Micah T Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 On 5/25/2020 at 10:34 AM, Lacassem said: You have tried hybrids and irons as well? The past year I started to put the driver away if it was one of those rounds. My go to is 4 iron or 2 hybrid I bought a Titleist U-510 3 iron to help me out this year: I’m only giving up 50 yards this way... cksurfdude 1 Quote Driver - Cobra LtDxLS 3 Wood - Ping g410 LST 2iron - Titleist U505 Irons - Ping i59 Wedges - Vokey Sm9 Putter - Mizuno Mcraft IV Link to comment
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 46 minutes ago, Micah T said: I bought a Titleist U-510 3 iron to help me out this year: I’m only giving up 50 yards this way... Would be roughly the same but just can’t beat driver. It’s not all the time and for most of the time it works just fine. Irons make up for the bad ones. cksurfdude 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
PMookie Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Any chip around the green. I’m a “yipper”!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Jchris05 and cksurfdude 1 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
zrumble Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Lots of short shot issues on this thread! My inconsistent shots come from not completing my swing on the long clubs resulting in the dreaded push fade. Worst part is I still hit it fairly solid, so it sails off into trouble 250 yards down range. In my opinion short range shots are hard because you can’t athletically compensate such a small swing, so it the club must be on a reasonable plane for the entire motion. Under the plane or too far inside = thin (my old miss), too far outside or vertical = chunky. Plus the tempo often changes from a full shot. My favorite drill is to make sure my entire body is moving to get the club hip high, parallel to the ground along my toe line with both arms extended in the backswing. This is my “on plane” point. Whether it’s the correct plane is another topic, but it gives me a reference feeling and point to baseline from. This applies to short shots too. Make sure you’re not doing it with your hands only. Everything rotates back together. I love this baseline idea because when I’m swinging poorly, I just go back to “turn it to the hips” as my waggle, and it starts to come back. Also, don’t tinker very much. Master the basic pitch and just accept the longer putt from it rolling out. Once you get the hang of keeping the club on plane, then you can be a bit fancier with your hands and face positions to make it lob or check. Just my two cents on the matter, but I do consider my short game a strength. Micah T, Jchris05 and cksurfdude 3 Quote Stats: 5'4", Male, R-Handed, Moderate Tempo, Driver SS 115mph Driver: Taylormade SiM Max 9*, TM Ventus Blue 6X 3w/5w: Callaway X-Hot, S-flex Fubuki shafts 3h: Tour Edge EXS Pro, Smoke Black 80g 6.0 4i-PW: Mizuno MP-4, DG S300 Wedges: Titleist SM7 56* Wedge: Callaway Jaws w/ 12* of bounce Link to comment
Wondergiulio Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Well my most inconsistent is the driver of course... But i would also make a consideration... Honestly i think that the putter is probably the most inconsistent for all of us. By this i mean that if we consider holing as final result of the putting stroke, every round goes completely different when it comes to putting. Some days the hole seem so big, some others not. And this seems to be true also for pros that at distance of few weeks can win or lose a tournament just for few inches misses with the putter... Thoughts? cksurfdude, Micah T and Jchris05 3 Quote G400 9.0 Alta CB 55g stiff G400 3W Alta CB 65g stiff Fairway Pro 5W Ust Mamiya V2 black stiff 839X 4h Kbs TGI80 639cb 5-PW Kbs TGI80 Forged Wedge 50.7 Kbs TGI80 MD4 56.8, 60.12 PXG Bat Attack MTB-X Link to comment
Bgreen44 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) Definitely 60 yards. I used to take the approach that getting as close as possible was the best path. I’ve definitely changed mentality. I saw a video with DJ talking about the 50 yard approach shot and how he would approach it and I will never forget his thoughts. He basically said, first of all, I would never leave myself 50 yards. Such simple yet great advice. I’d rather have 93 yards in. That is my ideal approach shot. Edited May 30, 2020 by Bgreen44 cksurfdude and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 Quote Link to comment
ED13 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Driver for sure. Pulls and slices with at least one total flub each round. Best rounds are always when I can keep the driver reasonably close to the fairway. cksurfdude and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 Quote Driver - Ping G410 Woods - Callaway Rogue 5 wood Hybrid - Titleist TS2 21 degree Irons - Taylormade P790 5-PW Wedges - Taylormade MG3 50, 54, 58, SM9 60 Putter - Mizuno Black Carbon BC3 Link to comment
