a ton of extremes: some awful numbers with some scratch-level play. This round was just a lot of shots that were right at my target handicap. On the plus side, that might indicate some more steady play. It was frustrating, though, because it's awesome to mix in some great shots, and I just wasn't making those today. On the wedge front: I used my GW and PW for the 105 and 120. I was still short with most of them, but not as much. I was short on a lot of shots today, until I realized I was sliding into impact again. As soon as I focused on keeping my head behind the ball, my distances increased again. So I need to go do that on the wedge distances again. The 190 test goes through my 5 iron, as I've noted before. I also hit some shots with my 4 iron, 3 hybrid, and 4 wood. Last shot with the 4 wood, I hit the ceiling (pink insulation) with the club. It leaves a terrible residue on the head. Ugh. Anyway, still making progress here. Thankful for you guys that are following along and adding advice and encouragement. GB13, JAGolfore, cksurfdude and 3 others 5 1 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 54 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said: Another day, another skills assessment (before the temps drop back below freezing again tomorrow). So I've created a Google Sheets spreadsheet to track my SkyTrak skills challenges. Here's where things stand through three attempts: Topline info: my overall handicap has dropped 1.5 strokes and I have increased my greens hit each time through three attempts. I don't expect the progress to continue at that pace Today's attempt felt like the round in which you're holding everything together with baling wire and duct tape. In my spreadsheet, I've highlighted in red everything 10 and over, and in blue everything under 10. My previous attempt had a ton of extremes: some awful numbers with some scratch-level play. This round was just a lot of shots that were right at my target handicap. On the plus side, that might indicate some more steady play. It was frustrating, though, because it's awesome to mix in some great shots, and I just wasn't making those today. On the wedge front: I used my GW and PW for the 105 and 120. I was still short with most of them, but not as much. I was short on a lot of shots today, until I realized I was sliding into impact again. As soon as I focused on keeping my head behind the ball, my distances increased again. So I need to go do that on the wedge distances again. The 190 test goes through my 5 iron, as I've noted before. I also hit some shots with my 4 iron, 3 hybrid, and 4 wood. Last shot with the 4 wood, I hit the ceiling (pink insulation) with the club. It leaves a terrible residue on the head. Ugh. Anyway, still making progress here. Thankful for you guys that are following along and adding advice and encouragement. What is the "dispersion" metric? It seems like you were much more consistent today, so shouldn't that number be lower? cksurfdude and mpatrickriley 2 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...
mpatrickriley Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Just now, GB13 said: What is the "dispersion" metric? It seems like you were much more consistent today, so shouldn't that number be lower? Totally had the same question. I'm going to have to look that up. GB13 1 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpatrickriley Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 @GB13: it looks like dispersion is exactly what you'd expect: for each grouping of shots, how big is the circle that contains them. The wider dispersion today (vs. two days ago) is almost certainly because today I hit five shots per distance, whereas the previous challenge I did only three per. More shots, in my case, is almost always going to mean more dispersion. GB13, cnosil, cksurfdude and 1 other 3 1 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Just now, GolfSpy MPR said: @GB13: it looks like dispersion is exactly what you'd expect: for each grouping of shots, how big is the circle that contains them. The wider dispersion today (vs. two days ago) is almost certainly because today I hit five shots per distance, whereas the previous challenge I did only three per. More shots, in my case, is almost always going to mean more dispersion. Ahh, that makes sense. These numbers really provide valuable insight into one's game. They are also nice since they aren't a one time dispersion circle during a fitting, they show trends over a period of time. Right now, your trend shows steady improvement and struggles from mid range shots. This information is invaluable, and what makes this such an effective practice device. cksurfdude, mpatrickriley and cnosil 3 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...
