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Driver C-, lack distance, consistency
Irons C, need to improve accuracy of middle irons
Short Game B, need to improve sand play
Putter B+, almost there, best part of my game
Overall game c+ slightly above average

1W Cleveland LauncherComp 10.5, 3W Touredge Exotics 15 deg.,FY Wilson 19.5 degree
4 and 5H, 6I-GW Callaway Razr, SW, LW Cleveland Cg-14, Putter Taylor Made Suzuka, Ball, Srixon XV Yellow


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Driver - B+ - Easily the best part of my game. Very few lost/OB shots.
Irons - B - Prior to the hybrids for 3 & 4, I would have given this a C or C+.
Short Game - F+ - Probably too hard on myself, but I stink compared to the full shots. Stink out of bunkers as well.
Putter - C- - Again, I stink. 3-putt at least once per round (more like 2-3), miss short ones, whatever. And then, I'll roll a few in from out of nowhere.

Good FIRs and GIRs, which keeps the scoring decent. I pretty much never practice. I golf 20-25 rounds a year and go to the range half a dozen times, but only because someone else is going and I'm usually there to screw around or help them with their full swings. Basically, I'm a good scramble player (always love the team tournaments). Lots of chances for birdies, but someone else is going to have to hole the putts. :) As a friend said, "You hit the ball like a scratch player, but chip and putt like an 18 handicapper". I don't know about the former, but sometimes I think the latter is about right.

Driver- C - I hit most fairways but I am a short hitter (215 yds avg)
Iron- C- Inconsistent, too many fat shots
Short game B- decent chipper
putter A- Best club in my bag, Scotty Cameron never lets me down
Overall game- C- I guess that is why I am a high handicapper!

Driver- D - No consistency whatsoever, leave it in the bag and tee off with a 3i is not out of the question often times.
Irons- A- - Consistently straight, but I need to do a better job judging distances, getting GPS this Season
Short Game- C - As long a the lie is good, I feel confident putting it on the green from 80yds and in, need to get better with side hill lies and tighten my shot group around pin.
Putter- C+ - Not much to say, just need to do better practicing.
Overall Game - C - Just an average guy, not tearing it up, but not stinking it up.

Driver: 600t 10.5*
3Wood: TBD
Irons: 1 Iron Golf 3i-PW
Putter: O-Blade
Hobby: I enjoy collecting samples of vintage Ping


I have graded my play for last season as a C. Just could not seem to put a hole round together, whether it was bad driving but good putting, missing greans but then chipping in to save par. Very inconsistent year for me last year.


Driver: D (had hernia surgery in January; hope this improves things.)

Iron: C

Short game: B

Putter: C (some really good days, mostly OK days)

Overall game: C- (hopefully playing healed up and using my new clubs for a second full season will help my score)

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

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades

Driver: B
Iron: C
Short Game: B+
Putting: B-
Overall: B-

Consistency with my iron play is what's holding me back.

Driver: Cobra S2 9.5 Fubuki 73 Stiff | Wood: Titleist 909H 17 Aldila Voodoo Stiff | Irons: Titleist ZB 3-5, ZM 6-PW DG S300 | Wedges: Titleist Vokey SMTC 50.08, 54.11, 60.04 DG S200 | Putter: Scotty Cameron Fastback 1.5 33" | Ball: Titleist Pro V1x


Hmmmmmm......

Driver : B-
Irons : C
Short Game : A-
Putter : A-

My handicap is over 10 so I have a hard time giving myself anything the A-, but I do feel it's accurate. Several of the low index guys locally have remarked on my creativity & success around the greens, and even when I'm the worst player in terms of index on the team, I always putt first or last (positions where the 2 best putters should putt) in scrambles.

How about a more thorough grading?

Driver - B+, usually find the fairway, decent length
Fairway woods - D-, not confident with these
Hybrids - D-, don't use these much at all, if ever
Long Irons - B+, solid enough
Mid Irons - B+, again, decent
Short Irons - A, pretty confident with these
Wedges - A+, always hit these well
Pitching 20-80 yards - D, a weak point
Bunkers, GS - B, always get out, but not that close
Bunkers, FW - C-, have trouble with loose sand
Flopping - B+, Can usually pull them off
Putting - A+, no problems
Overall - C+

Driver A-
Irons B
Short Game A+
Putter A
Overall Game B

Need to work on long/mid iron shots, missing too many greens

Superlight Stand Bag
909D2 9.5° Diamana S
909F2 15.5° Diamana S
909F2 18.5° Diamana S
AP2 Project X 5.5 3-PW Vokey Spin Milled 52° 56° 60° Studio Select Newport 2 Pro V1Home Course - http://www.huronoaks.com (Home of Mike Weir)


Driver D
Slice, slice, slice, slice, slice; worked on it for countless hours last season until I recorded my swing and realized it was a swing flaw. Going inside outside and pull slicing at least 90% of my drives.

