Popular Post fozcycle Posted June 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2022 Our greens were punched this week so we decided to go 20 miles op the road to Hernando Oaks. I shot 93 Tuesday then 89 Thursday. Beautiful layout….Boys liked it so much we are going back this Tuesday. cnosil, tommc23, cksurfdude and 9 others 12 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 ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: 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...
tommc23 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 1 hour ago, fozcycle said: Our greens were punched this week so we decided to go 20 miles op the road to Hernando Oaks. I shot 93 Tuesday then 89 Thursday. Beautiful layout….Boys liked it so much we are going back this Tuesday. Nice scores for a course you don’t play often sirchunksalot, JohnSmalls and cksurfdude 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 As I predicted after yesterday's poor round, better days ahead. Sweltering heat again today. Shot a 38 on the front nine, bogeying 8 and 9. On the back, I had 2 lost balls (both I had a good idea where they were, just never found them) and came in with a 41 (with the penalties) for a nice little 79 for the round. Played the par 3s at 2 under (and almost birdied the last par 3 (2 pars, 2 birds)) JohnSmalls, Kenny B, cksurfdude and 6 others 9 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Fairway: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Hybrids: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Irons: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright Wedges: Edison 53* and 57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft Ball: Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: Pioneer...Shoes: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PMookie Posted June 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2022 Got to play again today and kept score. Shot 80 (41/39). I had three bad holes, and didn’t putt worth a dang, missing three birdie putts from inside 10’, one just 4’ away. Ugh. My driver, Stealth 9* with GD AD-XC 7X, was an absolute BEAST today. I hit four drives over 325, and hit 64% of fairways. It was hot as hades, but I really enjoyed getting out again. Z Star was money, so I’m headed to Dick’s to pick up 3 dozen, using a $50 gift card. sirchunksalot, JohnSmalls, Kenny B and 8 others 10 1 Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ParFore74x Posted June 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2022 Played better than I thought today. I’ve been getting closer to my goal of breaking 90. Keeping all of my rounds in the 90s has definitely been an eye opener for me. I tell myself that, for me, smart golf is better than aggressive golf. Today was going pretty well on the front with one par and two doubles through eight. Nine is a 505 yard par 5 that I have been shooting par on as of late so I was pretty stoked teeing off there. Tee shot in the fairway, second shot into the fairway, wedge onto the green with less than a 3’ putt. Oh boy. Drained the putt for a bird to make me happy with a 44 on the front. Back felt about the same with two pars and no bad, for me, holes through 16 and sitting comfortable. I felt that I did a really good job of keeping the score out of my head which allowed me to relax and make smarter shots. That changed on 17 where a couple of bad shots and a three putt left me with a triple bogey. No big deal. 18th tee shot went left behind trees which forced me to punch out sideways to the fairway. 200 yards to the green for my third shot and this is where the smart golf went out the window. Went with 4 iron which covers the distance but it went left of the green and left me with an uphill shot and another tree. 60° over the tree to the green and then two putts to finish with a double. Check me score for the back……48. 92 total with a triple and a double to finish. Ahhhhhhhh! So close. Still happy with where I’m at and confident that I am on the right track. I love and hate this game at the same time. ejgaudette, JohnSmalls, PMookie and 11 others 14 Quote TSi3 10° w/ Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 65g TS2 15° 3W w/ Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.0 70g 818 H1 21° Hybrid w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70g MP-18 MMC 2 iron w/ KBS Tour C-Taper S 120g JPX 921 HM 5-GW w/ Project X LZ 5.5 115g JB Forged 54° & 58° w/ Project X LZ 6.0 120g EV5.3 Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sirchunksalot Posted June 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2022 I played 18 today with a friend from work, his son, and one of his friends. They wanted to come up and play Flagstone (formerly known as Chatata Valley) and they were booked until 2. So we decided to play at Falcon Pointe (formerly known as Waterville, and in my mind after hearing the name they chose...all I hear is Eagle Fang). It was a fun, beautiful day to be out after a bunch of days with the heat index being over 105. Today was 88 and windy, making for a great day to be chasing a ball all over the place. I had a very up and down round. My driver continues to be a weapon, my iron play was suspect, but I'll not complain because