rickwinger

Another vote for Golfshot.

Shoe Goo did the trick. Thanks again to all.

Thanks to all. Shoe Goo will soon be a part of my adhesives and general purpose repairs drawer.

So my shoes are showing signs of the abuse they have endured; to wit, on one of them the tip of the sole is letting go from the main body of the shoe. I'm not going to chunk a pair of otherwise fine, and not to overlook, comfortable shoes over this. So what type of glue is suggested to make a repair? Thanks in advance, Rick

LOL. Just realized that I resurrected an old, old thread while reading up on rangefinder opinions.

I've tried the smartphone based GolfLogix and it works fine. But I've just purchased a Nikon Riflehunter 550 6x21 rangefinder after studying the differences between the 550 and the Bushnell v2 Tour. Reasons -- Foremost, because I work at a computer all day and I go to the golf course, in large part, to get away from work and "screens." Constantly handling the phone leaves me with a cold sense of never leaving the office because inevitably a text message will pop up or the phone will chime the arrival of an email. Beyond that -- 6x magnification in the Nikon vs 5x in the Tour Nikon optics -- my oldest daughter and youngest son in law are both very successful professional photographers and Nikon is about all they use. Finally, I am a recreational golfer and never have nor will entertain any thought of tournament play. The "tour certified" verbiage on the Bushnell or other golf specific units is not really a selling point for me. As a contribution to the brain trust I'll do a review of the 550 after I've played a few rounds on my home course. I don't know all of the sprinkler head yardage markers by heart, but I do know their locations on the course. So I'll shoot an azimuth from the markers and make notes on the + or - factors of the distances.

In my work I am on 24/7 call with Saturday and one other day of the week of my choosing as designated "days off." So, barring emergencies I split the "one other day a week" and try and play on Tuesday and Friday afternoons each week. Depending on the time and the weather I'll play 9 or 18. I'm sociable and enjoy people but dealing with people is my job, so if I can work into a group and play that's fine. That said, I am also completely happy playing by myself. On those occasions when I play by myself I often do a personal "best of two balls one man scramble" and use the time for practice. This works particularly well on Tuesdays as the course is not often crowded on those days. Either way the strategy gets me time on the course and away from the office.

On two memorable occasions when I was much younger I "threw myself down" playing on wet grass without spikes. Thankfully I didn't fall on a club or tee box marker and sustain an injury. I'm older now and don't swing as hard, but I do have a knee and shoulder that give me problems. If spikes will help me with secure footing as to avoid aggravating existing issues then they are worth the money. Put me down for "yes -- we need spikes."

Thanks again to all for the feedback. Re, this: The Ping online tools squared with what the pro told me after the tape measure, yard stick, video analysis, and "stand back and look and grunt" session several years ago. I'll work with the orange dots for a while and if they need tweaking I'll have them adjusted and keep working on it. For me, golf has always presented an exercise of part trade-craft, part artistry, and part inexact science.

Ebay is my friend. Found a set of garage queen Eye2 orange dots for an outstanding price. And I'm going to sell this other stuff. Best to all -

What did I buy on my last trip to the golf store? Shag bag.

Cochiti, Pueblo, NM http://www.cochitigolfclub.com/ Not the most exotic location in the world, but a worthwhile side trip on any day.

Whoops! Several other posted while I was typing. Thanks to all for the feedback.

Thanks, and I'm glad you raised that question. The answer to how I was fitted and came up with the specs is "both." Several years ago I was fitted by a pro who used measurements and video analysis of my swing and he came up with standard length shafts and 2* flat lie. Then sometime last year I went through the Ping online hoops and it came up with the smidgen over the line towards Orange recommendation. I've got several sets of clubs laying about - an old set (early 70's) of Hogan Apex blades that I bought while in college, a set of early '90's Pete Bridges cavity back irons that I bought off of a mad local golfer who was swearing off the sport, and the i/3's I'm playing with now. The guy I got the Bridges clubs from was almost exactly my height and had had the clubs made for him. Those were the clubs I was playing with most often when I was fitted by the pro and he did some measuring on them and said "stay with what you have." That said, while the Bridges' clubs fit me better when I'm hitting the ball cleanly the i/3's feel better. The i/3's are black dots and the short irons do work better for me than the long irons. I have considered just sending them to Ping to be reworked but they are pretty old and the metal may not take kindly to being bent. Anyway, the Ping lie angles do not perfectly fit the summary by the pro, but as men grow older they also grow shorter. So I'm just trying to look ahead. Hmm. I may have just answered my own question...