jayjay0808 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Got one round in this weekend. I hadn't picked up a club for a couple weeks. Started solid Bogey, Double, Bogey, Bogey and shot Even... Seems standard, just not good for the heart Kenny B, CarlH, MattF and 4 others 7 Quote In my bag: Driver: Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS 10.5* (set to 9.5) UST Lin-Q Gunmetal 6f5 Wood: Tsi2 15* Project X RDX Black 70 6.5 Hybrids: King Utility 19.5* Diamana Tensei White Pro 90TX Irons: Cobra King Tour MIM 4-PW Dynamic Gold 120 X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 3 50*, 54*, 58* Tour Issue S400 Putter: Nashville Z1C 34" Ball: Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, jayjay0808 said: Got one round in this weekend. I hadn't picked up a club for a couple weeks. Started solid Bogey, Double, Bogey, Bogey and shot Even... Seems standard, just not good for the heart Nice comeback!!! jayjay0808, sirchunksalot and cksurfdude 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 Syks7 Posted October 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2022 Played a tough course on vacation. Absolutely decimated my score on 17 and 18 double then triple... Ocean Course Hokuala. 44/45. 134 slope. Amazingly, I did not lose a ball until 18. Then I lost two to the water then 1 putted for a 7. Nastiest finishing hole I think I've played. 430 with a 100 yard water carry to a peninsula green. I pulled my second shot left, bounced off the cart path on the narrow peninsula neck into the water. Now hitting 4. Back over the peninsula neck with a 25 yard water carry. Duffed it. Now hitting 6. Stuffed that to 19 ft and made the resulting putt for 7. Too bad. If I'd kept it to bogey on the last 2 it would have still been a 12 differential at 86! Still though pretty reasonable for a set of rental clubs on a tough site unseen course. I also gave zero balls to the ocean and jungle so there's a positive there. I wish I'd had my putter though. I can honestly say I think it might have saved me 4 strokes. My hatred of Odyssey putter inserts continues. GolfSpy TCB, JerryB, GolfSpy_SHARK and 16 others 15 4 Quote Driver 0311 Gen 5 -- Tensei CK Orange 60 Woods 0341 3W -- Tensei AV Raw Blue Hybrids 0317X 2&4 -- Tensei AV Raw Blue Irons ZX7 4/AW -- C-Taper Lite 110 Wedges T7 55º @55/7 -- TT DG Spinner Putter DF2.1 or Link.1 -- Accra Ball Zstar Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryB Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Just a tad jealous at those views @Syks7! Bang60, GolfSpy_SHARK, sirchunksalot and 2 others 5 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...
Sluggo42 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Ho hum yesterday, and off I go for today… ejgaudette, GolfSpy_SHARK, Bang60 and 6 others 9 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...
Popular Post fozcycle Posted October 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2022 First round of the week, shot 49/41:90 less course handicap of 14 = 76 less Par 72 yields a +4 round with 11/14 FIR 79%; 5/18 GIR 28%; 37 Putts; 5 net birdies and Long Drive 203. Not the best performance but the weather was cooler (70’s) ejgaudette, GolfSpy_SHARK, Syks7 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...
