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Also re: golf apps, I've been using GolfPad and it seems pretty decent, keeps stats on your club distances and makes recommendations and you can manually exclude duffs and shanks from your stats history. I'm also using an Apple watch and it integrates pretty well except I think it sometimes tracks me taking a practice swing and walking to my bag to get another club as a shot taken, then I have to take out the phone and delete it if I remember to. Also, I think there's a bug where it stops logging scores input on the watch if you leave the map or shot editing screen open in the app.
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ElGroucho posted:It’s nice that they got you started on golf, but find yourself a professional golfer to get the training wheels off. If your friends don’t even know their approximate distances with each club…. It’d be like learning to surf from the guy who uses a body board on baby waves. Yeah I did this a few months in when I started scoring lower than them and it’s 100% why I’m shooting in the 90’s with a few games in the 80’s now.
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Aug 11, 2021 22:16
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The Butt Hole Open Championship is officially over! Been back from scorching Scottsdale for almost a week and I have not felt the need to go out and golf. My brother mentioned that it's probably too cold to golf in socal, lol. We did 7 rounds in 6 days and it was ptetty hot 🔥. Highest temperature in the area while we were on course was 109. Everyone wore bucket or full brimmed hats and now I am a convert. The ball was not flying quite as far as I thought it might off the tee although I did hit close to a personal best drive at 311yds on the last hole of our trip. A fun thing was that I was hitting so many 4i and 5i off the tees to get in the fairway because we did have competition going for $ and winner takez home a 🏆. Approaches are so much better from the fairway. Who knew ¯\_(ツ)_/¯? Troon North Pinnacle course had unbelievable greens for the season. The best greens I've probably played on in a decade. And the best maintained greenside bunkers I've played since Covid. The competition pot $ categories were: Best 3 9 hole scores (relative to par) - takes trophy Any hole in one takes all the money for the following categories: -Best 3 hole score relative to par after a qualifying hole of par or better. -Lowest number of putts on 9 holes. -Longest drive in the fairway on a par 5 -Closest to pin on any par 3 -Longest putt -Longest hole out(nobody holed out but there were a couple close pitches) I think that was all of them. I took long drive on a par five 304yrds and long putt at 17 paces. Big brother took low puts for 9 at 13 (on fire putting plus a few putts from fringes which didn't count against you. Three way tie for low 3 holes (at even). Little brother took the 🏆. The trophy before the plate that I ordered.:  You like it? It looks like a butthole. I got it at Ross.
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Aug 12, 2021 05:36
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Shot my best round ever, by far, today, +5 over 9 from the blues. And yet I am mostly frustrated because I shot a 40, and psychologically wanted to shoot a 39, and would have too if it weren't for those meddling double bogeys on 7 and 8. Attributing it to being so tired I couldn't overthink things.
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Aug 12, 2021 14:54
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xsf421 posted:My only issue with arccos was it constantly missing shots. If you’re not checking your phone after every shot, you can go 3-4 holes without it picking up anything. This is my same issue with arccos. But if you baby it and keep the app going, the amount of data you get on your game is amazing.
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Aug 12, 2021 15:06
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Regarding Arccos - If you have an Android phone, you will NOT make it through a full 18 holes unless you have a premium phone with a monster battery. The app is not optimized for Android in the slightest. This is both something I noticed early on and something the developers admitted year before last. It's definitely easy to use, and the stats are great, but it works best if you have iOS. I pre-ordered the Link (a little belt clip that does most of the work for your phone so you don't always need your phone on you or even connected), but there was a SUPER long delay in getting it shipped out. That, coupled with the aforementioned battery issues, led me away from Arccos and towards GolfPad. Similar system, but the screw-in tags are not GPS or accelerometers or anything fancy. They're just basic NFC tags. Tap your club to your NFC-enabled phone, hit your shot. Same GPS system, it tracks stats and everything else. Added benefit - you can share a live link to your round so people can follow along like ShotLink for the PGATour. They'll see lines where you zigzag all over the course. AND you can "add" another GolfPad player to your group, so you put your own scores in to your phone, but it keeps track of both (or however many are in your group) in the aforementioned link. And yes, it'll show everybody's shots on the hole. It also does different scoring modes (stroke, match, stableford, greenies, cutthroat, etc.) Subscription is $20 / year for Premium, otherwise it's free. https://golfpadgps.com/news/golf-pad-premium-license-key-free
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Aug 12, 2021 19:36
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Woo! Playbetter.com finally shipped my Garmin R10! It should be getting here on the 16th.
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Aug 12, 2021 20:53
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I got myself a Cobra King Speedzone Xtreme Driver (club names are absurd sometimes) for what seems like the pretty decent price of $250, it has an Arccos sensor built in and came with an offer for a free set of sensors + 90 days of Arccos premium, so that's a pretty nice bonus
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Aug 12, 2021 21:04
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Kameh posted:Regarding Arccos - I use the shotscope V3 for the same reason. Arccos first making you keep your phone on you, then buy an add on that was hard to get pushed me away hard. Shotscope will never miss a shot if you "wake it" before your shot. Either practice swings, or tap the wrist band with the tag pre or post shot before moving on. The data is excellent, and the gps on watch is good for front/back/middle and hazards.
