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Thanks for the added input...I hit the club extremely well in the simulator with the stock 17* dialed in. The club is adjustable +/- 1.5*

Thanks, really the only reason I was wondering is because I have never had a 3 wood before, and certainly not a stiff shaft club. The tip is reported to be .350", so I guess if I needed to change to a R flex, it would be possible as that size is not real rare. The place I went to did not measure swing speed, only ball speed. I averaged 132 over 10-15 hits with that club. This club may be a Xmas gift from my kids, so I want to make sure it's the right combination for me

Yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking too Can I assume then that it is not a junk shaft if it comes standard on the club?

Hi everyone, I demo'd a Taylormade SLDR 3HL today P/N N1125509 that had a Fujikura Speeder 77 Flex S shaft on it. I can not find out any information about this shaft. The Fujikura web site doesn't even have it listed as an option. Anyone have an idea why I can't find out any information about this shaft? By the way, the store was Dick's Sporting Goods Thanks

Glad to see a hackers thread!! I had, and still sometimes have, a tempo/mental problem that I have been fighting the last year or so. I would try to force the club into the ball on every shot, even though I knew that technique would not work....doesn't matter, I did it anyway. I just had to force the shots so I could get the perceived extra distance needed to get on the greens in regulation. Then one day during a practice round, I decided the way to break my habit of forcing the shot was to lay up short on most all shots. Then make a 70 yard or shorter shot onto the green with a putt stroke type chip. My thinking was if I take it easy, I would get less penalty strokes and at the same time, if I learned to two putt, I would be able to get a bogey on most holes. Someone earlier said it best; nine bogeys and 9 doubles = a 99. It became obvious to me if I played this kind of game, I would have to get good at the 80 yard and in shots..So practice it was,.... everything from a wedge to a 7 iron using a putt stroke chip shot (for me , it was easier to control this kind of shot than a partial swing type shot). The idea was to be able to make these shots onto the green without any stress, then 2 putt for a possible bogey. I tried this technique for most of last season (2013) and out of 38 rounds recorded, 12 were under 100 (about 33%). My usual score prior to this was around 115, with 0 scores under 100 in 2012 and years before. This year (2014) I am at 10 out of 20 rounds under 100. I think I can do even better this year; if I get my tempo issues ironed out (pun intended) So for me, what I did works!! I call it playing within my means. It's not pretty, and certainly not macho, but it seems to get the job done. Hope if you try this idea it will work for you as well.

People spitting sunflower seeds on the green and people who take beaver pelts in the fairway and don't fix or fill them in.

Old thread, but what the heck... I use the floater golf balls ( can't tell the difference between hitting them and a regular ball) and a couple of different sized hula hoops if anybody knows what those are!

14 different courses out of last 20

I was able to play more golf in 2013 than ever before thanks to meeting some fellow golfers who didn't mind playing with a 35 index golfer. It was a good year for me, I got to play The Jack Nicklaus Tournament and PGA WEST Stadium courses out by Palm Springs and will be playing Morongo's Tukwet Cyns 2 courses this month if the weather holds up. Prior to June of this year I had only been under 100 two times. I wound up with 12 rounds under a 100 since then, and my index dropped a full 10 points. best score of the year was an 89 on a 70.2/123 rated course. It was sur-real for me!! The guys and gals in our golf club did not appreciate my progress this year very much!! Now if I can just quit trying to hit the ball a few less times and just swing in up-coming rounds, I will be a happy camper.

I like yellow for visibility, but they are not recommended when there are fall weather leaves on the course. Same thing probably goes for orange balls. For fall time, I think white would be the easiest to find in the fairways...and of course, nobody I know hits the balls into the rough!!:-O

Thread title is "What's a good handicap" Probably a broken leg............Sorry just couldn't resist !! A good handicap is probably one that the golfer can get pretty close too most time they play. We all have different abilities.

A lot of courses in So. Cal have dwellings way to close to the fairways. Have hit many a rooftop over the last two years, but luckily have not hit any windows. Last time I played a course with houses, I hit one onto a roof, then noticed the homeowner was standing in his back yard watching. Apparently someone else before our group had also just hit his house and he was checking for damage. As I sheepishly came up to him to apologize, he said something to the effect of "You really need to work on your aim". Broke the ice for what could have been a tense moment.

I see your point about making a determination, but on the same hand I don't see a minute movement as grounds for penalty....I know, i know, what is the standard definition of a minute measurement? I guess my subjective reasoning has no place on the course, and as was said, would bring more questions and argument into play.

A question to (hopefully) promote some nice dialog about a topic (ball movement) that comes up quite often. Think of all the times a ball is dropped or re-dropped;... it could be 2 club lengths away from a point of reference. (Yes, I'm calling this a ball movement as the ball is not where it was before) Or how about when the ball has to be re-placed back to where you think it originally was? Another example could be when you are on the green and your placed ball marker needs to be moved so as not to interfere another players rolling ball. In the act of re-marking your ball, the ball most likely will not wind up exactly where it really should be. (If it doesn't matter here, then why does it matter some other time)? In these situations where inches do not seem to matter, why is it that penalties are enforced on movements sometimes so small that the movements can be seen only with magnified images? We are allowed to intentionally move the ball in some instances, and other times, an accidental movement is grounds for penalty, even if a position advantage or favorable lie is not gained. With all the rules regarding a golf ball moving, shouldn't the rule be in respect to if the movement does or does not benefit the golfer? Please be civil