Rob Person Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 30 minutes ago, Nick_Chilelli said: I love the Vlog Rob! What kind of camera are you recording on? We gotta get you a shot tracer in there! Thank you. It's my phone...lol. Galaxy s ultra I have an old laptop, but it's not very good at editing and shot tracer tech costs money... Northern Monkey, cksurfdude, William P and 3 others 6 Quote WITB- Driver -Titleist 910D, 3w- Titleist 910F, 5hy/7hy- Titleist 910H, 6-PW - Stix , 52⁰, 56⁰, 60⁰ - Stix , Putter- AI-ONE DB / Lombardi Tour 34 custom Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_Chilelli Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Just now, Rob Person said: Thank you. It's my phone...lol. Galaxy s ultra I have an old laptop, but it's not very good at editing and shot tracer tech costs money... Good quality for just a phone man! Lefty11, Northern Monkey, Rob Person and 2 others 4 1 Quote Taylormade Stealth 9 Degree Fujikura Ventus Red 5-S Titleist TS2 15 Degree Project X Hzrdus Smoke 70g Titleist TSr1 18 Degree Mitsubishi Tensei Blue 75g Mizuno MP-32 True Temper S400 Titleist Vokey SM8 56, 60 Degree Ping Anser 2 2024 Release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mdrnsamurai Posted August 22 Popular Post Share Posted August 22 08-21-24 played Fox Hollow Golf Club in Trinity, Florida... Fox Hollow Golf Club A very nice Robert T Jones Sr. Design... Black: 75.1/ 139, Blue: 73.7/135, White: 70.9/133 the front 9 was under repair (seeding) so I had to play the Back 9 twice... I shot a 51 from the Blues and a 48 from the Whites with 20 Putts on each side... the views on this course are amazing, and if you know anything about RTJ Sr. he loves hills and undulations so this course gives you so many different looks at striking the ball and tricky last-minute twists while putting... very hittable fairways and gracious greens but there lies the problem... because you almost don't ever have an even lie, and hitting the green doesn't mean you have an easy up and down... in fact, I had several opportunities for a couple of Pars and Birdies that I couldn't convert because I was putting outside of 30ft playing it safe (targeting the green rather than the pin) and the greens were deceptively slow they just ate up all the speed I put on the ball... so even my lag putts left me with a lot of work to do... all in all a nice track and a nice round imo... Cheers... ZackS, MattF, sirchunksalot and 7 others 6 1 3 Quote "A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." ~John Stuart Mill "All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: Freedom, Justice, Honor, Duty, Mercy, Hope." ~Winston Churchill Currently Gaming: Driver: Titleist GT3, Mitsubishi 1K Black 6.5 - X-Stiff Woods: Callaway Ai Smoke 3W 17*, Project X Denali 6.0 70g - Stiff Irons: Mizuno MP 245 (4i thru PW), NS Pro Modus Tour 120X (4i - 21*, PW - 42*) Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM10 48.10F, 52.08F, 56.14K, 60.04T Grind Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Design 1.5 (2004) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty11 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) 2 hours ago, Rob Person said: Thank you. It's my phone...lol. Galaxy s ultra I have an old laptop, but it's not very good at editing and shot tracer tech costs money... @Rob Person is throwing darts at the flags today! He’s on fire. Nice work my friend. Edited August 22 by Lefty11 cksurfdude, Rob Person, bens197 and 3 others 4 2 Quote PXG 0211 15* Taylormade Sim 2 max 18* hybrid (Taylormade) 22* hybrid (Adams) 25* hybrid (Tour edge) irons - Callaway Big Bertha 2002 (It's a long story!) Putter - Odyssey AI one 2 ball DB 35¨ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael.Sandoval33 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Played a strange 9 holes at Lakewood Country Club. First chance I've had to play here. Shot a +13 for 49. Only one par on the card today, it was a long par 4 that I honestly didn't think I was going to reach in 2. Played from a lot of "bunkers" unfortunately, and it was so wet they were practically mud. The Vokey 58° had a lot of work to do on its first outing, but handled it well. The Qi10 Max was good, but not great as the previously mentioned fairway bunkers were a problem. Putting was easily the best part of my game today. All in all, not bad, definitely will be playing there again because of the challenge it presents. Oh, and it was a beautiful morning. bens197, cksurfdude, ZackS and 5 others 8 Quote WITB Driver: Qi10 Max 10.5° Hybrid: FX Max 25°, Tsi2 21° 4i-9i: FX Max 10 Wedges: SM10 - 50° 12f, 54° 14f, 58° 14k Putter: M.Craft Type VI Ball: Pro Air Bag: Ghost Golf Maverick 14-Way Glove: Nexgen Nano-X Pro