socnfoot Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 A tale of two very different rounds. I’m a 15.5, played a short 18 holes course with a slope of 100 I think, on Saturday. Nothing felt correct and was a struggle. Ended with a 97. Yesterday played my normal course with a slope rating of 128 and I shot an 84. I even called it after the Saturday round that I’d shot low 80’s on Sunday. This is why golf is so frustrating and yet keeps me returning. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk MattF, rkj427, ejgaudette and 3 others 6 Quote Ping g425 taylormade burner 4w adams 2hybrid Taylormade P790 irons vokey wedges 48,54,58 Scotty x5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shlax Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 (edited) Played my first round using the Shot Scope X5 with club tracking. I was eager to put some numbers on my strokes gained (or more like strokes lost) on different areas of my game and I’m glad to see that my impressions are confirmed: My game off-the-tee ruins my life and my putting is average at the very best. It doesn’t help that it wasn’t a good game at all. Shot 87(+15) with 5/14 FIR, 6/18 GIR, 36 putts and 6 penalty strokes (4 incurred off the tee). I use the 5 handicap players’ pool as a baseline comparison. I figured that if I want to improve, I must take example on what better players than myself do. Unsurprisingly, tee shots and putting have the worst strokes gained whereas approach shots and shots around the green are decent. Without the 4 penalties incurred off the tee, the strokes gained would have been decent so there’s the silver lining… As for putting, I couldn’t hole a single putt outside 5’ despite hitting the cup every single time so there’s that… Looking forward to gathering more extensive data with Shot Scope. So far, I’m completely satisfied with the switch from Garmin. Edited October 16, 2023 by Shlax Typos MattF, cksurfdude, Josh Parker and 2 others 5 Quote D: Rogue ST Max LS 9° / Rogue White 130 MSI 70X 3W: Sim Max 15° / Ventus Blue FW 6S 3H: TSi3 20° / True Temper Smoke Black RDX 6.0 80HYB 4i-PW: 01CB / Tour 130X 2023 tester 52°-56°-60°: Milled Grind 2 / True Temper S200 P: DFX 2-ball Ball: Q-Star Tour & Z-Star and TP5 & TP5x Grips: D-3W: Z-Grip Cord / 3H-PW: Crossline 360 / Wedges: Genesis Crossline Cord Bag: Anyday Ronin 14 2024 tester Stat tracking: X5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoopy79 Posted October 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) Well a golf day to remember happened yesterday (10/15)....allow me to explain: Our tee time was at 1pm, and at a course we had never played. It was located in the mountains of North Central Pennsylvania, a track called Eagle's Ridge. It was a dreary drive with rain most of the way. Rain had pelted the area heavily the day before. The sun peeked through occasionally as I sped down the twisty roadway. With about 20 minutes until my arrival my buddy called me..."I just got here and I got bad news and I got good news." I paused with bated breathe....what is the bad news? "The course is closed." I half expected that but I was still waiting for the good news...."I talked to the course pro, he said he forgot to notify us but we can play the course at no cost if we are willing to walk it." Alright!!! I was stoked. Until I stepped on the first tee box....and it dawned on me, this course is in the mountains and the 1st green was at least 80 ft above our approach shots. So what did we do? We hiked 8 miles over 18 holes with hundreds of feet in elevation changes, magnificent views, and played as many balls as we could handle. Closest to the hole over 5 shots? Sure! Want to see if you can hit the fairway again? Go for it. It was marvelous. Of course we had all the challenges..., it was 48-50 degrees, windy 10-19mph, rainy half the time, and our feet hurt something fierce after 9 holes (note golf shoes are not hiking boots). One hole the fairway was right next to the driving range so literally range balls were everywhere. Which made it challenging for my buddy to find his yellow chromesoft! We had some great hits and plenty of not so great hits (I hit a tee marker on the tee box ahead of us and it flipped into the air and stuck right back in the ground 10 feet away) but it was great. I have no idea what my score was because we didn't keep score due to some technical issues. We just played. I got to use the Sub70 008 mallet