Kenny B Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 On 8/12/2022 at 7:20 PM, dlow206 said: Long story short, the thing I need to work on is getting rid of my inside takeaway. Anyone who has followed my thread has seen it, @Kenny B has seen the worst since he saw it in person. Since Monte's clinic this past weekend, have been working hard on it and know it will take a while to get rid of. Looks much better!! Good job! 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...
dlow206 Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 almost did it, shot 90 on the dot. fairway bunker fiasco on 17 hurt me. took two shots to get out and the second shot didn't make much forward progress. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, Kenny B, ejgaudette and 4 others 5 2 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, dlow206 said: almost did it, shot 90 on the dot. fairway bunker fiasco on 17 hurt me. took two shots to get out and the second shot didn't make much forward progress. Oh so close!! Get that club up over your left shoulder on the followthrough. sirchunksalot and tommc23 1 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 12 minutes ago, dlow206 said: almost did it, shot 90 on the dot. fairway bunker fiasco on 17 hurt me. took two shots to get out and the second shot didn't make much forward progress. Man your gonna win the race. Nice shooting McGavin Kenny B and sirchunksalot 1 1 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dlow206 Posted August 27, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2022 /Thread edingc, RollingGreens, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 9 others 5 7 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, dlow206 said: /Thread Congrats sirchunksalot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom the Golf Nut Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Well done! tommc23 and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, dlow206 said: /Thread way to go; keep it up! tommc23 and sirchunksalot 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, dlow206 said: /Thread It's about time!!! Congratulations! The next time will come faster. tommc23 and sirchunksalot 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...
sirchunksalot Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 44 minutes ago, dlow206 said: /Thread Congratulations! You've put in a lot of hard work and I'm happy to see it paid off. tommc23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenmatt Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Wow! Congrats man! sirchunksalot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 6 hours ago, dlow206 said: /Thread Way to go man! You win the race. Quite the accomplishment. Get this man a broke 90 badge! sirchunksalot 1 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 7 hours ago, tommc23 said: Congrats 7 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said: Well done! 7 hours ago, cnosil said: way to go; keep it up! 7 hours ago, Kenny B said: It's about time!!! Congratulations! The next time will come faster. 6 hours ago, sirchunksalot said: Congratulations! You've put in a lot of hard work and I'm happy to see it paid off. 1 hour ago, stephenmatt said: Wow! Congrats man! 28 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said: Way to go man! You win the race. Quite the accomplishment. Get this man a broke 90 badge! Thanks everyone sirchunksalot, tommc23, Kenny B and 1 other 4 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dlow206 Posted September 3, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2022 Oops, I did it again (I can't believe that song came out 22 years ago, i feel old) Shot an 87 today sirchunksalot, edingc, Jonny_Crash and 7 others 6 4 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Congrats!! See I was right in my earlier post!! Better start thinking about breaking 80. cnosil and Vegan_Golfer_PNW 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...
dlow206 Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, Kenny B said: Congrats!! See I was right in my earlier post!! Better start thinking about breaking 80. Hah, not mentally there yet to have a goal of breaking 80. next incremental goal is get to 15 handicap. think i will be at 16.4 after my handicap revision tomorrow. edingc and cnosil 2 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 4 minutes ago, dlow206 said: Hah, not mentally there yet to have a goal of breaking 80. next incremental goal is get to 15 handicap. think i will be at 16.4 after my handicap revision tomorrow. You need to start thinking like it can happen. When you are a 16, it doesn't take much to have a great round. My wife scared breaking 80 a couple of weeks ago and she's a 16. She would have done it except it took her 2 shots to get out of a bunker on the last hole and made double. Once the good rounds keep coming, a great round can happen all of a sudden. You have a day when you stay out of trouble, the short game is solid, and you see the line for putts better than usual. dlow206, edingc, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 2 others 5 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...
fixyurdivot Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 16 hours ago, Kenny B said: She would have done it except it took her 2 shots to get out of a bunker on the last hole and made double. You mean they still haven't raked those ankle deep holes whoever or whatever made? I should have moved my ball... both times . Presuming we're talking #18 bunker at CP, that thing was a complete mess. Kenny B 1 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Evnroll ER5v Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Currently Under Product Test) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 1 hour ago, fixyurdivot said: You mean they still haven't raked those ankle deep holes whoever or whatever made? I should have moved my ball... both times . Presuming we're talking #18 bunker at CP, that thing was a complete mess. It usually is. The bunker is 170y long and 12 yards wide, all the way to the front of the green and wraps around to the right of the green a little too. There are usually about 12 rakes covering the whole bunker and sometimes they all end up near the green!! Think... someone hits their second shot in the bunker near 150y; instead of wedging it out to 100-120y, they try for the green. Don't make it. Now they are 10-100y out and try again. So sometimes there are no rakes to be had in some spots of the bunker. Today I aimed at the bunker and missed... hit the edge of the green instead. I aimed at it because I didn't hit anything I aimed at all day. fixyurdivot and Mr. Mushball 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...
