Wannabe Paper Tiger

what is your avg distance? what's your distance loss from ballooning? and rpms? launch angle seems a bit high - that's what mine was when i was ballooning it. it wasn't the club though for me, it was my swing, it did get steeper (and i had switched from a NV-65 S to diamana whiteboard 63- S and from 9.5 to 8.5 btw and it did not help). now that i've corrected my swing flaw (not coming down so steep) i've regained the distance i lost and hit it a med traj with the 8.5 as i should. btw, you should definitely get a S to X shaft.

i am out in vienna... if you need any course recommends let me know! been out here for four yrs and lived in c-ville for about 2 yrs...

Bike --- see his sig.. he meant the 907 series... enis I played the 905T with the NV-65 (green) S shaft... and then I switched to the 907D1 S (NV Proto) and ballooned quite a few shots but that also coincided with a bad knee (meniscus tear) and coming down steeply... your swing change at all? just curious...

I've heard the same. and have the same fear since I will be starting lessons this week. It's apparently due to the fact that 1) you are making changes to something that is ingrained (your old swing) and you are 2) definitely conscious of it which just makes you either overdo things or just have all these thoughts in your head. analogy is like driving a car for the first time v. after having driven a car for a few years already... hope that makes sense and please update on progress...

they did make shoes.. they were called the mizuno waves.. much like their sneaker line(name wise). unlike their sneakers however, they sucked (I had a pair and after one rd i promptly threw them in the trash. why the trash? i didn't want anyone else to suffer with them) and accordingly no one bought them. btw i have the mp-67s and i love them!

price range?

you guys are hilarious... a couple of things 1. I bought the mp-67s last year and played in the rain 4x with headcovers and i didn't properly dry them each time. 2. Cleaning my clubs i left them in a bucket of water and had to take a call for like an hour (some girl i was dating) both of these lead to my clubs developing (3 of the irons) some rust which i have not gotten out (any suggestions) for fear of scratching the heads badly. now i just keep in head covers then take them during the round.. securing them with two towels during the round (if i am on a cart) and put them back on after. just a suggestion

awesome... let us know how it goes!

Barry Barry Barry... $1500 - thas awesome. I spent about $1000 on my clubs last year (new driver(a used tm tp tour burner), putter(scotty cameron studio select 1.5), irons (mp-67s) and the only thing I regret is not getting them fit properly. I only got them fit through minimal fitting - ss, launch monitor, checked lie angle/impact and no putter fitting. looking back I shoulda spent the extra 200-300 on getting fitted. there's a couple of decent "looking" fitters about an hour away from you.... http://www.fitforegolf.info/ffgproshop.html and http://www.dlancegolf.com/ but i just googled those... anyone wanna chime in with some recommends? Let's enable Barry in his quest for some beautiful clubs!

wow a 12.5 degree driver? Your backspin was ok? What's your price range? I would suggest checking out the callaways x-22s. Are you also going to be pick up a hybrid? Keep us updated!

my go to club is my 3w - altho not last year since i was slicing it for some odd reason. i think i got it fixed so hopefully i can redux this summer. it is a tm tour 300. 44 inches.

well... the best player on the planet IS half asian... :P

I used to play the tm 300s (player's iron, but full cavity) but switched to the mp-67s. Why? honestly it didn't make that much of a difference. I just like the look better. my shot shaping skills didn't get any better, I simply do not like hitting what I consider to be irons that look like shovels (game improvement and super game improvement). I also like the fact that I can ALWAYS tell what I did wrong based on feedback. I hit the x-20s and every shot felt the same. Maybe not the most logical reasons but then again I do play golf which is a horribly maddening game at times.

Uh guys, this is old news. Feinstein covered this as well as EVERY other golf journalist. Apparently, Mark O'Meara changed that habit of his - at least when it comes to tipping the attendants in the locker rooms at tournaments. Supposedly, he does tip now. Who knows maybe not. The rich tend to be frugal...

I just bought a SC putter Studio Select Newport 1.5 for $262 (including tax) brand new.

If anything I really try to visualize the shot and not thinking about anything... i line myself up, plus i waggle the club to loosen my grip a bit. thas it...

