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Hi everyone. My name is Don and I’m a chili-dippin, skull-hittin hacker. If I’m not hitting banana balls I’m hitting worm burning duck hooks. My swing has been compared to an old woman chasing a mouse out of the house with a broom. I can’t count the number of times I’ve sworn I will never pick up a club again and then…

Then I hit the shot. You know the one; it feels good all the way to your heels. It flies pure, just like you envisioned it would before you swung. You watch it draw gently around the fairway bunker to give you a nice easy 7 iron to the green. Or the bunker shot that comes out high, lands soft and trickles down to the hole for an easy tap in. That one shot just sucks you right back in and you realize you’re hooked.

So after hitting that one shot last Memorial Day weekend I’ve decided to stop goofing off and learn to play the game the right way. My goal is to break 90 by next summer and be consistently in the 80s by fall, but first I need to break 100! I intend to reward myself with a driver when I break 100 and a set of irons when I break 90 3 times.

I look forward to swapping lies with all of you.

BTW, I typed this very slowly just in case the foursome in front of me last Sunday is reading this.

Bag: Old Gunny Sack
Driver: HiBore XLS 10.5*
Wood: G10 15.5*
Hybrid: G10 21*
Irons: Knock off Pings Wedge: CG-11 56* SW, CG-12 52* GapPutter: Rossa DaytonaGrips: Winn ExtremesBall: Water Logged

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SC in the house!!!! Welcome

Driver:  Speedline 9.5° w/ Grafalloy Prolaunch AXIS Red Shaft
Fairway:  '07 Burner Fairways
Irons:  Apex Edge 3-W

Wedge:  52° & 58° /  60° 588 Satin

Putter:  Anser 4

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Thanks!

Bag: Old Gunny Sack
Driver: HiBore XLS 10.5*
Wood: G10 15.5*
Hybrid: G10 21*
Irons: Knock off Pings Wedge: CG-11 56* SW, CG-12 52* GapPutter: Rossa DaytonaGrips: Winn ExtremesBall: Water Logged

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