revkev Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 During this strange time Golf Courses that are open have made modifications to the rules for obvious safety reasons. The most notable change has been the pool noodle in the cup. The rule at most clubs is, if it hits the noodle it’s deemed holed regardless if it goes in or not. According to the Florida Golf Association we are to continue posting scores but we should add a strike to our score on a hole if in our estimation the ball would not have gone in. I hit one “in” from 125 yards a month ago. How in the world am I supposed to judge if that would have gone down or not? It’s often tough to tell on a 15 foot putt, did it have too much pace, would it have caught the lip on the low side? I have a buddy whose handicap index has dropped from over 11 to 7.4 at this time. I will grant that he’s playing every day and hitting the ball much better than I’ve ever seen him. But also, he’s an attorney, he would argue that his ball would have hit the noodle if a gust of wind hadn’t of come up and removed particles from it so he’s counting it as holed. He’s had several “eagles” the past month. Most of the guys that he plays with can’t see the ball from 150 yards away (myself included at times) much less tell if it hit the hole or not. I think it’s a mistake to allow scores to be posted under these conditions unless the mitigations are put in place for the entire season. Way too much judgment involved here. Thoughts Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, revkev said: During this strange time Golf Courses that are open have made modifications to the rules for obvious safety reasons. The most notable change has been the pool noodle in the cup. The rule at most clubs is, if it hits the noodle it’s deemed holed regardless if it goes in or not. According to the Florida Golf Association we are to continue posting scores but we should add a strike to our score on a hole if in our estimation the ball would not have gone in. I hit one “in” from 125 yards a month ago. How in the world am I supposed to judge if that would have gone down or not? It’s often tough to tell on a 15 foot putt, did it have too much pace, would it have caught the lip on the low side? I have a buddy whose handicap index has dropped from over 11 to 7.4 at this time. I will grant that he’s playing every day and hitting the ball much better than I’ve ever seen him. But also, he’s an attorney, he would argue that his ball would have hit the noodle if a gust of wind hadn’t of come up and removed particles from it so he’s counting it as holed. He’s had several “eagles” the past month. Most of the guys that he plays with can’t see the ball from 150 yards away (myself included at times) much less tell if it hit the hole or not. I think it’s a mistake to allow scores to be posted under these conditions unless the mitigations are put in place for the entire season. Way too much judgment involved here. Thoughts Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Not sure about the 'noodles' and posting there since I assume they (noodles) probably take up most of the hole. At our Club, they inverted the cups, so they're just below the green. You can definitely tell if it went in or not. So we're posting those. 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...
silver & black Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I don't compete, so I don't keep a HC these days. If I had to guess what I am right now... it would be a big number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I carry a 5 in GHIN but that number is a little stale. Throughout the year I range between a 3-5. I don't record all my rounds anymore. Sometimes I'll get a new score posted when someone I've played with turns it in and I get recorded as well. I used to be obsessed with lowering my hcp - ie... chasing a number; and I'd never let a round go unrecorded. Then I quit mostly. Another reason is I might only play the Senior City Championship and/or Club Championship each year. I'll be in the championship flight regardless whether I have a 3 or a 5 on the books. I know this isn't ideal but it's what I do. Also, when I play games/matches we never play with a handicap. It's all heads-up. silver & black 1 Quote My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Coming down. I can’t close-out my rounds! So close to being in the 70s each round. I just need to hit more GIR. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro GolfSpy_SHARK and THEZIPR23 2 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...