I only had two shanks, my wedges were meh, and my putter was atrocious. I think the greens were stimpimg at about a 4 and I had at least 14 3 putts. Shot 56/65 121. It was just a day I couldn't string anything together. I hit my shot of the day on the par five 8th hole after being 263 yards out with my drive I peppered a hybrid downhill, down wind to 51 yards. I proceeded to duff the next shot into the creek and then 3 putted. I nearly killed a guy on the 17th when I pull hooked a 5 wood toward the tee box on 18 and hit the windshield of their cart. I honestly didn't see them as it's downhill from where I hit. Fortunately, one of my partners yelled as soon as the ball came off my club. I pulled up to apologize and saw a guy doubled over and nearly had a heart attack. He wasn't the person I nearly hit, I'm pretty sure he was pouring water on his head to cool off. It was fun playing with a couple of young guys and I enjoyed watching them rip a few drivers. They're both new to the game and once they figure things out, they're going to be good. JohnSmalls, GolfSpy_SHARK, cnosil and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cnosil Posted June 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2022 2 hours ago, sirchunksalot said: my putter was atrocious. I think the greens were stimpimg at about a 4 and I had at least 14 3 putts. I am not a big fan of slow greens either. All I can say is wow when you say you had 14 3 putts. There is a course in my league that has notoriously slow greens; it is just bang it hard straight at the hole because it probably won't break. The only problem is that your brain struggles to make the huge swing for a putt. sirchunksalot, Ben_Howell34, Kenny B and 8 others 11 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fozcycle Posted June 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2022 Played horrible today in 90*+ weather. Shot a 45/47:92. I did chip in on a par 3 from 30 yards out for a birdie! Out of 51 players, only 2 birdies held, paying $100 each. Mine was one of them! So, overall, not a bad day. Greens were punched this week….. cksurfdude, JohnSmalls, Rickp and 10 others 13 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 ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: 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...
sirchunksalot Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 14 minutes ago, cnosil said: I am not a big fan of slow greens either. All I can say is wow when you say you had 14 3 putts. There is a course in my league that has notoriously slow greens; it is just bang it hard straight at the hole because it probably won't break. The only problem is that your brain struggles to make the huge swing for a putt. I had a really hard time getting my brain wrapped around hitting it harder. It surprised me they were running so slow, the course came under new management a little over a year ago and they completely resurfaced them and the couple of times I played, they were quicker. Next time, I'll just have to chip them closer. JohnSmalls, MattF, GolfSpy_SHARK and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Got out for the Father's Day round at a top area course that is tough to get a tee time at. It was upper 50s this morning which is crazy given it was low 100s when I played less than 48 hours prior. Drives were a little iffy, irons were great playing with a 2-3 club wind, chipped ok and back to 30 putts after the abysmal performance in the tourney. Birdies on the par 3 #11 and short #13. But penalties on #12 & #14 hurt. Shot 40/38 it was a good morning. ejgaudette, MattF, cksurfdude and 4 others 7 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...
Popular Post Kenny B Posted June 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2022 Went out today with my wife and another couple. I needed to practice my excuses for the 2022 MGS PNW Golf Outing in 5 days. To start off... Yesterday I moved a bunch of boxes and "stuff" out of my so-called hitting bay so it can be demolished. Not to worry... construction starts on a new addition to the house to replace it. I also had to dig up and cap off underground sprinklers so the heavy equipment doesn't break them. To say that I'm sore is a huge understatement!! I wasn't sure that I could swing this morning. I was -2 after 4 holes with B2B birdies on #3 and #4; the par 3 #4 was almost my 4th ace... finishing 6 inches behind the hole. Then I went on a run of 7 straight bogeys before I got my 3rd birdie on the par 3 #12... missing an ace by two feet. I parred #13, 14, and 15 and then made my 4th birdie on #16 with a 20 foot downhill breaking putt. A par on #17 and bogey on my nemesis hole #18 gave me a +3/+1 round of 76... missing my age by one shot. Best round I've had so far this year, and my only round... ever... with more than 3 birdies. Beware the wounded golfer!! Here are the Yellow Balls of my wife and the other lady in the rough on #10. Aren't they cute! My wife got up and down saving par; I was just short of the green and failed to get up and down for par with my Maxfli Tour X. I'm sure @Yellow Ball will have some snide comment. JerryB, BIG STU, ejgaudette and 7 others 7 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...
