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8 minutes ago, tony@CIC said:

Our normal 18 hole couples group was a bit sparce yesterday - mainly because of the holiday season. We ended up with 3 - 3somes playing a shamble which was just fine with me - my wife plus one of the guys I normally golf with. My wife was driving the ball really long but my other partner and I were missing putts left and right. My driver and other long club were working well, but I've been struggling with my mid irons - mostly due to trying to implement swing changes ever since my lesson in early December. That is until I got to #11 - a relatively short par 3 playing about 135 yds. I finally struck my choked down 7i well off the tee. It looked like it hit the front of the green and just kept rolling into the back greenside bunker. My wife and other partner both hit drives to the right missing the green - time to find the ball with the least painful drive. We found both of theirs - but where the heck is my ball? Bunker? Nope not there - heck I even grabbed the rake since we have deep bunkers and balls sometimes get buried. Resigning myself to my first and only lost ball that round - I decided just for giggles to check the hole and guess what! There it was nestled in the hole - darn I didn't even see it go in! 

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The group in back was wondering how come it was taking us so long to play this hole? Sorry, guys - it's time for a photo op. Oh and there was no need to bring my LW and putter to the green. 😎

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It was coincidental that it was our turn to bring snacks and drinks for the group after the round. HIO #2 is now in the record books. Oh and for @Kenny B benefit, who is wondering why the pullover and long pants- yes it was a chilly day here in FL. Partly sunny and a chilly 65* brrrrrrrrrrrr. 

Congratulations Tony!!  Great shot!  Less than a year since your first one... right?  Hope you post again in The Still Aceless thread; the guys there need more incentive!!  😂

I wish I was ONLY wearing long pants and a pullover.  Yesterday I was wearing long pants with UA Cold Gear 4.0 leggings underneath.; on top... a compression tee, a long-sleeve thermal, another long-sleeve rayon layer, my new Christmas present... a Kuhl Thor 1/4 zip, and a full zip shell vest from Circling Raven GC in Idaho.  Traded my golf hat for a ski hat.  Today, I'm walking 18 holes so I won't wear the leggings and wear two less layers on top... much warmer walking even though it will be the same temp!!

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27 minutes ago, tony@CIC said:

Our normal 18 hole couples group was a bit sparce yesterday - mainly because of the holiday season. We ended up with 3 - 3somes playing a shamble which was just fine with me - my wife plus one of the guys I normally golf with. My wife was driving the ball really long but my other partner and I were missing putts left and right. My driver and other long club were working well, but I've been struggling with my mid irons - mostly due to trying to implement swing changes ever since my lesson in early December. That is until I got to #11 - a relatively short par 3 playing about 135 yds. I finally struck my choked down 7i well off the tee. It looked like it hit the front of the green and just kept rolling into the back greenside bunker. My wife and other partner both hit drives to the right missing the green - time to find the ball with the least painful drive. We found both of theirs - but where the heck is my ball? Bunker? Nope not there - heck I even grabbed the rake since we have deep bunkers and balls sometimes get buried. Resigning myself to my first and only lost ball that round - I decided just for giggles to check the hole and guess what! There it was nestled in the hole - darn I didn't even see it go in! 

IMG_0724.jpg.9524d948066bd64b247db529908e0d25.jpg

The group in back was wondering how come it was taking us so long to play this hole? Sorry, guys - it's time for a photo op. Oh and there was no need to bring my LW and putter to the green. 😎

IMG_0725.jpg.3671f59938099ff0c9d9b8fd376f76b5.jpg

 IMG_0726.PNG.1769fb08cc10dfe2ab07ce5f168f6cdb.PNG

It was coincidental that it was our turn to bring snacks and drinks for the group after the round. HIO #2 is now in the record books. Oh and for @Kenny B benefit, who is wondering why the pullover and long pants- yes it was a chilly day here in FL. Partly sunny and a chilly 65* brrrrrrrrrrrr. 

 

EDIT: I should mention it was neat that my wife was with us - she had never seen one and it was special to her that it was mine. 

