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I've played with both and I would say the main difference is kick point. The Rifles have a higher kick point and to me they feel a little stiffer. I don't care for Rifles in woods or hybrids, and usually go with S300s. I also prefer S300 for wedges but I think it's because I'm not inclined to learn a new flex profile after years of using the S300. 4-PW I do prefer Rifles. They feel a little more consistent from club to club.

20 something years. And I don't believe golfing is a word, any more than tennising or footballing. Golf is a noun. And ing to a noun doesn't make it a verb. Are you currently interneting?

Shot a non-descript 88. Had some great shots, had some bad shots. But I finished much better than I started. Only 14 putts on the back.

Them things is what I was talkin bout. Gotta keep that dadgum ole en-vire-on-ment safe. I believe it's Texas Star in Euless that has the ESAs that are a free drop. The areas at my course are called Native Areas and are a lateral. You can hit out of them if you want to, but you don't want to.

A lot of courses down here have the "native areas" or "environmental something or others". Some courses play them as a lateral hazard (mine) while others play them as a free drop. Either way, I wouldn't walk into one without a pistol or shotgun. Coyotes and bobcats and snakes, oh my. If your course is planting flowers or an herb garden, then like the man said, they are in play unless covered by a local rule or staked as a hazard.

I hit 67% of fairways and hit 8 iron to SW on most par 4s. Those numbers are more meaningful to me than swing speed and carry distance. I know what my swing speed and carry distance are, but I don't care very much and I'm not sure why you do.

It's funny you posted this because I was just about to post something similar. I used to walk all of the time, but at my current course the cart is included with membership, so I've been riding mostly. I like to play early in the morning, and lately I have been paired with a guy that I don't enjoy playing with. I won't go into details here and derail the thread, but all of the other members refuse to play with this guy. But every time I show up in the morning, he's there waiting for a partner. This weekend I pondered how best to tell this guy I don't want to play with him anymore. I've been thinking I need to walk more, so I decided I would walk during the week. There is no way this guy will play with a walker. So this morning I walked the back 9 (due to a tournament I couldn't play 18). I forgot how nice it is to walk. Birds were chirping, bobcat tracks in the dew on the fairway, the whole bit. And I played pretty good and got done in an hour and a half. I'm lucky that my course lays out very well for walking. A lot of courses don't. Also, at most courses, the pro gets a piece of the cart rentals as part of his compensation, so it's not in their interest to encourage walking. So I'm with you. Don't walk because "you're supposed to", but if you are under 60 and want to lose a few pounds (and maybe improve your golf) give walking a shot.

I've narrowed the seed spitter at my course to one of two guys. They are both marshalls and should know better. I'll figure out which one it is this week and ask him to stop. Actually, it could be one other guy, the guy that sets the pins. If it's him, I'll spend the next 3 months learning enough Spanish to cuss him out properly.

4 times a week. I try to practice the other 3 days.

I've never actually felt that it was too hot to play. But you Canadians are so cute with your "oh, it's 15 degrees (59 F). Let's get the shorts out." My dad lives in Victoria, but he's still a real Texan. Expect to see him out there all summer long, basking on the empty fairways. And pray he keeps his shirt on.

Gap Wedge. It's fairly new and the distance seems to be all over the place, usually short. First time I played with it, it was money. Hasn't been right since, so I think I've knocked the good shots out of it. Has a spinner shaft that I think kicks the ball up to high. I like to hit a lot of knock downs with the gap and this club won't cooperate with that plan. It is now in the closet where it will sit until it's time to give it to someone I don't like.

88. Hit 9 GIR and had 5 3-putts. New gap wedge did me wrong and my decision to change putters last night wasn't a good one.

The thing is, bars where you can smoke attract girls who smoke. And everyone knows that girls who smoke are easy. Especially when they are drinking. Not to be sexist, that's just common knowledge. *This message brought to you by Winston. Come to where the flavor is.

Bear in mind also that the "birdie books" were made by someone using a rangefinder. The old guys weren't better at judging distances than we are, they had caddies with local knowledge to tell them what the yardage was. So the "old fashioned" way would be to get a guy to walk the course for a few years and then pay him to lug your clubs around for you. I think I'll stick with the range finder. It smells better than most caddies and rarely drinks.

