Re: anyone have experience with an xx shaft?
Originally Posted by
Williamevanl 
^I saw that, doesn't mean much to me. My 20 handicapper friend games a two iron and he hits it fine. It just goes the same distance as his 5 iron.
So sblack I usually hit a 6 iron from 180 but I can also hit a 8 iron that distance if I kill it. Does that hold true for you too then? Can you rev up a 5-6 iron to 240 yards if you want or are you maxing out with every club?
And when you come to a 240 yard par three do think yourself "Ok this is just a smooth 4 iron, or I could get aggressive and play a 5 here?" "Also do you play much golf? which course? I think it would be good if you walked us through nine holes on your course, just post a score card from their site and tell how us how you play the course. As crazy as it sounds I actually feel like you should be hitting your clubs even further then you say with your swing speed. Sergio can hit a 4 iron 250 yards but I doubt his swing speed is 130+ with a driver.
As for a 240 yard par 3.......I would always play a 4 iron. It is the most consistent. unless I've got a headwind. then I'd play 5 wood. the way that I get my club distances is to hit about 80 to 100 balls with whatever club I'm looking to measure. then I'll walk out to the middle of the dispersion of balls (the densest part)with a rangefinder, and that is the distance for that club that I trust when I go to the course. It is a system that works for me. I do this once daily and rotate 1 club per day.
Don't get me wrong. I come through the ball hard, but consistent. I say that I don't try to murder the ball because to me "killing" the ball would mean you'd try to swing out of your shoes and sacrafice form and balance which would push the shot all over the place.
As for actually playing. I play 4 rounds per week. My favorite course right now is Gaylord Springs. Scorecard:
http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord...ardRevised.pdf
Black tees: CR/slope = 73.8/136
1st hole: 529 yard par 5. CUmberland river on the left, and driving range on the right. DRiver down the middle. 220 to 250 left. Fairway narrows and you have lots of hills on the left side of the green and short. the green is elevated 8 feet or so above the fairway. They like to keep the flag on the right side mid way onto the green. The green slopes slightly back to the front, so If you hit it long you have a downhill putt coming back. This is a SW if I want to layup to 150ish due to trouble off the tee, a 4 iron if I want to have an easy LW pitch onto the green for a GIR or a 5w if I've got a good spot in the fairway and don't have much wind, or if I'm really feeling ballsy. you can get in trouble if you miss left because you may catch a greenside hill and it will roll left toward the river on over a cartpath to some harpan leaving you a blind tee shot to the flag.
HOLE 2: par 4, 441 yards. Driver = no no. Bunker on the right from 250 to 275ish. smooth 5 wood leaving 7 or 8 iron in.
Hole 3: par 3 160. the tees usually play 166. it is all carry. a ravine separates you and the green if you are short or long it will roll about 30 feet down a hill to a ravine or the woods. you have to trust the yardage because visually you'll want your 200 yard club and put it in the woods past the green. 8 iron. trust yourself and make your swing.....it will find the green.
hole 4: par 4 392 water straight in front, fairway on the right. you have to go right and next to the water off the tee then back across the water left to the green. if you miss the green right, you are on the water, if you miss it left you are on a nasty downslope (maybe... depending on how big the miss was) on harpan and limestone. 7 iron to the fairway, and 7 iron in....if you go to far you are in bermuda rough that will swallow your ball.
hole 5: par 4 444yards. 215 yards of water. fairway on the right side and fairway left from 230 to the rest of the hole...if you can keep it left. fairway on the right ends at around 260 and turns into water for the rest of the hole. pin is usually tucked back left near the limestone cliffs. 5 wood and 6 or 7 iron to the green.
hole 6: par 5 533 tees create a fieldgoal type opening on the right side if the fairway at 260. if you go to the left side of the fairway you then have to carry the trees to the next spot in the fairway leaving you a long shot to the green. if you go long 320 then you are through the trees and in the pond on the right side of the hole. driver off the tee, then 4 iron and LW pitch to the green
Hole 7: straight par 4. 455 yards. big bermuda hills will eat your ball if you miss the fairway. 5 wood to the short grass and 6 iron in
hole 8 crazy par 3: 179 yards. usually plays to 191 yards. bunkers all around, water left and short. usually a 7 or 8 iron and get the hell out.
hole 9 (my favorite hole) 379 yards. par 4. bunker along the entire right side from 200-300 yards. Driver, then sand wedge if the pin is in the back or LW if the pin is in teh front. Green slopes back to front and if you hit the opposite end you'll have a 90 footer for your first putt so play safe.
I played here last friday and shot 72 for 18. 35 on the front, 37 on the back
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