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Aug 12, 2021 21:07
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I wish I could figure out how to get my Garmin Fenix 6x to actually register my shots. It's supposed to detect it automatically, but it's /never/ worked right. And dialing it in on the watch is a proper pain in the rear end to do every single shot. Very unintuitive. I'm going for 18 tomorrow morning so hopefully I can figure it out then
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Aug 13, 2021 06:22
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I had a revelation yesterday. I am terrrrrrible getting in play off the tee. Thinking through my round I was in a recovery situation with no or a difficult shot to the green on 13 of 18 holes. That’s ridiculous. I had very few bad shots once I was away from the tee. Even my recovery punch shots were really quite good. But wow do I get off to a bad start on almost every hole.
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Aug 13, 2021 12:42
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Summit posted:I had a revelation yesterday. I am terrrrrrible getting in play off the tee. Thinking through my round I was in a recovery situation with no or a difficult shot to the green on 13 of 18 holes. That’s ridiculous. I had very few bad shots once I was away from the tee. Even my recovery punch shots were really quite good. But wow do I get off to a bad start on almost every hole. Just give up the distance off the tee for a while. Hit your comfort club to the fairway, even if, counterintuitively, the distance in will leave you in objectively bad shape. But, start working to find a "good enough" distance club for your tee shots while you practice a driver/3 wood/driving iron as a go to tee shot. Having 200 yards left on a par 4 sucks sometimes, but playing up the fairway to the green is a good way to make bogey the likely outcome, with par a real possibility and double bogey unlikely.
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Aug 13, 2021 12:51
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torgeaux posted:Just give up the distance off the tee for a while. Hit your comfort club to the fairway, even if, counterintuitively, the distance in will leave you in objectively bad shape. But, start working to find a "good enough" distance club for your tee shots while you practice a driver/3 wood/driving iron as a go to tee shot. Having 200 yards left on a par 4 sucks sometimes, but playing up the fairway to the green is a good way to make bogey the likely outcome, with par a real possibility and double bogey unlikely. This is how I went from shooting 95 to shooting 87 this year. Any hole longer than 350 yards I consider to be a Par 5 and try to get on in three strokes instead of 2. Occasionally I forget, but it works great for getting lower scores. It takes a change in mentality, specifically when your friends like to hit for maximum distance every single time.
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Aug 13, 2021 12:59
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Ya that’s really what I’m going to have to do for now. I’ve run into this problem a few times now where I feel like my irons get good then woods suffer for it, or vice versa. That said I used the woods off the deck a few times just fine so I don’t know if I’m just getting wild when on the tee box. Maybe teeing up too high/low or changing things so it’s less controlled. Golf is the devil.
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Aug 13, 2021 13:24
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It’s funny because I went into the round with the plan to club down a lot. It’s a tough course with tight tree lined fairways and lots of dog legs. I used driver a total of 3 times all day. But now that I think it through I was really not clubbing down enough. I was still trying to max distance without running out the fairway (hit a lot of 5 wood) vs thinking what gets me safely in play that doesn’t have as much danger from dispersion (probably 5-6 iron was the better play).
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Summit posted:It’s funny because I went into the round with the plan to club down a lot. It’s a tough course with tight tree lined fairways and lots of dog legs. I used driver a total of 3 times all day. But now that I think it through I was really not clubbing down enough. I was still trying to max distance without running out the fairway (hit a lot of 5 wood) vs thinking what gets me safely in play that doesn’t have as much danger from dispersion (probably 5-6 iron was the better play). It's a whole mindset change. I like to work backwards. 70, 90, or 120 yards is my deal distance for the third shot. so if the hole is 400 yards, then I have 340 yards to work with. I like hybrids, so I'll hit a 190 club off the tee and plan a 150 yard club for the second shot. It's all about having a plan before you even walk up to the tee box.
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Aug 13, 2021 15:27
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I was first on the tee at 7am today. By the turn it was around 8:00am and pushing 90 degrees. 44 putts en route to a 101. gently caress
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Aug 13, 2021 16:01
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Kirios posted:Woo! Playbetter.com finally shipped my Garmin R10! It should be getting here on the 16th. WTF! I'm waiting on a pre-order option from Garmin. I didn't know Playbetter.com et. al had stock.
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Aug 14, 2021 03:45
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Kameh posted:WTF! I'm waiting on a pre-order option from Garmin. I didn't know Playbetter.com et. al had stock. Yeah kinda got lucky with my preorder - looks like Garmin's sending it to other folks before selling it on their actual storepage. My Spornia SPG-7 isn't even here yet!
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Just finished 18 and tied my best of 88, no 3 putts and no lost balls. A good day even though it’s starting to get warm here again.