Jmikecpa Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 We are not posting scores at my club until the pool noodles go away. Had one cost me an ace today, nice 8 iron over the flag that sucked back hit the stick and bounced up off the noodle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk PMookie 1 Quote WITB 2024 Qi10 LS 9* HZRDUS RDX Smoke Blue 60g 6.5 M5 15* Evenflow Black 75g 6.5 Sim Ti 22* HZRDUS Red 75g 6.5 Sim2 Rescue 22* Diamana Thump 100x X Forged CB 5 - PW MMT 105 TX Jaws Raw 50*, 54* & 58* TTDG "OG" Spinner Toulon Madison BGT Fire 34.75" Z Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP043 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jmikecpa said: We are not posting scores at my club until the pool noodles go away. Had one cost me an ace today, nice 8 iron over the flag that sucked back hit the stick and bounced up off the noodle. Has your club indicated why they are choosing to disregard the USGA recommendation? Is this possibly a decision made by the regional Association for all of its member clubs? I'm not sure there's a real right or wrong here, but I'm curious. At my club, we're using pool noodles maybe an inch below the green surface. In my opinion, its really rare that these will "reject" a putt that otherwise would be holed, so to me its perfectly appropriate to post the scores. If you can be close enough to be reasonably certain that a putt was rejected by the noodle, by all means count it as made. If I'm an 8-iron away, I'm not sure I can see well enough to be certain that it wasn't simply rejected by the pin, or was moving too fast to be holed, but that's just me Its a difficult time, even for those of us who are allowed to play golf. I'm really looking forward to the days when we can resume tournament play as a step towards normalcy, and allowing (requiring) scores to be posted for handicap is a reasonable step to making those competitions fair when they can begin. Tom the Golf Nut and PMookie 2 Quote Irons Titleist T200, AMT Red stiff Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X T22 54 and 58 wedges 7-wood 5-wood B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmikecpa Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Has your club indicated why they are choosing to disregard the USGA recommendation? Is this possibly a decision made by the regional Association for all of its member clubs? I'm not sure there's a real right or wrong here, but I'm curious. At my club, we're using pool noodles maybe an inch below the green surface. In my opinion, its really rare that these will "reject" a putt that otherwise would be holed, so to me its perfectly appropriate to post the scores. If you can be close enough to be reasonably certain that a putt was rejected by the noodle, by all means count it as made. If I'm an 8-iron away, I'm not sure I can see well enough to be certain that it wasn't simply rejected by the pin, or was moving too fast to be holed, but that's just me Its a difficult time, even for those of us who are allowed to play golf. I'm really looking forward to the days when we can resume tournament play as a step towards normalcy, and allowing (requiring) scores to be posted for handicap is a reasonable step to making those competitions fair when they can begin.No clue. Pro sent the membership and email that we are not posting scores at this time. As a general rule though tend to ignore most of the things that the USGA recommends. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote WITB 2024 Qi10 LS 9* HZRDUS RDX Smoke Blue 60g 6.5 M5 15* Evenflow Black 75g 6.5 Sim Ti 22* HZRDUS Red 75g 6.5 Sim2 Rescue 22* Diamana Thump 100x X Forged CB 5 - PW MMT 105 TX Jaws Raw 50*, 54* & 58* TTDG "OG" Spinner Toulon Madison BGT Fire 34.75" Z Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Has your club indicated why they are choosing to disregard the USGA recommendation? Is this possibly a decision made by the regional Association for all of its member clubs? I'm not sure there's a real right or wrong here, but I'm curious. At my club, we're using pool noodles maybe an inch below the green surface. In my opinion, its really rare that these will "reject" a putt that otherwise would be holed, so to me its perfectly appropriate to post the scores. If you can be close enough to be reasonably certain that a putt was rejected by the noodle, by all means count it as made. If I'm an 8-iron away, I'm not sure I can see well enough to be certain that it wasn't simply rejected by the pin, or was moving too fast to be holed, but that's just me Its a difficult time, even for those of us who are allowed to play golf. I'm really looking forward to the days when we can resume tournament play as a step towards normalcy, and allowing (requiring) scores to be posted for handicap is a reasonable step to making those competitions fair when they can begin.Yes we now have the noodles where they are below the cup level every where I play so the judgment factor has been greatly reduced - thank goodness - but it wasn’t that way at first and I know of people who are taking advantage of the situation to claim balls are holed or what have been holed when there’s no way.Oh well I suppose it will be better for me when we can play again and my handicap index remains legit Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy GolfSpy_SHARK and DaveP043 2 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 This is tough. I personally wouldn’t be posting rounds rifgt now regardless. To much judgment involved. Hopefully we can all hear that sweet sound of the bottom of the cup soon Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Coming down. I can’t close-out my rounds! So close to being in the 70s each round. I just need to hit more GIR. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro I'm loving the new GHIN app with the stats. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy PMookie 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...
