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The Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 815 Double Black Diamond is a revelation. I didn't really like last year's Big Bertha or Big Bertha Alpha so I wasn't expecting to like this year's line either, but the 815 DBD feels much better. I haven't had enough time to properly numbers and dispersion to my 915 D3, but if you're in the market for a lower spinning driver, definitely give it a shot.
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Callaway got new ownership a few years ago. The company said it would be going in a direction but they wouldn't specify. After a few product cycles, it seems that they are taking a modified TaylorMade approach - release a bunch of products all the time, but manufacture a moderate quantity so that the market isn't flooded with supply. It seems the company is doing better, but anything would be better than before. In related news, my bag is almost completely changed from this time last year:    More importantly, I'm trying something new with my putting. I grew up putting crosshanded with Anser 2-style heads. In recent years, my putting gone to hell, in part because I don't practice much, and I've switched between crosshanded and reverse overlap without any success. One thing that's always been true, however, is that I putt lights out with my lob wedge, so I'm committing to a heel-shafted putter and reverse overlap grip.
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Rory's ball flight gets me so hard: https://twitter.com/europeantour/status/556143867859173376Omerta posted:Irons: Adams xtd forged, steelfiber i115 hard stepped once, standard loft and length, 1 or 2 degrees upright. Swing weight starts at D0 and ends at D4. Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 19:07 on Jan 16, 2015 |
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Jan 16, 2015 18:49
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Kameh posted:http://www.golfwrx.com/249677/do-taylormades-rsi-face-slots-actually-work/ However, while the mishit distance loss may not be any different, I'm perfectly willing to concede that slotted irons go farther due to the trampoline effect. As I recall, Jason Day had a 16* Rocketbladez Tour made up for him that he hit unusually long. Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Jan 16, 2015 |
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Jan 16, 2015 19:41
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Kameh posted:Reporter knocked out one of Tiger's front teeth with a shoulder mounted camera. Playing tomorrow for the first time in close to a month, first time with my new 915 woods. Should be 55* when I tee off and 60* and mostly sunny for most of the round.
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Jan 19, 2015 22:45
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Josh Lyman posted:Apparently that was a dead tooth. Which raises the question, why didn't he have it replaced all this time? Regarding my new 915 woods, I did hit one drive on an uphill par 5 that left me 50 yards closer to the hole than I usually am on a good shot. That's promising. I also ended up increasing the loft - previously tuned down to 7.75*, I put it back to the stock 8.5*. I didn't get to hit the fairway woods much, but they do seem a touch longer than the 913s.
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Jan 20, 2015 22:49
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sarehu posted:I went to Scottsdale recently and played some golf there at three different courses. You couldn't walk any of them (one would have been very practical to walk but it was Not Allowed). This is the golf equivalent.
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Jan 20, 2015 23:41
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You know you're a golf addict when you don't dream about playing golf, you dream about equipment. I woke up this morning and realized it was actually a dream that I went to a store, looking for a Diamana Blue to test on a launch monitor to see whether I needed more spin with my driver.
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Jan 23, 2015 02:08
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DJExile posted:well don't leave us hanging, how did Dream Lyman hit it?  zinc68 posted:310 with a butter cut no doubt  (Nutted on firm fairways only)
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Jan 23, 2015 04:30
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tminz posted:Anyone going to the Waste Management? I went two years ago on Saturday and it was a mad house, can't imagine what it will be like this year. I think I'm gonna go early on Saturday again--try to watch some golf early on in the day and then just join the party. 
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Seymour Butts posted:standard? I've been thinking about putting on new grips and adding a couple extra wraps under them so they are just smaller than mid-size. I also want to cut about 1-1.25 inches of length from my 3-wood. I usually just choke down, but if cutting it down is going to effect the shaft too much, maybe I'll just put 2 extra wraps on the top of the grip and 3 on the bottom. It's the default rocketfuel 60 gram stiff shaft that comes with the RBZ Stage 2, if anyone knows more about torque, kickpoint, etc and how that all works.
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Feb 16, 2015 14:20
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Doyzer posted:Finally ordered new new clubs today. Very popular though since Tiger started using it a few years ago.
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Feb 21, 2015 00:08
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daslog posted:Tiger is going to play in the masters! Will he withdraw to injury before he misses the cut or will he suck it up and just miss the cut like a regular?
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Apr 4, 2015 00:18
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EnsGDT posted:Speaking of the Masters, are we doing a dedicated SAS thread, or should we keep it in here?
