Kenny B Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 I tried to make tee times for this last weekend last Tuesday, but I forgot that my club had a two-day Member/Guest and on Saturday there were two other "party" tournaments. One of the couples that we usually play with had a 9:06 tee time both days but they had to go to Seattle, so they gave it to us. So, we were the group behind the Member/Guest and the group in front of the first "party" tournament. Hello 5 hour round, and I almost got hit by golf balls 4 times; twice while waiting on the 2nd tee, one from the 1st tee and one from the 3rd tee. Shot a lousy 84 with no birdies; my wife had 3 birdies and shot 86. We decided to give up the 9:06 tee time on Sunday thinking we would wait until the Member/Guest was done. As we drove to the parking lot, we could see the the last group of the Member/Guest players on #13. Let's see... they teed off at 8:58 and it's 1pm and they are on #13... hmmm? Teed off at 1:46 playing with 2 guys walking. The group in front of us all played from the Blue tees, including a woman; all of them should have played from the Red tees. I was -1 through the first 4 holes. I had a career long drive on #3, the #1 HCP hole, of 252 yards, but managed only a par. On the par 3 #4 playing 148y, I hit a 9i for a tap-in birdie. Nothing but pars and bogeys to finish out a front nine 41. Well... that took 2 hours and 45 minutes. The two walkers were only playing nine holes, so we bagged it too. Slow play on a beautiful sunny 82º day at a muni!!!! MattF, cksurfdude and 00sportsman 3 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StrokerAce Posted May 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 6, 2019 Yesterday I crossed a barrier of sorts.... after many trials and tribulations I managed shoot a round in the 70's ... 79 to be exact. (had been stuck on 80, 81, 82 for what seemed like forever) It was a fall-like day in New England.... low 50's on/off drizzle and I bought a tee time from golfnow earlier in the week when the weather looked halfway decent. Figured a day playing golf in light rain is better than not... so I went. (it was only 20.49 so I figured even if I got in a few holes it'd be worth it) Nobody in the parking lot; tee time came with a cart; short warm up and I was off by myself around 10am. After I finished my first 18 around 12:45 there was still nobody in front of me so I kept right on going. Played 36 consecutive holes in about 5 and 1/2 hours. Only caught folks twice but they let me play through. Played whites first time and then the blues and ended 40/39 both times. Course was soggy but not sopping wet; greens were aerated a few days ago and still had a lot of sand. In some ways that helped, esp on long putts but on the flip side the putts didn't break how you read them. A few things that helped me break the proverbial "80 ceiling".... - I started using the Grint app on my phone to enter my scores instead of the scorecard; this helps me mentally as I don't add things up and start overthinking it. I let the app tell me my final score and just play the holes and try to score the best on each individual hole vs. I have to birdie/par this one... - I read an article by Adam Young and in it he does a good job of pointing out that the range is where you practice and the course is where you play (duh!), but what he was getting at is that there is a time-and-place for thinking about all your body positions and all that stuff and on the course you just need to execute. So this time I really tried to just focus on hitting the ball to the target and play "dirty golf" (what he calls it when you don't really worry about how you 'look' but instead focus on doing the task) - persistence/practice/keeping the ball in play/chipping; I can't overestimate the importance of practicing chipping - especially with different clubs... saved me several times. So, Max Homa and I both had something in common on Sunday, we both had breakthroughs of a sort, only his bank account is a lot bigger than mine today. I stole this from a podcast he did in the past describing how he kept plugging away at it...My advice if this is something you're working on - keep going, keep fighting the good fight, believe it or not you're making progress and it will happen...don't stop...ever. CarlH, downlowkey, artful_golfer and 9 others 11 1 Quote Driver- Titleist TSR3 10* Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19* Irons- Titleist 718 AP2 (5i-50*) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Wilson Infinite Grant Park Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedgie Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Yesterday I crossed a barrier of sorts.... after many trials and tribulations I managed shoot a round in the 70's ... 