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11 minutes ago, Rickp said:

Bacon Boyz this morning, 7:38 Tee Time and 50*,  Ummmm not happening.  Our group played 4 holes then gone😱.  
Definitely too col🥶

Just now, Kenny B said:

You and Inigo Montoya... er, I mean, @chisag.  🤣


It's funny, my round yesterday was in temps that got as high as 46*, with 15-20 mph winds.  Helped that the sun was shining, admittedly.  🙂
 

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8 minutes ago, NRJyzr said:


It's funny, my round yesterday was in temps that got as high as 46*, with 15-20 mph winds.  Helped that the sun was shining, admittedly.  🙂
 

We wouldn’t have poked our heads out of the carts @ 46*.  😱

15 years ago 46* still be walking and wearing shorts 👍

Rick

 

 

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5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr       
7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr      
5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2     
Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2
Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56*

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7 hours ago, Rickp said:

We wouldn’t have poked our heads out of the carts @ 46*.  😱

15 years ago 46* still be walking and wearing shorts 👍

 

... Crazy how fast you acclimate to your surroundings Rick. 50* and sunny in March back in Chicago I would certainly be playing, although 50* was my cold limit. But after 105-115* temps all summer here in Phoenix my blood has already thinned and 60* is my limit, although unless I am playing with out of town friends for a visit, I am not playing unless it is above 65* with sunshine! 🤪

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43 minutes ago, Rickp said:

Bacon Boyz this morning, 7:38 Tee Time and 50*,  Ummmm not happening.  Our group played 4 holes then gone😱.  
Definitely too col🥶

Man, nothing like the joy of smashing a drive when seeing your breath

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7 minutes ago, rbsiedsc said:

Man, nothing like the joy of smashing a drive when seeing your breath

 

... Ever since shooting a commercial in the winter that would run in the spring I don't ever wanna see my breath. It was around 35* and we were in sweaters only and because you could see our breath we had to suck on ice cubs just before each take. It was a long cold day and one of the reasons I never play in the morning. 

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59 minutes ago, rbsiedsc said:

Man, nothing like the joy of smashing a drive when seeing your breath

Yeah, but it was only a few years ago that I played when it was below freezing, and my breath froze on my beard.  Quite a sight... would have laughed, but face movements hurt from the hair being pulled.  Then I got old(er) and I don't do that anymore... unless I have a heater inside the covered cart!!

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Driving has been too loose , Snap hook 4/9 drives from the tees last time out. I not sure what Im doing wrong My set up seems to be the same, The rest of the  5/9  drives were beautiful high deep fades.  Tee is always same height. I have an open stance and for whatever reason my hands turn over unpredictable  The first two snaps I could find in open fairway with few tress left side  but the last two was way over the other fairway  that I had to scramble to get back and other was OB . I got afraid of driver later in the round and had used another club to tee off.

This happens. Seem like I snap hook at least once every. round . with average 1/4 times  with the driver , the rest goes straight or slightly right .

Got some tips now that I will try . One is to lower the tee height to be more consistent( I  tend to tee up really high  above way above the crown  as I like to hit up , but I dont need to tee it that high)  . two is to extend my arms and check if  the clubface  slightly open or shut 

I have unknowingly thinking my driver face is open but when I extend arms I see that driver face is  actually shut.  

When i swing My left shoulder /shoulder blade moves more forward  than up , not sure which chicken /egg

my left shoulder lunges or my  grip clubface to shut  . probably a combo

I never really feel comfortable with holes that have  treeline  fairway that  has severe dogleg right to left  at around 200-250 yards  I feel like that sets up for  snap hook even when I try not to

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5 hours ago, Haro said:

Driving has been too loose , Snap hook 4/9 drives from the tees last time out. I not sure what Im doing wrong My set up seems to be the same, The rest of the  5/9  drives were beautiful high deep fades.  Tee is always same height. I have an open stance and for whatever reason my hands turn over unpredictable  The first two snaps I could find in open fairway with few tress left side  but the last two was way over the other fairway  that I had to scramble to get back and other was OB . I got afraid of driver later in the round and had used another club to tee off.

This happens. Seem like I snap hook at least once every. round . with average 1/4 times  with the driver , the rest goes straight or slightly right .

Got some tips now that I will try . One is to lower the tee height to be more consistent( I  tend to tee up really high  above way above the crown  as I like to hit up , but I dont need to tee it that high)  . two is to extend my arms and check if  the clubface  slightly open or shut 

I have unknowingly thinking my driver face is open but when I extend arms I see that driver face is  actually shut.  

