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We had a demo day at my local club this weekend, and the Ping rep spent about an hour just with me, trying to get my iron fitting figured out. It was pretty cool. Guys kept coming up and being like, "Hey can I hit the one Bubba uses?" and he would be like, "uh yeah here. So anyway let's try some different shafts to see which one works best for you." Not gonna like kinda made me want a new set of Pings.
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DoctaFun posted:You should, Ping clubs rule. I have the S56s and they are awesome. Ugh but they hurt my wallet so bad  I really want them.Omerta posted:Somewhat related, I find that I score a lot better when I just aim for the middle of the green. I'm a sucker for sucker pin placements, and my tracking has certainly born out that the birdies I make by sticking it close don't outweigh the bogeys or worse I make when it goes bad. Obviously, I'll play to get on the right side of a hill or whatever, but I'm really going to focus on just hitting the green rather than trying to hit it close. This is one of those things that pro caddies say for amateur golfers. "Stop trying to be fancy and aim at the middle of the green." If you miss, you'll probably still be on the green and putting, instead of trying to get that back right pin location and sailing it. I've been making an effort to do this lately, and it's been paying off. Combine it with Mickelson's principle of "on long puts, aim for a three foot circle around the cup, then drain your 2nd putt" and it's par central up in this bitch.
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Feb 9, 2015 20:09
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I had a really good time hitting the R15 driver this weekend at a demo, but it's so expensive
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Feb 9, 2015 22:54
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Do you guys have any golf podcasts you like? I have a long commute.
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Feb 10, 2015 21:16
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thebushcommander posted:This is one of those rare times where golfers like myself that shoot low 80's high 70's can pretend we're better than Tiger, if only for a week. Playing courses that are 1000 yards shorter 
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Feb 13, 2015 20:02
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Yeah but can Tiger play off of dead grass and dirt like us scrubs, or putt on a shaggy public green covered in divots, or wait twenty minutes to drive because of the elederly foursome walking ahead of him???
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Feb 13, 2015 21:30
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If I were to be out in Joshua Tree for a film shoot next week, which desert course would you recommend I go play the day after my shoot wraps? 
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Mar 11, 2015 20:21
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DJExile posted:I think they were in some organized outing. I prefer disorganized outings myself, but to each their own I guess.
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Mar 12, 2015 17:53
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Doyzer posted:But 76 puts you at T138 11 shots back. Every time I go golfing on the LA public courses and I shoot mid 80s and feel great about myself, I try and remember these numbers, on professional length and difficulty courses. Then I go back to the range to hit more balls. 
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Mar 13, 2015 18:06
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shyduck posted:Apparently Taylormade sales dipped 28% in 2014. Maybe this "new clubs every month" thing is finally catching up to them. I'm two fitting sessions into custom fitting right now, and I will never buy a club at a box store again. Hello 43.5" 9.5 degree driver, where have you been my entire life???
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Mar 23, 2015 22:24
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Nerdrock posted:Welp : Left hand is done. I asked the surgeon and he was pretty liberal with activities compared to a lot of the posting I've seen online. He tells me the only limitation of activities is my tolerance for pain. He claims "the body tells you if you're doing something you shouldn't. just kind of listen to it". More specifically, as soon as a week passes and my cast/brace is removed, swing a club and see what happens. So : that's interesting. There's a video out there somewhere of a self hitting driver that I was going to link but I can't find it
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Mar 27, 2015 18:55
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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? What are the gambling odds of him winning?
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Apr 4, 2015 01:02
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Speaking of the Masters, are we doing a dedicated SAS thread, or should we keep it in here?
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Apr 5, 2015 03:40
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Are you guys watching this? Cause Holmes is 7 under through 9. 
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Apr 5, 2015 19:26
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Update 9 under through 13. Good god.
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Apr 5, 2015 20:17
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Omerta posted:Can I get a swing check? Still backing out of it a little, but I'm a lot more synced up than I used to be. Things that are jumping out to me: Your left hand grip (can't quite get a good view of it) looks a little weak to me.  Check it at set up and see how it looks, cause I can't really see it. Your set up posture and hands are really close to your body, which is pushing your weight back on to your heels.  This is the grip and posture video that I always go back to for my swing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6UdyBiJcS4 Club face looks a little closed at this point in your swing. That's on the way up, btw.  Try those things and see what happens. Fair warning, I am not a teaching professional, I'm just basing these off my swing checkpoints that I look for when I practice
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Apr 10, 2015 20:59
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Ramagamma, have you ever gone for lessons? If you wanna blow your friends out of the water, that is the best place to start
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Apr 12, 2015 15:26
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I feel as though we need a Spieth related thread title change. Thoughts?