79 to be exact. (had been stuck on 80, 81, 82 for what seemed like forever) It was a fall-like day in New England.... low 50's on/off drizzle and I bought a tee time from golfnow earlier in the week when the weather looked halfway decent. Figured a day playing golf in light rain is better than not... so I went. (it was only 20.49 so I figured even if I got in a few holes it'd be worth it) Nobody in the parking lot; tee time came with a cart; short warm up and I was off by myself around 10am. After I finished my first 18 around 12:45 there was still nobody in front of me so I kept right on going. Played 36 consecutive holes in about 5 and 1/2 hours. Only caught folks twice but they let me play through. Played whites first time and then the blues and ended 40/39 both times. Course was soggy but not sopping wet; greens were aerated a few days ago and still had a lot of sand. In some ways that helped, esp on long putts but on the flip side the putts didn't break how you read them. A few things that helped me break the proverbial "80 ceiling".... - I started using the Grint app on my phone to enter my scores instead of the scorecard; this helps me mentally as I don't add things up and start overthinking it. I let the app tell me my final score and just play the holes and try to score the best on each individual hole vs. I have to birdie/par this one... - I read an article by Adam Young and in it he does a good job of pointing out that the range is where you practice and the course is where you play (duh!), but what he was getting at is that there is a time-and-place for thinking about all your body positions and all that stuff and on the course you just need to execute. So this time I really tried to just focus on hitting the ball to the target and play "dirty golf" (what he calls it when you don't really worry about how you 'look' but instead focus on doing the task) - persistence/practice/keeping the ball in play/chipping; I can't overestimate the importance of practicing chipping - especially with different clubs... saved me several times. So, Max Homa and I both had something in common on Sunday, we both had breakthroughs of a sort, only his bank account is a lot bigger than mine today. I stole this from a podcast he did in the past describing how he kept plugging away at it...My advice if this is something you're working on - keep going, keep fighting the good fight, believe it or not you're making progress and it will happen...don't stop...ever. Congrats Stroker! But dude why would you drive down your handicap? I’m joking, keep it up!Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy StrokerAce 1 Quote Wedgie Driver - XXIO X Driver 9.5 - Launcher Turbo 2 hybrid - F9 One Length 3-L - ER 1.2 Top Flite Gamer Play Right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 28 minutes ago, GolfSpy Stroker said: Yesterday I crossed a barrier of sorts.... after many trials and tribulations I managed shoot a round in the 70's ... 79 to be exact. (had been stuck on 80, 81, 82 for what seemed like forever) It was a fall-like day in New England.... low 50's on/off drizzle and I bought a tee time from golfnow earlier in the week when the weather looked halfway decent. Figured a day playing golf in light rain is better than not... so I went. (it was only 20.49 so I figured even if I got in a few holes it'd be worth it) Nobody in the parking lot; tee time came with a cart; short warm up and I was off by myself around 10am. After I finished my first 18 around 12:45 there was still nobody in front of me so I kept right on going. Played 36 consecutive holes in about 5 and 1/2 hours. Only caught folks twice but they let me play through. Played whites first time and then the blues and ended 40/39 both times. Course was soggy but not sopping wet; greens were aerated a few days ago and still had a lot of sand. In some ways that helped, esp on long putts but on the flip side the putts didn't break how you read them. A few things that helped me break the proverbial "80 ceiling".... - I started using the Grint app on my phone to enter my scores instead of the scorecard; this helps me mentally as I don't add things up and start overthinking it. I let the app tell me my final score and just play the holes and try to score the best on each individual hole vs. I have to birdie/par this one... - I read an article by Adam Young and in it he does a good job of pointing out that the range is where you practice and the course is where you play (duh!), but what he was getting at is that there is a time-and-place for thinking about all your body positions and all that stuff and on the course you just need to execute. So this time I really tried to just focus on hitting the ball to the target and play "dirty golf" (what he calls it when you don't really worry about how you 'look' but instead focus on doing the task) - persistence/practice/keeping the ball in play/chipping; I can't overestimate the importance of practicing chipping - especially with different clubs... saved me several times. So, Max Homa and I both had something in common on Sunday, we both had breakthroughs of a sort, only his bank account is a lot bigger than mine today. I stole this from a podcast he did in the past describing how he kept plugging away at it...My advice if this is something you're working on - keep going, keep fighting the good fight, believe it or not you're making progress and it will happen...don't stop...ever. Well done partner and keep doing what ya doing. Play golf and have fun with no thinking allowed ..... Good looking course you shot that 79 on looks like you have to be using some course management to bag a low score. I need to check into that grint handicap app you mentioned. StrokerAce 1 Quote Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00sportsman Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Played a very short, miserable little exec with trouble everywhere and a ton of wind. Had the most remarkably inconsistent round I think I could possibly imagine. 