gavinski91 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Winter seems to have drawn to a close up here, and @Kieran shot me a message around noon yesterday asking if I wanted to play 9 holes after work. I had a few bad holes, but ended up beating him 2 Up in matchplay. Gonna need some time on the range because my driving was atrocious, but I felt like I couldn't make a bad swing with my irons. Not a feeling I'm used to this early in the season - the quest for a single digit handicap is on! Vegan_Golfer_PNW, MattF, ejgaudette and 6 others 9 Quote Driver - Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 3 Wood - Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 5 Wood - Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S 7 Wood - 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S Irons - Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120 Wedges - King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S Putter - Stroke Lab Black Ten 35" Ball - Chrome Soft X LS Powered by 2020 ExPutt Official Review | 2021 Cobra Connect Five Participant | 2023 SuperSpeed Official Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richk9holes Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 +17 46-42 at par 71 Concordia GC. Hit 11/14 FW but my approaches were off a hair all day. Hit a few greens on 10-16 but 2x 3 putt and another birdie that lipped out. No birdies on the day. 5 pars, 9 bogeys, 4 doubles. 36 putts shows why that's not the best stat. I putted much worse than that number, but I hit 3 wedges to tap in distance. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, MattF, ejgaudette and 6 others 9 Quote Finding a way to turn birdies into bogeys since 1992. #TeamChunks '23 Forum Tester: Elixir Golf Ball WITB:TS2 10.5° @ 11.25° Tensei blue AV 55 R graph•917f2 15° @ 16.5° Diamana blue x5ct dialed 70 R graph•Stealth 22° Ventus red 6 (non-velo) R graph• 699u 2i 17° tgi 70 R graph•24° Tour v 90 black pvd R steel•699 6i-PW Tour 110 black pvd R steel• SM8 50°/08° @ 52°/10° SM8 stock steel• Jaws Full Toe 56°/12° DG Spinner TI steel • c series DW 2.0 slant neck stock steel•Phantom 2 gps•Tour v3 rangefinder•Elixir golf ball• Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkj427 Posted March 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2023 Well, being 1400 miles south of Michigan, and having an afternoon to myself, I decided to find a local course, rented clubs and played 9 holes. The course is advertised as "The Most Beautiful Nine Hole Golf Course in Florida" according to their website and literature, but if this truly would be the best Florida has to offer for 9 hole courses, it must be the only one. Poor conditions, as some of the pictures will show, and it is a par 32, with 3 par 4's, 1 par 5, and 5 par 3's. Eco Golf Club in Hollywood Beach. Did not do as bad as I could have, and actually played fairly well from the 3rd hole until the 9th. Shot a 37 with 14 putts. First picture with the birds is a par 3, and YES that is the green that they are on. Hole number 8. Last pictures are the tee area on hole 9. Seemed like there was a nature provided audience for the tee shot. Back home on Sunday, this trip was an expedition for work, so not much time for play or pleasure. Hopefully spring weather will arrive soon in Michigan, and I can continue to get out as often as I can. cksurfdude, Rickp, ejgaudette and 12 others 6 9 Quote Driver & Fairway: Titleist TSR3 10 degree - Ventus TR Blue & TSR3 15 - Project X Hzrdus Smoke Black Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW 19 - Hzrdus Smoke Black Irons: Titleist T200 3G (4) & T150 - (5-G) - Project X LZ Wedges: Vokey SM8 54, and 58 Putter: Cameron Phantom X 7 Ball: Pro V1 & Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 28 minutes ago, rkj427 said: Well, being 1400 miles south of Michigan, and having an afternoon to myself, I decided to find a local course, rented clubs and played 9 holes. The course is advertised as "The Most Beautiful Nine Hole Golf Course in Florida" according to their website and literature, but if this truly would be the best Florida has to offer for 9 hole courses, it must be the only one. Poor conditions, as some of the pictures will show, and it is a par 32, with 3 par 4's, 1 par 5, and 5 par 3's. Eco Golf Club in Hollywood Beach. Did not do as bad as I could have, and actually