I never use soap... just cold water, the frogger, and several towels...

I am just going to state the obvious. When you made swing changes - on the mats - i am guessing it didn't transfer over cause it's mental.... psychosomatic... did you work on drills for your swing change? If so work on them on the grass - this will help with you confidence... just a suggestion.

I am guessing by gap you mean the degree from the pw to the sw. I don't think it's too clear in your post since a distance gap is what you seem to be worried about. As Eric stated, if you have a distance gap you should close it. I play 3 wedges, 47, 51 and a 58. I hit my 47: 105 (3/4) -120 (full swing), 51: 85-100 and my 58 80 yards. I choke down on the 58 or hit half to 3/4 shots for anything lower than 80 yards. It works pretty well for me and I have a 7 degree gap from the gap wedge to the lob wedge. The current setup is a switch I made after using the 48 (115yds), 52 (100), 56 (75), 60 (60) setup for 3 years. For some reason I could NEVER hit the 56 consistent enough and the new setup works out really well for me. The only time I have found myself a bit in trouble is when I have like 40-60 yards left. If i haven't been practicing that is. So... as another poster said, grab some wedges, hit them, close the gap. It shouldn't matter too much about the diff in degree so long as you don't have a weird distance left you don't feel comfortable with. I would remember to take into account what bounce you are hitting as well...

I know balls are a matter of fitting and opinion but I just don't get the appeal of the Bridgestones... any of them. I have tried the e5, e6 and the b330s and they are too hard, don't spin that well, and aren't long enough. it's just my experience i guess but i despise them now. The ball i would recommend is the NXT tour and extreme, proV1, and for value I would highly recommend the out of stock (it may be available - I see and buy them all the time) maxfli revolution solids (red version). These balls are 20 dollars for a double dozen. I've found them to be soft and long. They don't spin all that much especially out of the rough but that is the only bad thing I can say about them. Durability wise they are so-so. But these are 20 bucks for 2 dozen... Try them out. it's a cheap investment. At worst you get balls for cheap that you can practice around the green with - esp flop shots. Right now I play the maxflis for regular rounds with friends and then play the Pro V1s when I playing in a match for $. BTW I just got fitted for my new driver and SS is 114. My iron SS is 101. Just my two cents.

I agree with the Clemson Tiger... I have the 67s and love the 3 and 4 iron and don't find them all that hard to hit. my ball striker isn't great, it's getting better though. but i guess you COULD go with the mp60 or 57s on that. I like having a uniform set of irons though... it's all preference. go hit them... try them out and see...

I tee it up. For me especially on weird distances that are in between clubs I prefer to swing a bit harder than try to swing easier or choke down on a club on par threes and teeing it up helps with confidence I suppose (with the perfect lie and all).

Yes a dress code is good for the game. Reason: It goes with how golf is supposed to be played - a gentleman's game. What does that mean? That you call penalties on yourself, behave like a gentleman on the course, etc. Dressing like a gentleman goes along with this. While it may be a bit much to suggest that those who don't dress in the traditional attire (in the modern sense) won't respect the game, I don't think that it's a bad assumption to say that someone who plays in cut-offs and a tank top doesn't know the traditions of the game and what appropriate behavior is either. I think things like comfort should play a part in your attire but shouldn't we try to wear attire that would comport with the traditions of golf? Why should we? Why not? I think it's fair to say that dressing a bit more formally than you would for a pickup basketball game also makes people act more appropriately? no? Anyhow, in sum I think dress codes are good for the game cause it reinforces the traditions of the game - that it's a gentlemen's game - and dressing nicer often times puts people in the frame of mind to behave more gentlemanly...

FINALLY broke 40 over 9 holes for the first time in like 8 years... 39 front; too bad i shot 47 back for an 86... gross...

Eric - you are dead on. I used to work at a semi-private club in HS and the marshals we had were old for sure but always took initiative, and yes if you did see them you knew you were playing slow and would get warned at the very least. That fear of seeing him really did quicken the pace of play. Now - I can't remember the last time I ran into one who just didn't greet us with a smile and wave and nothing else, even if we were running behind. My biggest annoyance regarding this is the fact that it has become totally acceptable to finish a round at 4 hours.... weird....