fixyurdivot Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 On 6/16/2022 at 8:54 PM, Tom the Golf Nut said: Sorry for the length. My experience at Southern Hills is complete. It wasn’t a round of golf but rather an unforgettable experience. As soon as you get to the main gate you are greeted by an attendant in a suit. You pull up to the bag drop and your car is unloaded for you, your bags are put on a reserved cart. You are directed to the men’s locker room and assigned a locker for the day. This was a locker room like no other! Once you are ready to roll and get back outside you are given a caddy. We did about a five minute range warm up and another five on the putting green. A little bit about the course conditions to start. The temperature was 94 degrees and it was windy. You had to wait between gusts to hit. The rough, fairway and greens were still at the tour conditions. In fact most of the tents were still up and a few were in the process of being taken down. Talk about fast greens! Glad we hit the practice green. The rough was about 4 inches deep but it was a soft airy type of turf. The ball would just disappear and you had to be right over it to see it. But if you found it you did not lose that much distance hitting back out as long as you came down on the back of the ball. Trying to sweep though was not an option. The fairways were fast as get out. I now can see why the Pro’s get so much roll. I’m a decent driver of the ball off the tee for my age but the distance increase was welcomed. You easily got another 25 to 35 yards. As an example on hole #13 a par five of 495yards I only had 200 yards left. The course layout was amazing. My only complaint was the sand in the bunkers. It wasn’t sand it was like very small stones. It’s hard to describe but here is a picture. I’m good out of the sand but if you got one of those pebbles between the ball and the club you didn’t know where it was going. And it was all hard packed. The caddy was young but was helpful finding any balls that missed the fairway. Unfortunately some of his suggestions on what yardage to hit on lay ups was a bit off and his reading of the putts for some of the guys was just ok. After several holes I turned him off in my head and just trusted my own judgement. Then I was playing much better. The pars started coming and then a birdie thrown in here and there. This was a challenging layout to say the least. You had to know where to hit and how far to hit and take into consideration the roll you were going to get. On the first hole I learned what not to do. I hit a great drive but it kept on rolling, crossed the fairway and rolled in the fairway bunker. I learned the sand was not real sand and the bunkers are deep. You have to take your medicine and just get out. Now out and going for the green I only had 60 yards to green center. I hit a perfect lob wedge. High and right at the pin. It landed about 3 feet from the pin and the caddy said that was perfect. The ball was just barely crawling toward the cup then the wind picked up and now my ball was 20 yards off the green. Chip back up and two putt for a double. The second hole was the number 1 handicap hole and I made par which impressed the caddy. Not to mention I was pleased with myself after a rough opening hole. I got onto another par three and was the first to tee it up. I hit a great shot into the green and the ball sat about 15 feet from the pin. The other three guy hit but did not get on the green. Then another wind gust came and then my ball was gone. I get around the back side of the green and it was now 40 feet off the back. With the re-design of the golf course they rounded off all the greens to add challenge. Not fun for mere mortals. Another thing that was interesting. I never got to hit a 3 wood or a 5 wood all day. The par fives greens were so well guarded that going for them in two would be a life altering experience. The others in my group tried and failed miserably. I played smart, layed up and made pars. I don’t think I ever played a course with that many bunkers. As we got toward the end of the round I was looking forward to hole 18 after watching it on TV. I hit a great drive on 18 leaving 192 yards to the uphill green surrounded by bunkers. Last hole no guts no glory. I pulled my 7 wood and crushed it up onto the green 15 feet below the pin. My member friend said “in the 16 years I have been playing here with other friends and members, it was the first time he ever seen anybody on the green in two.” After finishing up I couldn’t have been happier with the day and the experience on the course. Let me say that the dining areas in the club house were nice and the food we had for dinner was amazing. I had a filet and it was probably one of the best I ever had (and I have been to a lot of good places). Let me say that this course was no joke. Placement of the ball was critical. The worst round shot in the PGA Championship was an 80. So my goal was to break 80. Did I do it? No. But I was so freaking close with an 81. There were a few doubles, some bogies a bunch of pars and two birdies. The front nine was rougher on the score card due to figuring things out and learning that the caddy was not always right. I shot a 42 on the front. The back 9 I did on my own and pulled out a 39. The yardage was 6306 with a rating of 72.2 with a slope of 134. I think if I got to play it again I could pull off breaking 80 there. My playing partners scores were 109, 101, and 93. The 93 came from another single digit handicapper. Nice showing Tom! That rock-sand in your photo surprises me. Is that common for