played fairly well from the 3rd hole until the 9th. Shot a 37 with 14 putts. First picture with the birds is a par 3, and YES that is the green that they are on. Hole number 8. Last pictures are the tee area on hole 9. Seemed like there was a nature provided audience for the tee shot. Back home on Sunday, this trip was an expedition for work, so not much time for play or pleasure. Hopefully spring weather will arrive soon in Michigan, and I can continue to get out as often as I can. Glad you were able to get out and enjoy some fun in the sun, Robert. It kind of reminds me of a goat track par 3 course that used to be around here with greener grass. At least you had some good company out there with you. Hopefully spring will hit y'all soon up in Michigan, I know after a Florida trip you've got to be itching for warmer weather. cksurfdude, Grand Stranded, EasyPutter and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, rkj427 said: Well, being 1400 miles south of Michigan, and having an afternoon to myself, I decided to find a local course, rented clubs and played 9 holes. The course is advertised as "The Most Beautiful Nine Hole Golf Course in Florida" according to their website and literature, but if this truly would be the best Florida has to offer for 9 hole courses, it must be the only one. Poor conditions, as some of the pictures will show, and it is a par 32, with 3 par 4's, 1 par 5, and 5 par 3's. Eco Golf Club in Hollywood Beach. Did not do as bad as I could have, and actually played fairly well from the 3rd hole until the 9th. Shot a 37 with 14 putts. First picture with the birds is a par 3, and YES that is the green that they are on. Hole number 8. Last pictures are the tee area on hole 9. Seemed like there was a nature provided audience for the tee shot. Back home on Sunday, this trip was an expedition for work, so not much time for play or pleasure. Hopefully spring weather will arrive soon in Michigan, and I can continue to get out as often as I can. I don’t think that’s the most beautiful course in Florida, Fake News! Bang60, Grand Stranded, berkeleybob and 5 others 2 6 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...
Popular Post markcchap Posted March 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2023 Last Friday we ditched the office at about 2pm and decided to play at Ford's Colony, Black Heath Course in Williamsburg Virginia. We got a twilight rate since it was after 2pm. The weather was about 75 degrees with a nice breeze, great day for golf. We go right out to tee box #1, no warm-up, tried to stretch a little and get a few practice swings in before teeing off. None of that helped. I pulled out driver and topped the first ball, it rolled about 50 yards and just made it past the ladies tees. That kind of set the tone for the rest of the round. Between the foursome, we had one par hole and the rest was just frustration. But no matter how frustrating that round was, we still had a great time just playing golf. Next round is Saturday probably at Royal New Kent Golf Club or Viniterra Golf Club. Rickp, EasyPutter, MattF and 14 others 17 Quote Driver Sasquatch 460 10.5 degree 3W & 5W Affinity Fairway 3 & 4 Hybrid Affinity 5i to PW Rogue ST Max SW 56 degree Putter Kirkland Signature Balls Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinski91 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 2 hours ago, markcchap said: Last Friday we ditched the office at about 2pm and decided to play at Ford's Colony, Black Heath Course in Williamsburg Virginia. We got a twilight rate since it was after 2pm. The weather was about 75 degrees with a nice breeze, great day for golf. We go right out to tee box #1, no warm-up, tried to stretch a little and get a few practice swings in before teeing off. None of that helped. I pulled out driver and topped the first ball, it rolled about 50 yards and just made it past the ladies tees. That kind of set the tone for the rest of the round. Between the foursome, we had one par hole and the rest was just frustration. But no matter how frustrating that round was, we still had a great time just playing golf. Next round is Saturday probably at Royal New Kent Golf Club or Viniterra Golf Club. Why the matching shirts? sirchunksalot and cksurfdude 2 Quote Driver - Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 3 Wood - Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 5 Wood - Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S 7 Wood - 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S Irons - Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120 Wedges - King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S Putter - Stroke Lab Black Ten 35" Ball - Chrome Soft X LS Powered by 2020 ExPutt Official Review | 2021 Cobra Connect Five Participant | 2023 SuperSpeed Official Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markcchap Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 44 minutes ago, gavinski91 said: Why the matching shirts? We played in the Save the Girls Breast Ball Tournament at Ford's Colony Golf Club. Figured we'd get some shirts since we were a team. EasyPutter, cksurfdude, Kenny B and 3 others 6 Quote Driver Sasquatch 460 10.5 degree 3W & 5W Affinity Fairway 3 & 4 Hybrid Affinity 5i to PW Rogue ST Max SW 56 degree Putter Kirkland Signature Balls Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markcchap Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 48 minutes ago, gavinski91 said: Why the matching shirts? Breast Cancer tournament. cksurfdude, EasyPutter and sirchunksalot 3 Quote Driver Sasquatch 460 10.5 degree 3W & 5W Affinity Fairway 3 & 4 Hybrid Affinity 5i to PW Rogue ST Max SW 56 degree Putter Kirkland Signature Balls Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rickp Posted March 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2023 Friday Bacon Boyz and ball in the air @ 7:30. 2nd hole attacked by a couple Sandhill Cranes who thought we were after their grubs!! We convinced them we weren’t and got out of that hole. Tried the PXG 2021 with a little bit stiffer shaft and hit it well. Similar length of the 3031 but not as much height. We didn’t keep score just playing for birdies, the winner had 2 and wasn’t me. Did have 1 nice bird but that was all. 7 wood got some work this morning, decent height and distance but a bit too much fade, need to work on that. Kenny B, JerryB, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 9 others 12 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...
MadHatter Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 3 hours ago, markcchap said: Last Friday we ditched the office at about 2pm and decided to play at Ford's Colony, Black Heath Course in Williamsburg Virginia. We got a twilight rate since it was after 2pm. The weather was about 75 degrees with a nice breeze, great day for golf. We go right out to tee box #1, no warm-up, tried to stretch a little and get a few practice swings in before teeing off. None of that helped. I pulled out driver and topped the first ball, it rolled about 50 yards and just made it past the ladies tees. That kind of set the tone for the rest of the round. Between the foursome, we had one par hole and the rest was just frustration. But no matter how frustrating that round was, we still had a great time just playing golf. Next round is Saturday probably at Royal New Kent Golf Club or Viniterra Golf Club. Myself and a buddy of mine are going out to Viniterra on Sunday. Played like utter dog crap last time I was out there, so I'm looking forward to a little redemption Sunday. markcchap and cksurfdude 2 Quote Driver: TaylorMade Sim Max D 3 Wood: TaylorMade Sim Max D 5 Wood: Slazenger Wrath 3 Iron: TaylorMade GAPR Mid 4-GW: Tommy Armour TA1 Wedge: Cleveland RTX 588 54° Putter: Ping Sigma 2 Anser Stealth Ball: Maxfli StraightFli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richk9holes Posted March 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2023 I had thought of bringing 10 clubs to the par 60, but remembered they do weekend pricing on Friday afternoon twilight would cost too much to walk to justify. There's another Monmouth County executive a little further that charges less for better conditions, so I ended up at Pine Brook par 61. Brought the full set since I'm less familiar. Started on #10. Played fantastic until I ran into 2 people and had to wait for them both to card 8s on the par 3 15th playing from 104y. Was even par at that time, -2 net through 5 holes. I was pretty sure they skipped around the course because I did not see them on the 14th which was only 120y. 15th I skulled a 9i over trying to keep a 80% effort low out of the wind. Bad SW went too far down a slope and a bad lag from 25' led to double. Drove into trees and had to layup resulting in bogey the next hole. Finished 17-18 birdie-bogey to card +3 33 on the back 9 (played 1st). Bogeyed 1-3 with a mix bag of old errors I drudged up. Hole 4 a drive to 80y away went down as maximum score 2x par +1 for nine. NINER, copy? Over. I managed a bogey with the 2nd ball I dropped in the fairway 80y away, but this scorecard I was keeping strict on the 1st ball played being scored, then dropping 2nd ball for practice but not counting. Bogey-par-bogey-bogey-par wasn't a bad finish, couldn't get a putt to fall though some were close. 