Irons B+
I'm confident with my iron play and have been known to use irons off the tee for par 4's.

Short Game C-
Went from average to lously and not back up, definitely picking up Phil's DVD soon.

Putter B
On average I putt 34 times per round, which is just under 2 putts per hole.

Overall C-
I'm giving myself a low score because I have failed at fixing my problems over the past two seasons. Starting very soon I will be seriously training to become a single digit handicap, I have 3.5-4 months until the golf season begins.

Ozone Stand Bag............Tour Burner 10.5............MX-300 Project X 6.0............Marilyn 34"
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Driver C+
Irons B
Short Game A-
Putter B
Overall C+

Driver: Big Bertha 460, (9° Steel) | Wood: X Fairway 3W (15° Steel) | Hybrid: X 3H (21° Steel) |
Irons: 4-PW, MP-52 (TT DG S300) | Wedges: X-Forged Chrome 52°/13, 56°/15, 60°/10 (TT DG S300) |
Putter: Ping Karsten Anser


Driver - B-
Irons A-
Short Game - B+
Putting - B-
Overall - B+

Need to work on being able to get up and down from basicly anywhere

In my Golf Bag...

Driver: Burner 07 10.5 Degree w/ V2 76g Stiff
F/way Wood: : J33 15 Degree w/ Aldila NV 85g Stiff
Hybrid: 909H 19 Degree w/ V2 89g StiffIrons: Tourstage X-blade 05 3-Pw w/ True Temper Black Gold StiffWedges: Oil Can Vokey 09 55 and 60 Degree's w/ S300'sPutter: Newport 2.5Bal...


Driver - C
Irons B
Short Game - A
Putting - A
Overall - B

The driver has always been my achilles heel, if I can drive it well I can usually score well.

Craig 

Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?


Driver (B ) - Consistent, 56.8% in the fairway in 2009...would like to bump that up a bit in 2010 to get better looks at more birdies.
Irons (B -) - I'd say I'm about a A/A- with my 6-8 irons and about a C with the 4-5 irons so I averaged. Need to work on long irons without a doubt.
Short Game (A+) - Thankfully the best part of my game helping me get up and down when i need it (more often then not)
Putting (A) - Pretty good putting game, 1.28/hole in 2009...hopefully better in 2010
Overall (B -) - My overall game is pretty decent however its my course management skills that need to be worked on more.

*These ratings are based on personal confidence and are not to be measured to any other chart/pro/tour amateur/jo schmo who thinks he's a smartass*

In my Titleist 2014 9.5" Staff bag:

Cobra Bio+ 9* Matrix White Tie X  - Taylormade SLDR 15* ATTAS 80X - Titleist 910H 19* ATTAS 100X - Taylormade '13 TP MC 4-PW PX 6.5 - Vokey TVD M 50* DG TI X100 - Vokey SM4 55 / Vokey SM5 60* DG TI S400 - Piretti Potenza II 365g


Driver (B+) Can hit it pretty far, but misses aren't consistant left or right

Irons (A-) Relatively accurate and hit a consistant draw. Am able to manipulate ball flight when necessary. Avoid risky shots and often bail out to fat or middle part of greens. Sometimes have hard time holding greens. Could use a little more height on shots.

Short Game (B) Don't generate enough spin on shots under 100 yards, but have generally been a good chipper. Sand game is ok, can usually at least get on the surface.

Putting (C) If I could only putt consistantly, going to simplify my putting this season and stick to one putter & stance.

Overall (B+) Fairly consistant in my scoring, rarely go way low or blow up. Good player in windy conditions.

G15 9* w/Aldila Serrano 63S
FT 4 wood w/ Aldila NVS 75S
i15 20* hybrid w/UST Mamiya Avix Core Tour Red 84S
4-PW MP-57 w/ True Temper Dynamic Gold S300 (+0.5")
52, 56 and 60 degree MP-10 Satin w/ True Temper Dynamic Gold Wedge FlexStudio Stock #4, BB25, Fastback 1.5 or Backstryke Blade..... @ 34"P...


my game as of my last round in the fall:

Driver: D
Been hitting the big stick great at the range lately. Looking for big improvement next round.

Irons: B
New irons have helped big time.

Short game: C-
Still need more consistant distance control.

Putter: C
I need to practice more to gain confidence.

Overall game: C-

driver: FTiQ
3w-5w: FTi Squareway
4h-5h: SQ Sumo^2
6i-9i: Burner 09
42*, 52*, 56*: CG14 Black Pearl Wedgesputter: Hannaball: bags: cart: 3.0


Driver: B, I can keep it out of trouble.
Irons: C-, I've always struggled with my irons.
Short Game: B-, I love the short game.
Putter: B, and I love to putt.
Overall Game: C+, maybe I'm hard on myself.

Haven't played in several weeks, but the swing feels good as I hit into the net in the garage. Looking forward to getting out there.

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