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I've heard of it happening too, but never seen it happen (dickies or dick-out).

I smell a troll........... Maybe if it wasn't your 1st post you could have gotten away with it.

Did a caddy view today for just two 8i swings. Wow, what a view. Was it ugly!! Essentially, I feel I was given some long-term poor swing advice at a golf camp at a university when in high school some 10 years ago. Video swing review was new. I was told by the teaching pro at the camp during my session that I wasn't transferring enough weight to my right foot during the swing. If you imagine a string from your nose straight down at address, I was told my nose should move a ways behind that during the swing. Boy did I ever mess that one up. Over the years this developed into a swing (in my uneducated non-pro opinion) of sliding my hips perfectly side to side, not rotating my torso, and making my arms/hands follow a correct swing plane. I had heard more recently a tip that on a full swing, a very good golfer or pro may have rotated his/her torso such that their left shoulder is nearly over their right toe. In my caddy view video, not even close and not correct posture to even get close. So, after just two swings I forced myself to do what looked to be appropiate rotation of my torso on the backswing. I also focused on using my left heel clicking down first to start the downswing. My accuracy with my wedge/short irons suddenly went from a shotgun spread to something that 9/10 balls would land on a mid-size green. Two nights ago I hit ZERO greens on the par 3 course with wedges and short irons. Now I'm anxious to get out more to practice this thought more and see the results on the course.

Knights Play, 27 hole par 3 course with a huge range. Looking at your username, you have a sport bike? R1 or R6? I'm used to people calling a GSX-R a Gixxer around here.

Yeah, I've never been more embarassed on a golf course. Assuming they would get the joke/fun given some of the junk they were joking about seemed a sure thing. Hence the risk in assuming anything.

Share any awkward stories you may have about having to play in a group of people you don't know as a single golfer for the day. Last night: There is a little night-time par 3 course about 20 minutes from home I like to play. My normal friend I go with couldn't make it, and given any privelage of going to play when you're a parent is taken! I get put with 2 other guys by the starter. Round goes fairly smooth till hole #X where we finally had to wait for slow play. Before that, they seemed to be pretty normal folks, of similar skill level, easy to talk to. We get to talking about other places we've played rounds or different kinds of play (match, alternate shot, superball). We were joking around so I mentioned the stupid rule some kids play while in school called "dickies". 90% of my friends that play golf know what dickies are, and if you don't know and you've played golf long enough to break 100 then you must live under a rock. After mentioning it, the guy goes off on a homophobic tangent about all-boys schools, dicks, and the gay marriage ammendment in our state. That really made playing the last hole awkward as hell. Greaaaaat, I am playing with a homophobe that now thinks I'm a creep. I told the story to my friends at work I've played golf with and ALL of them knew what dickies were. Oh well.

Final product, no painting done, acrylic finish:

College golf is terrible. Highschoolers that are good get big egos when they get to college and are even worse then. The kids in highschool that will make it or think they can make it to college take forever to play. It isn't good enough to do the work while your competitor is playing (yardage, wind, break), they then have to make a show out of it when it's their turn. I saw this all the time. Kids wouldn't line up their putt until it was their turn. I understand not walking in somebody's line, or being a big distraction. But you can do some homework ahead of time. Kids are also really bad about "not finishing" on 2 footers nowadays. They could easily, without stepping on a competitor's line, mark, set, and putt. But they mark, wait for the other guy, line up, line up some more, then putt. Three kids all missing 15 foot birdies to within 2 feet goes from a 3 minute exercise to a 6 minute exercise with all the freaking crap. Then these same kids make it to the pros..........go figure.....it starts when they're 13 to 15 years old.

After rust removal:

The rust removal was easy. Coke and HCl and steel wool. I will upload pics of that tomorrow. Started the gun blue process. Not as easy as that youtube video showing one of these putters being done. It is amazing to do and watch but the gunblue i bought is taking several repeats of the process.

- Have you bought equipment from 2nd Swing? Yes. A Scotty Cameron Tei3 Newport 2. Arrived in condition identical to picture, no surprises. Was a good price ($140) versus ending bids of up to $200-$400 on ebay. - Have you traded clubs into 2nd Swing? No. - When it's time for a new club, would you visit 2nd Swing? Yes. - Did you find what you wanted? Yes, very easy to search/drill down. Good selection and variety. - Was it easy to find what you wanted? Yes. - Would you tell a friend about this site? Yes. - Were there any pleasant surprised? Any negative surprises? No. To put to rest the "ebay" prices thing, you get lucky on ebay or you can get involved in a bid-war. I lost a bid war on a Tei3 Newport 2 on ebay that ended at $240. I bough one in identical/better shape from 2nd swing, no bidding stress, for $140. I don't have time to wait 2 years to win the perfect auction at the lowest price. I couldn't find one in 2 months on Craigslist below $300 local to me. Regarding the lob/gap wedges, I have never ever bought a set that included them. I've always bought ones after the fact. And often, those are so saught after it balloons the price/demand. Swing away 2nd Swing, I like it.

