How'd you play?

[revkev]

On the golf course, I’m under par

At least for today 36-35 71 with one bad swing for a double - 3 birdies and the rest pars. 
 

It wast Stan Kenton or Metro Goldman but rather my Mezz.1 and everyone else in my bag that made me a star.

Hit it really well, had putter in my hand a lot. Only hit 9 wood once, because I felt like it on 17 to lay up.

 

[PMookie]

Played Saturday morning and had a decent round except off the tee. Shot 78 (41-37), with two doubles, and three penalties, and my two birdies were on 1 and 18! I should’ve had three more. The round could’ve been special, but on both par 5s that I normally hit in 2, I screwed-up the second shots costing me at least one stroke each hole. The Honma driver is outperforming the Stealth at this point, and I’m considering cutting-down the shaft of the Stealth and adding head weight like I did with the Honma. We’ll see. 

[ejgaudette]

Got out for a round last Friday at my local course and played the front with a group in front, but then it cleared up on the back. It was getting hot. I was able to keep it together on the front shooting 3 over 39, with an iffy couple of chips costing the score (I may have given the ChipR another look). Then the heat got to me on the back and everything fell apart until I basically stop keeping score as I could not keep my head in the game. Its been a long time since I played at the end of the day need to get used to that. Trying out the new driver shaft was great though and did feel like at the very least it is easier to swing later in the round even when I am tired. Looking forward to the next round.

[Sluggo42]

Played today, and the wrist is ok still, after the game. Yay!
got a new to me Callaway epic max 5 wood, as I’ve been looking for a 200 yd club. And after today, the search is over. 
I shot a 36/38 and that 5 wood was a major part of the game today. It’s a reg flex haz smoke shaft. From the very first swing on #3 198 par 3, that is the first pic, to a 188 uphill on #1 hdcp hole (second pic), this club was outstanding… it very satisfying to get a new club and have it do exactly what you want is priceless…

[kardboard.kid]

After a bit of a hiatus, I started playing golf again this past May.  Playing in a league and at least I'm 3rd from the bottom.

Not playing golf last year really put a ding in my stroke play this year.  Last Thursday was the first time I felt good striking all my clubs but the ones that will kill your game.  My wedge play was a disaster, and has been.  That will be something I really concentrate on in the offseason.  I had a solid drive on hole 7, then a so so long iron into the green, only when I got there it was short left, in the tall stuff.  walked away with a 6.  truly sad.  

[Wolverine784]

Amazing how quickly the summer flies by up here in Michigan. A few golf highlights to not bore you with all my round updates

First off, I am still in the year long club championship at my course. I shot my handicap both times I went out and won my matches on the last few holes each time. A few more wins and I will be diving head first Scrooge McDuck style into some shop credit. 

The second highlight was our annual guy's golf trip where I didn't lose money and we had the fortune of playing two of the courses at Forest Dunes. If you live in Michigan, book a time, and if you don't live in Michigan, it is worth the trip. They have great on course facilities and the courses are a great test. The original Forest Dunes course has a lot of solid golf holes through woods, sand, and water and other than breaking my driver mid round it was a great time even though I shot an 87. The next day we played The Loop - Black. For those unfamiliar, this course plays clockwise around the property one day (Black) and counter clockwise the next (Red) using the same greens for both routings. It reminded me a lot of Bandon Dunes with similar grass and wide open fairways but plenty of trouble and creativity required the closer you get to the greens. We were also blessed with a rare 60 degree, 30mph wind day in late June so we got the true links experience. I shot 82 with a few big holes thanks to some interesting lies in the various sand structures but was more than pleased with the result.

They also built a short course called The Bootlegger. For $49 per day you can play it as much as you like and the holes range from 70-129 yards. The 12 of us played this a LOT as one group! I am happy to report I netted $90 to the positive with our various closest to the pin contests and I played barefoot most of the time to really soak in the relaxation.

My handicap has dropped but my game is still a work in progress from my weight loss and the flat stick still is my weak point but improving. Aim and speed are getting there but I still don't make enough 10-15 foot putts to really drop my scores. 

Here's to keeping it in the short grass!

[JerryB]

Owen and I played the back nine at River Heights today.  The first couple greens were in the shade and super wet from morning dew, then the rest played fast as they'd dried in the sun.  I'm back to not really lining up my putts so putting wasn't the best.  (No reason either, I'm just...not)

My driver mostly came back after a few ugly rounds but I'm still hooking my irons.  I'm flat out pulling my wedges to the left but it's an upgrade over the toe-y shanks recently.