the region? Forget about what adverse affect it might have on the shot... what about scaring my club? Kenny B, Reesedw, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JerryB Posted June 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2022 Owen and I were joined by our friends Mark and Randy today to play Hughes Creek in Elburn. Really nice course with some super fast greens. Place was packed on this beautiful day. Poor Randy was spraying from the outset and got into a funk early. He lost a bunch of balls and wound up shooting in the low 120s. Mark was solid and put up a score in the mid 80s. Owen struggled early but got it going and shot 94. I played pretty good, except when I didn't. Driver was occasionally wayward but serviceable. Approaches were a little chunky at times and the short game was solid. Putting, however, was crummy. I really had trouble reading the greens and missed a bunch inside ten feet. Pin location on nine was downright evil. Perched right on top of a ridge; if you missed short it rolled back to you. I four putted and Randy five putted. I went 50/47 97 (+25). Fantastic weather, good time, great company. edingc, Reesedw, cksurfdude and 7 others 10 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 10 hours ago, fozcycle said: Played horrible today in 90*+ weather. Shot a 45/47:92. I did chip in on a par 3 from 30 yards out for a birdie! Out of 51 players, only 2 birdies held, paying $100 each. Mine was one of them! So, overall, not a bad day. Greens were punched this week….. LOL Those look better than our punched greens---- Nice Hat too!! I wore my straw Tabsco "Bite Me" hat yesterday Rickp, fozcycle, cksurfdude and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 10 hours ago, sirchunksalot said: I had a really hard time getting my brain wrapped around hitting it harder. It surprised me they were running so slow, the course came under new management a little over a year ago and they completely resurfaced them and the couple of times I played, they were quicker. Next time, I'll just have to chip them closer. Our greens looked worse than the ones Fozzy Posted. They were slow too. I left the extra weight (lead Tape) on the Scotty I put on last week. I also on any putt over 10 feet went away from my claw grip to a conventional grip. What also makes it somewhat hard for me is the fact by ingrained habit I am a die putter always have been. I grew up on 328 Tifton Bremuda greens which are somewhat slow but adapted fast when I started playing bent 40 years or so ago. I have to force myself to as I call it Ram Jam. I can not ram jam one with the claw grip so I have to go conventional fixyurdivot, Rickp, Reesedw and 3 others 6 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BIG STU Posted June 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2022 Yesterday was crazy. We had a big storm Friday night that dumped like 4 inches of rain. Yep it was CPO which if it had been a regular members event we would have not have to went that way. But I can see the owners position on that far as course damage. I was going to pull out but one of the owners let me take a cart and ride out. It was not as wet as to the fact I would be slogging and putting pressure on my knee. I decided to play after all. We had a lot of no shows including 2 on my team. One of the owners called Big Bear and myself over and we decided to split us up. Bear went with a mixed group ( ladies and men ) that he knew and I went with 3 guys I knew and had never played with. They know my status and agreed to retrieve any balls I hit in the fairway they did not use. LOL we had a younger player that could flat move the ball and play. I played my course from areas on approach I had never played from before. LOL never pulled the cover off the 7&9 woods all day but wore my 6 iron through wedges out. This guy is so long and straight we putted for Eagle on every Par 5 no joke. With the crappy greens we still shot -9 and never had an Eagle. My 9 thru wedge game was good but his was not bad. LOL after about 4 driving holes I never pulled the driver out of the bag stayed in the cart. The other guys were good players too. On all the Par 5s I would hit the approach first and basically what was a good 3 wood layup for me. With it being wet I did not get any roll but could go about 185 or so straight and give him the green light. On our par 5 14th one of my partners hit a driver off the deck and ran it on the green. man it was fun. Bad thing next week is their regular partner will be back and I will have to play against those guys. Actually they are so good they would be hard to beat even as a 3 man team not playing an extra ball. I see them as the new Power Team. Found out last night that my running partner is not coming down from Pennsylvania. He says he has too much work on his mini farm there. He also cited it was so hot and humid here. But I do know I do have a big hitter good player on board with me and we will do a pick up team perhaps with Big Bear. Right now players are sketchy due to weather and course conditions. And with us being closed in the afternoons and the crappy condition of the course in general some folks have been playing elsewhere and like Fozzy and his bunch liking it. I know some of the neighboring courses have been open in the afternoons despite the heat. One of the Owners Dad and I am not sure if he is an investor or not made the statement yesterday in front of several members. That they were not staying open in the afternoons for a few of the red card members ( like myself) to play $20 rounds. I can see it somewhat from a