jb1982

I know in Montana, the homeowner is liable. But when I played in Nevada, every course had signs stating that "you are responsilbe for your golf ball, and any damage it causes." I'd be interested to know what the real laws are on this.

I drove the ball 20 yards right of the 310 yard par 4 ninth green at my local course. But the ball rolled under a tree. I had to flip my wedge upside down and hit it lefty (I'm a righty). I was just hoping to bump it on to the green. It landed 6-8 ft short of the hole checked up a bit and rolled in for an eagle 2! Best/luckiest shot of my life!!

I actually bought a P3Proswing simulator this winter. It's been the only thing keeping me from going insane! We've had so much snow that I haven't played on the course in 4 months. The simulator is fairly accurate but the putting is close to impossible. Also, I haven't figured out how to judge how much the rough will change the distance. But overall I'd say it was a great investment.

That's always a good feeling this time of year! I'm in Montana and they're predicting a high of 50 and sunshine tomorrow. I'm planning on going out and playing around the snow drifts on the course!

I'd say about 50% of the time.

Good point. I usually try to hit my chips and puts straight. Everything else is a slight draw. I find that when I try to hit full shots straight, then I have two way miss. When I play a draw my miss is always straight, so at least it's somewhat predictable. I do wish I could hit it dead straight though!

I know being in shape helps my game. I gained 40 lbs from the time I graduated college until 2 summers ago. I noticed a definite loss of distance. I was 20 yards shorter with driver and at least a full club shorter with my irons. Last year, I did Nutrisystem and bought a bowflex. I dropped 30 lbs and gained my distance back. I think it actually has less to do with the trim midsection, and more to do with the strength and flexibilty. Look at John Daly. Very overwheight but still extremely limber. My problem was that I wasn't still limber with the extra weight. One of the guys in my local league always jokes about "all the flat-bellies knocking it past him". That probably has more to due with age though since he's in his late 60s.

140 mph? That's 10 miles per hour faster than Tiger's swing speed. That's one impressive swing!

Favorites which are now off air = MASH and Home Improvement Favorite new shows = Rules of Engagement and Two and a Half Men.

My favorite to watch Fred Couples. But it's hard to not pick Tiger as best. You can't argue with results. I know he's not on tour but if you throw in pro-ams, Charles Barkley takes the cake for worst swing.

I have the same problem. I play in a windy area and generally hit the ball high. My Taylromade RAC LT (low trajectory) irons have helped a lot. I'm not sure they still make them. But I picked mine up cheap on ebay and they really brought my ball flight down.

I wish my home course were like that. It's a 9 hole with 2 par 5s, 3 par 3s, and 4 par 4s. All the holes are easy except the par 3s. I've had a lot of rounds where I shot under par on all but the par 3s and still shot 3-4 over for 9!

Logo over-run ProV1s or "practice" ProV1s. That's an easy alternative!

I'm 210 out on a par 5, in the rough. (our rough is "wild land" not much grass with lots of rocks). My ball is sitting behind a rock and I should have laid up with a wedge to get over the rock but I was 2 down with 2 to play in our league. I pulled a 4 iron and absolutely PURED it. The problem is it didn't clear the rock. It bounced back at me and drilled me right in the crotch. It was within 2 inches of making my voice much higher. I had a bruise the size of a softball for about 3 weeks afterward. And I went on to bogey the hole and lose the match. Not life threating but I saw my chances of having kids flash before my eyes!!

Before my bachelor party, 3 of my college buddies and I went to play 18 at a nice private course (One of my clients at the time got us on). One of my "less mature" friends decided to try drinking a beer a hole for 18. The first 9 went well but then it went down hill. Let's just say by the time we got done he had fallen in a pond and puked in the parking lot. We were asked not to come back, and I lost an insurance client! Luckily it was my last week at that job and then I moved out of town!

+1 You can pick up boxes of used or reconditioned Pro V1s on ebay cheap. The last set I bought was 65 balls for about $35 after shipping. They perform almost as well as brand new. So there isn't a lot of difference between practice balls and the new ones I use for competitive play. The other option is to look for logo "over-runs". You can buy brand new Pro Vs for cheap if you don't care about the random logos!

I'll probably golf more. Things have been a little slower at my business so I have more time and I think there will be some great deals out there for destination golf. So I think I'll probably play the same ammount of rounds but at more courses.

How do you like the Tour Burners. I've been considering getting fit for an iron set, and the Tour Burners have been on my mind!

I'm 27. And getting older every day!

Unless you are hitting your current irons VERY consistant and want to work the ball, I wouldn't reccomend blades. I tried Nike forged blades 2 years ago, because I was curious. They made me a better ball striker because you have to be. And I did start to work the ball a little. But my handicap quickly went up 2 strokes because of the lack of forgiveness. There were those days when I just wasn't hitting it pure. With my old irons, I could have grinded for a descent round. But with the blades, my mistakes were just magnified. Now I went with what I see as "middle of the road" set. They still have nice feel and are workable. But I can get away with some poor swings. Just remember that a lot of tour players don't even use blades. Maybe you'll like them. But I know you have to be a lot better ball striker than me to play them.

Driver: R7 Superquad, because I was sick of my Nike Sasquatch and wanted to try a moveable weight system. I do have a new Burner TP (custom fit) on order for this season though because I don't like the weights. It felt like I never got them how I wanted them. 5 wood: Nike Sasquatch with an X flex steel shaft. I was on a big Nike kick a few years ago and bought this club to match (dumb reason I know). But now I love it! I can't bring myself to try anything else because this is my go to club when I need to hit a fairway. Hybrid (not in sig yet) TM Rescue 18*: I was strugling with my long irons last year and bought the demo model at my local club. Still not sure it will stay in the bag, if I start hitting my 3 iron well again. Irons, Taylormade RAC low trajectory: It's very rare to have a day with less than 20 mph winds on my home course, and I hit the ball very high. The LTs help me control my trajectory better in the wind. Taylormade wedges: because I haven't bought new Vokeys yet. Titleist Vokey 60* Best wedges out there period Cameron Studio Newport putter. because it's my favorite putter I've ever touched.

I saw it and thought the same thing.

Hot summer day on the course = Michelob Ultra with Lime or Corona Any other time = Fat Tire or Budweiser American Ale

I'm just curious. Why start the thread if you don't want any replies. I would agree that it is very rare. But the post does not say "who hit 300 yards IN THE FAIRWAY". There are some people out there who hit the ball a LONG way but are not good golfers.

[QUOTE=extremeld;251046]110mph ss does not produce a 300 yard carry, [QUOTE] I think some golf shops adjust their launch monitors. I recently bought a P3 Proswing launch monitor to put in my warehouse. It's funny because I was fit for a driver last week at a golf shop and their monitor had me carrying 300-315 with my peak ss being 120. On my own launch monitor it shows a carry of around 275 which is a lot more accurate. I've done some playing with my monitor and there are a lot of settings for elevation and wind so you could boost the #s up pretty easy, in an attempt to sell new drivers! But back on topic, I used to be one of the 20 cappers hitting 300. I played baseball and some hockey in HS and always had quick hands (plus I'm 6'3) so I have great swing speed. But just because I was hitting 6 irons into par 5s didn't keep from chunking them into the watter before 4 jacking the green! In league play it really frustrated my opponents when I bombed my drive out there. But they quickly realized just how terrible I was when we got close to the green.