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45 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

The belt line up by the armpits covers that up.   🤣

Belt and suspenders, that was the look for my late father in law. 

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Another league night where I was "this close" to putting together a great round. I guess with a league HC of 8, a +5 is pretty great for me. I opened with the obligatory double, but ended up with 2 birdies (including a chip-in on a par 3 and left an eagle putt short 🤬). I topped tee balls on two consecutive holes but managed to recover somewhat decently to bogey both of those. SuperSpeed has definitely helped, as I hit a few irons quite a bit further than normal, so I will have to learn to adjust.

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Usually with "old" man, the underwear is visible above the belly button. 

That’s true! I’m getting there


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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

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arghhhh
Worst ball striking day in memory!! Every club was unhittable, I’m exaggerating putter was pretty good.
Seriously, I knew it was real bad when all 3 guys got real quiet. The normal chatter was non existent.
Need an intervention


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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

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Scored alright despite missing 3 greens from about 60 yards out, though I hit 2 greens from more than 200 out (quite a feat considering I am a bit of a shorter hitter). Getting a little better maybe I can break 80 again someday, but today was not that day.

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Played 9 this morning on a super easy but in very poor shape course. First time on a course in at least a month. 

Hit 6/9 greens but only 2 fairways. Found not real trouble except on 9 where I had to punch out and took a bogey  Went in to 9 minus 1 so big bummer on the bog. 17 putts. 

DRIVER: Cobra F9 10.5  Tensei AV Blue 65g

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Hyrbid- TM 4h mid-rescue

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Played 9 this afternoon; a little slow .. 2:45 round time .. but a fun course haven't been on in a few years and we were paired with a nice older couple. So typical golf for me, I guess - some good shots, some silly errors...

Putting was not as sharp as prior round - had 2 🤕 3-putts where I got fooled by a change up in speed .. to slower .. and left the first one way short on a very sloped sidehill break both times....

Finished with 2 pars but 2 doubles (the 3-putts) and rest bogeys for a bogey average, with 19 putts. 

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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)
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52 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

C'mon man!

I know, right?

 

Driver: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft

Fairway: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft

Hybrids: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft

Irons:  :callaway-small: 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

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Been having a rough time at work recently, too much to do, not enough time. So today I decided to not keep score or track stats and go pound some golf balls. I got into a rhythm near the end of the round where you could no longer hear the ball coming off the clubface. It was more dead square for longer than ever before. My buddy was with me and taking notes. I was averaging 326 off the tee and missed 2 fairways all day. Didn’t putt well or chip well, but my brain wasn’t in it. Just trying to feel the flow. 

Stats: 5'4", Male, R-Handed, Moderate Tempo, Driver SS 115mph
 

Driver: Taylormade SiM Max 9*, TM Ventus Blue 6X
3w/5w: Callaway X-Hot, S-flex Fubuki shafts
3h: Tour Edge EXS Pro, Smoke Black 80g 6.0
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Wedges: Titleist SM7
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After the tournament took an entire week off after feeling burnt out on golf. Somehow it's made my game even better despite.. well ...find out below.

Monday showed up to league night against the nemesis team.  They've beaten us twice and it's been death-match when it comes to gimmies. 

My partner had a rough round but I pulled together my best 9 ever. Shot 35, although probably would have shot 38 or so with the amount of putts given. I hit a 15 foot birdie putt and then next hole went driver 5 iron chip for an eagle 3. Shot of the day was probably the last hole, 192 yards with water left. Hit a choked down 8 iron to 30 foot and gave myself a look at birdie, but settled for par. That shot was fun because I told my teammate watch me hit this 8 iron nearly 200 yards. Oh about that weird part: I did this all barefoot. I have a pair of footbeds I move from shoe to shoe, I put those in the car but forgot any shoes. Decided to go barefoot and had a great round.

Brings me to yesterday: Why not try it again. Played 9 holes barefoot  and shot a 38 after a bogey bogey start. Highlight was driving the green 290 ish yards and nearly holing the eagle putt. Tapped in for a par.