Popular Post mpatrickriley Posted March 23, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2019 Another round of over a dozen chips/pitches from 10–25 yards. Certainly can't complain about that pattern: JohnSmalls, GB13, JAGolfore and 7 others 7 3 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpatrickriley Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 OK, in my last update, I observed the 1.5 drop in my skills assessment handicap over three attempts. I said that that pace wasn't likely to continue. It didn't. Today, I dropped from 8.1 to a 4.4! So many thoughts right now. First, golf season needs to start. Now. Unforturnately, the snow in our yard is still a couple feet deep. There's no way we're golfing for at least another month. On the plus side, there's time to get better. On the minus side, there's time to get worse Second, I'm epecially stoked about the consistency of my scores today. It's not a mix of great and poor scores; everything is right there in my target range. Third, the weakest facet of the skills assessment is that you get to hit multiple consecutive shots into the same target. There were a handful of distances in which my first attempt was either very left or fatted, and then I saved my score by making adjustments. That's not real golf. I'm going to suggest to SkyTrak that they allow all 50 shots (10 distances, 5 shots at each) to be randomized. Fourth, even with that, the pressure is real, and that is awesome. SkyTrak does not tell you your overall score as you're progressing. It tells you each shot individually. But I certainly had an idea that I had a really good score going. So while my last assessment had the feeling of holding a bad round together, this one had every bit the feeling I had the first time I broke 80 last summer. I knew I had a good score, and I felt a ton of pressure to keep it going. You can see a bit of my faltering with that pressure at the end; the 190 performance was not strong today. But I'm certainly as optimistic as I've ever been at reaching my goal of getting to single digits this season. JAGolfore, Shankster, JohnSmalls and 3 others 5 1 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I am hoping the weather gets warm soon, interested to hear how this translates to on course success. mpatrickriley and cksurfdude 2 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpatrickriley Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Here's the updated spreadsheet: Shankster, GB13 and JohnSmalls 3 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Loving all of the data @GolfSpy MPR. mpatrickriley 1 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 3.6 / Anti-Cap: 9.9 (Last Updated Sept. 1, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpatrickriley Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 And now for another use of the SkyTrak: club testing! Some golfers are disciplined: when they buy a club, they sell the club it's replacing. I, on the other hand, am a hoarder. This is in part because I normally buy bargain barrel clubs to begin with, so that by the time I'm done with them, they have exhausted all their resale value. On the plus side, though, I have enough clubs lying around to run my own mini fitting studio. So last night, I ran my first head-to-head-to-head-to-head test for a spot in my 2019 bag. Like many ordinary golfers, I have a problem around the 200 yard mark. In my SkyTrak skills tests, I've been very pleased to find that I'm hitting my 5-iron consistently in the vicinity of the 190-yard target. But then my 4-iron doesn't go much further than that, nor does my 3-hybrid. So last night, I grabbed four competitors: Adams red 18° Adams Super S 19° Adams Super 9031 20° Callaway XR Pro 20° In this contest, I was looking for two things: distance and left-avoidance. My big miss with most of my clubs is a pull-hook, and like many other golfers, I find that hybrids are especially susceptible to going left. I initially hit 5 balls with each club. SkyTrak has a club comparison feature, but I need to do a bit more reading on how it's supposed to work. I ended up just setting the four clubs at 3H, 4H, etc. Average distances and distance offline: Adams red: 182 yards | 15 yards left Adams Super S: 182 yards | 27 yards left Adams Super 9031: 162 yards | 11 yards right Callaway XR Pro: 183 yards | 11 yards left And averages with gross mishits removed: Adams red: 194 yards | 19 yards left Adams Super S: 189 yards | 30 yards left Adams Super 9031: 189 yards | 8 yards right Callaway XR Pro: 197 yards | 11 yards left Some initial conclusions: I think I can eliminate the Super S from this competition. Nothing noteworthy in distance, and massively left. The 9031 was by far the most impressive in eliminating the left side; it actually missed right! I just really struggled to get any distance with it; I had no shots with a total distance of 200+ yards. The Adams red remains interesting, especially because it has a significant movable weight. When MGS reviewed it back in 2015, Tony wrote that they've almost never had a club where moving the weight made such an enormous difference in eliminating the left side. So I obviously need to do some more swings with the red with the weight moved out to the toe. The Callaway XR Pro is the leader in the clubhouse. It's the most obnoxious-sounding of all the hybrids: a very metallic sound. But it was clearly producing the best overall numbers. One last takeaway from this: I've got to get back to my SuperSpeed training. I got off it in January when I started experiencing some significant pain in my left hand. That seems