808nation Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 My second shot. Or my third or fourth or fifth... seriously it would be my second into a par 4 or third into a par 5. GIR is something I need to work at to improve my score.Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app tony@CIC, Micah T, cksurfdude and 1 other 3 1 Quote WITB: Driver: Sim2 Max w/ Fujikura Motore X F3 shaft FW Wood: F9 wood 14.5* Hybrids: Sim2 Max 3 Hybrid & Vapor Flex 4 hybrid Irons: Z565 - 7 thru PW & ZU85 - 5 thru 6 with Recoil ZT9 F4 shafts Wedges: RTX4 52*, 56*, 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron M2 Newport Ball: Black & Pro V1 Bag: 2018 MyGolfSpy stand Bag & 2021 Greenside Golf stand bag Link to comment
Shankster Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Long putts. That’s why I aim at the flag in hope that I dunk it so I don’t have to putt at all.Although, putting from any other distance seems to be the best part of my game according to Arccos. GolfSpy_SHARK and cksurfdude 2 Quote Link to comment
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 23 minutes ago, Shankster said: Long putts. That’s why I aim at the flag in hope that I dunk it so I don’t have to putt at all. Although, putting from any other distance seems to be the best part of my game according to Arccos. But that feeling is second to none....waking a long putt in when you know it’s gonna drain Shankster, cksurfdude and tony@CIC 3 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
Shankster Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 But that feeling is second to none....waking a long putt in when you know it’s gonna drain True, I’ve drained a couple. A 20’ Eagle putt on a Par 4 felt good last year. The other one was a few years ago, like 75’ no chance, all luck. GolfSpy_SHARK 1 Quote Link to comment
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Shankster said: True, I’ve drained a couple. A 20’ Eagle putt on a Par 4 felt good last year. The other one was a few years ago, like 75’ no chance, all luck. Still gotta read it though! and then this happens tony@CIC and Shankster 2 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
Grit Golf Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 By far it's any lie on a hillside. If the ball is above my ankles or a club head below my feet I have to chip out sideways or face a 50/50 chance of hitting the ball at all. My local course is cut through a bunch of hills and if you get out of position you have a good chance of finding yourself trying to scrape your way out of an awkward lie. Had a few round killer holes caused by awkward lies. Kenny B 1 Quote “He’s a Cinderella story. A former assistant groundskeeper about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac… It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole!” — Carl Spackler Link to comment
TheAluminumFalcon Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 My most dreaded shot is anything 100 and in. I hit my wedges to inconsistent, and I can never figure out the 1/2 or 3/4 speed on my PW. Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue Sub Zero 9.5 3 Wood: Cobra F9 Tour 13.5 3Hybrid: Cobra F9 4i-PW: Cobra King Forged One Length 52/56/60: Cleveland CBX Putter: Cleveland TFI 8.0 CB Link to comment
Letthebigdogshunt Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 After playing for many years I think the worse shot is the one after you just nutted your driver out to where it has not been before. It seems like most players then hit a bad shot. For me it is the buried lie under the lip of a greenside bunker. Quote Link to comment
Deadskins Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Down hill 3 wood Kenny B 1 Quote Ranny Link to comment
Kaplack Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Hitting a wedge out of shallow water . I don’t know if it will go way longer than I expected or I will drive it depper into the pond. And will I get my shirt and pants all wet and muddy? Someone else here has to practice this shot a bunch for me and tell me how to play it. Thanks in advance. Kenny B 1 Quote WITB: Driver: Taylormade SLDR Fujikura XLR8 61 S RH. 3 Wood: TaylorMade RBZ 3W Hybrid: Ping G400 3 Hyb 19 degree S Irons: Titleist 710 AP1 5-PW Aerotek Steelfiber i110 cw S RH standard lie Wedges: 50 Callaway MD 4, 54 Vokey SM5, 58 Callaway Forged Putters: Ping Grayhawk Putter Link to comment
Kenny B Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Deadskins said: Down hill 3 wood Use more lofted club. Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment
Kenny B Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 On 5/31/2020 at 4:08 PM, Grit Golf said: By far it's any lie on a hillside. If the ball is above my ankles or a club head below my feet I have to chip out sideways or face a 50/50 chance of hitting the ball at all. My local course is cut through a bunch of hills and if you get out of position you have a good chance of finding yourself trying to scrape your way out of an awkward lie. Had a few round killer holes caused by awkward lies. You just described my course if you are not in the fairway. I had to take a lesson from our pro on how to hit off slopes. That was 3 years ago and I still have to practice those lies to have any chance. Grit Golf 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