Popular Post Kenny B Posted October 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2022 Yeah... cooler!! 46º at tee time. We started off #10, which is the easy of the two nines IMHO; much flatter and par 35. After a bogey on #10 I parred the rest of the nine for a 36. Making the turn to #1 it warmed up and layers came off. I managed a par on #1 and birdie on #2, then came a couple of bogeys and a couple of doubles for a 42 on this par 37 nine. So a round of 78 I had my best day in a very long time getting up and down to save pars; some poor drives and bad approach shots left me in not-very-nice spots. My 60º wedge was on fire, sticking shots to within a foot or two time after time. It was actually fun, and I had to laugh!! sirchunksalot, ejgaudette, Grand Stranded and 10 others 11 2 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 Grand Stranded Posted October 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) I’ve been going back and forth between the Cleveland Halo irons and a set of PXG XP irons for months. I had a set of the XP’s, sold them and bought the Halos. I was very happy with them, but when PXG dropped their prices recently, I bought another set. They’re both really good irons, but also very different. The PXG’s are almost a club longer, but the Halos are like a cheat code. Today I played the Halos for the first time since the XP’s arrived, and I broke 80 (77) for the first time in weeks. It made me realize how good they are for my game. As much as I enjoy the XPs, playing one set well is hard enough for me, trying to play well with two seems like an unnecessary challenge, so the PXG’s are going back for a full refund. My bag is almost set now… depending on where I’m playing I can use either the G425 Max 5W or the Halo Hy-wood in between my 3W and 4H. The only spot I really need to decide on is driver. I really like my G425 Max, but I’m going to give the Rogue ST a try, and see how that works out. Edited October 18, 2022 by Grand Stranded Syks7, RichL85, ejgaudette and 9 others 12 Quote Driver: G425 Max 10.5* Fairway: Stealth 3HL & 7W Hybrids: Stealth 22* & 25* Irons: JPX 923 HM 6-AW Wedges: Tour Issue Glide 4.0 54-12 Tour Issue Glide 4.0 58-10 Putter: ER7 34” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GaryF Posted October 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) Most paradoxical round ever. Haven’t played in 2 weeks, but did hit the range yesterday. 18 mph winds, 50 deg, but unpredictable gusts all day. Hit the best drives, 5w (demo club), 7 w (borrowed wife’s with senior shaft) EVER. On one par 4, I play as a par 5, have never driven closer than 25 yards to the 150 marker, on the tee side. Perfect test for the 5w? Um, no, drive 15 yards past the 150 (crosswind) fir 265 drive. Hit second shot onto the green, then off back side. Was routinely hitting 245. So many second approach shots with 2/3 wedge swings but I couldn’t judge with the wind and most were short. All of us had putts roll off the green at least once. I have studied swings and my swing xtensively and have discovered a lot of clues. Was staying really centered, and maintained moderate tempo. At peak of extension, have extended enough to let the club drop (ultra relaxed wrists) parallel to ground which gives longer swing arc and greater speed. Most importantly, convinced the 5w and 7w will improve my game by 2-3 strokes. Edited October 19, 2022 by GaryF CarlH, cksurfdude, GolfSpy_SHARK and 7 others 10 Quote Driver: Fusion, 9 deg, UST Recoil 450 ES F3/2 430 MAX 4w (5w head delofted 1* with 3w shaft), 7w, 5h w/ Alta CB Soft Regular shaft JPX923 HM 6i - GW w/ UST Recoil 460 ESX F3 RTX6 52* and 56* with Recoil 760 ESX F2 Versa DB DoubleWide : Z-Star Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Another go hum round, but, had 4 birdies so the score ended up good. But the highlight of the day was this little old guy named Mike, who btw, had his name embroidered on his bag, who joined us for the round. He has some kind of of tournament there on Friday, so he was out to figure the track out. We helped all we could with some local knowledge. but the cool part was this guy, at 77, was deadly! Not long or anything, but dead straight down the middle all day. Plus he had a nice little short game. Lots of fun… cksurfdude, Kenny B, Bang60 and 6 others 9 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...
Popular Post Rickp Posted October 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2022 We punked out this morning. 7:36 Tee Time, 48* and windy from the north. We were the only group that at least showed up!! Wind was nasty!! There’s always this afternoon. GolfSpy TCB, cksurfdude, cnosil and 7 others 9 1 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...