that I am testing for MGS and it felt awesome. More on that in my review thread. Here are a couple of pics and one video. So yeah, this was a round I just had to share with you all. View from the first green Tee box view of a fairway about 100 feet below us and a path way down through the brush The views..... Yes the image below has a horse and buggy...Amish country And this video IMG_5645.MP4 Edited October 17, 2023 by snoopy79 chisag, taylorjonasher, Dweed and 13 others 6 7 3 Quote Current WITB: Driver: Big Ben CS3 9.5deg Aldila NV-h 70-R Fairway: KE4 3W w/KE4 75-R Irons MMB Forged 3-PW w/TT Dynamic Gold Lite Wedges: 56 Deg, 60 Deg Putter: Sycamore 008 Mallet Preferred Balls: Titleist ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Same… cksurfdude 1 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 October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Is it just me , or is there like a bazillion pop up ads all over the place in here now-a-days? cksurfdude 1 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...
Shapotomous Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) It turned into a beautiful day on the lower eastern shore for some golf at my favorite course located just outside Ocean City, MD, Rum Pointe. Today we had a group of 12 friends from our college days which is now 40 years ago. We started getting together for a round of golf 37 years ago and haven't missed a year yet. There were a couple years the golf got rained out and bowling was substituted. In 2000 we started going to OC, MD using a golf package for a 2 - 3 rounds. We get between 12 and 16 guys each year that are able to play some or all of the rounds. It's interesting that over all that time and as our group ages into the 60's our scores are pretty consistent with what we were shooting 20 years ago. I had my best score ever at Rum Pointe today, a 74, in a 1 - 2 club wind off the bay. #16 #9 #8 #6 Edited October 17, 2023 by Shapotomous cksurfdude, cnosil, Josh Parker and 6 others 5 4 Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Snake Eyes 18* 2h, 23* 4h & 27* 5h; JPX 900 Forged 6 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Shaw Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 13 hours ago, snoopy79 said: Well a golf day to remember happened yesterday (10/15)....allow me to explain: Our tee time was at 1pm, and at a course we had never played. It was located in the mountains of North Central Pennsylvania, a track called Eagle's Ridge. It was a dreary drive with rain most of the way. Rain had pelted the area heavily the day before. The sun peeked through occasionally as I sped down the twisty roadway. With about 20 minutes until my arrival my buddy called me..."I just got here and I got bad news and I got good news." I paused with bated breathe....what is the bad news? "The course is closed." I half expected that but I was still waiting for the good news...."I talked to the course pro, he said he forgot to notify us but we can play the course at no cost if we are willing to walk it." Alright!!! I was stoked. Until I stepped on the first tee box....and it dawned on me, this course is in the mountains and the 1st green was at least 80 ft above our approach shots. So what did we do? We hiked 8 miles over 18 holes with hundreds of feet in elevation changes, magnificent views, and played as many balls as we could handle. Closest to the hole over 5 shots? Sure! Want to see if you can hit the fairway again? Go for it. It was marvelous. Of course we had all the challenges..., it was 48-50 degrees, windy 10-19mph, rainy half the time, and our feet hurt something fierce after 9 holes (note golf shoes are not hiking boots). One hole the fairway was right next to the driving range so literally range balls were everywhere. Which made it challenging for my buddy to find his yellow chromesoft! We had some great hits and plenty of not so great hits (I hit a tee marker on the tee box ahead of us and it flipped into the air and stuck right back in the ground 10 feet away) but it was great. I have no idea what my score was because we didn't keep score due to some technical issues. We just played. I got to use the Sub70 008 mallet that I am testing for MGS and it felt awesome. More on that in my review thread. Here are a couple of pics and one video. So yeah, this was a round I just had to share with you all. View from the first green Tee box view of a fairway about 100 feet