Kenny B Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 32 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said: Unpopular opinion coming. Private clubs for one biological gender or even age for that matter regardless of activity (golf, cigar, etc) are perfectly fine. There are plenty of female only clubs of all sorts. With that said Augusta has opened their club tonthe kids in Sunday before the masters to host the drive, Chip, putt championships for several years now which is great chance to help the growth of the game and now they are having the women’s amateur event the week before...and 4 amatuers have declined to play there and accepted invitations to play the lpgas first major ANA inspiration I guess those 4 amateurs declined the ANWA invitation because they wanted a chance to play in a major championship against the top players in the world rather than play 36 holes at nearby Augusta CC with MAYBE a chance to be in the final round of 30 players who get to play Augusta National GC. JohnSmalls and palvord 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
tony@CIC Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 40 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said: 4 amatuers have declined to play there and accepted invitations to play the lpgas first major ANA inspiration Wow declining a once in a lifetime experience! It's an inaugural event AND it's Augusta! These 4 could have probably played in another LPGA event or ANA next year. Defies reason - at least for me. RickyBobby_PR 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
RickyBobby_PR Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 32 minutes ago, Kenny B said: I guess those 4 amateurs declined the ANWA invitation because they wanted a chance to play in a major championship against the top players in the world rather than play 36 holes at nearby Augusta CC with MAYBE a chance to be in the final round of 30 players who get to play Augusta National GC. Both are great chances and either is hard to pass up but if I have even a remote chance to get onto Augusta I’m taking it, especially since there’s no other plans to have a pro event there so once they turn pro their chances are even lower and btw Augusta CC is no slouch if a course to get a chance to play either. The 4 that declined are highly ranked amatuers so their chances of getting into the top 30 are pretty high Kenny B and tony@CIC 2 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment
sixcat Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Kenny B said: I guess those 4 amateurs declined the ANWA invitation because they wanted a chance to play in a major championship against the top players in the world rather than play 36 holes at nearby Augusta CC with MAYBE a chance to be in the final round of 30 players who get to play Augusta National GC. Champions Retreat, not Augusta CC. Same sentiment applies though. Those four are in a win-win situation. Honestly, if they harbor thoughts of turning professional anytime soon, playing the ANA is probably the right choice. Kenny B and silver & black 2 Quote Link to comment
THEZIPR23 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Very tough decision but they probably made the right one. I think that Augusta translates to Men more so than women. Also they are top flight AM's and playing a major on the tour that they will probably compete on will do more for their preparation in the future. russtopherb, sixcat, Kenny B 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
Kenny B Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 21 hours ago, sixcat said: Champions Retreat, not Augusta CC. Same sentiment applies though. Those four are in a win-win situation. Honestly, if they harbor thoughts of turning professional anytime soon, playing the ANA is probably the right choice. Yeah, I missed that. I was thinking it was right next door. sixcat 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
Eric Cartmenez Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) Long live groove technology in putters - it's the secret to making more putts. Edited April 4, 2019 by Eric Cartmenez Quote Link to comment
cnosil Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Long live groove technology in putters - it's the secret to making more putts. yep, probably something people will disagree on. But, I don’t think I have ever heard the claim that it will help make more putts. I have heard better roll and consistency. But we all know it isn’t the grooves, it is how the putter looks that helps you make more putts. Rickp and gaussman1 2 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke 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: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment
Eric Cartmenez Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 hour ago, cnosil said: yep, probably something people will disagree on. But, I don’t think I have ever heard the claim that it will help make more putts. I have heard better roll and consistency. But we all know it isn’t the grooves, it is how the putter looks that helps you make more putts. Although grooves may help the ball roll end over end consistently (some would argue they roll the ball end over end just as well without grooves), I will stand by the greatest putter of all time using a smooth faced Scotty Cameron putter - even experimenting with grooves - only to go back to his Scotty. Say what you want, Mr. Rife, Ping, Odyssey, Bobby Grace, etc., if grooves made that drastic of a difference, I don't care what they say, every single pro would be using them. And after years of experimentation, you would think that I (not a pro golfer), would be able to make more putts with a grooved or technology filled putter. As it turns out, I make more puts with a newport Scotty Cameron, white hot pro Odyssey, Bettinardi milled face, and a Cleveland milled face. I can also make putts with groove tech - which obviously doesn't hurt to have, but it by no means makes me a more consistent putter or makes me hole more putts. I wish someone would come out and say that they don't matter as much as they want you to believe they matter - they certainly can't hurt your game, just like a smooth face or milled face won't hurt or make you make exponentially more putts...just my thoughts - im sure others out there share the same! cnosil, tony@CIC and BIG STU 3 Quote Link to comment