revkev Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 But if you play you should post - do I occasionally miss posting a round = yes - but I try not to - I'm playing better and might consider playing in some tournaments this year - those all come in October in Florida so I'll have lots of rounds between now and then - these will probably be off the card by then - I'm also only a year away from becoming a super senior where I will be much more competitive - I'm in that Senior Category of 55-64 - I was very competitive at 55 - at 63, not so much. Peaksy68, GolfSpy_SHARK and PMookie 3 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP043 Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 13 hours ago, Lacassem said: This is tough. I personally wouldn’t be posting rounds rifgt now regardless. To much judgment involved. Hopefully we can all hear that sweet sound of the bottom of the cup soon @revkev is right, if posting is active in your region, at your club, it isn't a matter of choice, you're required to post your scores. The system works when everyone follows the rules, it breaks down if each one of us exercises our own (widely varying) judgement. Peaksy68, tony@CIC and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote Irons Titleist T200, AMT Red stiff Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X T22 54 and 58 wedges 7-wood 5-wood B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 1 hour ago, DaveP043 said: @revkev is right, if posting is active in your region, at your club, it isn't a matter of choice, you're required to post your scores. The system works when everyone follows the rules, it breaks down if each one of us exercises our own (widely varying) judgement. One of the interesting "things" about the new GHIN app is that you can enter other players (called Partners) and see if they are posting current rounds. Both my wife and I are getting annoyed because we know those players are out (men and women) and are not posting scores. i figure they're not posting because they didn't play well - which of course works against them for handicap purposes. Both of us are pretty diligent posting all of our scores. 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...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 1 hour ago, DaveP043 said: @revkev is right, if posting is active in your region, at your club, it isn't a matter of choice, you're required to post your scores. The system works when everyone follows the rules, it breaks down if each one of us exercises our own (widely varying) judgement. True good point. Let’s lower those handicaps boys!!!! i still currently am not able to play but sounds like MA is putting out openings on Tuesday from what I hear revkev 1 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 It confuses me as to why a state says don’t post... Yeah, if the cups are kept up and out of the hole, that would not be good, but if you still have to sink a putt, I don’t get it. It’s not like this virus makes everyone super human so they can hit drives 400 yards, or deadly accurate! Golf is still GOLF. Maybe they don’t want to “encourage” golf??? Who knows, but if one is playing, they ought to be putting in their scores.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro THEZIPR23 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...
ZenGolfer Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Id agree that everyone's handicap is probably artificially low right now because of the cup situations. I know that Im currently routinely shooting in the mid 80s, even on days where I feel like Im not hitting the ball all that well and I feel its largely because of the raised cups and because Im giving myself gimmies on anything within 5 feet. Normally, I would be making myself hole out on every hole and I know that I would be missing some of those short putts. revkev 1 Quote "I suppose its better to be a master of 7 than to be vaguely familiar with 14." - Chick Evans Whats in my Sun Mountain 2.5+ stand bag? Woods: Tommy Armour Atomic 10.5* Hybrid: Mizuno MP Fli-Hi 3H Irons: Mizuno T-Zoid True 5, 7 and 9-irons Wedge: Mizuno S18 54* and Top Flite chipper Putter: Mizuno Bettinardi A-02 Ball: Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Id agree that everyone's handicap is probably artificially low right now because of the cup situations. I know that Im currently routinely shooting in the mid 80s, even on days where I feel like Im not hitting the ball all that well and I feel its largely because of the raised cups and because Im giving myself gimmies on anything within 5 feet. Normally, I would be making myself hole out on every hole and I know that I would be missing some of those short putts.Yes this was my point exactly - that’s not your fault BTW. Over the last two weeks everyone has gone to the pool noodles imbedded enough so that you can hole out. The instruction from the Florida Golf Association is that if the ball strikes the noodle and comes out and you think it would have been holed, you should count it as holed. (Paraphrase)I think we’re good on the greens now, but from distance, guys are counting anything approaching the hole as eagle. I was uncomfortable counting the one I had that we could all see hit the noodle (week 1) but it was in a money game and won the hole. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy ZenGolfer 1 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Our holes have inverted cups and as of yesterday the flag sticks are in. It's pretty easy to tell if your ball went it. If it didn't and you're counting it - you're just fooling yourself. THEZIPR23 and PMookie 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...