business standpoint. But he should not have said it in front of the members. He angered quite a few including one of my other Scramble Partners/Members. Several said they were out after this year. There is a Platnum Membership card that has 4 courses in this 3 mile radius including mine. It does cost more and the green fees are more but those courses are staying open and not really having a bunch of afternoon play. One of the guys bristled and told him well they did have certain obligations since they had their hand out for the Membership fees. Now they have been good to me and I love the place but I am having mixed feelings on things in general. This is one of the times I am going to sit back in silence and observe. Did have one member ask me after the shooutout what my opinion was. I told him well that may have been the case from a business standpoint but he should have not been so vocal in front of members. I am sure several will talk to the Majority owner whe he gets back from out of town and I am sure someone will mention I was there when it was said. I am sure I will get a phone call from him since we have known each other for over 20 years cnosil, Rickp, Reesedw and 12 others 15 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 56 minutes ago, BIG STU said: Yesterday was crazy. We had a big storm Friday night that dumped like 4 inches of rain. Yep it was CPO which if it had been a regular members event we would have not have to went that way. But I can see the owners position on that far as course damage. I was going to pull out but one of the owners let me take a cart and ride out. It was not as wet as to the fact I would be slogging and putting pressure on my knee. I decided to play after all. We had a lot of no shows including 2 on my team. One of the owners called Big Bear and myself over and we decided to split us up. Bear went with a mixed group ( ladies and men ) that he knew and I went with 3 guys I knew and had never played with. They know my status and agreed to retrieve any balls I hit in the fairway they did not use. LOL we had a younger player that could flat move the ball and play. I played my course from areas on approach I had never played from before. LOL never pulled the cover off the 7&9 woods all day but wore my 6 iron through wedges out. This guy is so long and straight we putted for Eagle on every Par 5 no joke. With the crappy greens we still shot -9 and never had an Eagle. My 9 thru wedge game was good but his was not bad. LOL after about 4 driving holes I never pulled the driver out of the bag stayed in the cart. The other guys were good players too. On all the Par 5s I would hit the approach first and basically what was a good 3 wood layup for me. With it being wet I did not get any roll but could go about 185 or so straight and give him the green light. On our par 5 14th one of my partners hit a driver off the deck and ran it on the green. man it was fun. Bad thing next week is their regular partner will be back and I will have to play against those guys. Actually they are so good they would be hard to beat even as a 3 man team not playing an extra ball. I see them as the new Power Team. Found out last night that my running partner is not coming down from Pennsylvania. He says he has too much work on his mini farm there. He also cited it was so hot and humid here. But I do know I do have a big hitter good player on board with me and we will do a pick up team perhaps with Big Bear. Right now players are sketchy due to weather and course conditions. And with us being closed in the afternoons and the crappy condition of the course in general some folks have been playing elsewhere and like Fozzy and his bunch liking it. I know some of the neighboring courses have been open in the afternoons despite the heat. One of the Owners Dad and I am not sure if he is an investor or not made the statement yesterday in front of several members. That they were not staying open in the afternoons for a few of the red card members ( like myself) to play $20 rounds. I can see it somewhat from a business standpoint. But he should not have said it in front of the members. He angered quite a few including one of my other Scramble Partners/Members. Several said they were out after this year. There is a Platnum Membership card that has 4 courses in this 3 mile radius including mine. It does cost more and the green fees are more but those courses are staying open and not really having a bunch of afternoon play. One of the guys bristled and told him well they did have certain obligations since they had their hand out for the Membership fees. Now they have been good to me and I love the place but I am having mixed feelings on things in general. This is one of the times I am going to sit back in silence and observe. Did have one member ask me after the shooutout what my opinion was. I told him well that may have been the case from a business standpoint but he should have not been so vocal in front of members. I am sure several will talk to the Majority owner whe he gets back from out of town and I am sure someone will mention I was there when it was said. I am sure I will get a phone call from him since we have known each other for over 20 years Wow, 4" of rain would put most courses out of commission for days or a week in most locales. Maybe I misread/understood, are they closing in the afternoons due to heat/humidity? Crazy how various parts of the country are experiencing near opposite oddities in weather. We're now just starting to warm up and dry out from an abnormally cool and wet spring. I don't recall seeing our