42-33 for 75 +14. Gave up 7 of those strokes on 2 holes. This ties my previous best score here cksurfdude, Rickp, MattF and 9 others 12 Quote Finding a way to turn birdies into bogeys since 1992. #TeamChunks '23 Forum Tester: Elixir Golf Ball WITB:TS2 10.5° @ 11.25° Tensei blue AV 55 R graph•917f2 15° @ 16.5° Diamana blue x5ct dialed 70 R graph•Stealth 22° Ventus red 6 (non-velo) R graph• 699u 2i 17° tgi 70 R graph•24° Tour v 90 black pvd R steel•699 6i-PW Tour 110 black pvd R steel• SM8 50°/08° @ 52°/10° SM8 stock steel• Jaws Full Toe 56°/12° DG Spinner TI steel • c series DW 2.0 slant neck stock steel•Phantom 2 gps•Tour v3 rangefinder•Elixir golf ball• Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 6 hours ago, markcchap said: Next round is Saturday probably at Royal New Kent Golf Club or Viniterra Golf Club. hope the weather cooperates. I am playing RNK on Sunday. cksurfdude, sirchunksalot, MadHatter and 1 other 4 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...
richk9holes Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Tomorrow is opening day at Colonial Terrace, Ocean Twp. Muni course behind the Asbury Circle where rt. 66 meets rt. 35. Cool par 35. Short yardage, tight FWs, small greens. Perfect place to work on everything I've been trying to improve. I booked 1:56pm riding and also the last tee time of the day 4:56 walking. I've played here in under 2 hours up to 2 1/2, never 3 hours so timing should work. Lots of good sandwich places around there to get something in between times, hopefully. Scores here last season ranged from 41 to 56, it'll be interesting to see which of my games show up. sirchunksalot, MattF, berkeleybob and 3 others 6 Quote Finding a way to turn birdies into bogeys since 1992. #TeamChunks '23 Forum Tester: Elixir Golf Ball WITB:TS2 10.5° @ 11.25° Tensei blue AV 55 R graph•917f2 15° @ 16.5° Diamana blue x5ct dialed 70 R graph•Stealth 22° Ventus red 6 (non-velo) R graph• 699u 2i 17° tgi 70 R graph•24° Tour v 90 black pvd R steel•699 6i-PW Tour 110 black pvd R steel• SM8 50°/08° @ 52°/10° SM8 stock steel• Jaws Full Toe 56°/12° DG Spinner TI steel • c series DW 2.0 slant neck stock steel•Phantom 2 gps•Tour v3 rangefinder•Elixir golf ball• Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryF Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) On 3/30/2023 at 7:16 PM, rkj427 said: Well, being 1400 miles south of Michigan, and having an afternoon to myself, I decided to find a local course, rented clubs and played 9 holes. The course is advertised as "The Most Beautiful Nine Hole Golf Course in Florida" according to their website and literature, but if this truly would be the best Florida has to offer for 9 hole courses, it must be the only one. Poor conditions, as some of the pictures will show, and it is a par 32, with 3 par 4's, 1 par 5, and 5 par 3's. Eco Golf Club in Hollywood Beach. Did not do as bad as I could have, and actually played fairly well from the 3rd hole until the 9th. Shot a 37 with 14 putts. First picture with the birds is a par 3, and YES that is the green that they are on. Hole number 8. Last pictures are the tee area on hole 9. Seemed like there was a nature provided audience for the tee shot. Back home on Sunday, this trip was an expedition for work, so not much time for play or pleasure. Hopefully spring weather will arrive soon in Michigan, and I can continue to get out as often as I can. Head north to Winter Park Florida for the nicest 9-hole course. Par 35, approx 2500 yards. https://cityofwinterpark.org/departments/parks-recreation/golf-courses/winter-park-golf-course/ Edited April 1, 2023 by GaryF rkj427 and cksurfdude 2 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...