Tour+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhCanada1954 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 I originally signed onto MSG with a @gmail.com email address. In other words GOOGLE. I now have a @icloud email address. When I tried to update my Profile, the page wants me to sign onto a GOOGLE account. Can you please delete my GOOGLE account and change it to the @icloud account that is shown on my Profile page? Please, please and please! Rob Person, Northern Monkey and William P 3 Quote P.A. Renaud - Driver - Mizuno STX 230 Irons - Taylormade Stealth 5 to Sand wedge Putter - Taylormade Spider GTX 70 years old - disabled due to accident in Albania during 30 years service in Canadian Army. Donator/Veteran Broken 80 several times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alii1959 Posted August 22 Popular Post Share Posted August 22 Handicap....going the wrong way. Changes getting in the way. Mental game....not able the find the way. Trees won't get out of the way. This basically sums up the last two rounds. 79 both days, but working real hard to break 80 the wrong way. The 18th hole both days kinda sum up how things have been going this week. Yesterday, someone had laid the flag stick over the hole when they left. Even if I had hit the perfect shot....that would have been a big nope. I did manage a par to shoot 79. Today, I had to make a birdie on 18 to shoot 79. Considering the fact that I had very few birdie looks, that were actually makable, the exercise seemed quite in doubt. But, I hit it to two feet and TADA! made the putt. Why are these 79 so weird. Well, yesterday I was playing interlocking and started to spray the ball a bit. So, I went to 10-fingers to salvage the round. Today, I played 10 fingers and couldn't hit the ball with any authority at all. So, I went with interlocking on 18....well, you get the idea. The arthritis and broken parts in my tiny hands seems to dictate what is possible each day. I try on the range prior to a round to determine what will work....that never works either. Every round this week I have heard the peel of laughter from the denizens of golf ether as I swat my way around to frustration. MattF, TAGolf13, cksurfdude and 7 others 10 Quote Cobra LTDx one-length 6-SW Cobra Aerojet 2,3,4,5 Hybrids--85g stiff shafts Cobra F8 10.5* Driver Cleveland CBX 58* Wedge Ping Anser2 G2 putter Dedicated Walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bens197 Posted August 22 Popular Post Share Posted August 22 (edited) My wife took a half day at work and since it’s so nice we took our daughter out for her first round on the course. Today was pure magic. This was one of the best days as parents. Played well but my focus was elsewhere today. For good reason. IMG_9369.mov Edited August 22 by bens197 ZackS, William P, Northern Monkey and 17 others 4 14 2 Quote PING G400 LST Mitsubishi Tensei White 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bens197 Posted August 22 Popular Post Share Posted August 22 21 hours ago, Off Map Oscar said: Had anyone taken lessons and gotten substantially worse because of it? Proof that what you were working on is productive. When I taught, members would curse me saying I wasn’t helping. Id often reply and say would you prefer to languish in your current state or break some bad habits to take 3-5% of your shots off your round. They understood but holy moly it’s frustrating. Trust the process. Rob Person, Michael.Sandoval33, cnosil and 7 others 10 Quote PING G400 LST Mitsubishi Tensei White 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alii1959 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 2 minutes ago, bens197 said: Proof that what you were working on is productive. When I taught, members would curse me saying I wasn’t helping. Id often reply and say would you prefer to languish in your current state or break some bad habits to take 3-5% of your shots off your round. They understood but holy moly it’s frustrating. Trust the process. While I must accept that they didn't work on the things that you taught. Not all golf teachers should even be on a golf course. Many have preconceived notions that do not fit the student that is before them. They attempt to apply cookie cutter remedies to faults that need more evaluation. I have met people who did their dead level best to work on the things pointed out by a teacher and their game became worse and worse. Sadly, if you go to two golf teachers, and fitters are much the same, you will get two different solutions to your problem. For those of us who are quite left-brained this can short circuit us for a long time. Look at what some of the best teachers did for Tiger, way back when. Most of the people I see at our