ObsessiveIndecisive Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I’d say anything between 20-40 yards. Outside of that I have a good idea of what to play but also have lower expectations. Inside of that, I know I should but putting it within 15 feet and I never do. Quote 9* Epic Max LS 9* ADDI 6X 3W F9 ADDI 7X / 2i MP20 HMB AD DI 85S 3-PW MP20 Mixed (3,4 HMB; 5-PW MCC) KBS $Taper 50, 54, 58 RTX4 New putter each round until I stop sucking Srixon Zstar Yellow Link to comment
gavinski91 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 My first thought was 3 Wood off the deck, but then I realized that that shot is very consistent - it consistently sucks! For me it's probably trying to play a draw to get out of trouble when I'm in the trees on the left side of the fairway and still want to hit the green in two. Seems like it's 50/50 whether the shot does what I want, or I launch a bomb that goes dead straight and ends up two fairways over. Quote Driver - Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 3 Wood - Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 5 Wood - Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S 7 Wood - 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S Irons - Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120 Wedges - King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S Putter - Stroke Lab Black Ten 35" Ball - Chrome Soft X LS Powered by 2020 ExPutt Official Review | 2021 Cobra Connect Five Participant | 2023 SuperSpeed Official Review Link to comment
Grit Golf Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 11 hours ago, Kenny B said: You just described my course if you are not in the fairway. I had to take a lesson from our pro on how to hit off slopes. That was 3 years ago and I still have to practice those lies to have any chance. Sounds like a need a lesson! It’s taught me the value of hitting fairways, and the value in taking your medicine and chipping out sideways. Kenny B 1 Quote “He’s a Cinderella story. A former assistant groundskeeper about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac… It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole!” — Carl Spackler Link to comment
PMookie Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Tee shots... Hasn’t mattered if it was an iron, a hybrid, a fairway metal, or driver. Weird.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Micah T 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
Kenny B Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Grit Golf said: Sounds like a need a lesson! It’s taught me the value of hitting fairways, and the value in taking your medicine and chipping out sideways. I've learned to hit off most lies, and I can always advance the ball down the fairway if I don't get greedy. Loft... that is, more loft, is my friend. Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment
Deadskins Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 On 6/5/2020 at 10:00 AM, Kenny B said: Use more lofted club. Good point, but moot, as I have banned my 3 wood to the garage for the month of June. Kenny B 1 Quote Ranny Link to comment
Jtom2012 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 >110ydsSent from my moto g(7) power using MyGolfSpy mobile app Kenny B 1 Quote Driver- Cobra Speedzone 9° Woods- Sub70 Pro 5-Wood Utility- Titleist 718 T-MB 4 Utility Irons- Sub70 649 MB Tour 5-PW, 699 Pro 2U Wedges- Cleveland Zipcore RTX 52°,56°, 60° Putter- Scotty Cameron Special Select Newport 2 Ball- Titleist ProV1x Link to comment
Kenny B Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 7 hours ago, Deadskins said: Good point, but moot, as I have banned my 3 wood to the garage for the month of June. Well, that's certainly a way to use a more lofted club!! The fairways at my course are undulating so we get downhill and uphill lies. My 3W works very well on flat and uphill lies, but on downhill lies, I've learned that my 3H works better more often. Since I don't have a lot of distance off the tee, I can't afford to banned my 3W just for downhill lies. The best thing to do with a club that's misbehaving is to beat it into submission on the range. Generally speaking, the clubs we hit the worst on the course are the ones we hit the least on the range. Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment
Erik-M Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Driver, which is why I just ordered a hazardous smoke in x flex sirchunksalot 1 Quote Link to comment
Erik-M Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Cutting down to 44" sirchunksalot 1 Quote Link to comment
Deadskins Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Rather than give up on my 3W I am just going to give it a rest and concentrate practice on my 4H and 7W. Quote Ranny Link to comment
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