EasyPutter Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Played great yesterday afternoon, for 2 holes. Was lightly raining when arriving at the course, 1st hole was downwind and everything went straight with a slight fade. 1-putt bogie from a missed chip. 2nd hole into the wind played well again everything working right but rain had picked up as did the wind approaching the green. Overshot the approach and chipped on with another 1-putt through standing water for bogie, +2 for two holes played. Cups were topped ball washers at this point and the rain was heavy so went to shelter under the clubhouse awning to wait for it to go off with another course regular whose umbrella was broken by the wind while he putted out the 1st hole. Rain was torrential at times and wind was gusting, called it a day after there was no letup in the downpour for a half hour. Packed up with plans to try it again this afternoon, same golf time, same golf place, same weather forecast. it's what we do. cksurfdude, Sluggo42, Kenny B and 6 others 9 Quote Derek Verified Hack, ~21 handicap Golf for exercise and peace of mind. |> Big Dogs: First Strike Rattlesnake (10), TeelessTM (13), Tommy Armour TA1 3h (19), Ginty Trouble Club (29) |> Blades: First StrikeTM DeliveranceTM 4(23) 5(26) 6(29) 7(33) 8(37) 9(41) P(45) |> Wedges: Worx (55) Lovett (59) |> Flatstick: L.A.B. Golf DF2.1 C130 Supercharged 3.5+ Q6 Slope Premium MGS Logo Ball mark IGBRC International Golf Ball Rescue Commission / Founder Graduate/Mentor "The World's Greatest Golf Club Without The Course" Member #334 2020 Official Tester - PuttUp mat 2021 Official Tester - Inesis Waterproof Grip Golf Shoes 2022 Official Tester - L.A.B.Putters 2023 Official Tester - Red Rooster Sussex Golf Glove 2023 Official Tester - Lean Lock Putter 2024 Official Tester - Callaway Smoke Driver It's all lies I tell you, everywhere the golf ball comes to rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) Played 9 even par and best 9 holes for quite some time, handicap is 23.9 hoping I'm on the way back with a birdie on the 258metre par 4. The 5th hole 150ish metres is my nemesis hole, it's a elevated green of 5-6 metres and a real Bugger to stay on top as it's alittle narrow and alittle oval . I hate it lol... Edited October 20, 2022 by Bang60 Error MattF, cksurfdude, Kenny B and 1 other 4 Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Shotgun start today and I start on #10. Fire a 38 on the front 9. Striking the ball pretty well. Bogeyed 3 of the 4 first holes on the back 9 (the par was on the hardest hole!), then settled down and parred the next 3, miss a short putt for par on #8 for another bogey. Hit a huge drive (for me) on the closing hole, center of the fairway, leaving 155 yards to the pin, fan my iron and it leaks wide into the green side bunker, leaving me a fair amount to carry with not a lot of green to work with. Ball doesn't quite get to the green and I putt from the fringe, hits something and veers high. I have a makable putt downhill to close out, but miss the putt and end the round with my only double bogey for the day. Card a disappointing 80, given how well I felt I was striking the ball. Team won some money, so it's all good. Kenny B, cnosil, JerryB and 3 others 6 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...
Kenny B Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 20 hours ago, Sluggo42 said: Another go hum round, but, had 4 birdies so the score ended up good. But the highlight of the day was this little old guy named Mike, who btw, had his name embroidered on his bag, who joined us for the round. He has some kind of of tournament there on Friday, so he was out to figure the track out. We helped all we could with some local knowledge. but the cool part was this guy, at 77, was deadly! Not long or anything, but dead straight down the middle all day. Plus he had a nice little short game. Lots of fun… Old Guys Rule!!! Hope he has a great tournament! Sluggo42 and cksurfdude 2 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...
Kenny B Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 12 hours ago, EasyPutter said: Played great yesterday afternoon, for 2 holes. Was lightly raining when arriving at the course, 1st hole was downwind and everything went straight with a slight fade. 1-putt bogie from a missed chip. 2nd hole into the wind played well again everything working right but rain had picked up as did the wind approaching the green. Overshot the approach and chipped on with another 1-putt through standing water for bogie, +2 for two holes played. Cups were topped ball washers at this point and the rain was heavy so went to shelter under the clubhouse awning to wait for it to go off with another course regular whose umbrella was broken by the wind while he putted out the 1st hole. Rain was torrential at times and wind was gusting, called it a day after there was no letup in the downpour for a half hour. Packed up with plans to try it again this afternoon, same golf time, same golf place, same weather forecast. it's what we do. No... it's what YOU do, not what I do!! EasyPutter, cksurfdude and Rickp 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...
