OT: Golf 2.0

[ps241]

I will be hitting the range early today to avoid the heat. I am happy to report I bought some "new school" shorts so I look less dinosaurish and a bit more snappy.

 

[Huffer]

I will be hitting the range early today to avoid the heat. I am happy to report I bought some "new school" shorts so I look less dinosaurish and a bit more snappy.

Good luck in the wind!

 

[Gil Fisher]

I will be hitting the range early today to avoid the heat. I am happy to report I bought some "new school" shorts so I look less dinosaurish and a bit more snappy.

Laundry day. Had to pull the Baggy-Pants-Tiger shorts out of the closet. Not proud, but golfing 9 tonight at Quarry Oaks so I should look the part.

 

[ps241]

Good luck in the wind!

It was tough getting out of the vehicle let alone hitting balls. Great to practice with a very hard left to right wind. warm weather and I was outside so what's not to enjoy.

 

[ps241]

Laundry day. Had to pull the Baggy-Pants-Tiger shorts out of the closet. Not proud, but golfing 9 tonight at Quarry Oaks so I should look the part.

Good luck tonight at Quarry hopefully that wind dies down a touch.

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

Also hit a 7 iron 219 yards down wind on 18...5 club wind? Lol.

I hit a 7 iron from 145 and came up about 15 yards short...into the water.

Hit it quite well too.

That wind was nasty yesterday.

 

[Jets 31]

I hit a 7 iron from 145 and came up about 15 yards short...into the water.

Hit it quite well too.

That wind was nasty yesterday.

Even worster today. The balls were moving when you putted today.

 

[Ducky10]

I will be hitting the range early today to avoid the heat. I am happy to report I bought some "new school" shorts so I look less dinosaurish and a bit more snappy.

White belt? All the cool kids wear white belts .

 

[John Agar]

Skipped practicing today... was going to work on earlier weight shift versus the turn-up... aka starting the shift earlier so I can shallow the club easier and reduce pull hooks...

But too much wind would have made it folly...

I chose to work on a project I had sitting on the back-bench in My office... a Maltby KE4 Adjustable Titanium driver head, a TaylorMade Twistflex Titanium Driver shaft and Golf Pride Jumbo grip...

The Clubhead and grip was from Golfworks.ca and the Titanium Driver shaft I pulled today from an old Tour Burner driver I once used, using a torch to release the old epoxy...

The shaft is the same I have on My 3 Wood which I love using, just driver length...

I sanded the old epoxy off the end... cleaned off the residue with some nail polish remover, mixed the epoxy and installed the ferrule and club head with the Shaft Adapter already attached...

The Shaft Adapter is set to straight neutral right now... 10 deg loft and slightly offset neutral at address... I can adjust loft on it + or - 1 deg. ... going to experiment with the settings...

Also have some swing weights 10 gram, 12 gram and 14 gram I can replace the existing 8 gram plug in the head to adjust swing weight... more to experiment with...

Also put the Jumbo grip on...

Looks beautiful...

Bad part... I get to look at it for the next 3 to 5 days as the weather forecast looks nasty... oh well... back to hockey...

Will be fun to experiment with the new Driver when the weather changes back to good...

 

[ps241]

White belt? All the cool kids wear white belts .

I did not have a white belt today even though I own a reversible (white black) belt. I would be reluctant to wear it with my black Ecco golf shoes. I feel like just adding the Bird Jordan era short shorts has upped my fashion game enough for now to fit in.

Duly noted tip though, I will scope to see if guys are wearing them with all shoes colors.

 

[buggs]

I did not have a white belt today even though I own a reversible (white black) belt. I would be reluctant to wear it with my black Ecco golf shoes. I feel like just adding the Bird Jordan era short shorts has upped my fashion game enough for now to fit in.

Duly noted tip though, I will scope to see if guys are wearing them with all shoes colors.

Adding? You mean they went out of style? Nobody told me...

 

[Jets 31]

White belt? All the cool kids wear white belts .

White shorts too. Even though Travis Matthew's stuff is expensive man it's good quality and very comfortable.

 

[ps241]

Adding? You mean they went out of style? Nobody told me...

Just scared my dog I laughed so loud.

 

[Jets 31]

If you can't play good you should always look good especially for the cart girls .

 

[ps241]

White shorts too. Even though Travis Matthew's stuff is expensive man it's good quality and very comfortable.

Just went to their website and they have some slick looking duds. Then what did I notice but a golfing model dude hitting out of the bunker with White golf “shoes” and a Black belt?? The fashion plot thickens.

