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  2. DeadMan
    Day 168: mirror work again, cleaning up early backswing stuff. Looking better but need more time.
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  4. Clemsonfan
    Day 2: 1/1/25 Slow motion swings with the ProSendr followed by putts through 60mm gates at 37”. First time trying at thi distance and hit the gates several times.
  5. WillieT
    Day 242 (1 Jan 25) - Club had their annual black-eyed peas 2-person superball tournament today. Partnered up with the chief greenskeeper’s dad (we play well off each other). We placed 3rd in our flight - missed some key putts and got too greedy on a few holes. Still a solid day of play and a great way to kick off the year.
  6. iacas
    Day 93 - 2025-01-01 Didn't feel great, so continued the backswing work. Will try to start the HackMotion work/check-in tomorrow to see if I might begin with the downswing.
  7. ChetlovesMer
    Day 22: 1/1/2025 Had a long range session yesterday. The range was closed today so I got to do a bunch of practice in front of the mirror. Mostly slow motion, but some fast swings too. I've been using a mark on the mirror to see if my head is moving all over the place and so far it doesn't seem to be, so that seems good. I also made special notice of how open or closed the club face is during my back swing and even my down swing. Feels like I may be over-doing the closed face at the top, but I haven't really seen that in the ball flight, so I'll keep an eye on it.
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  9. Lagerman started following Replacement for the Club Caddy Clip
  10. Lagerman
    Just wanted to update an old thread on replacements for The Club Caddy Clip. The reason for this post is to let those who remember "The Club Caddy" that held your clubs upright when needing more than one club, around the green, on the green, approach shots or whatever, to keep the grips dry and keep you from bending over. I broke mine about 3yrs ago, so I was determined to develop my own design, which is close to the original, with a wider and beefier stance for stability. I have had success and used mine for over 2yrs now and sold a few Internationally also. Limited Supply because I manufacture these myself. Takes time to replenish supplies to assemble. Comes with bag clip and carabiner. See attached photos. My grass, where these were taken, is 3.5 to 4 inches long. You can see it stands no problem on flat, on hill, which is about 30 to 45 degrees, grip facing uphill, grip facing downhill. No having to fiddle with it to stand correctly. I know there is skepticism out there about just laying your clubs on a towel and then picking them up when finished instead of purchasing an accessory that stands them up, so you don't forget them. We.ve all, or at least most of us, forgot our clubs around the green at some time or another. So, you can possibly lose your expensive club, or just purchase this accessory for less than $20. Choice is yours. Go to theclubpin.com to purchase yours now.
  11. IronTee
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  12. ChetlovesMer started following Practicing Irons on Mats and Playing So Bad….just Want to Quit!
  13. ChetlovesMer
    Late to the party here. But, yeah, most of us have gone through something like this. I've been playing since 1993. My HCP has been as high as 36 and as low as single digits a couple of times. In addition to what everyone is saying above. Some really good advice from @saevel25, @3jacker, @gbogey and of course, @iacas. Here's another thing to try. Find some kids in your life that you like. Invite them to a par-3 course. (We have one by us where most of the holes are 50 to 90 yards. The longest hole is like 140 yards.) Play 9-holes at a par-3 course with 1 to 3 young kids. Repeat steps 1 through 3 until you are smiling and loving golf again. Back when my kids were little, my wife and I would take our son and daughter out to the par-3 course. Then she and I hit all the tee shots then the two of them would chip or putt until they get the ball in the hole. My wife and my son vs me and my daughter made for a pretty close competition and a lot of fun. Be sure to laugh at yourself.
  14. ChetlovesMer
    My range has become mat only as well. I actually don't have a problem switching from mats to grass and back again. I find that if I'm hitting well on mats I tend to hit it well on grass. When I'm not hitting it well on mats, I won't hit it well on grass. I will say I don't ever hit those huge buckets of balls some guys will hit, and I take time to really stretch out my elbows and forearms. I used to get golfers elbow, but I seem to have beaten that. Here are some tips: Hit fewer balls. Work on reversals more and slow-mo more before stepping up and hitting a ball. You may want to switch to graphite shafts. Or at least go to play-it-again-sports and pick up a cheap set of graphite shafted clubs. ... Heck, maybe even just a practice 7 iron and a PW. I switched to graphite about 6-7 years ago, I wouldn't want to go back. If your range will allow it, and I find most will if I just ask politely, bring some chalk with you and draw a short line on the mat. Place the ball on that line and be sure to hit ball first and leave the line. (In lieu of that you can simply put a piece of paper behind the ball and try not to hit the paper.) It won't help your shoulder, but it will prevent you getting used to the "mat-forgiveness-bounce-shot". BTW - Instead of chalk, I've seen guys put a strip of duct tape. Work on drills. There are literally hundreds of golf drills out there. Pick ones that attack your weaknesses and work on those. I'm sure your swing coach can guide you on what to work on. If you want to drop some cash you can get a small "Divot Action" or "Fairway Pro" type mat and place it next to your ranges mats. You can stand on the range mat and hit off the divot action mat. Here's an older review on the Fairway Pro: Good luck. Let us know about your progress.