2 birdies, 7 pars and 9 double (or worse), with 8 penalties. That's right, not a single bogey. Everything was either really good or really crappy. I did, however, find out two very important things: I need to work on making sure I finish toward the target with my irons, and I absolutely have to find something between a 5 iron and driver that I can hit off the tee. Teeing off on 240 yard par 4's is a complete nightmare. cksurfdude and MattF 2 Quote I always try to remember that I'm not good enough to get mad! My Bag: G400 Max G30 3W King S9-1 5W Aeroburner 3 Rescue/Hybrid G400 5-UW RTX4 52* and 56* 2Bar Mallet Traverse II Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artful_golfer Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 1 hour ago, GolfSpy Stroker said: I love it when you guys post photos of a hole or two. Awesome! Thanks for sharing. HighFade and StrokerAce 2 Quote PXG 0811 XF driver Serene: 3 wood, 4 & 5 hybrid iron r7 Draw, Flex L: 4, 6 - 9 irons Wedges: RTX Zipcore 46 mid bounce; RTX-3: 52/10 wedge; and Tour Action 900 60* low bounce Armlock putter or E-2 Torque custom fit putter Tour B XS golf ball V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 1 minute ago, artful_golfer said: I love it when you guys post photos of a hole or two. Awesome! Thanks for sharing. this was about a 140 yard approach shot on a par 4. Short is dead - in the junk Short left is dead - in the bunker w/impossible up and down Long is dead as it rolls of the back and the cart path is back there so it goes into the woods. Right is dead as there is a giant granite rock there and path is just out of the picture on the right with more woods. There is a little bailout short right at about 100 yards or you can aim for the green. The green is decent sized so you don't have to hit a perfect shot but standing in the fairway it does look intimidating.... To make it even worse, the second time I played this hole there was a group standing on the green (a 3some) and asked me if I wanted to play through - I said 'sure'... so they're standing on the green and watching me hit this approach shot..... (GULP).... I landed it about 20 feet right of the pin, took my 2 putt and was pleased. Kenny B, cksurfdude, MattF and 3 others 4 2 Quote Driver- Titleist TSR3 10* Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19* Irons- Titleist 718 AP2 (5i-50*) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Wilson Infinite Grant Park Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artful_golfer Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 51 minutes ago, GolfSpy Stroker said: this was about a 140 yard approach shot on a par 4. Short is dead - in the junk Short left is dead - in the bunker w/impossible up and down Long is dead as it rolls of the back and the cart path is back there so it goes into the woods. Right is dead as there is a giant granite rock there and path is just out of the picture on the right with more woods. There is a little bailout short right at about 100 yards or you can aim for the green. The green is decent sized so you don't have to hit a perfect shot but standing in the fairway it does look intimidating.... To make it even worse, the second time I played this hole there was a group standing on the green (a 3some) and asked me if I wanted to play through - I said 'sure'... so they're standing on the green and watching me hit this approach shot..... (GULP).... I landed it about 20 feet right of the pin, took my 2 putt and was pleased. I did look at it and thought it was beautiful but quite intimidating. Fun challenge. My guess there are tons of lost balls in the junk that no one even considers looking for. StrokerAce and cksurfdude 2 Quote PXG 0811 XF driver Serene: 3 wood, 4 & 5 hybrid iron r7 Draw, Flex L: 4, 6 - 9 irons Wedges: RTX Zipcore 46 mid bounce; RTX-3: 52/10 wedge; and Tour Action 900 60* low bounce Armlock putter or E-2 Torque custom fit putter Tour B XS golf ball V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Hope you can get that “finger” grip pressure straightened out.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpyThanks Rick, a couple days with hot paraffin wax treatments really helped. Back to “normal” with pain levels down to a 2.Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpyCobra Connect Bag: Cobra F8 Driver(10.5*) 3-4W(14.5*) & 5-6W(18.5*)w/Mitsubishi Tensei ck Blue Regular; Cobra F8 3 Hybrid, 5 Hybrid & 6-PW, Gw(49*) SW(54*) LW(58*) all w/UST Mamiya Recoil 460 ES regular shafts. Lamkin Cobra Connect grips with Arccoss tracking sensors. Putter: Evnroll ER6 33”. Bag: Cobra Ultralite Cart Bag(Peacoat/Silver). Kenny B, cksurfdude, Rickp and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER2 w/Gravity Grip or ER6 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip or Tommy Armour Impact No. 3 Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Bridgestone RXS Mindset, Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Saturday, I played well, shooting a 39/44:83. Got into some trouble on the back but managed to get out of it with Bogeys. Only had 2 Doubles. My longest drive was 242, hitting only 4/14 Fairways, with 6/18 GIRs and only 1-3 putt. 30 total putts.Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Kenny B, CarlH, Rickp and 4 others 7 Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER2 w/Gravity Grip or ER6 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip or Tommy Armour Impact No. 3 Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Bridgestone RXS Mindset, Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Shot a full round this morning in exactly 2 hours, and shot well, 37/37, 74. had my first, at least that I can think of , 100% fairways hit. But only 55% of GIR. 30 putts. I think at that speed, I’m not even thinking, everything is just auto pilot. CarlH, edingc and cksurfdude 3 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...
