What new gadget are you guys getting for this year?

[Piz]

1 hour ago, woodzie264 said:

That is a great idea... @iacas, is it legal? I mean it is an alignment aide used  during play...if so, I'm all for it

I place the marker and look at the line while waiting my turn to putt.  I use the line to align the ball - then pick up the marker before putting.  

[Jay G]

I am hoping to get a Garmin s6 Approach watch.  Hear they are great.

[cutchemist42]

17 hours ago, dennyjones said:

I have heard quite a bit about golfers using foot powder on their clubs to see where on the face they hit the ball.

For Christmas (not really), I bought some Dr Scholls foot powder and used it today at the indoor range.   It is amazing how well it works.   I just used it on my 7 iron but I was impressed with the information I obtained. I also impressed myself how consistent my shot pattern appeared on the club.  

If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend it. 

Been doing that for a while since first reading about in LSW. I've now seen the idea in quite a few other spots.

[woodzie264]

1 hour ago, Piz said:

I place the marker and look at the line while waiting my turn to putt.  I use the line to align the ball - then pick up the marker before putting.  

Gotcha - I guess that makes sense. I hadn't really thought it through...of course you wouldn't leave your ball marker down when putting. I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer! 

[loverofgolf]

17 hours ago, dennyjones said:

I have heard quite a bit about golfers using foot powder on their clubs to see where on the face they hit the ball.

For Christmas (not really), I bought some Dr Scholls foot powder and used it today at the indoor range.   It is amazing how well it works.   I just used it on my 7 iron but I was impressed with the information I obtained. I also impressed myself how consistent my shot pattern appeared on the club.  

If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend it. 

Great idea, thanks for the suggestion! Those impact tapes are just too pricey.

[Pretzel]

19 hours ago, dennyjones said:

I have heard quite a bit about golfers using foot powder on their clubs to see where on the face they hit the ball.

For Christmas (not really), I bought some Dr Scholls foot powder and used it today at the indoor range.   It is amazing how well it works.   I just used it on my 7 iron but I was impressed with the information I obtained. I also impressed myself how consistent my shot pattern appeared on the club.  

If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend it. 

 

A cheaper solution, if you find foot powder to be more expensive than you'd like, is to buy regular chalk and mark up the face of your clubs with it. I personally prefer the better portability of sticks of chalk and I feel like they last longer. You can get 24 pieces of good chalk for less than $5 with two day shipping on Amazon, or 144 sticks for less than $15 from the same sale.

[iacas]

On 1/17/2017 at 10:55 PM, Pretzel said:

You don't need the seller to be helpful. Paypal is notorious for always siding with the buyer, even if the seller has a tracking number that shows the item was delivered to the proper address. Paypal gives you your money back if you raise a dispute for it, then charges the seller's account for the refund.

I don't know about that. We've successfully fought a few disputes. Haven't lost one yet, knock on wood.

On 1/18/2017 at 9:12 AM, woodzie264 said:

That is a great idea... @iacas, is it legal? I mean it is an alignment aide used  during play...if so, I'm all for it

It's fine. You're allowed to do whatever to your golf ball in terms of marking it.

[chilepepper]

Get fitted for a set of irons.....not really a gadget though?. After that a rangefinder. 

[dennyjones]

I want the new Flightscope!!!!

 

http://flightscopemevo.com/

Edited January 28, 2017 by dennyjones

[boogielicious]

10 hours ago, dennyjones said:

I want the new Flightscope!!!!

 

http://flightscopemevo.com/

Me too!

[paininthenuts]

I am buying something I have seen on the interweb, but can't remember what it is called. It has a handle at the top, a pole going down the middle, and head at the bottom. Apparently you whack the ball with it. I have been told they come in different sizes. 

[dennyjones]

11 minutes ago, paininthenuts said:

I am buying something I have seen on the interweb, but can't remember what it is called. It has a handle at the top, a pole going down the middle, and head at the bottom. Apparently you whack the ball with it. I have been told they come in different sizes. 

A portable blender?   

[paininthenuts]

4 minutes ago, dennyjones said:

A portable blender?   

Possible, but doesn't ring a bell