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Apr 13, 2015 00:18
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zinc68 posted:Hair Jordan, your jacket
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Apr 13, 2015 00:55
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Kameh posted:I like this. Am I missing how to change the thread title, or is it mod only? PM a mod, unless one is reading this.
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Apr 13, 2015 01:30
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Beating a dead horse, but lessons, then getting professionally fitted, is what has made the difference for me . In that order.
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Apr 17, 2015 19:03
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DoctaFun posted:Get a laser! I highly recommend it. Pssshhh I do just fine with yardage markers :P
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Apr 28, 2015 23:45
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Nichol posted:I don't want a laser... I like using my judgment... but it is the worst when you are at a new course and there is like, nothing! Like, you have to guess that an approach is somewhere between 180 and 250 and there is nothing to help you. The worst! I mean I guessssssss. I grew up hunting, so my distance judgement is pretty good?
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Apr 29, 2015 02:30
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Halo14 posted:How is that going to help me when I'm 2 fairways across after spraying my driver?! In this case the answer is always a gently caress it 4 iron
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Apr 29, 2015 15:35
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JD Bucks 7 posted:Hey, douchebag, people do watch golf even if this thread is strictly devoted to 8 posters talking about their game. That said, "Pepsi" (are you loving kidding me?) is an rear end in a top hat, but that should be a given seeing as he is a caddy for a Jordan-shoe wearing masshole. Jiminez had every right to watch what his competitor in match play was doing. The "Pepsi" caddy should have had MAJ beat the gently caress out of him rather than a shut up. Pepsi's job, besides not-so-subtly-endorsing-a-cola- brand isto carry a bag and shut the gently caress up. Not to interject his opinion on match he is not playing in. I guess Keegan got his panties in a bunch, in keeping with his LPGA royal lineage. holy poo poo I'm going to frame this
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May 3, 2015 00:39
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The order is this: 1 realize you want to try golf 2 borrow clubs 3 fall in love 4 buy a lovely used set 5 play terrible golf 6 take lessons 7 get better at golf 8 realize that the limiting factor in you game is your lovely clubs 9 get fitted by a professional 10 bliss Edit: when my fit set comes through, you guys can buy my TM Burner Plus irons if you want.
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May 10, 2015 20:12
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This is loving bananas
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May 10, 2015 23:36
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Plz stop copying my twitter skills
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May 11, 2015 00:06
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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 11, 2015 00:54
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Josh Lyman posted:Flaunt it while you got it. Oh most definitely. Edit: can this young generation please show up and crush at the Ryder Cup pleasseeeeeee EnsGDT fucked around with this message at 00:59 on May 11, 2015 |
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May 11, 2015 00:56
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XL shirts are my jam if any are left!
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May 12, 2015 23:26
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I'll take whatever shirts end up not claimed, but frankly there is likely a needier golf goon that I, so it's all good. Very generous of you to deal some stuff out! I might have some spikes that are past the point of me returning to Amazon. I'll post them here when I get a change.
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Debrain posted:Any tips on how to choose from the various PGA Pro's around town for lessons? $40/half hour seems to be average price. It's always been word of mouth for me. My club fitter suggested I go see his guy, since he and I are pretty similar personality wise. I'd say call and ask if you can observe a lesson or two, talk to other customers, etc?
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May 13, 2015 06:17
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Emailed you about the shirts. My username and my email name match
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May 15, 2015 02:22
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thebushcommander posted:I too discovered the joys of the bionic. It makes it feel like you're using thicker grips on the club also helps keep your hand from moving when you're swinging balls out at 120mph as I sometimes do My lovely grip was starting to wear through the gloves I liked after a single range session, so I started going no gloves, and it helped my grip a ton. Forced me to hold the club correctly.
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May 22, 2015 00:07
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UnionCarbide posted:California golf courses are basically going to be Mad Max: Fury Golf in about a month, playing someplace with actual green grass is going to be a hell of a culture shock. I've just come back from the future and it's grim. 
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May 22, 2015 19:23
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I'm testing out Tom Wishon's new driving irons (2i-4i) as soon as my fitter gets his shipment of them in. Will report back.
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May 26, 2015 07:37
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I have one of these and it is my favorite 
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May 27, 2015 07:50
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Suprfli6 posted:And while playing through various foursomes, I've had two different old dudes tell me I need to change my swing because I hit my drives too high and I'm losing distance... sigh. Any guys that say stuff like that, just show them this: Average drive height, 32 yards (96 ft). The pros hit their drives higher than they hit their wedges. 
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Most old guy driver swings need a 14° or more loft to get even close to optimal. http://wishongolf.com/3-key-specifications-of-driver-fitting/
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