Popular Post GolfSpy_APH Posted April 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2023 I am still working shopping the title for this and will likely change it. Here is what this thread is meant to be about. What part of your game is trending? Up or down? As most all of us are amateurs and have streaky play at best or have areas that get hot or extremely cold I and I think the rest of us would love to hear about. For starters my biggest strength has always been putting. Hands down I feel as though I get on the green I am able to get a good 2 putt at worst. However recently it is certainly trending in the wrong direction. Pace is good and there are moments of brilliant putts, but I am 3 putting more often and making really bad mistakes on the greens. Trending upwards is my short game. My goodness it is on a high and thankfully it has masked a lot of the putting errors I have been having. Finally another downward trend is iron play. It just isnt there and it makes me wonder if I need to start spending more time on the range vs on the course... Dweed, GolfSpy_SHARK, drrlramsey and 7 others 10 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment
CSiders12 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 I think this is a great thread because you have to be self reflective of your game. My driving was always a weakness of mine and this season so far has been trending way up! I'm finding the fairway much more regularly and have only lost one ball OB in four rounds played. I need this to keep trending up so I can meet my goal of scratch very soon. drrlramsey, sirchunksalot, GolfSpy_SHARK and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST MAX LS Hybrid: SIM 2 3 Hybrid Irons: Mizuno JPX 921 Tour 4-P Wedges: Sub70 TAIII 50, 54, 60 Putter: Mizuno M.Craft Type 03 Putter Maxfli Tour Golf Ball Review Rapsodo MLM2Pro Launch Monitor Review Unofficial Mizuno Type III Putter Review Link to comment
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Love it, For me off the tee is my strength and does not typically waver to much. (Putting is pretty steady too) Approach and Short are always variables and usually one of those is missing. Right now approach is trending up. It does not look like it analytically but I am much more consistent strike wise. Trending down is short and putting. Putting still good just not what I would typically expect. Short game is off and on. Some real "oh yea baby" moments and then "wtf was that" moments. NO consistency unfortunately. Positive? Its early. GolfSpy_APH, sirchunksalot, CSiders12 and 3 others 6 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
cnosil Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Driver - flat Approach - trending up Short Game - flat but way below what I want Putting - trending down, but this has become an area of focus to get back to where I was. Placasse61, sirchunksalot, Swood1994 and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: XCG7 Beta 15* w/Fujikura Fuel 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
Randall Robbins Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Great topic - as to Jamie's problem it's obviously being left handed seriously, mine has been ball striking as a whole, leading to better scoring and a drop in handicap. Of course, a lot of this has to do with my change in equipment to what I have now. Just hope I can sustain this for a while longer sirchunksalot and GolfSpy_APH 2 Quote Driver : Sub70 839D 3 wood Sub 70 pro Hybrid Sub 70 849 18* Hybrid Sub 70 839 21* Irons Sub 70 639 combo Wedges Sub 70 659 approach 50*, 286 full face groove 54* Putter FGP Ball Titleist AVX Grips: Best Grips std leather Link to comment
Jared3 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Driver: Has always been a strength for me and that is probably only getting better for me. Trending up. Approach: I'm really struggling with a hook/over draw. It's starting to mess with my mental game. Trending down. Short Game: Always been a struggle for me, but doing ok right now. Flat Putting: Usually pretty good at 2 putting but have been working hard to get better within 12 feet and I'm still not sinking putts like I would like to. Flat GolfSpy_APH and Dweed 2 Quote Driver: Mizuno STZ220 HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX UDI: Titleist U505 TENSEI AV RAW Blue Irons: Ping G425 4-PW True Temper Elevate 95 Wedges: Cleveland RTX Zipcore 48,52,56,60 Dynamic Gold Spinner Putter: Taylormade TP Hydroblast Bandon 3 TP Stepped Link to comment
