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Today I played in a benefit scramble.

My team didn't do very well - 5 over - but I had a good day and got compliments from my teammates. (Two were 15 HDCPs who had bad days). I don't mean to brag, just wanted to give a progress report for the season, as shown in scramble.

On the thirteen long holes, we used my drives 7 times. Three had carry of about 240, plus good additional runout. For most part, drives were in fairway or first cut, even ones we didn't use.

Six of my full-shot approaches held the green, and I wedged us in for a one-putt four times. (Fairway woods off the deck were a little klunky...).

One thing that helped: I took all my practice swings with the sun to my back. That way, I could use the shadow to check I wasn't overswinging, that I stopped at my ear.

This is the summer I redid irons: reshafted my X20 Tours from PX 5.0 to much lighter NS Pro 8950GH (R.Flex), and also got to test out the SLDR irons (also sub-100 gram shafts). With lighter shafts in both iron sets, I had trouble at first with trying to kill the ball. I didn't need to with the lighter shafts. (Used X20 Tours today).

Today was the first time in ages I didn't have a woods-hybrid swing and an iron swing: I had a golf swing! Having wood and iron shafts closer to the same weight help this out.

I've had some good lessons this summer, but that's it for awhile. I just want to work on what I already know I need to do, and build it into my swing.

Focus, connect and follow through!

  • Completed KBS Education Seminar (online, 2015)
  • GolfWorks Clubmaking AcademyFitting, Assembly & Repair School (2012)

Driver:  :touredge: EXS 10.5°, weights neutral   ||  FWs:  :callaway: Rogue 4W + 7W
Hybrid:  :callaway: Big Bertha OS 4H at 22°  ||  Irons:  :callaway: Mavrik MAX 5i-PW
Wedges:  :callaway: MD3: 48°, 54°... MD4: 58° ||  Putter:image.png.b6c3447dddf0df25e482bf21abf775ae.pngInertial NM SL-583F, 34"  
Ball:  image.png.f0ca9194546a61407ba38502672e5ecf.png QStar Tour - Divide  ||  Bag: :sunmountain: Three 5 stand bag

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Today I played in a benefit scramble.

My team didn't do very well - 5 over - but I had a good day and got compliments from my teammates. (Two were 15 HDCPs who had bad days). I don't mean to brag, just wanted to give a progress report for the season, as shown in scramble.

On the thirteen long holes, we used my drives 7 times. Three had carry of about 240, plus good additional runout. For most part, drives were in fairway or first cut, even ones we didn't use.

Six of my full-shot approaches held the green, and I wedged us in for a one-putt four times. (Fairway woods off the deck were a little klunky...).

One thing that helped: I took all my practice swings with the sun to my back. That way, I could use the shadow to check I wasn't overswinging, that I stopped at my ear.

This is the summer I redid irons: reshafted my X20 Tours from PX 5.0 to much lighter NS Pro 8950GH (R.Flex), and also got to test out the SLDR irons (also sub-100 gram shafts). With lighter shafts in both iron sets, I had trouble at first with trying to kill the ball. I didn't need to with the lighter shafts. (Used X20 Tours today).

Today was the first time in ages I didn't have a woods-hybrid swing and an iron swing: I had a golf swing! Having wood and iron shafts closer to the same weight help this out.

I've had some good lessons this summer, but that's it for awhile. I just want to work on what I already know I need to do, and build it into my swing.

Sandbagger. ... Good on you boss.

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Five over in a scramble? That's a rough day. :-) As long as the beer was cold! I've never been over par in a scramble yet (knock on wood). They're still fun anyway.

Driver.......Ping K15 9.5* stiff 3 wood.....Ping K15 16* stiff 5 wood.....Ping K15 19* stiff 4 Hybrid...Cleveland Gliderail 23* stiff 5 - PW......Pinhawk SL GW...........Tommy Armour 52* SW...........Tommy Armour 56* LW...........Tommy Armour 60* FW...........Diamond Tour 68* Putter.......Golfsmith Dyna Mite Ball..........Volvik Vista iV Green Bag..........Bennington Quiet Organizer Shoes.... ..Crocs

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Sounds like a fun day!

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw

Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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Nice post.  And it does make you feel good to contribute to the team when playing a scramble!

dave

The ultimate "old man" setup:

Ping G30 driver
Ping G Fairway woods - 5 and 7 woods
Callaway X-Hot #5 hybrid; Old school secret weapon
Ping G #6-9 irons; W and U wedges
Vokey 54 and 58* Wedges
Odyssey Versa Putter
Golf Balls

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I had a similar experience yesterday at a charity golf outing as well (scramble format). Been struggling off the tee lately but, for whatever reason, I was hitting it REALLY well yesterday. I don't know, there's just some "freeing" about a scramble format. I too have been taking lessons this season and it was nice not having to think about swing mechanics or the implications of a bad shot...just line it up and hit it.
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I played in a scramble a few years back (when I was younger) where I wasn't the A player. I was the B, so I teed off 3rd. Our A player was the best driver of the ball I've ever seen. LONG! Well, since I knew he was behind me, I pucker up both cheeks for my drives and I don't think we took one of his drives all day. I can hit the ball long too, but I was in a zone that day. Several over 300.

Driver.......Ping K15 9.5* stiff 3 wood.....Ping K15 16* stiff 5 wood.....Ping K15 19* stiff 4 Hybrid...Cleveland Gliderail 23* stiff 5 - PW......Pinhawk SL GW...........Tommy Armour 52* SW...........Tommy Armour 56* LW...........Tommy Armour 60* FW...........Diamond Tour 68* Putter.......Golfsmith Dyna Mite Ball..........Volvik Vista iV Green Bag..........Bennington Quiet Organizer Shoes.... ..Crocs

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