Images below of the putter as received. Will be stopping by Walmart at lunch for a 2-liter off-brand coke to start the project. I didn't take pics of the grip/shaft as they were in better condition than I thought. No shaft rust, original shaft stickers intact. The putterhead care label on the shaft is a little curled up, but I can cover both with clear label stock from a wire/cable label machine we have at work. I don't like the grip, even though it looks expensive. It appears to be one of those big wrist motion restricting Winn grips. I don't like it. Will most likely buy a stock Scotty Cameron grip and new headcover for it today. Any way to maybe remove this grip to resale without cutting it off? I'm also calling the local gun shop to see if they stock Birchwood Casey Superblue gun bluing solution. Found it on a few gun stores online for $36 for 32 ounces. Just would rather buy locally if I can. I notice they offer "gun cleaning/blue" services for $35, I wonder if they would do it for me if I mask off the shaft and insert area myself.

The actual putter being different has nothing to do with it. I could argue for the Nike vs. Titleist irons/woods and balls though, there is a difference imho. $$$ talks when it comes to what clubs pros play. Nike doesn't make bad stuff by any means, but I refuse to buy anything they make golf related. The best thing he can do for his game now is realize that he's screwed up his family life and image already, and go find whatever ho he was cheating with when he was winning all the time and run back and beg for more. Sounds ludicrous, but I think if he went ahead and fully indulges in that again, he WILL win more.

It's hard to classify a single model as the 'best' they've ever made, but I will contend that they are in the top 3. Reason I like them so much are: classic look, blade like playability, a little easier to hit than an all out blade. I've tried the newer Hogans and other stuff, but none of them really felt good enough to switch. I have thought about re-shafting, but what is in them is fine: Dynamic Gold S300's. I just need to work on my swing some to get a little nicer ball flight (trajectory). I do need to buy a set of new ferrules and heat up the heads, use the bench grinder brush wheel on the end of the shafts, then re-epoxy them. I have one or two that look like they are slowly "coming out".

Sure, the Scotty Cameron teryllium putters may be a little over-rated based on the hype and their typical outrageous prices. I got lucky and picked one up that someone didn't have a picture loaded but was able to obtain after calling. So the price hadn't ballooned. Pictures of "rejuvinating" the club are to come, it arrives soon. It is a Newport 2, TeI3 at 33.5 inches. Which by some weird twist of fate, is the exact length of my current putter I had cut. I borrowed a friend's once, since it reminded my of the basic shape of my White Hot #1. And I loved the thing. I apparently am not the only one that seeks this model, as they routinely go for huge $$$ on ebay for ones that are in 10/10 or 9/10 shape. This one is in 7/10 shape. Needs a grip, needs a little TCL for a little cosmetic shaft rust, shaft neck band sticker is messed up, no head cover. But $130 plus some time in the shop beats $500 to $600 for a 10 year old putter. Second on my to-do/to-done list is rejuvinating my DCI 962 irons. I love them, but needed a little TLC. I'm going to be regripping soon. I've already cleaned them up well, just need to do the lemon-juice/coca-cola thing to defeat a little shaft rust. No rust on heads. I'm no pro, so had the grooves fixed versus buying new.

So, if it moves when you address your putt.......but you don't ground the putter at all. Let's say you know it's on a big hill, and don't ground the putter. Ball moves without wind or an outside agency.....then what?

Thanks. That makes sense. I agree with the rack vs. custom fit option. I need to just go get fitted. They didn't have an x-stiff option out there, and I did find it hard getting used to the extra inch of length in the shafts. They all felt kind of "whippy" compared to my current stick.