When i swing My left shoulder /shoulder blade moves more forward  than up , not sure which chicken /egg

my left shoulder lunges or my  grip clubface to shut  . probably a combo

I never really feel comfortable with holes that have  treeline  fairway that  has severe dogleg right to left  at around 200-250 yards  I feel like that sets up for  snap hook even when I try not to

I do that occasionally, but I'm old.  Happens to old people because we don't rotate enough or at the same speed as when we are warm and not stiff; the arms take over and... hook!!  I did it today early on the front nine.

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1 hour ago, mikeanthony said:

from the Dye tees at 6400 yards and 139 rating

You've got more stones than my group. We played a few years ago and were already planning on playing the Kiawah Tees (6200) before we got out there and winds were already up in the morning. Even though everyone was a single digit HDCP, we knew that course was a beast and needed all the help we could get. Sounds like you had a great time!

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31 minutes ago, vandyland said:

You've got more stones than my group. We played a few years ago and were already planning on playing the Kiawah Tees (6200) before we got out there and winds were already up in the morning. Even though everyone was a single digit HDCP, we knew that course was a beast and needed all the help we could get. Sounds like you had a great time!

Ha. Funny you mention that, for I was planning on playing the Kiawah tees … but the wind was very light yesterday morning, and only picked up slightly on the back. Along with that, my caddie saw my shots and distance on the range and challenged me to play the Dye tees. 

Two single digit handicappers played the Ocean tees at 6700, and 1 other gentleman played from the Kiawah tees. 

My looper told me that he caddied for Ben Curtis during a practice round once … he shot 70 while hitting just 6 GIRs. Crazy. 


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Early morning Big Boy 9, needed to see where elbow problems are.  Bogied 1st hole but Parred next 4 then 2 Bogies Par last 2 for 39.  
Elbow mild pain, not unbearable, I can live it.  Played from Senior Tees and was OK with it.

Next up Bacon Boyz Friday!!

Rick

 

 

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Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior  
5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr       
7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr      
5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2     
Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2
Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56*

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As has been the usual lately, a mixture of great and terrible.  I'm trying to laugh it off, but I'm fighting frustration with my current regression/plateau and the fact that as my iron play has gotten better it has fully exposed the weakest part of my game (really short approach).  Its kind of funny that when I used to miss my approach shot by a mile I had an easier time getting up and down then I do when I'm 15 yards from the hole with a wedge in hand.  I'm certainly more comfortable but confidence isn't there yet on the course.  Anyway onto the round.  I played Rustic Canyon today which was, as always, incredible.  It was, however, particularly vicious today -- the course and golf gods gave me no love today with bounces, lies, and putting locations.  I didn't put up a monster number but I would call my 92 a heavy struggle.  That being said, if I can tame these blowup holes, even down to just bogey, I'm going to be in very good shape.

  The good: 

Off the tee -- Excellent.  I hit 10/13 fairways (which has to be a record for me)

Driver -- Mostly great, with a few what did you just do moments.

3Wood -- Best day I've ever had with this club.  I was crushing it all day, both off the deck and off the tee, but getting truly unlucky on approach.  A foot short into heavy 12" grass on a par 5, a yard left catching the edge of a bunker on a long par 4, and getting a mega kick forward that put me into the back of a deep pot bunker on a par 5.

The Average:

Irons --  I was either in great shape or just missing.  Could have been better but just didn't really feel dialed all day.

Wedges --  There were a few terrible skulls with par in play that led to triples.  Otherwise they weren't bad.  They didn't help me either.

Putting -- It just wasn't an on day.  My speed was okay but my aim was not.

The Poor:

My luck --  It was bad kick city today for me.   Man its frustrating when you have the local course knowledge and the course says, "nope, that won't work today."

My green reading: Usually I don't have a problem with Rustic, but today it gave me fits.  I just read things totally wrong so many times today.  (I recognize that it says 34 putts but because of the links nature of the course I had a putter in hand a lot more than it shows.  There were a lot of 3 putt stroke holes that only count are only two official putts.

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After last weekend, my course closed for the season.  Weather was taking a turn, overnight lows getting to 20*F and below.

And, they've opened back up, with our high temps being in the 50s and even 60s, starting yesterday through next Tuesday.  How about that?