club, spend very little time working on their game yet complain that they cannot get better. That is the biggest issue, even if the teacher is an outstanding professional with the student's eccentricities in mind, they will never get better without putting in the work. And, as you well know, that is anathema to their approach to the game. cksurfdude, bens197, sirchunksalot and 5 others 8 Quote Cobra LTDx one-length 6-SW Cobra Aerojet 2,3,4,5 Hybrids--85g stiff shafts Cobra F8 10.5* Driver Cleveland CBX 58* Wedge Ping Anser2 G2 putter Dedicated Walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 12 minutes ago, alii1959 said: While I must accept that they didn't work on the things that you taught. Not all golf teachers should even be on a golf course. Many have preconceived notions that do not fit the student that is before them. They attempt to apply cookie cutter remedies to faults that need more evaluation. I have met people who did their dead level best to work on the things pointed out by a teacher and their game became worse and worse. Sadly, if you go to two golf teachers, and fitters are much the same, you will get two different solutions to your problem. For those of us who are quite left-brained this can short circuit us for a long time. Look at what some of the best teachers did for Tiger, way back when. Most of the people I see at our club, spend very little time working on their game yet complain that they cannot get better. That is the biggest issue, even if the teacher is an outstanding professional with the student's eccentricities in mind, they will never get better without putting in the work. And, as you well know, that is anathema to their approach to the game. There are a lot of instructors who are wonderful charlatans. Selling charisma and promises of grandeur. I’ve worked with them. Sometimes you connect and sometimes you don’t. I couldn’t do that and cost myself a lot of money by not stringing folks along with lesson plans. I didn’t have it in me to see what I was saying just did not work. And it makes sense. I’m a horrible salesman. sirchunksalot, cnosil, Northern Monkey and 4 others 7 Quote PING G400 LST Mitsubishi Tensei White 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rob Person Posted August 22 Popular Post Share Posted August 22 46 minutes ago, bens197 said: My wife took a half day at work and since it’s so nice we took our daughter out for her first round on the course. Today was pure magic. This was one of the best days as parents. Played well but my focus was elsewhere today. For good reason. IMG_9369.mov 21.08 MB · 0 downloads Absolutely love this!!! Glad it was a great first experience! Michael.Sandoval33, cksurfdude, bens197 and 7 others 9 1 Quote WITB- Driver -Titleist 910D, 3w- Titleist 910F, 5hy/7hy- Titleist 910H, 6-PW - Stix , 52⁰, 56⁰, 60⁰ - Stix , Putter- AI-ONE DB / Lombardi Tour 34 custom Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sluggo42 Posted August 23 Popular Post Share Posted August 23 It’s occurred to me that my foul play started about the same time I switched my grip back to the Hanson hybrid, due to thumb pain- im hitting some monster irons with a draw, which is great, except I’m not planning on that happening, so, you can imagine the trouble- so it might take a little adjusting for a few rounds, u til it starts coming back together … got injected in both thumbs today with some cool goo, that sort of rebuild the worn out cartilage. We’ll see how that works out- best advice is “don’t get older” and you should be just fine- Rob Person, cksurfdude, Dweed and 8 others 8 2 1 Quote TSr2 on tensi blue stiff Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS Reg flex Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory ER3 or, E.A.S. #4 (“Fang” or “Adele”) ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 1 hour ago, alii1959 said: Sadly, if you go to two golf teachers, and fitters are much the same, you will get two different solutions to your problem. Why is that sad? Both fitting and instruction are essentially an art; there is no single approach or single answer for either. Dweed, Rickp, Rob Person and 6 others 9 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue 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: Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alii1959 Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 58 minutes ago, cnosil said: Why is that sad? Both fitting and instruction are essentially an art; there is no single approach or single answer for either. If they touted it as an art I would have no problem. However, many of both act like it is a science. As a science guy, I completely agree with you. If the instructor or fitter modifies what they do