Don't think I'll always go barefoot, but can't say it's hurt my game.

 

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Hybrid: :callaway-small: Razr 4 hybriid stiff stock shaft.
Irons: :callaway-small: X2 Hot 4 iron (pro version) 5 iron - Gap Wedge (non pro version).  KBS 120g Shaft stiff cut 1/2  inch bent 1°upright
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Shot a 45/41:86 today with two changes to the bag.

Out: Tour Edge EXS Driver, In: Cobra King F8.

Out: Bellum-Winmore model 707 blade putter In: Slotline SSi693 mid mallet putter.

I regripped the Slotline with a Golf Pride SNSR

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Driver: image.png.6ba1c8a254ad57aa05e527b74c2e04ba.png0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft

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Hybrid: None in bag at the moment

IronsTitleist 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

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Had another 35 today. I have started to hit 4 iron off the tee on some of these shorter par 4s and it has definitely made a difference. I’m finding more fairways and leading to more GIR. The course I play isn’t usually the longest 3100 yards but I’ll take the 35 anyways!
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Driver:  :Hogan: Ben Hogan GS53 10.5* Stiff Mitsubishi tensei blue Stiff

3 Wood: :Sub70: 939 x 15 deg. UST Proforce Black V2 7F4 stiff

Hybrid:  :Sub70: 939x Hybrid UST 680 recoil shaft stiff

Irons: :Sub70: 699 irons 4-PW  KBS tour 90 v Stiff 

50 Deg:Sub70: TAIII Satin

54 deg: :Sub70: TAIII Satin

58 Deg: :Sub70: TAIII Satin

Putter:Sub70: 004 Single Bend Masters Edition

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Another "meh" 79 but I see signs of coming out of my recent funk.

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Had a horrendous start, 5 over through 3, but the day got better.  Frankly, I blame the start on the starter...we had an 8:06 tee time and got called to the tee at 7:45, while I was still on the range and hadn't hit the putting green yet.  Honestly, I should have made it to the putting green by then, but I hadn't, and sure enough, first hole was a 3-putt.

I've also been working with a Planemate and am seeing some improvements, but overall I think I just need better tempo...need to go watch some Freddy Couples videos..

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FW: :titleist-small: TSR2 3w, 15,  :Fuji:Ventus Blue 7 S, 70g Stiff

Hybrids:  :callaway-small: Apex Pro 3H, :Fuji:Ventus Blue 8 S, 80g Stiff

            :taylormade-small: Stealth DHY 4H, :Fuji:Ventus Blue 8 S, 80g Stiff

Irons: :edel-golf-1: SMS 5-6, SMS Pro 7-PW, Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff

Wedges: :vokey-small:SM9 48 F Grind, 52 F Grind, 56 M Grind, Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff

Putter: :odyssey-small: Sri-Hot 5K Triple Wide, Stroke Lab shaft

Ball: :titelist-small: Pro V1

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It took me almost a day to get over my round last night at men's league 9 hole match play. Normally I'm in the low 40's and consider a bad round to be mid 40's.

Last night I had 2 balls in the water, 2 OB and 1 unplayable, closing out the last night of league play at 52. Still shaking my head as to what happened. I could blame the SS protocol in the morning, the excessive heat and humidity, etc. etc. But in the end no one to blame but myself. At least I had a par on the last hole - that'll keep me coming back.


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Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts 

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:ping-small: Glide 3.0  60* Wedge

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79 - 40/39

2 birdies, 7 pars, 9 bogeys 

8 FIRs and 8 GIRs

33 putts (1 3 putt and 4 1 putts)

I played my home course at RTJ Oxmoor Valley Ridge course. It was raining on 17 of the 18 holes. It would go from a drizzle to steady rain and back to a drizzle all day. I purchased a FJ Rain glove from the pro shop and it worked like a charm. I’m intrigued to see if it also works with a lot of sweat.