EasyPutter Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Used to be consecutive days on the course were sunny and warm, now it is rainy and cold. Today started with getting the push cart out and umbrella up and then getting the golf bag out and loaded, etc. The course was deserted and I had the only vehicle in the parking lot. Perfect time for solitary golf. The first hole was downwind but a mix of rain with sleet or hail helped to drop the ball into a water filled cup for a double. 2nd green was a little wet but the putt still dropped into the cup in one. The rain was relentless again down the 1st fairway with sleet or small hail mixing in at the 1st green turning back to rain on the 2nd tee. Once again great shots in the rain playing with insulated gloves with grip surfaces on the palm and fingers. The 3rd tee shot was a low 8i across the creek that bounded up onto the green for a 6ft lag putt and tap-in. The rain actually went off heading over to the 4th tee and this started the string of singles through the 8th hole. The colors are finally beginning to peak locally as the proximity to Lake Erie actually delays things with the heat it holds in the autumn and the cold it holds in the spring. Finished the 9th hole in renewed driving rain and gusting winds with a double for a 46 +10 or a net 33 at -3 and 1.4 Putts per Hole. ejgaudette, Rickp, sirchunksalot and 6 others 9 Quote Derek Verified Hack, ~21 handicap Golf for exercise and peace of mind. |> Big Dogs: First Strike Rattlesnake (10), TeelessTM (13), Tommy Armour TA1 3h (19), Ginty Trouble Club (29) |> Blades: First StrikeTM DeliveranceTM 4(23) 5(26) 6(29) 7(33) 8(37) 9(41) P(45) |> Wedges: Worx (55) Lovett (59) |> Flatstick: L.A.B. Golf DF2.1 C130 Supercharged 3.5+ Q6 Slope Premium MGS Logo Ball mark IGBRC International Golf Ball Rescue Commission / Founder Graduate/Mentor "The World's Greatest Golf Club Without The Course" Member #334 2020 Official Tester - PuttUp mat 2021 Official Tester - Inesis Waterproof Grip Golf Shoes 2022 Official Tester - L.A.B.Putters 2023 Official Tester - Red Rooster Sussex Golf Glove 2023 Official Tester - Lean Lock Putter 2024 Official Tester - Callaway Smoke Driver It's all lies I tell you, everywhere the golf ball comes to rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chisag Posted October 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2022 ... Pretty much starting the "I Hate You" season in Phoenix. I was a live in Chicago and AZ hater for many years so I get it. I would like to complain about the over seeded fairways that are shaggy and slow, but the greens are rolling nice and the temps were 86* with 25% humidity. That humidity will start dropping and get to the single digits by next month. Back to the round, I moved up a tee box because of the shaggy fairways so my approach shots were pretty normal distances and I played all the par 3's from the normal tees since fairway roll isn't involved. ... Swinging well and pretty happy with myself today carding 3 birdies and 15 pars. No bogies, which is very rare for me. Lipped out 2 birdie putts and didn't find a fairway or green side bunker. This is my home course so I know it well, although Gary Pants the designer has produced the most difficult to read greens I have ever played. To be fair the greens are pretty sedate without severe mounding although he loves to use teiring. But they are sooooo subtle and difficult to read by design. Putts don't break that look like they will an d others do break when they look like they won't. One of the charms of th course because every round is an adventure. ... This fairway probably looks pretty normal to many across the country, but AZ normally has fast and hard fairways with a lot of roll. Everything is so green right now! This is the lush over seeded fairway compared to what they look like in season and oh yea, we got hit with sprinklers suddenly turning on twice while in the middle of putting! cnosil, ejgaudette, JerryB and 7 others 7 3 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 5 hours ago, chisag said: ... Pretty much starting the "I Hate You" season in Phoenix. I was a live in Chicago and AZ hater for many years so I get it. I would like to complain about the over seeded fairways that are shaggy and slow, but the greens are rolling nice and the temps were 86* with 25% humidity. That humidity will start dropping and get to the single digits by next month. Back to the round, I moved up a tee box because of the shaggy fairways so my approach shots were pretty normal distances and I played all the par 3's from the normal tees since fairway roll isn't involved. ... Swinging well and pretty happy with myself today carding 3 birdies and 15 pars. No bogies, which is very rare for me. Lipped out 2 birdie putts and didn't find a fairway or green side bunker. This is my home course so I know it well, although Gary Pants the designer has produced the most difficult to read greens I have ever played. To be fair the greens