based on the person they are currently working with, ala Harvey Penick, I have no issues. But, so many have "systems" that just don't fit most people. If you look at the old reels of players from past decades you see a lot of homemade unusual swings. They worked. Today, many of our amateurs are pigeon holed into instruction/fitting that does little more than line the pockets of those taking advantage of them. William P, Northern Monkey, sirchunksalot and 3 others 5 1 Quote Cobra LTDx one-length 6-SW Cobra Aerojet 2,3,4,5 Hybrids--85g stiff shafts Cobra F8 10.5* Driver Cleveland CBX 58* Wedge Ping Anser2 G2 putter Dedicated Walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackS Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Got out for the first time in a month with a quick 9 after work. 4/7 fairways, 8/9 greens, 16 putts for a 1 under 35. Wish I could have made a few more birdie putts but was struggling with the speed of the greens. I did make a 7 footer for par after running the first putt by so that makes up for at least one the birdie putts. But definitely not going to complain with the score, super happy with that but part of the fun is there is always something to get better at next time. Dweed, cksurfdude, Rob Person and 4 others 7 Quote WITB: Driver: Titleist TSR3 with TPT Nitro 15Hi 5 wood: Calloway Paradym Triple Diamond with TPT Power 15Lo Driving Iron: Tour Edge Exotics EXS Ti-Utility Hybrid: PXG 0317X Gen2 hybrid with TPT Power 15Lo Irons: Takomo 101T with Nippon Modus 120 shafts Wedges: Celveland RTX4 50 Degree, Calloway Jaws Raw 58 degree Z grind and 54 degree S grind Putter: Edel EAS 4.0 Ball: Srixon Z Star Diamond / Z Star XV Official 2024 TPT Shaft Test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Shot a +7 43 tonight. Started with 3 straight pars which was awesome, ended with 4 total. On the downside, I ended with two doubles. The 9th hole I split the fairway then hooked an 8 iron which I NEVER do into a water hazard. Not the ending I wanted. 5/7 fairways, 3 GIR. Putting was great again with the Evnroll, I had one 1 putt and all the rest were 2 putts. Hit some great lags with it tonight. Dweed, Indy_Oz, cksurfdude and 5 others 8 Quote In my Big Max hybrid bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h D200 6i-GW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 Tour S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy_Oz Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Fun 9-hole 4-man scramble tonight, to end our local midweek league season. Didn't win the scramble, but as a team we shot -5 for 9 holes. Not bad considering we bogeyed our first hole (par 4). Ha ha. Scramble was assigned teams, all based on handicap - spread of low, medium and higher handicap in each team. This was my first season playing in this league and my partner and I finished 3rd out of 24 teams. Pretty happy with that! Had a chance of catching the leaders last week, but the night was rained off. Ignoring the first (warm up) hole where I chunked a 3W off the tee and pulled a 50* over the fence (feeling very stiff but poor shots nonetheless), I had a really good round in terms of ball striking and putting. One solo birdie and one solo eagle! Latter was a shorter Par 5. Flag tucked into a sloping front corner. Driver just under 300yds on the fairway, 7-iron 186. 180 was to get on the front of the green and another 6 yards to leave an 8ft putt. That was our final hole (shotgun start), so hell of a way to end! Aside from the first hole we played, I hit my irons and wedges exactly how I planned each shot, so I'm very happy about that. Driver behaved itself very well today. Just in the first cut rough on two holes (273yds & 288yds) and two on the short stuff (276yds & 296yds). All bar the 296 were gentle fades and the longest was a straight bomb into a light breeze. As the 'low' handicap in the group, it was satisfying to show up and contribute to the team! Putter was again solid. Lagged every putt I missed to within a foot or two of the hole, a couple to inches. Came very close to holing a second eagle (20ft, left pin in and of course hit it, which resulted in the ball rolling round the lip and popping out 90 degrees right- gutted!). Fortunately we had a good spread of strengths- two of the guys had great short game and putting that gave us our other birdies saved pars. A fun evening that ended with a BBQ dinner and awards/prize giving. Great group of people and I've made a few new friends and golfing buddies through the summer. Swing well everyone! Northern Monkey, William P, MattF and 5 others 7 1 Quote 2024 WITB: Driver: Ai Smoke MAX 9* w. Denali 60g 6.5 (XS) FW woods: TSR2+ 13* '2W' w. Mitsubishi Tensei White 75X & TSR2 21* 7W w. Mitsubishi Tensei White 75X Hybrid: Stealth+ 3H (@18*) w. Hzrdus Smoke RDX Red 80/6.5 Irons: 5i-PW: '17 P790 w. Tour C-Taper Lite 115X (Incoming soon: 4i-PW: 2024 P770 w. Rifle 6.0 (+1/4")) Wedges: 50/09 MG4; 56/12 MG4TW Raw; SM9 60/04L Putter: Phantom X7 Ball: TP5x // Chrome Tour // Maxfli Tour X Other: . Gogogo Sport V-Pro rangefinder; Woode Hybrid Stand Bag; Nitron push cart. 2024 Tests: Callaway Whitebox Test- Chrome Tour & Tour X Balls 2024 Sqairz Velo Shoe 2024 Taylormade P770 Irons (ongoing) "...pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space, 'cause there's bugger all down here on Earth!"