I finally birdied a hole I’ve never had good fortune with. It’s a 3 shot par 5 hole, can’t use driver off the tee or you’d go swimming. Hit a 3 wood, 5 iron, 60 degree to 5 feet and sunk the putt. This is now 5 rounds in a row for breaking 80. Hoping to keep it going.

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 :cobra-small: Big Tour 3 wood/ 5 wood w/ Fujikura X F3 60S shaft

 :cobra-small: 4 Hybrid w/ Project X Catalyst 80S shaft

:cobra-small: Copper MIM Tour Irons w/ KBS $ Taper Balck 120S shaft

:cobra-small: Snakebite 50, 54, and 58 wedges w/ KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 125S shaft

:scotty-small: Newport 2.5 putter

:Snell:MTB X golf balls

RH, Alabama

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Haven't posted about a round in a while, but I had a fairly decent one yesterday that was so close to being really great. A couple of wayward tee shots and numerous putts that missed by mere inches were all that kept me from potentially setting a career best.

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Despite starting off double, double, I played the front nine at 4-over (3 pars, followed by a bogie, 2 more pars, and a birdie on #9). 14 putts, 4 fairways, 3 greens (I scrambled my butt off) and 1 penalty (a lost ball on #2).

Though I still had plenty of highlights, the back nine was notably different at 11-over (2 triples, 2 doubles, a bogie, and 4 more pars). 17 putts, 3 fairways, 3 greens, and 2 more penalties (another lost ball, and a water ball). My putter was certainly less reliable on the back nine. I had a solid look at birdie on all the holes I parred and all of them missed by an inch or two (bad reads on my part) including a lip out on the last hole... I also had my only 3-putt of the round on #12 which contributed to one of those triple-bogies.

Highlights of the day came at holes 9 and 17. 

#9 is a dead straight Par 5 that also plays downwind most of the time. I split the fairway with a 324-yard bomb that left me 155(ish) yards from a front-right pin location. I tugged an 8-iron hole high to the front-middle portion with what looked to be a straight downhill putt. Gave it a soft tap and was tracking to the hole before making a right turn in the last 6-8 inches. Tap in bird.

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#17 is a long Par 3 with a long kidney-shaped green that (from front-to-back) moves uphill and to the right. Yesterday, it played 229 yards to a back-right pin and I hammered my 20* hybrid to the front middle and watched as it rolled up and around to finish about 12 feet from the hole. Another seemingly straight downhill putt that broke right within the last foot. Tap in par.

 

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Fairway Wood: :mizuno-small: ST190 15* Fujikura Atmos Blue 6S
Hybrid: :mizuno-small: CLK 17* Fujikura Speeder EVO HB
Irons: :bridgestone-small: J40 CB (3-PW) Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: :taylormade-small: Milled Grind 2 54* & 58* Dynamic Gold S200
Putter: :odyssey-small: Tri-Hot 5k Two 34"
Bag: :titleist-small: Players 5 Stand Bag
Ball: Maxfli Tour

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On 8/26/2020 at 12:06 PM, Rickp said:

arghhhh
Worst ball striking day in memory!! Every club was unhittable, I’m exaggerating putter was pretty good.
Seriously, I knew it was real bad when all 3 guys got real quiet. The normal chatter was non existent.
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I feel your pain...

Played yesterday, shot a 40 on the front, actually said to my cart partner on the 10th tee how surprised I was to be playing so well after taking time off. Bad move, the golf gods heard me. I shot 47 on the back 9, then compounded it with a 47-49 today. The weather was hot and steamy yesterday, and the wind was really blowing hard on a tough course today, but my goodness, I couldn't hit anything solid all day today.

I don't know what it is with me... how do I go from hitting the ball really well over the course of a few rounds, then just completely lose my game? I'm really frustrated right now. I was thinking about canceling with my Monday group, but the guy who runs it hurt his back the other day, and just called to ask me if I could take over for him this week. I can't even wallow in my misery for a few days. 😭 

UGH. This freaking game!!!! 

