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Made the top 6 for the match Thursday! It's a really nice course so I am pretty excited to play it. I'm also going to get my putter fitted today, so that should help a lot.

I have them and they are incredibly forgiving. They are really easy to hit, and I play a nice draw with them. One thing I had to adjust to though, is that the sweet spot is definitely closer to the toe than the heel. I really like them.

Cheerwine!!! There is no better soda on Earth.

Our team won!! I made the top 4 scores on my team with a 51. Not great at all. the greens were playing a lot faster than normal and putting killed me. But the average score was like a 54, top 3 scores outta the 4 teams were a 35, 43, and 45. A few had some 47s 48s and 50s. Here's a hole by hole recount if anybody was wondering haha. Started off on the 9th hole. Hit a high hook to the right about 145 yards, first tee nerves got to me, then hit hybrid to 100 out, hit a wedge fat, hit a wedge onto the green, 3 putt 1st hole Par 4- Hit a monster tee shot about 260 yards dead center, hit a nice wedge shot over a greenside bunker from 75 yards out to about 18 feet. Left the putt short, and then missed a 6 footer for par so had a tap in bogey -___- 2nd hole Par 5- Hit another monster drive on a elevated tee box to within 20 yards of a large pond about 270 from the teebox. Duffed my 185 hybrid shot to the green and it went in the pond. Dropped in front of the pond and drove the green on my 4th stroke. Then I 4 putted for triple. I was so pissed at that point. 3rd hole Par 3- Hit my 6 iron fat and hit about 100 yards. Hit a wedge to about 15 feet then two putted for bogey. 4th hole Par 4- Hit a pretty long (for me) tee shot off an elevated teebox over a pond that needs about 190 carry and hit it about 240. About 130 out so I hit my 7 iron. Hit a low trajectory shot that skipped over the green. Hit a chip shot fat which went about 5 yards. Next one barely got on the green. Then I three putted for triple. Wasn't too happy again. 5th hole Par 4- Hit a high hook similar to my tee shot on 9, hit my hybrid from the right rough which has a few trees in it, it was a low screamer draw that stayed in the same rough, that went about 130, but I ended up 40 yards out. Hit a wedge onto the green and two putted for bogey. Pretty decent save. 6th hole Par 4- It is a hole with an elevated tee box that curves down to the right after about 140 yards. I teed off with my hybrid and hit a beautiful draw that bent perfectly around the trees that border the right side. I ended up 100 yards out with an overhanging branch so I hit a 9 iron pin high to the left of the green. I then chipped on and sank a 14 footer for par. 7th hole Par 3- This is a tricky elevated two tiered green that plays 2 clubs longer if it is on the top tier. So while it is only 150 to the middle of the green it plays to about 175 when it is on the top tier. So I hit my trusty 19* hybrid which I put within 15 feet of the pin. Then I two putted for par. 8th hole Par 5- Had a blowup hole, bad tee shot, bad punch out, bad 2nd punch out, punch out, wedge over green, chip over green, didn't chip in. Was totally out of it. Bad finish. All in all, not the worst 1st match ever, had some good (50 yard wedge shots) (some decent drives) and bad (chips and putts). Thankfully chips and putts are the easiest to practice. Next match Monday.

There's 4 of us so it should be easy to catch the foot wedge, but yeah in practice there's a kid who always "forgets" a shot or two. Same kid that coughed as loud as he could. Almost put my putter down his throat. Then when I said something to him about golf being a gentleman's game, he said "Who said I was a gentleman" and then babbled about family problems, granted the kid's IQ is sub 90 easily but still... But I will act friendly when recounting strokes with him and that usually gets him to go "oh yeah I tripled" I've learned to focus on my game and ignore him.

Thanks for the advice and words of encouragement. There is 3 other teams so all the 1's play together from each team in a foursome, then the 2's. etc etc. Thankfully there's a triple bogey cap so it can't get that embarrassing. One team is notorious for cheating, so how should I approach that??

Hello fellow Sandtrappers, I have my first high school match this Thursday which I am pretty nervous about. It is the front nine of our home course which is not in the best of shape. It is a pretty tricky course with 4 water holes, small greens with a lot of undulation, and a mediocre at best fairway. I usually shoot between a 45-48 with my usual score being a 46. The top 2 or 3 guys on my team are usually in the 42-45 range. I just wanted to ask for any tips or advice you may have for competitions and what should I do match today to prepare for it. Should I come into it charged up like I do in football or wrestling? Or should I be more relaxed? Any other preparation techniques or advice would be great! Thanks, Duncan

Phil: He's a lefty! Plus his hinge and hold videos have worked wonders on my chipping game Els: The smoothest swing in all of golf, great to watch. Darren Clarke: His story is just incredible.