DiscipleofPenick Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Similar things today. My course had 2 inch pvc pipe cut and placed down in the hole. A putt would fall in with the ball being 80% below the cup. I had 4 or 5 lip outs today.Take Dead Aim 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenGolfer Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Yes this was my point exactly - that’s not your fault BTW. Over the last two weeks everyone has gone to the pool noodles imbedded enough so that you can hole out. The instruction from the Florida Golf Association is that if the ball strikes the noodle and comes out and you think it would have been holed, you should count it as holed. (Paraphrase)I think we’re good on the greens now, but from distance, guys are counting anything approaching the hole as eagle. I was uncomfortable counting the one I had that we could all see hit the noodle (week 1) but it was in a money game and won the hole. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpyI'm fine it really. At the start of the season when my ball would hit the green I would add 2 strokes and move to the next hole. Now I at least try to putt it because who knows, I may just, "hole it" with 1 putt.Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Quote "I suppose its better to be a master of 7 than to be vaguely familiar with 14." - Chick Evans Whats in my Sun Mountain 2.5+ stand bag? Woods: Tommy Armour Atomic 10.5* Hybrid: Mizuno MP Fli-Hi 3H Irons: Mizuno T-Zoid True 5, 7 and 9-irons Wedge: Mizuno S18 54* and Top Flite chipper Putter: Mizuno Bettinardi A-02 Ball: Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR1PTIK Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 IMO it's a matter of being honest with yourself (something far too many golfers just aren't good at). It also may depend on conditions. I played a course 2 weeks ago that removed all flagsticks from the course and was using some sort of metal spike looking contraption in the cups. I noticed on some holes that the "bottom" of the cup was lower below the surface than some other holes (we're talking as much as 1/2" minimum). In fact I think it was the first or second hole that I had basically a tap-in that went in and bounced out the other side because bottom was raised so high. ZenGolfer 1 Quote Driver: ST190 9.5* Fujikura Atmos Blue 5S Fairway Wood: ST190 15* Fujikura Atmos Blue 6S Hybrid: CLK 17* Fujikura Speeder EVO HB Irons: J40 CB (3-PW) Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 2 54* & 58* Dynamic Gold S200 Putter: Tri-Hot 5k Two 34" Bag: Players 5 Stand Bag Ball: Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenGolfer Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 50 minutes ago, TR1PTIK said: IMO it's a matter of being honest with yourself (something far too many golfers just aren't good at). It also may depend on conditions. I played a course 2 weeks ago that removed all flagsticks from the course and was using some sort of metal spike looking contraption in the cups. I noticed on some holes that the "bottom" of the cup was lower below the surface than some other holes (we're talking as much as 1/2" minimum). In fact I think it was the first or second hole that I had basically a tap-in that went in and bounced out the other side because bottom was raised so high. Amen. I feel like with all the rain we've gotten in Ohio recently, what I gain in strokes from not having to putt out I probably lose in how little roll your ball gets. When I played on Friday the course was so soggy that your ball would stop within a few feet of where it landed, even with the driver. Id be that I was losing probably 20 yards of roll off the tee. tony@CIC 1 Quote "I suppose its better to be a master of 7 than to be vaguely familiar with 14." - Chick Evans Whats in my Sun Mountain 2.5+ stand bag? Woods: Tommy Armour Atomic 10.5* Hybrid: Mizuno MP Fli-Hi 3H Irons: Mizuno T-Zoid True 5, 7 and 9-irons Wedge: Mizuno S18 54* and Top Flite chipper Putter: Mizuno Bettinardi A-02 Ball: Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Integrity of the golfer (as always) comes into play when determining what score to write down and what score to actually post when there is a disagreement within the group as to whether the ball was holed or not. Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Fairway: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Hybrids: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Irons: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright Wedges: Edison 53* and 57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft Ball: Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: Pioneer...Shoes: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fieldrj Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 VSGA posted this on their Handicap website, I understand the 5ft guidelines, generous gimme. But more then 20 feet is a little absurd. Quote G410 9* Evenflow Black 75 6.0 G410 3W Evenflow Black 85 6.0 G410 5W, 4H Evenflow Black 85 6.0 Mavrik Pro 5-AW TT Elevate 95 S SM9 54F, 58D 2020 Special Select Newport 2 ProV1x Triad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 VSGA posted this on their Handicap website, I understand the 5ft guidelines, generous gimme. But more then 20 feet is a little absurd.Makes me think of the Michelob Ultra commercial: “That’s good,” is the tag line, and the distance from the hole when it’s said gets progressively further as the commercial goes on!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro bens197, cnosil and revkev 3 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...