drrlramsey Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Right now I would have to say my driver is trending down even though I have much more distance off the tee. I began the season with my drives being less "automatic in the fairway" but shorter than average shots. They were still shorter and less consistent. I've since switched to JumboMax Ultralite grips and WOW!! I've easily picked up twenty yards with what feels like a far easier swing. I'm swinging the LagShot Driver before teeing off so that by the time I grab my driver, I'm very carefully making contact with the ball at the optimal height for distance. Now if I could just figure out what it is in my setup that’s causing me to wind up open a third of the time these days. My irons are trending up with higher launch and bit more distance while maintaining accuracy. Putting is flat and I need to put some work into setup there. Wedge play is trending up as I am learning how to dial in different wedges for the specific shot. This is something I was not aware of until this year and I'm just beginning to understand the benefits of different wedge lofts. GolfSpy_APH, Dweed and sirchunksalot 3 Quote Driver: 2022 0211 RH 10.5 Driver ProjectX Cypher 40 5.5 Grips: JMX Ultralite 3 Wood: 2022 0211 RH 3 Wood EvenFlow Riptide CB 50g 5.5 Hybrid: 2022 0211 RH 19 Hybrid MCA Tensei AV Raw Blue Hybrid 75 - R Irons: 0211-V3-CHR-Irons 4-LW w/ Mitsubishi MMT 60 A- Parallel Grips: CP2 Pro Jumbo Backups: 0311XF Irons 4-LW w/ KBS TGI 80 Grips: JMX Ultralite Putter: Spider Tour Black 2020 35" Putter Golf Club w/ Super Stroke Ball: B RX Gloves: Mens Player's Glove Rain Rooster Shoes: Codechaos 22 Boa Training Aids: Triple Threat Combo Swing Training Aids (Driver,7i, Wedge) Core Fitness Program Puchcart: 3.5+ w/ conversion for: Club Booster V2 TFS CB Sidekick Link to comment
TR1PTIK Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Right now, all aspects of my game are trending upwards though some certainly more than others. I was starting to doubt my abilities with the flatstick based on how it performed last season (trending slightly down most of the year), but it's clearly getting better. Tee shots have always been a strength but gaining +1.11 strokes against my goal handicap was a bit unexpected. Short game seems to swing a bit more than any other skill, but overall tends to land closely behind putting. Approach play is my biggest weakness by far and I think it has a lot to do with my proximity as lately I've been hitting plenty of greens - enough to break 80 anyway. Some wedge work will certainly go a long way for me as that is what cost me several strokes last round. GolfSpy_APH, cnosil and sirchunksalot 3 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
JerryB Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 My iron game is trending way down. Awful hooks and general malaise. I've got a couple of ideas for short term fixes but the real answer is I need some outside help. Short game and putting are stable if not downward a bit. Actually thinking of changing things up a bit and maybe trying a chipper again. Long clubs are trending up. By far the most positive part of my bag. sirchunksalot, GolfSpy_APH and Dweed 3 Quote Cobra Aerojet Max driver Cobra Aerojet Max 3 wood and 7 wood Cobra Aerojet 4/5/6 hybrids Cobra Aerojet 7-PW, GW Cobra Snakebite 52° and 58° wedges Cobra King Stingray 20 putter Link to comment
RickyBobby_PR Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 6 hours ago, JerryB said: My iron game is trending way down. Awful hooks and general malaise. I've got a couple of ideas for short term fixes but the real answer is I need some outside help. Short game and putting are stable if not downward a bit. Actually thinking of changing things up a bit and maybe trying a chipper again. Long clubs are trending up. By far the most positive part of my bag. Getting a good pro is goofy to help. The journey of self teaching is one filled with frustration, little to no progress. Its like the saying about a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client 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
Shapotomous Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Unfortunately my full swing for any club is in the toilet this year so my overall game is trending down and i hope doesnt get any worse. Putting is improved over last year but i am not getting close enough to the pin to make it pay off with any birdies. Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Snake Eyes 18* 2h, 23* 4h & 27* 5h; JPX 900 Forged 6 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment
StrokerAce Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 liking my approach play this year; picked up a nearly new set of MP54 from 2ndswing over the holidays and my first few rounds with them have me convinced they're not going anywhere for a while. GolfSpy_APH 1 Quote Driver- Cobra Aerojet LS 9.5 Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*, F9 24* Irons- Titleist 718 AP2 (6i-50*) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Axis1 TourHM Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment
Jared3 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 19 hours ago, Jared3 said: Driver: Has always been a strength for me and that is probably only getting better for me. Trending up. Approach: I'm really struggling with a hook/over draw. It's starting to mess with my mental game. Trending down. Short Game: Always been a struggle for me, but doing ok right now. Flat Putting: Usually pretty good at 2 putting but have been working hard to get better within 12 feet and I'm still not sinking putts like I would like to. Flat Update based on my round yesterday. Driver: Straight and long. Trending up. Approach: Worked really hard on correcting the hook, it did come out once but didn't hurt me too bad, good up and down for par. Flat Short Game: Nothing special here, ups and downs. Had a couple of very good rescue shots that I was proud of, but also had some pretty messy routine chips. Flat Putting: It was atrocious yesterday. Lag putts were really bad. Trending down. GolfSpy_APH 1 Quote Driver: Mizuno STZ220 HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX UDI: Titleist U505 TENSEI AV RAW Blue Irons: Ping G425 4-PW True Temper Elevate 95 Wedges: Cleveland RTX Zipcore 48,52,56,60 Dynamic Gold Spinner Putter: Taylormade TP Hydroblast Bandon 3 TP Stepped Link to comment
Dweed Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 So far so good. Been hard to gauge exactly due to very cool/cold and ultra wet spring so far. No hope for much better weather for the 10 days or so. Still some snow showers in forecast. Out of four rounds since Apr started, driver has been a positive. 70+% fairway hits...and no, I'm not counting extreme topped tee shots. GIR somewhat downward with 45% from where I left off last year. But 1 super cool trend (for me anyway) is I have not lost a ball. Granted only four rounds but still using last years supply. GolfSpy_APH 1 Quote D- Ping G 400 SFT 16*- Adams Tight Lie 19*- Adams Tight Lie 4H- Ping G 400 5-U- Ping G 400 SW- Nike 56*- Ping Glide 2 P- Sub70 004 Mallet Link to comment
TSauer Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 The driver seems to be slowly trending up, which feels like a common occurrence at the beginning of every season when I have the fewest swing thoughts. Here’s to hoping it stays on the up and up. GolfSpy_APH 1 Quote Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment
Swood1994 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Driver is pretty flat at the moment Approach is trending up short game & putting are trending down. Zero feel with the flat stick. Who would’ve guessed 5 months of carpet practice would generate zero/negative results. Definitely not wear I want to be heading into the season but I keep reminding myself that it’s early. Hoping to spend a lot more time off the course and at the practice area in the coming weeks. GolfSpy_APH 1 Quote Current WITB: Driver: Paradym 10.5 Ventus Black 6S Fairway: ST-Z 230 3-Wood (15°) HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.0 60 Official Test Hybrid: ST-Z 230 Hybrid (19°) Ventus Blue HB-8 Official Test Irons: MP-18 MMC (4-9) Wedges: Vokey SM8 (46.10F, 50.12F, 54.14F, 58.12D) Putter: Select Squareback 2 34.5 Ping Corded 88G PP58 grip double taped Ball: Pro-V1 (currently testing the Callaway Chrome Soft X LS Triple Track) Reviews: 2023 Red Rooster Sussex Glove Official Forum Test 2023 Mizuno Long Game Official Forum Test Link to comment