Owen decided to try driver off the deck on a hole and absolutely piped it.  My shot of the day was a recovery out of the trees with my hybrid, a 205 yard worm burner that drew back and settled at the back of the green.

Owen didn't play great, and I was just plain bad.  He was +9 45 and I was +17 53.

[Kenny B]

On 7/18/2022 at 12:14 PM, Sluggo42 said:

Played today, and the wrist is ok still, after the game. Yay!
got a new to me Callaway epic max 5 wood, as I’ve been looking for a 200 yd club. And after today, the search is over. 
I shot a 36/38 and that 5 wood was a major part of the game today. It’s a reg flex haz smoke shaft. From the very first swing on #3 198 par 3, that is the first pic, to a 188 uphill on #1 hdcp hole (second pic), this club was outstanding… it very satisfying to get a new club and have it do exactly what you want is priceless…

Happy it's working for you.

The Callaway Epic Max FW are legit, especially for me as a slow swinging machine; so easy to launch!  Replaced my hybrids with FWs... even a 3W!!

[Sluggo42]

4 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

Happy it's working for you.

The Callaway Epic Max FW are legit, especially for me as a slow swinging machine; so easy to launch!  Replaced my hybrids with FWs... even a 3W!!

Now I think I’m looking for a 7 wood too. It sparkled again today. Shot well again thanks to 3 birdies.

its a lot funner when you’re not afraid of a 170-200 yard shot again.

[JFish350]

I played 9 holes last Friday during a couples night. I may have hit 4 decent shots. 

 

Played 18 on Sunday and all I can say is "OOOFFFFF" (95). I need to purge that from the memory bank and move on. 

[DiscipleofPenick]

Took a ride out to Norwalk, OH and played Eagle Creek yesterday morning. It's a really nice course and super fun to play. Shot 79 with 1 birdie. Drove the ball pretty well, chipped decently, and I felt like I had very good putts, I just couldn't get anything to drop. Also my irons felt off for most of the round and I was leaving myself 30 foot putts for a lot of the day. I think I figured something out and I just need to stay focused on that over this weekend.

I am playing in a qualifier for the Cleveland Am Sat & Sun. Let's goooooo

[MattF]

I tried to play my usual Tuesday round but bailed after 9. It was so slow that from the 3rd hole there were 4 groups (including us) on each hole. Of course, you had the dickheads that don't hit it 200 off the tee waiting for the green to clear when they're 180+ out and don't get near the green. It also didn't help that they didn't pair 2somes together.

[Parshooter36]

I've been fighting a low pull off the tee for a few weeks now, but had a decent night at league last night. After double bogey on the 1st hole, I shot a 3 over 38 which is pretty good for me on the back 9.

[fixyurdivot]

15 hours ago, Kenny B said:

The Callaway Epic Max FW are legit, especially for me as a slow swinging machine; so easy to launch!  Replaced my hybrids with FWs... even a 3W!!

Almost chose this one over the TSi I was fitted for.  I may pick one up and test H2H for starting position.  I'm liking the feel of the Tensei Blue AV 65R - haven't looked to see if those were offered by Callaway?

[Kenny B]

35 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said:

Almost chose this one over the TSi I was fitted for.  I may pick one up and test H2H for starting position.  I'm liking the feel of the Tensei Blue AV 65R - haven't looked to see if those were offered by Callaway?

I don't recall that option as stock, however it is a stock shaft for the new Rogue ST Max.  It was a no-brainer for me to pick this 3W because it had the same shaft as my driver... Project X Cypher, which I've been playing for over a year.

[RickyBobby_PR]

1 hour ago, fixyurdivot said:

Almost chose this one over the TSi I was fitted for.  I may pick one up and test H2H for starting position.  I'm liking the feel of the Tensei Blue AV 65R - haven't looked to see if those were offered by Callaway?

 

56 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

I don't recall that option as stock, however it is a stock shaft for the new Rogue ST Max.  It was a no-brainer for me to pick this 3W because it had the same shaft as my driver... Project X Cypher, which I've been playing for over a year.

Most brands offer the tensei av shafts as no upcharge 

Includning callawy. I think they offer blue in the max head and white in the lst as the stock. Then offer the other version as no upcharge.