bens197 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 VSGA posted this on their Handicap website, I understand the 5ft guidelines, generous gimme. But more then 20 feet is a little absurd.[mention]DaveP043 [/mention] is a Virginia guy and pretty sharp with the rules. Have you seen this? Thoughts? 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 Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60 Nippon Modus 3 120s 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...
THEZIPR23 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 11 hours ago, Fieldrj said: VSGA posted this on their Handicap website, I understand the 5ft guidelines, generous gimme. But more then 20 feet is a little absurd. I’ll look or Dave will know but isn’t this their match play guidelines for posting? bens197 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...
DaveP043 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 This is included in the current Handicap Rules. Previously, the rules simply said to post your most likely score if you didn't finish a hole, but really didn't tell you how to figure it out. In the new WHS Rules, as issued by the USGA, they've provided this guidance as to how you should calculate Most Likely Score. Notice that its guidance, not an exact definition. The USGA added some information about how to deal with things like raised cups when posting for handicap, again going back to the concept of Most Likely Score. For those of us who don't live in the USGA areas, places where match play and fourball scores aren't acceptable for handicap posting, this is a foreign concept, there's no need for Most Likely Score when posting only stroke play scores. 22 hours ago, Fieldrj said: VSGA posted this on their Handicap website, I understand the 5ft guidelines, generous gimme. But more then 20 feet is a little absurd. I see something about over 20 yards, nothing that mentions 20 FEET. Did you maybe misread this? revkev 1 Quote Irons Titleist T200, AMT Red stiff Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X T22 54 and 58 wedges 7-wood 5-wood B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmikecpa Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Has your club indicated why they are choosing to disregard the USGA recommendation? Is this possibly a decision made by the regional Association for all of its member clubs? I'm not sure there's a real right or wrong here, but I'm curious. At my club, we're using pool noodles maybe an inch below the green surface. In my opinion, its really rare that these will "reject" a putt that otherwise would be holed, so to me its perfectly appropriate to post the scores. If you can be close enough to be reasonably certain that a putt was rejected by the noodle, by all means count it as made. If I'm an 8-iron away, I'm not sure I can see well enough to be certain that it wasn't simply rejected by the pin, or was moving too fast to be holed, but that's just me Its a difficult time, even for those of us who are allowed to play golf. I'm really looking forward to the days when we can resume tournament play as a step towards normalcy, and allowing (requiring) scores to be posted for handicap is a reasonable step to making those competitions fair when they can begin.I talked to our head pro yesterday and the reason we are not posting is that not all clubs in the section are open for play at this point. Public golf just opened last week in NY and not all clubs are back online yet. I believe that our section also covers parts of CT and NJ where clubs just opened last weekend with limited play. Other issue he mentioned was with walking only about half our members can’t or won’t play until we can utilize carts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk revkev and DaveP043 2 Quote WITB 2024 Qi10 LS 9* HZRDUS RDX Smoke Blue 60g 6.5 M5 15* Evenflow Black 75g 6.5 Sim Ti 22* HZRDUS Red 75g 6.5 Sim2 Rescue 22* Diamana Thump 100x X Forged CB 5 - PW MMT 105 TX Jaws Raw 50*, 54* & 58* TTDG "OG" Spinner Toulon Madison BGT Fire 34.75" Z Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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