Popular Post mr.hicksta Posted July 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2019 My wife is a photographer and celebrated her 5th year in business yesterday. The last two years, she has been voted Hawaii Magazine #1 Wedding Photographer in Hawaii, which is a hell of an accomplishment given the number of photographers in the state. Every year, I've tossed up a post to drum up some support for her, and with @Golfspy_CG2's permission, I'm doing the same here. All I ask is that you check out her site and/or IG page (Vanessa Hicks Photography) to see her work and after doing so if you feel compelled to cast your vote for her, please do so here: https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/content/vote-2020-hawaii-magazine-readers-choice-awards-and-you-could-win-trip-big-island. After hitting the link, just scroll down to the 'Best of Hawaii: All Islands' link, click it, and enter 'Vanessa Hicks Photography' in the Best Wedding Photographer field. Follow the directions after that and your vote will be cast and you'll also be entered into a contest to win a trip to Hawaii! Vanessa works very hard at her job, and we both truly appreciate the support! russtopherb, Will_Mac, perseveringgolfer and 10 others 13 Quote G430 Max 9º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 6F4 Qi10 3W 15º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F4 Qi10 Rescue 19º | UST Recoil Hybrid Proto 85F4 Pro 243 4-PW | UST Recoil 125 Proto F4 RTX ZipCore Tour Rack 50º Mid, 54º Mid, 60º Mid | UST Recoil Wedge Proto F4 ER5BV | BGT Stability Tour Chrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxEntropy Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 She has some great stuff on IG.... It makes me want to go back to Hawaii again. Vote has been cast. JohnSmalls and mr.hicksta 2 Quote Driver: Epic Speed 9* (set -1) MMT 70X 3W: Tour B JGR Recoil 760ES 3H, 4H: Tour B JGR 19*, 23* Recoil 780ES 4-AW: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105 SW: RTX Zipcore Black Satin 54* LW: TAIII Black 58* Putter: Scottsdale TR Senita Bag: BigMax Dri Active Lite Ball: TP5x or AVX (yellow) Pushcart: BigMax iQ+ Test Currently In Progress: Fit For Golf 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.hicksta Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 3 hours ago, MaxEntropy said: She has some great stuff on IG.... It makes me want to go back to Hawaii again. Vote has been cast. Much appreciated! MaxEntropy 1 Quote G430 Max 9º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 6F4 Qi10 3W 15º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F4 Qi10 Rescue 19º | UST Recoil Hybrid Proto 85F4 Pro 243 4-PW | UST Recoil 125 Proto F4 RTX ZipCore Tour Rack 50º Mid, 54º Mid, 60º Mid | UST Recoil Wedge Proto F4 ER5BV | BGT Stability Tour Chrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Done and good luck to her. mr.hicksta and JohnSmalls 2 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Done and Done!! mr.hicksta 1 Quote In my Big Max hybrid 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 D7 6i-GW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 mr.hicksta 1 Quote In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Done! mr.hicksta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 20 hours ago, mr.hicksta said: All I ask is that you check out her site and/or IG page (Vanessa Hicks Photography) to see her work and after doing so if you feel compelled to cast your vote for her, please do so here: https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/content/vote-2020-hawaii-magazine-readers-choice-awards-and-you-could-win-trip-big-island. Vanessa works very hard at her job, and we both truly appreciate the support! ... When friends ask me to vote for their spouse or kids I have no problem doing so. But when strangers come on a forum and pander for votes I rarely comply simply because I don't know their qualifications. That said, your request is so very classy, asking us to view her work first and then "if compelled" to please cast a vote. I did and was, so I voted for Vanessa. I have been on the other end of the lens for many photo shoots and know how difficult it is for a photographer to get realistic shots from people not used to being in front of the camera. Vanessa's shots are spectacular. Good luck ka'u hoaaloha! sirchunksalot, mr.hicksta, Will_Mac and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405 Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: G430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r Irons: '23 T200 4-9i ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: '24 TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.hicksta Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 48 minutes ago, chisag said: ... When friends ask me to vote for their spouse or kids I have no problem doing so. But when strangers come on a forum and pander for votes I rarely comply simply because I don't know their qualifications. That said, your request is so very classy, asking us to view her work first and then "if compelled" to please cast a vote. I did and was, so I voted for Vanessa. I have been on the other end of the lens for many photo shoots and know how difficult it is for a photographer to get realistic shots from people not used to being in front of the camera. Vanessa's shots are spectacular. Good luck ka'u hoaaloha! I appreciate that! Definitely posted with no expectations, but I'm very proud of how far her business has come these last 5 years so it's quite gratifying to see her get recognized. Thanks again for the support! sirchunksalot and chisag 2 Quote G430 Max 9º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 6F4 Qi10 3W 15º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F4 Qi10 Rescue 19º | UST Recoil Hybrid Proto 85F4 Pro 243 4-PW | UST Recoil 125 Proto F4 RTX ZipCore Tour Rack 50º Mid, 54º Mid, 60º Mid | UST Recoil Wedge Proto F4 ER5BV | BGT Stability Tour Chrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Done - good luck to her and hope she wins. mr.hicksta 1 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Done ... I'll stop by for a round when I win the trip... ;-) yungkory, mr.hicksta and chisag 2 1 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grips) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungkory Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 13 minutes ago, cksurfdude said: Done ... I'll stop by for a round when I win the trip... Hell yeah! I'd love to tee it up with you mr.hicksta 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.hicksta Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Done ... I'll stop by for a round when I win the trip... ;-) Count on it! We’ll see if [mention=72400]yungkory[/mention] is invited when the time comes yungkory 1 Quote G430 Max 9º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 6F4 Qi10 3W 15º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F4 Qi10 Rescue 19º | UST Recoil Hybrid Proto 85F4 Pro 243 4-PW | UST Recoil 125 Proto F4 RTX ZipCore Tour Rack 50º Mid, 54º Mid, 60º Mid | UST Recoil Wedge Proto F4 ER5BV | BGT Stability Tour Chrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_Mac Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Done, good luck! mr.hicksta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 This takes me back to our Honeymoon in Kauai.All set, best of luck!Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy mr.hicksta 1 Quote Titleist TSi3 Fujikura Speeder NX Blue 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I added her to my current novena. God bless!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro mr.hicksta 1 Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.hicksta Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 I can't thank y'all enough! It'll be awhile before the results are announced, but I'll be sure to post an update once they're out! sirchunksalot and chisag 2 Quote G430 Max 9º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 6F4 Qi10 3W 15º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F4 Qi10 Rescue 19º | UST Recoil Hybrid Proto 85F4 Pro 243 4-PW | UST Recoil 125 Proto F4 RTX ZipCore Tour Rack 50º Mid, 54º Mid, 60º Mid | UST Recoil Wedge Proto F4 ER5BV | BGT Stability Tour Chrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.hicksta Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 Bump city for those who may not have seen this! Quote G430 Max 9º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 6F4 Qi10 3W 15º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F4 Qi10 Rescue 19º | UST Recoil Hybrid Proto 85F4 Pro 243 4-PW | UST Recoil 125 Proto F4 RTX ZipCore Tour Rack 50º Mid, 54º Mid, 60º Mid | UST Recoil Wedge Proto F4 ER5BV | BGT Stability Tour Chrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Great pictures and vote has been cast mr.hicksta 1 Quote Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perseveringgolfer Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 tried to vote but after filling out details it looks like they only want Stateside voters mr.hicksta 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...
golfertrb Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I went to her website and she does incredible work. It's amazing how well she captures the people in those beautiful surroundings without either being lost - it would be easy to let the surroundings take the shot but she does a wonderful job of blending the two. The shots are natural yet directed. I have married many, many couples in my ministry and I have seen and been in countless pictures - not to mention two of my children were married in the last few years - this is an area I have some understanding; your wife is quite good! Vote castSent from my iPad using Tapatalk mr.hicksta 1 Quote Ping G400 LST 8.5* Graphite Design DI 6 stiff 45" Taylormade RBZ Proto 14.5* Oban Kiyoshi 85 04 42.5" Adams 4555 19* Matrix Ozik Altus 80 S/X 42" Ping G410 Crossover 2 Project X Even Flow Blue 85 6.0 40" Ping i500 4-8 Modus 105 Stiff Ping Blueprint 9-P Modus 105 Stiff Fourteen RM-12 53* and 58* Tour Issue Black Onyx s400 Odyssey Tour Black Series 9 35" Flatso 1.0 Srixon Z Star XV 2018 Ping Hoofer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Vote casted. Good luck. MDGolfHacker mr.hicksta 1 Quote What's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: Hybrid: TSR2 18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft Irons: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: PRO V1 / Z*Star RangeFinder: In search of new range finder Social Media: Facebook: MD Golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.hicksta Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 7 hours ago, perseveringgolfer said: tried to vote but after filling out details it looks like they only want Stateside voters Dang that's too bad, but I truly appreciate the effort! Quote G430 Max 9º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 6F4 Qi10 3W 15º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F4 Qi10 Rescue 19º | UST Recoil Hybrid Proto 85F4 Pro 243 4-PW | UST Recoil 125 Proto F4 RTX ZipCore Tour Rack 50º Mid, 54º Mid, 60º Mid | UST Recoil Wedge Proto F4 ER5BV | BGT Stability Tour Chrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perseveringgolfer Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, mr.hicksta said: Dang that's too bad, but I truly appreciate the effort! np, I'll look again from a different browser and use a vpn if I have to, it might just be me not fully understanding it, it has been known lol mr.hicksta 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...
perseveringgolfer Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, mr.hicksta said: Dang that's too bad, but I truly appreciate the effort! Success! Seems the State question was holding back completing the vote, got passed it and vote added. Hope she wins. mr.hicksta 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...
revkev Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Voted!!!Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy mr.hicksta 1 Quote Driver: Taylor Made Xi10 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 R flex - 44.25 Fairways: Ping G410 5, 7, 9 wood Alta CB red 65 R flex Hybrid: Ping G410 26 degree Alta CB Red 70 R flex Irons: Ping G430 7-PW, 45, 50 Alta CB black 65 soft R flex Wedges: Ping 195 S54, E58 Wedges and irons are - 1/2” and one degree flat Putter: Sacks Parente Duke 32.5” Ball: Titleist Pro VI or Callaway Chrome Soft X ls While not at the same time I was fit for every club in my bag as well as the Pro VI ball. I use the chrome soft x ls on my league course. It has much softer softer greens than the club that I belong to. I’m on a mission to shoot my age - lifetime lowest round is 66 and I’m currently 67. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.hicksta Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 Thanks everyone!!! revkev 1 Quote G430 Max 9º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 6F4 Qi10 3W 15º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F4 Qi10 Rescue 19º | UST Recoil Hybrid Proto 85F4 Pro 243 4-PW | UST Recoil 125 Proto F4 RTX ZipCore Tour Rack 50º Mid, 54º Mid, 60º Mid | UST Recoil Wedge Proto F4 ER5BV | BGT Stability Tour Chrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Thanks everyone!!!Hey that's what this community is about - helping each other!Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy mr.hicksta 1 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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