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Rounders Established Member

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We leave tomorrow for the Gull Lake View Resort. 6.5 rounds over 4 days. Playing skins, scrambles, quota game, match play. I can't f'ing wait.

Anyways how about a golf tip to pass along to help me this weekend? Thanks!

Driver: R9
Fairway Woods: 07 Burner Rescue
Hybrid: 07 Burner Rescue
Irons: X-16's
Wedges: CG10 Black Pearl 54* Putter: Rossa Fontana

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rjfan91 Well Established Member

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It depends on if you are there for the buddies or there for the golf. If it's the former, enjoy stuff you may not get to do often. Play poker til 1am, go out to eat, hit the bar, etc. If it's the latter, hit the greens early.

I go on 3 such trips a year and try to enjoy both the golf and the buddies. Although, it can be hard to play golf with a heavy hangover (coincidentally, I get about 3 hangovers a year). It is what it is.

In my bag:

Driver: 907d2
Fairway: R7 ti 5-Wood
Hybrids: 909H 21 Rescue 4Irons: KZG Forged Evolution 5 - PW w/Rifle 6.0 shaftWedges: 52 Rac & Vokey 58Putter: Studio Select 2Ball: Titleist ProV1xEyes: SG5

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2bGood Dedicated Member

2bGood

Bring a rule book in your bag and make sure you know the rules that can help you.

Also make sure you have atleast two pairs of shoes as it bad for your shoes and your feet to wear the same shoes two days in row.
Driver R7 Superquad NV 55 shaft or Bridgestone J33 460 NV 75 shaft
3 and 5 Wood X
Hybrid original Fli Hi 21* or FT 22*
Irons AP2
Wedges Vokey 52* - 8 , 56* 14, 60*-7Putter California CoranodoBall TP RedGPS NeoRange Finder- Bushnell Tour V2 When Chuck Norris puts spin on the ball, the ball does not...
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Yukari Great Member

Yukari

Also make sure you have atleast two pairs of shoes as it bad for your shoes and your feet to wear the same shoes two days in row.

Never heard of that one before. Why is it bad to wear the same shoes two days in a row? Does it apply only to golf shoes?

What evidence is there?

Don

:titleist: 910 D2, 8.5˚, Adila RIP 60 S-Flex
:titleist: 980F 15˚
:yonex: EZone Blades (3-PW) Dynamic Gold S-200
:vokey:   Vokey wedges, 52˚; 56˚; and 60˚
:scotty_cameron:  2014 Scotty Cameron Select Newport 2

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sean_miller Incredible Member

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Never heard of that one before. Why is it bad to wear the same shoes two days in a row? Does it apply only to golf shoes?

This applies to all shoes - your shoes need time to properly dry. It helps prevent bacteria buildup and prolongs the life of your shoes. You should smell a hockey locker room - often times there's not enough time between games to properly dry equipment. When everyone opens up the zippers on their hockey bags it's nasty. "Better" yet, sit in the row directly behind the players bench for a junior hockey game.

Anyway, regarding golf shoes. 6.5 rounds in 4 days is a lot of time to wear even the most comortable shoes - your muscles and tendons will appreaciate the change of pace. Tips for the getaway? 1.) The shoes thing applies to socks and underwear too. 2.) Don't over practice - just gauge the speed of the greens and hit a few long shots to see what your tendency is that day (unless you hit the ball perfectly straight every time, in which case you can sleep in). 3.) Bring plent of balls - add a couple of distance balls so you can all have a go at that impossible carry on that certain par 5 (there always seems to be one somewhere). 4.) Have fun - life is so short, and relatively speaking, a round of golf is even shorter.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.

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Where's the Cart Girl? Well Established Member

Where's the Cart Girl?

Don't ask anyone what they hit off the tee. And if someone asks, don't tell them. And don't agree not to call penalties if you want to ask. And don't chip range balls off the course if you're adjacent to the range.

On second thought, don't even go. It's a waste of time. I know you're going to break a rule and not notice. Just sell your clubs and turn yourself into a local authority right now.