edingc Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Sluggo42 said: Shot a full round this morning in exactly 2 hours, and shot well, 37/37, 74. had my first, at least that I can think of , 100% fairways hit. But only 55% of GIR. 30 putts. I think at that speed, I’m not even thinking, everything is just auto pilot. Riding I assume? I played by myself this morning, walking nine, and it took me 90 minutes! Very nice round. Sluggo42 and cksurfdude 2 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 3.6 / Anti-Cap: 9.9 (Last Updated Sept. 1, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Shot a 44 (+8) this morning before heading to work. Round featured a little of everything, good/bad drives, good/bad irons, good/bad wedges and good/bad putting. I was the first person out at 7:15 AM, beating the owner and maintenance crew, and it was awesome having the course to myself. Double-bogeyed both par 5s which really hurt my score. I also three-putted from 15 feet on No. 5. That sucked. The par 3s on this course get me, and I bogeyed both. They should be simple (they're straight with greens only perched up a bit), but they both play into the wind and one was playing about 196 yards today. Too much for my 4-iron. Highlight of my round was a birdie on No. 4 after a smashed drive to a tight fairway. More on that in the Epic Flash review thread. Mindset is tough. A year ago I would have been ecstatic to post a 44, but now it just feels like an average or even below average round. Oh well. Still early in the season and lots to work on. fozcycle and cksurfdude 2 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 3.6 / Anti-Cap: 9.9 (Last Updated Sept. 1, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) ... Trying to figure why I came back to Chicago from Phoenix? After playing basically everyday I just spent 3 days in the car and this is the forecast for the next 4 days: TONIGHT MAY 7 Rain --44° 90% ENE 16 mph 73% WED MAY 8 Rain/Thunder 69°60° 90% E 15 mph 75% THU MAY 9 Thunderstorms 65°43° 80% WSW 15 mph 77% FRI MAY 10 AM Clouds/PM Sun 59°41° 10% NNW 11 mph 56% Edited May 7, 2019 by chisag cksurfdude, GB13, MaxEntropy and 2 others 2 3 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405 Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'Li Blue 70r Hybrids: G430 Hybrid 22*... Alta Hy70r Irons: P770 5-pw ... Steelfiber i80r TP UDi 4 ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Custom 5.1 (no alignment) 33" Ball: '24 TP5x/Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Geez Chisag, that would be enough to make me seriously question the move... thats looking brutal... chisag 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...
Sluggo42 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 43 minutes ago, edingc said: Riding I assume? I played by myself this morning, walking nine, and it took me 90 minutes! Very nice round. Yes riding- they have fast carts too! 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...