 

[Eyeseeing]

Grand Pines Sunday....been many years
Can’t remember what it’s like.
Looking like possibly the only day without rain this weekend

 

[ps241]

Grand Pines Sunday....been many years
Can’t remember what it’s like.
Looking like possibly the only day without rain this weekend

Hope you get the weather.

 

[Ducky10]

Grand Pines Sunday....been many years
Can’t remember what it’s like.
Looking like possibly the only day without rain this weekend

Nice greens, although with no rain not sure how they are at this point. It’s a good challenge but fair.

 

[Ducky10]

Hogan and Palmer had swag. Only real men can get away with smoking while playing golf in a cardie.

 

[Jets 31]

Grand Pines Sunday....been many years
Can’t remember what it’s like.
Looking like possibly the only day without rain this weekend

Played it 3 times last year, some nice golf holes and fairly long from the back tee's . Word of advice, don't spray the golf ball, their fairways are wide but if you miss them you are losing the ball. The bush is very thick, don't think dirty.

 

[ps241]

Hogan and Palmer had swag. Only real men can get away with smoking while playing golf in a cardie.

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Very slick. Channeling their inner James Dean vibe.

 

[buggs]

Grand Pines Sunday....been many years
Can’t remember what it’s like.
Looking like possibly the only day without rain this weekend

Play it three times last year. Greens are not like Mars, so keep that in mind. It's a very nice course but I maintain the yardages on 18 are way, way off when coming into the green.

 

[Eyeseeing]

Play it three times last year. Greens are not like Mars, so keep that in mind. It's a very nice course but I maintain the yardages on 18 are way, way off when coming into the green.

You’ve seen me golf likely won’t matter
Will a 3 wood get me there caddy?
Eventually sir

 

[buggs]

You’ve seen me golf likely won’t matter
Will a 3 wood get me there caddy?
Eventually sir

If we're talking second shot on 18, maybe. I've golfed a fair number of times at Grand Pines over the years and 18 isn't that hard but I will say I think they are way off the yardage for your second shot. It's only a par 4, around 400 yards from the whites, 425 from the blues. Easy driver off tee should in theory leave you about 150 from the green, plus/minus depending on your drive. And I've hit that shot a bunch. You have to carry the water in front and the green is very big, angled down to the water so it acts as kind of a back stop. So 150 should for most be an easy 7 iron in, far less for many than that. For me though I hit my 7 probably 160-180 depending on wind, swing, etc. Either way if I hit a good drive that's probably the club I should be hitting into the green. Nope, not a chance. That club invariably leaves it short even if I hit it clean and well. There's some kind of mystic dead zone in the air over the water that just stops the ball in flight.

Eventually worked it out that I need a clean 4 iron (a 5 would be fine as well) or hybrid 4 into the green. Might leave me a little high and putting downhill but it means I'm dry and on in regulation. YMMV. Either way, either the mystical dead zone is real or the yardage markers are off by 30 yards. Or more.

3 wood - 3 wood might just do it for you.

You can always play to the right of the green like a big baby, but you won't be on in regulation.

I'll collect my fee next time we're out.

 

[Eyeseeing]

If we're talking second shot on 18, maybe. I've golfed a fair number of times at Grand Pines over the years and 18 isn't that hard but I will say I think they are way off the yardage for your second shot. It's only a par 4, around 400 yards from the whites, 425 from the blues. Easy driver off tee should in theory leave you about 150 from the green, plus/minus depending on your drive. And I've hit that shot a bunch. You have to carry the water in front and the green is very big, angled down to the water so it acts as kind of a back stop. So 150 should for most be an easy 7 iron in, far less for many than that. For me though I hit my 7 probably 160-180 depending on wind, swing, etc. Either way if I hit a good drive that's probably the club I should be hitting into the green. Nope, not a chance. That club invariably leaves it short even if I hit it clean and well. There's some kind of mystic dead zone in the air over the water that just stops the ball in flight.

Eventually worked it out that I need a clean 4 iron (a 5 would be fine as well) or hybrid 4 into the green. Might leave me a little high and putting downhill but it means I'm dry and on in regulation. YMMV. Either way, either the mystical dead zone is real or the yardage markers are off by 30 yards. Or more.

3 wood - 3 wood might just do it for you.

You can always play to the right of the green like a big baby, but you won't be on in regulation.

I'll collect my fee next time we're out.

I have a 4 hybrid so if I manage a good poke that’s what I’m hitting
I hit my 7 150-160 on good days so appreciate the tip.
I am having a lot of pull hooks which really frustrates me as the rest of the game seems fine.
It almost seems that when I purposely try to hold back on a drive I end up guiding it left.
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