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Well, I finally got my first eagle today.  I've been playing for about 10 years now (pretty seriously my first 2 years when I played hight school golf and then picked it up again really seriously about 1 1/2 years ago with 3 or 4 rounds per year in the years in between).  I was on the 16th hole at my home course which is a 333yd par 4 from the tees I was playing... I hit a 3w off the tee and left myself 117 to the pin... The green is two tears with the lower tear being the one in the back... I was kind of to the left of the green and hit a choked down 9 iron below and right of the hole... in the air I was thinking it was a pretty good shot and when it landed it just kept trickling down towards the hole until it disappeared.  I wasn't 100% sure I had made it until I got up to the green and saw no ball there... just a great feeling.

I've had one similar shot back when I was in high school where I holed out from 150 but it was for birdie... I had hit a horrible drive on that hole and then a crappy shot into the right rough leaving me with the 150.

It was just fun to hit that shot today and wanted to share.

Tristan Hilton

My Equipment: 
Titleist TSR2 Driver (Fujikura Pro 2.0 TS; 10.5°) · PXG 0211 FWs (Diamana S+ 60; 15° and 21°) · PXG 0211 Hybrid (MMT 80; 22°) · Edel SMS Irons (SteelFiber i95; 5-GW) · Edel SMS Pro Wedges (SteelFiber i110; 56°, 60°) · Edel Classic Blade Putter (32") · Maxfli Tour Ball · Pinned Prism Rangefinder · SuperStroke Grips · Flightscope Mevo · TRUE Linkswear Shoes · Vessel Player V Pro 

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Excellent!!  I know it's a great feeling which you'll be carrying around with you for several days.  Well done.

Kevin

Titleist 910 D3 9.5* with ahina 72 X flex
Titleist 910F 13.5* with ahina 72 X flex
Adams Idea A12 Pro hybrid 18*; 23* with RIP S flex
Titleist 712 AP2 4-9 iron with KBS C-Taper, S+ flex
Titleist Vokey SM wedges 48*, 52*, 58*
Odyssey White Hot 2-ball mallet, center shaft, 34"

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Boffo!

My Bag: Nike Vapor X
Driver: Diablo Octane Tour Project 7.0  X-Stiff
Woods: Callaway RAZR 3 wood Adilla NVS 65 g X-Stiff
Hybrids: Taylor Made Burner Superlaunch 3-18*, 4-21*, UST Mamiya Proforce V2 75
Irons: Maltby TE Forged 5-PW TrueTemper X-300
Wedges: Maltby Tricept 52*/6, 56*/10; 60*/6 TrueTemper S-400
Putter: Yes! Emma 37" Belly Putter 
Ball: NXT Tour


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Stellar!

Callaway AI Smoke TD Max 10.5* | Cobra Big Tour 15.5* | Rad Tour 18.5* | Titleist U500 4i | T100 5-P | Vokey 50/8* F, 54/10* S,  58/10* S | Scotty Cameron Squareback 1


Posted

I love a good 9-iron eagle! Made one myself 2 years back to a blind green from about the same distance. I thought I heard it rattle in, but my buddy said no way. The joke was on him when we climbed up to the green and saw the ball mark inches from the pin and my Titleist at the bottom of the cup.

That said, here's a toast to you!

 
taylormade.gif Burner SuperFast Driver, 9.5* taylormade.gif Rescue 11 2h, 16*
taylormade.gif rac Lt Irons, 3i-Pw, Aw taylormade.gif rac Satin Wedges, 54-10, 58-8 
 Corza Ghost Putter


Posted

sweeeet.....what a great feeling, huh?

What's in Paul's Bag:
- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Driver
- Big Bertha Alpha 815 3-wood
- Callaway Razr Fit 5-wood
- Callaway Big Bertha 4-5 Rescue Clubs
-- Mizuno Mx-25 six iron-gap wedge
- Mizuno Mp-T4 56degree SW
- Mizuno Mp-T11 60degree SW
- Putter- Ping Cadence Ketsch


Posted

Congrats! I got my first eagle a few months ago, actually it was December 31, 2011! Sounds like a great shot and I know you'll never forget it!

In My Bag: 

Driver:  R7 460 10.5˚

Woods:  Burner 3 Wood

Hybrids:  Burner 3-Hybrid 19˚ &  Rescue 4-Hybrid 22˚

Irons:  MP-53 3 Iron- Pitching

Wedges:  56˚ &  CG 14 60˚

Putter:  Rossi White Hot XG Mallet


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