are pretty sedate without severe mounding although he loves to use teiring. But they are sooooo subtle and difficult to read by design. Putts don't break that look like they will an d others do break when they look like they won't. One of the charms of th course because every round is an adventure. ... This fairway probably looks pretty normal to many across the country, but AZ normally has fast and hard fairways with a lot of roll. Everything is so green right now! This is the lush over seeded fairway compared to what they look like in season and oh yea, we got hit with sprinklers suddenly turning on twice while in the middle of putting! Fairway looks good, you get snakes etc? Seen a few in some Sydney golf courses, Red belly black snakes are deadly... GolfSpy TCB, Kenny B and cksurfdude 2 1 Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Bang60 said: Red belly black snakes are deadly... Technically they could be, but there's been no recorded deaths from red bellies in Australia. EasyPutter and cksurfdude 2 Quote In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy TCB Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 8 hours ago, chisag said: ... Pretty much starting the "I Hate You" season in Phoenix. I was a live in Chicago and AZ hater for many years so I get it. I would like to complain about the over seeded fairways that are shaggy and slow, but the greens are rolling nice and the temps were 86* with 25% humidity. That humidity will start dropping and get to the single digits by next month. Back to the round, I moved up a tee box because of the shaggy fairways so my approach shots were pretty normal distances and I played all the par 3's from the normal tees since fairway roll isn't involved. ... Swinging well and pretty happy with myself today carding 3 birdies and 15 pars. No bogies, which is very rare for me. Lipped out 2 birdie putts and didn't find a fairway or green side bunker. This is my home course so I know it well, although Gary Pants the designer has produced the most difficult to read greens I have ever played. To be fair the greens are pretty sedate without severe mounding although he loves to use teiring. But they are sooooo subtle and difficult to read by design. Putts don't break that look like they will an d others do break when they look like they won't. One of the charms of th course because every round is an adventure. ... This fairway probably looks pretty normal to many across the country, but AZ normally has fast and hard fairways with a lot of roll. Everything is so green right now! This is the lush over seeded fairway compared to what they look like in season and oh yea, we got hit with sprinklers suddenly turning on twice while in the middle of putting! I have played a bit between Tucson and Nogales (Tubac, Rio Rico) when visiting family in the area... Those pictures remind me of my rounds there. Now that I think of it... I visited in the "I Hate You" season ... haha. Rickp, EasyPutter, chisag and 1 other 2 2 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Another shotgun start today and I start off on our longest par 5, #11. I promptly par the first 5 holes, then birdie the par 3 #16. Then a brain fart sets in and I go double, double, double. Final tally was 3 doubles and 2 birdies for an 80. With the exception of the 3 holes that I went brain-dead on with the doubles, I felt like I was playing pretty solid golf. I do like that I was able to right the ship following 3 doubles in a row. Format for the game was best gross ball from the A and B player and best net ball for the C and D players and team skins. Well, my A player was a 4 handicap and has a disastrous day coming in with a 92. The C player shoots his all time worst round with a 105 and our D player didn't even show up at tee time (so we got a draw). We were a solid 8th place of 9, 5 shots out of 7th! LOL. We did manage to get one team skin where I had a gross birdie and the C player had a net birdie. Kenny B, Sluggo42, Bang60 and 5 others 6 1 1 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...
chisag Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 13 minutes ago, CarlH said: With the exception of the 3 holes that I went brain-dead on with the doubles, I felt like I was playing pretty solid golf. ... Always curious how a single digit player does this. other than a very difficult course with tough greens. I certainly understand hitting into hazards. Can you describe the doubles? Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Horrible round today, 46* at tee time warmed up to 66*. Shot 49/46:95 less CH 14 = 81 versus Par 72 = +9 Ugh! With 71% FIR 22% GIR and 39 putts. Dry eye syndrome set in again and I had a difficult time focusing on the back of the ball, especially putting. Only 3 net birdies with long drive of 197. p.s. I got cortisone shots in my knees yesterday afternoon so I was a bit wobbly today. Rickp, cksurfdude, CarlH and 5 others 5 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...
