EricMGB1974

OK, that didn't last long. On the plus side, we are seeing some signs of an offense this year and Pineda looked really good in his debut last night, even if he did take the loss. Give the kid a year under his belt and let's see the rotation next year with King Felix and Pineda at 1 & 2. I'm at least encouraged that this year won't be another total embarrassment and the team does look to be headed in the right direction.

Hey, the M's are 2-0. The division, and then the World Series, is a lock.

Just what I was looking for. Thanks. So basically use lighter weights this spring on the soggy greens, then switch to heavier weights in the summer when things are dry. Do I have that right?

Noone with any experience with the Taylormade putters with MWT?

I recently bought a used Taylormade Rossa Inza putter and wanted to know if anyone has any tips on using the the weight cartridges in these putters. What are the advantages of adding or subtracting weight or using unbalanced weights? Since I bought the club used, I don't have any original documentation and couldn't find anything useful on Taylomade's website.

Good advice everybody. I have one more question. The clubs have a mix of different grips, some original & some regripped at some point before I acquired them. Assuming that the grips are in good condition, how important is it to keep them consistent. Should I pick the grip that I find most comfortable (the Winn Xi7 on the driver) and regrip the others to match, or just use them as is and gradually replace the grips as needed until they all match? Or is there an advantage to using different type grips on woods vs hybrids vs irons vs wedges?

As my son has grown over the winter he's outgrowing the cut down set of clubs we had done for him last year. We're thinking about just reshafting them ourselves, partly to save money & partly just for the experience of it, rather than buying another set since at 5' he's still a bit short for a standard men's set. The grip installation looks straight forward enough but I have a question on the actual reshafting. Is there really any reason you couldn't use a standard cutting disk & Dremel to cut a new shaft to length and then use JB Weld epoxy from Home Depot instead of a specialty cutting tool and shafting epoxy to reshaft the clubs? In other words, I guess the question is how much specialty equipment is really needed and what can be done with just a decent set of generic everyday tools?

Thanks everyone for the responses. My set does in fact include a gap wedge. I opted to skip the lob wedge in the A3OS set. I assumed by the time I'd gotten good enough to think about one I'd probably be looking to upgrade the whole iron set anyways. Does anyone have any thoughts on whether I should be carrying the full set, or if there are certain clubs that would be better left home, at least at first? The reason I ask is that I do actually carry the bag and don't see any reason to carry anything I won't or shouldn't be using anyways.

You know, I'm not sure, not having swung a club for the past few months (no indoor practice facilities around here). I'll have to watch that when the ranges open again. In truth it was the 3H that gave me the most grief, one of the reasons I sought out a 7W and opted to forgo a 2H when I found one.

I actually did hit my fairway woods better than my hybrids last year. Hence the decision to include a 7W even though that was by far the hardest club to find.

With the snow finally melting here in upstate NY it seems like a good time to start planning for the upcoming golf season. Last year I started golfing when my son wanted to take up the game and I picked up a fairly eclectic set of used and closeout clubs from various sources, not expecting to really enjoy the game myself all that much. After playing with that mixed set of clubs last year I found I actually was enjoying myself and decided to put together a more consistent set over the winter with the intention of making it comprehensive enough that it could last me for a number of years and through improvements in my game without having to go back and search out increasingly old and worn used clubs to match what I already had. I started with the clubs that I liked best from my original set (Adams Speedline Draw 3 & 5 fairway woods and Adams A3OS 4 & 5 hybrids) and added from there. I currently have an Adams Speedline Draw 12.5 driver with matching 3, 5, and 7 fairway woods, Adams A3OS 3, 4, & 5 hybrids & 6-SW irons/wedges. What I'm looking for now are opinions about which clubs are most valuable to a beginner and should be in my bag immediately and which I should put away until my game improves. Any suggestions would be appreciated, especially if you could explain your thinking behind them. Thank you.

Thanks for the input. I guess I'll have to order a video or two from them and just try it out.

Is anyone here familiar with the Natural Golf method? I just got a set of irons on eBay that came with the Natural Golf grips and after looking into their website was intrigued. My question now is, as a beginner, should I get a set of Natural Golf grips for my woods as well and learn this swing or am I better off just regripping my irons with standard grips and taking a more traditional approach?