- Eric Idle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderinAZ Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 On 8/21/2024 at 6:37 AM, mwade4040 said: The Raven I really like the Raven, I hate driving there and back to eastern Mesa. Just getting out onto Baseline road in February can be a twenty minute test of patients at 4 in the afternoon. The fairways will be pretty hard this time of year which is an ego booster when your baby draw drive just seems to bounce and bounce and bounce down the fairway. The food there is pretty good as well and they do understand people with gluten issues (me) and how to cook for them. IndyBonzo, sirchunksalot, Rob Person and 4 others 7 Quote Driver Sim Max2 Hybrids G430 2, 3, 4 Irons ZX4 6-PW Wedges Hi-Toe 50, 54, 58 Putter 2Ball Ten ArmLock Golf cart MGI Zip Navigator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderinAZ Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Had a great round today. 2 birdies and four more putts that changed direction as the ball caught the edge of the cup with just a little too much speed. 38/40 with a double on 18. I purposely aim to the left side of the fairway as the entire right side from the center of the fairway to the water slopes to said water. Things were going good off the driver until I clipped the very outside of a tree branch farthest away from the tree. Okay cool, makes it 160 yard shot in from the Bermuda rough. Hard but not insurmountable. I can stay away from the water from anywhere around that tree. Except.... The ball is behind the tree. Yeah, like touching the trunk behind the tree. I have no shot. I cannot get a club on the ball. Keeping the spot where I pick the ball up and the flag in line.... I still have no shot....rats. Drop. A bump out onto the fairway. A nice shot onto the green. My 18 foot putt turns off line 4 inches from the hole and stops about six inches later, and a tap in double. I am not at all unhappy with 5 over par for the day! The true success for the day was I made 17, yes 17 holes where I remembered to push the putts and finish the hole buttons on my ShotScope watch. Did I make sure the watch registered the right club every time??? Nope...still working on that. MattF, sirchunksalot, racingdaly and 6 others 8 1 Quote Driver Sim Max2 Hybrids G430 2, 3, 4 Irons ZX4 6-PW Wedges Hi-Toe 50, 54, 58 Putter 2Ball Ten ArmLock Golf cart MGI Zip Navigator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 12 hours ago, alii1959 said: If they touted it as an art I would have no problem. However, many of both act like it is a science. As a science guy, I completely agree with you. If the instructor or fitter modifies what they do based on the person they are currently working with, ala Harvey Penick, I have no issues. But, so many have "systems" that just don't fit most people. If you look at the old reels of players from past decades you see a lot of homemade unusual swings. They worked. Today, many of our amateurs are pigeon holed into instruction/fitting that does little more than line the pockets of those taking advantage of them. There are instructors that teach the same method/"system" to all their players. That is neither good or bad and can work. As a player you need to do your homework and be able to communicate with the instructor and understand their approach. If it doesn't work for you as a player you simply move on. Formergreenskeeper, William P, sirchunksalot and 4 others 7 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue 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: Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Ryman Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 (edited) So, Bar Association Scramble was yesterday. My time of singles shot -4, middle of the pack but not bad. Left some shots out there to be sure. But more importantly, some single glory for me as winner of the Long Drive with my AI Smoke/Left Dash combo! I will note though, a mishit iron with Left Dash is one of the most unpleasant feelings in golf... so the ball search may need to continue to save my hands Edited August 23 by Berg Ryman Dweed, William