rkj427 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 8 hours ago, GaryF said: Head north to Winter Park Florida for the nicest 9-hole course. Par 35, approx 2500 yards. https://cityofwinterpark.org/departments/parks-recreation/golf-courses/winter-park-golf-course/ Thank you for the tip, but unfortunately this trip was more of a work expedition and today will be wrapping up and getting ready to fly out tomorrow morning. I do try to get to Florida on occasion for vacation, but this was the first time actually being able to golf. EasyPutter, GaryF, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote Driver & Fairway: Titleist TSR3 10 degree - Ventus TR Blue & TSR3 15 - Project X Hzrdus Smoke Black Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW 19 - Hzrdus Smoke Black Irons: Titleist T200 3G (4) & T150 - (5-G) - Project X LZ Wedges: Vokey SM8 54, and 58 Putter: Cameron Phantom X 7 Ball: Pro V1 & Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncwoz Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Man, it's been a busy winter! I'm glad to finally be on the start of the season, and back to the forum as well! Been working on the swing in the ole garage over the winter, and I finally got out for my first outdoor round this past weekend. It's a short executive type course, and I wasn't sure what my game would be like. Unsurprisingly, around the green was super rusty. Putting is usually a strength, but it was absolutely brutal haha. Hit good lines, but awful speed. Full swing had a couple really bright spots, but a couple non-committal swings sorta stuck between my old swing and the changes I've been trying to implement over the winter. Even though my score was real ugly, I'm actually pretty satisfied with how it went. I'm a confident putter so I know that'll come back, and I'm encouraged with the swing progress. Still have some things to get ingrained, but really looking forward to the next round tomorrow! cksurfdude, richk9holes, rkj427 and 6 others 9 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 Sluggo42 Posted April 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2023 This game… for the life of me I just cannot quit making stupid decisions to tweak my swing. I think the worst ones are the quick success ones, but then they start going south the quickest. Right now I’m on the hard to begin, but starting to see some successes here and there. its not a rocket scientist move. It’s just getting the hands closer, with a shorter backswing, etc… blah blah blah. no need for a complex breakdown, because it will probably change in another week or two. can’t wait for Mondays round… cnosil, berkeleybob, cksurfdude and 7 others 10 Quote TSr2 on tensi blue stiff Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS Reg flex Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory ER3 or, E.A.S. #4 (“Fang” or “Adele”) ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 9:13 PM, chisag said: ... Finally had a 70* day. I have been looking for Rod Serling to step out most any day this winter and say "Picture if you will. A hot rock known as Phoenix has frozen over and golfers have been forced into long pants and sweaters in March. And one golfer in particular called Chisag has entered ... The Twilite Zone". Still in long pants but finally able to relax some with a cub in my hand. I started slow with 2 bogies on the front and that included saving two par putts from 10 feet. ... 3 pars to start the back then went birdie-par-birdie-birdie. So finished one under and I haven't been at par, let alone under in awhile. Felt really good and I am hoping the warm weather sticks around for awhile. Back at it tomorrow with 71* predicted. I'd really, really like 85* but I won't complain because I know 115* is only a few months away. It’s been a long wet and cold winter here in SoCal as well, and my game has reflected the conditions. Basically, we are experiencing what much of the country deals with year in and year out. I mean it’s always in the low 40’s at tee time, and I’ve got long insulated pants on, a tee shirt, a cold gear long sleeve shirt under my golf shirt.then a sweatshirt, with a puffy vest on. A hat, with a woolen beanie on top, covering my ears. and I wonder why I can’t swing well…. Plus it’s always soaking wet from the endless rains (thank goodness), so we get no roll and second shots are a few longer irons or fairway woods away. weather forecasts are clear and significantly warmer for the near future though, so thank goodness for that. the positive side is that our 20 year drought has finally broken, and my local fishing lake has risen 50 feet this year, and all the groundwater has been restored. The fishing sucks due to this, but it will eventually return in a big way, so all is good berkeleybob, Kenny B, rkj427 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...