The first time I shot in the 70s. (78, Twin Wells GC, Irving, TX). First albatross (Driver, lob wedge on a short par 5 with a 40 mph tailwind). Anytime I played with my grandma.

I prefer par 3s. It gives more options, because if the slow group has already hit, they can still wave you through the green. On a long par 4 or par 5, there is a lot of potential for stupidity if a group lets you through and you get skeert and hit a bad drive. You can actually hear them thinking "Why are we letting these guys through again?" I had a group let us through on the first tee the other day. That was greatness. They said, "Hey, we're slow, why don't y'all go ahead".

I can see your point with someone like Daly, but you really think some kid's life was altered watching Cabrerra killing those butts like they were going to quit making them? I mean American kids. I like to think that most Argentinian kids have enough sense not to care what Angel does that isn't golf related. There are a lot of guys on tour that smoke alot, and I think the TV crews do a good job hiding it.

Dang it, I read the subject line and thought this post would be about fly fishing. When I go out early during the week I occasionally get stuck playing with an old guy that has some irritating habits. Things like playing a foot in front of the tee markers on every hole, playing the ball up, walking off the green while you still have 4 feet left. But we aren't playing for money and his antics only serve to limit him as a player so I just avoid him when I can.

Yes, I was poking fun at myself for reacting to something without knowing all of the facts. Sorry if I had you laughing so hard that Dr Pepper came shooting out of your nose. My witty Caddyshack references will do that.

So what the hell? Are you trying to insinuate that I went off half-cocked without knowing the facts of the story? The nerve, sir. You will never join Bushwood with that kind of attitude. It's a sad day when a man can't even talk out of his rumpus on the internet. I shall now slink away with all the dignity I can muster.

But when Hogan did it, it was classy, right? Or Hagen? Or Sneed? I seem to remember Palmer smoking, but I might be wrong on that. This sounds like the USGA trying to be in charge of pro golfers again. If it was the PGA, they would be doing it for all tournaments. And Daly wouldn't come out of his RV. If the mere sight of someone smoking is now enough to offend people, that's just sad. When did people start caring so much about what other people are doing? Pure chickenshit.

The most embarrassing thing is to not put the strap on your bag. Then when you go to haul ass with both hands off the first tee, your bag crashes to the ground. Everyone on the course knows what that sound is. For embarrassing tee shots, the worst was probably when I shanked one and it hit the big stone tee marker, shot between my legs and hit my partner sitting in the cart. Greatness. By the way, if the course is backed up on the first tee and you hit a bad shot and decide to hit a mulligan, be prepared to hear some mutters. Not cool. If it's OB or iffy, hit another one by all means. But if you don't feel like playing some wormburner that barely cleared the ladies tees and feel like you have earned a second chance, go find a par 3 course and let the golfers have the golf course. Mulligans are a crutch for bad golfers to feel better about what might have been. If you want to play might-have-been, tee it up in the fairway as well. Don't bother counting all those putts either. They're all good inside 6 feet. If you want to cheat, might as well shoot a really good score doing it. The way I score a mulligan is you are lying three, since you declared your first shot unplayable. Sorry for the rant. It's been raining too much to play so I'm grumpy.

I usually concentrate on pointing the club toe at the sky during takeaway and keep the right elbow from flying. But I just noticed that when I do that, I wind up in your "lift the tray" position. Interesting.

And bear in mind that your average club pro probably plays less golf than you do. Not that these guys are average club pros, but they aren't out banging balls 6 hours a day and playing 8 rounds of golf a week.

I'm shocked that no one mentioned the classic. When you hit a bad drive but it turns out alright, it was ugly but had big tits. Conversely, if you hit a shot thin but it still finds the green it was supermodel thin. And if you hit a big drive it's deep. Porno deep. Also, anytime someone hits a big sky hook, the wind got it. Doesn't matter if there is any wind or which way it's blowing. Anytime there's a big hump in the middle of the green, it's a buried elephant. You never putt of the hump, you putt up the elephants ass. If someone hits into a trap, offer him a towel and a pina colada. Man, I know way too many of these.