SPY VIP The Dansome Posted October 30, 2012 SPY VIP Share Posted October 30, 2012 I was playing with Super Tuna the other day and he seemed a little impressed that I was calling out yardages within 2 yards every time before he lasered them. Now I don't think I have any amazing super powers and I'm sure it's just intuition I've acquired over 30 years of golf. Just wondering how good you guys are at eying out distance. Yo #JustPlayBetter Follow @GolfSpyMBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy WD Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I'm absolutely terrible at it, which is why I have a laser. @GolfSpy_WD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 For me it depends on the course and if I've played it before. I don't think I'm anywhere near 2yds, but I'm generally selecting the right club. For my home course I'm pretty confident I can pick the correct club from most places, even if I don't know the exact yardage. For courses I've never played before I don't think I would trust myself until I get inside 100yds or so. Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK in TEXAS Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I am horrific at it. GPS all the way!!!! MENTOR, L4 COACH & TRAINER FIRST TEE GREATER HOUSTON HDCP: 8.3 (GHIN: 3143312) In my bag, April 2023 TS3 Driver & 4 Wood Hzrdous Smoke Shaft (Stiff Flex) TS2 Hybrids Mitsubishi Tensei Shaft (Stiff Flex) MP-59 5-PW; KBS Tour (Regular Flex) SM8 Wedges EVNROLL ER2 Putter SRIXON Z-STAR DIAMOND BALL Sun Mountain Cart Bag 4.0 Push Cart (I'm walking 9 outta 10 rounds!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanoito Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I was playing with Super Tuna the other day and he seemed a little impressed that I was calling out yardages within 2 yards every time before he lasered them. Now I don't think I have any amazing super powers and I'm sure it's just intuition I've acquired over 30 years of golf. Just wondering how good you guys are at eying out distance. It's the yeti you have in your pocket! Admit it! I'm OK at it if it's a straight hole. If it's a dog leg, I always miscalculate. SpeedZone 9* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 60 S X2 Hot 3 Deep 14.5* w/ Aldila Tour Green 75 S JetSpeed 5W 19* w/ Matrix Velox T 69 S OR Super LS 3H 19* w/ Kuro Kage Black 80 S JPX919 Forged 4-PW w/ Modus3 105 S Vokey SM7 50/08F, 54/14F & 58/08M w/ Modus3 115 Wedge ER1 34" w/ SuperStroke Fatso 2.0 Pro / H2NO Lite Cart Bag / 3.0 / NX7 Pro LRF My reviews: MLA Putter // Titleist SM7 // PING i500 // PuttOUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBones Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I'm horrible at eyeing distance and my depth perception is way off too; I'm constantly yelling at shots to get down, when they're 30-40' short and vice versa. I used to be really good at it when I was a bow hunter. Follow @GolfspyBones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverRick Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I have a GPS but I am generally pretty good at judging distances. I almost alway check with the GPS anything over 100 because in some cases it can be visually deceiving. I think this is by design. Inside 100 I will mark off 10 yards visually and count how many 10 yards are between me and the flag. Then say to myself, " Ok, that is 45 yards and I want to go past the hole so 56* and this swing." Try it a couple of times. "maybe a bit more" a couple of more. "Yeah right there." And then hit the ball. My wife gives me grief because I will comeback in the house and get the GPS from the charger, when I really do not need it. I use it as a double check more than anything. However, my wife is not on this site so I can say what I want about her. G430 LST 10.5° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Driver G430 Max 15° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Fairway iCrossover 3i on T P T POWER 18 Hi Hybrid iCrossover 4i on Graphite Design ADDI 7S i525 5-U on TGI 90 S SM9 54° & 58° on Wedge DF2.1 on White LINK1on T P T Putter (on order) ProV1 Precision Pro NX7 Pro All Iron grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Mid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP The Dansome Posted October 30, 2012 Author SPY VIP Share Posted October 30, 2012 However, my wife is not on this site so I can say what I want about her. What are you trying to say? Yo #JustPlayBetter Follow @GolfSpyMBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverRick Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 What are you trying to say? Just that I live in fear that she till tell all my dirty secrets besides being obsessed with the GPS. My wife simply does not care about this. I was changing the shafts out of my Mizzies when she came home for lunch. I put some C Tapers in them Thursday, and was changing them out today, because the C Tapers got swapped for some Tours, and I asked her if she wanted to know what I was doing and why she said no. I am installing the DG 100s in them but will now probably replace them before the end of the week when the Tours get here. My trip to Europe got postponed this morning so now I am getting some clubs together to go play golf. G430 LST 