The bag:

Driver: Taylormade R7 Limited (10.5*)
3-wood: Taylormade R7 st (15*)
5-wood: Titleist 909 F2(18.5*)Irons: Taylormade RAC TP MB; Project-X 6.0 (3-PW)Wedges: Vokey Spin-Milled 52.08 Vokey Spin-Milled 58.12Putter: Odyssey White Hot Tour #1 (33")Ball: Titleist ProV1

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yenner Well Established Member

yenner

Anyways how about a golf tip to pass along to help me this weekend? Thanks!

Don't play like me. That should be enough to get ya through.

9.5* Driver
3 Wood
21* 4 Hybrid
5-PW
Zebra 60* SW G-Force Putter

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elvis14 Well Established Member

elvis14

I plan/go on a trip every year with 11 of my buddies. We all look forward to the trip greatly. Here's a few thoughts:

  • Golf - try to relax and play your normal game (beer may help with this). Some guys are so geeked about going and competing, etc they get wound up and play badly. The first year or two we went I found this happened to me. Discovered that I needed to calm down (beer) and not over swing.
  • As long as it's been mentioned. The days that we play 2 rounds, I change socks in between the 2 18's and it makes a huge difference
  • The beer/golf balance and the night life - finding the right balance between having fun with your boys at night and not being miserable on the course during the day is important. The last thing you want to do is go on your golf trip and hate the time you're actually golfing.
  • Yardage Book or GPS - get one or the other
Hope you have a blast. Just reading this thread gets me thinking about starting to plan our trip in April.

Elvis

What's in my bag?
Bigger Sticks....: Driver: ping.gif G15 9* Fairway: ping.gif 4-wood  Hybrids: 4,5  taylormade.gif Rescue Dual
Smaller Sticks...: Irons:  ping.gif G15 5-PW Wedges: titleist.gif Vokey Wedges 48, 52, 56 degree
Flatter Stick......:  odyssey.gif 2-ball putter
Not a Stick.........: Ball:  titleist.gif Dt So/Lo or NXT Tour  Bag:  taylormade.gif Catalina clicgear.gif

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kfowler Great Member

kfowler

Take three Advil one hour before each round. It's the only way I survive our golf weekend.

Kevin

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In the Bag
Driver: G15 9.0*3 & 5 Wood: BurnerHybrid: Pro Gold 20*; 23*Irons: MP-58 (5-PW)Wedges: Vokey Spin Milled 52*8; 56*14Putter: Newport 2.0 33"Balls: NXT

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2bGood Dedicated Member

2bGood

This applies to all shoes - your shoes need time to properly dry. It helps prevent bacteria buildup and prolongs the life of your shoes. You should smell a hockey locker room - often times there's not enough time between games to properly dry equipment. When everyone opens up the zippers on their hockey bags it's nasty. "Better" yet, sit in the row directly behind the players bench for a junior hockey game.

Got it - leather needs to dry out between wearings. If you rotate your golf shoes and dress shoes so they never get worn on back to back days they will last MUCH longer. roughly two pairs of leather shoes rotated will last 4 times or more as long as 1 pair of shoes. I know allot about leather shoes and from personal experience can confirm this, I have also read the same goes for running shoes.

The Cedar shoe tree thing helps as well.
Driver R7 Superquad NV 55 shaft or Bridgestone J33 460 NV 75 shaft
3 and 5 Wood X
Hybrid original Fli Hi 21* or FT 22*
Irons AP2
Wedges Vokey 52* - 8 , 56* 14, 60*-7Putter California CoranodoBall TP RedGPS NeoRange Finder- Bushnell Tour V2 When Chuck Norris puts spin on the ball, the ball does not...
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Jay-Bird Great Member

Jay-Bird

Don't ask anyone what they hit off the tee. And if someone asks, don't tell them. And don't agree not to call penalties if you want to ask. And don't chip range balls off the course if you're adjacent to the range.

Hit mulligans, give yourself gimmies, use the foot wedge, Lost balls aren't penalties - because if you had a gallery like the pros your ball would surely be found, make 6 write down 5, change balls on the green, change balls on the tee, lift clean and replace, putt croquette style, put vaseline on your driver face... etc...

driver: FT-i tlcg 9.5˚ (Matrix Ozik XCONN Stiff)
4 wood: G10 (ProLaunch Red FW stiff)
3 -PW: :Titleist: 695 mb (Rifle flighted 6.0)
wedges:, 52˚, 56˚, 60˚
putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5

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