The one thing I have learned is, don't try and be cute with it. If you have to chip a 3 hybrid (with a putting motion) to just get it within a 10 foot radius. Do it. Whatever it takes to score. There's no pictures on the scorecard.

Nike Elites. Ridiculously comfortable.

Age 16, I lift 3 times a week, do agility the other two days, on the weekends I normally take a break, but as to the OP's statement about being tired, I feel I play much better really tired, I don't try and swing as hard, and I don't have as much extra, unnecessary movement

So me, my younger brother and my dad were playing our favorite 18 hole public course. We were stuck behind a two fathers with their sons, about age 11 or 12. They were playing father son vs father son. They would also play longest drive, all 4 would play the same drive. We get to the 12th hole, and its a pretty short par 5, easy to get home in 2. Their longest drive was in a bunker about 200 yards away. We sit in agony watching them hit out, they are slow, terrible, and take 10 minutes on every green. The last father hits out, drills a tree on the right side of the fairway, it comes whizzing past his head and bounces 30 yards behind the bunker. Haha justice prevails!!!

Another guy I've played with, incredible golfer, his pro told him to play a few rounds from the red to get used to consistently shooting under par. Pretty cool idea.

I was 7, my dad was playing with 3 friends at a really nice course at the beach. On a par 5, he stuck his 3rd shot 20 feet from the pin over a huge lake with alligators in it. Not big ones, but alligators nonetheless. I had watched and occasionally putted for my dad. I asked him to let me putt the birdie attempt (I had no clue of the significance of a birdie at the time). Reluctantly he let me putt it, and I drained it dead center of the cup. It was probably the happiest I have ever seen him on a golf course. :) Good Times...

Premarital golf playing isn't frowned upon by the Church.

Thanks! I am probably going to the range tomorrow, so I'll focus on those things. Grip, straight elbows, flared feet, bend forward.

Here is my swing, DTL and Caddy View, with a 7 iron and my driver. For whatever reason my feet were moving too much, I couldn't really dig into the partially frozen ground. Or maybe its my baseball instincts kicking in o.O. My swing is entirely self taught and I would appreciate any tips or critiques given. Thanks! **EDIT** In my DTL driver swing, a pot broke behind me for no reason.... Pretty creepy

Being 16, I like my beer in the root variety...

Hahaha, I wanted to go search for the ball because it was a nice Titleist. Well Dad isn't the best, but he bought a Big Bertha 5 wood, and a set of G5 irons, and he has gotten a lot better.

I was golfing with my dad, and we were on a 150 yard par 3. I was on in 1 with a 18 ft birdie putt. He hadn't played the last few holes well and he was on the fringe in 2. He putted it, and it went off a steep slope and back onto the fringe. His next putt didn't make it up the slope and rolled back down at his feet. Fed up, he picked up the ball, tossed it in the air, took the putter, and drilled it baseball style into the woods. Following the ball was the putter head, it snapped right off and flew 75 yards into the woods. I bit my lip to not laugh, and then he smiled and we both then busted out laughing, and I was so thrown off, I had no chance of making the putt. The putter was 20 years old and he replaced it with a Ping Crazy mallet.

It was the only decent used set of irons in LH that Golfsmith had in my price range, for $100 more I could have had AP1's but they were really beat up, I just realized how big of a Taylormade fanboy I look like.... looks like I just need a TM hat, towel, hat clip and ball marker, maybe even TM shoelaces ;) haha I do need a towel though...

I got the Burner 1.0's!! They look brand new, and have golf pride black and yellow grips, really comfortable, they are great! Got em for 299

2012 Goals 1 On shots 30 yards and in, be able to put the ball where I have at least a 50% chance of one putting, which leads to number 2 2 Make more one-putts, and leave a miss close and an easy makeable putt 3 Straighten out my drives, be able to play a soft draw from time to time 4 Manage the course better 4 Learn the S&T; swing for iron shots

Just got off a new course, shot a 102, not terrible considering the ground was soaked, going to pick up a used set tomorrow :) will update with what I get!

My swing is still in its infancy, I really dont have a "style" yet, so I'll adjust to whatever I get, and WuTiger I try to stay away from stiffer shafts because I'm 16 5 ft 6 105 pounds haha, I get decent swing speed, just not great power, but I will definitely check them out when I go this weekend Inthehole~I have seen them online but I have heard that they are really long lengthwise, does that affect your accuracy at all? Thanks