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ironlung posted:Where's the Masters thread?? LYMAN
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drowningidiot posted:I don't watch lots of golf, much less LPGA, but I just saw Sei Young Kim chip in on the 18th to force a playoff and then hole out for eagle from 150 to win. In Bee Park didn't seem very happy for her.
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Apr 19, 2015 06:39
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They already had something like this for Bay Hill last month, for free no less.
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Apr 28, 2015 22:11
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Played for the first time in 3 months. Driving was okay with some great ones and a few inexplicable. Irons were mostly pretty good, a handful of birdie putts inside 10'. Short game was pretty bad and still lack confidence in putting. 
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May 1, 2015 14:50
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Played with a mini-tour pro today. He said he was thinking about playing in a tournament at Cherokee Run southeast of Atlanta. I said I never wanted to play the course because it was too short. Turns out I was thinking about a different course. This one is 7016 yds from the tips, 75.1/143.  11am tee time tomorrow is the GolfNow special for $23. Stupid doctor's appointment in the way though. Hopefully 11am Thursday is available tomorrow night.
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May 6, 2015 02:14
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Rory, Spieth, and Jason Day are paired together for the first 2 rounds of The Players. They're being livestreamed, currently thru 7: http://pgatour.cbssports.com/live/?channel=featuredgroup
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May 9, 2015 23:00
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Dr. Gitmo Moneyson posted:My first car was a used car, and it ended up being a broken piece of poo poo money pit that my family later regretted because of all the cash we lost from having to take it to the shop so many loving times, so telling me that something is "smarter than buying a used car" isn't really saying much. 
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May 10, 2015 01:50
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To be fair, Rickie does get disproportionate coverage for someone with 1 win.
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May 10, 2015 22:15
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Somewhere, Kameh just went full mast.
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May 10, 2015 22:19
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Left it short!!!
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May 10, 2015 23:51
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EnsGDT posted:Rickie's girlfriend is smoking hot, but the two of them are going to look like a god drat matching leather luggage set in twenty years.
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May 10, 2015 23:55
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thebushcommander posted:Any of you dudes want any golf clothes for the cost of shipping? I am moving at the end of May and started cleaning out my closets.
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May 12, 2015 14:05
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thebushcommander posted:Ok, so two of the under armour shirts were basically trash. One was torn on the back that I didn't see earlier and another was pit stained to death and gross (it's hot here
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May 12, 2015 23:47
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thebushcommander posted:Nike Pants are back up for grabs. Also haven't gotten email on any other items except for 2 Nike shirts (light blue and cobalt) by Lyman. 
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May 13, 2015 19:18
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thebushcommander posted:Doesn't matter to me. I sent you a reply email this morning on shipping stuffs
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May 13, 2015 19:42
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mattfl posted:Oh man, found a couple guys to play friday and what do I see in my email, $39 early morning tee times at Orange County National?? gently caress yes please!
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May 20, 2015 12:58
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I would say putter fitting is probably worth it in the grand scheme of things, but only once you have a repeatable stroke. In other words, if you're a beginner, go to the store, try different styles (not just brands) of putters, get the one <$100 that you like most.
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Glambags posted:A buddy of mine has one of these and has been using it for the last 15 years or so.
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May 27, 2015 14:49
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Suprfli6 posted:I've been crushing my driver this week after some minor tweaks to my stance and consciously reminding myself to just swing smoothly and hit the center of the face. I've driven the 300 yard second hole twice, drove the 17th hole today (330ish downhill), have had mid irons into the par 5s on my second shot, etc.
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May 28, 2015 18:31
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Jovial Cow posted:I've got this in the oil can finish The Ping Zing 2 is the same.
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May 28, 2015 19:02
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sarehu posted:Tips like that probably don't work so well for people whose elbows don't go fully straight like mine.
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Man, I've got the golf bug bad today. A couple good deals in GolfNow, but we've been pummeled by rain in Atlanta this week. More than 1" yesterday and over 1.5" on Monday/Tuesday.
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May 29, 2015 14:04
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Kameh posted:You're telling me. I need a wetsuit to play in Houston.
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Club list chat: I missed out on getting a Nike Method 006 Prototype last month, the same exact putter that Rory McIlroy uses. It was a $450 limited release and sold out within like 5 minutes, assuming you could even access the site. While I'm not wedded to Rory or Nike, I do love the shape, based on the Scotty Cameron 009, a tour-only model. The Mil-Spec Newport from like 13 years ago is the retail model with the closest head shape, and I'm currently negotiating for a 9/10 condition one for $200 shipped. There's no guarantee I'll even putt well with it, but I kinda really want it. 
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