Tired of lackluster drives? Drive like a pro!

[Lihu]

 

 

 

[Gator Hazard]

I'm buyin beers for the first TST member who posts a video of themselves teeing off on 1 of their local golf course with the Marshall in the frame using this!

[gregsandiego]

Looks like "golfer gone postal" ha ha ha

[billchao]

I only watched the first minute, but so far, I'm unimpressed. He said a good shot will go 250, then launched one that was lost in the woods and the next one was a wormburner.

I can do all that with my driver already.

[natureboy]

11 minutes ago, billchao said:

I only watched the first minute, but so far, I'm unimpressed. He said a good shot will go 250, then launched one that was lost in the woods and the next one was a wormburner.

I can do all that with my driver already.

Yeah, but can you break the sound barrier and still only make it go 250?

[billchao]

20 minutes ago, natureboy said:

Yeah, but can you break the sound barrier and still only make it go 250?

I can if I'm hitting with one of those square Nike drivers 

[rkim291968]

4 hours ago, Gator Hazard said:

I'm buyin beers for the first TST member who posts a video of themselves teeing off on 1 of their local golf course with the Marshall in the frame using this!

Gotta make sure cops are not around.   They may shoot the member and ask question later. 

[Gator Hazard]

5 hours ago, rkim291968 said:

Gotta make sure cops are not around.   They may shoot the member and ask question later. 

"Hey Sam, what kind of driver you carry?"

"AR-15"

"I uhh, think I left the stove on at home, gotta go"

[Lihu]

11 hours ago, billchao said:

I only watched the first minute, but so far, I'm unimpressed. He said a good shot will go 250, then launched one that was lost in the woods and the next one was a wormburner.

I can do all that with my driver already.

From what I could tell, that was carry distance. He mentioned that the balls rolled into the brush about 300 yards away. One of the balls carried into the woods, but he also mentioned that the blanks were only 700 grains. If he wanted he could probably put another 300 into it. I don't remember how large the blanks could get, but I do have two "AR-15" rifles. One is a vintage Vietnam war A1 and the other a modern SP1. Not sure if the adapter will work with either or both. . .

Still, I can't imagine the marshal letting me onto the first tee.

[GolfLug]

Don't know much about rifles.. but I am assuming there is no control of which direction the ball will spin at launch if much at all?

[Lihu]

9 minutes ago, GolfLug said:

Don't know much about rifles.. but I am assuming there is no control of which direction the ball will spin at launch if much at all?

You have to realize that his expectations are much higher with the rifle than with a driver. . .

[GolfLug]

16 minutes ago, Lihu said:

You have to realize that his expectations are much higher with the rifle than with a driver. . .

Sounds counter-scientific. Does the ball spin at all (rhetorical question - of course you don't know - but I would think not much)?  You know this - backspin is such a big component of carry distance. So he seems to be counting mostly on brute force of the rifle for propulsion yes? Hell, the ball might just be top spinning...... we all know what that does to ball flight. I know bullets spin clockwise (or is it counter cw? dunno..whatever) through air but I am SURE there is no backspin involved - at least not by design, unlike a driver.

Side note - reminds me of the stunts on 'Jackass' a bit. lol!

 

P.S> Not arguing with you @Lihu per se.. just sayin'.

[Lihu]

2 minutes ago, GolfLug said:

Sounds counter-scientific. Does the ball spin at all (rhetorical question - of course you don't know - but I would think not much)?  You know this - backspin is such a big component of carry distance. So he seems to be counting mostly on brute force of the rifle for propulsion yes? Hell, the ball might just be top spinning...... we all know what that does to ball flight. I know bullets spin clockwise (or is it counter cw? dunno..whatever) through air but I am SURE there is no backspin involved - at least not by design, unlike a driver.

Side note - reminds me of the stunts on 'Jackass' a bit. lol!

 

P.S> Not arguing with you @Lihu per se.. just sayin'.

 

Yes, the entire subject is non-scientific. It's meant to be funny. Nothing really to argue about here.

The reviewer was a dead pan serious comedian. He was having fun with his golf ball launcher attachment.

[GolfLug]

1 hour ago, Lihu said:

 

Yes, the entire subject is non-scientific. It's meant to be funny. Nothing really to argue about here.

The reviewer was a dead pan serious comedian. He was having fun with his golf ball launcher attachment.

So you mean to say he is not applying for a patent for a new way to golf and revolutionize the golfing industry and solve the tee ball problems of millions duffers around the globe???

Uh duh.. :-))

[Lihu]

2 hours ago, GolfLug said:

Sounds counter-scientific. Does the ball spin at all (rhetorical question - of course you don't know - but I would think not much)?  You know this - backspin is such a big component of carry distance. So he seems to be counting mostly on brute force of the rifle for propulsion yes? Hell, the ball might just be top spinning...... we all know what that does to ball flight. I know bullets spin clockwise (or is it counter cw? dunno..whatever) through air but I am SURE there is no backspin involved - at least not by design, unlike a driver.

 

Actually, the barrel is not friction free, so I would think any interaction with the inside of the barrel will give the ball spin. If you put an abrasive patch on the top of the muzzle, let's say, you might be able to get a lot more backspin?

One more thing to test out when you get one of these babies. . .

You can do the math later, when you figure out how to model it completely in a couple decades, assuming you have the capability to do the math or programming as the model is most definitely not an analytical solution.

[GolfLug]

8 minutes ago, Lihu said:

 

Actually, the barrel is not friction free, so I would think any interaction with the inside of the barrel will give the ball spin. If you put an abrasive patch on the top of the muzzle, let's say, you might be able to get a lot more backspin?

One more thing to test out when you get one of these babies. . .

You can do the math later, when you figure out how to model it completely in a couple decades, assuming you have the capability to do the math or programming as the model is most definitely not an analytical solution.

Well on principle, you can model anything and everything in God's good creation. Necessity (not present here) begets effort to do so. In any case experimental results will trump any half baked model. So the fella can fire away.. let's amuse ourselves in our armchairs from a distance.. SAFE distance.

BTW, I like the abrasive patch idea on the 12 o'clock position in the muzzle to pre-ordain back spin. Genius!

P.S. I am assuming the balls are rendered 'one time use only'?   

[Lihu]

1 minute ago, GolfLug said:

Well on principle, you can model anything and everything in God's good creation. Necessity (not present here) begets effort to do so. In any case experimental results will trump any half baked model. So the fella can fire away.. let's amuse ourselves in our armchairs from a distance.. SAFE distance.

BTW, I like the abrasive patch idea on the 12 o'clock position in the muzzle to pre-ordain back spin. Genius!

P.S. I am assuming the balls are rendered 'one time use only'?   

Pro-V1 might hold up a little better, but I'm biased. . .