Wedgie Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 ... Trying to figure why I came back to Chicago from Phoenix? After playing basically everyday I just spent 3 days in the car and this is the forecast for the next 4 days: TONIGHT MAY 7 Rain --44° 90% ENE 16 mph 73% WED MAY 8 Rain/Thunder 69°60° 90% E 15 mph 75% THU MAY 9 Thunderstorms 65°43° 80% WSW 15 mph 77% FRI MAY 10 AM Clouds/PM Sun 59°41° 10% NNW 11 mph 56% Try fighting the rain and two school aged kids in the house. One in baseball and one in softball. Games are rained out when it rains so I can’t play and make up games when it’s not raining so I can’t play. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy cksurfdude 1 Quote Wedgie Driver - XXIO X Driver 9.5 - Launcher Turbo 2 hybrid - F9 One Length 3-L - ER 1.2 Top Flite Gamer Play Right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Wedgie said: Try fighting the rain and two school aged kids in the house. One in baseball and one in softball. Games are rained out when it rains so I can’t play and make up games when it’s not raining so I can’t play. ... I have already done my time. Coached my sons baseball team from 2nd grade thru his senior year so I had to be at every practice too. But I wouldn't trade that time for any golf. Still have some of my players wish my a happy birthday 10 years later. It will be over before you know it so enjoy this time with them! Edited May 7, 2019 by chisag Rickp, cksurfdude, artful_golfer and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405 Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'Li Blue 70r Hybrids: G430 Hybrid 22*... Alta Hy70r Irons: P770 5-pw ... Steelfiber i80r TP UDi 4 ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Custom 5.1 (no alignment) 33" Ball: '24 TP5x/Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxEntropy Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 It's nights like tonight that make me question my sanity in loving this game. I was feeling confident going into our league - I had been hitting my irons well and Mr_Theoo pointed something out the helped me off the tee on Sunday. This game kicked me teeth tonight. Chipping and putting saved my a$$ and I still ended up +13. Ugh. Rickp, cksurfdude, tony@CIC and 1 other 3 1 Quote Driver: Epic Speed 9* (set -1) MMT 70X 3W: Tour B JGR Recoil 760ES 7W: Epic Flash 19* TourAD (can't remember the exact model) 4H: Tour B JGR 23* Recoil 780ES 5-AW: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105 54*, 58*: TAIII Black Putter: Scottsdale TR Senita Bag: BigMax Dri Active Lite Ball: TP5x or AVX (yellow) Pushcart: BigMax iQ+ Most Recent Test: Fit For Golf 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 This year has been extremely frustrating, while I know part of it is due to I was focused on training for my half marathon last weekend and only playing 1 or 2 times per week. I can't get off the tee box, its not my typical slice either, its every which way possible now, slice, hook, almost a 45 degree straight left shot, fat, thin etc. Had one of my worst rounds last night and I can't even begin to diagnose whats wrong fozcycle, MaxEntropy, MattF and 1 other 3 1 Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmikecpa Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Went out after work and played four holes...only 4 holes. We have had a lot of rain and I asked in the pro shop if the course was saturated or even playable. Told a little wet but not too bad. Played one par 3 and 3 par 4’s. On each of the par 4s I lost my tee shot plugged in the fairway. Decided this was getting expensive and frustrating and walked off. On a good note I was 3/3 in fairways hit so I have that going for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk MattF, fozcycle, MaxEntropy and 4 others 6 1 Quote WITB 2024 Driver: Qi10 LS 9* HZRDUS RDX Smoke Blue 60 TX Fairway: BRNR Mini Driver Copper 13.5* HZRDUS Yellow 76 TX Fairway: Sim 19* RDX Smoke Red 75 TX Hybrid: Sim2 Rescue 22* Matrix Black Tie 85x Irons: X Forged CB 5 - PW MMT 105 TX Wedges: Jaws Raw 50*, 54* & 58* TTDG "OG" Spinner Putter: Toulon Madison BGT Fire 34.75" Ball: Z Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Played 9 this afternoon. Started off a little shakey and was 2 over after 3, but played the last 6 at -1 with 2 birdies for a 37 fozcycle, cksurfdude, Big money and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 minute ago, jlukes said: Played 9 this afternoon. Started off a little shakey and was 2 over after 3, but played the last 6 at -1 with 2 birdies for a 37 ... Sounds very encouraging after a big change. How is the new swing working on the course? fozcycle and Big money 2 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405 Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'Li Blue 70r Hybrids: G430 Hybrid 22*... Alta Hy70r Irons: P770 5-pw ... Steelfiber i80r TP UDi 4 ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Custom 5.1 (no alignment) 33" Ball: '24 TP5x/Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 On 5/6/2019 at 9:48 AM, GolfSpy Stroker said: Yesterday I crossed a barrier of sorts.... after many trials and tribulations I managed shoot a round in the 70's ... 