below us and a path way down through the brush The views..... Yes the image below has a horse and buggy...Amish country And this video IMG_5645.MP4 4.46 MB · 0 downloads looks like a beautiful and as you say hilly course, not too much rain as I see the bunkers aren't full of water so that is good... what a great day for you. cksurfdude and snoopy79 2 Quote committed to performance excellence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBandit Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Hate Golf at the moment. The last 4 rounds have been brutal scoring , 85, 85, 81, 94. Seem like I couldn't put consecutive swings together on any given hole. No rhyme or reason. I haven't change anything on my swing, if anything is feels more consistent (weird). But those scores escalate quickly. Probably best to take a break this weekend and let the clubs rest, maybe they are fatigue. ejgaudette, cksurfdude and Josh Parker 3 Quote Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50 (Terra Forza White Shaft Testing 2024) 3 -Wood: Sub70 949x 3 Wood 15 with Hrdz RDX Black Stiff 5-Wood: Sub70 949x 5 Wood with Hrdz RDX Black stiff 4-Hybrid: Sub70 949x 4 Hybrid with Project X 5.5 Hybrid Stiff Irons: Mizuno Pro 225 - 6-PW , w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff Wedges: Sub70 TAIII w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff - 50 ,56, 60 Putter: L.A.B Mezz1, 34 in Balls: MaxFli Tour X, TaylorMade Tour Response, TaylorMade TPx GPS: Shot Scope X5 with Tracking TESTED: SUB70 949X 5 Wood TESTED: NIPPO N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff. TESTED: SkyCaddie LX5 GPS Watch TESTED: Bag Boy ZFT Bag TESTING: Terra Forza Shaft - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBandit Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 15 hours ago, Shapotomous said: It turned into a beautiful day on the lower eastern shore for some golf at my favorite course located just outside Ocean City, MD, Rum Pointe. Today we had a group of 12 friends from our college days which is now 40 years ago. We started getting together for a round of golf 37 years ago and haven't missed a year yet. There were a couple years the golf got rained out and bowling was substituted. In 2000 we started going to OC, MD using a golf package for a 2 - 3 rounds. We get between 12 and 16 guys each year that are able to play some or all of the rounds. It's interesting that over all that time and as our group ages into the 60's our scores are pretty consistent with what we were shooting 20 years ago. I had my best score ever at Rum Pointe today, a 74, in a 1 - 2 club wind off the bay. #16 #9 #8 #6 Love this course. also Lighthouse is stunning. cksurfdude 1 Quote Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50 (Terra Forza White Shaft Testing 2024) 3 -Wood: Sub70 949x 3 Wood 15 with Hrdz RDX Black Stiff 5-Wood: Sub70 949x 5 Wood with Hrdz RDX Black stiff 4-Hybrid: Sub70 949x 4 Hybrid with Project X 5.5 Hybrid Stiff Irons: Mizuno Pro 225 - 6-PW , w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff Wedges: Sub70 TAIII w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff - 50 ,56, 60 Putter: L.A.B Mezz1, 34 in Balls: MaxFli Tour X, TaylorMade Tour Response, TaylorMade TPx GPS: Shot Scope X5 with Tracking TESTED: SUB70 949X 5 Wood TESTED: NIPPO N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff. TESTED: SkyCaddie LX5 GPS Watch TESTED: Bag Boy ZFT Bag TESTING: Terra Forza Shaft - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Parker Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Shot a 9 over today but should have been a few strokes lower. Front 9 I shot 2 over and the back was 7 with 2 doubles that were a lost ball and 3 terrible shots on a par 4 and a lip out for Bogey. The driver was working pretty well but did have a couple holes I went back to a small slice. I need to quit firing a flag sticks and hit middle of the green. I ended up just off the green on way to many holes. cksurfdude, BallsLeon, ejgaudette and 2 others 5 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Played today and made 78 strokes…, or,…. Same… Josh Parker, cksurfdude, Dweed and 3 others 6 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 Dweed Posted October 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2023 (edited) 9 holes. 