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wedge player Great Member

wedge player

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Well as the title implies what are the best and worst parts of your game?Ill start,the best part of my game would be my short game 50 yds and in.However the worst part of my game is by far putting.It kills me.

uttexas Great Member

uttexas

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Best part, four iron----sometimes driver when it's on, it's on
Worst part, bunkers and 60 yard shot

HiBore XLS Tour 9.5*
Adams Fast10 15* 3W
A2OS 3H-7iron 60* LW
8iron Precept Tour Premium cb
9iron and 45* PW 50* GW 56* SW m565 and 455 VfoilPutter Anser Belly Putter Ball in order of preference TPblack e5 V2  AD333


picrig Established Member

picrig

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Looking at my stats over the last 30 rounds or so, I don't know if I have one area that stands out as great and one as awful. Each is just "ok and getting better." I hit a lot of fairways, but I'm not hitting the ball solidly. My short irons have been rapidly improving, but they're still just ok. If I had to pick a strong point, I'd probably pick putting, especially lately. Throw out one bad round in my last ten and I'm averaging about 31 putts per round, which is decent (better than you would expect for my 16 handicap). Weakness, I guess, would be sand play. My home course isn't heavily bunkered, and there isn't any place around to practice my bunker play. If I had to pick one area to work on, sand play would be it.

What I play:

Driver: XLS Hibore 9.5* Fit-On Red (S)
Woods: Tour XPC 16* Graffaloy ProLite (S)
Hybrid: Exotics 3HIrons: Reid Lockhart 3-SWWedge: rac 60*Putter: a crappy $20 Academy putter (but it works!)


wedge player Great Member

wedge player

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Looking at my stats over the last 30 rounds or so, I don't know if I have one area that stands out as great and one as awful. Each is just "ok and getting better." I hit a lot of fairways, but I'm not hitting the ball solidly. My short irons have been rapidly improving, but they're still just ok. If I had to pick a strong point, I'd probably pick putting, especially lately. Throw out one bad round in my last ten and I'm averaging about 31 putts per round, which is decent (better than you would expect for my 16 handicap). Weakness, I guess, would be sand play. My home course isn't heavily bunkered, and there isn't any place around to practice my bunker play. If I had to pick one area to work on, sand play would be it.

sorry to stray off topic but where in texas you play?


picrig Established Member

picrig

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I live in College Station (will be here until July or August), play most of my golf at the Texas A&M; golf course ($58/month as a grad student for all I can play), but stray over towards Conroe and Houston on occasion (best golf course outside of Bryan/College Station I've played lately is Woodforest at Fish Kill, a Steve Elkington design right outside of Conroe).

Where do you play?

What I play:

Driver: XLS Hibore 9.5* Fit-On Red (S)
Woods: Tour XPC 16* Graffaloy ProLite (S)
Hybrid: Exotics 3HIrons: Reid Lockhart 3-SWWedge: rac 60*Putter: a crappy $20 Academy putter (but it works!)


windmarkbob Member

windmarkbob

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Best, 7 iron through putter, including a sand and lob wedge. Worst part, in order, fairway woods, driver, long irons...I don't have any hybrids.

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In My Bag - Gigagolf
Driver/Woods: GX Squared Ti 10.5 -- 3W: GX Squared Fairway 15

Hybrids/Irons

3 HY: GX920 Hybrid 20 -- 4 HY: GX920 Hybrid 23 -- 5-9: GX920 Irons

Wedges

Pw: GX920 46 -- Aw: GX920 51 -- Sw: GX920 56 -- Lw: GX920 60


xTsUnAmI Established Member

xTsUnAmI

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The best part of my game usually occurs from 160 in. My absolute weakness is driving the ball consistently.

What I play


Driver: 907D2
Wood:960 15*

5 Wood: 960 18*

Irons: Titleist 735 Cm 3-PW

Wedges: CG16 60* and 52*

Putter: Nike Method


FairwayFrank Member

FairwayFrank

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I'd say that the best for me is with the driver. I just never had difficulty driving well , even when i try to work the ball it works pretty well most of the time. I'm not long by todays standarts , i'm just hitting fairways a lot. Thing is ...I'm a lame putter , like...really bad!

Driver : Sasquatch 5900 aka ''The square thing''
Hybrid : 3DX 18*
Irons : TA6
Wedges : tour action 588 Reg. 56*
Rac Satin 60*Putter : Eye2 black dotBalls : Pro V1x or E6+Bag : Carry bag


PiKapp23 Great Member

PiKapp23

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My driving is consistently the best part of my game - I tend to hit a lot of fairways and longer than most players I play with.