region as green as it is now - almost into July. World weather seems to follow Newtonian Physics. cksurfdude, Reesedw, Kenny B and 3 others 6 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 13 hours ago, fozcycle said: Played horrible today in 90*+ weather. Shot a 45/47:92. I did chip in on a par 3 from 30 yards out for a birdie! Out of 51 players, only 2 birdies held, paying $100 each. Mine was one of them! So, overall, not a bad day. Greens were punched this week….. Nice Hat Reesedw, sirchunksalot and BIG STU 3 Quote Rick Left Hand, 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* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 47 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said: Wow, 4" of rain would put most courses out of commission for days or a week in most locales. Maybe I misread/understood, are they closing in the afternoons due to heat/humidity? Crazy how various parts of the country are experiencing near opposite oddities in weather. We're now just starting to warm up and dry out from an abnormally cool and wet spring. I don't recall seeing our region as green as it is now - almost into July. World weather seems to follow Newtonian Physics. We have not had any real rain for a few weeks and that course is rock hard anyhow and most of our greens are exposed. The reason they stated the last 2 weeks was that they were irrigating etc in the afternoons. but I know just about everybody that lives around the course and some get out on their carts to ride around and hawk balls and a couple told me they had not seen any of that going on. The current story is the heat and humidity and one of my sometimes Shootout partners lives on the course on nearby Blackmoor. He says all last week he saw a few players on the course in the afternoons not crowded by any stretch of the imagination but still foks playing despite the heat and humidity. Even in my current state of health I can play in this weather by being smart and dressing properly and resting and drinking plenty of cold fluids. Now Pops had stated he knew of other courses were closed for the same reason which is untrue. 3 courses more high end resort courses have closed for the summer to do scheduled maintenace work to get ready for the World Am and the fall tourist season. I will admit afternoon play is down quite a bit because of the weather. Now the early general tourist season has been brisk here but as others have said we think we will see it drop off if the gas prices continue to rise. The tale will be told there in a couple of weeks for the July 4th Holiday weekend. Rickp, Kenny B, GaDawg and 3 others 6 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post edingc Posted June 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2022 44/41 ESC yesterday and 37/43 -> 80 today. Just didn't have a great swing yesterday for the nine. You can't lose two balls and post a 10 on a hole and score well, either. Started today's round really well but tailed off at the end again with seven bogies and two pars on the back. Lots of tough luck breaks with poor or obstructed shots following decent tee shots. Rolled a putt all the way around and out on No. 16. Just not my day. Still happy to see my anti-cap come down as I've been playing more consistent as of late. cksurfdude, Ohms, MattF and 12 others 15 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 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...
Popular Post Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted June 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2022 51 yesterday on nine but figured my swing out on the last hole. Hit the range after to in grain the feel and I was nearly a club longer according to my prgr. Three putted the first hole because I wasn’t focused. No three putts otherwise and nearly chipped in for par on a whole I made a lot harder than I should have. cksurfdude, Kenny B, ejgaudette and 8 others 11 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 4 hours ago, BIG STU said: LOL Those look better than our punched greens---- Nice Hat too!! I wore my straw Tabsco "Bite Me" hat yesterday Thanks Stu…..gotta keep the Sun off my ears. cksurfdude, Rickp and BIG STU 3 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 ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: 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...
BIG STU Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 1 hour ago, fozcycle said: Thanks Stu…..gotta keep the Sun off my ears. And I have found them to be a lot cooler too both function and style. And the ladies love it with my long hair and shades. A bunch of them now call me "Big Sexy" no joke. And yes my wife knows about it and has no problem and so does some of their husbands. sirchunksalot, Kenny B, Rickp and 4 others 1 6 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kenny B Posted June 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2022 Today I was expecting to play like yesterday when I had those four birdies. Nah! Not one birdie today!! But I did have two doubles! Still managed a +4/+4 for an 80. Driver is weak; irons are getting better; and I'm loving my Callaway Epic Max FWs... except for the head covers. All generic Epic head covers with a teeny, tiny number attached. On the par 3 #8 I thought it might be a good distance for my new 9W; for a front pin I hit the ball to the back of the green some 35 yards too long. Grabbed the head cover... it was my 3W!!! Time to look for distinctly different head covers. BIG STU, CarlH, ejgaudette and 9 others 9 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...
