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I'll try to keep this short. I have a set of Titleist 735 CM's I got off eBay. Regular loft and lie, I believe, and regular or possibly stiff shafts. Today, I hit my friend's Burner 2.0's with senior flex graphite shafts and a more horizontal lie angle. These two sets are night and day different, and I hit my friends night and day better than I hit mine. I got the CM's with the intent of getting better and growing into them, and I have already started to do so, to some extent. But holy cow, I hit the Burner's so far and high - the ball just kept going, a very strong ball flight too. My biggest question is why? Why are those clubs so drastically easier to hit than the likes of mine? Money is an object, but now I'm determined to go get the funds together to get properly fitted for a new set similar to the Burner's I hit today. I like this game way too much to not make an investment like that which would allow me to enjoy the game even more.

Sign for anything lower, and you get DQ'd for sure, as I'm sure you know. A local H.S. girl was trying to become the first girl to ever win the state title all four years in Oregon, and she finished the final round of her senior year with a double digit lead. But her playing partner scored her for a par on the last hole - a hole that she actually bogeyed. She, in the midst of her excitement, signed for it and was eventually DQ'd. Pretty sad, but crazy story. http://www.oregonlive.com/golf/index.ssf/2012/05/range_of_emotions_greets_carol.html

My thoughts, for whatever they're worth, are this: it's a combo of a very diverse field, the lack of Tiger Woods as a dominant figure, and all the media hype. There's a ton of good young players mixed with veterans, all playing very solid equipment. Tiger is still present, but guys aren't assuming he's going to win every time he tees off, so the field is, in theory, a little more hungry. And lastly, the good guys get hyped so much coming into a major, it's gotta mess with their heads. They obviously get a plethora of questions before any tournament, but it has to be amplified during the weeks leading up to a major.

Often enough in Eugreen.

That is funny haha I did pull a few, but it was less frustrating than pushing every putts from 2' - 20'.

Started experimenting with this today. Never pushed a putt again (that was my miss) and felt pretty much automatic from 6'. Anything further and I would spot line and look at the spot. Feltvreally good, what are some of your thoughts? I heard Johnny miller say he did this and won a tournament once.

Allison :(

I'm gonna be a tour pro, too. Just think, someday you can all say that you used to talk to me on TST.

I don't think too much of it. I know my game as of now and which yardage would be too long or too short for me. As I've gotten better, I've moved back a set on a few holes, but I haven't made the full-time switch yet. Not until I can consistently break 90 from the tees I'm at. Otherwise, what's the point?

I picked Luke to win it all. Figured his consistency would pay huge on such a punishing course. Rory was surprising too, though. Not that he's played great lately, but we all know he's such a talented player, and seems to play well in big tournaments. Bubba - I like the guy a lot, but he will never win a U.S. Open, unless it's somewhere like last year, as was already stated.

Didn't say I did, just glad I shot a better number and felt looser and more confident while playing. I'll try that little game, I think I'll be able to do it, but we'll see. This is what I think got to me last week: I was trying to create more lag and delay, and was finally having success on the range. In the process of taking this from the range to the course, I was so focused on the result of the shot that I started turning my hips and body at a feverish pace. Instead of slowing my hip and body turn and waiting for my arms to be in better synchronization, I would instead try to hit down harder, resulting in a fat "adjustment" shot (you know, where you hit a shot one way, then over compensate and hit it the other way?). Now for yesterday morning, I put a little less emphasis on trying to delay the club head so much and just tried to get my body in a better spot at impact i.e. keeping my back to the target longer and feeling more square shoulders around impact. The thin and fat shots almost entirely disappeared except for one occasion when I tried to murder it. So in the end, it was mostly a tempo issue and one of those things where you're working on one part of the swing (delay and a little more lag, although I am not a flipper by any means) and the rest of my swing thoughts go out the window (hips out racing body, head movement, over swing, weight swaying).

Today was better, shot a 42. Only had 4 shots that really got away from me..

Wow, incredible advice. Thanks, GreenFlag and RigthyLefty.

I definitely need a solid stretching regimen! That's good advice.

That may very well be true, and I will take your advice, but I already have pretty good core strength and my problems have been arising, whether tired or not. For me it's mental and maybe some more muscle tightness that suits no one on a golf course. [quote name="voidofenigmas" url="/t/59271/roller-coaster-of-a-golfer#post_726151"]its all about your core strength, Want more consistency in golf, get your core strong. Its when you get tired that you get inconsistent. [/quote]

I've gone thru a phase of really wanting to be able to hit long irons rather than hybrids, but now I might be resorting back to going the hybrid route from 190+. My only problem is I tend to have a real difficult time getting solid contact with a hybrid. I hit really thin, adjust for my error, and chunk it next time.

My buddy's dad put 4 balls in a pond on a par 3 yesterday. They weren't on the long side of the pond though, they were on the short side right passed the ladies tees! We all got a good, tin cup inspired, laugh.

I drove a short par 4 at the executive course in town, grinning at the shot for my first eagle, and carded a par. That's my WTF moment thus far lol

Just reassuring to know I'm not alone lol It really does put a damper on things though. Two weeks ago I was playing the best I've ever played, and now, possibly due to my new job that's a little more physically demanding, I just can't swing. My short game is still relatively fine, but I can't get off the tee box to save my life. Par 3's, Par 4's and Par 5's are all giving me fits because I can't routinely hit any club in my bag this past week. I agree that tempo has a lot to do with it. It also seems to be a lot about weight transfer and commitment to the shot, amongst a number of other things. Still workin to get my game back...

I've heard many people say it, but what the hell is up with the inconsistency of golf ability? One week I have it and feel like I'm on a fast track to shooting 80, then the next week I literally cannot hit the ball correctly to save my life. It always seems to happen. I take a few days off then sorta work my way back into it, but I'd like to be able to golf consistently for more than a month at a time. Any help, advice, stories, or sympathy??

There's two holes at Ocean Dunes in Florence, OR that are just like this. Tee boxes way up a hillside to greens down in a valley. Very fun to play, as well as watching your ball flight.

I don't feel like they should be so "make or break" for your round either. If I'm +5 thru 11 holes, let's say, I'm having the round of my life up to this point. And if my round has the possibility from going from +5 to +8 or +9 on one hole - a combination of water or O.B. and length can make that a very realistic possibility - that seems a little ridiculous. Dropping a shot or two on a difficult hole is part of the game, but 3 or 4 due to an absurdly difficult design seems more counter productive than anything else.

Ok, good enough for me. Gracias.

I agree. Not only are they long, but usually well protected. When you see a pro tournament, and not a single pro is hitting the green from the tee, that may be a sign that the hole is playing a little bit ridiculously difficult.

I wasn't addressing the question of balanced or not. I was addressing the argument that walking is integral to the game. If it is, then players shouldn't be carted back to the tee in a playoff, whether it be one or all. I get why they do it - late in the day, trying to keep the scheduled programming within the alloted time - which is why I made the comment I made. Why is sacrificing the integral part of walking the course okay when it's for T.V., but not ok when it's for an accomplished golfer who is unable to navigate the course under his own power, but can play the game very well? I understand all of the "survival of the fittest" arguments, and while I agree, I don't think it directly pertains the the way others do. What I'm a little confused by is this: you say you voted "no", but only slightly; yet now that you have made a decision, you seem un-open to hearing any argument contrary to a "no" vote. If you were so on the fence, what lead you to the edge of that fence? Because every point made for Martin having a cart, you have shot down rather quickly and, what seems like, without question.