[Kenny B]

1 hour ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

 

Most brands offer the tensei av shafts as no upcharge 

Includning callawy. I think they offer blue in the max head and white in the lst as the stock. Then offer the other version as no upcharge.

Yeah, its available on their new clubs, but I don't recall it on the Epic Max and there have been no tensei blue shafted Epic Max show up in CPO.  Maybe owners are just keeping them.

[RickyBobby_PR]

2 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

Yeah, its available on their new clubs, but I don't recall it on the Epic Max and there have been no tensei blue shafted Epic Max show up in CPO.  Maybe owners are just keeping them.

It’s been forever since I looked at the epic release but the non pro tensei shafts have been no upcharge from the big oems.

The blue and white are very popular shafts from what I’ve seen and heard from my fitter

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Shot a 51 on a different course today. Front nine only. Here are the highlights. 

hole 1: 150 out in the rough, pull 8i and flush it. GIR

hole 2: bomb drive 270 down the middle

hole 3: flush a choked down 4i pin high but too far right. Bad bounce and lost

hole 4: pin high but right with a 5i on a long par 3

hole 5: 3rd shot on par five flushed 7i but too far left. Pin high

hole 6: shot into green flushed with pw from 137. High ball one hop and stop

hole 7: nice tight draw off the tee with 3w. 255 leaving 97 to the pin. GIR here as well

hole 8: just missed a 9i to edge of green off the tee. Pin high.

hole 9: finally made a par putt to end the round. Was just off green on approach but pin high.

adventure of a round. Got to play with I buddy I worked with in my old role. Had a lot to catching up to do. Same guy I played with @Kenny B at redtail when you visited. 

39 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

It’s been forever since I looked at the epic release but the non pro tensei shafts have been no upcharge from the big oems.

The blue and white are very popular shafts from what I’ve seen and heard from my fitter

The new stock offerings are great. Both the blue and white have xlink in them. 

[Kenny B]

1 hour ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

Shot a 51 on a different course today. Front nine only. Here are the highlights. 

hole 1: 150 out in the rough, pull 8i and flush it. GIR

hole 2: bomb drive 270 down the middle

hole 3: flush a choked down 4i pin high but too far right. Bad bounce and lost

hole 4: pin high but right with a 5i on a long par 3

hole 5: 3rd shot on par five flushed 7i but too far left. Pin high

hole 6: shot into green flushed with pw from 137. High ball one hop and stop

hole 7: nice tight draw off the tee with 3w. 255 leaving 97 to the pin. GIR here as well

hole 8: just missed a 9i to edge of green off the tee. Pin high.

hole 9: finally made a par putt to end the round. Was just off green on approach but pin high.

adventure of a round. Got to play with I buddy I worked with in my old role. Had a lot to catching up to do. Same guy I played with @Kenny B at redtail when you visited. 

The new stock offerings are great. Both the blue and white have xlink in them. 

Looks like you had a lot of "flushed" shots... solid, but a lot of dropped shots.  Clean it up!!   

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Just now, Kenny B said:

Looks like you had a lot of "flushed" shots... solid, but a lot of dropped shots.  Clean it up!!   

putting was terrible! 22 putts and short game was a mess. if i cut those out and get up and down i have a very good round by my stds.

[Kenny B]

Just now, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

putting was terrible! 22 putts and short game was a mess. if i cut those out and get up and down i have a very good round by my stds.

Easy to do.  Put in the time.  I have been only playing lately, and it shows in my putting and short game so I'm practicing instead of playing this week.  

[tommc23]

Shot 97 today not my best nor my worst. Putting was a struggle at the beginning of the round had way too many 3 putts. Hit the new driver so so, some great some not so great. Overall it wasn’t a bad round for having new irons and a driver in the bag which I haven’t had for years. I think with a little more tweaking I can get the driver dialed in better

[edingc]

Brought COVID back from my vacation, and while I'm feeling better I definitely have tried to push it too far twice now.

Before I got sick, I shot a 79 (two Sundays ago now) and then somehow pulled off a 78 the morning I started to feel "off." Was wiped out for about five days and tried to play 18 Sunday but quit after about 12 holes because I was exhausted. 

Waited all week to recover some more and tried 18 again this morning. I made it through about 11 or 12 holes before just hitting a wall and calling it quits.