BIG STU Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Kenny B said: Today I was expecting to play like yesterday when I had those four birdies. Nah! Not one birdie today!! But I did have two doubles! Still managed a +4/+4 for an 80. Driver is weak; irons are getting better; and I'm loving my Callaway Epic Max FWs... except for the head covers. All generic Epic head covers with a teeny, tiny number attached. On the par 3 #8 I thought it might be a good distance for my new 9W; for a front pin I hit the ball to the back of the green some 35 yards too long. Grabbed the head cover... it was my 3W!!! Time to look for distinctly different head covers. I had a slightly similar situation about 5 years ago--- I was experimenting then with the 9 wood--- The 7&9 woods are both V steels and then had the same shafts. As my SOP I use non descript what ever I find head covers. I meant to hit the 9 and pulled the 7 and blew it over the green. I do remember at the time I had 2 Alpha head covers because my friend who was an Alpha dealer gave them to me because they did not have the little number tabs on them. LOL I ended up marking the covers with a Sharpie and putting tape on the shaft of each one with 7 or 9 on them. Now days no problem because I have 2 different shafts in them and the 7 wood has a nice AM&E 7 wood cover on it that I got for the sum of $1 at Goodwill. For now the 9 has a vintage 90s style Ben Hogan cover on it. sirchunksalot, cksurfdude, Rickp and 3 others 6 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ncwoz Posted June 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2022 Got 9 holes in with a buddy this evening, which was a really encouraging outing after coming back from a week on vacation. Scrapped on the first hole for a bogey, but after that the ball striking was back to pre-vacation form. Had back to back great approaches - first was my approach on a par 4 from ~160 I stuffed to 11 feet and then the next full shot on the par 3 ~180 stuck to 7 feet. Made both putts for back to back birds. I ended up with a string of bogies & a double bogey to finish the round on my course handicap (41, +5), but I was striking it pure as heck and left a couple putts in the jaws and lipped out a few others. Short game left a little to be desired, but that's usually the first thing to go for me after a layoff. Beautiful night on top of it all, can't really ask for much more than that! MattF, ParFore74x, cksurfdude and 11 others 13 1 Quote Right Handed Driver: 9° Speedzone (HZRDUS Smoke Green 70g X-Stiff shaft) 2 Hybrid: 18° Exotics EXS Pro (Evenflow Black 6.5) (2020 MGS Official Review here) 3/Driving Iron: 18° UiHi Iron (MMT Utility TX 105g shaft) Irons: 4-GW T100 irons (Nippon Modus 120 X-Stiff shafts) (2021 MGS Official Review here) Wedges: 54° & 58° TSW Forged (Dynamic Gold S300) Putter: ER2B (2019 MGS Official Review here) Ball: MAXFLI Tour X Bag: Hoofer Lite WITB thread here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichL85 Posted June 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2022 Wasn't planning on playing today, but the wife just about forced me out this afternoon. There is a course 3 miles from the house that I have never played despite living here almost 3 years. Decided to check it out today and hit the range first. My swing didn't feel completely foreign today so I checked if I could get in and play 9. They got me in, but I was worried how the day was going to go behind a foursome with a new player and in front of a fivesome. The group in front let me play through at the 2nd so that was much appreciated. In terms of my play, some good and bad. Driving was mostly poor, only hit 2 fairways. Stuck myself behind a number of trees, forcing me to hit a number of punch outs. Irons were solid most of the day, but I was painfully reminded twice why I used to consistently lay up on longer par 5s to around 120 instead of getting closer to the green. Two straight holes I left myself in a spot deciding between trying to hit a full 50 wedge or a light PW. I wasn't hitting wedges too well on the range so tried to go with a light PW on both. Hit the distance, but pushed both right and had to deal with the consequences of that. A few highlights were hitting a partial 54 wedge to 2 feet for a par on the toughest hole and making a 30+ foot putt on another hole (let's ignore the fact that it was to save bogey). Considering that when I was playing regularly, my goal was typically to break 90, I'm pretty happy with the 45 for the 9. Back to back doubles early on from two straight 3 putts, then two pars to balance it out. If I had done a better job off the tee, it would have simplified my life a lot, but that's golf. It was enough to give me hope. For the pretty severe drought conditions in the area, course