58 degrees, 20 mph breeze, no rain at least. Tough round. Lost three balls. The trees zigged when I thought they would zag and the leaves covered up the downfall. Even with that I did manage to hit 6 GIR's. OK the bad news, the greens were recently aerated and super slow and soooooo bumpy. I had 22 putts. Did I say I only played 9 holes? No kidding. But it was still a beautiful day to be out and about. Blessed to be able to do it. Started to use my test putter, @GolfSub70 004 mallet but realized quickly the greens were in no condition to use as an evaluation medium. Used my old putter for the rest of the round. Edited October 18, 2023 by Dweed corrected rkj427, ejgaudette, sirchunksalot and 8 others 10 1 Quote D- Ping G 400 SFT 16*- Adams Tight Lie 19*- Adams Tight Lie 4H- Ping G 400 5-U- Ping G 400 SW- Nike 56*- Ping Glide 2 P- Sub70 004 Mallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paul Hedrick Posted October 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2023 (edited) Due to a range of factors (health, weather, other commitments), yesterday was my first round in a bit more than 2 months. It was UGLY. I believe I now will be able to get back to a once a week round. Fortunately I live in an area where year round golf is possible. Yes we do get snow, but it gets cleared fairly quickly..... We'll see. Edited October 19, 2023 by Paul Hedrick MattF, Dweed, Jacob10 and 7 others 10 Quote Bag C130, 14 way Cart Bag Driver TSR1 Fairway GBB Epic 5 Hybrid Epic Flash 4H Iron 2 iron Irons Launcher HB, 4 through PW Wedges CBX2, 54 & 60 degree Putter Seemore Si1 Putter Ball Titleist pro v1x Other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Shaw Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Good morning spy's A definite Jekyll and Hyde day on the links yesterday. Played impeccably for the 1st 10 holes, 8 pars 2 birdies, that was the good part. Finished 6 over the next 8 holes for a smooth 76. Am trying to take the good and focus on that, and learn from the bad. The usual critique meathod... Won't play again now until Monday so will stew on this over the weekend. MattF, ejgaudette, cksurfdude and 4 others 7 Quote committed to performance excellence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkeleybob Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Heyo! Got in a round this morning. Yep, it's autumn. 20 mph wind with occasional 38 mph gusts (that can't be right, can it?). But I can't really hide behind it. I blew up on a few holes. The good news is, I am improving my chipping skills with my 7i, 9i and PW. That's what happens when I can't it the green, so clearly I need to work on my short game. Josh Parker, rkj427, Dweed and 5 others 8 Quote WITB 2024 DRIVER AEROJET 10.5° | FAIRWAY ROGUE ST MAX 3/15° HYBRID G410 21° | UTILITY 699 V2 U 5/23° IRONS 699 V2 6-PW WEDGES CBX 2 50°, 54°, 58° PUTTER KING GRANDSPORT 35 BALL MODEL | PRO WHITE/BLUE ICE BAG 3.5 LS | PUSHCART RV1S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Josh Parker Posted October 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2023 Got in a round this morning and was able to finish in just over 2 hours. Had some mental errors on the back 9 but overall played pretty well. Had 7/7 FW on the front 9 but only 2/7 on the back. My irons are going well but I was coming up just short on hitting the greens. Easy chip or putts but leaves alot of good opportunities out there. I had 2 birdies on the back but 5 bogeys and 1 double on a lost ball on a par 5. I'll take a 79 but want to improve and work on the silly misses. Jacob10, ParFore74x, berkeleybob and 7 others 10 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Shocker alert- 76 today… sirchunksalot, ejgaudette, Dweed and 5 others 6 2 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...
Big moose Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Played Applewood near Augusta georgia, shot 84. 42 on both 9s. Greens were slower than I like, left 3 putts an inch short for par on the back nine really frustrating. Hopefully the course we play tomorrow has faster greens. Can't complain about the weather 73 and sunny beats the hell out of 53 and rain back home. cksurfdude, MattF, rkj427 and 3 others 6 Quote Frank musolino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Parker Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Played a quick back 9 this morning and shot a 39. I had a great birdie chance on the 10th and lipped out. I then proceeded to bogey the next 3 holes. Made a great drive on a short par 4 and chipped to 2ft and made my birdie putt. And