LongerThanYOU

Usually you can play on Cape Cod year round.. http://www.golfcapecod.com/winter_golf_report.html Right now they're closed, got some snow this past week, but I'd bet they'll open up again soon.

Wow I had no idea... How can she deal with all his BS and his past?? Is she nuts. No way that engagement can last. The guy has two kids to boot! She can do way better.

So I just googled Holly Sonders and discovered the worst news in the history of the world.... She is engaged to Eric Kuselias?!! AKA the guy who couldnt hack it on Morning Drive? YOUVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!?? Guy is a grade A TOOL!! Not to mention he is 42 and she is 25. The world is a terrible place sometimes.

But how helpful is it really if you can't get into single digits. Just sayin

I live in NH, so before ranges and Myrtle this past winter/spring I purchased a net, first strung up in the basement where I could only make half swings because of ceiling height, and then in the backyard for a about three weeks pre-Myrtle and post-snow... All in all I'd say it did little to help me improve any part of my game, other than just getting the feeling of making a golf swing back. My shot shape and the shot I have always worked to play is a push draw which when Im swinging well results in a divot right of my target line... So taking swings into the net in early march I felt like I was on a good path, was striking it well and the ball was launching to the right...unfortunately I got to SC and realized the I had ingrained a big old block... My strike was good and my plane (felt) good, but I was getting really stuck underneath and there was no way to tell when hitting into the net.. SO, I would just say proceed with caution. If ball striking is an issue, sure it can help, but be careful not to get yourself into any bad habits becuase you cant see the ball flight.. Im a 4-5 hdcp btw so I have a decent idea of what Im talking about.

Know a guy who dunked one on a 315 yard par four this weekend... that's an ace no one here would turn down!!

I agree with GioGuy... putting is such much more a part of scoring (at least in my game) than drives and iron play.. If I played 18 holes getting second shots just at putts alone, I'm confident I'd shave 4-6 strokes right off the top...I guess it depends on the player.. but none the less

Haha oh trust me..from my dad to my pro and everyone in between I can't tell you how many times I've heard "Drive for show, putt for dough.." But like I said my mental game on a report card would be in the D to F range... If I am struggling off the tee everything else fails (I'm only 22 maybe this has something to do with it maturity wise, yes I played when I was younger but took 8 solid years off between high school and college baseball)... But the fact that I know in my head that I won't play well if I take myself out of it mentally on the tee kind of steers me towards extra drivers and woods at the range. I've taken 52, 56, 60 to the range, and found myself half way through thinking jeez I hope I'm not gonna be crap off the tee next time out. Basically my whole intention of posting here was to say that length isnt all its made out to be... Yes I can hit it over 300 yards consistently and hit almost 50% fairways, but does that make me a great or even great golfer? no, absolutely not... theres so much more to it than people realize i think. do i feel lucky to have power naturally? yes..is it helpful more often than not? yes.... but 300 yards means nothing if you dont take advantage of the opportunities it gives you.. trust me haha

There is no question that I spend the majority of range time on tee clubs, by that I mean D, 3W, 4hyb, 3 iron...in an hour range session, I would say 30 minutes Tee clubs, 20 minutes 7 8 9 P 52 (Dont practice irons above 7 too much, courses in NH dont usually require I hit one), and 10 minutes 56 and 60 which I use the most for scoring.. (Inside 125-130)... Sooooo basically, yah I don't practice them nearly enough.. BUT in my defense, I am a total headcase when it comes to golf, so if im not getting of the tee the way I like, my whole game suffers, whereas if my scoring clubs suffer, I can still play mid-70s golf... I don't know. I know I should skip the range and just hit the practice green, but its more of a mental issue than anything. How often do you guys work 100 and in? as compared to long game?

You got it.. this weekend ill find a way to get some stuff on video.

Brandon- First I'll do my best to post a video or take a picture of my trackman screen the next time I get a chance and Ill post it up here for you. But would tend to agree with you that it is very difficult to be a 20 handicapper hitting the ball over 300 yards, unless you just rip driver at the range and never touch your irons and wedges. I personally struggle to stay low (hdcp) wise because of things that are and arent distance related. That are distance related: with high club head speed its crazy difficult to hit shots that are less than 100 yards, even with a 60. with distancee off the tee, i get more than my fair share of the shorties.. also, I depend so much on spinning wedges its scary, and not being a terrific ball striker it hurts me.. which brings me to the not distance related part...Iron play.. i rarely miss this irons thin and fat... but really battle an over draw, alot like off the tee, and because of that I score poorly on par 3's. in that regard, i would gladly trade 300-315 for 265-280 in exchange for 12 or 13 GIRs a round instead of 8 or 9.. All in all i think its terribly difficult to be higher than a 10 or 12 with 290+ distance. Just sayin

Didn't say it was okay.. I mean he was eldery, not senial, theres a difference..just seemed like he wanted them moved. What would you do? the 899.99 sticker was still on them? I save 500 bucks how could I say no

So here's my two cents, believe me or don't up to you but its the 100% truth. Before I get started, I am 6'2" and 210 lbs, former college baseball player, and could also hit a baseball well over 400 feet (confirmed on measurements several times during my career). I wasn't always a great driver of the ball...coming out of college I hit I high blocky fade, but I had played quite a bit of golf when I was younger and was quite good, knew it would come back. Well, here we are a few years post baseball, and a few hundred hours of range and with-pro work later, and here are some of my average numbers from 10 swings on the local trackman: Club Head Spd: 121.8 Ball Spd: 169.9 Launch Angle: 13.3 Spin Rate: 3983 (Too High) Avg Carry: 304.9 yds Avg Total Dist: 314.3 yds I play an R11 10.5 set 1 degree low, toe weight, open sole. Stock X-flex blur. As a reference, my iron distances are quite long as well: 60: 0-110, 56: 110-125: 52: 125-140 PW: 140-155 9i: 155-165, 8i: 165-175, 7i: 175-190... Other things about my game...fight a snap hook most of the time, struggle with short game distance control (ie half and three quarter swings), putt well however, hence the 4 hcp at the moment. Basically what my pro has told me is that while I do have a super high ball speed and head speed, those speeds make consistency and accuracy super difficult to control.. my swing isnt your typical swing out of your shoes 120+, its smooth and not outrageous, but I certainly stuggle off the tees like everyone else, especially against the hook. In any case, just thought I'd share... yes some amatuers have pro distance and speed, but what makes us amatuers is the inability to harness it in and consistently make it work... BEING LONG IS NOT ALL ITS CRACKED UP TO BE!!

Got my BRAND NEW, confirmed real by a TM Rep, TP MC Irons, for a price of....... 399.99 Almost felt guilty, guy working the shop was elderly and I wasnt sure he knew what he was selling. Asked three times. Oh well!