Congrats @tony@CIC!!!

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28 minutes ago, tony@CIC said:

Our normal 18 hole couples group was a bit sparce yesterday - mainly because of the holiday season. We ended up with 3 - 3somes playing a shamble which was just fine with me - my wife plus one of the guys I normally golf with. My wife was driving the ball really long but my other partner and I were missing putts left and right. My driver and other long club were working well, but I've been struggling with my mid irons - mostly due to trying to implement swing changes ever since my lesson in early December. That is until I got to #11 - a relatively short par 3 playing about 135 yds. I finally struck my choked down 7i well off the tee. It looked like it hit the front of the green and just kept rolling into the back greenside bunker. My wife and other partner both hit drives to the right missing the green - time to find the ball with the least painful drive. We found both of theirs - but where the heck is my ball? Bunker? Nope not there - heck I even grabbed the rake since we have deep bunkers and balls sometimes get buried. Resigning myself to my first and only lost ball that round - I decided just for giggles to check the hole and guess what! There it was nestled in the hole - darn I didn't even see it go in! 

IMG_0724.jpg.9524d948066bd64b247db529908e0d25.jpg

The group in back was wondering how come it was taking us so long to play this hole? Sorry, guys - it's time for a photo op. Oh and there was no need to bring my LW and putter to the green. 😎

IMG_0725.jpg.3671f59938099ff0c9d9b8fd376f76b5.jpg

 IMG_0726.PNG.1769fb08cc10dfe2ab07ce5f168f6cdb.PNG

It was coincidental that it was our turn to bring snacks and drinks for the group after the round. HIO #2 is now in the record books. Oh and for @Kenny B benefit, who is wondering why the pullover and long pants- yes it was a chilly day here in FL. Partly sunny and a chilly 65* brrrrrrrrrrrr. 

 

EDIT: I should mention it was neat that my wife was with us - she had never seen one and it was special to her that it was mine. 

Congratulations Tony! Great shot and very cool that you were with your wife when it happened. 

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19 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

I wish I was ONLY wearing long pants and a pullover.  Yesterday I was wearing long pants with UA Cold Gear 4.0 leggings underneath.; on top... a compression tee, a long-sleeve thermal, another long-sleeve rayon layer, my new Christmas present... a Kuhl Thor 1/4 zip, and a full zip shell vest from Circling Raven GC in Idaho.  Traded my golf hat for a ski hat.  Today, I'm walking 18 holes so I won't wear the leggings and wear two less layers on top... much warmer walking even though it will be the same temp!!

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2 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

Our normal 18 hole couples group was a bit sparce yesterday - mainly because of the holiday season. We ended up with 3 - 3somes playing a shamble which was just fine with me - my wife plus one of the guys I normally golf with. My wife was driving the ball really long but my other partner and I were missing putts left and right. My driver and other long club were working well, but I've been struggling with my mid irons - mostly due to trying to implement swing changes ever since my lesson in early December. That is until I got to #11 - a relatively short par 3 playing about 135 yds. I finally struck my choked down 7i well off the tee. It looked like it hit the front of the green and just kept rolling into the back greenside bunker. My wife and other partner both hit drives to the right missing the green - time to find the ball with the least painful drive. We found both of theirs - but where the heck is my ball? Bunker? Nope not there - heck I even grabbed the rake since we have deep bunkers and balls sometimes get buried. Resigning myself to my first and only lost ball that round - I decided just for giggles to check the hole and guess what! There it was nestled in the hole - darn I didn't even see it go in! 

IMG_0724.jpg.9524d948066bd64b247db529908e0d25.jpg

The group in back was wondering how come it was taking us so long to play this hole? Sorry, guys - it's time for a photo op. Oh and there was no need to bring my LW and putter to the green. 😎

IMG_0725.jpg.3671f59938099ff0c9d9b8fd376f76b5.jpg

 IMG_0726.PNG.1769fb08cc10dfe2ab07ce5f168f6cdb.PNG

It was coincidental that it was our turn to bring snacks and drinks for the group after the round. HIO #2 is now in the record books. Oh and for @Kenny B benefit, who is wondering why the pullover and long pants- yes it was a chilly day here in FL. Partly sunny and a chilly 65* brrrrrrrrrrrr. 