chisag Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, Sluggo42 said: It’s been a long wet and cold winter here in SoCal as well, and my game has reflected the conditions. Basically, we are experiencing what much of the country deals with year in and year out. I mean it’s always in the low 40’s at tee time, and I’ve got long insulated pants on, a tee shirt, a cold gear long sleeve shirt under my golf shirt.then a sweatshirt, with a puffy vest on. A hat, with a woolen beanie on top, covering my ears. and I wonder why I can’t swing well…. Plus it’s always soaking wet from the endless rains (thank goodness), so we get no roll and second shots are a few longer irons or fairway woods away. the positive side is that our 20 year drought has finally broken, and my local fishing lake has risen 50 feet this year, and all the groundwater has been restored. The fishing sucks due to this, but it will eventually return in a big way, so all is good ... Yup, definitely a silver lining to the rain clouds as our aquifers are also filling up and our reservoirs are over flowing. There is a "river" called the Salt River that runs through Phoenix and it has always been just a barren, arid rocky wash the 4 years I have been here and I always found it kinda funny it is called a "river". River of rocks maybe? But lo and behold it is an actual river right now with water running like any other river. It will be interesting to see how long it stays wet. ... That said, we seemed to have turned a corner last week and the fairways are running hard and fast ... finally! At age 70 I reached every par 5 in two last round. 515, 477, 499 and 534. Of all the problems in life, a colder wet winter in a desert isn't even on the list so just being thankful and looking forward to Spring and Summer. rkj427, cksurfdude, ejgaudette and 4 others 7 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...
Bryclops Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Welp, I was wrong about my game heading in the right direction. Played a truly awful round yesterday, but the company was fun so still had a great time. JerryB, Kenny B, ejgaudette and 4 others 7 Quote Yeah... I'm still out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 4 hours ago, Sluggo42 said: This game… for the life of me I just cannot quit making stupid decisions to tweak my swing. I think the worst ones are the quick success ones, but then they start going south the quickest. Right now I’m on the hard to begin, but starting to see some successes here and there. its not a rocket scientist move. It’s just getting the hands closer, with a shorter backswing, etc… blah blah blah. no need for a complex breakdown, because it will probably change in another week or two. can’t wait for Mondays round… We all fall for it. swing is a tad bit off, you see a video or read a tip and something makes you try it....results seem to improve the swing. Find another tip, make a tweak, seems to work. Find another tip, game totally collapses. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, sirchunksalot, Kenny B and 5 others 7 1 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 Syks7 Posted April 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2023 Another strong showing combined with an unfortunate need to leave the course early. 39 front (with a double) and 1 over through 12 on the back before I had to leave. (Net Par would put at 81) but I felt like I might have broken through if I'd continued The joys of parenthood. Driver was decent, putting was solid (highlight was draining a 25 footer for birdie), short game was solid, I made great contact with my irons again (who knew a pressure plate was my own personal panacea), and a I made good decisions. I never let myself convince myself to take a shot that I wasn't confident I could pull off repeatedly (I think Anika said something like this?). That relegated my 2 & 3 hybrids to taking chunks out of yardage on par 5s but not for hitting the green, long irons were used primarily for putting me in position or in some cases going for the green, and surprise surprise I did most of my scoring with scoring clubs. I leaned heavily on getting to the green or just off in regulation if I had the opportunity (and not damaging myself with the leave) and/or leaving myself with a high percentage fairway shot into the green inside 130 if I wasn't going to make it in regulation. It was a fun low key day where I kept my nerves calm and kept focused. I knew exactly what my score was the whole time but it was never in the front of my mind. I was mellow enough that even knowing where I was I wasn't frustrated when I had to pack it in. Just kind of oh well'd it, said goodbye to my playing partners and walked back to the car. Maybe Tuesday at Rustic will be the breakthrough. Playing with a buddy I haven't seen in six months so its going to be fun no matter what. MattF, GolfSpy_SHARK, cksurfdude and 11 others 14 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...