was not in terrible condition. JerryB, Reesedw, cksurfdude and 11 others 14 Quote Driver: PXG 0811XF Gen 4 w/ Fujikura Motore X F3 6- 3 Wood: PXG 0341XF Gen 4 w/ Mitsubishi Diamana S+ 70g Hybrids: 19 and 22 degree PXG 0317XF Gen 4 w/ Project X Evenflow Riptide 80g Irons: 5-PW PXG 0311P Gen 4 w/ KBS Tour 120 Wedges: Indi 50 FLX, 54 FLX, 58 ATK w/ KBS Wedge 610 (Official Review) Putter: Battle Ready Blackjack, 36.5”, Double Bend neck Spornia SPG-7 hitting net review 2023 Titleist White Box ProV1 review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cnosil Posted June 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2022 Golf is a funny…start thinking about new clubs and they start performing well; work to setup a lesson and you swing starts to work. I unfortunately had to find a new instructor; found one that I am going to give a try so my swing worked fairly well yesterday. Still needs some work; I had 2 doubles resulting from a couple of bad shots/funky swings but generally hitting the ball pretty well. Shot 39/40:79. My two main goals for the lessons will be more centered ball contact and better face control. My doubles came on a wide open club face that resulted in a shot pushed way right resulting in a lost ball and a pull hook off the tee that ended up n a spot that took a couple of shots to get out of the woods. I’m really happy with my short game and my confidence keeps building with each round. Contact has been good and now starting to dial in trajectory and getting a little more spin resulting in the ball getting closer to the hole. while the LAB putter has been an area of frustration the last few months I seem to be figuring it out. Spent a lot of time on my ExPutt dialing in distances and starting to figure how much longer my stroke needs to be; basically rebuilding feels. During yesterdays round my distance control was decent and I seemed to perform a little better on those 6-12 footers by getting them too the hole. ejgaudette, ParFore74x, Kenny B and 13 others 16 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ParFore74x Posted June 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2022 Yesterday I played a course that I have not played for almost a month and felt pretty good about it even with a 46/49 95. Lost a couple of balls, had some bad shots, and got myself into some trouble here and there. Wedge play wasn’t great, actually blew right past a couple of greens. Tee shots were making me happy more often than not though. My tee shot on 18 was straight into the fairway and only 3 yards shy of my longest career drive. Had a big smile walking to that one from the tee box. I’ve been working pretty hard to straighten the tee shots out and I am definitely starting to see it pay off. RichL85, ejgaudette, DStar and 9 others 12 Quote TSi3 10° w/ Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 65g TS2 15° 3W w/ Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.0 70g 818 H1 21° Hybrid w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70g MP-18 MMC 2 iron w/ KBS Tour C-Taper S 120g JPX 921 HM 5-GW w/ Project X LZ 5.5 115g JB Forged 54° & 58° w/ Project X LZ 6.0 120g EV5.3 Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Reesedw Posted June 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2022 Aright Played Sat. with My Son, Grandson, and a family Friend.. Played Echo Falls outside of Seattle. It was wet, heavy drizzle for about 4 holes... Yes it is Western Washington and Yes it does rain.. LOL.. Course was super sloppy.. a few places either take relief from standing water, also several places the ground was so wet it still qualified as standing water but no place else to get relief from.. I shot a 92 46/46, not bad considering conditions, Son shot a 91 51/40.. Errr he beat me but had a amazing back 9... Grandson, drumroll...... Broke 100 for his first time.. shot a 98.. Kept his cool which is something he has had to really work on. he would get mad a at a bad shot and ruin his hole which in turn would blow his round.. he stayed calm and played great.. I had an amazing round with my boys.. got home and my Daughter had made me Chocolate Chip cookies.. Spent some great time with her.. Could not have had a better " Fathers Day".. sirchunksalot, RichL85, ParFore74x and 9 others 12 Quote Dave- Follow me on twitter @GolfCrazyWA and on Instagram @GolfcrazyWA WITB: Cobra Ultralite Cart Bag Titleist TSR3 Hzrdus Black 65g shaft Cobra F8+ 3wd Hzrdus Red 65g shaft Cobra 3 hybrid Rogue Pro 75g Shaft Cobra 4 hybrid Rogue Pro 75g Shaft Cobra F8 irons 5-GW KBS tour 90 stiff shafts Cobra King Black Wedge 54* Cleveland RTX Zipcore Wedge 58* Snake Eyes Viper Putter. Ball: Taylormade TP-5X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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