Played OK for the first nine holes both times, shooting 40 and 39. My putting was horrendous today, which was unfortunate because my driver didn't cost me a single stroke. First drive of the day was piped 298 yards dead straight.

Hopefully this fatigue goes away quickly as I'm running out of season!

[russtopherb]

12 minutes ago, edingc said:

Brought COVID back from my vacation, and while I'm feeling better I definitely have tried to push it too far twice now.

Before I got sick, I shot a 79 (two Sundays ago now) and then somehow pulled off a 78 the morning I started to feel "off." Was wiped out for about five days and tried to play 18 Sunday but quit after about 12 holes because I was exhausted. 

Waited all week to recover some more and tried 18 again this morning. I made it through about 11 or 12 holes before just hitting a wall and calling it quits.

Played OK for the first nine holes both times, shooting 40 and 39. My putting was horrendous today, which was unfortunate because my driver didn't cost me a single stroke. First drive of the day was piped 298 yards dead straight.

Hopefully this fatigue goes away quickly as I'm running out of season!

Don't push it, man. Take the time to heal up. 

[bens197]

1 hour ago, edingc said:

Brought COVID back from my vacation, and while I'm feeling better I definitely have tried to push it too far twice now.

Before I got sick, I shot a 79 (two Sundays ago now) and then somehow pulled off a 78 the morning I started to feel "off." Was wiped out for about five days and tried to play 18 Sunday but quit after about 12 holes because I was exhausted. 

Waited all week to recover some more and tried 18 again this morning. I made it through about 11 or 12 holes before just hitting a wall and calling it quits.

Played OK for the first nine holes both times, shooting 40 and 39. My putting was horrendous today, which was unfortunate because my driver didn't cost me a single stroke. First drive of the day was piped 298 yards dead straight.

Hopefully this fatigue goes away quickly as I'm running out of season!

How are you liking your wedges?

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

1 hour ago, edingc said:

Brought COVID back from my vacation, and while I'm feeling better I definitely have tried to push it too far twice now.

Before I got sick, I shot a 79 (two Sundays ago now) and then somehow pulled off a 78 the morning I started to feel "off." Was wiped out for about five days and tried to play 18 Sunday but quit after about 12 holes because I was exhausted. 

Waited all week to recover some more and tried 18 again this morning. I made it through about 11 or 12 holes before just hitting a wall and calling it quits.

Played OK for the first nine holes both times, shooting 40 and 39. My putting was horrendous today, which was unfortunate because my driver didn't cost me a single stroke. First drive of the day was piped 298 yards dead straight.

Hopefully this fatigue goes away quickly as I'm running out of season!

Good luck, the thing really does take a toll on the energy side of things.

[edingc]

36 minutes ago, bens197 said:

How are you liking your wedges?

Biggest gamechanger for me with the wedges has been the grind. There's a lot of forgiveness baked into the Edel V grind that I didn't have with my Cobra MIMs. The leading edge relief and the trailing bounce really work well for my swing, especially off of the mushy and wet bluegrass fairways I spend most of my time on. 

The moveable weight is a nice touch also, especially in the toe where it really excels around the greens. I can hit a nice high and soft pitch now that really wasn't part of my game before. My short game touch has left me over the past two weeks or so, but overall I'm pretty comfortable around the greens now. 

I do miss the black finish of the MIMs, which was much nicer in the harsh morning light. But the Edels have definitely secured their spot in my bag.

[Berg Ryman]

42 yesterday in a league sub night... with triple on the last. Devastating finish from just too much heat and sweat. Honestly thought on the last tee shot my 5 iron was going to come out of my hand. Back at it tonight, then a weekend away from golf, which will be nice.

[Syks7]

Ever run into a course that's rating and slope doesn't match how it actually plays?  I  Played Santa Anita for the first time from the tips and was happy to walk away with a 46/46 92.  Not too bad for having to hit every shot aside from the tee with the ball well above or well below my feet.  

It's only 6400 yards from the tips, but what I did not realize even with the description of 'links like undulations' was exactly how big, steep, and everywhere those undulations are.  There's hardly a flat lie on the course.  On top of that almost every green was raised, protected by bunkers, postage stamp small, and heavily sloped.  Unfortunately they were also painfully slow which didn't help the day for me.  There wasn't a single hole that wowed me but taken as a whole it's a great course.  If the conditioning were closer to CC than muni it would probably be a top course in the LA area.