Popular Post TR1PTIK Posted April 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2023 Shot a 43/48/91 gross, 89 net today. Not the worst round, but still plenty of room for improvement. Driving continued to be the best part of my game, but chipping and putting were much improved over last week. Irons really weren't that bad, but I hit a few shanks for a couple of holes which resulted in a total of 4 penalty strokes. It's an easy fix and I was able to make the proper adjustments mid-round, but man that hurts! Might just have to schedule a lesson sometime soon to make sure there isn't something more going on, but I feel pretty good about the swing right now. Highlights today were two birdies. The first on the Par 5 2nd hole and the second on the Par 3 15th (stuck it to 3-4ft!). mikeanthony, IndyBonzo, sirchunksalot and 9 others 12 Quote Driver: ST190 9.5* Fujikura Atmos Blue 5S Fairway Wood: ST190 15* Fujikura Atmos Blue 6S Hybrid: CLK 17* Fujikura Speeder EVO HB Irons: J40 CB (3-PW) Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 2 54* & 58* Dynamic Gold S200 Putter: Tri-Hot 5k Two 34" Bag: Players 5 Stand Bag Ball: Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richk9holes Posted April 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2023 20 hours ago, richk9holes said: Tomorrow is opening day at Colonial Terrace, Ocean Twp. Muni course behind the Asbury Circle where rt. 66 meets rt. 35. Cool par 35. Short yardage, tight FWs, small greens. Perfect place to work on everything I've been trying to improve. I booked 1:56pm riding and also the last tee time of the day 4:56 walking. I've played here in under 2 hours up to 2 1/2, never 3 hours so timing should work. Lots of good sandwich places around there to get something in between times, hopefully. Scores here last season ranged from 41 to 56, it'll be interesting to see which of my games show up. Mission accomplished and home before the national weather service warnings. Now 2 hours later I hear gale force winds whipping potential tornado conditions outside. 1st time at this par 35 since November 11th shot the low end of my range from last season, 41 from the blues tees ,43 from the white tees with a double and triple. So 14/18 very respectable holes. 4 very bad holes. GolfSpy_SHARK, Kenny B, sirchunksalot and 9 others 11 1 Quote Finding a way to turn birdies into bogeys since 1992. #TeamChunks '23 Forum Tester: Elixir Golf Ball WITB:TS2 10.5° @ 11.25° Tensei blue AV 55 R graph•917f2 15° @ 16.5° Diamana blue x5ct dialed 70 R graph•Stealth 22° Ventus red 6 (non-velo) R graph• 699u 2i 17° tgi 70 R graph•24° Tour v 90 black pvd R steel•699 6i-PW Tour 110 black pvd R steel• SM8 50°/08° @ 52°/10° SM8 stock steel• Jaws Full Toe 56°/12° DG Spinner TI steel • c series DW 2.0 slant neck stock steel•Phantom 2 gps•Tour v3 rangefinder•Elixir golf ball• Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TylorJudd Posted April 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2023 Despite 60km/h wind, then sun, then hail, then rain I was able to carve a 76 at Fairview Mountain. Was damn cold, and hot hahah JerryB, GolfSpy_SHARK, ejgaudette and 11 others 14 Quote I like golf. You should like golf. If life is tough, play more golf! Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond 10.5, Graphite Design Tour AD-MJ 6x Titleist TSr3 18 Degree, Graphite Design Tour Ad-DI 7x Takomo 301CB's, KBS Tours 120S Vokey SM8 48 10F, 52 08F, 56 08M, 60 08M Odyssey O-Works Jailbird Mini, Versa Scheme, 17" Fatso 3.0 Grip, 40" Jazz Tacoma Cart Bag Titleist Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 4 hours ago, richk9holes said: So 14/18 very respectable holes. 4 very bad holes. Bad I'm all too familiar with lol.. cksurfdude, richk9holes, IndyBonzo and 1 other 3 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...