 

EDIT: I should mention it was neat that my wife was with us - she had never seen one and it was special to her that it was mine. 

Congratulations on the ace! 

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2 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

Our normal 18 hole couples group was a bit sparce yesterday - mainly because of the holiday season. We ended up with 3 - 3somes playing a shamble which was just fine with me - my wife plus one of the guys I normally golf with. My wife was driving the ball really long but my other partner and I were missing putts left and right. My driver and other long club were working well, but I've been struggling with my mid irons - mostly due to trying to implement swing changes ever since my lesson in early December. That is until I got to #11 - a relatively short par 3 playing about 135 yds. I finally struck my choked down 7i well off the tee. It looked like it hit the front of the green and just kept rolling into the back greenside bunker. My wife and other partner both hit drives to the right missing the green - time to find the ball with the least painful drive. We found both of theirs - but where the heck is my ball? Bunker? Nope not there - heck I even grabbed the rake since we have deep bunkers and balls sometimes get buried. Resigning myself to my first and only lost ball that round - I decided just for giggles to check the hole and guess what! There it was nestled in the hole - darn I didn't even see it go in! 

IMG_0724.jpg.9524d948066bd64b247db529908e0d25.jpg

The group in back was wondering how come it was taking us so long to play this hole? Sorry, guys - it's time for a photo op. Oh and there was no need to bring my LW and putter to the green. 😎

IMG_0725.jpg.3671f59938099ff0c9d9b8fd376f76b5.jpg

 IMG_0726.PNG.1769fb08cc10dfe2ab07ce5f168f6cdb.PNG

It was coincidental that it was our turn to bring snacks and drinks for the group after the round. HIO #2 is now in the record books. Oh and for @Kenny B benefit, who is wondering why the pullover and long pants- yes it was a chilly day here in FL. Partly sunny and a chilly 65* brrrrrrrrrrrr. 

 

EDIT: I should mention it was neat that my wife was with us - she had never seen one and it was special to her that it was mine. 

Congratulations @tony@CIC

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12 hours ago, EnderinAZ said:

Chipping and pitching reasonable after a long layoff. I would call that a successful day in and of itself!

Well to be quiet I cheated a bit. I’m in the Sacks Parente test group so I have been putting. I was shocked at how well I chipped/pitched though because I have not been doing that 

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On 12/30/2023 at 10:26 AM, revkev said:

There were moments on the front 9 when I was truly ready to pack it in. I know lots of people have cataract surgery and are playing in a week - I’m not one of them. I hadn’t really been playing since mid summer because I just couldn’t see,
 

The good news is that I saw every one of my shots.

So, I’m guessing lenses? Did you get the fancy new “multi-focal” ones, or a single view? I’m supposed to be looking at this as my eye doc says I’m close, and it happens quickly once they go…

 

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2 minutes ago, Sluggo42 said:

So, I’m guessing lenses? Did you get the fancy new “multi-focal” ones, or a single view? I’m supposed to be looking at this as my eye doc says I’m close, and it happens quickly once they go…

I’ve had multifocal contacts for the last few years. But even with those I’m almost at where I need to start using reading glasses as well. Ha ha. They’re fine for my job (mostly office/ computer based) and being outdoors and playing golf. 
I have started doing more eye exercises (including focus changes) to try to slow the degradation. Not sure it will do much but better than not trying!

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1 hour ago, Sluggo42 said:

So, I’m guessing lenses? Did you get the fancy new “multi-focal” ones, or a single view? I’m supposed to be looking at this as my eye doc says I’m close, and it happens quickly once they go…

I was not a candidate for the fancy ones. I have glaucoma. I chose distance and they are very good - I’m 20/20, actually 20/15 in my right eye. I saw every shot that I hit yesterday - I don’t recall the last time that I was able to do that.  Last Spring?  Even then I could rarely see where anything over 150 finished. I use readers for up close stuff like this post on my phone. 
 