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Just had the stupidest round of golf I’ve ever played: a birdie and par to start the day, but 52 on the front, with 23 putts and 1 fairway Followed by 40 on the back 5/6 fairways, and 17 putts. How did I fix my driving/putting? I don’t loving know! This game is infuriating.
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Aug 14, 2021 22:35
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We played a 4v4 scramble (2 teams of two each, against each other, combined score winning), and me and my partner had a 20 foot birdie putt on 18 to win it. I went first and called my shot, saying I was gonna win it here, and holes that poo poo dead center. 
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Aug 14, 2021 22:44
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My wife and I are considering buying each other a set of clubs for our 6-year anniversary. It's a bit hokey, but the 6th year gift is Iron-themed. We are both beginners. Does anyone have suggestions?
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Aug 15, 2021 01:33
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Cithen posted:My wife and I are considering buying each other a set of clubs for our 6-year anniversary. It's a bit hokey, but the 6th year gift is Iron-themed. We are both beginners. Does anyone have suggestions? See if there's a local fitter that will do it free if you buy clubs from them. If you can manage it, a fitting is a good idea.
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Aug 15, 2021 01:36
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visited "golf galaxy" for the first time today and holy lol driver heads are massive. i don't know how old mine is but it's like 1/4 the size of the ones for sale now
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Cithen posted:My wife and I are considering buying each other a set of clubs for our 6-year anniversary. It's a bit hokey, but the 6th year gift is Iron-themed. We are both beginners. Does anyone have suggestions? You could purchase game improvement drivers, fairway woods and irons (with some hybrids in there too probably) from any major brand and be happy to be honest. This includes Titleist , Callaway, TaylorMade, Mizuno, Ping, Cleveland (?). If the fitter will sell you last year's model clubs at a discount, do that. Since your beginner's, putter style probably won't matter that much - blades vs mallets.
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Weedle posted:visited "golf galaxy" for the first time today and holy lol driver heads are massive. i don't know how old mine is but it's like 1/4 the size of the ones for sale now Oh you sweet summer child - you're going down a dark path.
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Kirios posted:Oh you sweet summer child - you're going down a dark path. oh i didn’t buy anything. peeped the $90 polos and $50/3 balls and figured i’m probably not the target market. i had just never held a modern driver before and had to laugh at the sheer size
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Weedle posted:oh i didn’t buy anything. peeped the $90 polos and $50/3 balls and figured i’m probably not the target market. i had just never held a modern driver before and had to laugh at the sheer size dating myself but I was a kid when the great big bertha debuted and people thought it was huge. then the ping isi came out a few years later and it was off to the races. i think that one was only 300cc and now they max out at 460cc the industry went completely bonkers pearl clutching about spring like faces and the like until the usga was forced to regulate head size and face thickness. but watching the arms race and the drivers get more and more ridiculous by the month was a treat. edit: playing a round with the rear end.pro and watching him try to control a 50" long ping isi with a head the size of a chihuahua was great. most drives got to about 10' off the ground and stayed there like they were on a string Critical fucked around with this message at 05:13 on Aug 15, 2021 |
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Are Stix clubs a reasonable starting point are they just millennial IG marketing garbo?
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GEMorris posted:Are Stix clubs a reasonable starting point are they just millennial IG marketing garbo? Probably the latter. You can get last year's new clubs or barely used clubs for about the same price.
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Aug 15, 2021 16:44
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Ugh, dammit I have turf toe. I didn't get to play this weekend and it will probably be another 2-3 weeks before I can get back out. I'm so bummed out.
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GEMorris posted:Are Stix clubs a reasonable starting point are they just millennial IG marketing garbo? Get some quality used clubs like those below, and frankly anything from 5-12 years old are fine if they're in decent shape and have decent grips. Or you can regrip some if you really think they're winners otherwise. Work your way into what feels right as you go without getting all spendy from the gitgo. That's what's worked for me when I started 3+ years ago. Internet Savant posted:This includes Titleist , Callaway, TaylorMade, Mizuno, Ping, Cleveland (?). Adding Cobra.
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Mr. Mambold posted:Get some quality used clubs like those below, and frankly anything from 5-12 years old are fine if they're in decent shape and have decent grips. Or you can regrip some if you really think they're winners otherwise. Work your way into what feels right as you go without getting all spendy from the gitgo. That's what's worked for me when I started 3+ years ago. Just to add a bit, I recently bought a set of Mizuno jpx ### (some number I can't remember). Anyway, they are about 10 years old and play great. And I'm hardly a beginner. As long as the club face doesn't look smooth from ball strikes, you should be good to go. For comparison, A new set of fitted irons is going to cost somewhere around $500 - $1000 (depending on how nice they are).
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I think any irons made in the last 15-20 years, ESPECIALLY higher quality, forged irons, will be just fine to use. You'll just have to make sure the shafts are in good shape and they're the right fit for you.
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Aug 16, 2021 18:14
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Look what came in the mail today!
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