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What are the best and worst parts of your game? How do you cope or deal with them? How do you plan on improving this year?

Best: Chipping/pitching. I just get the ball near the hole...enough said.

Worst: Putting. I can't hit a putt. I'm fine with shorter putts (4 feet and in). I just don't have any confidence with longer putts (20+ feet). I also have been having trouble making shorter birdie putts (inside 10 ft). Whenever I hit a GIR, I'm usually outside of 20 ft. I either blow the putt by the hole 6 feet or baby it to the hole 6 feet short. 3 putts galore. Recently, I have been working on my stroke and my confidence with it. I usually have the right line, but my speed is terrible. Chipping the ball to 3 feet is really nice...GIRs kill me!

In my Ogio Ozone Bag:
TM Superquad 9.5* UST Proforce 77g Stiff
15* Sonartec SS-2.5 (Pershing stiff)
19* TM Burner (stock stiff)
4-U - PING i10 White dot, +1.25 inches, ZZ65 stiff shafts55*/11* Snake Eyes Form Forged (DGS300)60*/12* Snake Eyes Form Forged (DGS300)Ping i10 1/2 MoonTitleist ProV1


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BEST: Driving, Chipping, Putting
Worst: Long Irons

i plan on hitting the range a few times per week this year to work on that a little more often

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I hate this game sometimes.

The best part of my game is probably driving. I drive it long enough and almost always in fairway. Bad drives are usually just off fairway.

Worst - if this had been a question 2 months ago I would have said approach shots, but I've recently found a swing that really works. Now I have to say probably putting. I have always been a really good putter, but the last few months I can't make anything and I'm leaving myself 2nd putts that are way too long. I went from one 3 putt maybe every 3-4 rounds to 3-4 3 putts per round now. I'm almost always on line, just with really really bad speed.
Driver: SQ DYMO STR8-Fit
4 Wood: SQ DYMO
2H (17*), 4H (23*) & 5H (26*): Fli-Hi CLK
Irons (5-6): MX-900; (7-PW): MP-60
Wedges (51/6*): MP-T Chrome; (56/13): MP-R ChromePutter: White Hot XG 2-Ball CSPreferred Ball: e5+/e7+/B330-RXGPS Unit: NEOPush Cart: 2.0

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For me, it depends on the season... For instance, when it is winter, I struggle with my putting, because I get too tense due to the cold in my hands. When it is too warm, I get all sticky, because I sweat a lot, and I start reverse pivoting, so I struggle with every long shot. I usualy have bad chippind/ pitching days/ weeks during fall or spring.

On the other hand, during winter I'm hitting the ball the best of the year, during spring/ auttum, my putting starts to come around, and at the summer, I really practice a lot of chipping and the rest of the short game so that is what saves me...

Mainly, my biggest problem is probably chipping from anywhere between 30 feet and 50 feet from the hole. I just can ssem to get the ball roling where I want it to be... My best point is however, putting. Even though I tend to strugle a lot with it, it saves me very often...

In my bag:

Titleist 905 Aldila VS Proto| TaylorMade r9 stiff shaft| Titleist 906F Aldila NV 75-S Fairway| Titleist ZM S300 (3-PW) |Titleist 54º SM TT Wedge Flex| Titleist 60º SM TT Wedge Flex| Scotty Cameron Newport 2

09 Goals- Handicap to 2 (I'm crazy I know)- Win 10 tournaments (dune)- Win...


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Best for me would be driving and putting. I'm not super long but I'm usually in the fairway. As for putting, I feel I'm very good at lagging long puts and make most inside 5-6 feet.

Worst for me would be mid-irons and chipping. Unfortunately, I go though bouts of the chipping yips and it drives me nuts.

Driver SQ Sumo 5000
3 Wood TBD
Hybrid 1 and 2
Irons R7 TP 3-SW
Putter 2-ballBalls Pro V1The cart in my AV is an 86 G2 that I refurbished and painted in Spring 08.


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Well last week it was my iron approach shots and the week before it was putting and the week before that it was pitching and I think I was spraying it all over the place off the tee not long before that... So pretty much everything in a ever changing cycle


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Best part of my game . Filling in the scorecard
Worst Hitting the ball

In The Bag
Mizuno MX 560 Driver
Taylor made 3 wood
Mizuno HIFLI 21*
Mizuno MX 25's 4-pwMizuno MX series wedges 50, 56*/11 & 60*Bettinardi C02 putter4 bottles of pilsner,2 packs cigars


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