P, Northern Monkey and 4 others 6 1 Quote In a Hoofer Lite bag AI Smoke Max, 12*, set -1/D, Project X RDX Smoke Red 50, 6.0 Flex Stealth, 15 degrees, VA Composites Nemesys 70-S E722, 19 degrees, Oban Devotion 80-S JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro 4-P, Nippon 950GH Stiff Flex CBX Zipcore 50* (bent to *49) and RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 54* (bent to *55), DG 115 Spinner, Tour Issue Staff Model TG 60*, Dynamic Gold 120 S300 SIK Golf Flo-C Prov V1X Left Dash... for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyD Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 haven't posted in a while. Last thursday, I used some gift cards and played Pinehurst #5. Great day as humidity was relatively low. Other than driver, everything else off the tee was good. Had some funky bounces (a punch out hit a crack in a cart path and bounced OB across the fairway), but scored great +1 on the front. Felt tired on the back and hacked it up some for a bummer +6 on the back for a 79. Am I happy, yes since it was nice and I wasn't working that day. putting was good, and irons were pretty solid. I'll be good once I straighten the driver. Northern Monkey, sirchunksalot, IndyBonzo and 5 others 8 Quote When my wife asked if I wanted to leave Maine and move to where she grew up, I couldn't say no to Pinehurst, NC. I honestly don't spend much money on golf equipment, but I'm constantly reading reviews in case I ever get ready to buy I swing left handed and have been the State of Maine Left Hander's champion since 1997, the last year they held the tournament. I'm currently a 7.1 handicap. Trying to get lower, but my gut gets in the way. WITB Driver: Epic speed 9 degree Irons: 990's S300 Stiff shafts bought when I was in college. (Received a personal use discount, otherwise would've stuck with my Hogan Edge's) 3 Wood: Epic speed 15 degree or PT15 52/56/60 Z Spin wedges (heck of a deal $100 for all 3 at Dick's in 2013) Putter: OG Rossie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweed Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 18 hours ago, cnosil said: Why is that sad? Both fitting and instruction are essentially an art; there is no single approach or single answer for either. I agree, just like going to the Dr's. You'll generally get 2 or more opinions. William P, Northern Monkey, cksurfdude and 3 others 6 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweed Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Been a while, having issues with email accounts. You know the normal, people from Russia or Ukraine or Mischigan trying to bust into my account so Microsoft has to protect me and lock me out of my account. The recovery process was almost more than I could handle. OMG, thank the man above for the excellent score I had yesterday. Tied my personal best, that makes 4 times this season. Shot 35, 1 under for my 9 hole round. That good feeling helped me get thru these computer issues. All fixed...at least I hope so. Northern Monkey, IndyBonzo, sirchunksalot and 6 others 7 2 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alii1959 Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 8 hours ago, cnosil said: There are instructors that teach the same method/"system" to all their players. That is neither good or bad and can work. As a player you need to do your homework and be able to communicate with the instructor and understand their approach. If it doesn't work for you as a player you simply move on. Unfortunately, that seldom works well. As a teacher, I had to find ways to reach each student. One size seldom fits all. People on this website generally know their swing better, evaluate their performances, and are more knowledgable about golf than most people who play. Why do I say that? Because most of the people I play with have never heard of this site. We, as a group, have spent the time to dig a bit deeper into the game than most. Many of the people here have handicaps below 10. What does that mean? It means that they work hard at their game/swing. These are the type of people that can evaluate a "system" to determine if it is right for them. Those who don't know themselves/their swing as well have a difficult time determining if a "system" is right for them. I am guessing that you, as well as I, have seen people mightily struggling with changes made, even by a well meaning instructor. IndyBonzo, William P, Rob Person and 4 others 7 Quote Cobra LTDx one-length 6-SW Cobra Aerojet 2,3,4,5 Hybrids--85g stiff shafts Cobra F8 10.5* Driver Cleveland CBX 58* Wedge Ping Anser2 G2 putter Dedicated Walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 (edited) 27 minutes ago, alii1959 said: Many of the people