CarlH Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 2 hours ago, chisag said: ... Always curious how a single digit player does this. other than a very difficult course with tough greens. I certainly understand hitting into hazards. Can you describe the doubles? Sure...first, I'll comment that my biggest weakness is partial wedge play. This course has some tight lies with underlying soft, damp soil which gives me the heebie-geebies. My issue often arises from getting a bit steep on the downswing and the leading edge digging into the turf instead of catching the ball cleanly first or utilizing the bounce effectively. The only level lie you will ever have on our course is on your tee (overstatement, but close). I typically will chip with anything from my 57 degree wedge (but normally use my 53*) to a 7 iron depending on lie and situation. #17 is a par 4 with water right and in front of green so it's typically a layup hole (reachable for the BIG hitters). I hit a 6 iron off the tee and had 90 yards to pin (75ish yards to clear water/rock border), hit my wedge a hair fat and ball comes to rest in rough (thick bermuda/zosia mix) a foot short of the water hazard. Grass catches club and I double hit it sending it left of green. 4th shot goes about 6 feet past pin and I miss the putt. #18 is a par 5. Driver followed by 7 wood to have 110 yards to pin. I push the PW a bit, hits the fringe and rolls into the green side trap pin high. Sand is wet and I send the ball screaming over the green into pine needles on downhill slope to elevated green sloping away from me. Pitch it and ball ends up 10 feet below the pin. Two putt. #1 is not a difficult hole provided your drive finds the fairway. Left side is trap and rough, too far right will go down into a valley into the rough. Anyway, my drive is not bad, clearing the trap and finding myself just in the rough. Green is elevated and anything short will roll down the hill, anything long is a trap. Green itself is fairly shallow, but wide. Although I felt like I struck the ball cleanly, my approach shot falls short and bounces back off the hill into deep rough. Pitch/chip is short but close enough to putt over a bit of fairway and then the fringe. Normally, my distance control of these shots is good, but this one wasn't and I left myself a hard breaking 6 footer which I failed to convert. Interestingly enough, some of the other holes that missed the GIR, I was able to get up and down for par without issue, including similar shots that I duffed and 2 sand saves. I will try to putt whenever possible because I have little confidence in short wedges. The bump and run is a much safer play for me, but often is not an option. 60% or more of the time, I will chip/pitch just fine. It's that intermittent hiccup that gets me every time. If I could nail down this portion of my game, I have little doubt that my handicap would fall at least 3 strokes. JerryB, Rickp, Kenny B and 4 others 7 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...
chisag Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 28 minutes ago, CarlH said: first, I'll comment that my biggest weakness is partial wedge play. ... Thanks Carl. Sounds like you hit 2 bad shots per every double which makes sense. Seems like you have identified the culprit (wedge play). I have usually found once you identify the weakness, the next step is making it a strength and I wish you the best of luck figuring it out. GaryF, Rickp, CarlH and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 minute ago, chisag said: ... Thanks Carl. Sounds like you hit 2 bad shots per every double which makes sense. Seems like you have identified the culprit (wedge play. I have usually found once you identify the weakness, the next step is making it a strength and I wish you the best of luck figuring it out. Thank you. Yes, I know the issue. I practice chipping and pitching more than any other aspect of my game. I've had numerous lessons and sessions with different teaching pros and, even though my fundamentals are fairly sound, I occasionally find some way to hit poor shots (generally because I lack confidence leading to a timid attempt). I have great confidence in my putting and the results show. I don't share that same confidence when I'm standing over the ball for a short pitch and that doesn't help one bit! Unfortunately, our practice area has a different type of grass from which to chip than on the actual course. The course is a zoysia hybrid..not sure what's on the practice area, but it gives a much better lie, so it's difficult to replicate what we find on the course. Not all the areas around the greens are as difficult as some of the others. I should probably get out late afternoons and practice on the areas that give me problems, but that's not always the easiest thing to do even though I live on the course. But, if I want to improve, I'm going to have to find the way to get out when the course isn't busy. When I first moved here in December, the lies were even worse than they are in the summer (wetter). It was a completely different type of grass and lie than I previously experienced and I found my handicap going from 7 to 11 in short order. I've been able to get it back to the 7 as I've become more accustomed to the conditions and the course. Like everything with golf (and other things), it's a process and I'm just a work in progress. I'm getting better, but there's still so much room to improve. Then again, this is why I love golf. Thanks again, @chisag! Having me talk through the mistakes helps identify the weakness. sirchunksalot, chisag, Rickp and 4 others 6 1 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...