to have finally cleared up. I've got to allow more whip in my wrists to generate the speed I need to get reasonable distance in this spot in my bag. Angry Yeti, cnosil, cksurfdude and 3 others 6 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Does the skytrak do any putting evaluation? mpatrickriley and JohnSmalls 2 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpatrickriley Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 9 minutes ago, cnosil said: Does the skytrak do any putting evaluation? No, it doesn't. It apparently will try to read putts in the various simulator software options (not terribly well, from what I've read), but the main SkyTrak software doesn't even have an option for putting at all. cnosil and cksurfdude 1 1 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpatrickriley Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 Ugh. So I've posted several really encouraging things recently. But today was less encouraging. It turns out that when you turn a camera on while you're swinging to hit a ball at a target (instead of just making a swing at nothing), every old habit that you thought was gone comes back: There's the high handle and impact. There's the loss of posture, the head lurching forward. Ugh. The biggest difference, which isn't seen in the above picture, is which my follow through. Previously, the club head would come up and over my shoulder to the finish. Because I'm exiting impact now more low and left, and the swing finishes more around, with the shaft more horizontal. Without a doubt, I'm getting better results out of my swing right now. But I'm still interested in making changes that are going to give me a better chance at more consistent solid impact. So it looks like I'm due for some video work. JohnSmalls, cksurfdude, cnosil and 1 other 4 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perseveringgolfer Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 *pressure* does that- clear your mind young padewan, use the force, BE the club, SEE the swing............. OR Just set the camera and take lots of focused swings then use the editing tool MaxEntropy, cksurfdude, JohnSmalls and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Driver Awaiting NEW Driver (after 10 yrs) 4 Wood Callaway Big Bertha Steelhead plus 4+ Callaway shaft in 'Firm' flex Hybrid Titleist 910H 19* Diamana ahina 'flower' shaft in 'S' Irons Mizuno MP18SC 4-PW N.S Pro Modus3 Tour 105 in 'S' Wedges Callaway Mack Daddy forged in black 50* and 54* KBS Tour in 'R' Putter 'YES' Tracy 11 C groove 34.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpatrickriley Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 Finish position comparison (today on the left; last July on right): Angry Yeti, cksurfdude, GB13 and 2 others 4 1 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEZIPR23 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I have been rebuilding my swing, currently trying to fix 3 swing faults that I have had for the last 20 years. What I find when I go through video is that they are still there almost no matter what I do. Don't know if it is just because I focus on trying to see them or if I am just unable to correct them. BUT they are definitely less pronounced and the results are much better. Focus on the results. From following along on your journey your results on the skytrack seem to show vast improvements on the areas of your focus. Results trump everything every single time. perseveringgolfer, JohnSmalls, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote Stealth 2+ 9 (Diamana PD 60 S 45") Stealth 2+ 15 (Diamana PD 70 S 43") G425 19 (Raijin 2.0 85x) G425 22 (Raijin 2.0 85x) ZX7 5-9 (KBS C Taper S) Vokey SM9 45 10 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 49 08 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 55 08 M (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 59 04 T (KBS 610) Spider GT Splitback 34" ProV1 #23 Twitter @THEZIPR23 "One thing Golf has taught me, is that my muscles have no memory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpatrickriley Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, THEZIPR23 said: I have been rebuilding my swing, currently trying to fix 3 swing faults that I have had for the last 20 years. What I find when I go through video is that they are still there almost no matter what I do. Don't know if it is just because I focus on trying to see them or if I am just unable to correct them. BUT they are definitely less pronounced and the results are much better. Focus on the results. From following along on your journey your results on the skytrack seem to show vast improvements on the areas of your focus. Results trump everything every single time. This is very good; appreciate it. And I'll need to be reminded of it from time to time, because I'm definitely the sort that might develop a functional swing, but always be lured in by the Adam Scott swing. Function > cosmetics. cksurfdude, JohnSmalls and THEZIPR23 3 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpatrickriley Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 Drove by my course this morning. I still have (gulp) a while to practice before opening day. edingc, GB13, MaxEntropy and 4 others 4 3 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said: Drove by my course this morning. I still have (gulp) a while to practice before opening day. I don't know why, but the course closed sign is making me laugh. Like, I don't think I need a sign to know that... mpatrickriley, JohnSmalls and cksurfdude 2 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...