then got to my least favorite hole and made another bogey. Long uphill par 5 that slopes right and anything that goes right falls off. Made par on the final 2 holes with a great shot at the par 3 18th that left me with a 10ft birdie putt that I left about 4 inches short. Heading back out this afternoon with a couple friends that called mid round this morning. Back at the home office to knock out some work so I can go play. cksurfdude, Jacob10, rkj427 and 4 others 7 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 I just gotta share this… if you’re in a market for wedges, take a look at the Jaws raw black from Callaway, I got the graphite shafts. They’re sooo nice. your mileage may vary depending on your driving habits but…. anyways could only get 9 in this morning due to some tournament and there was a reallllly heavy fog as well, but since I know the course, I was still able to score pretty cleanly, and had I been able to see the flags, might have saved a stroke or so. also found a Bridgestone tour BX, and I absolutely LOVED it, so much I ordered 2 doz to see if I really do love them that much. Also bought some pro V’s, and will do a little unofficial ball testing sirchunksalot, Josh Parker, rkj427 and 4 others 7 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 GolfSpy_KFT Posted October 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2023 More to come later, but played Nakoma Golf Club today in Madison and shot a gross 95/net 73 (+3) . Finished with three straight pars and after the start I had on the back 9 I was thrilled to get in under 100. Hit some very good shots as well as terrible ones but was a great time. Very fun and beautiful course. ole gray, cksurfdude, sirchunksalot and 7 others 9 1 Quote Driver: TSi3 9* Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6X Fairways: Aerojet Max 3W & 7W MCA Kai'Li White 60 Stiff Hybrid: King TEC 3H MCA MMT 85g Stiff Irons: Aerojet 6-GW KBS $-taper Lite Stiff Wedges: Snakebite Black 52/56/60 Hi-Rev 2.0 Black Stiff Putter: Super Select Newport 2.0 Ball: Tour X & ProV1x #LeftyGang Cobra 50th Anniversary Member Special Challenge (link here) Unofficial FootJoy Hyperflex BOA 2023 Review Unofficial Flightscope Mevo Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big moose Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Played Bartram trails near Augusta, shot 42,43. Rained an hour before our tee time, cart path only which sucks. Surprised I played as well as I did. Play well people. ejgaudette, GolfSpy_KFT, MattF and 6 others 9 Quote Frank musolino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Shaw Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Sooo.... Today was almost a dopleganger to my round on Wednesday except I kept it together on the back nine, 36-37-73 10 fairways, 14 greens, 32 putts. My real takeaway was with my Takomo 301 MB's. My takeaway from the last few rounds was I was not getting the most out of the kick point on the KBS light stiff shafts, so I tried the Gene Littler rhythm as opposed to the George Knudsen swing (yes I am old) and it worked. So I will keep working on a longer smoother swing the irons and see if I can groove that in. I hit a nice wedge in on 1, beautiful 5 iron in on 3, 9 iron on the screws on 5, 5 iron on 8, 5 iron on 11, great 5 iron on 14, 6 iron on 15, 8 iron on 17 and a PW on 18. Only miss hit a couple of irons, way better than Wednesday. Looking forward to Monay's round, have a great weekend everyone... MattF, ejgaudette, rkj427 and 6 others 6 3 Quote committed to performance excellence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Parker Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Played my round this afternoon with my normal group and shot a great front 9 with 2 over.... would have been great with this mornings back 9 of 3 over. Unfortunately the back 9 this afternoon was ugly. I shot 9 over on the back 9.... yes I bogied every hole. At least there is tomorrow's round. I left a few birdie opportunities on the front 9. ejgaudette, rkj427, cksurfdude and 5 others 8 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GolfSpy_KFT Posted October 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2023 Alright, getting some time to elaborate on my round a bit more today at Nakoma GC in Madison, WI. Got to play the front 9 with my uncle and aunt, and then it was just my uncle and I on the back. Started things off with a FIR right off the bat on