79 to be exact. (had been stuck on 80, 81, 82 for what seemed like forever) It was a fall-like day in New England.... low 50's on/off drizzle and I bought a tee time from golfnow earlier in the week when the weather looked halfway decent. Figured a day playing golf in light rain is better than not... so I went. (it was only 20.49 so I figured even if I got in a few holes it'd be worth it) Nobody in the parking lot; tee time came with a cart; short warm up and I was off by myself around 10am. After I finished my first 18 around 12:45 there was still nobody in front of me so I kept right on going. Played 36 consecutive holes in about 5 and 1/2 hours. Only caught folks twice but they let me play through. Played whites first time and then the blues and ended 40/39 both times. Course was soggy but not sopping wet; greens were aerated a few days ago and still had a lot of sand. In some ways that helped, esp on long putts but on the flip side the putts didn't break how you read them. A few things that helped me break the proverbial "80 ceiling".... - I started using the Grint app on my phone to enter my scores instead of the scorecard; this helps me mentally as I don't add things up and start overthinking it. I let the app tell me my final score and just play the holes and try to score the best on each individual hole vs. I have to birdie/par this one... - I read an article by Adam Young and in it he does a good job of pointing out that the range is where you practice and the course is where you play (duh!), but what he was getting at is that there is a time-and-place for thinking about all your body positions and all that stuff and on the course you just need to execute. So this time I really tried to just focus on hitting the ball to the target and play "dirty golf" (what he calls it when you don't really worry about how you 'look' but instead focus on doing the task) - persistence/practice/keeping the ball in play/chipping; I can't overestimate the importance of practicing chipping - especially with different clubs... saved me several times. So, Max Homa and I both had something in common on Sunday, we both had breakthroughs of a sort, only his bank account is a lot bigger than mine today. I stole this from a podcast he did in the past describing how he kept plugging away at it...My advice if this is something you're working on - keep going, keep fighting the good fight, believe it or not you're making progress and it will happen...don't stop...ever. Congratulations!! Not that you've done it, it will be easier next time. I like the idea of using The Grint app. I use The Grint but never used the app because my phone would die before the end of a round. But I got a new iPhone a few months ago, so maybe I'll try it this weekend. MattF, Big money, fozcycle and 1 other 4 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 8 hours ago, chisag said: ... Sounds very encouraging after a big change. How is the new swing working on the course? Its really coming together. I'd say I'm making the new move about 70% of the time. Stoll find myself sliding, but I have the knowledge now to self diagnose. MattF, chisag, Big money and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Tuesday I decided to take a break from the Arccos and just play, so I bagged my Hogan Ptx’s and Tkt Wedges with my Cobra Woods. 41/46:87. Not too bad, because I know where I made a couple Course management errors that ended up costing me some strokes. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy cksurfdude, cnosil, Rickp and 4 others 7 Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER2 w/Gravity Grip or ER6 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip or Tommy Armour Impact No. 3 Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Bridgestone RXS Mindset, Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Golf is such a funny game. League match tonight and overall I played pretty well. Got to the course early and working on my pitching and chipping and it went fantastic. Distance control was good and all the shots were solid. First hole I pulled my drive a bit and flew the green with my wedge chipped back and 2 putted for a bogey. Lots of pars and my only issue was that my tee shots were drifting right. Fortunately the course was pretty open so my shots were recoverable. Final hole was a disaster, big slice into the brush, dropped, topped my next into the brush, dropped, hit the green, and a simple two putt for a triple bogey 7. The big miss with my driver has crept into my game the past few weeks and I need to figure out the fix. MattF, cksurfdude, perseveringgolfer 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...
DiscipleofPenick Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 5 over thru 13 then the rain hit. Very windy but finally a dry day. Irons and putter working drives not so much, but building towards.... somethingTake Dead Aim cksurfdude, cnosil, perseveringgolfer and 1 other 4 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...
Sluggo42 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 A nice 1 over, 71 today, but, from the white tees. Nice warm overcast day... MattF, PING Apologist #9, chisag and 5 others 8 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...
Big money Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Course was completely soaked this AM and we played lift clean and place. Shot a 48 for 9 holes which isn’t all that bad for me. Just an average round of nothing happening. But I did keep the ball in play all round long. Just swinging my swing is making the tee to green game much more manageable. Really feel a super good round this season if I get the whole game working fixyurdivot, PING Apologist #9, cksurfdude and 4 others 7 Quote Keep it in the short stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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