arogolf

I had to rant somehow/where... the early coverage of wsop on espn is terrible. Not showing hold cards?? Why fix something that ain't broke?

Well, hogans are premium and because they are not made anymore carry some cache. They made some good irons. as you get better, you may find stiff flex offers some control. How far do you hit the 7 iron? You can always take some super glue or two part epoxy and re glue the ferrules in place. Its easy.

I saw this live on tv. While personally I would not have taken a drop, he was within bounds to do so. We see pro golfers take advantage of the rules all the time and he just followed suit. Don't pros look for an advantage in the grey areas to tilt things in their favor? Hard to judge his character based on that one call.

Shaft flex stiff to extra stiff torque 3.0 loft 9 degrees. At that swing speed, demo a driverr that gets your flight down. You should be flying it as far or further with lower spin and hotter launch and more overall distance. If you can get the fade in the short stuff, roll with it. Taylormade r5 or r7 or titleist 983, 905 on ebay...

Hogan irons are solid. How do you strike them? Most imporant factor is getting fit for the correct lie angle, if they fit you well beat em into the dirt, then get fit for your next set.

Check the angle of your arms at address and impact. Stuck inside means you won't fully rotate thru impact, check the position of your hands and arms and make sure they are "hanging" directly under or just outside your shoulders so you can make a full turn. I tend to push when I am stuck too far inside.

Video analysis= yes, you can really see what's going on. As a swing "sensation" or "feeling", I strike the ball better with a more upright swing plane, with all thefundamentals,grip, stance, posture, etc being in place. I think an upright plane produces a powerful swing with great leverage. If you prefer upright, stick with it and work on your fundamentals.

Arogolf iON1 cnc milled by yours truely. Rotate between black carbon 360 and 303ss/ti 350 based on green conditions.

Lots and lots, I've got sc and bb's taken as trade ins. I've owned,borrowed or used too many to count. I got so into it I had to design and patent my own design, the ion1. Frankly, its got a true feel only 100% cnc billet provides, I can't even play otr putters anymore. Two that I wish I never got rid of, an old bullseye fluted shaft and odyssey tri hot 2.

I am relatively late to the "spill your guts on some random webpage" game, but I must say this is freaking awesome. I've never thought about replacing g judge smails, but this will get serious consideration.

Call ping and ask them? Well, surely that's how to achieve equanimity (pause while you google it). Economics 101 equals karsten utilized an existing tt lite platform and tipped em stiff for his own vision of the ping eye 2 (lighter tip stiff shaft plus lighter clubhead equals better control for the average chopper. Albeit this was decades ago). Do you think ping would pay for r and d for a whole new breed of golf shaft and absorb the extra cost?? Hardly, my friend. I'm glad you enjoy your job,hopefully daddy hooked you up with something that doesnt require too much cognitive reasoning. Nevertheless, I am still hooked...

Sorry, its the same shaft, the zz is tipped a touch more to play a little stiffer, but its the same as tt lite, perhaps the different decals threw you off.

Whew, leave the trap for a few hours and look what I miss. ZZ lite shafts? Aren't these just TT lite shafts? Come on man, most of us out grew those by 14 yrs old.

Rained a lot yesterday, rough was lush, but suppossed to be hot and sunny here this week. I think the premium will be fairways, the green complexes are quite undulating. A medium hitter with good gir could get er done.

womens irons are shorter with thinner grips and more flexible shafts. Yes, you could play them and I am sure over time get used to them, but they are not made for men and you are better off getting an iron set that is more suited to your size. Antecdote: I have a buddy who is a scratch golfer, he has a womans five wood that he can hit 250 yards, but he bends the shaft like licorice. Bottomline: man up and get yourself a respectable set of mens irons, you will thank me and yourself in the long run. Plus, do you really want to show up on the first tee and be gaming womens clubs? Just... IMO.

Why not just use one of your eye2s to cut-chip over the footprints?

Ive decided that I am going to name my second born Ping Eye 2. I havent told my wife yet.

Vegas is impressive up close. He was towering over the other three in stature, but he has a pretty efficient swing for a bigger guy. If he figures out how to put it all together he could be a force.

Scott- I am also lefty and driving is perhaps my greatest strength. Really work on your alignment, getting wider in your stance (keeping your mass in between your feet) and your grip fundamentals. All three are important (especially with your driver) - if your tendancy is to play a slice/fade - embrace it and make that your stock driver swing. Its okay to fade one club and draw another - as long as it finds the short stuff.

Does this mean we can revive this thread? Oh how Ive missed it. Like a fine wine or some stank cheese - its only going to get better with time...

hello all- i always try to catch a tuesday practice round when there is a tour event in the area, great day to see the professionals up close. Most guys out there are polite and engaging with most fans so its kinda cool to see them up close. Started out the day by following a four ball of furyk, villegas, romero and vegas for about 6 holes. furyk, suprisingly, was keeping it out there with them, vegas being abit longer. Two things really stood out immmediately. First, their four styles were different, but their tempo is so consistent. Really slow and fluid during the backswing, full turn behind the ball, then explosion through impact. Second is how well they flight their short irons, really coming in low to mid-height with little wayward/turning movement. Next I watched Vijay for a few holes, on one notable occassion, coming up number 9, he hit his drive 3 feet off the fairway into rough that was at least 8 inches thick and super dense. Looked more challenging than what they had at congressional. Vijay took a mid iron first and was only able to chop it about 140 yards ahead, then tried a hybrid and only hit it about 20 yards. Not often you see that! He just shrugged it off and said something to make the gallery laugh. He got up to his next shot sitting in the light rough and just smoked it to about 10 feet. I spent some time at the secondary putting green and chatted with Notah Begay for a bit. He was very cool and he actually demoed an iON putter I brought along, unofficially he gave my rave reviews and said he thought I had developed a very solid flatstick. I then watched him practice for abit putting both righty and lefty with his bullseye, draining putts from both sides with great effectiveness. Overall the course itself was incredible - hope they get a major here at some point.

My local course has a wooded area to the right of the first hole, I just go 180 yds from the white tees about 30 yds in and load up my cargo shorts once a week. ProVs in the bag, the rest go to the range...

Yes, in this case do not let your eyes deceive you when you are over the shot. Work on aligning your feet in the right direction and trusting a more on plane swing. You may experience a lot of pull shots at first, so try and work on the factors that help you bring the club more inside.

This is a very common problem and I see it a lot, it is also related to "coming over the top" ie you are pointed right then come over the top back to the left to hit it straight. The problem relates to how your two eyes "see" the line when you are over the shot. At the range put down two clubs, one outside your ball one just in front of your feet. They should run parallel towards your target as if on train tracks. Focus on the alignment of your feet and practice swinging down the parallel lines, bringing your natural swing more inside and down the line, as opposed to outside and then over the top.