Popular Post Grand Stranded Posted April 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2023 Ugh. Not a good day. My league had a travel day due to inability to get 52 tee times at home today (peak season down here now) and we played Eagle Nest, a very nice layout that hasn’t been kept up well at all. They didn’t overseen, so the fairways were a disaster, and the greens were, to be kind… inconsistent. There was a huge mixup by the starter that i don’t want to get into, but let’s just say I was fuming when I had to join a 4some when they were already on the 1st green, and after arguing with them while they drove me there, was told the best they could do was let me play the 1st hole when I completed my round. I let that get in my head, and actually 3 putted the second (my first) hole from 3 feet. It was downhill from there, as I was unable to figure out the greens all day. Nobody really scored well on a lousy course with winds gusting up to 20mph as net 76 won low net in the A flight.Sadly I was nowhere near that, shooting a 92 net 82 and finishing out of the money. Just an annoying day all around that only made me appreciate the club where we live and play even more than I normally do. We did get a good laugh when the superintendent there told us their plan is to get the course to have a Pinehurst type look, with sandy areas bordering the fairways. This course has been “working on improvements” for about 4 years now, with little progress, so it was pretty funny when one of our guys told him “there’s no way you’ll live long enough to be around to see that happen.” JerryB, richk9holes, IndyBonzo and 13 others 10 3 3 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 Tom the Golf Nut Posted April 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2023 I didn't get any sleep last night. Tossing and turning even the dog didn't get much sleep. He was crying to go out at 3:00 in the morning. Took him out and went back to bed and finally fell asleep. That didn't deter my normal wake up for golf at 7:15 and on the course by 8:00. Golf, well I'll call it that anyway was terrible. Probably the worst front 9 I have shot in years. All bogies and a double thrown in for good measure. I was hitting the 7, 8, and 9 iron the same distance and all low ball flights. I got it figured out after I made the turn. I wasn't hitting down on the back of the ball and was kind of picking the ball off the turf and standing up. The greens were slow as all get out and still haven't fully healed from aeration. There was no chance at saving a par with a one putt. The back 9 was a different story and is even harder than the front. So many dog legs that force you to lay up to an opening and then you still have 200 yards into the green. Totally not the type of golf I'm used to. But I had one bogie and one birdie on the back. Now that I found some rhythm, I continued on to play the front again. Just because I was pissed at my play. My play continued to go well with a bird on the first hole and then parred a few more before I realized I had just walked 22 holes and was heading further away from the comfort of my car. I abandoned ship to give the feet a rest. Pretty tired now and of course the wife wants to do yard work and power washing outdoor furniture. At least I'll sleep well later on. I'll put the golf on TV and it will be lights out. rkj427, cksurfdude, cnosil and 11 others 14 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jodrell Posted April 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2023 Uggggg….my putting is awful right now One over my handicap, but I should be doing so much better than this right now. I’m striking the ball really well. I’m starting to do drills where I’m deliberately hitting draws and fades for the first time in my life. My driver is actually working pretty well and I’m starting to find my touch with my new chipping technique…and then I 3 putt 8 times and missed at least a couple of putts from 6ft that ended up as doubles that should have been singles. richk9holes, Kenny B, MattF and 7 others 8 2 Quote WitB (not sure how I ended up with so much kit…it wasn’t deliberate Stealth 2 Driver (HZRDUS Smoke Red shaft) Stealth 2+ 5 Wood (with a 3-wood length HZRDUS Smoke Black shaft) MP-60 irons 3-PW MG4 52º & 60º (C-Grind) Wedges MG3 Black 56º Wedge MySpider Tour putter in McLaren F1 Colours TP5 Pix balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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