dlow206 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 Since I broke 90, i think i need to rename the thread. Thoughts on a new name? sirchunksalot and cnosil 2 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, dlow206 said: Since I broke 90, i think i need to rename the thread. Thoughts on a new name? Dlow go low low low low..... To sub 80, and beyond! Bogey Free by 43 sirchunksalot 1 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 The quest to live in the 80's Dlow's domination of golf It's been a fun time watching your progress Derrick. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 3 hours ago, dlow206 said: Since I broke 90, i think i need to rename the thread. Thoughts on a new name? Maybe don't think of the score as the measure of your success? If you can manage each of the facets of golf, the score will take care of itself. Eliminate penalty shots Increase GIR No 2-chips or bunker shots No 3-putts Doing these things during a round will get you to the next level. Each requires considerable practice. Maybe you should break your thread into what you are doing for Long Game, Short Game, and Putting... with emphasis what your data tells you. Just a thought. sirchunksalot 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, Kenny B said: Maybe don't think of the score as the measure of your success? If you can manage each of the facets of golf, the score will take care of itself. Eliminate penalty shots Increase GIR No 2-chips or bunker shots No 3-putts Doing these things during a round will get you to the next level. Each requires considerable practice. Maybe you should break your thread into what you are doing for Long Game, Short Game, and Putting... with emphasis what your data tells you. Just a thought. I don't really think about score being the measure of success, thread just needs a fresh name sirchunksalot 1 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilkshire13 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 (edited) On 8/28/2022 at 5:29 AM, dlow206 said: /Thread Congrats! For a game thought seems fairly straight forward, it does an excellent job at being hard to play and breaking 90 is an achievement! How about: dlow206's quest to keep it under 90? Edited September 20, 2022 by Wilkshire13 dlow206 1 Quote Wilson Staff M3 Driver, Fairway Wood and 4-PW Irons. Cleveland 58° 588 wedge, Rife Barbados Islands Putter. Titleist TruFeel balls, Titleist 14 Cart Bag and a Bag Boy Nitron Buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungkory Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 1 hour ago, dlow206 said: I don't really think about score being the measure of success, thread just needs a fresh name Well in that case, dlows quest to be in the top 2% (the percentage of golfers who break 80) sirchunksalot and Vegan_Golfer_PNW 2 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...
Grasmere5 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Wow, brilliant, well done, worth all the effort Please excuse me ‘not’ reading all of these posts but (and this is not a rude or critical question) can you summarise why you take so many shots to play a round? eg 1. how many putts in a round typically 2. Ignoring club swing techniques etc, where are you taking the extra shots tee to green, is it poor distance, poor accuracy, poor shots from eg 100yds out or penalty strokes? 3. How many ‘penalty’ shots do you take in a typical round? ie this means how many extra shots, this includes either not getting out of a bunker or getting out but not hitting far enough, or in water, duff shots out of rough, duff shot chipping over a green and so on. this is important because, although “the score is the score” ide like to know what your good score ‘could be’ if you experimentally did this: 1. lift ball out of the bunker onto the fairway as though it never went in 2. Lift from the rough to edge of fairway as if it landed there 3. Lift from deep rough to thin rough, give yourself a better chance etc, in other words, by removing the Duffy/penalty shots what could your score be? The idea behind this is to give yourself a chance to understand your own potential, which in turn will help your course management (play so you don’t go in bunkers/water) and work on focusing on the correct golf club skills, im sure you can get to low 80s Quote Keen amateur Cobra King F9 driver Callaway 3w & 5w Taylormade M4 5-PW Cleveland RTX mid grind 50, 58, 56, 60 Oddysey Versa Sabretooth putter (as used by Inbee Park) Bushnell Pro X3 Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasmere5 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 (edited) New title? “dlow is going lower than ever” Edited September 20, 2022 by Grasmere5 Quote Keen amateur Cobra King F9 driver Callaway 3w & 5w Taylormade M4 5-PW Cleveland RTX mid grind 50, 58, 56, 60 Oddysey Versa Sabretooth putter (as used by Inbee Park) Bushnell Pro X3 Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 Thanks everyone for the new thread name suggestions, it has been renamed. The new thread name refers to reducing blow up holes. I know they will never go away, but i consistently have blow-up holes, at least 1 per front 9 and 1 per back 9, and they are usually worse than double bogey. I will explain more in another post. Kenny B, sirchunksalot, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 4 others 6 1 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 One specific area that i need to work on is course strategy off the tee. I play the same course every week, so there is no reason for me not to have a strategy. Up until about two months ago, I would hit driver on every par 4. Main reason being that I didn't have much confidence in any other long club off the tee. Now i am confident hitting a 3 wood. For me, I believe the right times not to hit driver are: 1. When driver brings into play hazards or fairway bunkers 2. When i need to avoid a big right miss that would be OB, hazard, or something else really bad On point 2, not saying my 3 wood is more accurate, its just that I tend to have a different type of miss with a 3 wood than a driver. I definitely can still miss right with a 3 wood, but I don't remember a time where i hit a 3 wood with that same type of huge push slice that can be very punishing on certain holes. To add to point 2, there's one specific hole that i can think of that i tend to get really punished on, even with a slight right miss. With the miss on that hole, you either will lose your ball, hit it into the red stake area, or be in a terrible uphill or side hill lie with trees that even makes a punch out difficult at times. Kenny B, Vegan_Golfer_PNW, tommc23 and 1 other 4 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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