  15. zero
    I have been there my friend. What I did was get a few lessons from a good instructor who advised me to only work on changing one thing at a time and he gave me a few drills which really helped with that change. It sounds like you're willing to put in the work, the hard part is figuring out what exactly to work on. Hang in there!
  16. zero started following Practicing Irons on Mats
  17. zero
    Hello all. Last year, my closest and favorite range got rid of their grass range, now it's mats-only. Now I'm finding that my iron play is deteriorating because I'm not used to hitting down on the ball and creating a divot. I'm now "afraid" to hit the ground because on mats it vibrates the hell out of the club and also flares up my shoulder injury. What to do? Thanks!
  18. Glfaircloth started following TM R9 460 Driver FCT Settings
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  20. DaHolla
    Day 348 - Started off with some pitching, worked my way up to my priority piece. Really trying to feel my hips towards the target. Need to film things soon.
  21. coachjimsc
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  23. iacas
    That's good info to have.
  24. boogielicious
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  25. iacas
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  28. Sclaffer
    Thanks for the reply. I downloaded a software update and can now measure swing speed without a ball. Without a ball and with an all out effort, I can get over 100mph swing speed. But as soon as I put a ball in front of me, I tense up and the swing speed is back to low 90's. More work to be done! I am also excited to tweak everything to see if I can improve smash factor.
  29. Clemsonfan
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  30. WillieT
    Kind of reminds me of my first driver - a TM R580 at a whopping 400cc. Still have one in the stable - and like to hit it on occasion. Makes me wonder if the Mini-drivers of today are a testing ground to drivers of tomorrow of the powers that be opt to roll back driver head size in conjunction to the ball roll back to limit the overall distance. I’ve not done a lot of research on shot distances between the mini and regular drivers, but figured there is some. Will be something to follow as the mini-driver unfolds.
  31. DeadMan
    Day 167: did a decent amount of slow rehearsal swings, working on cleaning up some backswing stuff.
  32. retoid started following More Torqueless Putters and Are You "Loyal" to One Golf Ball?
  33. retoid
    I agree with you, at least in regards to myself and playing. I can't really speak much for others. I assume that some people who are playing golf very often can notice more drastic differences. That being said, I do notice some differences here and there and sound and feel definitely have some say in which ball I end up liking. But that seems more psychological than physical. I've only been playing golf regularly for a year now and I'll play almost any ball since I often lose balls. However, since I've been able to get out once a week for a while now, I am down to losing only about 2-3 balls from losing 10-14 per round. Which feels huge for me and so I've begun to narrow down the balls I choose to play with. I've gone through a box of Vice Pro Plus, Vice Pro, Sugar, Titleist DT Trufeel and Kirklands. Bought a bucket of 350 used balls which had a majority of Srixon Soft Feels in there. I decided to give the Soft Feels a try and have really been enjoying them quite a bit. Only yesterday did I hit a Pro V1 for the first time and it felt quite nice. However, that all being said, I have to admit, I've played my best overall with Vice Pro Plus balls. I get the most distance from these balls and am able to hit them quite well. I am not sure on green side spin/grip, I think I'd prefer them to check up a bit more. But I believe one really big factor for me with these balls is that I usually club down when hitting them because I gain so much distance off of them and I also tend to bring my swing speed down which causes me to have a more accurate swing and ball strike. As opposed to trying to whack the snot out of the ball each time, which ends up in a slice 75% of the time. I do love testing out new balls though, sound and feel is always fun to experience.
  34. retoid
    I am in the same boat, I'd love to test a LAB OZ but nobody here has them either and I've never seen one played on any courses I've been on. Nor can I afford/commit to blindly buy something at this price and not know how it works for me. I've been playing a cheapy $60 Wilson Harmonized M1 for a long time and was looking at new putters but the price of a new putter is really off-putting. Thankfully I played in a tournament in November and ended up winning a brand new Taylormade TR B31. Will probably be playing this for a few years until I get to try something like the LAB OZ and once it's been discounted if I like it.
  35. iacas
    Day 92 - 2024-12-31 Feel like crap, but stayed after lessons and hit about 30 to 35 golf balls just focusing on the backswing stuff. I'm going to do some HackMotion measurements soon and go from there. If the backswing stuff is good, I'll begin working on the downswing, with check-ins. If not, I'll spend another week or two.
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