Driver:          :ping-small: G425 Max 10.5*

Fairway:      :ping-small: G425 Max 14*5* & 17.5*

Hybrids:      :ping-small: G425 Max 22* & 26*

Irons:           :callaway-small: Apex DCB 6-AW

Wedges:      :callaway-small: Jaws Raw Face 54-10

                      :cleveland-small: RTX Zipcore 58-6

Putter:         :EVNROLL:  ER7  34”

                      

                      

 

 

             

             

 

 

 

 

 

              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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19 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

It took me almost a day to get over my round last night at men's league 9 hole match play. Normally I'm in the low 40's and consider a bad round to be mid 40's.

Last night I had 2 balls in the water, 2 OB and 1 unplayable, closing out the last night of league play at 52. Still shaking my head as to what happened. I could blame the SS protocol in the morning, the excessive heat and humidity, etc. etc. But in the end no one to blame but myself. At least I had a par on the last hole - that'll keep me coming back.


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Just saw this after I posted about my debacle today.

What stood out was how one of us "took his beating like a man" (you), while the other wallowed in self pity (me).

Now I feel even worse, not only do I stink at golf, I'm a whiner. LOL.

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Fairway:      :ping-small: G425 Max 14*5* & 17.5*

Hybrids:      :ping-small: G425 Max 22* & 26*

Irons:           :callaway-small: Apex DCB 6-AW

Wedges:      :callaway-small: Jaws Raw Face 54-10

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Whew! Played Wallinwood Springs near Grand Rapids, MI and let me tell you, it's a tale of two nines. Opening 9 is relatively open, challenging but fair. The back, however, is probably the toughest 9 hole stretch I've played. Not to mention, we were dealing with steady 12-15mph winds, with gusts probably in the upper 20s. The entire back nine runs next to a river, swamp, and pond/lake, with water in play on every single hole. For example:

602yrd par 5 11th. Fairway is only about 20 yards wide for the first 320 yards or so, with a swamp left and river right.

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Or the 16th, a 441yd par 4 with water both sides, and a bottleneck that keeps you from going anywhere further than about 250 off the tee, but leaves you with 150-160 to the green which is protected left and short by water and a large tree.

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Or the 18th hole, a 550yd par 5 with trees blocking half of the only 30 yard wide fairway. If you don't/can't play a fade this hole, good luck. You basically have to hit a dead straight shot and only have about 5 yards of wiggle room.

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All that said, here's how I did:

41:49; 90 (+18, net 0)

33 putts, 4/14 FIR, 5/18 GIR

I was hitting some bombs off the tee, and was as accurate probably as I've ever been. On top of that, I was putting pretty darn well. I missed two make-able birdie putts, but they were certainly no gimmies. Did have a few 3-putts, but they were suuuper far away, more because of poor approach shots. All in all, I was pretty much money on the front. Got in a few sticky situations, but was able to get out of them relatively unscathed.

But started off the back 9 in pretty rough shape. I doubled 4 holes in a row, 3 of the 4 were because of trouble off the tee. One was just a mental lapse around the green where I used 2 more strokes than I needed to because of the mental slip. Pulled things a little more back in order, but struggled on the 18th. I'd like to talk to the course about taking out the trees on the 18th tee shot, they are pretty insane haha.

After all the challenging and intimidating shots on the back 9, I was pretty beat. I knew I didn't do nearly as well on the back, but after checking the score I was shocked to see I actually netted par! Not to mention, it's actually the second lowest handicap differential of the year for me! Now I feel validated with the tough course layout haha. And much happier with my performance now that I know that too!

Right Handed

Driver: 9° :cobra-small: Speedzone (HZRDUS Smoke Green 70g X-Stiff shaft)

2 Hybrid: 18° :tour-edge: Exotics EXS Pro (Evenflow Black 6.5) (2020 MGS Official Review here)

3/Driving Iron: 18° :Hogan: UiHi Iron (MMT Utility TX 105g shaft)

Irons: 4-GW :titelist-small: T100 irons (Nippon Modus 120 X-Stiff shafts) (2021 MGS Official Review here)

Wedges: 54° & 58° post-76102-0-38507100-1525284411_thumb.jpg TSW Forged (Dynamic Gold S300)

Putter: :EVNROLL: ER2B (2019 MGS Official Review here)

Ball: MAXFLI Tour X

Bag: :ping-small: Hoofer Lite

WITB thread here

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13 minutes ago, Grand Stranded said:

Just saw this after I posted about my debacle today.