All the newest drivers on the market (to me anyway) are touting: more ballspeed, lower launch angle, lower spin. This might be one of those "user failures", not equipment, but I'll post the data from each I tried. Data is below. At a demo day at a range, I did notice that everything I tried seemed to get up a bit quicker than my current 975J. They ALL were more consistent on poor shots, saving distance and accuracy. But on the screws, for on the screws, I did not see a "glamorous" difference in ball flight or distance. Just for consistency sake, I may get either the i20 or Titleist D300 or whatever it is. I also noticed the machine's estimated carry to be a little off. Every range I go to locally has the last marker at the back fence at 265, all of the ranges for some reason. And on all of them I can carry it OVER the 30' tall fence. I used Google Earth to measure one of them, and it came out damn close to the yardage marker. Lastly, it seems I won't be able to find a used club in the spec I want. I feel I want an 8.5deg, x-stiff, in an i20 or the Titleist. Craigslist occasionally turns up i20 or g20's in 9.5deg stock stiff configuration. I guess I just expected more since I'm using a 10 year old driver. Especially given its spin rate was the lowest out of all the newer clubs. Odd? Average swing speed for all: 107.5 Current stick: Titleist 975J, stock stiff shaft, 8.5deg Ball speed avg: 153 Backspin: 2800-3000 Launch angle: 12.6deg Ping i20, 9.5deg, stock stiff shaft Ball speed avg: 155 Backspin: 3300-3500 Launch angle: 13.5-14.0deg Ping g20, 8.5deg, stock stiff shaft Ball speed avg: 155 Backspin: 3400-3600 Launch angle: 12.8-13.2 Taylormade r11, 9.0deg, stock stiff shaft Ball speed avg: 155 Backspin: 3400-3600 Launch angle: 13.0-13.5deg Backspin

Fixed second video to be public.

I can't pick one..... -Driving carts too close to the green, with or without signage or barriers. -Unsolicited swing advice. -Gimmes outside of 6" to maybe a foot. Are we playing golf or a video game? -Playing with someone that wants to "compete" with you on a relaxing round, but they won't follow the rules. They take gimmes, drop balls instead of re-tee when hitting OB, ground clubs in hazards. -Loud rednecks (it's a southern municipal course thing....)

It's annoying to play in tournaments with these folks. The 3' gimmes. The mulligans. Improperly following rules regarding lost balls, out of bounds, and hazards. All of those mean these folks actually shot 100, not 90. Then they post 90 in the club house. And I get to play with them in a tournament.

Odyssey White Hot #1, custom cut to 32", ever so slightly upright, and a basic tour wrap grip. I can't afford a used TeI3, so the "replica" will have to do.

I've been Playing Golf for: 23 years (started age 5, turn 28 in a month) My current handicap index or average score is: 7, I shoot around 76 to 83 My typical ball flight is: Draw, low-mid ball flight to start, and really hight at peak of ball flight The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: That 5% hook, and the 10% push I hit. % being how often I hit it. Videos shot 4/24/2012: Grass was closed and stalls prevented a front-on video. This year (2012) I have only played twice on course and been to the range twice. I somehow still manage to shoot low 80's or high 70's. I get a lot of up and downs, make a lot of putts to make up for the missed greens and fairways. Even playing high school golf as the captain years ago, I struggled with a hook I would hit once every 20 shots and a push to the right I would hit more often. Over the years I have moved to a weaker grip (1 1/2 knuckles vs. 3 knuckles). Currently, I am hitting the range twice weekly with the camera every time to try to get back into the routine after nearly a year off the course. I am focusing heavily on posture, setup, and lastly my initial move. I am happy with my grip. I started with a varden (Hogan style) for years, but it hurt my right hand's pinky finger too much so now play an interlocking grip. My posture, from what you can see in the video, is often too upright. When I do this, I trap myself and prevent a good first move. If you were to see a front-on video, you would also notice I don't rotate my upper body to coil up for my swing. Instead I feel like I slide back and forward moreso than rotating. When I focus on rotating, and manage to make a good first move, I can hit the ball nearly anywhere I want. Lastly, on the first move down, I have always had an issue not starting with the lower body. Therefore logically this would to me anyway, explain the hook. Poor setup at address was another issue. I frequently was aimed easily 10 yards right of the target. Not sure how I can still manage to shoot decently after video taping myself. Over the next few months, I hope to perfect my address posture and alignment. I will also be working on making the first move down being more natural. I think going twice a week to the range with the laptop/camera can get me into mid-70's again in one season. Of course I'm open to suggestions. Videos:

Found this forum while googling "Five Lessons videos" and came to post. I have owned the book for years. I'm not a great golfer by any means. I can understand what people mean when they talk about the book being for one swing, avoiding a hook, etc.... However, a lot of the high handicap players I've played with as friends or coworkers could gain a LOT from the book simply by focusing on their grip and posture. Wasn't 13 pages of the book devoted to the grip alone? I use the book some. I've actually been the opposite ever since I've learned to play, I struggle with an occassional hook or a slight push to the right. I have never really had a slice.