10.5° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Driver G430 Max 15° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Fairway iCrossover 3i on T P T POWER 18 Hi Hybrid iCrossover 4i on Graphite Design ADDI 7S i525 5-U on TGI 90 S SM9 54° & 58° on Wedge DF2.1 on White LINK1on T P T Putter (on order) ProV1 Precision Pro NX7 Pro All Iron grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Mid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy WD Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Just that I live in fear that she till tell all my dirty secrets besides being obsessed with the GPS. Just remember, it's all written down. She could come here months from now and dig up all sorts of dirt on you and share more! @GolfSpy_WD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverRick Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Just remember, it's all written down. She could come here months from now and dig up all sorts of dirt on you and share more! NO KIDDING. I play golf with a lawyer (actually three lawyers) and they said you would be shocked at what people write to their lovers on Facebook and in emails and the spouses bring into his office. That is why I have never really said anything bad about her. It is also why I swapped first to PM's and then direct emails to conduct my business about the shaft swap. No reason to have that documented in perpetuity. G430 LST 10.5° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Driver G430 Max 15° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Fairway iCrossover 3i on T P T POWER 18 Hi Hybrid iCrossover 4i on Graphite Design ADDI 7S i525 5-U on TGI 90 S SM9 54° & 58° on Wedge DF2.1 on White LINK1on T P T Putter (on order) ProV1 Precision Pro NX7 Pro All Iron grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Mid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP The Dansome Posted October 30, 2012 Author SPY VIP Share Posted October 30, 2012 Oh boy let's hope my missus doesn't wander in here! Yo #JustPlayBetter Follow @GolfSpyMBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverRick Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 LOL. Other than all that crap you fed me on that damn yeti, you're pretty good..LOL Fairways & Greens 4ever Seeing the pictures of them together, I think she is a model he knows and paid to take the pictures with him. And Mrs. Manbearpig is as real as a Yeti. Wait a minute, the comment about what he keeps in his golf bag makes her real. Real funny also. G430 LST 10.5° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Driver G430 Max 15° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Fairway iCrossover 3i on T P T POWER 18 Hi Hybrid iCrossover 4i on Graphite Design ADDI 7S i525 5-U on TGI 90 S SM9 54° & 58° on Wedge DF2.1 on White LINK1on T P T Putter (on order) ProV1 Precision Pro NX7 Pro All Iron grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Mid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I didn't used to be very good however since the advent of GPS and laser I've gotten much better - I always guess before shooting or looking at the GPS and I'm almost always within 5 yards. Driver: Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 R flex - 44.25 Fairways: Ping G410 5, 7, 9 wood Alta CB red 65 R flex Hybrid: Ping G410 26 degree Alta CB Red 70 R flex Irons: Ping G430 7-PW, 45, 50 Alta CB black 65 soft R flex Wedges: Ping 195 S54, E58 Wedges and irons are - 1/2” and one degree flat Putter: Sacks Parente Duke 32.5” Ball: Titleist Pro VI or Callaway Chrome Soft X ls While not at the same time I was fit for every club in my bag as well as the Pro VI ball. I use the chrome soft x ls on my league course. It has much softer softer greens than the club that I belong to. I’m on a mission to shoot my age - lifetime lowest round is 66 and I’m currently 67. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RookieBlue7 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Until 3 or 4 years ago, I never used a GPS or Laser. I've still not got used to using them, and often times find myself eyeing distances rather than using either device. I don't call out a number though, I prefer to say that's a 7 iron to myself. In The BagDriver: TaylorMade M2 (2017) w/ Project X T1100 HZRDUS Handcrafted 65x Strong 3 wood: Taylormade M1 15* w/ ProjectX T1100 HZRDUS handcrafted 75x3 Hybrid: Adams PRO 18* w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4 Hybrid: Adams PRO 20* (bent to 21*) w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4-AW: TaylorMade P770 w/ Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Black Onyx S400 SW: 56* Scratch Tour Dept(CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerLW: 60* Scratch Tour Department (CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerXW: 64* Cally XForged Vintage w/ DG X100 8 iron tiger steppedPutter: Nike Method Prototype 006 at 34"Have a ton of back-ups in all categories, but there are always 14 clubs in the bag that differ depending on the course and set-up. Bomb and gouge. Yes, I'm a club gigolo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp1404 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I use a GPS to get the distance then I look whats in front of me, and then I become a feel golfer. It could be 150 out, which