What stood out was how one of us "took his beating like a man" (you), while the other wallowed in self pity (me).

Now I feel even worse, not only do I stink at golf, I'm a whiner. LOL.

Well, I'm glad I saw this before posting my round today.  I could have been a whiner, but "taking a beating like a man ( @tony@CIC) sounds better to me.

I chipped in for birdie on hole #1 then posted an 88 with 3 doubles and a triple.  Tomorrow will be better.

We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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I got out for nine holes in my last round of the MGS Hard Rock Challenge. Shot 48 hitting 3 fairways and 2 greens and had 21 putts. It was a nice day to be out, even with the recent rain and the humidity that goes along with it. I played better from tee to green than I have in a while, only hitting a couple of nasty tops. 

I can't say enough good things about the Cobra fairways I've been playing recently, they just perform...if I don't top them. That's user error and something I need to clean up, but I love, love, love them. The fairways hit stat is misleading because I wasn't missing them by much and when I did, I hit driver. 

The putter was ice cold, with the exception of a 60 foot lag I hit on the fourth hole to easy knock in range. Three 3 putts and 6 twos are not the best days on the green. I hit the putter 4 times on the 8th, with one being from off the green. 

It was a great day to test the new Vokey wedges, I'm liking them so far. On the 8th, my first chip landed short so I dropped a Srixon Z Star XV, hit a low spinny shot that bounced once and stopped cold. Ain't nothing like a fresh set of grooves. 20200828_185028-01.jpeg.900eabcc854a0412823282420ca5743e.jpeg20200828_185009-01.jpeg.9b984d6f4823b6ab4425d1321208e66d.jpeg

We're gonna become best friends. 

 

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27 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

I got out for nine holes in my last round of the MGS Hard Rock Challenge. Shot 48 hitting 3 fairways and 2 greens and had 21 putts. It was a nice day to be out, even with the recent rain and the humidity that goes along with it. I played better from tee to green than I have in a while, only hitting a couple of nasty tops. 

I can't say enough good things about the Cobra fairways I've been playing recently, they just perform...if I don't top them. That's user error and something I need to clean up, but I love, love, love them. The fairways hit stat is misleading because I wasn't missing them by much and when I did, I hit driver. 

The putter was ice cold, with the exception of a 60 foot lag I hit on the fourth hole to easy knock in range. Three 3 putts and 6 twos are not the best days on the green. I hit the putter 4 times on the 8th, with one being from off the green. 

It was a great day to test the new Vokey wedges, I'm liking them so far. On the 8th, my first chip landed short so I dropped a Srixon Z Star XV, hit a low spinny shot that bounced once and stopped cold. Ain't nothing like a fresh set of grooves. 20200828_185028-01.jpeg.900eabcc854a0412823282420ca5743e.jpeg20200828_185009-01.jpeg.9b984d6f4823b6ab4425d1321208e66d.jpeg

We're gonna become best friends. 

 

It's nice to hear you are happy with those new wedges! They look so nice... enjoy them!!!

I just put two CBX's in my bag again, and although I'm okay with the 52, I'm not a fan of the 58. I like a more thinnish (if that's a word) look with that club. The CBX just doesn't look right to my eye when I try to open up the face around the green, and especially in the bunker. That has to be a "me" thing, because just about everyone else who has them says they're like cheating from the sand. For "me", not so much... 🙄

I've had a couple of SM7's (52* F and 58*M) sitting in a cart for over a week now. I just tried to pull the trigger on them a few minutes ago, but I can't get the "gift card" option to work. Maybe it's for the best, because after the way I played today, I'm ready to overhaul my entire bag, LOL.

It's probably wise to wait until morning, and if I still want them, just go into the shop and let them place the order.