It goes very fast when it goes - yes - I went from 20/20 corrected at my spring appointment to 20/50 at my fall one when my doctor recommend surgery - I remember the round in late June when I suddenly couldn’t see a single tee ball. 
 

Surgery is easy and results are instantaneous - the time in between the first and second eye weird. Whatever helps the repaired eye hurts the bad eye - it’s bizarre.

 

Good luck 

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Srixon ZX5 MK II  5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex

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10 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

Our normal 18 hole couples group was a bit sparce yesterday - mainly because of the holiday season. We ended up with 3 - 3somes playing a shamble which was just fine with me - my wife plus one of the guys I normally golf with. My wife was driving the ball really long but my other partner and I were missing putts left and right. My driver and other long club were working well, but I've been struggling with my mid irons - mostly due to trying to implement swing changes ever since my lesson in early December. That is until I got to #11 - a relatively short par 3 playing about 135 yds. I finally struck my choked down 7i well off the tee. It looked like it hit the front of the green and just kept rolling into the back greenside bunker. My wife and other partner both hit drives to the right missing the green - time to find the ball with the least painful drive. We found both of theirs - but where the heck is my ball? Bunker? Nope not there - heck I even grabbed the rake since we have deep bunkers and balls sometimes get buried. Resigning myself to my first and only lost ball that round - I decided just for giggles to check the hole and guess what! There it was nestled in the hole - darn I didn't even see it go in! 

IMG_0724.jpg.9524d948066bd64b247db529908e0d25.jpg

The group in back was wondering how come it was taking us so long to play this hole? Sorry, guys - it's time for a photo op. Oh and there was no need to bring my LW and putter to the green. 😎

IMG_0725.jpg.3671f59938099ff0c9d9b8fd376f76b5.jpg

 IMG_0726.PNG.1769fb08cc10dfe2ab07ce5f168f6cdb.PNG

It was coincidental that it was our turn to bring snacks and drinks for the group after the round. HIO #2 is now in the record books. Oh and for @Kenny B benefit, who is wondering why the pullover and long pants- yes it was a chilly day here in FL. Partly sunny and a chilly 65* brrrrrrrrrrrr. 

 

EDIT: I should mention it was neat that my wife was with us - she had never seen one and it was special to her that it was mine. 

Congrats!

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Rough round today. Wasn't putting shots together and I was kind of waiting on a bad one with the swing changes. 

Along with lack of sleep and travel it was bound to happen but there is always another day. 

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4 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Rough round today. Wasn't putting shots together and I was kind of waiting on a bad one with the swing changes. 

Along with lack of sleep and travel it was bound to happen but there is always another day. 

Pretty crazy how much fatigue can impact the body and therefore the golf game. Some R&R will get you right back to where you should be. 

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Played pretty poorly.  Tee shots hybrids seem to be working pretty well.   Irons and wedges are a completely different story.  Hitting irons a little heavy and seem to be losing a lot of distance.  Made a mid round adjustment to feel like my swing was a little  flatter and it seems to help a little.   The bright note; other than driver, is my short game.  I have been reading the Dan Grieve 3 releases short game book and it seems to be improving my short game shots.  While I had been doing a lot of what is written,  I have tightened up my grip and it seems to have made a significant improvement.   I had been doing the "light"/really lose grip and have struggled.   In the book his description of light is 4/10 pressure.  