hole one, then promptly shanked my approach. Chipped on for a two putt bogey. The rest of the front was largely forgettable save for the Par 3 4th, where we were faced with a 160 yard tee shot dead into a strong wind. Pulled my 6 iron, normally a 180-190 club, and flushed it. Landed just off the fringe and rebounded down to the green. Sank a 9’ putt for bird! Hole 9 was a hard dogleg left that required landing in the right half of the fairway to not be blocked off from the green. Hit a toe-y 200 yard draw that left me with about 140ish to the pin, and was again dead into the wind. Went two clubs up and pulled 7 iron, flushed it but got all the way to the back of the green on the fringe. 8 would have been enough, but it was a good miss. These greens were FAST, and I ran well past the hole on my lag attempt, and needed two more putts to finish. Started the back 9 with a nice draw off the tee but again dead into a head wind and it killed my distance. Only got 230 out of what felt like a good tee shot. Didn’t think enough about the wind on my approach and proceeded to flush, and I mean FLUSH, a 6 iron that was drawing right to the pin. Wind had other ideas and kept me short. Botched chip lead to a three putt. Abysmal 6/6/8 to start the back and I was worried breaking 100 was escaping me. Fast forward to 16, and we’ve got a par 5/3/5 finish. Managed to hit a great drive on 16 and got lucky with a thinned tee shot on the 3, and parred both holes. Stepping up to 18, hit an 273 yard draw to left middle fairway and was feeling really good. Pulled 7 wood and hit a solid shot, but missed right of the green and in the rough. I wish I would have taken a picture because it seemed as thick as what you see on tour. The ball was deep in some grass. Got too aggressive with my 60° and ended up at the back of the green which was tiered, needing to two putt to save par. Got my lag to two feet and tapped in to save it! Found out after my round the lag was from 70’ via arccos. Was an amazing finish and got in with a gross 95/net 73. Was a beautiful fall day (minus the wind) and an awesome first time playing that course. Enjoy some photos I took along the way! barney_bogey, Josh Parker, Jacob10 and 11 others 8 6 Quote Driver: TSi3 9* Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6X Fairways: Aerojet Max 3W & 7W MCA Kai'Li White 60 Stiff Hybrid: King TEC 3H MCA MMT 85g Stiff Irons: Aerojet 6-GW KBS $-taper Lite Stiff Wedges: Snakebite Black 52/56/60 Hi-Rev 2.0 Black Stiff Putter: Super Select Newport 2.0 Ball: Tour X & ProV1x #LeftyGang Cobra 50th Anniversary Member Special Challenge (link here) Unofficial FootJoy Hyperflex BOA 2023 Review Unofficial Flightscope Mevo Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BEN Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 59 minutes ago, Jnoble89 said: Alright, getting some time to elaborate on my round a bit more today at Nakoma GC in Madison, WI. Got to play the front 9 with my uncle and aunt, and then it was just my uncle and I on the back. Started things off with a FIR right off the bat on hole one, then promptly shanked my approach. Chipped on for a two putt bogey. The rest of the front was largely forgettable save for the Par 3 4th, where we were faced with a 160 yard tee shot dead into a strong wind. Pulled my 6 iron, normally a 180-190 club, and flushed it. Landed just off the fringe and rebounded down to the green. Sank a 9’ putt for bird! Hole 9 was a hard dogleg left that required landing in the right half of the fairway to not be blocked off from the green. Hit a toe-y 200 yard draw that left me with about 140ish to the pin, and was again dead into the wind. Went two clubs up and pulled 7 iron, flushed it but got all the way to the back of the green on the fringe. 8 would have been enough, but it was a good miss. These greens were FAST, and I ran well past the hole on my lag attempt, and needed two more putts to finish. Started the back 9 with a nice draw off the tee but again dead into a head wind and it killed my distance. Only got 230 out of what felt like a good tee shot. Didn’t think enough about the wind on my approach and proceeded to flush, and I mean FLUSH, a 6 iron that was drawing right to the pin. Wind had other ideas and kept me short. Botched chip lead to a three putt. Abysmal 6/6/8 to start the back and I was worried breaking 100 was escaping me. Fast forward to 16, and we’ve got a par 5/3/5 finish. Managed to