Playing today, tomorrow, Sunday, and hoping to set something up for Monday.

After the last few years of early season endings, nice to have this little reprieve.

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3w:  Cobra King LTD, RIP Beta 90, 42" -or- Stage 2 Tour, NV105 X, 42.5"
2h or 3h:  TaylorMade Stage 2 Tour, Aldila NV105 S -or- RIP Alpha 105 S
Irons:  3-PW Mizuno MP37, Recoil Proto 125 F4 (reshaft in progress, slowly); 1i & 3-PW Golden Ram TW276, NV105 S; 2-PW Golden Ram TW282, RIP Tour 115 R
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7 hours ago, Kenny B said:Still on the green but 30 feet behind the pin; no wind.  So... now that is my new distance for my 8i, right??  😂

Exactly and need to add ten yards to so your other clubs distances as well. 

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I had a really nice round of golf yesterday.  A fellow GolfSpy was in my area for this weekend and we played at Meadowcreek in Charlottesville, VA.  It was great meeting someone from this forum, and a real pleasure to play golf with him.

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15-20 mph south wind with gusts made yesterday entertaining.  I spent much of the front 9 hitting horrible tee shots trying to compensate for the wind.  Hard to score when you're laying up on par 4s.  

Add in a complete loss of feel with the putter and its not a recipe for low scoring.

Developed a tee game clue on the back nine.  Thanks to the wind, I was able to go hybrid-hybrid to just short of the 495 yd par 5 (water interrupts half to two thirds of the hole at 255 from tee), and lipped out my eagle chip.  My lone highlight.  LOL

Don't know what I shot, suspect it was mid 80s...

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3w:  Cobra King LTD, RIP Beta 90, 42" -or- Stage 2 Tour, NV105 X, 42.5"
2h or 3h:  TaylorMade Stage 2 Tour, Aldila NV105 S -or- RIP Alpha 105 S
Irons:  3-PW Mizuno MP37, Recoil Proto 125 F4 (reshaft in progress, slowly); 1i & 3-PW Golden Ram TW276, NV105 S; 2-PW Golden Ram TW282, RIP Tour 115 R
GW: Dynacraft Dual Milled CNC 52*, Steelfiber 125 S; Scratch 8620 DS 53*, Steelfiber 125 S
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Putter:  Snake Eyes Viper Tour Sv1, 34"; Ping Scottsdale TR Craz-E, 35"; Cleveland Huntington Beach 1, 35"
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11 hours ago, ejgaudette said:

Exactly and need to add ten yards to so your other clubs distances as well. 

Yeah, unfortunately I don't have that swing for every shot yet.  Working on it.  Back to reality today.

We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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79 (41/38). Birdied two in-a-row on the back to help the score.

I tried a “winter” shaft in the driver today, and once I figured out where to aim it it turned out to be pretty good. As the temps drop I can’t activate the XX stiff shafts I have, so I’m going to move down to playing a stiff shaft until it heats-up again. I tried the stock Mitsubishi MMT 70 Stiff today and liked it, I just HATE the way the Max LS head feels. I never get the sense that I flush one.

Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X

Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X

Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X

Irons:  Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100

Wedges: :edel-golf-1: SMS 50D/54V/58D:Nippon:Modus 130 stiff, +1”

Putter:  :edel-golf-1: EAS 1.0

Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX

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14 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

I got nine holes in this evening after grocery shopping. My wife didn't sleep too good last night and decided to take a nap, so it was the perfect chance to head to the course.

I decided to move up a set of tees to have a chance to score well and the round started out good. I peppered a drive to leave an 81 shot approach shot into the green. Hit it a little thin and was over the back.  It took two chips to get it on the green and I two putted for a double. I'll not complain too much about that. 

I bogeyed the second and it looked like things were going to plan, then the wheels fell off. I went +21 over the next 5 holes with two nines and a ten. Nothing was working and five lost golf balls killed my round. 

The only thing I had going for me was the putter. I had two one putts and one three putt from 7 feet. I hit the first one 9 feet past the hole, came up short on the second, and tapped in. Other than that, I gained .83 strokes against my putting handicap of 17.

I shot 64 with 17 putts. My game has been a train wreck lately, it's frustrating. I've just got to keep plugging along at the swing changes I'm working on and hopefully by early next year, I'll see some progress. 

Don't sweat it.  Some days are just worse than others.  It will come around.  

Oh yeah.. hope you got potatoes!!

We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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