BIG STU Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 8 hours ago, cnosil said: yep, probably something people will disagree on. But, I don’t think I have ever heard the claim that it will help make more putts. I have heard better roll and consistency. But we all know it isn’t the grooves, it is how the putter looks that helps you make more putts. Don't forget about feel there brother--- For me it is how it fits my eye but especially about the feel. For me insert putters have no feel that is why mostly I putt with old school styled putters. Shankster, cnosil, Eric Cartmenez and 1 other 4 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment
BIG STU Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 6 hours ago, Eric Cartmenez said: Although grooves may help the ball roll end over end consistently (some would argue they roll the ball end over end just as well without grooves), I will stand by the greatest putter of all time using a smooth faced Scotty Cameron putter - even experimenting with grooves - only to go back to his Scotty. Say what you want, Mr. Rife, Ping, Odyssey, Bobby Grace, etc., if grooves made that drastic of a difference, I don't care what they say, every single pro would be using them. And after years of experimentation, you would think that I (not a pro golfer), would be able to make more putts with a grooved or technology filled putter. As it turns out, I make more puts with a newport Scotty Cameron, white hot pro Odyssey, Bettinardi milled face, and a Cleveland milled face. I can also make putts with groove tech - which obviously doesn't hurt to have, but it by no means makes me a more consistent putter or makes me hole more putts. I wish someone would come out and say that they don't matter as much as they want you to believe they matter - they certainly can't hurt your game, just like a smooth face or milled face won't hurt or make you make exponentially more putts...just my thoughts - im sure others out there share the same! Trust me on this if grooves made that much of a difference or advantage the Golf Channel would be clamoring to ban them and the USGA and the R&A would bow down and do so tony@CIC, Eric Cartmenez and silver & black 3 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment
Eric Cartmenez Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, BIG STU said: Trust me on this if grooves made that much of a difference or advantage the Golf Channel would be clamoring to ban them and the USGA and the R&A would bow down and do so This is exactly what I mean! U hit the nail on the head. Every single player would be using grooves if it gave them an advantage. I'll stick with what I put with - whether that's grooves or not - whatever you make more putts with! Edited April 5, 2019 by Eric Cartmenez BIG STU, silver & black and tony@CIC 3 Quote Link to comment
BIG STU Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 One other thing on the groove thing. Now this is strictly me. I have a YES! Dianna I found a few years back in a junked car. It is a nice putter good looking and all. Has the C-groove thing. I also have a Nike Method 003 I got a few years back which is another story. Like the YES! it has grooves. If I am doing the toe putt thing I can not get it to go in a predictable manner with either putter. Some of you know what I am talking about others do not. John Smalls knows about toe putting because I showed him while putting with a old blade Tommy Armour. We were also messing around with a balata ball he had actually found while we were playing. It is an old school method of taking a little steam off a putt and side spinning it especially on a fast left to right putt ( for a right hander) it can also take some of the speed off a right to left down hill short breaker. You gotta practice it though. It is harder for me to do with a Anser style putter. Back when I played comp I carried 2 putters in the car and decided on the putting green. If the greens were slick I carried a blade style putter usually a Tommy Armour Ironmaster style or an 8802 and left my Ping in the car. Eric Cartmenez, ole gray, JohnSmalls and 1 other 4 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment
JohnSmalls Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 @BIG STU I still can't do it, but I can vouch for it! Since we are on the topic of unfortunate...unpopular opinions, who is/was Toney Penna? Quote Gameday Vessel Sunday 2.0/ Ogio Silencer Dynapwr Carbon | Hzrdus Smoke Black Mavrik 3w | Evenflow Riptide FG Tour F5 Hybrid(20,23) | MCA Fubuki Staff Model CB 5-PW | DG 120 Vokey SM7 (50, 54, 58) | DG 120 Studio Stock 15 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Classic Bag Jones Collegiate Clemson Stand Bag Eye 2 Laminate 1973 Staff Dynapower 4-PW Anser DUO Link to comment
BIG STU Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 3 hours ago, JohnSmalls said: @BIG STU I still can't do it, but I can vouch for it! Since we are on the topic of unfortunate...unpopular opinions, who is/was Toney Penna? Toney Penna was an old school tour player back in the day even before my time. He was on the Macgregor staff. He also was a club tinkerer and that evolved into club design. when his playing days and Macgregor contract ran out he started his own golf manufacturing company in Jupiter Florida. Years after he died the company was bought and sorta revived by Nathaniel Crosby son of Bing Crosby. I think sometime in the 90s it was absorbed into the deal with Nicklaus golf. In the mid 90s they got away from the quality persimmon woods and quality irons and started making junk ( IMHO) I think a couple of years ago I read on here someone had bought the rights to the company and were trying to revive the name brand with some horrible junk cast wedges. This is a picture of my most prized Penna driver this one is hand made and has never hit a ball Kenny B and JohnSmalls 1 1 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment
BIG STU Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) I could not get the other one to post right but here is my old warhorse Penna I played until 02 or so. The last persimmon standing on the SE Mini Tours. It also has a PGA pedigree it was also one of the last persimmon drivers played on the PGA tour. Yep I still play it on occasion even though the Aldila HM-65 graphite is getting a little stiff for me to hit. Those are also my Macgregor CF-4000 irons that my old man got new in 1962 when he was on Macgregor staff. Yep I still play them some but father time has caught up with me and I can not sadly swing those old Stiff Pro Pel 2 steel shafts like I used to. And yes they are in a genuine Macgregor Mini staff Tartan stripe bag not a Golfsmith plastic junk bag made in China but a genuine leather and vinyl made in the USA one Edited April 5, 2019 by BIG STU PlaidJacket, JohnSmalls, DiscipleofPenick and 3 others 5 1 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment
PlaidJacket Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I thought Stu posted a fake photo at first. Until I noticed the lead tape. BIG STU and JohnSmalls 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
BIG STU Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 11 hours ago, PlaidJacket said: I thought Stu posted a fake photo at first. Until I noticed the lead tape. I guess that is my "trademark" JohnSmalls and PlaidJacket 2 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment
Kenny B Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 My current unpopular opinion... DJ and JR both sit out tournaments and JR takes over as World #1. I guess he out-idled DJ. There must be a better way to rank players. MaxEntropy and GolfSpy MPR 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
GolfSpy MPR Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 10 minutes ago, Kenny B said: My current unpopular opinion... DJ and JR both sit out tournaments and JR takes over as World #1. I guess he out-idled DJ. There must be a better way to rank players. I'm a fan of the Sagarin computer rankings. They tend to put more weight on recent performance: http://rankings.golfweek.com/rankings/default.asp?T=world Kenny B 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
gaussman1 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 My current unpopular opinion... DJ and JR both sit out tournaments and JR takes over as World #1. I guess he out-idled DJ. There must be a better way to rank players. It's a very weird system. I believe it is a rolling 24 months so based on what happened in an event 2 years ago those points rolling off now really matter. I guess in your instance if DJ accumulated a bunch of points 2 years ago this week and they all dropped off now then he's going backwards. Meanwhile if JR didn't play in that event he didn't get any points then that he's losing now so he has a net gain over DJ. Sent from my Pixel 3 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Kenny B 1 Quote Rogue SZ 10.5 *NEW* Fujikura Pro Green 65 X Rogue 15 degree Evnflow Blue 6.5 Back in the Bag Z765 4-G Nippon Modus 120 Stiff 54 and 60 Amazing Grace Ass Kicker Link to comment
mysterygolfguy Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I hate blind dogleg holes to the right on the first hole of my home course, and it has to driving/warmup range. Who designs a course like that. Always take myself to the back 9 first lol tony@CIC 1 Quote F7 Driver Fly Z+ 3 and 5 wood F9 irons 5 thru GW King Black Wedges 52/56/60 Link to comment
CFrazier Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 “Mock Turtlenecks” are just nice T-Shirts.....Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy bullldog, patrickleeleep and tony@CIC 3 Quote Driver- Callaway GBB Epic 9.5 Aldila Rouge Max 75X 3 Wood- Callaway GBB Epic 15 Aldila Rouge Max 85X Hybrid- Callaway GBB Epic 19 UST Recoil F4 Irons- Callaway CF Apex 16' 4-PW S300 Wedges- Titleist SM6 GW/SW/LW S300 Putter- Ping Anser Sigma G w/ Superstroke Pistol GT 2.0 Ball- Bridgestone B330/ TaylorMade TP4/ Titleist ProV1 Grips- Golf Pride MCC Plus 4 Grey Link to comment
yungkory Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Nike mock turtle necks and blade collars are nicer than standard polos, and their athletes dress nicer than any other on tour tony@CIC 1 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max LS Tensei AV Blue S 3w/5w: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue S 4h: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S Irons 5-PW: 223 Steelfiber PR 95 S Wedges: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Steelfiber PR 105 Putter: LAB Link.1 Ball: Z-Star Diamond Link to comment
bullldog Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 “Mock Turtlenecks” are just nice T-Shirts.....Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy^^^ So much this!!And I'll add.. shouldn't be allowed to play the masters in it. CFrazier and tony@CIC 2 Quote Link to comment
RickyBobby_PR Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 4 hours ago, yungkory said: Nike mock turtle necks and blade collars are nicer than standard polos, and their athletes dress nicer than any other on tour I don’t know about nicer since Peter Millar and Hugo Boss are two brands on tour that are better looking. Of the “athletic” look/brands Nike is top. the mock is a cool shirt that can be worn in various looks at outings tony@CIC 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment
joe293 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) Michelle Wie is a hypochondriac...... I know everyone loves her but all the years of listening to injury after injury and being covered in Kinesio tape every round, it gets old Edited April 15, 2019 by joe293 CarlH and tony@CIC 2 Quote Link to comment
sixcat Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 2 hours ago, joe293 said: Michelle Wie Jason Day is a hypochondriac...... Fixed that for ya! MaxEntropy 1 Quote Link to comment
DiscipleofPenick Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Fixed that for ya!That does sound a little better...Sent from my SM-G935P using MyGolfSpy mobile app sixcat 1 Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: MacGregor MT-86 Pro Wedges: Vokey 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment
tony@CIC Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 3 hours ago, joe293 said: Michelle Wie is a hypochondriac...... I know everyone loves her but all the years of listening to injury after injury and being covered in Kinesio tape every round, it gets old Yup - all show no dough! 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
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