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  1. 1. At what time period did you start playing golf?

    • Young child (younger than 10 yo)
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    • Older child - middle school (10yo-15yo)
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    • young adult (High school to college)
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    • Adult (21-older)
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When I was out of college and working. Early 20's.

I was hooked pretty early on.
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Burner Superfast 3 & 5 woods (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-4.8)
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I started in my mid 20s but only played a couple of times a year up until last summer. So now in my mid 30s, last summer I took it more seriously and got down to an 18 handicap.

I'm hoping to get to single digits this year, I''ve been working on my swing alot all winter, and I've improved quite a bit on the launch monitor, just need to move that onto the course this summer.

Driver: TM r9 Driver Motore F1 65 Stiff
Woods: TM r5 Dual 3 Fairway Wood Stiff, TM Mid Rescue 3H Regular
Irons: TM r7 Irons 4-AW Regular
Wedges: Cleveland DSG 588 56/14, Callaway X Series Jaws 58/8
Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2


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When I was in middle school in the mid-1970s my dad started taking me to a full length par 3 course. It was great because it wasn't crowded, yet there were several hole around 200 yds or more where I could use driver. Once I reached age 14, he could take me to the local regulation public course (yes, they had age limits back then!). By 16, I was a single digit handicap.

My Tools of Ignorance:

Driver: Ping I20 9.5*
Woods/Hybrids: Cobra AMP 3W and 3 HY

Irons: Cobra AMP 4-GW

Wedges: Callaway Forged Copper 56* and 60*

Putters: Scotty Cameron  35" (Several of the flow neck blade variety)

Ball: Bridgestone B330-RX and Srixon Z-Star

Bag: Nike Performance Carry


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I started at age 6 on the par 3 course. I passed the "Big Course Test" at age 10 to play from the reds. Moved up to the whites at age 14 and peaked at a 15 handicap. I quit playing at age 24 and returned last year after 15 years off. My current handicap is 14.

in the bag...

Driver: MX560
3W/5W: Tight Lies
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I would go to a public course with my mom and dad. My sister and I would just tag along, help drive the cart. We would usually only putt, but as we got older and begged hard enough, we would get the chance to tee off.

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


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I started playing when I was about 8. Have been hooked ever since. I grew up in a small town and my dad was superintendent at the course. When I started I was the only junior age golfer there, by the next year we had 10. I always claimed responsibility for that, made me feel cool. But really I just wanted to have someone to play with so I would have someone to play with.

What's In My Bag
Driver: Laucher 460 8.5 w/AccuFlex Assassin X Shaft
3 Wood: PT 15 degree w/x100 Shaft
Irons: DCI 762 3-PW w/s300 shaft
Wedges: 52, 56, 60 Putter: Futura, B60 Belly Putter, DF Rossie 2Ball: Pro V1 X-The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over,...


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