mpatrickriley Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, GB13 said: I don't know why, but the course closed sign is making me laugh. Like, I don't think I need a sign to know that... Yeah, it's overkill, insult to injury level stuff there. GB13, cksurfdude and JohnSmalls 3 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxEntropy Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 18 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said: Drove by my course this morning. I still have (gulp) a while to practice before opening day. That sure is some funny looking grass.... cksurfdude, JohnSmalls and mpatrickriley 1 2 Quote Driver: Epic Speed 9* (set -1) MMT 70X 3W: Tour B JGR Recoil 760ES 7W: Epic Flash 19* TourAD (can't remember the exact model) 4H: Tour B JGR 23* Recoil 780ES 5-AW: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105 54*, 58*: TAIII Black Putter: Scottsdale TR Senita Bag: BigMax Dri Active Lite Ball: TP5x or AVX (yellow) Pushcart: BigMax iQ+ Most Recent Test: Fit For Golf 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEZIPR23 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 34 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said: Drove by my course this morning. I still have (gulp) a while to practice before opening day. Wow! I will refrain from telling you that our forecast says 70-75 for the next 14 days... mpatrickriley 1 Quote Stealth 2+ 9 (Diamana PD 60 S 45") Stealth 2+ 15 (Diamana PD 70 S 43") G425 19 (Raijin 2.0 85x) G425 22 (Raijin 2.0 85x) ZX7 5-9 (KBS C Taper S) Vokey SM9 45 10 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 49 08 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 55 08 M (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 59 04 T (KBS 610) Spider GT Splitback 34" ProV1 #23 Twitter @THEZIPR23 "One thing Golf has taught me, is that my muscles have no memory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 4 hours ago, THEZIPR23 said: Wow! I will refrain from telling you that our forecast says 70-75 for the next 14 days... I will also "refrain" from telling you that a course in Minneapolis finally opened, and I'm going out for a round tomorrow. mpatrickriley and THEZIPR23 2 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...
mpatrickriley Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 Listen, I get it: most of the inhabitable earth can play on golf courses before I can. Kick a man while, he's down, why don't you? MaxEntropy, JohnSmalls, cnosil and 2 others 2 3 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX E722 16.5°, Tensei AV RAW Blue 65 S Epic Super Hybrid 19°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 22°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 Epic Forged 7 27° 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 7–PW Diamond Tour Inazone 3.0 50°, 54°, 58°, Aldila NV 95 Graphite DF3, Counterbalanced 37", TPT shaft, Garsen Quad Tour 17" Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Drove by my course this morning. I still have (gulp) a while to practice before opening day.That is truly depressing. It's the end of March the bulbs should be coming up in your garden and the grass should be turning green. FYI I played 18 today it was in the 60's but the 20 mph winds cooled it down a bit. And yes you can send me that finger memo if you'd like Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy mpatrickriley and cksurfdude 2 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...
Shankster Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 You should put Tiger’s, Justin Roses, Louis Oostuizen’s, and some of the other great ball strikers impact vs address position. You’ll notice every one of them has higher hands at impact. I got caught up on that last year and it messed me all up.Keep up the good work though. mpatrickriley and cksurfdude 2 Quote Driver: Callway Rogue St Triple Diamond 9* 2 HY: Mizuno STZ 230 16* (set to 13.75) 2 Iron: Taylormade UDI 17* Irons: 2019 Titleist T100S 3-PW Wedges: Vokey SM6 54* and SM9 48* / Taylormade MG3 TW 56* Putter: PING Anser Ball: Pro V1 Bag: Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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