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11 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

Our normal 18 hole couples group was a bit sparce yesterday - mainly because of the holiday season. We ended up with 3 - 3somes playing a shamble which was just fine with me - my wife plus one of the guys I normally golf with. My wife was driving the ball really long but my other partner and I were missing putts left and right. My driver and other long club were working well, but I've been struggling with my mid irons - mostly due to trying to implement swing changes ever since my lesson in early December. That is until I got to #11 - a relatively short par 3 playing about 135 yds. I finally struck my choked down 7i well off the tee. It looked like it hit the front of the green and just kept rolling into the back greenside bunker. My wife and other partner both hit drives to the right missing the green - time to find the ball with the least painful drive. We found both of theirs - but where the heck is my ball? Bunker? Nope not there - heck I even grabbed the rake since we have deep bunkers and balls sometimes get buried. Resigning myself to my first and only lost ball that round - I decided just for giggles to check the hole and guess what! There it was nestled in the hole - darn I didn't even see it go in! 

IMG_0724.jpg.9524d948066bd64b247db529908e0d25.jpg

The group in back was wondering how come it was taking us so long to play this hole? Sorry, guys - it's time for a photo op. Oh and there was no need to bring my LW and putter to the green. 😎

IMG_0725.jpg.3671f59938099ff0c9d9b8fd376f76b5.jpg

 IMG_0726.PNG.1769fb08cc10dfe2ab07ce5f168f6cdb.PNG

It was coincidental that it was our turn to bring snacks and drinks for the group after the round. HIO #2 is now in the record books. Oh and for @Kenny B benefit, who is wondering why the pullover and long pants- yes it was a chilly day here in FL. Partly sunny and a chilly 65* brrrrrrrrrrrr. 

 

EDIT: I should mention it was neat that my wife was with us - she had never seen one and it was special to her that it was mine. 

wow.... great to get number 2.. and with your wife, double wow... congratulations... great description as well...

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39 minutes ago, ParFore74x said:

Pretty crazy how much fatigue can impact the body and therefore the golf game. Some R&R will get you right back to where you should be. 

Oh for sure. I am def feeling worn out. 

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Yesterday I played a round of golf with the new Driver my wife gave me.  For Christmas she gave me a new driver with fitting.  Anyway it was a pretty good round of golf.  On the front nine I did struggle with my new driver.  However on the back nine, I started hitting it very well;  right where I was aiming and with greater distance.  I feel confident that I will continue to improve as I get to 'know' this driver more.  In the past I was fitted for my irons, and noticed an improvement from them.  Now with the early results with my driver, I am fully committed to getting fit for my clubs.  In future I will get fit for my putter, my wedges, and my fairway woods/hybrids.   

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On 12/31/2023 at 8:37 PM, Paul Hedrick said:

Yesterday I played a round of golf with the new Driver my wife gave me.  For Christmas she gave me a new driver with fitting.  Anyway it was a pretty good round of golf.  On the front nine I did struggle with my new driver.  However on the back nine, I started hitting it very well;  right where I was aiming and with greater distance.  I feel confident that I will continue to improve as I get to 'know' this driver more.  In the past I was fitted for my irons, and noticed an improvement from them.  Now with the early results with my driver, I am fully committed to getting fit for my clubs.  In future I will get fit for my putter, my wedges, and my fairway woods/hybrids.   

What driver to you get into?

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:cobra-small: 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

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:cobra-small: 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex

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6 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

The weather never ceases to amaze me. One day overcast and cold in the high 30’s, and the next day a perfect golf day. It’s the last day in December and it was 55* and sunny. How could I not golf.

Nobody out on the course at 11:15 when I teed off. They did have the daily shoot out go off at 1:00 but I was already on the back 9 when the group was teeing off.

With no people pressure behind me I played worst ball scramble. I find this really helps me focus on quality shots. I wound up two over for the round. I’ll take that any day. 

 

 

Worst shot, huh? That’s something that I’ve never considered but I can see the benefits. I’ll need to keep that in mind for next season. 

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23 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

The weather never ceases to amaze me. One day overcast and cold in the high 30’s, and the next day a perfect golf day. It’s the last day in December and it was 55* and sunny. How could I not golf.

Nobody out on the course at 11:15 when I teed off. They did have the daily shoot out go off at 1:00 but I was already on the back 9 when the group was teeing off.