hit a great drive on 16 and got lucky with a thinned tee shot on the 3, and parred both holes. Stepping up to 18, hit an 273 yard draw to left middle fairway and was feeling really good. Pulled 7 wood and hit a solid shot, but missed right of the green and in the rough. I wish I would have taken a picture because it seemed as thick as what you see on tour. The ball was deep in some grass. Got too aggressive with my 60° and ended up at the back of the green which was tiered, needing to two putt to save par. Got my lag to two feet and tapped in to save it! Found out after my round the lag was from 70’ via arccos. Was an amazing finish and got in with a gross 95/net 73. Was a beautiful fall day (minus the wind) and an awesome first time playing that course. Enjoy some photos I took along the way! Pictures are It looks like it was a lovely day and I’m glad the round went well for you. You’ll be in the teens before you know! (Handicap Index & Weather) barney_bogey, cksurfdude, GolfSpy_SHARK and 4 others 5 2 Quote WITB: D: QI-10 core 9* Ventus Blue TR Velocore 6x 3w: Brnr mini driver 13.5 S 3h: G430 19° Tour 2/Stiff 7W: 21° Rogue ST Max LinQ 7X 5i-6i: ZX5 MKII Project X 6.0 7i-PW: ZX7 MKII Project X 6.0 50°, 54° & 58°: Glide Forged Pro P: White Hot Versa DW Ball: Tour BX mindset Bag: Ghost MGS Anyday 14 way "And so, we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past." - Fitzgerald ” The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” - Frost "That you are here—that life exists and identity, That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse." - Whitman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Parker Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Today's round was interesting. Front 9 I struggled. Every approach shot was short of the green and chipping wasn't great. Ended up 6 over on the front. Back 9 started off rough with 3 bogeys and then something clicked. 13th is a par 3 190yds and knocked it stiff to 3ft. Went on to birdie the next 3 holes. 17, I cranked a great drive that left me 120yds out and stuck my next shot to 4ft and lipped out my birdie putt. Made par on the 18th for an even finish back 9. Overall a good round but wish the entire 18 was as good as the back 9. barney_bogey, Jacob10, cnosil and 4 others 7 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkj427 Posted October 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2023 Played at noon, weather was cloudy, a cool 49 degrees F, but as the day went on the sun appeared and it actually warmed up to 53 degrees F. We have had much rain, and this course is in a low area of the county and still had many puddles, and a lot of casual water conditions. Not much wind so really not uncomfortable to play in. Course is a par 73, 36 front and 37 back nine and playing about 6370 yards from the white tees. Was +3 on each nine for the day, consistent, which for me in October in Machigan is pretty good. Hit 12 of 14 fairways, many tee shots were less than driver so that added to the total, hit 13 of 18 greens, and 2 putted each green, more due to them not being cut and some aeration. Longest drive 252 yards, all carry and slight wind behind me. Tomorrow is supposed to be similar temperatures, but more sun, and I have another round at another course scheduled then. Josh Parker, barney_bogey, cksurfdude and 7 others 8 2 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...
DoubleBogeyDad Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Shot 89 in the wind and overcast Minnesota fall. Made 2 birdies and not much else. Struck the ball well but had two holes where I lost two balls . So it goes. Sluggo42, sirchunksalot, barney_bogey and 5 others 8 Quote Dr: Stealth 10.5° Woods: M4 - 3W 15°, 5W 18° 4i-PW: MacGregor MT86 OS 50.08F/54.10S/60.08M: Pu: Ketsch Counter Balance Ball: MTB Prime Pushcart: 4.0 Rangefinder: Bushnell Tour V6 Shift Other: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/20/2023 at 10:48 AM, jdparker said: Played a quick back 9 this morning ... Back at the home office to knock out some work so I can go play. Holy (expletive deleted) (bleeping) (blasphemous invective) crap .. .. I was born into the wrong generation... Sooo jealous of you WFH people!!! Josh Parker, Jacob10, sirchunksalot and 1 other 4 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grips) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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