is a normal 8iron for me, then pull out a 6 or 7 just because my eyes dont like the shot. Before I got a GPS I was a 100% feel golfer, and I think that has helped me play better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Par Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I was playing with Super Tuna the other day and he seemed a little impressed that I was calling out yardages within 2 yards every time before he lasered them. Now I don't think I have any amazing super powers and I'm sure it's just intuition I've acquired over 30 years of golf. Just wondering how good you guys are at eying out distance. I do that quite often. Today I was teeing up on a par three and one of the guys was shooting the distance with a laser. I said, "What is it... about 170?" and he said, "169". Now I don't just eyeball the distance. I knew it was 162 to the middle of the green from that tee placement and with the pin on the back I knew that added about 8 yards. I do the same from the fairway by getting the distance from a nearby sprinkler or 150 marker... visually calculating the distance from that to my ball, and then making another calculation for either a front, middle or back pin. From several years playing the same course I also remember the distance on most of the sprinklers, so I don't even have to walk over to look at them. For me it's just mental calculations that I can do quickly. But without those markers, I doubt I would be very accurate just eyeballing the distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP The Dansome Posted October 30, 2012 Author SPY VIP Share Posted October 30, 2012 I do that quite often. Today I was teeing up on a par three and one of the guys was shooting the distance with a laser. I said, "What is it... about 170?" and he said, "169". Now I don't just eyeball the distance. I knew it was 162 to the middle of the green from that tee placement and with the pin on the back I knew that added about 8 yards. I do the same from the fairway by getting the distance from a nearby sprinkler or 150 marker... visually calculating the distance from that to my ball, and then making another calculation for either a front, middle or back pin. From several years playing the same course I also remember the distance on most of the sprinklers, so I don't even have to walk over to look at them. For me it's just mental calculations that I can do quickly. But without those markers, I doubt I would be very accurate just eyeballing the distance. This is the exact process that would be going through my head too typically. I think it's part of the learned process over time for "eying things out" But I do seem to have a knack for strictly for just looking and evaluating on sight alone. Yo #JustPlayBetter Follow @GolfSpyMBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy WD Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I do that quite often. Today I was teeing up on a par three and one of the guys was shooting the distance with a laser. I said, "What is it... about 170?" and he said, "169". Now I don't just eyeball the distance. I knew it was 162 to the middle of the green from that tee placement and with the pin on the back I knew that added about 8 yards. I do the same from the fairway by getting the distance from a nearby sprinkler or 150 marker... visually calculating the distance from that to my ball, and then making another calculation for either a front, middle or back pin. From several years playing the same course I also remember the distance on most of the sprinklers, so I don't even have to walk over to look at them. For me it's just mental calculations that I can do quickly. But without those markers, I doubt I would be very accurate just eyeballing the distance. I'd love to do that, but I have no depth perception. I'm like JBones and pretty much have no idea where the ball is going to land while watch it fly until it actually lands. @GolfSpy_WD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Tuna Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I was playing with Super Tuna the other day and he seemed a little impressed that I was calling out yardages within 2 yards every time before he lasered them. Now I don't think I have any amazing super powers and I'm sure it's just intuition I've acquired over 30 years of golf. Just wondering how good you guys are at eying out distance. It was creepy. Then again, I can't guess distance on a golf course worth beans. Hence, "Red's" the Laser. The least tempermental red head ever I laught at your claims to fight a zombie apocalypse when most of you can't stand up to a Spider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyk Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I'm pretty good at it, but I use the clues on the course, so really, I'm pretty good at eyeballing 50 yard increments (100,150,200). If I just had to eye a pin with no clues, I don't know how well I'd do. Ping I20 8.5* - Aldila NV 65g SAdams XTD Super Hybrid 15* - Stock Fubuki SAdams DHY 21* - Stock Matrix Ozik White Tie SMizuno MP58 4-8 Irons - Fujikura MCI 100 SSCOR 42,46,50,54,58* - SCOR/KBS Genius SSTX Robert Ingman Envision TR 35", Iomic grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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