EasyPutter Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Caz GC again today, warmed up 3 degrees to 43*F but layers and walking is enough to make the body feel warm. Not the results of yesterday's round, things were not clicking as well without the magic of the rain and absence of others, one of the course regulars who I am sure will be aspiring to match my willingness to golf in all conditions was able to catch up to me again, he hits much better than me and moves quickly. We also have positive and encouraging conversations so that does take some of the edge off my concentration for routine and time to swing. Putting was still dialed in and those comments are always welcome when 5, 10, 15 and 20 footers roll for a lag or one-putt. 52 +16 for the day with 7 doubles and two singles for a net 39 +3. Glad I have one more 9 hole round that could be the one to pair yesterday's net -3 with for a good submission for this week's MGS Forum Tour. sirchunksalot, MattF, rkj427 and 5 others 8 Quote Derek Verified Hack, ~21 handicap Golf for exercise and peace of mind. |> Big Dogs: First Strike Rattlesnake (10), TeelessTM (13), Tommy Armour TA1 3h (19), Ginty Trouble Club (29) |> Blades: First StrikeTM DeliveranceTM 4(23) 5(26) 6(29) 7(33) 8(37) 9(41) P(45) |> Wedges: Worx (55) Lovett (59) |> Flatstick: L.A.B. Golf DF2.1 C130 Supercharged 3.5+ Q6 Slope Premium MGS Logo Ball mark IGBRC International Golf Ball Rescue Commission / Founder Graduate/Mentor "The World's Greatest Golf Club Without The Course" Member #334 2020 Official Tester - PuttUp mat 2021 Official Tester - Inesis Waterproof Grip Golf Shoes 2022 Official Tester - L.A.B.Putters 2023 Official Tester - Red Rooster Sussex Golf Glove 2023 Official Tester - Lean Lock Putter 2024 Official Tester - Callaway Smoke Driver It's all lies I tell you, everywhere the golf ball comes to rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 5 hours ago, CarlH said: Another shotgun start today and I start off on our longest par 5, #11. I promptly par the first 5 holes, then birdie the par 3 #16. Then a brain fart sets in and I go double, double, double. Final tally was 3 doubles and 2 birdies for an 80. With the exception of the 3 holes that I went brain-dead on with the doubles, I felt like I was playing pretty solid golf. I do like that I was able to right the ship following 3 doubles in a row. Format for the game was best gross ball from the A and B player and best net ball for the C and D players and team skins. Well, my A player was a 4 handicap and has a disastrous day coming in with a 92. The C player shoots his all time worst round with a 105 and our D player didn't even show up at tee time (so we got a draw). We were a solid 8th place of 9, 5 shots out of 7th! LOL. We did manage to get one team skin where I had a gross birdie and the C player had a net birdie. This kind of matches my last 3years lol, except my last game I finished with a Nett par lol and played to my handicap. That's a beautiful thing.. cksurfdude, sirchunksalot and EasyPutter 3 Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 17 hours ago, Bang60 said: Fairway looks good, you get snakes etc? Seen a few in some Sydney golf courses, Red belly black snakes are deadly... How do you turn them over to check if they have a red belly? 4i? cksurfdude, sirchunksalot, Grand Stranded and 1 other 1 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...
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