With no people pressure behind me I played worst ball scramble. I find this really helps me focus on quality shots. I wound up two over for the round. I’ll take that any day. 

 

 

I’ll have to try that the next time I get a similar opportunity. This would be a great way to improve the overall game. 

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48 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

The weather never ceases to amaze me. One day overcast and cold in the high 30’s, and the next day a perfect golf day. It’s the last day in December and it was 55* and sunny. How could I not golf.

Nobody out on the course at 11:15 when I teed off. They did have the daily shoot out go off at 1:00 but I was already on the back 9 when the group was teeing off.

With no people pressure behind me I played worst ball scramble. I find this really helps me focus on quality shots. I wound up two over for the round. I’ll take that any day. 

 

 

Worst ball when playing solo is a great way to practice. I’ve done that a few times in the past year when my local 9-hole course was quiet. Needless to say those scorecards wouldn’t have helped my handicap 🤣

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9 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

What driver to you get got into?

I ended up with a Titleist TSr1 with a Mitsubishi Speedmesh 40/r shaft.  I have to admit this is not what I would have chosen if I did not have a fitting.  It feels nearly effortless to me on the swing, and since the back nine of my game a couple of days ago, my average distance has increased.  Since then I have replaced the grip to what I normally use, so am looking forward to see how next time will go.

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On 12/31/2023 at 8:05 AM, tony@CIC said:

Our normal 18 hole couples group was a bit sparce yesterday - mainly because of the holiday season. We ended up with 3 - 3somes playing a shamble which was just fine with me - my wife plus one of the guys I normally golf with. My wife was driving the ball really long but my other partner and I were missing putts left and right. My driver and other long club were working well, but I've been struggling with my mid irons - mostly due to trying to implement swing changes ever since my lesson in early December. That is until I got to #11 - a relatively short par 3 playing about 135 yds. I finally struck my choked down 7i well off the tee. It looked like it hit the front of the green and just kept rolling into the back greenside bunker. My wife and other partner both hit drives to the right missing the green - time to find the ball with the least painful drive. We found both of theirs - but where the heck is my ball? Bunker? Nope not there - heck I even grabbed the rake since we have deep bunkers and balls sometimes get buried. Resigning myself to my first and only lost ball that round - I decided just for giggles to check the hole and guess what! There it was nestled in the hole - darn I didn't even see it go in! 

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The group in back was wondering how come it was taking us so long to play this hole? Sorry, guys - it's time for a photo op. Oh and there was no need to bring my LW and putter to the green. 😎

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It was coincidental that it was our turn to bring snacks and drinks for the group after the round. HIO #2 is now in the record books. Oh and for @Kenny B benefit, who is wondering why the pullover and long pants- yes it was a chilly day here in FL. Partly sunny and a chilly 65* brrrrrrrrrrrr. 

 

EDIT: I should mention it was neat that my wife was with us - she had never seen one and it was special to her that it was mine. 

Congratulations Tony!

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3 hours ago, Paul Hedrick said:

I ended up with a Titleist TSr1 with a Mitsubishi Speedmesh 40/r shaft.  I have to admit this is not what I would have chosen if I did not have a fitting.  It feels nearly effortless to me on the swing, and since the back nine of my game a couple of days ago, my average distance has increased.  Since then I have replaced the grip to what I normally use, so am looking forward to see how next time will go.

I was fit to the TSI 1 so I know what you are talking about. Effortless is exactly right.

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:cobra-small: 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

:cobra-small: 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex

:cobra-small: Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap)

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15 hours ago, cnosil said:

Played pretty poorly.  Tee shots hybrids seem to be working pretty well.   Irons and wedges are a completely different story.  Hitting irons a little heavy and seem to be losing a lot of distance.  Made a mid round adjustment to feel like my swing was a little  flatter and it seems to help a little.   The bright note; other than driver, is my short game.  I have been reading the Dan Grieve 3 releases short game book and it seems to be improving my short game shots.  While I had been doing a lot of what is written,  I have tightened up my grip and it seems to have made a significant improvement.   I had been doing the "light"/really lose grip and have struggled.   In the book his description of light is 4/10 pressure.  