The worst part is from the drive in - I have never been one to hit a lot of GIR, although since latest swing change it's getting better. Short game is OK, but not good enough and my putter, which 2 years ago would have rivaled my driving for best part of my game, has fallen apart as I've had way too many 3 putts (or 2 putts from really close).

For the last several years, I'll typically hit 10+ FIR with only 3-5 GIR and around 30 putts. This year I want to get GIRs up to around 9-10 while keeping putts about the same or slightly better. I made swing change for irons late last fall and was hitting around 10-11 GIR during those rounds so I know it's possible. However, my putting fell off a little as I had a few rounds with 35-37 putts. Both numbers (GIR and Putts) are a little skewed by course conditions which were typical late fall/early winter midwest conditions. Lag putting and approaches are going to be my major focus once I can get back on the course for a few rounds (due to weather I haven't played since the first weekend of January).
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

-BAMA- Well Established Member

-BAMA-

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my best shots generally come from my 3iron-lw... with my 8 iron being my clutch club...

and my worst is my putting. hit 8 out of 18 gir's last weekend, the gir's i missed i got on with a shot at par.. and still shot an 89....

RBZ stage 2 driver & 3 wood

Original AP1 4-GW

Vokey 54.10 & 58.04

Scotty Newport 2


clubhousehero Well Established Member

clubhousehero

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I have only played golf for one year. For the first half of the year i could drive and hit my irons really good but had zero short game/ putting. Then i learned how to putt and chip but forgot how hit my driver or irons.

Oh well, hopefully i can put them together in 2009.

wedge player Great Member

wedge player

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I live in College Station (will be here until July or August), play most of my golf at the Texas A&M; golf course ($58/month as a grad student for all I can play), but stray over towards Conroe and Houston on occasion (best golf course outside of Bryan/College Station I've played lately is Woodforest at Fish Kill, a Steve Elkington design right outside of Conroe).

i play outta huntsville but mainly in conroe did you know that over in this area we have the course paul azinger played to earn his tour card in q-school


picrig Established Member

picrig

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I didn't know that. What course did he get his card on?

What I play:

Driver: XLS Hibore 9.5* Fit-On Red (S)
Woods: Tour XPC 16* Graffaloy ProLite (S)
Hybrid: Exotics 3HIrons: Reid Lockhart 3-SWWedge: rac 60*Putter: a crappy $20 Academy putter (but it works!)


TheWarHound Well Established Member

TheWarHound

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The best part of my golf game is I show up for my tee time on time, never late.

The worst part of my game is hitting the little white ball.

In my Cart Bag:
Driver: R7 Draw 9*
3W: Ovation 15*
Hybrid Halo 19* 2H, Halo 22* 3H
Irons: i/3 O-Size 4-PWSW: Vokey SM 56*Putter: Anser


mirv Great Member

mirv

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approach shots are far and away my weakest point. damned if i can hit more than five or six greens in any given round.

i think my putting and fairway hits tie up with each other for best. i can usually hit approximately 3/4 of the fairways, and it's rare that i have to take more than two putts to hole out. my chipping is mediocre.

George Member

George

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Though no part of game game is really good, my short-iron play is probably at the top. The worst is my long irons.

Driver: HiBore
Fairway Woods: Prostaff FS #3 Great Big Bertha II #7
Irons: Staff Di7 Irons 4-GW
Wedges: CG10 54* CG12 60*
Putter: Black MaxBall: Trispeed


ProfessorGAC Member

ProfessorGAC

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Worst. Fairway woods. I used to hit them well when i was a kid, but i have MS and it made me blind in my left eye. Most fairway woods look closed when i set up, because i only see the leading edge with the back eye. (Right) So, i can't get comfortable over them. But, i just got a 16 hybrid to see if it would help. We had a REALLY warm day here in Chicago yesterday so i went to the range. I think i made a good purchase.

Best is probably my mid-irons. I hit my 5, 6, & 7 particularly well for 4 handicap. Really straight and very consistent trajectory.

I'm pretty good with the flatstick, too.

What's In My Bag?
Taylor Made RBZ Driver
Nike Ignite 3 Wood

Taylor Made Burner 5 Wood
Cleveland QuadPro 3 Iron Hybrid
Mizuno MX-200 4 Through WedgeMizuno MP Series Gap and Sand Wedges

Odyssey XG7 Putter

I'm extremely "unfussy" about balls. I'll play anything white and round!  I''ll even play the colors i find.


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