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Driver:          :ping-small: G425 Max 10.5*

Fairway:      :ping-small: G425 Max 14*5* & 17.5*

Hybrids:      :ping-small: G425 Max 22* & 26*

Irons:           :callaway-small: Apex DCB 6-AW

Wedges:      :callaway-small: Jaws Raw Face 54-10

                      :cleveland-small: RTX Zipcore 58-6

Putter:         :EVNROLL:  ER7  34”

                      

                      

 

 

             

             

 

 

 

 

 

              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Grand Stranded said:

It's nice to hear you are happy with those new wedges! They look so nice... enjoy them!!!

I just put two CBX's in my bag again, and although I'm okay with the 52, I'm not a fan of the 58. I like a more thinnish (if that's a word) look with that club. The CBX just doesn't look right to my eye when I try to open up the face around the green, and especially in the bunker. That has to be a "me" thing, because just about everyone else who has them says they're like cheating from the sand. For "me", not so much... 🙄

I've had a couple of SM7's (52* F and 58*M) sitting in a cart for over a week now. I just tried to pull the trigger on them a few minutes ago, but I can't get the "gift card" option to work. Maybe it's for the best, because after the way I played today, I'm ready to overhaul my entire bag, LOL.

It's probably wise to wait until morning, and if I still want them, just go into the shop and let them place the order.

I thought about going with the CBX, as the cavity back traits of them are appealing. I think you'll like the SM7's and the grinds you are looking at are exactly the same as mine. I love the 52, it filed a gap in my bag I didn't know I needed until the woods and wedges challenge of CCC4. The M grind is great for opening the face and performs like I hoped. Good luck making a decision!

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When it’s not your day, it just not your day. I had a bad start to a round and couldn’t get off the bogey train on the back (played the 9s in reverse). Shot a 43 that felt like I was stalled the entire time. Then I finally started taking advantage of my drives on the front, another day of 296 yard average with 60%+ fairways hit. I was headed into the 8th hole +1 on the front coming off a pair of birdies  Tugged an 8 iron a bit, hit a sprinkler head in the fringe and bounced over the OB fence left. Then on 9 I hit a drive that skipped through the rough and went down a hill into a patch of bushes, needed to take an unplayable but there was nowhere remotely close to drop the ball. So I hacked it the best I could, made it out into the rough. Ball buried itself so deep that I had no choice but to try and hack a wedge, ball came out like a missile and caught in a footprint at the lip of the green side bunker. Needless to say I took a double-double finish for a 43-41, 84. What a game haha

Stats: 5'4", Male, R-Handed, Moderate Tempo, Driver SS 115mph
 

Driver: Taylormade SiM Max 9*, TM Ventus Blue 6X
3w/5w: Callaway X-Hot, S-flex Fubuki shafts
3h: Tour Edge EXS Pro, Smoke Black 80g 6.0
4i-PW: Mizuno MP-4, DG S300
Wedges: Titleist SM7
56* Wedge: Callaway Jaws w/ 12* of bounce

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It was HOT! yesterday. I didn't play bad but I had a some blow up holes plus didn't putt my best which ruined my overall score. Like 3 balls in the water on one hole! Actually no one played exceptionally well in my ladies group because it was so hot. The index was 114 here in South Texas. We had to call EMS to send one lady I was playing with to the hospital. Once the heat starting getting to her it was surprising how fast she went from ok to big trouble - from one green to the next tee box. Another 114 index forecast for today. Drink plenty of water and stand in the shade my spy friends.
Below: Part of my fun ladies group yesterday doing our Flamingo pose. We had to cancel our big Flamingo Tournament (because of COVID-19) but we all wore pink anyway for a play day. After play we had a putting and chipping challenge. For chipping, we had to land it in that Flamingo pool.
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Participating in our putting obstacle course challenge
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Love my LGA. Hot afternoon to be standing in the sun for a putting challenge! I'm the only one with an umbrella. 15° cooler under that canopy.
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Well done
114’ index no joke, have to be careful!


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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

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