 

15 hours ago, cnosil said:

Played pretty poorly.  Tee shots hybrids seem to be working pretty well.   Irons and wedges are a completely different story.  Hitting irons a little heavy and seem to be losing a lot of distance.  Made a mid round adjustment to feel like my swing was a little  flatter and it seems to help a little.   The bright note; other than driver, is my short game.  I have been reading the Dan Grieve 3 releases short game book and it seems to be improving my short game shots.  While I had been doing a lot of what is written,  I have tightened up my grip and it seems to have made a significant improvement.   I had been doing the "light"/really lose grip and have struggled.   In the book his description of light is 4/10 pressure.  

hmm, grip pressure, really interesting, rule of thumb is "hold the club like you are holding a bird in your hand" at least that was the standard 30 years ago, I would like to hear what Hovland, Mclroy, DJ, Dechambeau etc are doing now, there doesn't seem to be a lot of discussion about it. See @cnosil your posts get me thinking lol... Happy New Year, keep working hard at it, any goals for 2024 in regards to index? How is your wife's hand healing up? 

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59 minutes ago, Jim Shaw said:

 

hmm, grip pressure, really interesting, rule of thumb is "hold the club like you are holding a bird in your hand" at least that was the standard 30 years ago, I would like to hear what Hovland, Mclroy, DJ, Dechambeau etc are doing now, there doesn't seem to be a lot of discussion about it. See @cnosil your posts get me thinking lol... Happy New Year, keep working hard at it, any goals for 2024 in regards to index? How is your wife's hand healing up? 

I heard that same rule of thumb and it was probably more than 30 years ago.  I have read that Hogan's comment on Snead's advice was that that bird was a hawk.    When you hear things like light grip, that is so subjective which is why I liked seeing a number scale;  makes more sense to me.  When I tried it at the practice green, the short chips were so much better.  

I'd like to get down to a scratch, but I think a solid 5 is probably more realistic based on how little I actually practice.  Short game has been my biggest hurdle and something I have been trying to improve;  if I can get a little better with up and downs I think I can accomplish that goal.   

 

Hand is coming along slowly;  should get a cast on Wednesday and then it is just waiting to make sure it heals.  

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39 minutes ago, cnosil said:

I heard that same rule of thumb and it was probably more than 30 years ago.  I have read that Hogan's comment on Snead's advice was that that bird was a hawk.    When you hear things like light grip, that is so subjective which is why I liked seeing a number scale;  makes more sense to me.  When I tried it at the practice green, the short chips were so much better.  

I'd like to get down to a scratch, but I think a solid 5 is probably more realistic based on how little I actually practice.  Short game has been my biggest hurdle and something I have been trying to improve;  if I can get a little better with up and downs I think I can accomplish that goal.   

 

Hand is coming along slowly;  should get a cast on Wednesday and then it is just waiting to make sure it heals.  

ahh, I wonder if that is how hogan got his nickname "Hawk" 

Short game is another area that requires a lot of work and commitment, but can reep benefits... good luck getting to a 5, that would be awsome

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23 minutes ago, Jim Shaw said:

Short game is another area that requires a lot of work and commitment, but can reep benefits... good luck getting to a 5, that would be awsome

Thanks.  Funny how much effort it takes now;  used to be a 4 and never practiced anything other than putting.  Now I hit  lot of balls just because I test as much as I can for MGS,  but don't practice much other than short game since it has been terrible since about 2019.   I really want to set something up at home to make practicing easier/more convenient.  

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9 hours ago, cnosil said:

When you hear things like light grip, that is so subjective

Yeah .. read somewhere that compared to us regular mortals, golf pros have much higher hand (and finger) strength - so what feels "light", subjectively, to one of them could feel very firm to one of us.

Consider also that the OG guys like Snead and Hogan grew up on farms in Texas working with their hands .. they prob both had really extra strong hands/grips!

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5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3)
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