Titan124

So Pros aren't above blaming their crap play on something unrelated.

For what it's worth Im sure Rocco would laugh and agree.

Probably 110 and down. I'm pretty confident with my 8 iron, but not totally sold, so I say 9 iron and down and I'm very sure I can do it.

59-56-55. I haven't been playing much lately because of lacrosse and I've completely lost my drive. I had a perfect iron game and didn't get it back towards the end of the second 9. Also, the greens were really inconsistent and a lack of rain made them like concrete. I swear you tapped it and it rolled off the green.

A lot of the golfers I know seem to be independent but lean republican.

I used to go to a public school on long island. I remember that I had a teacher that was 28-35 and making over 100k per year. It was a top public school and he was the highest paid, but it's still pretty crazy for a teacher to make 100k, and I think it says something about how the value of 100 thousand has gone way down. I mean, you can't seem to buy a house in a good area (location, etc.) for less than 250k.

Two kids from my school played the Honda Classic pro-am on monday and were in a group with him. As a side note, the director paid the entrance fee for top high school players from the area with a lot of hype around them and intentionally put them with him, I guess to build up hype or something. Anyways, they were shocked with how short he was, especially when he outdrove one of them(6'1) pretty consistently. That said, they weren't impressed. Everyone in the group was able to stay very close to him in score, and the two I know said he is not ready for the tour at all. I've also been hearing a lot about his great personality, but he is apparently very strange. His parents, himself, and his sponsors have tried to make him out to seem like a somewhat normal teenager- focusing on school, etc., but his life is devoted to golf. They said he was nice and everything, but he definitely wasn't a normal teenager socially. Based on what they told me, it doesn't sound like he needs the money at all, but he actually thinks he can compete. There is little to no way he can do this when he can barely squeak by junior golfers.

My goals: Make Varsity golf team (unlikely, it is sort of one of Jack Nicklaus's pet projects so the kids are amazing) Make JV golf team (if I can't make varsity) Play bogey golf over 9 holes (45 or less, already have a 47 and 46) Shoot under 100 consistently Shoot under 90 Improve short game (this is what I'll need to do to do most of my goals)

It's a real problem. I've had to get my own driving range with enough distance, and the only time I can use my driver is about a half swing. I'm starting to take tips from 30 handicappers so I can shorten it out a bit.

My club has men's ratings for all tees. I shoot very low 100s (usually 100-104), so I suppose I could (and maybe should) move up, but I'd feel less manly

I found a calculator that was really basic, just rating, slope, and score over 18, then entered my last 20 or so rounds off of the top of my head (for the most part) as best as I could.

In the pro shop at my club I always see what looks like putters with an angled face, are those pinseekers? It seems like you could only use those off of the fringe.

I think that these are the rules as far as GOLF (not normal) sandals are concerned Anywhere in a private club as a member: No Private club as a guest, nonpaying member (e.g. you're only a member because you're grandpa is a member and there is a program in place): Absolutely not Public course: Yes, but not great Public course twilight golfing: Perfectly fine.

Well clearly the club isn't returning the favor to him, and what really would get to me is the pro trying to guilt me into staying. Doesn't sound too classy to me, no offense.

I can't believe someone actually had the nerve to say something like that to you. More reason to switch, in my opinion. Club loyalty? Please, you're paying 10-20k and they won't even make hotel reservations, then have the nerve to call you a traitor? Besides, I've never heard of "club loyalty" what have they done for you that deserves your loyalty, apparently nothing.