RoverRick Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 At this moment, all of my game is trending up. Putter and wedges has traditionally been my strengths. But for the past few years, my knees are my weakness. This makes the full swing a weakness. I’ve been working hard on this for a couple of years to the neglect of my short game. Then in January, I had 8 chips to tap in range and 34 putts on the other 10 holes. I immediately decided to change everything about my putting and spent a couple of months and some money trying to putt differently. It didn’t work. Now for the past couple of weeks I’ve gained distance with my driving. My irons are good. I’m spending some time on wedges, and my putter is good. If I can keep it up for another couple of weeks I will get my handicap where I want it. GolfSpy_APH 1 Quote G430LST 10.5° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Driver G430MAX 3W on T P T POWER 18 Hi Fairway G425 3H on T P T POWER 18 Hi Hybrid iCrossover 4 on Graphite Design AD DI 7S i525 5-U on TGI 90S SM8 54 & 60 on Wedge DF2.1 on White ProV1 Precision Pro NX7 Pro All Iron grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Mid Link to comment
GolfSpy_APH Posted April 26, 2023 Author Share Posted April 26, 2023 Great to read that many have parts of their game trending up! Hoping to have to do lots of new broke 90,80,70 badges and reading a lot more about everyone's game! JerryB and cnosil 2 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment
FDC Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Putting lesson today was great! Irons improving with better contact and distance control. Driver is my challenge right now. But, I never know what’s going to show up on any given day! Quote FDC Link to comment
wely324 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Been working hard to get my short game and tee shots trending in the up direction. As the driving range is irons only I’ve decided to not hit full shots prior to a round. I stretch and do a lot of practice swings with the feels I’m working on at the moment and it seems to help as I’m focused on my swing and not the fact I didNT get to hit any drivers prior to the first hole. Also been dedicating the majority of my practice time to chipping and pitching. I really enjoy learning and practicing the various short game shots and it’s starting to show in my confidence in using them On course. Quote Link to comment
DiscipleofPenick Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Irons are getting back into form right now. And short game not far behind. Driver has been solid but low temps and soft conditions have limited a big drive to around 250 for me. So I can't really judge that right now. If the irons are good that means my swing is on plane and I'm not over swinging, so I just need that to translate higher up in the bag. 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
Dweed Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 23 hours ago, Dweed said: So far so good. Been hard to gauge exactly due to very cool/cold and ultra wet spring so far. . But 1 super cool trend (for me anyway) is I have not lost a ball. Granted only four rounds but still using last years supply. YIKES!! Spoke too soon. Went out today and lost a ball. Rest of round was downhill from there. Quote D- Ping G 400 SFT 16*- Adams Tight Lie 19*- Adams Tight Lie 4H- Ping G 400 5-U- Ping G 400 SW- Nike 56*- Ping Glide 2 P- Sub70 004 Mallet Link to comment
Fongle Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Greenside chipping for sure. Only started playing again in December 2021 after finally getting knee surgery, and my wedge game was super inconsistent when I started up again, and I was skulling and chunking everything, so I picked up a set of the Mack Daddy CB wedges. They were great for rebuilding confidence and finding my touch again, but they definitely hit a skill ceiling in being able to get creative with shots, hit a flop shot, or play off of tight lies. Sold them and picked up a set of brand new MD5s, and it's been absolutely night and day. First round with them I had 2 near chip-ins that just barely lipped out, and I could play the finesse shots I wanted to be able to again. Forgot how much fun it was to absolutely rip a ball back on the green will brand new grooves as well Quote Driver - King SZ 1w 7.5° w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 110MSI 60x Woods - King SZ Big Tour 3w 13.5° w/ Fujikura Pro 65, King SZ 5w 20° w/ Tensei CK White 70 Driving Iron - King Utility 2i 16° w/ Project X Hzrdus Black 85 Irons - Apex '24 Combo set - 4i Pro, 5i-8i CB, 9i-10i MB w/ KBS Tour V 120 X-Stiff Wedges - MD5 Jaws 52° - S 10° grind, 56° - C 8° grind, 60° - C 8° grind w/ Dynamic Gold Spinner Tour Issue 115 Putter(s) - O-Works 2 Ball Black, Big Bertha Warbird, Special Select Squareback 2.0, Red X2, Bullseye Original Flange SC, Bullseye Standard Flange SC, OG Bronze Anser, Method Midnight 007, R.Mendralla 8802 Link to comment
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