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what are yours before a round or even during a round......

before a round I never play balls #4.... seems like bad luck and 0-3's are the ones.. always hit at least 2 good drives.. and if the course has no driving range then I find somewhere and tee up a couple before or there. tees are yellow,red,orange,green but never white....clear pockets and only carry my lucky ball marker and divot tool...

once on course if my round is real good, no beer, food at 9 just water or a sm fuit snack.. if I feel I'm stuggling then the ball is the 1st to go buy-buy. get a new one, never play a lost ball or a found one, no matter how new..
always put my name on top of the scorecard. and never let anyone pick up a putt and say its good. all putts go in, no mater if its just hanging on the edge, I putt them all. unless its match play...lol
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I'll only use natural wood tee's, with or without clearcoat, just no colors. When putting, I place the logo and number on the ball so it's face up, torwards the hole. That's about it, besides always hitting a huge push slice after all birdies.......

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3W: 906F2 15
5W: Cobra SZ HS
Hybrid: Cobra Baffler 21
Irons: Taylormade Rac LT2 Wedges: Vokey SM 52 + 56 Putter: Some old piece of crap


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Never ever play a ball numbered 3. Always mark my ball with a heads up quarter, with George Washington looking towards the hole. If I hit a nice drive, I take the tee (if intact) and put it behind one of my ears, as if it were a seat of honor. Always take off my glove before I set foot on the green. And I thought after I saw that commercial with Natalie Gulbis, David Feherty, Alice Cooper, Lee Trevino, and George Lopez in which Natalie says she does, I decided that once I buy a new box of balls I talk to them. Set them straight. Tell them what they're going to do. Because, as Natalie said, once they've been in the bag with the other balls, they're influenced.

Call me crazy, but I feel it works for me.
What's in my Mizuno Aerolite Stand bag:

r7 460 10.5*, stock Stiff Flex Shaft
CLK Fli-Hi 17* hybrid, Prolaunch Blue Stiff shaft
Slingshot Tour 21*, DGS300 shaft Baffler DWS Hybrid 26*, Aldila NVS-HL shaft MP-60 5-PW DG S300 shafts Tour Action 900 54*/12* WedgeVokey Spin Milled 58*/08* Wedge...

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geuss I didn't go back far enough...page 6

I never look further than the 4th page on anything...superstistious
if you want then merge this thread in on that one, its fine with me..

go ahead...

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Never ball #4, never a Callaway, always wear a Taylor Made or Adidas r7 hat, clubs must be in the same spot in my bag, flag must not be in sight as I am putting, and never a ball with a sharpie marking from its previous owner.
What's In My 2006 r7 Stand Bag...

r7 XR Japan 10.5
200 Series 3 Wood
Burner Rescue 3 rac HT 4-PW rac fe2o3 56*,60* Rossa Daytona 1 Sport hat w/ Adidas Apparel

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Never ball #4, never a Callaway, always wear a Taylor Made or Adidas r7 hat, clubs must be in the same spot in my bag, flag must not be in sight as I am putting, and never a ball with a sharpie marking from its previous owner.

can i get the number four golf balls? what do you do with them? throw them out?

Driver Ping G10 10.5*
Hybrids Ping G5 (3) 19* Bridgestone J36 (4) 22*
Irons Mizuno MP-57 5-PW
Wedges Srixon WG-504 52.08 Bridgestone WC Copper 56.13
Putter 33" Scotty Cameron Studio Select #2


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That would be awfully dumb to throw them out. He probably does what I do, except with the 3 sleeve for me...Take the 3 out in the store and put a 1,2, or 4 in from another box. Or trade them with a friend.
What's in my Mizuno Aerolite Stand bag:

r7 460 10.5*, stock Stiff Flex Shaft
CLK Fli-Hi 17* hybrid, Prolaunch Blue Stiff shaft
Slingshot Tour 21*, DGS300 shaft Baffler DWS Hybrid 26*, Aldila NVS-HL shaft MP-60 5-PW DG S300 shafts Tour Action 900 54*/12* WedgeVokey Spin Milled 58*/08* Wedge...

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That would be awfully dumb to throw them out. He probably does what I do, except with the 3 sleeve for me...Take the 3 out in the store and put a 1,2, or 4 in from another box. Or trade them with a friend.

I have 4 sleeves of 4's and one of them is nike which I have never had a good shot from.. lol I can't explain it, there just not my cup of tea, so the trick is to buy a sleeve from the sports shop and then return the #4s the next day ..... or give them to the guys your play'n with.....lol
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i put a pinch of whatever dip i have that day in before i tee off on every par 5. its called "birdie juice" and it usually works. other than that i dont do anything else.

Driver: 905r 9.5*
Wood: V Steel 4 & 7
Irons: r7 TP
Wedges: 52*,56*,60* Spin Mill Oil Can
Putter: Rossa Imola TP/ Studio Select Newport 2


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