here have handicaps below 10. What does that mean? It means that they work hard at their game/swing. These are the type of people that can evaluate a "system" to determine if it is right for them. Those who don't know themselves/their swing as well have a difficult time determining if a "system" is right for them. I am guessing that you, as well as I, have seen people mightily struggling with changes made, even by a well meaning instructor. There are many people here with handicaps much higher than 10 and I am sure they work hard at their golf swing. I myself have no idea how to evaluate if a "system" is right for me. I go to instructors and ask them for input on what they think needs to be done which includes timelines. I also occasionally struggle with changes; it has taken me about 4 years to figure out my short game woes which included working with multiple instructors. Edited August 23 by cnosil sirchunksalot, IndyBonzo, cksurfdude and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue 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: Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Monkey Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Played a 36 hole tournament today and had a great first 18. Scored a net 7 under and was really happy with my play. The driver was working really well and I hit 64% FIR and the others were only just into the rough. 50% GIR two gross birdies and nearly had 2 hole in ones. First one lipped out and the 2nd landed about a foot from the hole It was a stableford competition and I scored 41 points for the first 18. The second 18 was a tale of 2 halves. The front nine I didn’t play too badly and was gross one over after 5 holes and had 18 points after 9. By the back nine I was tired and it showed. It was a tough day with some really windy conditions but I was pleased with a total of 72 points for 36 holes. It was good enough to get me 2nd place overall. Really nice courses which were in pretty good condition cnosil, Shapotomous, Rob Person and 6 others 5 4 Quote Driver: G430 Max Fairway: LTDx Max 3 wood Hybrid: King Tec 3 hybrid Irons: Forged Tec 4-PW + GW Wedges: Jaws 56 SM9 52 Putter: Mallet Ball: Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 4 minutes ago, Northern Monkey said: Played a 36 hole tournament today and had a great first 18. Scored a net 7 under and was really happy with my play. The driver was working really well and I hit 64% FIR and the others were only just into the rough. 50% GIR two gross birdies and nearly had 2 hole in ones. First one lipped out and the 2nd landed about a foot from the hole It was a stableford competition and I scored 41 points for the first 18. The second 18 was a tale of 2 halves. The front nine I didn’t play too badly and was gross one over after 5 holes and had 18 points after 9. By the back nine I was tired and it showed. It was a tough day with some really windy conditions but I was pleased with a total of 72 points for 36 holes. It was good enough to get me 2nd place overall. Really nice courses which were in pretty good condition Great round Mick! It sounds like you were dialed in with the irons nearly getting 2 holes in one. Congratulations on the 2nd place finish. Northern Monkey, Dweed, IndyBonzo and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William P Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 36 minutes ago, Northern Monkey said: Played a 36 hole tournament today and had a great first 18. Scored a net 7 under and was really happy with my play. The driver was working really well and I hit 64% FIR and the others were only just into the rough. 50% GIR two gross birdies and nearly had 2 hole in ones. First one lipped out and the 2nd landed about a foot from the hole It was a stableford competition and I scored 41 points for the first 18. The second 18 was a tale of 2 halves. The front nine I didn’t play too badly and was gross one over after 5 holes and had 18 points after 9. By the back nine I was tired and it showed. It was a tough day with some really windy conditions but I was pleased with a total of 72 points for 36 holes. It was good enough to get me 2nd place overall. Really nice courses which were in pretty good condition Congrats on a great day and tournament finish! Northern Monkey, Dweed, IndyBonzo and 2 others 5 Quote TSR1, 9*, TPT Nitro 17 Lo TSR1, 15*, TPT Power Range Fairway 17 Lo TSR2, Hybrid, 18*, TPT Power Range Hybrid 17 Lo T-200, (2023), 5-PW, SteelFiber, i95cw, S Vokey Design - 50 & 54, SteelFiber i95cw S, and Vokey S10 - 46 & 58, SteelFiber i95cw S Odyssey JAILBIRD 380 Limited Edition ELIXR (2022), MaxFli Tour S (2024) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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